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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 eighteenth of February, the Lord of Trinity, not satisfied with burning and destroying the greatest part of Uillars returned to burn all the little villages round about, which pertain to the same, and especially,1 to pursue the poor people, which were fled up into the mountains, and dividing his army into 3. parts, he entered, by the 3. several ways above mentioned. The two first companies joined together between Uillars and Bobby, having a great company of horsemen. From thence they went to seek the people which were in the mountain of Comb, by such a way, as they did not suspect, and where there were no warders to defend the place: Notwithstanding, the warders which were next, seeing their enemies ascending that way, speedily ran before them, and calling upon God for his aide and succour, they set themselves against their enemies: and albeit they were but thirty in number, yet they valiantly beat them back twice, coming out of their bulwarks, that is to say,2 certain houses, which at that time served them for that purpose, albeit they were not made to that use. Many of the enemies were slain at those two combats, and not one of the other side. The Lord of Trinity seeing his men so fiercely driven back, sent out the greatest part of his army: which were esteemed to be above xv. hundred men. There came also about a 100. to succour the warders. The combat was very cruel and fierce. At length, the poor people were assaulted so vehemently, that they were fain to forsake their bulwarks, loosing two of their men. Then the enemies thought all to be theirs, and blew their trumpets, triumphing that they had put the people to flight: But the people retiring not past a stones cast, toke courage, and crying altogether to the Lord for succour, they turned themselves to the face of their enemies, and with great force and power, they hurled stones at them with their slings.
The eightenth of February, the Lorde of Trinitie, not satisfied with burning and destroying the greatest parte of Uillars returned to burne all the little villages rounde about, which pertaine to the same, and especially,1 to pursue the poore people, which were fled vp into the mountaines, and diuiding his armye into 3. partes, he entered, by the 3. seuerall wayes aboue mentioned. The two first companies ioyned together betwene Uillars and Boby, hauing a great company of horsemen. From thence they went to seeke the people which were in the mountaine of Combe, by suche a way, as they did not suspecte, and where there were no warders to defende the place: Notwithstanding, the warders which were nexte, seeing their ennemies ascending that way, speedely ranne before them, and callyng vpon God for his aide and succour, they set themselues against their ennemies: and albeit they were but thirtie in number, yet they valiauntly beate them backe twise, comming out of their bulwarkes, that is to say,