Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church, 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 novve 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.
Foxe, John,1516-1587.
Foxe, John,1516-1587.Second volume of the ecclesiastical history, conteynyng the actes and monumentes of martyrs.
[At London : Imprinted by Iohn Daye, dwellyng ouer Aldersgate beneath S. Martins],
An. 1583. Mens. Octobr.
First word of title is xylographic.
Printer's name and address from colophon; at end of colophon: Cum gratia et priuilegio Regiæ Maiestatis.
Kalender printed in red and black.
Numerous errors in pagination.
Leaf YY8 is blank.
Includes index.
Second volume, with continuous pagination and register, has separate title page, which reads: The second volume of the ecclesiasticall historie, conteining the acts and monuments of martyrs.
Signatures: [sec.]⁶ *⁶ [par.]⁴ A-Y⁶, Aa-Yy⁶, AA-XX⁶ YY⁸, AAa-YYy⁶, AAA-HHH⁶ [superscript chi]HHH⁶ III-SSS⁶ TTT-VVV⁴, AAAa-YYYy⁶, AAAA-YYYY⁶, AAAAa-YYYYy⁶, 5A-5F⁶ 5G-5H⁴ 5I⁶.
Based on: Rerum in ecclesia gestarum commentarii. Basle, 1559.
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