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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.
In this persecution of Traianus above specified, (which Traianus next followed after Nerva) besides the other afore mentioned,1 also suffered Phocas bishop of Pontus, whom Traianus because he would not do sacrifice to Neptunus, caused to be cast into an hot Lime kiln: and afterward to be put into a scalding bathe, where the constant godly Martyr, in the testimony of Christ ended his life, or rather entered into l••e. Anton. Equil. Fascic. temporum.
In this persecution of Traianus aboue specified, (which Traianus next followed after Nerua) besides the other afore mentioned,1 also suffred Phocas bishop of Pontus, whome Traianus because he would not do sacrifice to Neptunus, caused to be cast into an hote Limekilne: and afterward to be put into a skalding bathe, where the constant godly Martyr, in ye testimony of Christ ended his life, or rather entred into l••e. Anton. Equil. Fascic. temporum.
- 1Phocas. Bishop of Pontus Martyr.Phocas. Byshop of Pontus Martyr.
In the same persecution suffered also Sulpitius and Seruilianus, two Romans.1 Whose wives are said to be Euphrosina and Theodora, whom Sabina did convert to the faith of Christ, and after were also Martyred. Of which Sabina Jacobus Philippus author of the book called Supplementum, reporteth that in the mount of Aventine in Rome, she was beheaded of Clepidus the governor, in the days of Hadrian. Under whom also suffered Seraphia a virgin of Antioch, as Hermannus witnesseth.
In the same persecution suffered also Sulpitius and Seruilianus, two Romains.