B11843:156
The tragedies of tyrants Exercised upon the church of God, from the birth of…The tragedies of tyrantes Exercised vpon the church of God, from the birth of…
The tragedies of tyrants Exercised upon the church of God, from the birth of Christ unto this present year. 1572. Containing the causes of them, and the just vengeance of God upon the authors. Also some notable comforts and exhortations to patience. Written by Henry Bullinger, and now Englished.The tragedies of tyrantes Exercised vpon the church of God, from the birth of Christ vnto this present yeere. 1572. Containing the causes of them, and the iust vengeance of God vpon the authours. Also some notable comfortes and exhortations to pacience. Written by Henrie Bullinger, and now Englished.
London: printed by William How for Abraham Veale, 1575
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In the year of Christ, 1270. King Ludovicke lead forth an army again into Africa against the Saracens, which maketh the xij expedition, but there a sickness invading the army: the king himself with one of his suns died, for he carried three forth with him into battle, & a few of the people returned home safe.
In the yéere of Christe, 1270. Kynge Ludouicke lead foorth an armie againe into Affrica against ye Sarracens, which maketh the xij expedition, but there a sicknesse inuadyng the army: the kynge himself wt one of his sunnes died, for hée caried thrée foorth with him into battel, & a few of the people returned home salfe.
Although in this war, which was first kindled by Peter the Hermit, afterward proclaimed by the Claromont council, and successively maintained by means and provocation of Popes, there was no constant success, so that it was manifest unto all men that God would bless it with no prosperous prevail: and seeing that Jerusalem was lost again, and the state of Christians in the East was become most miserable from whom by reason of the wars, persecutions were not taken away, but rather augmented: notwithstanding these unfortunate Bishops, with this unspeakable effusion of Christian blood, were not satisfied, neither could be brought to yield or relent at these ⟨image 65⟩perpetual and great discouragements For Gregory the x. calling a great council at Lions, in the year of our1 lord. 1272. went about to renew the war, but all in vain, for so much as thereby many had sustained such and so many miseries, and calamities both of body, and goods. And Matthaeus Palmerius in his Chronicles writeth: How that many thousands of Christians being slain in Syria by the Saracens, the residue for fear departed the country: which was done the year of Christ 1291. about which year Paulus Aemilius, and the French Chronicles do report, that this holy or rather unhappy war, was ended, which continued in all. 196. years, whereof the like is not heard of in any history. And this war unto the great damage and oppression of the Christians, was first kindled by Peter an unknown hermit (of whom