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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.
This Emperor on his birth day, with the people of Rome assembled together, made sacrifice to Hercules and Jupiter, causing it to be cried through out the city, that Hercules was the patron of the city. At which time there were in the city Vincentius, 1Eusebius, 2Peregrinus, Potentianus, learned men, and instructors of the people: who converting the Gentiles in diverse places, and hearing hereof, preached and persuaded against the same, and converted one Julius 3a Senator, with others to the faith. Whereof Commodus hearing caused them all to be first tormented, & then to be pressed to death with leaden weights, saving that Julius was beaten to death with cudgels, at the commandment of Vitellus the Master of the Soldiers.
This Emperor on his birth day, with the people of Rome assembled together, made sacrifice to Hercules and Iupiter, causing it to be cried through out ye citie, that Hercules was the patrone of the citie. At which time there were in the citie Vincentius, 1Eusebius, 2Peregrinus, Potentianus, learned men, and instructors of the people: who conuerting the Gentils in diuerse places, and hearing hereof, preached and perswaded against the same, and conuerted one Iulius 3a Senator, with others to the faith. Whereof Commodus hearing caused them all to be first tormented, & then to be pressed to death with leaden waights, sauing that Iulius was beaten to death with cuggels, at the commandement of Vitellus the Maister of the Souldiers.
- 1Vincentius.
- 2Eusebius, &c.
- 3Julius.