A01115:269
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.
1Now in the East parts, in all Asia as yet for the space of iiij. years persecution did not cease, by the means of wicked Licinius: under whom suffered divers: as, Hermylus, a Deacon, and Stratonicides, a keeper of the prison. Which both, (after punishments sustained) were strangled in the flood Ister.
1Now in the East partes, in all Asia as yet for the space of iiij. yerers persecutiō did not cease, by the meanes of wicked Licinius: vnder whom suffered diuers: as, Hermylus, a Deacon, and Stratonicides, a kéeper of the prison. Which both, (after punishments sustayned) were strangled in the floud Ister.
- 1Yet persecution in Asia.Yet persecutiō in Asia.
Now also under Sapores, 1king of Persia, suffered Acyndinus, Pegasius, Anempodistus. and Epidephorus: also, Simeon, Archbishop of Selentia, with Ctesiphon, another ⟨p. 61⟩Bishop in Persia, with other ministers, and religious men,2 to the number of 128.
Now also vnder Sapores, 1king of Persia, suffered Acyndinus, Pegasius, Anempodistus. and Epidephorus: also, Simeon, Archbishoppe of Selentia, with Ctesiphon, another ⟨p. 61⟩