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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
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.
1Likewise one Macar, a man borne in Libya, being admonished and exhorted of the Judge to deny his faith, and not agreeing to his persuasions was burned alive.
1Likewise one Macar, a man borne in Lybia, beyng admonished and exhorted of the Iudge to deny his fayth, and not agreyng to his persuasions was burned alyue.
- 1Macar a blessed Martyr.
1After these suffered Epimachus, and one Alexander, who being long detained in prison and in bands, after innumerable pains & torments with razors & scourges, were also cast into the burning fire with four other women with them, which all there ended their Martyrdom.
1After these suffred Epimachus, and one Alexander, who beyng long deteined in prison and in bandes, after innumerable paynes & torments with razers & scourges, were also cast into the burning fire with foure other women with them, which all there ended their Martyrdome.
- 1Epimachus. Alexander, with four women Martyrs. Ammonarion Virgin martyr.Epimachus. Alexander, with foure woemen Martyrs. Ammonarion Virgine martyr.
Also Ammonarion an holy virgin, whom the cruel judge had long and bitterly tormented, for that she promising the Judge before, that for no punishment she would yield to his request, and constantly performing the same, suffered likewise Martyrdom, with two other women, of whom there was an aged Matron,