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An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the ChurchAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church
An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the Church: written by that Reverend Father, Master John Fox: and now abridged by Timothy Bright, Doctor of Physic, for such as either through want of leisure, or ability have not the use of so necessary an historyAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church: written by that Reuerend Father, Maister Iohn Fox: and now abridged by Timothe Bright, Doctour of Phisicke, for such as either through want of leysure, or abilitie haue not the vse of so necessary an history
London: printed by I. Windet, 1589
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The ninth Persecution.
1This Aurelianus rather intended, then moved persecution, for as the edict was a subscribing with his hand, he was terrified with lightening, and not long after about the fifth or sixth year of his reign he was slain, betwixt Bizans and Heraclea, Anno 278. §278Vincentius and Orosius notwithstanding reckon up a great Catalogue of martyrs, which should suffer under him in France, and Italy.
1THis Aurelianus rather intended, then mooued persecution, for as the edict was a subscribing with his hande, hée was terrified with lightening, and not long after about the fifth or sixth yeere of his reigne hee was slaine, betwixt Bizans and Heraclea, Anno 278. §278Vincentius and Orosius notwithstanding reckon vp a great Catalogue of martirs, which shoulde suffer vnder him in France, and Italie.
- 1The tyrant terrified.