An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the ChurchAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church

After the death of his father, all the goods being confiscate to the Emperor, he sustained himself, his mother, and six brethren, by keeping a school, till at length he applied himself altogether to the scripture, and profited in the tongues, Hebrew & Greek, which he conferred with other translations, as that of the 70. & found out also other translations which we call the common translations of Aquila, of Symmachus and Theodocian, with which he joined also four other. He wrote to the number of vij. thousand books,¹ the copies whereof he used to sell for three pence a piece and a little more to sustain his living. He had divers Scholars, as Plutarchus, ²Serenus ³his Brother which dyed both martyrs: Serenus was burned, Heraclitus and Heron were beheaded. Also another Serenus ⟨p. 20⟩which was beheaded, Rhais; and Potamiena, who was tormented with pitch poured upon her, and martyred with her mother Marcella, and died in the fire. She was put to death by one Basilides, ⁴a Captain of the army, who showed her some kindness in repressing the rage of the multitude: wherefore she thanked him and said, she would pray for him. Now this Basilides being required a while after to give an oath in a matter by the Idols, and the Emperor (as the manner of the oath was) refused so to do, confessing himself to be a Christian, and was beheaded for the faith.

After the death of his father, all the goodes béeyng confiscate to the Emperour, hée susteined himselfe, his mother, and sixe brethren, by kéeping a schoole, till at length he applied himselfe altogether to the scripture, and profited in the tongues, Hebrew & Gréeke, which he conferred with other translations, as that of the 70. & found out also other translations which we call the common translations of Aquila, of Symmachus and Theodocian, with which he ioyned also foure other. He wrote to the number of vij. thousand bookes,¹