Martyrs

1655 · réf. H96551 — Namurci [Namur], s.n. 1655 [xxxii +] 400pp., later hardcover binding binding (spine in leather with gilt title and decorations, some traces of use at edges of boards and corners), 17cm., text in latin, text clean and bright with only very few contemporary underlinings and annotations (in margin of text) in ink, small wormhole in margin (not in the text) of first pages, good condition, [This is a rare second Latin edition, (first edition = Douai Balthasar Bellerus 1603). Willem Estius, born at Gorcum 1542, died at Douai 1613, based his work on the eye-witness account of his brother Rutger Estius and on his own investigations afterwards ; the author felt personally involved since his uncle and some of his friends (both priests of Gorcum & Hieronymus) were among the martyrs. // Continuation of the title: "Quibus pro coronide subiuncta est, eodem Authore appendix de martyrio Guilielmi Gaudani, item Minoritae quod contigit anno 1573. Habes & aliorum quorumdam martyria, opportunis locis commemorari: nominatim Cornelii Musii Delfii theologi & poëtae."], H96551