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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.
A little before, pag 41 mention was made of Symphorissa, otherwise named Symphorosa, wife of Getulus, with her vii. sons. This Getulus or Getulius, was a minister or a teacher (as witnesseth Martyrol. Adonis) in the City of Tiber, which Getulus with Cerealis, Amantius, and Primitivus, by the commandment of Adria were condemned to the fire, wherein they were Martyred and put to death. The names moreover of the seven sons of this Symphorosa, I find to be Crescens, Julianus, Nemesius, Primitivus, Justinus Statteus, and Eugenius, whom the Chronicle of Ado declareth to be put to death at the commandment of Hadrian, ⟨p. 46⟩being fastened to vij. stakes, and so racked up with a pulley,1 and at last were thrust through, Crescens in the neck, Julianus in the breast, Nemesius in the hart, Primitivus about the navel, Justinus cut in every joint of his body, Stateus run through with spears, Eugenius cut a sunder from the breast to the lower parts, and then cast into a deep pit, having the name by the Idolatrous Priestes, intituled Ad septem Biothanatos. After the martyrdom of whom also Symphorosa the mother did likewise suffer, as is before declared.
A little before, pag 41 mention was made of Symphorissa, otherwise named Symphorosa, wife of Getulus, with her vii. sonnes. This Getulus or Getulius, was a minister or a teacher (as witnesseth Martyrol. Adonis) in the Cittie of Tyber, which Getulus with Cerealis, Amantius, and Primitiuus, by the commaundement of Adria were condemned to the fire, wherein they were Martyred and put to death. The names moreour of the seuen sonnes of this Symphorosa, I finde to be Crescens, Iulianus, Nemesius, Primitiuus, Iustinus Statteus, and Eugenius, whom the Chronicle of Ado declareth to be put to death at the commaundement of Hadrian, ⟨p. 46⟩being fastened to vij. stakes, and so racked vp wyth a pulley,1 and at last were thrust through, Crescens in the necke, Iulianus in the brest, Nemesius in the hart, Primitiuus about the nauell, Iustinus cut in euery ioynte of his bodye, Stateus run through with speares, Eugenius cut a sonder frō the brest to the lower partes, and then cast into a deepe pyt, hauyng the name by the Idolatrous Priestes, intituled Ad septem Biothanatos. After the martirdome of whō also Symphorosa the mother did likewise suffer, as is before declared.