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The new and complete book of martyrs; or, An universal history of martyrdom: being…
The new and complete book of martyrs; or, An universal history of martyrdom: being Fox's Book of martyrs, revised and corrected, with additions and great improvements. : Containing an authentic account of the lives, persecutions and sufferings of the holy martyrs; and the many dreadful persecutions against the Church of Christ in all parts of the world, by pagans, Jews, Turks, papists, and others, from earliest ages of the church to the present period. ... The whole forming at once a general Christian martyrology, and a complete history of persecutions. / By the Rev. Mr. John Fox, M.A. late of Magdalen College, Oxford. ; Now revised, corrected and improved, with many additional articles, relating to the acts and monuments of the church. By Paul Wright, D.D. ; Embellished with forty elegant copper plate engravings. ; In two volumes. Vol. I[-II].The new and complete book of martyrs; or, An universal history of martyrdom: being Fox's Book of marytrs, revised and corrected, with additions and great improvements. : Containing an authentic account of the lives, persecutions and sufferings of the holy martyrs; and the many dreadful persecutions against the Church of Christ in all parts of the world, by pagans, Jews, Turks, papists, and others, from earliest ages of the church to the present period. ... The whole forming at once a general Christian martyrology, and a complete history of persecutions. / By the Rev. Mr. John Fox, M.A. late of Magdalen College, Oxford. ; Now revised, corrected and improved, with many additional articles, relating to the acts and monuments of the church. By Paul Wright, D.D. ; Embellished with forty elegant copper plate engravings. ; In two volumes. Vol. I[-II].
New-York: printed by William Durell, 1794
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LETTER I. From CHRISTIANUS, King of DENMARK, to MARY I. Queen of ENGLAND, &c. in behalf of the Rev. Dr. MILES COVERDALE, Bishop of EXETER.
CHRISTIANUS, by the grace of God, King of Denmark, Norway, &c. to the most noble and most mighty princess and lady Mary, queen of England, France, and Ireland, our most dea•ly-beloved cousin, wisheth prosperity. Most noble princess, considering the mutual affinity and alliance, not only of our royal name, but also of our kind•ed, especially for that it has for a long continuance of time been propagated and preserved on both sides in these our realms, as well as for the mutual commerce and faithfulness which has been kept up by us in all kind offices; we cannot but write to your majesty in regard to the piety and excellent literature of the truly reverend Mr. John Machabaeus, doctor and egregious professor of divinity, our well-beloved subject and minister, being moved hereto by his humble supplications and entreaties; who has declared to us, that in the late disorder and commotion of the kingdom of England (which that it has happened we are heartily sorry, and now hope it will prove for the better) ou• Miles Coverdale, late of the diocese of Exon, of pious and laudable memory, constituted bishop by the authority of the last king your majesty's brother, and our dearly-beloved cousin, that he [the said Miles […]] is now involved in most dreadful calamity, in prison, and danger of his life, […] no heniou• offence committed, but by reason of the fatal destruction of the times. Which things thi• our trusty subject Machabaeus, being a-kin O him, and (which is more grievous) like him in piety, learning, and morality, as a kind brother, reckons to appertain to himself. And there•••e he implores our assistance to bestow upon him that favour and kindness he deserves, by endeavouring to •id him from his afflictions because he is innocent. We are indeed (and not without reason) moved with compassion on the man, whom for his merit we greatly respect, and chiefly for the testimony he gives of the innocence and integrity of the imprisoned prelate; of which indeed there is so much the more reason to hope, because (though many guilt persons have already suffered death) you have still preserved him alive. Wherefore we have been easily psaded earnestly to beseech your majesty for our sake to deal gently with your prisoner, Mr.