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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.
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.
1In Aphrica also in the City of Tuburba, the sayd Vincē tius out of the Martyrologe inferreth mention of thre constaunt virgins Maxima, Donatilla, and Secunda, who in the persecution of this Valerian and Galienus, first had giuen for their drinke vinager and gaule, then with scourges were tried, after that vpon the gibbet were tormented, & rubbed with lime: then were scorched vpon ye fiery gridirō, at last were cast to the wilde beastes, who being not touched of them, finally with the sword were beheaded, Vincent. Erfor.
- 1Maxima, Donatilla, Secunda, virgins martyrs.Maxima, Donatilla, Secunda, virgines martirs.
1In Symela a City in Italy, under the Alps, one Pontius being there apprehended, by the commandment of Claudius the President, was hanged first upon the rack, then was cast to the wild beasts,2 of whom he being nothing hurt, was after committed to the fire. And finally neither touched therewith, (if the story of Vincentius be true) was headed by the rivers side, & his body thrown into the flood, where immediately the same hour, the foresaid Claudius with his assistant Anabius, were taken with wicked spirits, by whom they were so miserably vexed, that they bit of their tongues, and died.