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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.
1The history of Nicephorus maketh mention of Anthia a godly woman, who committed her son Eleutherius to Anicetus bishop of Rome, to be brought up in the doctrine of Christian faith, who afterward being Bishop in Apulia, was there beheaded with his foresaid mother Anthia, Onomast.
1The history of Nicephorus maketh mention of Anthia a godly woman, who committed her sonne Eleutherius to Anicetus bishop of Rome, to be brought vp in the doctrine of Christian faith, who afterward beyng Bishop in Apulia, was there beheaded with his foresayd mother Anthia, Onomast.
- 1Elutherius. with his mother Anthia Martyrs. Ex Nicephor• & ex Onam. •ustus and Pastor brethren and Martyrs. Symboris. with her 7. Children martyred.Elutherius. with hys mother Anthia Martyrs. Ex Nicephor• & ex Onam. •ustus and Pastor brethren and Martyrs. Symboris. with her 7. Children martyred.
Justus also and Pastor two brethren, with like Martyrdom ended their lives in a city of Spain called Gomplutum, under the said Hadrian the Emperor.
Iustus also and Pastor two brethen, with like Martyrdome ended their liues in a citie of Spaine called Gomplutum, vnder the said Hadrian the Emperour.