A67926:1803
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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1The Cardinal of Senes, of Sesarine, of Tudertine, of Jacobace and of the Val tarried so long, that they could not get to the Castle for the multitude of people: wherefore they were compelled to take an other house, called the Palace of S. George, where they kept themselves for a while as secretly as they might. You must understand, through the City of Rome, runneth a famous River, called Tiber: and on the one side of the River standeth the Castle of S. Angel, or the Borough of S. Angel: and the other side is called Burgo Novo, or, the New Borough. This Bridge is called, the Bridge of Sixth, which lieth directly before the Castle. At the end of this Bridge was a wonderful strong Bulwark, well ordinanced and well manned. The Emperors men saw that they could do nothing to the Pope, nor to that port of the City, but by the bridge, determined to assault the Bulwark, and so, as men without fear, came on the bridge, and the Romans so well defended them, that they five almost iiij.M. men. That seeing the Prince of Orange,2 and the Marquess of Gnasto, with all speed gave assault, and notwithstanding that the Romans shot great ordinances, handguns, quarrels, and all that might be shot: yet the Imperial persons never shrank, but manly entered the Bulwark and slue & threw down, out of the loops, all the Romans that they found, and after razed the Bulwark to the ground. The Pope was in the Castle of S. Angel, and beheld this fight, and with him were xxiij. Cardinals, of which one called the Cardinal Sanctorum quatuor, or the Cardinal of Pouch, was slain, and with him were a M. Prelates and Priests, five hundred Gentlemen, five hundred Soldiers: wherefore immediately the Captains determined to lay siege to the Castle of S. Angel, least they within might issue out, and turn them to damage: wherefore suddenly a siege was planted round about the Castle.3
1The Cardinall of Senes, of Sesarine, of Tudertine, of Iacobace and of the Ualle taried so long, that they could not get to the Castle for the multitude of people: wherfore they were compelled to take an other house, called the Palace of S. George, where they kept themselues for a while as secretly as they might. You must vnderstand, through the Citie of Rome, runneth a famous Riuer, called Tiber: and on the one side of the Riuer standeth the Castle of S. Angell, or the Borough of S. Angell: and the other side is called Burgo Nouo, or, the New Borough. Thys Bridge is called, the Bridge of Sixte, which lyeth directly before the Castle. At the ende of this Bridge was a woonderfull strong Bulwarke, well ordinanced and well manned. The Emperours men saw that they could do nothing to the Pope, nor to that porte of ye City, but by the bridge, determined to assault the Bulwarke, and so, as men without feare, came on the bridge, and the Romaynes so well defended them, that they fiue almost iiij.M. men. That seeing the Prince of Orenge,