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Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: "The martyrdome of Cicely Ormes at Norwich. An. 1557 September 1557." Cicely [Cicelie] Ormes(“Welcome y [the] Cross of Christ”) stands chained and burning at the stake; large clouds of smoke hover above her head. Fully clothed and with both arms raised above her head, she looks out to the large c... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Thomas Haukes, bare-chested and with arms raised above his head (possibly grasping the stake or clasped together in prayer), burns at the stake at Coxehall in Essex. As he is engulfed in flames he cries "Lord receive my Spirit." He is surrounded by a rowdy crowd of soldiers on foot and on hors... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: “Robert King, Robert Debnam, and Nicholas Marsh hanged for taking downe the Rood of Dovercourt.” These three men hang by the chest from separate gallows while a crowd of onlookers, mostly soldiers, stand behind them and three men, including a man of the church, stand is front of them. The destr... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: “The description of the cruell [cruel] Martyrdome [Martyrdom] of Sir John Oldcastle, Lord Cobham.” Oldcastle hangs chained from the gallows over an open fire in the Tower of London. He is partially naked and is surrounded by soldiers and civilians. One man holds a whip and others prod the fire.... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: John Philpot and Thomas Whytell sit in the Colehouse Prison in St. Paul's Cathedral. Philpot is seated at the right side of the image and is holding a book, presumably the Bible, in his left hand. Thomas Whytell sits in the stocks and is chained to the wall by the neck. A third figure stands be... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: John Florence, in 1424, is barebacked and bleeding, barefooted while carrying a long-stemmed taper. He walks while being flogged by a man marked as "Somner [Summoner? Bonner?]." Other men observe. A similar image appears only once in the second edition (1570), where it is clear that Bishop Edm... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Thomas Iveson, a thin and balding man, stands fully clothed and chained to the stake. His arms are raised above his head. He is surrounded by a scattered group of soldiers, some of whom are on foot and others on horseback. This engraving illustrates a new martyrdom that is not illustrated in any... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Wolfgangus Schuch stands fully clothed and chained to the stake, hands clasped and arms extended upward. He is surrounded by a crowd of civilians and soldiers; two men kneel in front of him with their arms extended toward him. In earlier editions, this martyrdom is illustrated by Luborsky and I... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: This tipped-in fold-out illustrates five separate scenes that took place at Windsor Castle. A cartouche spanning the top of the foldout states: "The description of Windsor Castle. The condemning of Anthony Person, Marbecke, Testwood, and Filmer; with y [the] burning of the said Person Testwood, ... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Giles Tilleman, clothed in a robe with hands clasped in prayer and arms extended upward, stands chained to the stake and engulfed in flames and smoke. He is surrounded by a crowd of soldiers and one man stokes the fire. Revised design of Luborsky and Ingram 11223/18, which is used in earlier E... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: John Bent, who stands bare-chested with hands raised as in prayer, stands chained to the stake while flames and smoke surround him. Bent is surrounded by a group of soldiers; one soldier, in the bottom left-hand corner of the image, stokes the fire beneath Bent's feet. Revised design of Luborsk... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: John Claidon [Claydon] and Richard Turming stand chained together on a stake. One man has one arm on the shoulder of the other and each man has a hand raised. A crowd of civilians and soldiers surrounds them. In earlier editions this martyrdom is illustrated by Luborsky and Ingram 11223/12. Rev... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Priest William Tailor [Taylor?] is tied and chained to the stake to be burned; bundles of faggots surround him but no flame or torch is portrayed in the scene. He seems to be fully clothed and has his arms outstretched above him as in prayer. Five men (or four men and one woman) kneel around hi... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Continuation of "THE TABLE," which includes "A Direction to the Peruser of this Index." JPEG file (380 KB ). -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: “A TABLE OF All the Persons and Things contained in the Three Volumes and the Continuation of the last Edition of the Book of Martyrs, set forth 1632. Made by N. Holmes, D.D. and corrected and enlarged by the Author.” The table (index) lists alphabetically all those mentioned within the three vol... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Twelve scenes that illustrate "The Proud Primacy of Popes described in order of their rising up from faithfull Bishops & Martyrs to become Lords & Governors over Kings & Kingdoms" are engraved on this two-page tipped-in fold-out. Each engraving depicts a particular scene, beginning in the upper l... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: “The true Plate of Hus and Jerome, among the Bohemians.” This engraving presents the obverse and reverse sides of a medal that memorializes the martyrdoms of John Hus and Jerome of Prague. The obverse side illustrates the profile of John Hus with the Latin words: "Credo unam esse ecclesiam sanct... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: William Sawtre, a priest, is fully-clothed and with arms outstretched and chained to a stake. Two men stoke the fire surrounding him. The crowd looking on includes a man on horseback, a man clothed in ecclesiastical garb, many soldiers, other men, and at least one woman. This image may be a rede... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: John Noyes of Laxfield stands chained to the stake and burning. Noyes is bearded and fully clothed and appears to be making a shrugging motion with this arms and shoulders. Two men are in the forefront of the image--one on his knees appears to be tending the fire and adjusting a faggot and anothe... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: "The Martyrdom of Six men burned at Brainford An. 1558 Iuly [July] 14." Robert Milles, Stephen Cotton, Robert Dynes, Stephen Wight, John Slade, and William Pikes stand fully clothed and chained to two stakes as they burn in the flames that surround them. Two men have their hands clasped in praye... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: "The right Picture and true counterfeit of Boner [Bonner], and his cruelty, in scourging of Gods Saints, in his Orchard at Fulham" The prisoner is on all fours on the ground in front of Bonner and has his head between the legs of a man who has one hand over his face and his hat in the other. Two... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: "Foure burned at St. Edmunds Bury." Four men--John Cooke, Robert Myles alias Plummer, Alexander Lane, and James Ashley-- stand clothed in robes and chained to two stakes. They are surrounded by flames and each man has his arms extended toward the crowd that surrounds them. In earlier editions,... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: A single man, known as “Peake,” is chained to the stake at Ipswich. Fully clothed, he extends his arms out toward the crowd that is gathered beneath him. In earlier editions this martyrdom is illustrated by Luborsky and Ingram 11223/18, which appears in the second (1570), third (1576), and fourth... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: James Bainham undergoes public penance by standing barefoot on a platform in St. Paul's Cathedral in London and carrying a long taper and a bundle of wood. A priest stands behind him and a man in the crowd raises his hand. Revised version of Luborsky and Ingram 11223/45, which appears in the se... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: John Denley, fully clothed and chained to the stake, leans forward with arms extended toward a solider who is about to throw a bundle of faggots into the fire. Four other soldiers stand nearby and appear to be in conversation with each other rather than watching Denley's burning. Four ecclesias... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: John Bradford, holding a book in his hand, is interrogated in prison by four bishops while the "Keper [Keeper]" looks on. Revised version of Luborsky and Ingram 11222/32 and 11223/70, which appear in all four early English editions (1563, 1570, 1576, 1583). JPEG file (468 KB). -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Rawlins White, fully clothed with a cloth tied around his head, hands upraised, and with a chain across his chest, stands amidst a large fire while a dark cloud hovers above him. To the large crowd gathered to watch, or perhaps to a monk standing on a platform in the front of the crowd, he says:... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: James Bainham stands fully clothed and chained to the stake. He has both arms extended outward and is surrounded by a crowd of civilians and soldiers. In earlier editions, this martyrdom is illustrated by Luborsky and Ingram 11223.18, and appears in the second (1570), third (1576), and fourth (1... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Thomas Rhedonensis, bald and with a long beard, is chained by the waist to the stake. He is engulfed in flames and stands with his hands clasped in prayer. Revised design of Luborsky and Ingram 11223/19 which is used nine times to represent the martyrdoms of several different men. JPEG file (4... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Foxe lists the names and death dates of Protestant and proto-Protestant martyrs for the months of July and August. JPEG file (1.22 MB). -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: “Henricus [Henry IV] the Emperor with his wife and child waiting barefoot and barelegd [barelegged], three days and three nights, at the gates of Carnusium [Carnosa].” Clerics and monks mock the king from above, while Pope Gregory VII (Hildebrand) dallies with a woman. Revised design of Luborsk... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Foxe lists the names and death dates of martyrs for the months of September and October. JPEG file (1.14 MB). -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Margery Polley, fully clothed with hands upraised and tears streaming down her face, stands chained to the stake at Tonbridge. While the flames engulf her and a large black cloud of smoke hovers above her, a crowd of soldiers surrounds her and watches her burn. Revised version of Luborsky and I... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: John Kurde stands chained to a stake amidst burning faggots. He is fully clothed and has both arms flailing about him. He is surrounded by a crowd of soldiers who observe the martyrdom. The soldier standing to the right of Kurde seems to be gesturing something by pointing his finger toward the... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: “The burning of the Godly and constant Martyr Mr. Thomas Bilney.” Fully clothed and with arms extended outward, Bilney stands chained to the stake and surrounded by flames and smoke. A crowd of soldiers looks on while one of them stokes the fire. This is a new design that presumably replaces t... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Twenty-two Protestant martyrs wait for death. These Protestants are roped together and led from Colchester (Essex) to London for interrogation by Bishop Bonner. The group is led and followed by officials on horseback and also accompanied by another official on foot. The engraving includes scrip... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Anne Albright, Joane Catmer, John Lomas, Agnes Snoth, and Joane Sole are chained together to two stakes at Canterbury. They are surrounded by faggots and engulfed by very large flames. A small man in the foreground of the image is tending the pyre while a large crowd gathers around the burning ... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Hugh Latimer ("Mr. Latimer") preaches from an open-air pulpit in Westminster. King Edward VI ( "K. Edward") and three other men listen from an indoor window at the right of the image while a large congregation gathers below the pulpit. A few men are scattered on the balcony in the background of... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: The burning of three "godly saints," including Julins Palmer, I. Gwin, and Thomas Askine. The three men stand tied together and are fully clothed. The martyr to the farthest right has his arms outstretched while the other two have their arms pulled close to their bodies and their hands clasped ... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: “The description of Dr. Cranmer, how he was plucked down from the stage, by Friars and Papists, for the true Confessions of his faith.” While Doctor Henry Cole ("D. Cole.") preaches from a pulpit, Cranmer (“Dr. Cranmer”) is pulled down from the stage by friars and clerics and arrested for the tr... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Foxe lists the names and death dates of Protestant and proto-Protestant martyrs for the months of March and April. JPEG file (1.28 MB). -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: “The burning of the blessed Martyr Adam Wallace.” Wallace, fully clothed, stands tied to the stake with a rope around his neck and a chain around his waist. He has both arms extended upward while he looks down at the crowd that surrounds him. A large crowd of soldiers and civilians witness the ... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Bishop Nicholas Ridley (“Ridley”) of London and Bishop Hugh Latimer (“Latimer”) of Worcester are tied, back-to-back, to a stake outside of Oxford. Ridley ("In manus tuas domine [In your hand, Oh Lord]"), stands facing to the left of the image with his arms outstretched to the crowd. Latimer ("Fa... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: "THE THIRD VOLUME OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY CONTAINING THE Acts and Monuments OF MARTYRS: WITH A General Discourse of these later Persecutions, horrible Troubles, and Tumults, stirred up by ROMISH PRELATES IN THE CHURCH. WITH Divers other Things incident, especially to this Realm of England ... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: John Hooper, Bishop of Gloucester, burning at the stake. The caption of the image indicates that this martyrdom took place on February 9, 1555. In this illustration, Hooper stands naked, wrapped only in a loincloth and tied to the stake by a band around his waist. With his right hand draped acro... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: "A true description of the racking and cruell [cruel] handling of Cutbert [Cuthbert] Symson [Simson] in the Tower." The illustration depicts three separate scenes. Center: “Cutbert Simson upon ye [the] rack”; upper left:“The description how Cutbert Simson stood in an engine of Iron 3 houres [ho... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Acts and Monuments of MATTERS most Special and Memorable, Happening in the CHURCH: WITH AN Universal History Of the same. Wherein is set forth at Large, the whole Race and Course of the CHURCH, from the Primitive Age to these later Times of Ours, with the Bloody Times, Horrible Troubles, and Grea... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: “A Picture describing the manner and place of them which were in bonds for the Testimony of the truth, conferring among themselves.” Robert Smith [“R. Smith”] sits at a table in a prison cell and converses with six other prisoners; he has an open book (presumably a Bible) in front of him. Two o... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: The burning of the books and bones of both Martin Bucer and Paul Fagius in the town square of Cambridge. At the top of the image, officials are casting both the bones and the books into a large burning pyre. A large procession of civilians begins at the left of the image and circles the burning... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: William Nichol, arms extended toward the crowd, stands chained to the stake and burning. A crowd of soldiers observes and to the left of the image a soldier on horseback appears to be administering the martyrdom. Three men stand at the forefront of the image and have their hands raised toward ...
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