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.

Book Details
  • Uniform Title
    Actes and monuments
  • Variant Titles
    • Book of martyrs
    • 1597, Acts and Monuments
  • Author
    Foxe, John, 1516-1587.
  • Date
    1597
  • Imprint
    At London : Printed by Peter Short, dwelling on Broadstreet hill at the sign of the star [by the assign of Richard Day], Anno Domini 1597.
  • Variant 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.
Misc Details
  • Monarch
  • Description

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

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

    Signatures: 4A-4V⁶, 5A-5E⁶ 5F-5G⁴ 5H-5V⁶, 6A-6V⁶, 7A-7V⁶, 8A-8Z⁶, ([three dots forming a triangle])⁶ ([par.])⁴.

    Based on Rerum in ecclesia gestarum comentarii. Basle, 1559.

    STC (2nd ed.), 11226a

  • Format
    Folio
  • Physical Description
  • Links
    http://estc.bl.uk/S122170
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