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An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the ChurchAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church
An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the Church: written by that Reverend Father, Master John Fox: and now abridged by Timothy Bright, Doctor of Physic, for such as either through want of leisure, or ability have not the use of so necessary an historyAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church: written by that Reuerend Father, Maister Iohn Fox: and now abridged by Timothe Bright, Doctour of Phisicke, for such as either through want of leysure, or abilitie haue not the vse of so necessary an history
London: printed by I. Windet, 1589
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Mammea, 1the mother of this Emperor, whom Jerome calleth a devout, & religious woman, hearing of the fame of Origen, sent for him to Antioch: to whom Origen resorted, and (staying a while with the Emperor and his mother) returned again to Alexandria. Thus (having reigned xiij. years) at a commotion ⟨p. 23⟩in Germany, with his mother Mammea he was slain.
Mammea, 1the mother of this Emperor, whō Ierom calleth a deuout, & religious womā, hearing of ye fame of Origē, sēt for him to Antioch: to whō Origē resorted, and (staying a while wt the Emperor and his mother) returned again to Alexandria. Thus (hauing raigned xiij. yeres) at a cōmotion ⟨p. 23⟩in Germany, with his mother Mammea he was slaine.
- 1Mammea.
After him succeeded Maximinus, 1& although the church in the time of Alexander had no open persecution, yet under Judges there were many martyred, because there was no edict to the contrary. As under Almachus, Calixtus 2B. of Rome, who succeeded Zephyrus above mentioned: and after him Urbanus, who suffered under Alexander Severus. Vincentius saith Calixtus was tied to a great stone, and so out of a window was thrown into a ditch. Eusebius saith he sat 5. years, Platina 6. Sabellicus 7. and so Damasus.