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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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On Saturday, which was the fourteenth day of February, the people which were in the uppermost part of the Meadow of Tour, perceived that a company of soldiers were ascended up the hill to Angrongne, and burning the rest of the houses there. They doubted that it was a policy of their enemies, to draw them thither, and in the mean time to set on them behind, and so to win the Meadow of Tour from them. Therefore they sent only six harquebuses against those soldiers, the which having the higher ground, and not espied of their enemies, discharged their guns altogether. Whereupon incontinent the soldiers fled,1 albeit no man pursued them. Whether they fled of policy, or for fear, it was not known.
On Saterday, which was the fourteenthe day of Februarye, the people which were in the vppermost parte of the Medowe of Toure, perceiued that a company of souldiours were ascended vp the hill to Angrongne, and burning ye rest of the houses there. They doubted that it was a pollicie of theyr ennemies, to drawe them thether, and in the meane time to sette on them behynde, and so to winne the Medowe of Tour from them. Therefore they sent onely sixe harquebushes against those souldiours, the whych hauing the higher grounde, and not espied of theyr ennemies, discharged their gunnes altogether. Whereuppon incontinent the souldiers fledde,1 albeit no man pursued them. Whether they fledde of pollicie, or for feare, it was not knowen.
- 1The wicked flieth when no man pursueth him.The wicked flyeth when no man pursueth hym.
Shortly after, they of the ward of the Meadow of Tour, which were in the watch on the top of the mountain (because every morning there was a sermone made, whereunto the people resorted, and they might see a far of round about them) espied a troupe of soldiers marching on that side of the hill, which is between the East and the North, and soon after that, discovered an other company, which marched on the North side, towards the said troupe. The first were ascended an hour before the other, and fought on the top of the mountain called Melese, but they were soon discomfited: