A famous and godly history, contaynyng the lyues & actes of three renowmed reformers of the Christia[n] church, Martine Luther, John Ecolampadius, and Huldericke Zuinglius, the declaracion of Martin Luthers faythe before the Emperoure Charles the fyft, and the ilustre estates of the empyre of Germanye, wyth an oration of hys death
By: all set forth in Latin by Phillip Melancthon, Wolfgangus Faber, Capito. Simon Grineus, & Oswald Miconus ; newly Englished by Henry Bennet
Publisher: Jmprinted ... by John Awdely
Published: 1561
Place of publication: At London
Language: eng
Translated from: lat
Number of pages: 216
Notes: In 2 parts; pt. 2 has special t.p.: A famous & godly history contaynyng the liues and actes of John Ecolampadius and Huldericke Zuinglius.

Part 1 is a translation of Melanchthon's "Historia de vita et actis ... Martini Lutheri"; part 2 consists of translations of Capito's "De vita Oecolampadij obitu", and Mykonius'"De H.Zvinglii vita et obitu".

On the verso of the title-page is a poem of 14 lines on Martin Luther.

STC (2nd ed.) 1881