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Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol.…Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol.…
Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol. 1] with an universal history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitive age to these latter times of ours, with the bloody times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions against the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperors, as now lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realm of England and Scotland. Newly revised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time again published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the help of Christ our Lord) John Fox, which desireth thee good reader to help him with thy prayer.Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 1] with an vniuersall history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitiue age to these latter tymes of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions agaynst the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperours, as nowe lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Newly reuised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time agayne published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the helpe of Christ our Lord) Iohn Foxe, which desireth thee good reader to helpe him with thy prayer.
London: printed by John Daye, 1583London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1583
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Antoninus, Bergomensis, Equilinus with such other writers, set forth this history with many strange miracles, wrought by the said Cecilia, in converting her husband Valerianus, and his brother, in showing them the Angel which was the keeper of her virginity, and of the Angel putting on crowns upon their heads. But as touching these miracles, as I do not dispute whether they be true or fabulous: so because they have no ground upon any ancient or grave authors, but taken out of certain new Legends, I do therefore refer them thither from whence they came.
Antoninus, Bergomēsis, Equilinus with such other writers, set forth this history with many strāge miracles, wrought by the said Cecilia, in conuerting her husband Valerianus, and his brother, in shewyng them the Angell which was the keeper of her virginitie, and of the Angell putting on crowns vpon their heads. But as touching these miracles, as I do not dispute whether they be true or fabulous: so because they haue no ground vpon any ancient or graue authors, but taken out of certain new Legends, I do therfore referre them thether from whence they came.
Under the same Alexander divers other there be whom Bergomensis mentioned to have suffered martyrdom,1 as one Agapitus of the age of xv. years, who being apprehended and condemned at Preneste in Italy, because he would not sacrifice to Idols, was assailed with sundry torments: first with whips scourged, then hanged up by the feet, after having hot water poured upon him, at last cast to the ⟨p. 59⟩wild beasts, with all which torments, when he could not be hurt,2 finally with sword was beheaded. The executor of these punishments (as by Henricus Erfurt, may be gathered) was one Antiochus, who in the executing of the foresaid torments, suddenly fell down from his judicial seat, crying out, that all his inward bowels burned within him and so gave up the breath, Henr. de Erfordia, Lib. 6. cap. 29.