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A67922 Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 1] with an vniuersall history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitiue age to these latter tymes of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions agaynst the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperours, as nowe lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Newly reuised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time agayne published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the helpe of Christ our Lord) Iohn Foxe, which desireth thee good reader to helpe him with thy prayer.; Actes and monuments Foxe, John, 1516-1587. 1583 (1583) STC 11225; ESTC S122167 3,006,471 816

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island_n border_v about_o grecia_n win_v likewise_o by_o the_o turk_n from_o the_o christian_n euboea_n 719._o or_o nigropontus_n chalcis_n charistus_n cerinthus_n gerestus_n overieer_n creta_n act._n 17_o pulchri_fw-la portus_fw-la act._n 27_o lasaea_n act_n 27._o phoenicia_n act._n 17_o salmone_n act._n 27._o  _fw-fr clauda_n act._n 27_o  _fw-fr cyclades_n insulae_n 53_o salamis_n delos_n 1._o mach._n 15_o cephalenia_n  _fw-fr zacynthus_n or_o xanthus_n vide_fw-la supra_fw-la pag._n 727_o lemnos_n  _fw-fr ithaca_n  _fw-fr samos_n act._n 20._o  _fw-fr corcyra_n vide_fw-la supra_fw-la pag._n 727_o corcica_n 1553._o  _fw-fr ¶_o after_o the_o turk_n have_v subdue_v thracia_n and_o grecia_n procede_v further_o into_o europe_n he_o invade_v other_o region_n and_o city_n which_o also_o he_o add_v to_o his_o dition_z as_o country_n city_n mysia_n superior_a inferior_a rhaetiaria_n nessus_n vlpianum_n scupi_n sigindunum_fw-la or_o siget_n mysia_n inferior_a triballorum_fw-la oescus_n 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