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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.
1One Secundianus was accused to Valerian a Captain of Decius, to be a Christian, which profession when he stoutly did maintain, was commanded to prison. By the way as the soldiers were leading him to the gaile, Verianus and Marcellianus seeing the matter, cried to the soldiers, asking them whether they drew the innocent. At the which word, when they also confessed them selves to be Christians, they were likewise apprehended, and brought to a City named Centumcellas • where being willed to sacrifice, they did spit upon the Idols, and so after sentence and judgement given, first they were beaten with wasters or truncheons, after that were hanged and tormented upon the gibbet,2 having fire set to their sides. Vincentius addeth moreover that the tormentors some of them fallen suddenly dead, other some being taken with wicked spirits, the Martyrs with sword at length were beheaded. Vinc. Lib. 11 cap. 31.
1One Secundianus was accused to Valerian a Captayne of Decius, to be a Christian, which professiō when he stoutly did maynetayne, was commaunded to prison. By the way as the souldiours were leading him to the gaile, Verianus and Marcellianus seing the matter, cried to the souldiours, asking them whether they drew the innocent. At the which worde, when they also confessed them selues to be Christians, they were likewise apprehended, and brought to a Citie named Centumcellas • where being willed to sacrifice, they did spit vpon the Idols, and so after sentence and iudgement geuen, first they were beaten with wasters or trunshons, after that were hanged and tormented vpō the gibbet,2 hauing fire set to their sides. Vincentius addeth moreouer that the tormentors some of them fallē sodainly dead, other some being taken wt wicked spirites, the Martyrs wt sword at length were beheaded. Vinc. Lib. 11 cap. 31.
- 1Secundianus. Ver•anus. Marcellianus. Martyrs.