The seconde volume of the Ecclesiasticall historie, conteyning the acts and monuments of martyrs, with a generall discourse of these latter persecutions, horrible troubles and tumultes, stirred vp by Romish prelates in the Church, with diuers other things incident, especially to this realme of England and Scotland, as partly also to all other forreine nations appertaining, from the time of King Henry the VIII to Queene Elizabeth our gracious ladie now raigning. Newly recognised and inlarged by the authour Iohn Foxe.

All titles

• The seconde volume of the Ecclesiasticall historie, conteyning the acts and monuments of martyrs, with a generall discourse of these latter persecutions, horrible troubles and tumultes, stirred vp by Romish prelates in the Church, with diuers other things incident, especially to this realme of England and Scotland, as partly also to all other forreine nations appertaining, from the time of King Henry the VIII to Queene Elizabeth our gracious ladie now raigning. Newly recognised and inlarged by the authour Iohn Foxe.
• Actes and monuments
• Book of martyrs
• Rerum in ecclesia gestarum comentarii.

People / Organizations

• John Foxe (Author)

Imprint

At London: Printed by Peter Short, dwelling on Breadstreete hill at the signe of the Starre [by the assigne of Richard Day], Anno Domini 1597.

Publication year

1597-1597

ESTC No.

S122170

Grub Street ID

141727

Description

[3], 732-1949, [27] p., woodcut insert : ill. (woodcuts) ; 2⁰

Note

Colophon reads: Imprinted at London by Peter Short, dwelling on Breadstreete hill at the signe of the Starre: by the assigne of Richard Day. Cum gratia & priuilegio Regi¾ Maiestatis, Anno Domini 1596.

Includes index.

A variant of volume 2 of the 1596 edition, with title page dated 1597.

Signatures: 4A-4V?, 5A-5E? 5F-5G? 5H-5V?, 6A-6V?, 7A-7V?, 8A-8Z?, ([three dots forming a triangle])? ([par.])?.

Uncontrolled note

Signatures from DFo