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In the same time also Zeno ¹Bishop of Verona was martyred. The later Histories write of one Philippus, who being promoted to the Presidentship of Alexandria, came down with his wife Claudia, and his two sons Avitus and Sergius, and his daughter named Eugenia. Among whom this Eugenia ²was brought to Christianity, with two other her companions Eunuchs Prothus, and Hyacinthus: with whom she counselling, took the apparel of a man, partly to avoid trouble, and to hear more boldly the readings of Helenus ³an aged Bishop, and called her name Eugenius. Now a matron named Melancia, of Alexandria, fell in love with this Eugenius: which she refusing, and Melancia seeing by no means she could obtain her suit, she made an outcry against Eugenius, declaring that he went about to deflower her, & presented her accusation to Philippus: Whereupon Eugenius was constrained to manifest her self unto Philippus her father, who had now long time missed her, & whom with other of her parents she did afterward win to ⟨p. 40⟩the faith, for the same was after martyred. Eugenia after the martyrdom of her Father, is said to have returned to Rome with Prothus, and Hyacinthus, and converted Basilla to the faith, who should have been married to a Pagan husband, and was then beheaded after sundry, and diverse torments.

In the same time also Zeno ¹Bishop of Verona was martyred. The later Histories write of one Philippus, who beyng promoted to the Presidentship of Alexandria, came downe with his wife Claudia, and his two sonnes Auitus and Sergius, and his daughter named Eugenia. Among whom this Eugenia ²was brought to Christianitie, with two other her companions Eunuches Prothus, and Hyacinthus: with whome shée councelling, tooke the apparell of a man, partly to auoid trouble, and to heare more boldly the readings of Helenus ³