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A famous and godly history containing the lives a[nd] acts of three renowned reformers…A famous and godly history contaynyng the lyues a[nd] actes of three renowmed reformers…
A famous and godly history containing the lives a[nd] acts of three renowned reformers of the Christia[n] Church, Martin Luther, John Ecolampadius, and Huldericke Zuinglius. The declaration of Martin Luther's faith before the Emperor Charles the fifth, and the illustre estates of the empire of Germany, with an oration of his death, all set forth in Latin by Philip Melanchthon, Wolfgangus Faber, Capito. Simon Grineus, [and] Oswald Miconus, newly Englished by Henry Bennet Callesian.A famous and godly history contaynyng the lyues a[nd] actes of three renowmed reformers of the Christia[n] Church, Martine Luther, Iohn Ecolampadius, and Huldericke Zuinglius. The declaracion of Martin Luthers faythe before the Emperoure Charles the fyft, and the illustre estates of the empyre of Germanye, with an oration of hys death, all set forth in Latin by Philip Melancthon, Wolfgangus Faber, Capito. Simon Grineus, [and] Oswald Miconus, newly Englished by Henry Bennet Callesian.
London: printed by John Awdely, 1561London: printed by Iohn Awdely, 1561
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There is an ancient Family, and amply augmented, of mean degree surnamed Luther, in the territory of the Noble Earls of Mansfield. Mar tine Luther's Parents first inhabited1 the Town Isleben, anon after they removed to Mansfield, where his Father John Luther, exercised the office of a Magistrate, & was singularly esteemed among all sorts, for his integrity of life.
Ther is an auncient Famely, and amplye augmented, of meane degree surnamed Luther, in the territorie of the Noble Earles of Mansfield. Mar tine Luthers Parentes firste inhabited1 the Towne Isleben, anon after they remoued to Mansfield, wher his Father Iohn Luther, exercised the office of a Magistrate, & was syngularlye estemed amonge all sortes, for hys integrity of lyfe.
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His Mother named Margaret, besides that the had virtues worthy an honest Matron, this was singular. There shined in her, continency, fear of God, and invocation, and all other virtuous persons constantly planted their eyes upon her, as on a patron & ⟨image 7⟩president of all moral virtues. I have some time enquired of her, at what time her son was borne: she answered, that she remembered the hour & the day of his nativity, but of the year she was ignorant. She affirmed he was borne the .x. day of November at night, about a leaven of the clock. And the cause why he was called Martin, was for that the morrow after he received Baptism, was S. Martins day. But his brother James, an honest and upright man, said: the whole1