A generall martyrologie containing a collection of all the greatest persecutions which have befallen the church of Christ from the creation to our present times, both in England and other nations : whereunto are added two and twenty lives of English modern divines ... : as also the life of the heroical Admiral of France slain in the partisan massacre and of Joane Queen of Navar poisoned a little before / by Sa. Clarke.

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A generall martyrologie containing a collection of all the greatest persecutions which have befallen the church of Christ from the creation to our present times, both in England and other nations : whereunto are added two and twenty lives of English modern divines ... : as also the life of the heroical Admiral of France slain in the partisan massacre and of Joane Queen of Navar poisoned a little before / by Sa. Clarke.

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Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1682.

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London :: Printed by Tho. Ratcliffe for Thomas Underhill and John Rothwell,

1660.

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Martyrs.

Persecution.

Church history.

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"A generall martyrologie containing a collection of all the greatest persecutions which have befallen the church of Christ from the creation to our present times, both in England and other nations : whereunto are added two and twenty lives of English modern divines ... : as also the life of the heroical Admiral of France slain in the partisan massacre and of Joane Queen of Navar poisoned a little before / by Sa. Clarke." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A33309.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 30, 2025. content_copy

Contents

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• title page
• TO THE CHRISTIAN READER; Especially to the suffering Saints in these three Nations.
• . . . .
• .
• To the Reverend, the Author of the Book, CALLED A Generall Martyrologie, &c.
• To the Reverend Mr. Sa. Clarke, ON HIS MARTYROLOGIE.
• A Table of the Names of all those Martyrs that are mentioned in this book.
  • part - A
  • part - B
  • part - C
  • part - D
  • part - E
  • part - F
  • part - G
  • part - H
  • part - I
  • part - K
  • part - L
  • part - M
  • part - N
  • part - O
  • part - P
  • part - Q
  • part - R
  • part - S
  • part - T
  • part - V
  • part - W
  • part - Z
• The CONTENTS of the Chapters, CONTAINING The several Persecutions, together with the Lives of such Persons as are mentioned in this Book.
• THE PERSECUTIONS Mentioned in the Old Testament.
  • CHAP. I. The Persecution of the Church in the first Ages of the World, and so forward till the Incarnation of Christ.
  • CHAP. II. The Persecution of the Church from Nehemiah to Antiochus his time.
  • CHAP. III. The persecution of the Church of God under Anti∣ochus Epiphanes, before the nativity of Christ about 168 years.
  • CHAP. IV. The Life of Judas Maccabeus.
  • CHAP. V. The Martyrdom of the Maccabees.
  • CHAP. VI. The Persecution of the Church from Christs time to our present Age; and first of those mentioned in the New Testament
• THE PERSECUTION OF THE CHURCH UNDER THE Heathen Roman Emperors.
  • CHAP. VII. The First Primitive Persecution which began An. Christi, 67.
  • CHAP. VIII. The second Primitive Persecution, which began Anno 96.
  • CHAP. IX. The third Primitive Persecution, which began Anno Christi, 108.
  • CHAP. X. The fourth Primitive Persecution, which began Anno Christi, 162.
  • CHAP. XI. The Fifth Primitive Persecution which began An. Christi, 205.
  • CHAP. XII. The sixth Primitive Persecution, which began Anno Christi, 237.
  • CHAP. XIII. The seventh Primitive Persecution, which began Anno Christi, 250.
  • CHAP. XIV. The eighth Primitive Persecution which began An. Christi, 259.
  • CHAP. XV. The ninth Primitive Persecution which began An. Christi, 278.
  • CHAP. XVI. The tenth Primitive Persecution, which began Anno Christi, 308.
  • CHAP. XVII. The Persecution of the Christians in Persia, under Sapores, about the same time.
  • CHAP. XVIII. The Persecution of the Church under Julian the Apostata, Anno Christi, 365·
  • CHAP. XIX. The Persecution of the Church under the Arrian Hereticks, which began, An. Christi, 339.
    • history
    • The Persecution by the Donatists.
  • CHAP. XX. The Persecution of the Church in Africk, by the Arrian Vandals, which began Anno Christi, 427.
• THE PERSECUTION OF THE CHURCH UNDER THE PAPACY.
  • CHAP. XXI. The Persecutions of the Waldenses, which began Anno Christi, 1160.
  • CHAP. XXII. The Persecution, of the VValdenses in Ca∣labria.
  • CHAP. XXIII. The Persecutions of the Waldenses in Pro∣vence.
  • CHAP. XXIV. The Persecution of the Albingenses.
  • CHAP. XXV. The Persecution of the Church of God in Bohemia, which began Anno Christi 894.
    • history
    • The Persecution of the Church in Bohemia, which began Anno Christi, 1617.
    • history
  • CHAP. XXVI. The Persecution of the Church in Spaine, which be∣gan Anno Christi, 1540.
  • CHAP. XXVII. The Original, Progresse, and Practice of the Spanish Inquisition.
    • history
    • The Life of Doctor Aegidio.
    • The life of Doctor Constantino.
    • The Persecution of Nicholas Burton Englishman▪ by the Inquisitors in Spain, Anno 1560.
  • CHAP. XXVIII. The Persecution of the Church of Christ in Italy, which began, Anno Christi, 1155.
    • history
    • The life of John Mollius.
    • Persecution raised by the Pope in Venice.
  • CHAP. XXIX. The Life and Martyrdom of William Gardiner in Portugal, Anno Christi, 1552.
    • history
    • The Martyrdom of a Christian Jew in Constan∣tinople, Anno Christi, 1528.
  • CHAP. XXX. The Persecution of the Church in Germany, which began, Anno Christi, 1523.
    • history
    • The Martyrdome of a godly Minister in Hungary.
  • CHAP. XXXI. The Persecutions of the Church in the Low-Countries,
    • history
    • The Persecution of the Duke de Alva in the Netherlands.
    • The Martyrdom of William of Nassaw, Prince of Orange.
  • CHAP. XXXII. The Modern Persecutions of the Church in Germany, since the year, 1630.
  • CHAP. XXXIII. The Persecution of the Church in France, which began, Anno Christi, 1524.
  • CHAP. XXXIV. The Persecution in the time of the Civil Wars.
  • CHAP. XXXV. The History of the Massacre at Paris
  • CHAP. XXXVI. The Siege of Sancerre, Anno Christi, 1573.
    • history
    • The Siege of Rochel, Anno 1573.
  • CHAP. XXXVII. The Persecution of the Church of Christ in the Val∣toline, Anno Christi, 1620.
  • CHAP. XXXVIII. The Persecution of the Church in Scotland, which began Anno Christi, 1527.
  • CHAP. XXXIX. The Life of Master George Wiseheart, or Wischard, who died, Anno Christi, 1546.
  • CHAP. XL. The Persecution of the Church in Ireland, Anno Christi, 1642.
  • CHAP. XLI. A continuation of the History of the Walden∣ses from the year 1560. ending with the late persecution in the Valleys in PIEMONT.
  • CHAP. XLII. The Marquisate of Saluces described, with its several troubles and Persecutions.
  • CHAP. XLIII. The Artifices and wicked practices used to consume and destroy the Faithful in the Valleys of Piedmont.
    • history
    • The Motives of the late Persecution in the Valleys of Pie∣mont, Anno Christi 1655. with the publication of that bloody Order of Gastaldo, and the flight of the Pro∣testants in the middest of Winter.
  • CHAP. XLIV. A Narrative of the bloody cruelties which were ex∣ercised against the Protestants of the Valleys of Piemont during the heat of the late Massacre in April, Anno 1655.
  • CHAP. XLV. A true Narrative of the War in the Valleys of Pie∣mont between the Popish, and Protestant party upon the occasion of the Massacre.
  • CHAP. XLVI. A brief account of the Intercessors to the Duke of Savoy in the behalf of these poor people, and the successe therof.
  • CHAP. XLVII. A brief Description of Piemont, and the Valleys thereof.
    • history
    • Of the late Persecution of the Church of Christ in Po∣land, Anno Christi 1656.
    • The History of the destruction of Lesna faithfully related.
• The Delegates of these poor persecuted Prote∣stant Churches coming over into England to move for a Contribution towards the relief of their distressed Brethren, Published this en∣suing Narrative.
• A BRIEF REPRESENTATION OF THE Protestant Cause in GERMANY.
• A Table of all the principal Things contained in this General MARTYROLOGIE.
  • part - A
  • part - B
  • part - C
  • part - D
  • part - E
  • part - F
  • part - H
  • part - I
  • part - L
  • part - M
  • part - N
  • part - O
  • part - P
  • part - R
  • part - S
  • part - T
  • part - V
  • part - W
  • part - Z
• This Book being printed most of it by the printed Copy, I looked not over the Proofes, and so through the carelesness of the Correctors and Compositors many faults have escaped, which I pray thee to amend with thy pen before thou readest the Book ERRATA in the general MARTYROLOGIE.