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The book of martyrs [electronic resource] : or, the History of Paganism and Popery. Wherein is conta...

The book of martyrs [electronic resource] : or, the History of Paganism and Popery. Wherein is conta...

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The book of martyrs [electronic resource] : or, the History of Paganism and Popery. Wherein is contained, I. An Account of the Sufferings and Crucifixion of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; with the Sufferings and Martyrdoms of the Apostles and Primitive Christians, under the Ten Heathen Persecutions: And also the Life of Constantine the Great, the first Christian Emperor. II. A Display of the horrid Persecutions and Cruelties, exercised upon Protestants by the Papists, for many Hundred Years past; as the Persecution of the Waldenses and Albigenses; the Massacre of the Protestants in Piedmont and France, with the Particulars of the bloody Massacre at Paris, the Siege of Rochel, &c. the Persecution of the Protestants in the Principality of Orange, Bohemia, Hungary, the Palatinate, Germany, Lithuania, Italy, Spain, with an Account of the bloody Inquisition; Portugal, and the Low-Countries. III. The English Martyrology; containing an Account of the Sufferings of the Protestant Martyrs in the Reigns of Henry IV. V. Viii. and that of Queen Mary; wherein is occasionally introduced some short Memorials of the Reformation. IV. A short Account of the Spanish Invasion, 1588. V. The Gun-Powder Treason, 1605. VI. The Fire of London, 1666. Vii. The horrid Popish-Plot in 1678. Viii. The Murther of Sir Edmundbury Godfrey. IX. The detestable Conspiracies of the Papists, and their Adherents, against King William III. X. The Romish Persecutions in Scotland. XI. The Romish Persecutions in Ireland. XII. God's Judgments upon Persecutors. Abstracted from the best authors, both antient and modern.

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The book of martyrs [electronic resource] : or, the History of Paganism and Popery. Wherein is contained, I. An Account of the Sufferings and Crucifixion of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; with the Sufferings and Martyrdoms of the Apostles and Primitive Christians, under the Ten Heathen Persecutions: And also the Life of Constantine the Great, the first Christian Emperor. II. A Display of the horrid Persecutions and Cruelties, exercised upon Protestants by the Papists, for many Hundred Years past; as the Persecution of the Waldenses and Albigenses; the Massacre of the Protestants in Piedmont and France, with the Particulars of the bloody Massacre at Paris, the Siege of Rochel, &c. the Persecution of the Protestants in the Principality of Orange, Bohemia, Hungary, the Palatinate, Germany, Lithuania, Italy, Spain, with an Account of the bloody Inquisition; Portugal, and the Low-Countries. III. The English Martyrology; containing an Account of the Sufferings of the Protestant Martyrs in the Reigns of Henry IV. V. Viii. and that of Queen Mary; wherein is occasionally introduced some short Memorials of the Reformation. IV. A short Account of the Spanish Invasion, 1588. V. The Gun-Powder Treason, 1605. VI. The Fire of London, 1666. Vii. The horrid Popish-Plot in 1678. Viii. The Murther of Sir Edmundbury Godfrey. IX. The detestable Conspiracies of the Papists, and their Adherents, against King William III. X. The Romish Persecutions in Scotland. XI. The Romish Persecutions in Ireland. XII. God's Judgments upon Persecutors. Abstracted from the best authors, both antient and modern.

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Coventry : printed by T. Luckman, near the Cross: and sold by J. Fuller, in Newgate-Street, near Cheapside, London; and by all the other booksellers in Great-Britain and Ireland, M,DCC,LXIV. [1764]

Date

M,DCC,LXIV. [1764]

Record Identifier

74VvBqe6rAEb

MMS ID

991016348619702626

Language

English

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Physical content

440,[8]p.,plate : frontis. ; 8°.

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Publisher

Coventry : printed by T. Luckman, near the Cross: and sold by J. Fuller, in Newgate-Street, near Cheapside, London; and by all the other booksellers in Great-Britain and Ireland, M,DCC,LXIV. [1764]

Edition

The second edition.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

M,DCC,LXIV. [1764]

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Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.

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The book of martyrs [electronic resource] : or, the History of Paganism and Popery. Wherein is contained, I. An Account of the Sufferings and Crucifixion of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; with the Sufferings and Martyrdoms of the Apostles and Primitive Christians, under the Ten Heathen Persecutions: And also the Life of Constantine the Great, t...

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General note

Reproduction of original from National Library of Wales.

With an index.

Citation / References Note

ESTC T184364.

Additional physical form availability note

Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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991016348619702626