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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.
The vj. year of Valerianus and Galienus we read in the story of Herfordiensis, 1cited out of Isuardus, of Victor and Victorinus, who lying in prison the space of three years with Claudianus and Bossa his wife,2 are said to have sustayne• great torments, and Martyrdom, for the testimony and name of Christ. Ex. luardo.
The vj. yeare of Valerianus and Galienus we read in the story of Herfordiensis, 1cited out of Isuardus, of Victor and Victorinus, who lying in prison the space of three yeares with Claudianus and Bossa his wife,2 are sayde to haue sustayne• great tormentes, and Martyrdome, for the testimony and name of Christ. Ex. luardo.
- 1Anno. 262.
- 2Victor, Victorinus, Claudianus, Bossa, Martyrs. Fructuosus Bishop of Tarracona in Spain, with his 2. Deacons Augurius, Eulogius, Martyrs. Ex Pruden. Peristeph.Victor, Victorinus, Claudianus, Bossa, Martyrs. Fructuosus Byshop of Tarracona in Spayne, with hys 2. Deacons Augurius, Eulogius, Martyrs. Ex Pruden. Peristeph.
Aurelius Prudentius in his book entitled Peristephanon, inferreth mention of Fructuosus Bishop of Tarracona in Spain, who with his two Deacons Augurius and Eulogius, suffered also Martyrdom being burned after six days imprisonment, under the foresaid Emperors in this persecution. The cause of their punishment was for the profession of Christs name. Their Judge and condemner was Emilianus: Their imprisonment endured six days. The kind of death ministered unto them was fire, wherein they being altogether cast with their arms bound behind them, their bands (as Prudentius writeth) were dissolved, their hands untouched with the fire, and their bodies remaining whole. The charge of this Judge unto the Bishop was this, that he would worship the Gods, whom the Emperor Galienus worshipped. To whom Fructuosus the bishop answering: nay, (said he) I worship no dumb God of stocks and blocks, whom Galienus doth worship, but I worship the Lord and master of Galienus, the Father and creator of all times, and his only Son, sent down to us of whose flock I am here the Pastor and shepherd. At this word Emilianus answering again, Nay, (saith he) say not thou art, but say thou wast. And forthwith commanded them to be committed to the fire,