A67926:1801
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 Duke of Bourbon determined that it was not best to lye still without, and be slain with ordinance,1 considering, that they were all naked people, & without great ordinance: wherefore he determined to take the chance & to give the assault, and so manfully they approached the walls between the Burgo Novo & old Rome. But the Romans valiantly defended them with handguns, pikes, stones, and other weapons, so that the enemies were fain to retreat. Then the Romans were glad, and set many fair banners on their towers and bulwarks, and made great ⟨p. 988⟩shouts: which seeing the Duke of Bourbon, cried to a new assault.2 Then the drums•ades blew, and every man with a ladder mounted: and at first encounter, again the Romans put them a little back: Which the Duke of Bourbon p[…]uing, cried: God and the Emperor. Then every man manfully set on. There was a sore fight, many an arrow shot, and many a man felled, but at last the Emperors men got the wall, and between every assault fell a mist, so that they within could not see what part they without would assail, which was profitable to the Emperors party. At the three assaults were slain three C. Switzers of the Popes guard. In this last assault was the Duke of Bourbon stricken in the thigh with a handgun,3 of the which he shortly dyed in a chapel of S. Sist, whether his soldiers had brought him: and this chance notwithstanding, the army entered into Rome, and took the Popes palace and set up the Emperors arms.
The Duke of Bourbō determined that it was not best to lye still without, and be slayne with ordinaunce,1 cōsideryng, that they were all naked people, & without great ordinaunce: wherfore he determined to take the chaunce & to geue the assault, and so māfully they approched the walles betwene the Burgo Nouo & old Rome. But the Romaines valiauntly defēded them with hādgunnes, pykes, stones, and other weapons, so that the enemyes were fayne to retreit. Then the Romaines were glad, and set many fayre banners on their towers and bulwarkes, and made great