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The new and complete book of martyrs; or, An universal history of martyrdom: being…
The new and complete book of martyrs; or, An universal history of martyrdom: being Fox's Book of martyrs, revised and corrected, with additions and great improvements. : Containing an authentic account of the lives, persecutions and sufferings of the holy martyrs; and the many dreadful persecutions against the Church of Christ in all parts of the world, by pagans, Jews, Turks, papists, and others, from earliest ages of the church to the present period. ... The whole forming at once a general Christian martyrology, and a complete history of persecutions. / By the Rev. Mr. John Fox, M.A. late of Magdalen College, Oxford. ; Now revised, corrected and improved, with many additional articles, relating to the acts and monuments of the church. By Paul Wright, D.D. ; Embellished with forty elegant copper plate engravings. ; In two volumes. Vol. I[-II].The new and complete book of martyrs; or, An universal history of martyrdom: being Fox's Book of marytrs, revised and corrected, with additions and great improvements. : Containing an authentic account of the lives, persecutions and sufferings of the holy martyrs; and the many dreadful persecutions against the Church of Christ in all parts of the world, by pagans, Jews, Turks, papists, and others, from earliest ages of the church to the present period. ... The whole forming at once a general Christian martyrology, and a complete history of persecutions. / By the Rev. Mr. John Fox, M.A. late of Magdalen College, Oxford. ; Now revised, corrected and improved, with many additional articles, relating to the acts and monuments of the church. By Paul Wright, D.D. ; Embellished with forty elegant copper plate engravings. ; In two volumes. Vol. I[-II].
New-York: printed by William Durell, 1794
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Volume 1 › Chapter 3 › An Account of the Persecutions of the Albigenses.
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BEING joined by some additional forces, earl Summon undertook the siege of Menerbe, which, on account of the want of water, was obliged to yield to him. The Lord of Terms, the governor, was put in prison, where he died: his wife, sister, and daughter, were burnt; and one hundred and eighty others were committed to the flames. Many ⟨p. 109⟩other castles surrendered to the forces of earl Simon, and the inhabitants were butchered in a manner equally inhuman.
BEING joined by some additional forces, earl Somon unde••ook the siege of Menerbe, which, on account of the want of water, was obliged to yield to him. The Lord of Termes, the governor, was put in prison, where he died: his wife, sister, and daughter, were burnt; and one hundred and eighty others were committed to the flames. Many ⟨p. 109⟩other castles surrendered to the forces of earl Simon, and the inhabitants were butchered in a manner equally inhuman.
IT is now necessary to take some notice of the earl of Toulouse, who by means of letters of recommendation from the king of France, after many difficulties, was reconciled to the Pope: at least the Pope pretended to give him remission for the death of friar Peter, and to absolve him from all other crimes he had committed.
IT is now necessary to take some notice of the earl of Thoulouse, who by means of letters of recommendation from the king of France, after many difficulties, was reconciled to the Pope: at least the Pope pretended to give him remission for the death of friar Peter, and to absolve him from all other crimes he had committed.