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Brachy-Martyrologia

Or, A Brewery of all the greatest Persecutions Which have befallen the Saints and People of God From the Creation to our present Times: Paraphras'd, By Nicholas Billingsly
Billingsley, Nicholas (1633-1709)

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In Amici sui charissimi Nicholai Billingsly Brachy-hagio-Martyrologiam Distichon Panegyricum.
  
Deo Opt. Max.
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THE PERSECUTIONS Mentioned in the Old Testament.
 I. 
SECT. I. The Persecution of the Church in the first Ages of the World, and so forward till Christ's Incarnation.
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SECT. II. The Persecution of the Church from Nehemiah to Antiochus his time; and also under Antiochus Epiphanes, before the nativity of Christ, about 168 years.
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SECT. III. The Martyrdom of the Maccabees, under the same Antiochus.
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SECT. IV. The Persecution of the Church from Christs time to our present age; and first of those mentioned in the New-Testament.
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THE Persecution of the Church Under the Heathen Roman Emperours.
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SECT. V. The first Primitive Persecution, which began Anno Christi, 67.
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SECT. VI. The second Primitive Persecution, which began Anno 96.
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SECT. VII. The third Primitive Persecution, which began Anno Christi 108.
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SECT. VIII. The fourth Primitive Persecution, which began Anno Christi 162.
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SECT. IX. The fifth Primitive Persecution, which began Anno Christi 205.
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SECT. X. The sixth Primitive Persecution, which began Anno Christi 237.
 XI. 
SECT. XI. The seventh Primitive Persecution, which began Anno Christi 250.
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SECT. XII. The eighth Primitive Persecution, which began Anno Christi 259.
 XIII. 
SECT. XIII. The ninth Primitive Persecution, which began Anno Christi 278.
 XIV. 
SECT. XIV. The tenth Primitive Persecution, which began Anno Christi 308.
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SECT. XV. The Persecution of the Christians in Persia, under Sapores, about the same time.
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SECT. XVI. The Churches Persecution under Julian the Apostata, Anno Christi 365.
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SECT. XVII. The Churches Persecution under the Arrian Hereticks, which began An. Christi 339.
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SECT. XVIII. The Persecution by the Donatists, Anno Christi 410.
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SECT. XIX. The Persecution of the Church in Affrick, by the Arrian Vandales, Anno Christi 427.
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THE Persecution of the Church Under the PAPACY.
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SECT. XX. The Persecution of the Waldenses, which began Anno Christi 1160.
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SECT. XXI. The Persecution of the Church of God in Bohemia, which began Anno Christi 894.
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SECT. XXII. The Churches Persecution in Spain, which began Anno Christi 1540.
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SECT. XXIII. The Churches Persecution in Italy, which began Anno Christi 1546.
  
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An Englishman Martyred in Portugal.
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SECT. XXIV. The Persecution of the Church in Germany, which began Anno Christi 1523.
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SECT. XXV. The Persecution of the Church in the Low-Countries.
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SECT. XXVI. The Modern Persecution of the Church in Germany, since the year 1630.
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SECT. XXVII. The Persecution of the Church in France, which began Anno 1524.
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SECT. XXVIII. The Persecution in the time of the Civil Warrs, which began Anno 1562.
  
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The Massacre at Paris, Anno 1571.
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SECT. XXIX. The siege of Sancerre, Anno Christi, 1573.
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SECT. XXX The Persecution of the Church of Christ in the Valtoline, Anno Christi 1620.
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SECT. XXXI. The Persecutions of the Church in Scotland, which began, Anno Christi 1527.
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SECT. XXXII. The Persecution of the Church in Ireland, Anno Christi 1642.
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A MARTYROLOGIE
  
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THE PERSECUTIONS Of the Church of England,
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SECT. I. The Persecution of the British Church, till the coming in of the Saxons.
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SECT. II. The Persecution of the British Church under the Heathen Saxons and English, Anno 429, &c.
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SECT. III. Of the Heptarchy united by Egbert; and of the invasion by the Danes, and of the Persecution of the English Church under them
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SECT. IV. The Persecution of the English Church under the Papacy.
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SECT. V. The Persecution of the English Church after the rising of Martin Luther.
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SECT. VI. The Persecution of the Duke of Somerset in the Reign of King Edward the sixth.
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SECT. VII. The Persecution of the English Church under the Reign of Queen Mary.
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SECT. Ult. God's Judgements upon the Persecutors of his Church and children.

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SECT. XXII. The Churches Persecution in Spain, which began Anno Christi 1540.

A Spanish Factor Francis Roman nam'd,
Hearing at Breme a Sermon, was s'enflam'd
And wrought upon, that in a little space
He grew in knowledge, and encreas'd in grace.
Upon a time when he return'd agen,
He labour'd to convince his country-men
Of blind-fold ign'rance; for the wayes they trod
Were dissonant unto the word of God.
But they reproachfully despis'd, contemn'd
His words, and him unto the fire condemn'd.
Then with a paper-Mitre on his head,
Painted with ugly Demons, was he led
To execution: and by the way
Being urg'd to bow unto a cross, said Nay,
The Christians are not wont to worship wood:
So having said, he was the fire's food.
How many honest-hearted persons cast
Into infectious dungeons, breath'd their last!
The pris'ners cloath'd with red-cross'd Sambitoes,
Were at Validolid plac'd all in rowes.

Anno 1550.


The inquisition was first invented
By the Domin'can Friers; who attented
The extirpation of the Christian race,
By death, or ignominious disgrace.
One while they strive with flatt'ries to ensnare
The doubting Christian e're he be aware:
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And if they see that fair means will not do,
They exercise compulsion. O who!
Who is there able to demonstrate fully
The kinde of torments that were us'd? the pully
Hang'd on the Gibbit, holds the hands or thumbs
Of the poor wretch; then the Strappado comes,
And rends his weight-distended joynts asunder.
Some in the Trough are tortur'd; some are under
Cruel imprisonments, where is not any
Light but what enters the Key-hole or crany.
Some are injoyn'd to run unto the racks,
With yellow Sambenitoes on their backs:
Their tongues in a cleft-stick have not the scope
To empty out their mindes; and while a rope
Encompasseth their necks, coacting bands
Press hard behinde them their united hands.
Thus, thus poor Creatures, in a piteous plight,
Are led to suffer in the peoples sight.

Anno 1560.

Burton and Burgate, Burgess, Hooker, Baker,
English-men born, were each of them partaker
Of Martyrdom at Cadiz; and ascended
To happiness, which never shall be ended.
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