A01115:262
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.
Now the constancy of the women 1was also marvellous, & especially of a virgin, named Eulalia, 2of the town of Emerita in Portugal, who (being shut up of her Christian Parents, that for desire of martyrdom, feared least she should be cause of her own death) brake out in the night, & came before the Governor of the town of Emerita, being distant from the village where she was kept, & confessed her self to be a Christian, & reproved the cruelty of the judge, & the vanity of Maximinius, ye worshipped Idols, throwed the idols down, which she was brought to worship, & scattered the incense. Wherefore, after many vain persuasions. she had one joint of ⟨p. 59⟩her body pulled from an other, and her flesh and sides scratched with talents of wild beasts to the bones (she in the mean time rejoicing and praising God) They seared her breasts with torches, which when they had caught her hair which hanged down to her feet & covered her shame, she swallowed the flame, opening her mouth, and so died.
Now the constancie of the womē 1was also marueilous, & especially of a virgin, named Eulalia, 2of the towne of Emerita in Portugal, who (beeing shut vp of her Christian Parents, that for desire of martirdome, feared least shée should be cause of her own death) brake out in the night, & came before the Gouernor of the town of Emerita, being distant frō the village where she was kept, & confessed her selfe to be a Christiā, & reproued the cruelty of the iudge, & the vanity of Maximinius, ye worshipped Idols, throwed the idols down, which shée was brought to worship, & scattered the incense. Wherfore, after many vain perswasiōs. she had one ioynt of ⟨p. 59⟩her body pulled from an other, and her flesh and sides scratched with talents of wilde beastes to the bones (shée in the meane time reioysing and praysing God) They seared her brests with torches, which when they had caught her hayre which hanged downe to her féete & couered her shame, shée swallowed the flame, opening her mouth, and so died.