The tragedies of tyrants Exercised upon the church of God, from the birth of…The tragedies of tyrantes Exercised vpon the church of God, from the birth of…

At Nicomedia in Bithynia, when ¹the emperors commandment and proclamation was openly set abroad and both emperors at that present sojourned at Nicomedia, a certain noble citizen and of great dignity in that city rent down the emperors edict and tore it all to pieces, wherefore with out delay he was brought unto the emperors. Who after that he had confessed that he was a Christian, and that which he had done he did it on a fervent zeal: he was delivered unto the hangmen and Jurmagantes, who tormented him with sundry torments until he died. But among the outrageous torments wherewith they martyred him, there never appeared any one sign of sorrow in his countenance.

At Nicomedia in Bythynia, when ¹the emperours commaundement and proclamation was openly set abroade and both emperours at that present soiurned at Nicomedia, a certen noble citizen and of great dignitie in that city rent downe the emperours edict and tore it all to péeces, wherfore with out delaye hée was brought vnto the emperours. Who after that hée had confessed that hée was a Christian, and that whiche hée had doone hée did it on a feruent zeale: hée was deliuered vnto the hangemen and Iurmagantes, who tormented him with sundrie torments vntill hée died. But amonge the outragious tormentes wherewith they martyred him, there neuer appéered any one sygne of sorrowe in his countenaunce.

1. 1Done at Nicodemus.

At the same time were tormented and slain the chief Princes and nobles of the Emperors household, among whom Peter after sundry vexations and tortures, was laid upon a Gridiron, and roasted, with this most cruel kind of death, ending ⟨p. 42⟩his life. Likewise Dorotheus, and Gorgonius, Gentlemen of the Emperors Chamber, after the bitter taste of sundry torments: were last of all hanged.