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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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Another example of like violence is reported of the ruler of Suicia,1 and Siluania, who surprised with like pride and disdain against the poor underlings, caused his cap to be hanged up upon a pole, charging and commanding by his servant, all that passed by, to do obeisance to the cap. Which,2 when one, named William Tell, refused to do, the tyrant caused his son to be tied, with an apple set upon his head, and the father with a crossbow, or a like instrument, to shoot at the apple. After long refusing, when the woeful father could not otherwise choose, by force constrained, but must level at the apple, as God would, he mist the child, and stroke the mark. This Tell, being thus compelled by the tyrant to shoot at his son, had brought with him two shafts, thinking that if he had stroke the child with the one, the other he would have let drive at the tyrant. Which being understand, he was apprehended, and led to the rulers house: but by the way escaping out of the boat, between Urania and Brun, and passing thorough the mountains with as much speed as he might,3 he lay in the way secretly as the ruler should pass, where he discharged his arrow at the tyrant, and slue him.
Another example of like violence is reported of the ruler of Suicia,1 and Siluania, who surprised with like pride and disdaine against the poore vnderlings, caused his cap to be hanged vp vpon a pole, charging and commanding by his seruant, all that passed by, to do obeysance to the cap. Which,2 when one, named William Tell, refused to do, the tiraunt caused his sonne to be tied, with an apple set vpon his head, and the father with a crossebow, or a like instrument, to shoote at the apple. After long refusing, whē the wofull father could not otherwise choose, by force constreined, but must leauill at the apple, as God would, he mist the child, and stroke the marke. This Tell, being thus compelled by the tirant to shoote at his sonne, had brought with him two shaftes, thinking that if he had stroke the child with the one, the other he would haue let driue at the tyraunt. Which being vnderstand, he was apprehended, and led to the rulers house: but by the way escaping out of the boate, betweene Urania and Brun, and passing thorough the mountaines with as much speede as he might,