| Ref No | EFP/094/1632/21 |
| Finding Number | A094/1632/21 |
| Title | 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 |
| Level | Item |
| Date | 1632 |
| Description | Second volume of the ecclesiasticall historie; Rerum in ecclesia gestarum commentarii; Third volume of the ecclesiasticall historie; Continuation of the histories of forrein martyrs; Book of martyrs
In three volumes.; The first leaf of vol. 1, and the first and last leaves of vol.2 and 3, are blank; leaf [sup]4P6 is also blank.; The "plates" are woodcuts and appear after 2E4, [sup]22Z6, and [sup]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.; Signatures: pi[sup]4[sup] 2[par.][sup]8[sup] 3[par.][sup]8[sup] ()[sup]6[sup] (A)-(H)[sup]4[sup] (I)[sup]6, A-4P[sup]6[sup] 4Q[sup]8; [sup]2A-I[sup]6[sup] K[sup]8[sup] L-3T[sup]6[sup] 3V[sup]4; [sup]3A-4P[sup]6[sup] 4Q[sup]8; [sup]4A-O[sup]4[sup] P[sup]6[sup] 4R-5G[sup]4.; Vol.2 and 3 only; incomplete 509235 and 855760.; Vol.1 only; -T.p., 5 other preliminary leaves and 29 leaves of text; -folding plate; 708247.; Includes index.; Second volume of the ecclesiasticall historie.; Third volume of the ecclesiasticall historie.; Continuation of the histories of forrein martyrs.; Book of martyrs.; Microfilm.; S123057.
Based on: Rerum in ecclesia gestarum commentarii. Basle, 1559. |
| Author | Foxe, John, 1516-1587 |
| Subject | Martyrs -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800; Persecution -- Early works to 1800; Church history -- Early works to 1800 |
| Physical Description | [128], 756, 767-1034; 113, 112-788, [2]; [4], 584, 595-1030; [14], 106, 105-106, [114] p., [3] plates (2 folded) : ill. (woodcuts) ; 2j. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | London : Printed by Adam Islip, Foelix Kingston, and Robert Young, anno Domini, 1632. |