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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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IN vain did the prince, and earl Simon, […] against such harsh proceedings, so contrary […] the conditions granted at the surrender of the pla••: the legate was peremptory, when earl Simon, […] the prince, unwilling to come to an open […] with him, gave up the point, and suffered him […] do as he pleased. The legate immediately sent […] holy pilgrims, as he termed them, to work, wh•• they presently dismantled the city, and plunder•• the inhabitants: thus the poor people were stripp•• of all their property, at a time they thought the• selves perfectly secured by the articles of the treaty of surrender.
IN vain did the prince, and earl Simon, 〈…〉 against such harsh proceedings, so contrary 〈…〉 the conditions granted at the surrender of the pla••: the legate was peremptory, when earl Simon, 〈…〉 the prince, unwilling to come to an open 〈…〉 with him, gave up the point, and suffered him 〈…〉 do as he pleased. The legate immediately sent 〈…〉 holy pilgrims, as he termed them, to work, wh•• they presently dismantled the city, and plunder•• the inhabitants: thus the poor people were stripp•• of all their property, at a time they thought the• selves perfectly secured by the articles of the treaty of surrender.
THE Pope's legate finding, that among the Albigenses were many lucrative places, which […] o course fall to the disposal of the prince, he d termined, by an artifice, to deprive him of any a vantage which might accrue from thence; for he thought the Romish church ought to engross […] monopolize every thing that was valuable. To […] end he gave absolution to the Albigenses, which though they had not in the least changed their rl gious opinions, he cunningly called reconcil them to the church. The prince, not apprized […] this stratagem, was going to put such of his […] as he thought merited encouragement, into […] possession of some places of profit; when, to […] great astonishment, the legate informed him, […] he had no power to dispose of those places. […] prince demanded an explanation of his […] "My meaning (replied the legate) is, that the […] have received absolution, and being […]