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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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At length (saith the story) after she proved the rack, and the four sharp cutting wheels,1 having at last her head cut off with the sword, so she finished her martyrdom, about the year of our Lord (as Antoninus affirmeth) 310 Simeon Metaphrastes, writing of her, discourseth the same more at large, to whom they may resort, which covet more therein to be satisfied.
At length (saith the story) after she proued the racke, and the foure sharpe cutting wheeles,1 hauing at last her head cut off with the sword, so she finished her martyrdome, about the yeare of our Lord (as Antoninus affirmeth) 310 Symeon Metaphrastes, writing of her, discourseth the same more at large, to whome they may resort, which couet more therein to be satisfied.
- 1The torments and end of Katherine.The tormentes and end of Katherine.
Among the works of Basil a certain Oration is extant concerning Julitta the martyr,1 who came to her martyrdom (as he witnesseth) by this occasion. A certain avaricious and greedy person, of great authority, and as it may appear, the Emperor his deputy, or other like officer,2 (who abused the decrees and laws of the Emperor against the Christians, to his own lucre and gain) violently took from this Julitta all her goods, lands, cattle, and servants, contrary to all equity and right. She made her pitiful complaint to the Judges, a day was appointed, when the cause should be heard.3 The spoiled woman, and the spoiling extortioner stood forth together, the woman lamentably declareth her case, the man frowningly beholdeth her face. When she had proved that of good right the goods were her own & that wrongfully he had dealed with her: the wicked & bloodthirsty wretch, preferring vile worldly substance, before the precious substance of a Christen body, affirmed her action to be of no force, for that she was as an outlaw in not serving the Emperors Gods, since her christian faith hath been first abjured.