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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.
Gordius 1was a citizen of Caesarea, a Centurion, who gave over his charge, & lived in the desert a long time: but upon a certain day when a solemn feast of Mars was celebrated with games, in the Theatre of Caesarea, he came thither, & gat up to the highest place of the Theatre: and uttered himself a Christian in the hearing of all the people: whereupon after he had endured many & grievous torments, the sheriff assayed by flattery: which when it would not prevail, he caused him to be had out of the City to be burned, which was accomplished, and suffered of him with patience. Likewise suffered Menas an Egyptian soldier after that in like sort with Gordius, he had declared himself to be a Christian in the city of Cotis, where after diverse torments, by the commandment of Pyrrhus the President, he suffered the loss of his head.
Gordius 1was a citizen of Cesaria, a Centurion, who gaue ouer his charge, & liued in the desert a long time: but vpon a certaine day when a solemne feast of Mars was celebrated with games, in the Theator of Cesaria, he came thether, & gat vp to the highest place of the Theator: and vttered himselfe a Christian in the hearing of all the people: whereupon after he had endured many & gréeuous torments, the shiriffe assayed by flattery: which when it would not preuayle, hée caused him to be had out of the Citie to be burned, which was accomplished, and suffered of him with patience. Likewise suffered Menas an Egyptian souldier after that in like sort with Gordius, hée had declared himselfe to be a Christian in the citie of Cotis, where after diuerse torments, by the commaundement of Pirrhus the President, he suffered the losse of his head.
- 1Gordius.
Basilius mentioneth of 40. martyrs1