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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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Neither was the city of Carthage all this while free from the stroke of this persecution,1 if credit should be given to the speculative glass of Vincentius, who citing out of Hugo, recordeth of 300. Martyrs, of which 300. Martyrs the history saith thus, that the President setting before the coals and incense to do sacrifice, by a lime kiln, which was there near at hand, offered unto them this condition, either to set incense to the coals, for sacrifice to Jupiter, or else to go into the furnace of lime: whereupon they altogether with a general motion suddenly rushed into the kiln, and there with the dusty smoke of the lime were smothered Vincent. Erfurt.
Neither was the citie of Carthage all this while free from the stroke of this persecution,1 if credit should be giuē to the speculatiue glasse of Vincentius, who cyting out of Hugo, recordeth of 300. Martyrs, of which 300. Martyrs the history saith thus, that the President setting before the cooles and incense to doe sacryfice, by a lyme kilne, which was there neere at hand, offred vnto them this condition, either to set incense to the coales, for sacrifice to Iupiter, or els to go into the fornace of lyme: wherupon they altogether with a generall motion sodenly rushed into the kilne, and ther with the dusty smoke of the lime were smothered Vincent. Erford.
- 1Three hundred Martyrs in Carthage. Ex specul. Vincent. lib. 11. cap. 83.Three hundreth Martyrs in Carthage. Ex specul. Vincent. lib. 11. cap. 83.
1In Africa also in the City of Tuburba, the said Vincē tius out of the Martyrology inferreth mention of three constant virgins Maxima, Donatilla, and Secunda, who in the persecution of this Valerian and Galienus, first had given for their drink vinegar and gall, then with scourges were tried, after that upon the gibbet were tormented, & rubbed with lime: then were scorched upon the fiery gridiron, at last were cast to the wild beasts, who being not touched of them, finally with the sword were beheaded, Vincent. Erfor.