Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the church
Subtitle: 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 later 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 practiced by Romish prelates, especially in this realm of England and Scotland : now again, as it was recognized, perused, and recommended to the studious reader
By: by the author, Mr. John Fox ; whereunto are annexed certain additions of like persecutions which have happened in these later times ; to which also is added the life of the author both in Latine and English.
Contributors: Sturt, John, 1658-1730.
Edition: The ninth edition.
Publisher: Printed for the Company of Stationers
Published: 1684
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 959
Subjects: Foxe, John, -- 1516-1587.; Christian martyrs -- England -- Biography.; Church history -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.; Church history -- Chronology.; Persecution -- England -- History.; Persecution -- History.; England -- Church history -- 1066-1485.; England -- Church history -- 16th century.; Scotland -- Church history.
Genres: Biography.; Chronology.
Work titles: Actes and monuments
Notes: First complete English ed. published in 1563 under title: Actes and monuments of these latter and perillous dayes, touching matters of the church.

"A table of tables" [i.e. index]: prelim. p. v. 1 [60]-[68]; "table" v. 3 p. [1]-[44] at end.

Vols. 2-3 have title: The second [ -third] volume of the ecclesiastical history : containing the acts and monuments of martyrs ...

Frontispiece port. engraved by John Sturt.

Numerous errors in paging.

Wing F2036

Side notes, numerous ms. notes.

Autograph of Thomas Medlycott (v. 2)

Bound in full calf, gilt-stamped. Binder's title: Foxe's book of martyrs.