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1.
Cuthbert Simpson tortured on the rack in the Tower of London [graphic].

Creator:
Neagle, John B., approximately 1796-1866, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1830]
Call Number:
830.00.00.161
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A man, wearing only a loincloth, is shown being stretched on a rack. Two men, on the right and left edges of the image, work the mechanism of the torture device. Three men observe from the far side of the rack, the central figure wearing aristocratic clothes and a ruff
Description:
Title etched below image., Publication information from that of the volume for which the plate was engraved., Plate from: Foxe, J. Fox's Book of martyrs, or, The acts and monuments of the Christian Church. Philadelphia : J.J. Woodward, 1830., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark on two sides.
Publisher:
J.J. Woodward
Subject (Name):
Tower of London (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Martyrs, Punishment & torture, and Punishment devices
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Cuthbert Simpson tortured on the rack in the Tower of London [graphic].

2.
Actes and monuments of these latter and perillous dayes, touching matters of the church, wherein ar

Creator:
Foxe, John, 1516-1587
Published / Created:
Anno. 1563, the 20. of March]
Call Number:
Mey34 F83 +1563
Image Count:
14
Description:
BEIN Mey34 F83 +1563: Imperfect: t.p., dedication, calendar, and almanac (quire *6), and colophon-leaf (VVVV4) wanting and supplied in facsimile; woodcut mounted on E1 wanting and replaced by the one from the 1570 edition; some leaves frayed and repaired; some side notes bled. and Signatures: *6B-F6G-I8*I8*I*2**I*1K-Y6Aa-Tt6Vv8Xx-Yy6AA-YY6AAa-KKk6*KKk6LLl-YYy6AAA-YYY6AAAa-VVVv6*VVVv6XXXx-YYYy6AAAA-MMMM6NNNN8OOOO-PPPP6PPPP[symbol]1QQQQ-VVVV4.
Publisher:
by Iohn Day, dwellyng ouer Aldersgate, [beneth Saynt Martins
Subject (Topic):
Martyrs, Persecution, and Church history
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Actes and monuments of these latter and perillous dayes, touching matters of the church, wherein ar comprehended and described the great persecutions ... wrought ... by the Romishe prelates

3.
A lively picture describing the weight and substaunce of Gods most blessed word agaynst the

Call Number:
Mey34 F83 +1583
Collection Title:
Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the church, with an
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Abstract:
An illustration depicting Blind Justice holding a sword and a balance surrounded by corrupt and honest men.
Subject (Topic):
Church history, Martyrs, and Persecution
Collection Created:
[London : John Daye], 1583
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A lively picture describing the weight and substaunce of Gods most blessed word agaynst the doctrines and vanities of man traditions

4.
Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the church ...

Call Number:
Mey34 F83 +1583
Collection Title:
Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the church, with an
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Subject (Topic):
Church history, Martyrs, and Persecution
Collection Created:
[London : John Daye], 1583
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the church ...

5.
John Badby burnt in a tun [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1830]
Call Number:
830.00.00.160
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Badby is shown in a barrel surrounded by flaming faggots, with Henry Prince of Wales standing in the right foreground and a cleric holding up a small disc on the left. A crucifix hangs on an outside wall in the background
Description:
Title etched below image., Publication information from that of the volume for which the plate was engraved., Plate from: Foxe, J. Fox's Book of martyrs, or, The acts and monuments of the Christian Church. Philadelphia : J.J. Woodward, 1830., "Page 105"--Below image in lower right., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides.
Publisher:
J.J. Woodward
Subject (Name):
Badby, John, -1410., Henry V, King of England, 1387-1422., and Foxe, John, 1516-1587.
Subject (Topic):
Martyrs, Burning at the stake, Crucifixes, and Clergy
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > John Badby burnt in a tun [graphic].

6.
R. P. Gvlielmvs Irlandvs Societatis Iesv Sacerdos [graphic].

Published / Created:
[10 August 1805]
Call Number:
805.08.10.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait of William Ireland, half-length, in an oval lettered with the title, slightly turned to the left, with a mantle about his shoulders, a rope about his neck and a knife embedded in his chest, the Christogram in a laurel frame below upon a parapet."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
R. P. Gulielmus Irlandus Societatis Iesu Sacerdos
Description:
Title from text in oval border of portrait. and Text engraved on pedestal below portrait: Fidei odio suspensus et dissectus ad Tybourn prope Londinum, 24 Januar. 1678, 3 Febr. 1679.
Publisher:
Publish'd Aug. 10, 1805, by Wm. Richardson, York House, Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
Ireland, William, 1636-1679, and Jesuits
Subject (Topic):
Martyrs
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > R. P. Gvlielmvs Irlandvs Societatis Iesv Sacerdos [graphic].

7.
Se. Apoline [graphic].

Published / Created:
[18--?]
Call Number:
Print00502
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Sainte Apoline
Description:
Title etched below image., Place of publication derived from language of text., Date supplied by curator., Sheet trimmed., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Apollonia, Saint, -249.
Subject (Topic):
Women saints, Dentistry, and Martyrs
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Se. Apoline [graphic].

8.
The rebellion displayed most humbly inscribed to his sacred Majesty King George. [graphic]

Published / Created:
publish'd according to act of Parliament 1 Nov. 1748.
Call Number:
748.11.01.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
On the left James II, seated on a throne of "hereditary right" and holding manacles, turns left to shake the hand of a monk who tramples on an open volume labeled "Holy Bible". From under the throne dragons or serpents devour the "Magna Carta", "Toleration Act", "Common and Statute Law" and "Acts of Parliament" while slaves bow before the King and Furries with torches and whips dance before him. On an obelisk is inscribed: "The Foundation of the Roman Hierarchy; implicit faith; apostalical succession; infallibility; pardons and indulgences; decrees of council; massacres; private murders; perjury and the inquisition ..." At foot of the obelisk is the Pope preaching "Hereditary indefeasible right and my bull to sanctify thy claim" addressed to the Pretender ...
Description:
Title engraved in cartouche below image., Later state, with publisher's address erased and date altered to 1748. Originally published by J. Collyer in Ludgate Street, 1 November 1745., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on sides., and Mounted to: 31 x 39 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
James II, King of England, 1633-1701, George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760, James, Prince of Wales, 1688-1766, Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774, and Benedict XIV, Pope, 1675-1758
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character), Animals, Clergy, Demons, Justice, Martyrs, Monks, Shackles, and Enslaved people
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The rebellion displayed most humbly inscribed to his sacred Majesty King George. [graphic]

9.
[Ars moriendi] [graphic].

Published / Created:
[14--]
Call Number:
Print00971
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title and date supplied by curator., Place of publication derived from presence of umlaut in image text., Possibly a restrike., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Religion & medicine; Demons & devils., and Stamp verso.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Death, Religious aspects, Christianity, Queens, Kings, Demons, Saints, Sick persons, Deathbeds, Martyrs, Knives, and Prayer
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > [Ars moriendi] [graphic].

10.
[Copies of limnings in the Harleian manuscript of John Lydgate's Life of King Edmund and others on

Published / Created:
[not before 1720?]
Call Number:
Quarto 49 3505
Image Count:
23
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Nine drawings, four copies of drawings of limnings in the Harleian copy of John Lydgate's Life of King Edmund and five drawings, four on vellum, from Froissart's Chronicle, mounted on leaves and bound in old vellum. Most drawings with contemporary captions on versos
Description:
Title from Hazen catalogue., Date based on date of acquisition of the original manuscript (Harley 2278) by Robert Harley: "16 die Augusti A. D. 1720"., and Now mounted on leaves in an old vellum binding. Bookplate 1. Not in Manuscript Catalogue of 1763.
Subject (Name):
Edmund, King of East Anglia, 841-870., Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?, and Froissart, Jean, 1338?-1410?
Subject (Topic):
Martyrs
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [Copies of limnings in the Harleian manuscript of John Lydgate's Life of King Edmund and others on vellum from a manuscript of Froissart's Chronicle] [art original].