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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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The enemies being entered into Rosa, consumed all with fire and sword.1 The residue of the people fled by a secrete way, leading to the Valley of Luserne, and wandered all that night upon the mountains full of snow, laden with their stuff, carrying their little infants in their arms, and leading the other by the hands, with great pain and travail. When they of the valley saw them, they ran unto them, praising God for their deliverance, for they thought they had been all slain. All be it this poor people were here in such great extremity, yet they were joyful, and comforted them selves, without any lamentation or mourning, except the little poor infants, which cried out for cold.
The ennemies being entred into Rosa, consumed all with fire and swoorde.1 The residue of the people fledde by a secrete way, leading to the Ualley of Luserne, and wandred al that night vppon the mountaines full of snowe, loden with their stuffe, carrying their litle infantes in theyr armes, and leadinge the other by the handes, wyth greate paine and trauail. When they of the valley saw them, they ranne vnto them, praising God for their deliueraunce, for they thought they had beene all slaine. All be it thys poore people were heere in suche great extremitie, yet they were ioyfull, and comforted them selues, wythout any lamentation or mourning, excepte the little poore infantes, whych cried out for colde.
- 1The Angronians with their young infants, fly into the mountains.The Angroniās with their yoūg infantes, flie into the mountaines.
A few days after, the Lord of Trinity entered into the Valley of Luserne, by three several ways: that is to say, by Rosa, by the plain, and by the sides of Tailleret. They which kept the passages, at the first resisted their enemies valiantly: but perceiving that they were assailed on every side, they retired to Uillars,