A general martyrologie, containing a collection of all the greatest persecutions vvhich have befallen the church of Christ, from the creation, to our present times; wherein is given an exact account of the Protestants sufferings in Queen Maries reign. Whereunto is added The lives of thirty two English divines, famous in their generations for learning and piety; ... Together, with the lives of Gustavus Ericson, King of Sweden; Jaspar Coligni, Admiral of France ... and Joan Queen of Navarr ... Likewise, of divers other Christians who were eminent for prudence and piety. ... You have also, lively represented, the divers manners of those cruel, horrid, and inhumane sufferings, ... in copper-plates. The third edition, corrected, and enlarged. By Samuel Clarke, late pastor of St. Bennet Fink, London

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  • A general martyrologie, containing a collection of all the greatest persecutions vvhich have befallen the church of Christ, from the creation, to our present times; wherein is given an exact account of the Protestants sufferings in Queen Maries reign. Whereunto is added The lives of thirty two English divines, famous in their generations for learning and piety; ... Together, with the lives of Gustavus Ericson, King of Sweden; Jaspar Coligni, Admiral of France ... and Joan Queen of Navarr ... Likewise, of divers other Christians who were eminent for prudence and piety. ... You have also, lively represented, the divers manners of those cruel, horrid, and inhumane sufferings, ... in copper-plates. The third edition, corrected, and enlarged. By Samuel Clarke, late pastor of St. Bennet Fink, London
  • Relation of the distressed state of the church of Christ; Martyrologie containing a collection of all the persecutions which have befallen the Church of England .. to the end of Queen Maries reign; Lives of thirty-two English divines
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Imprint
London : printed for William Birch, at the Peacock at the lower-end of Cheap-side, 1677.
Added name
Birch, William, active 1669-1693, bookseller.
Publication year
1677
ESTC No.
R14425
Grub Street ID
62449
Description
[40], 346, [2], 347-544, [2], 214, 217-315, 318-483, [5] p., 11 leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 2°.
Note
Title page in red and black

Frontis. port. = ill

Imprimatur on verso of title page: Licensed, to be reprinted, July the 30th. 1674. Roger L'Estrange

"A relation of the distressed state of the church of Christ professing the Protestant religion in .. Lithuania" has separate title page, with imprint "printed by John Redmayne for VVilliam Birch. 1676." on 2T2r

"A martyrologie, containing a collection of all the persecutions vvhich have befallen the Church of England, ... to the end of Queen Maries reign" has separate dated title page inserted after leaf 2Y1

"The lives of thirty-two English divines" has separate dated title page, pagination, and register

"The second part: containing the lives of Gustavus Ericson, ... as also of divers Christians, who were eminent for prudence and piety" has separate title page, dated 1676, on ]22X1r

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