B11843:172
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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After this in the year of our Lord. 1523 he besieged the Isle of Rhodes, and1 compelled it to yield. Then afterward in the year of Christ, 1526▪ he discomfited and slew Ludovick king of Hungary with all his army. Again, in the year of our lord. 1529. he brought an army into Austria, & besieged vienna 2the head of the country, which although he obtained not yet he wondrously endamaged the Region, with fire, spoilings, murder, and captivity of many thousand Christians, whom he carried thence. Besides this, in the year of Christ. 1537. he overcame the Christians again in Hungary, and did them very much harm. After which in the year of our Lord. 1541. he took3 Buda the Metropolitan City of all Hungary, and also the whole country. But because all these things are fresh in the memories of men, which were done within fifty years, I thought it sufficient only to touch them and repeat them: For it is not unknown what great harm he did, and what outrages he committed in Hungary ⟨image 71⟩[…] ⟨p. 88⟩[…] ⟨image 72⟩about the time that he dyed, which was in the year of our Lord M. D. lxvi. when he took Ligethum, where either he slew or carried away as prisoners4 most part of the Christians, which in deed were very many.
After this in the yéere of our Lord. 1523 hée béesiedged the Ile of Rhodes, and1 compelled it to yéeld. Then afterwarde in the yéere of Christe, 1526▪ hée discomfited and slew Ludouick kinge of Hungarie with all his armie. Againe, in the yéere of our lorde. 1529. hée brought an army into Austria, & béesiedged vienna