Acts and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happening in the Church, with an vniuerall historie of the same. Wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitiue age to these later times of ours, with the bloudy 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 prelats, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Now againe, as it was recognised, perused, and recommended to the studious reader, by the author, M. Iohn Fox, the seuenth time newly imprinted. Whereunto are annexed certaine additions of like persecutions, which haue happened in these later times.
Foxe, John,1516-1587.
Craig, Robert,of Fauldhead,former owner.StEdNL:E.163.b.1-3
Lindesay, W.,active 1634,former owner.StEdNL:E.163.b.1-3
Carstairs, M.,active 1634,former owner.StEdNL:E.163.b.1-3
Campsey, James,active 17th century,former owner.StEdNL:E.163.b.1-3
Lyndsey, Jean,active 17th century,former owner.StEdNL:E.163.b.1-3
Borthwick, John,active 17th century,former owner.StEdNL:E.163.b.1-3
London : Printed by Adam Islip, Fœlix Kingston, and Robert Young,
anno Domini, 1632.
In three volumes.
The first leaf of vol. 1, and the first and last leaves of vol.2 and 3, are blank; leaf ⁴P6 is also blank.
The "plates" are woodcuts and appear after 2E4, ²2Z6, and ³2V1.
Vol. 2-3 have titles: The second [-third] volume of the ecclesiasticall historie.
In vol. 3, "A continuation of the histories of forrein martyrs" has separate dated title page, pagination, and register. Variant: this imprint dated 1631.
The imprint of v. 2 is dated 1631.
Includes index.
Signatures: pi⁴ 2[par.]⁸ 3[par.]⁸ ()⁶ (A)-(H)⁴ (I)⁶, A-4P⁶ 4Q⁸; ²A-I⁶ K⁸ L-3T⁶ 3V⁴; ³A-4P⁶ 4Q⁸; ⁴A-O⁴ P⁶ 4R-5G⁴.
Based on: Rerum in ecclesia gestarum commentarii. Basle, 1559.
ESTC
STC (2nd ed.)
An extra title page from an earlier edition has been tipped in before the title page of volume I. Manuscript inscription on the verso of the extra title page reads, "Robert Craig of Fawldheads in the parish of Loochwinnoch his book Anno Dom 1760". On the flyleaf preceeding the titlepage of volume 2 is a contents list signed, "W Lindesay M Carstairs 1634 1 a[u]g[u]s[t]". Volume 3 has a similar table of contents dated October 7th. Manuscript inscriptions on the recto of the first flyleaf of volume 3 "James Campsey", "Mrs Jean Lyndsey" and "Mri Joannis Borthwick [?]" all in 17th century hands.
Martyrs
Persecution
Church history
Reformation
Reformation
England London.