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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 that, the Lord of Trinity sent 2. Gentlemen of the Valley of Luserne, to them of Angrongne, to feel them if they would come to any agreement. To whom answer was made, that they would stand to their first answer. From that time he sent very often, to entreat of the agreement: but what his meaning was, it might well appear. For when the pore people hoped for some agreement,1 they were most furiously assaulted. Upon this there was a day assigned in the valley of Luserne to confer touching the agreement, with certain men pertaining to the Lord of Raconis, and the safe conduct was promised and granted.
After that, the Lorde of Trinitie sent 2. Gentlemen of the Ualley of Luserne, to them of Angrongne, to fele them if they would come to any agreement. To whom answere was made, yt they would stand to their first answer. From that time he sent very often, to entreate of the agreement: but what his meaning was, it myght well appeare. For when the pore people hoped for some agrement,1 they were most furiously assaulted. Upon this there was a day assigned in the valley of Luserne to confer touching the agreement, wt certaine men pertaining to the Lord of Raconis, and the safe conduct was promised and graunted.
- 1Note the practise of Papists.Note the practise of Papistes.
The night afore the ministers & rulers of Angrongne should take their journey, they perceived a company of soldiers going up a hill,1 by the which they of Angrongne should pass, & hid them in houses on the ways side, thinking to take at unawares them of Angrongne, which were sent to treat of the agreement. But they having intelligence of this conspiracy, watched and warded. It was an easy matter as divers thought, that night to have taken the L. of Trinity, and have spoiled his whole camp. But they of Angrongne, and Luserne, would not execute this enterprise,