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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 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.
1In Symela a City in Italy, vnder the Alpes, one Pontius beyng there apprehended, by the commaundement of Claudius the President, was hanged first vppon the racke, then was cast to the wilde beastes,2 of whom he being nothing hurt, was after cōmitted to the fire. And finally neither touched therwith, (if the storye of Vincentius be true) was headed by ye ryuers side, & his body throwne into the floude, where immediatlye the same houre, the foresayde Claudius with his assistant Anabius, were taken with wicked spirits, by whom they were so miserablye vexed, that they byt of their tongues, and died.
- 1Pontius, Martyr.
- 2Ex Vincet. Lib. 12. cap. 77. Ex. Bergomen. lib. 8. Erfurt. lib. 6. Cap. 17.Ex Vincet. Lib. 12. cap. 77. Ex. Bergomen. lib. 8. Erford. lib. 6. Cap. 17.
1Zenon also Bishop of Verona, is said also in the same persecution to sustain Martyrdom.