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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.
After this (being the last day of the spectacle) Blandina again, and one Ponticus, 1a child of fifteen years old, was brought forth. The child died constant, with extremity of torment. Blandina (after divers most exquisite torments, as whips, gridiron, and wild beasts) was at the last, cast into a net, & thrown to a wild Bull, and so was gored to death. Neither did their rage cease against the dead bodies: which they would not suffer to be buried, but caused them to be watched, least they should be put in grave. The causes why these persecutions were the more sharp, was because ⟨p. 16⟩some of the Ethnics being servants to the christians, were compelled by threatenings to feign against them, that they kept the feasts of Thyestes and incest of Oedipus, with other most heinous crimes.
After this (being the last day of the spectacle) Blandina againe, and one Ponticus, 1a childe of fiftéen yeres olde, was brought foorth. The childe died constant, with extremitie of torment. Blandina (after diuers most exquisite tormentes, as whips, gridiron, and wilde beastes) was at the last, cast into a net, & throwen to a wilde Bull, and so was gored to death. Neither did their rage cease against the dead bodies: which they would not suffer to be buried, but caused them to be watched, least they should be put in graue. The causes why these persecutions were the more sharpe, was because ⟨p. 16⟩some of the Ethnicks being seruants to the christians, were compelled by threatnings to fayne against them, that they kept the feasts of Thiestes and incest of Oedipus, with other most hainous crimes.
- 1Ponticus.