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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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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 Family held opinion, he was borne the year after the Nativity. 1483.
Hys Mother named Margaret, besydes that the had vertues worthy an honest Matrone, thys was syngular. Ther shined in her, continency, feare of God, and inuocacion, and al other vertuous persons constantly planted their eyes vpon her, as on a patron & ⟨image 7⟩president of al moral vertues. I haue some tyme enquired of her, at what time her sonne was borne: she answered, that she remembred the houre & the day of his natiuity, but of ye yeare she was ignoraunt. She affirmed he was borne the .x. day of Nouember at night, about a leuen of the clocke. And ye cause why he was called Martin, was for that the morow after he receiued Baptisme, was S. Martins day. But his brother Iames, an honest and vpright mā, said: the whole1 Famely held opinion, he was borne the yere after the Natiuity. 1483.
- 1The year of Luthers ••rth.The yeare of Luthers ••rth.