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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
About this time the people of the country had raised a great commotion,1 who in their rage went unto monasteries and priests houses, as if they had taken in hand some pilgrimage, and spared nothing that they could find to eat. That which they could not eat, they either cast underfeet, or carried it away with them. One company of this rustical sort, lodged themselves in the house of this good Priest, for they made no difference between the good & the bad. These roisters took from him all that they could find, leaving nothing behind them, in so much as they took away the very hose from his legs, for all that he could do: albeit that he gently entreated them, showing that it was theft, & a hanging matter that they did, yet they continued still in their madness like beasts.
About this time the people of the countrey had raysed a great commotion,1 who in theyr rage went vnto monasteries and priestes houses, as if they had taken in hand some pilgrimage, and spared nothing that they could find to eat. That which they could not eat, they eyther cast vnderfeet, or caryed it away with them. One company of this rustical sort, lodged themselues in the house of this good Priest, for they made no difference betwene the good & the bad. These roysters tooke from him all that they could finde, leauyng nothing behinde them, in so much as they tooke away the very hose from his legges, for all that he could doe: albeit that he gently entreated them, shewing that it was theft, & a hanging matter that they did, yet they continued styll in theyr madnes like beastes.
- 1A commotion of the Boures.
As they were departing out of the house, the good priest could not refrain himself from weeping, saying unto them, I tell you before, these your unordinate doings will redound to some great mischief to your self. For what madness is this, what meaneth this rage and tumult, wherein you keep no order or equity, neither have any respect between friend and foe? Who thus stirreth you up? what coū sell do you follow, or to what end do you this? Like thieves you spoil what so ever you can lay hands upon. And think you not but these things which you now rob, raven, and steal, you shall be compelled hereafter to restore again, to your great detriment? What sedition did ever come to good end?