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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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Certain days after, a certain company of soldiers came unto the midst of Angrongne, as though they would have passed through, and called for meat and drink. The poor men brought that they had unto them, in a close court. When they had eaten and drunken,1 they caused the women to avoid, & then bound xiiij. of those which had brought them victuals by ij. and ij. together, & led them away. Their wives & children perceiving this,2 so fiercely pursued them with stones, that they were fain to let go x. of their prisoners for hast, & had much ado to save them selves. The other iiij. they led away to the Fortress: of the which two were ransomed, the other two were hanged up by the feet & the hands, & having tormented them almost to death; they released them for a great sum of money.3 The one of the which dyed the next night: the other lay sick without hope of life, long time after, and his flesh fell from his hands and his feet, and thereof he became lame, and after that his fingers fell of also. In like manner did the other garrisons entreat the villages adjoining unto them.
Certaine dayes after, a certaine cōpany of souldiours came vnto the midst of Angrōgne, as though they would haue passed through, and called for meate and drinke. The poore men brought that they had vnto thē, in a close court. Whē they had eaten and drunken,1 they caused the women to auoyde, & then bounde xiiij. of those which had brought thē victuals by ij. and ij. together, & led them away. Their wiues & children perceiuyng this,2 so fiercely pursued them with stones, that they were fayne to let go x. of their prisoners for hast, & had much ado to saue them selues. The other iiij. they led away to the Fortresse: of the which two were ransomed, the other two were hāged vp by the feete & the handes, & hauyng tormented them almost to death; they released them for a great summe of money.3 The one of the which dyed the next night: the other lay sicke without hope of lyfe, long tyme after, and his flesh fell from his handes and his feete, and therof he became lame, and after that his fingers fell of also. In like manner did the other garrisons entreate the villages adioyning vnto them.