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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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And thus were these cruel governors utterly expelled out of these three valleys or pages aforesaid, and after that, such order was taken by the Emperor Henricus 7. and also by the Emperors Ludovicus duke of Bavaria, that henceforth no judge should be set over them, but only of their own company,1 and town dwellers. Ex Seb. Munst. Cosmog. lib. 3.
And thus were these cruell gouernours vtterly expelled out of these three valleyes or pages aforesayd, and after that, such order was taken by the Emperour Henricus 7. and also by the Emperours Ludouicus duke of Bauaria, that henceforth no iudge should be set ouer them, but only of their owne companie,1 and towne dwellers. Ex Seb. Munst. Cosmog. lib. 3.
- 1Ex Sebast. Munst. Cosmog. lib. 3.Ex Sebast. Mūst. Cosmog. lib. 3.
It followed after this, in the year of our Lord 1315. that great contention and war fell between Frederick Duke of Austria, and Ludovicke Duke of Bavaria, striving and fighting the space of eight years together about the Empire. With Ludovicus held the three pages aforesaid: who had divers conflicts with Lupoldus, brother to the forenamed Frederick Duke of Austria, fighting in his brothers quarrel. As Lupoldus had reared a mighty army of twenty thousand footmen and horsemen, and was come to Egree, so to pass over the mountains to subdue the pages: he began to take advise of his counsel, by what way or passage best he might direct his journey toward the Switzers. Whereupon, as they were busy in consulting, there stood a fool by (named Kune de Stocken) which hearing their advise,1 thought also to shoot his bolt withal, and told them that their counsel did not like him. For all you (quoth he) consult how we should enter into yonder country: but none of you giveth any counsel how to come out again, after we be entered. And in conclusion, as the fool said, so they found it true. For when Lupoldus, with his host had entered into the straits and valleys between the rocks and mountains, the Switzers with their neighbours of Urania, and Siluania, lying in privy wait, had them at such advantage, & with tumbling down stones from the rocks, and sudden coming upon their backs in blind lanes, did so encumber them, that neither they had convenient standing to fight, nor room almost to fly away. By reason whereof, a great part of Lupoldus army there being enclosed about the place called Morgartē, lost their lives, & many in the flight were slain. Lupoldus with them that remained, retired and escaped to Thurgoia. This battle was fought, anno. 1315. November 16.