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OLD BIBLES AND BOOKS
belonged to Bishop Wilson containing
notes in his own hand-writing.
John Foxe was born at Boston, Lincolnshire,
and was educated at Oxford, where
he became a fellow of Magdalen College,
remaining till 1545, when he left on
account of his strong Protestant views.
He was ordained a priest in 1560 and
became Canon of Salisbury in 1563. He
is chiefly famous as the author of the work
known as Foxe's Book of Martyrs, which
greatly influenced the progress of Protestantism
in England, and was consequently
bitterly opposed by the Roman Catholics.
The book was printed in 1562-63 by
John Daye, of London. The copy at
Burton has unfortunately
lost its title
page, but John Daye's name appears at
the end of the volume. It is a first
edition, printed in Black Letter, and
bound in leather with brass corners.
There is also the brass attachment for the
chain.
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