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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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To this may be joined also Georgius, a young man of Cappadocia, who stoutly inveighing against the impious idolatry of the Emperors, was apprehended, and cast in prison, then torn with hooked irons, burnt with hot lime, stretched with cords, after that his hands and feet with other members of his body being cut of, at last with a sword had his head cut of. Niceph. ibid.
To this maye be ioyned also Georgius, a younge man of Capadocia, who stoutly inueighing against the impyous idolatry of the Emperours, was apprehended, and cast in prison, then torne wyth hooked yrons, burnt with hoate lyme, stretched with cordes, after that his hands and feete with other members of his body being cut of, at last wyth a sworde had his head cut of. Niceph. ibid.
With these aforenamed add also Sergius, 1and Bacchius, Pantaleon, a physician in Nicomedia, mentioned in Supplem. Lib. 8. Theodorus of the City Amasia in Hellesp. mentioned of Vincentius. Lib. 3. Faustus a martyr of Egypt, mentioned of Niceph. Lib. 8. cap. 5. Gereon with 318. fellow martyrs which suffered about Colour. Petr. de nat. Lib, 9. cap. 49. Hermogenes the President of Athens, who being converted by the constancy of one Menas, and Eugraphus in their torments, suffered also for the like faith. Item Samonas, Gurias and Abibus, mentioned in Simeon Metaphrast. Hieron also with certain of his confessors, under Maximinus, mentioned in Metaphrastes. Judes, and Domuas, who suffered with many other Martyrs above mentioned, at Nicomedia, as recordeth Metaphrastes. Evelasius, Maximinus the Emperors officers, whom Fausta the virgin in her torments converted. Also Thyrsus, Lucius, Callinicus, Apollonius, Philemon, Asilas, Leonides, with Arrianus president of Thebaid, Cyprianus, likewise a Citizen of Antioch, who after he had continued a long time a filthy Magician, or sorcerer, at length was converted, & made a Deacon then a Priest, and at last the Bishop of Antioch, Vincent lib. 12. cap. 120. of whom partly we touched somewhat before. Pag. 72. This Cyprian with Justina a virgin suffered among the martyrs, Item, Glycerius at Nicomedia, Felix a minister, Fortunatus, Achilleus, Deacons in the city of Valent. Arthemius of Rome, Cyriacus Deacon to Marcellus the bishop. Carpophorus Priest at Thuscia, with Abundus his deacon. Item, Claudius, Syrinus, Antonius, which suffered with Marcellinus the Bishop Sabell Enead. 7. Lib. 8. Cucusatus, in the city Barcinona. Felix Bishop of Apulia, with Adauctus & Januarius his priests, Fortunatus & Septimus his readers, who suffered in the City Venusina under Diocletian. Bergom. Lib. 8.