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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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THE king of Aragon was easily persuaded not only to come into this proposal, but to form a league with the principal Albigenses, and to put himself as captain-general at the head of their united forces, consisting of his own people, and of the troops of the earls of Toulouse, Foix, and Comings. The papists were greatly alarmed at these proceedings; earl Simon sent all over christendom to engage the assistance of the Roman catholic powers, and the Pope's legate began hostilities by entering the dominions of the earl of Foix, and committing the most cruel depredations.
THE king of Arragon was easily persuaded not only to come into this proposal, but to form a league with the principal Albigenses, and to put himself as captain-general at the head of their united forces, consisting of his own people, and of the troops of the earls of Thoulouse, Foix, and Comminges. The papists were greatly alarmed at these proceedings; earl Simon sent all over christendom to engage the assistance of the Roman catholic powers, and the Pope's legate began hostilities by entering the dominions of the earl of Foix, and committing the most cruel depredations.
THE army of the Albigenses being ready to take the field, the king of Aragon began his operations by laying siege to Murat, a town near Toulouse, ⟨p. 110⟩belonging to the Roman catholics, strongly fortified, and pleasantly situated upon the river Garonne. Earl Simon, by forced marches, came to the assistance of the place; and unfortunately the king of Aragon, who kept up very little discipline in his army, was feasting and revelling, at a time when all his attention was requisite. Earl Simon suddenly attacked the Albigenses, while they were in confusion, when the united forces of the reformed were defeated, and the king of Aragon himself was slain. The loss of this battle was imputed to the negligence of the king of Aragon, who kept up no manner of order in his army, and was as fond of entertainment in a camp, as if he had been securely at peace in a palace.
THE army of the Albigenss being ready to take the field, the king of Arragon began his operations by laying siege to Murat, a town near Thoulouse,