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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.
At Alexandria, Philoromus, having great possessions, forsook all for Christ, and was beaded, and could not be moved with respect of friends, wife or children. Also Procopius 1in Palestine, after his conversion, brake his silver images and gave them to the poor, and after most grievous torments, had his head smitten off, having first his body dismembered, both of hands and feet.
At Alexandria, Philoromus, hauing great possessions, forsooke all for Christ, and was beaded, and could not be moued with respect of friends, wife or children. Also Procopius 1in Palestine, after his conuersion, brake his siluer images and gaue them to the poore, and after most grieuous torments, had his head smitten off, hauing first his body dismembred, both of hands and feete.
- 1Procopius.
In like manner suffered Gregorius, a young man of Cappadocia, besides a number of others, as Sergius and Bacchius, &c.
Pantaleon 1a Physician in Nicomedia, Theodorus in the city of Amasia, in Hellespontus, Gerion with 318. fellow martyrs,2 which suffered about Colon. Hermogenes President of Athens, being converted by the constancy and patience of one Menas, and Eugraphus. Item Samonas, Gurias and Abilus, Hieron also with certain his confessors under Maximinus, Indes and Dominas at Nicomedia, with 2000. martyrs: