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Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol.…Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol.…
Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol. 2, part 1] with an universal history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitive age to these latter times of ours, with the bloody times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions against the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperors, as now lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realm of England and Scotland. Newly revised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time again published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the help of Christ our Lord) John Fox, which desireth thee good reader to help him with thy prayer.Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 2, part 1] with an vniuersall history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitiue age to these latter tymes of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions agaynst the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperours, as nowe lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Newly reuised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time agayne published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the helpe of Christ our Lord) Iohn Foxe, which desireth thee good reader to helpe him with thy prayer.
London: printed by John Daye, 1583London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1583
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After this, the Lord of Trinity commanded the Waldoys, to surrender up all their armour, to furnish the Dukes fortes: otherwise he threatened to send his soldiers amongest them, and in deed he constrained many so to do. Then he demanded moreover the eight thousand crowns which the Duke had remitted, and constrained them to promise the payment thereof. After that he commanded that the ministers should be sent away, until the matter were determined before the Duke: otherwise he would send his soldiers to dislodge them out of hand: whereupon with one common assent and accord, they determined that their ministers should withdraw themselves for a space, until the army were retired: which was not done without marvellous sighs, lamentation, and tears. At that season there fell such abundance of snow, that the like had not been seen of a long time before: so that the people were constrained to make a way with great travail and pain, through the top of the mountain of S. Martin, for their ministers to pass. Now thought the Lord of Trinity so to have enclosed them, he keeping the plain, and the mountains being covered so thick with snow, that by no means they should have escaped his hands. But the people caused them to pass the top of the mountain, and at their departure,1 there flocked out of every quarter great multitudes, to the village of Bobby, and came together into a secrete place there, called le Puis, not without great grief and sorrow: For they found them altogether in tears and mourning, that their ministers should so be taken from them, and they now left as lambs amongst wolves.
After this, the Lord of Trinitie commaunded the Waldoys, to surrender vp al their armour, to furnish ye Dukes fortes: otherwise he threatned to sende his souldyers amongest them, and in deede he constrained many so to do. Then he demanded moreouer the eight thousand crownes whiche the Duke had remitted, and constrayned them to promise the payment thereof. After that he commaunded that the ministers should be sent awaye, vntill the matter were determined before the Duke: otherwise he woulde send his souldiers to dislodge them out of hand: whereuppon with one common assent and accord, they determined that their ministers shoulde withdrawe themselues for a space, vntill the army were retired: which was not done without marueilous sighes, lamentation, and teares. At that season there fell such abundance of snowe, that the like had not bene seene of a long time before: so that the people were constrained to make a way with great trauaile and paine, through the top of the mountayne of S. Martin, for their ministers to passe. Now thought the Lord of Trinitie so to haue enclosed them, he keeping the plaine, and the mountaynes beyng couered so thicke with snowe, that by no meanes they shoulde haue escaped his handes. But the people caused thē to passe the top of the mountayne, and at their departure,