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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.
Under this Trajan which next followed Nerva, among others, Phocas 1B. of Pontus suffered, whom Traianus, because he refused to do sacrifice to Neptune, cast into a hot furnace, and after into a scalding bath. Anton. Eginl. fascic. temporum.
Vnder this Traiane which next followed Nerua, amōg others, Phocas 1B. of Pōtus suffered, whō Traianus, because he refused to do sacrifice to Neptune, cast into a hot furnace, and after into a scalding bath. Anton. Eginl. fascic. temporum.
- 1Phocas.
In the same persecution suffered also Sulpitius 1& Seruilianus 2two Romans, whose wives are said to be Emphrosina 3& Theodora: 4whom Salma 5did convert to the faith, and afterward were also martyred. This Salma was beheaded of C. Lepidus, the governor, in the mount Aventine, in the days of Hadrian: under whom also suffered Seraphia 6a virgin of Antioch. Moreover in this time of Trajan suffered Nereus 7and Achilleus 8