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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 the same Antoninus, suffered also Ptolomeus, & Lucius, 1for confessing Christ, in a City of Egypt, called Alexandria. Ptolomeus was accused by a Centurion, suborn thereunto by a vicious Infidel, whose wife had been also lewd, but converted by Ptolomeus, and thereupon departing from her vicious husband, he revengeth himself upon her Instructor: who being brought before Urbinus the Judge, and condemned to suffer death, Lucius a Christian, blaming the Judge, and justifying the innocency of Ptolomeus, was with him also (without further examination) martyred.
Vnder the same Antoninus, suffered also Ptolomeus, & Lucius, 1for confessing Christ, in a Citie of Egypt, called Alexandria. Ptolomeus was accused by a Centurion, subornne thereunto by a vicious Infidel, whose wife had béene also lewde, but conuerted by Ptolomeus, and thereupon departing from her vicious husband, hee reuengeth himselfe vpon her Instructor: who being brought before Vrbinus the Iudge, and condemned to suffer death, Lucius a Christian, blaming the Iudge, and iustifying the innocencie of Ptolomeus, was with him also (without further examination) martired.
- 1Lucius.
In the reign of this Tyrant, suffered also one Concordus, 1a Minister in the City of Spoletum, because he would not do sacrifice to Jupiter, but spit in his face: wherefore (after many and sundry torments) he was beheaded.
In the raigne of this Tirant, suffered also one Concordus, 1a Minister in the Citie of Spoletum, because he would not do sacrifice to Iupiter, but spit in his face: wherefore (after many and sundrie torments) he was beheaded.