these torments and persisted constant and the bones laye all bare the fleshe banished awaye they powre Vineger myxt with salte into the festred woundes and brused partes of the bodie When he had ouercome also these tormentes and reioyced greatly thereat a greediron with hotte burninge coales is prepared and that which remayned of his bodie was layde thereon to be bruyled a slowe fire beinge made vnder to consume it by little and a little lest that death quickly deliuered him of his payne So that they which had the charge of the fire woulde release him of no part of his payne vnlesse he promised to yelde in the ende to the Emperours decree But he holding fast his former opinion ouer came them yelded vp the ghost in the middest of his torments So valiant as you heare was the martyrdome of one of the Emperours pages correspondent vnto his name for he was called Peter The thinges which happened to the rest were nothing inferior to these the which according vnto our former promise we will leaue vntoutched addinge onely this to that which went before how that Dorotheus and Gorgonius with many others of the Emperours familie after sundry torments ended their lyues on the gallowes and bare away the garlande of victorie At this time also was Anthimus bishop of Nicomedia beheaded for the christian faith and with him a great multitude of martyrs For I wot not how in the emperours palace at Nicomedia some parte of the house was all a fire and when the Christians were taken in suspicion to be the authors therof by the emperours cōmaundement the whole troope generally of all the godly there at that time was executed whereof some with sworde were beheaded some other with fire burned where also by the secret deuine prouidence of God as the report goeth both men and women skipped and leaped into the flaminge fire An other companie the sergiants sette in a boate and threwe into the deapth of the sea The Emperours pages after their death decently buried and resting in their graues were digged vp and by the commaundement of their lordes cast into the sea lest any adored them in their sepulchers and tooke them for gods as they dreamed of vs. and such were the practises in the beginning of the persecution at Nicomedia but in a while after when that some in the region called Melitis and againe some other in Syria were found ready to rebell the Emperour commaunded all the pastors throughout euery church to be imprisoned and kept in holde The spectacle of the practises was so cruell to behold that it exceeded all that therof may be spoken Infinite multitudes were euery where inclosed and the prisons of old appointed ordained for murtherers diggers vp of sepulchers and riflers of graues were then replenished with bishops ministers deacons readers and exorcists so that there was no rowme in the prison for such as were condemned for hainous offences Agayne when the former edicts had taken place there followed others by vertue of the which such as sacrificed were set at libertie and such as resisted were commanded to be tormented with a thousand kind of torments Who is able heere to number the multitude of all the Martyrs throughout all the worlde specially in that they suffred martyrdome throughout Aphrick and amonge the Moores throughout Thebais and Aegypt throughout other cities and prouinces CAP. VII The constancie of certaine Martyrs deuoured of wyld beasts in Palaestina and Phaenicia WE haue knowen diuers of these to haue florished in Palaestina agayne others in Tyrus of Phaenicia whose infinite stripes and in their stripes a maruelous constancie and after their stripes their sodaine bickeringe with rauening beastes in their bickering their valiant courage in withstanding the force of fierce Libards the rage of roaring Beares the tuskes of wylde Boares the woodnes of Bulls burned with fire and seared with hotte glowinge yron who wyll not be amazed to beholde at the doinge of all which we were present our selues and sawe with our eyes the deuine power of our sauiour Iesus Christ for whose sake they suffred these thinges present and manifestly aydinge these Martyrs neyther durst these rauening beastes of a longe time drawe nygh and approche vnto the bodies of the blessed saincts but raunged about and deuoured such as sette them on without the ringe toutchinge by no meanes among all the rest the blessed champions though their bodies were bare though they prouoked them with the streatchinge forth of their handes as they were commaunded And if some tyme violently they fell vpon them backe agayne they recoyled as if they had bene repelled by diuine power from aboue which continewing a long time brought great admiration vnto the behoulders When the first beast raunged aboue to no purpose the seconde and thirde were let loose at the one and the same martyr the sufferance of those Sainctes was to be wondred at their constancy firme and immoueable in their freshe and greene bodyes Then might a man haue seene a yong stripling vnder twenty yeares of age standing still without any holding stretching forth his handes in forme of a crosse making earnest supplication vnto God with a setled and immoueable minde not wagging him selfe at all or poynting any whither from his standing place yea thought the beares and Libards breathed out present death and now as it were teared his fleshe in peeces with their teethe yet I wott not howe as if their iawes had bene glued together they recoyled back agayne Besides this yong man ye might haue seene others in number fiue throwen at the feete of a fierce bull which tossed into the ayre and tore in peeces with his hornes such as stoode without the ryng and left them as good as deade onely the holy Sainctes he had no power to hurte with his furious and cruell threats thoughe he scattered the earth with his feete and fanned the ayre with his hornes though he were prouoked to fiercenesse with searing yron and fomed out present death yet by the diuine prouidence of God he was pushed backe When that this beast could nothing preuaile agaynst the holy Martyrs others were let loose at length after sundry bitter torments and violence of wilde beastes all were beheaded and in steade of still earth and quiet sepulchre they swamme in the surging waues of the seas CAP. VIII Of the martyrs in Aegypt THe like bickering had they of Tyrus in Aegypt the which they suffred for the seruice of God then wouldest thou haue marueled at their martyrdomes suffred vpon their owne natiue soile where infinite both of men and women and children for the saluation procured by our Sauiour Iesus Christ contemning this transitory life haue endured sundry kindes of torments wherof some after mayming and racking and scurging thousands other vexations horrible to be hearde of were burned to ashes others drowned in the seas others manfully layd their neckes to y e blocke others hanged on y e
and bring him before the President he as if he went about to hasten his iourney and to ioyne him a wayfaring companion with Porphyrius vnto the celestial paradise commauÌ„deth forthwith that he should be beheaded This Seleucus was borne in Cappadocia preferred to this great honor before all the youth of the Romaine bande and before them which were of great creditt and estimation among the Romaines he excelled all the rest of the souldiers in youthly fauour in strength goodly stature of body his countenance was gracious his speach amiable he passed for comely making for bigge setting for fayre liking and fit proportion of the whole body â–ª he was famous at the beginning of the persecution for his pacient suffring of stripes in the defence of the fayth and being depriued of the warlike dignitie which he enioyed became a zelous follower of the worshippers or religious men he succored and prouided with fatherly care ouersight for the fatherles the succorlesse y â— widowes and such men as were visited with greate misery affliction wherfore God being rather delited w t such like sacrifices of mercy and workes of charitye then with smokye incense and bloody oblations called him of his goodnes vnto this glorious and renowmed garland of martyrdome this was the tenth champion of the number mentioned before which suffered death in one and the selfe same daye whereby as it appeareth the great and bewtifull gate of the kingdome of heauen being sett wide open by the meanes of Pamphilus his martyrdome made an easie passage both vnto him and the others his companions to the attayning of the perfect pleasure in the celestiall paradise Theodulus also a graue and a zelous father one of Firmilianus the Presidents familie and in greater creditt with him then all the rest of his houshold partly for his whore heade and greate yeares for he was a greate graundfather and partly for the singuler good will and affection borne alwayes towards him treading the same steppes which Seleucus had done before him and committing the like crime with him is brought before his maister Firmilianus the President to pleade for him self who being incensed with greater rage towards him then the rest of y â— Martyrs deliuered him in the ende to be crucified which kind of martyrdome after the example of our Sauiour he suffered most willingly yet because there wanted one which might supplye the twelfe rowme among the Martyrs rehearsed before Iulianus came forth who comming from farre and as yet not entred into the wrastling place as soone as he had hearde by the way as he came of their death and happy endes forthwith he conueyed him straight vnto the noble spectacle and theatre of Martyrs and as soone as he sawe with his eyes the blessed bodyes of the Sainctes lying all a long vpon the grounde he was tickled with inward ioye he embraced them seuerally and saluted them after the best maner which when he had done the catchpoles and executioners apprehended him and presented him before Firmilianus who after he had executed such thinges as were correspondent vnto his cruell nature commaunded he shoulde be layde vpon a slowe and a slacke fire and so burned to death Iulianus triumphed and leapt for ioye and with a loude voyce gaue great thankes vnto God who voutch safed him worthy so greate a glory and rewarde and in the ende he was crowned with martyrdome he was by birth of Cappadocia in life and conuersation holy faythfull and very religious and besides his fame in other things he was inspired with the aboundance of the spirite of God such was the trayne of them which were tormented and by the goodnes of God crowned Martyrs in the company of Pamphilus their holy and happy carkasses were kept aboue grounde by the decree of the wicked President foure dayes and foure nightes to be deuoured of the beastes of the fielde and of the foules of the ayre but when as miraculously neyther beaste neyther byrde neyther dogge drewe nighe vnto them agayne by the grace and goodnes of Almighty God they were caried away safe and sounde and committed with solempne buriall after the christian maner vnto their still graues and resting sepulchres Furthermore when the tyranny and cruelty practised against vs was bruted abroad and rife in euery mans mouth Adrianus and Eubulus of the contrey Manganaea taking their iourney towards Caesarea for to visite the rest of the confessors were taken at the gates of the city and examined concerning y â— cause of their voyage into that contrey afterwards freely confessing the truth they were brought before Firmilianus he without any more adoe or farther deliberation after many torments and infinite stripes gaue sentence they shoulde be torne in peeces of wilde beastes within two dayes after being the fift day of the moneth Dystros about the thirde Nones of March when the citizens of Caesarea celebrated their wakes vpon the day of reuells Adrianus was throwen at the feete of a fierce lion afterwards slayne with the edge of the sworde and so dyed Eubulus the thirde day after about noone in the selfe same Nones of March being the seuenth day of the moneth Dystros when the iudge entreated him earnestly to sacrifice vnto the Idols whereby he might enioye their freedome according vnto lawe and order he preferred the glorious death for godlines sake before this frayle and transitory life after he was torne and mangled of wilde beastes he was slayne as his fellowe before him with the edge of the sworde and being the last he sealed with his bloode all the happy conflicts of the blessed Martyrs of Caesarea but it shall seeme worthy the noting â–ª if at length we remember howe after what sorte and that not long after the heauy hande of God lighted vpon those wicked Magistrates together with the tyrants them selues for Firmilianus who frowardly and contumeliously raged agaynst the Martyrs of Christ suffering extreame punishment together with the other his parteners in horrible practises ended his life with the swords â–ª And these were the martyrdomes suffered at Caesarea during the whole persecution CAP. XXX The pastors of the Churches for their negligence in executing of their office were punished from aboue The martyrdome of Peleus Nilus Patermythius the punishment of Siluanus and Iohn The beheading of Nyne and thirty Martyrs in one day WHat in the meane tyme was seene to fall out against the Presidents and pastors of churches and after what sort the iust iudgment of God reuenger of sinne in steede of shepeherds ouer sheepe and the reasonable flocke of Christ the which they shoulde haue wisely and aduisedly gouerned made them not onely keepers of Camels a kinde of beast â—oid of reason by nature crooked and ill shapen but also the Emperours horsekeepers and this he did for a punishment due vnto their deserts moreouer what contumelies what reproches what diuersity of torments they suffred of the Emperours Presidents and Magistrats at
for Christes sake shall haue fellovvship vvith the liuing God after that she had honge a longe vvhile and no beaste toutched her she is taken dovvne cast into pryson and reserued for further torment that being conquerour of many combatts she might prouide for the crooked serpent inexcusable condemnation and animate the brethren vnto chearefulnesse putting on as a smale a vveake and contemptible person the greate the strong and inuincible champion Christ Iesus obtayning through her diuerous manifolde pacience the incorruptible crovvne of glory Attalus also a famous man vvas greatly desired of the people vnto punishment vvho being ready and of a cleare conscience came forth for he vvas notably exercised in the Christian profession alvvaies a fauorer and furtherer of the trueth therefore vvhen he vvas led in compasse of the Theatre vvith a scrole before him vvherein vvas vvritten in the Romayne tongue This is Attalus the Christian and the people had raged against him the President knovving that he vvas a Romayne commaunded him to be imprisoned and closely kept vvith the other prisoners concerning vvhom he had vvritten vnto Caesar and expected an ansvvere The meane tyme passing betvvene vvas neither vayne nor frutelesse for the infinite mercy of Christ Iesus our Sauiour shined in the vvorlde through their pacience the deade by the liuing vvere reuiued the martyrs profited such as vvere no martyrs the pure virgine and mother the Churche vvas greatly comforted and cherished vvhen as she recouered and receaued for liuing such as before she had loste as vntimely birthes and dead frute for many vvhich before had faynted by their meanes vvere novv moulded borne againe stirred vp a fresh learned to protest their faith and novv being quickened and strengthened hauing tasted of him vvhich vvill not the deathe of a sinner but is mercifull vnto the penitent they come forth before the tribunall seate ready to ansvvere vnto the interrogatories of the president And because that Caesar had commaunded by vvriting that such as confessed them selues Christians shoulde be executed and such as renounced shoulde departe the frequented solemnitie vvhich by reason of the concourse of the Gentyles from euery contrey vvas about the beginning very populous he brought forth from prison the blessed confessors into the open spectacle and presence of the people to be scornfully gased vpon and vvhen he had agayne made inquisition of them as many as he founde to be priuiledged persons of Rome those he beheadded the rest he threvv to be reÌ„t a sunder torne in peeces of vvilde beastes Christ vvas greatly glorified in them vvhich at the first denyed and at last beyond all the expectation of the heathen boldely confessed their fayth They seuerally vvere examined to be set at liberty but after confession they vvere coopled to the number of the martyrs They taried vvithout vvhich neuer had grayne of fayth no feeling of the vvedding garment no sparckle of the feare of God but rather through their vvicked conuersation blasphemed the vvay of God as sonnes of perdition All the other vvere coopled to the Christian congregation at the tyme of examination Alexander a Phrygian borne professing phisicke hauing dvvelled in Fraunce many yeares a man vvell knovvne for his great zeale Godvvardes and boldenes of speach he vvas not vvithout the gracious and Apostolicke gift stoode harde by the tribunall seate and nigh the examined persons exhorting them to bouldnesse of confession by signes and tokens so that by his sorovving and sighing by his hopping and skipping to and froe he vvas discryed of the standers by and vvhen the people in compasse had taken in ill parte that they vvhich before had recanted againe did confesse vvith one consent they cry out agaynste Alexander as author thereof VVhen the President had vrged him and demaunded of him vvhat he vvas he ansvvered I am a Christian for vvhich ansvvere the President allotted him vnto the beastes of them I say to be rent in peeces and deuoured The seconde day after together vvith Attalus he is brought forthe for the President to gratifie the people deliuered him vnto the beastes to be bayted the seconde time And vvhen these had tasted of all the torments prouided for them in compasse of the scaffolde and suffred great paine in the ende they vvere put to death of vvhich number Alexander not once sighed neyther vttered any kinde of speache but invvardly from the heart talked vvith God Attalus burning in the scaulding yron chayre glovving hott so that the sauour of his broyled body filled their nostrells spake vnto the multitude in the Romayne tongue behould this is to deuoure men for vve neither deuoure men neyther commit any other haynous offence And being demaunded vvhat name God had aunsvvered God is not called after the manner of men after all these thinges vppon the last day of the spectacles Blandina together vvith Ponticus a yonge man of fifteene yeares of age vvas brought forth vvhich thing vvas dayly vsed to the ende they might behoulde the torments of the rest vvhome they compelled to svveare by their Idols names but they constantly perseuering in their sentence and contemning their Idols sett the multitude in such a rage against them that they tendered neither pitied the yeares of the yonge man nether spared the vvoman kinde but plagued them vvith all punishment possible that in compasse compelling them novv and then to svveare vvhich vvhen they coulde not bringe to passe Ponticus being succored of the sister in presence of the Paganes vvho then behelde hovve that she exhorted and confirmed the yonge man after that he had suffered all kinde of bitter torment yelded vp the ghoste last of all blessed Blandina like a noble mother hauing exhorted her children and sent them before as Conquerours vnto the Kinge pondering vvith her selfe all the punishments of her children hastened after them ioying and triumphing at her ende as if she had bene inuited and laued to a vvedding dinner and not to be cast among vvilde beastes after scurging after buckling vvith vvilde beastes after the broyling of her bodye as it vvere in a frying panne at lengthe she vvas vvrapped in a nette and tumbled before a vvilde bull vvhich tossed her vvith his hornes to and froe yet had she no feeling of all these her minde being fixed and vvholy sett vppon the conference vvhich she had vvith Christ in the ende she vvas beheaded the Pagans them selues pronouncing â–ª that neuer any vvoman vvas hearde of amonge them to haue suffred so many and so greate torments nether so did they cease from their crueltie and rage tovvardes the Christians for the sauage and barbarous Gentyles being prouoked by a furious and beastly â—iende coulde not quiet them selues but that their furious rage practised an other kinde of malicious spyte vpon the dead carkases neither vvere they pleased in that they vvere ouercome and voyde of natural feeling and sense but proceeded further like brute beastes both President and people
had perswaded the senate with these and the like reasons firste of all he rose and pronounced that all such of what age soeuer as were not fitte for feates of armes were they men or women myght boldly passe and depart the citie affirminge that if they woulde remaine and lynger in the cytie like vnprofitable members there was no hope of life they must nedes perishe with famine to which saying the whole seuate condescended so that he deliuered from daunger of death in maner as many as were besieged but specially those that were of the churche Agayne he perswaded to flyght all the christians throughout the citie not onely such as were within the compasse of the decree but infinite mo vnder colour of these priuely arrayed in womens attyre carefully he prouided that in the nyght season they should conuey them selues out at the gates and flye vnto the Romaines campe where Eusebius entertained all them that were afflicted with longe siege after the maner of a father and phisition and resteshed them with all care and industrie Such a coople of pastors orderly succeeding one an other did the church of Laodicea by the diuine prouidence of God enioye who after the warres were ended came thither from Alexandria we haue seene many peces of Anatolius works whereby we gather how eloquent he was howe learned in all kind of knowledge specially in those his bookes of Easter wherof at this present it may seeme necessary that we alleage some portion of the canons toutching Easter The nevy moone of the first moneth first yeare sayth he cōpriseth the originall cōpasse of nineteene yeares after the Aegyptians the sixe tvventieth day of the moneth Phamenoth after the Macedocians the xxij day of the moneth Dystros after the Romaines before the eleuenth of the calends of Aprill the sonne is found the xxvj of Phamenoth to haue ascended not onely the first line but also to haue passed therin the iiij day this section the first tvvelfe part they terme the aequinoctiall spring the entrance of moneths the head of the circle the seuering of the planets course but that sectiō vvhich foregoeth this they terme the last of the moneths the tvvelfe part the last tvvelfe part the ende of the planets course vvherefore they vvhich appoynted the first moneth for the same purpose celebrated the feast of Easter the fourteenth daye after the same calculation haue erred in our opinion not a little and this haue vve not alleaged of our ovvne brayne yea it vvas knovven of the Ievves of old and that before the comming of Christ and chiefely by them obserued The same may be gathered by the testimonies of Philo Iosephus Musaeus and yet not onely of them but of others farre more auncient to vvete of both the surnamed Agathobulus schoolemaisters vnto the famous Aristobulus one of the seuentie that vvere sent to trāslate the sacred holy scripture of the Hebrevves vnto the gracious princes Ptolemaeus Philadelphus his father vnto vvhome he dedicated his expositions vpon the lavv of Moses All these in their resolutions vpon Exodus haue giuen vs to vnderstande that vve ought to celebrate the feast of the Paschall Lambe proportionally after the aequinoctiall springe the first moneth comming betvvene and this to be found vvhen the sonne hath passed the first solare section and as one of them hath termed it the signifer circle Aristobulus hath added that it is necessarie for the celebration of the feaste of Easter that not onely the Sunne but the Moone also haue passed the aequinoctiall section In so much there are tvvo aequinoctiall sections the one in spring time the other in Autumne distant diameter wise one frō the other the daye of Easter allotted the fourtenth of the moneth after the tvvilight vvithout al faile the moone shal be diameter vvise opposite to the sonne as ye may easily perceaue in the full moones so the sonne shal be in the sectiō of the aequinoctial spring the moone necessarily in the aequinoctiall autumne I remēber many other profes partly probable partly layde dovvne vvith auncient assertions vvherby they endeuour to persvvade that the feast of Easter of svveete bread ought euer to be celebrated after the aequinoctiall space I passe ouer sundry their proofes arguments vvherby they cōfirme the vayle of Moses lavv to be remoued done avvay the face novv reuealed Christ him selfe the preaching passions of Christ are to be behelde Anatolius left behinde him vnto the posteritie toutching that the first moneth after the Hebrevves fell euer about the Aequinoctial space sundry expositions precepts of Enoch Againe Arithmeticall introductions cōprised in tenne bokes with diuers other monumēts of his diligēce deepe iudgemēt in holy scripture Theotecnus bishop of Caesarea in Palaestina was y ◠first y ◠created him bishop promised y ◠he should succeede him in y ◠seae after his death selues and whilest they heaped these things that is contention threatnings mutuall hatred and enmitie and euery one proceeded in ambition much like tyranny it selfe then I say then the lord according to the sayinge of Ieremie Made the daughter Sion obscure and ouerthrewe from aboue the glorie of Israell and remembred not his footestole in the daye of his vvrath The Lorde hath drovvned all the bevvtie of Israell and ouerthrovven all his stronge holdes And according vnto the prophecies in the Psalmes He hath ouerthrovven and broken the couenant of his seruant and prophaned his sanctuarie casting it on the grounde by the ouerthrowe of his churches he hath broken dovvne all his vvalls he hath layde all his fortresses in ruyne All they that passed by spoyled him and therefore he is become a rebuke vnto his neyghbours he lyfted vp the ryght hande of his enemyes he turned the edge of his svvorde and ayded him not in the tyme of battaile he caused his dignitie to decaye and cast his throne downe to the ground the dayes of his youth he shortened and aboue all this he couered him with shame CAP. II. Howe that the temples were destroyed holy scripture burned and the bishops ill entreated ALl these aforesayde were in vs fulfilled when we sawe with our eyes the oratories ouerthrowen downe to the ground yea the very fundations them selues digged vp the holy sacred scriptures burned to ashes in the open market place the pastors of the churches wherof some shamefully hid them selues here and there some other contumeliously taken derided of the enemies according vnto an other prophecie Shame is powred vpō the pates of their princes he made them wander in the crooked and vnknowen way Yet is it not our drift to describe the bitter calamities of these mē which at lēgth they suffred neither is it our part to record their dissention vnwonted guise practised among them before the persecution but only to write so much of them wherby we may iustifie the deuine iudgement of God
on the grounde to be lugged and trayled all a long to gâ—â—t them heat â–ª they had not one sparcle of compassion on vs but thought of duety they should thus be affected furiously rage agaynst vs as though vve had bene no liuing creatures vvherfore our aduersaries inuented this seconde payne and added it to the former punishments after stripes they vvere layd in the stockes and their feete streched foure spaces or holes asunder so that of necessitye they must lye on their backes hauing no feeling of their bodies by reason of the vvoundes vvhich the stripes printed in their members others being throvvne a long vpon the pauement lay poudred in the dust in extreame payne a more piteous and lamentable spectacle vnto the behoulders then the torment it self bearing in their bodies diuers vvoundes diuersly inuented The case lying thus some died in torment confounded the aduersaries vvith their pacience some halfe deade and shutt in pryson after a fevve dayes died of their payne the rest by carefull prouision vvere comforted and after certayne continevvance of imprisonment became more constant vvhen they had geuen them in choise either to toutch the detestable sacrifices and so be at ease enioy among them their cursed libertie or not to sacrifice chaung life for death vvith all speede voluntarily they embraced death â–ª for they vvere skilfull in those things vvhich concerned them in holy Scripture he that sacrificeth to straunge Godâ— sayth he shal be rooted out from among the people and thou shalt haue no other Gods but me such are the words of a true Philosopher and godly Martyr which he wrote from prison to his parishioners afore the iudge pronounced the sentence of condemnation vpon him rehearsing vnto them y t state he stoode in prouoking them to march forwards and to holde fast the profession of fayth in Christ after his death which then was at hande but to what ende doe I vse many wordes and alleadge the conflictes of the blessed Martyrs throughout the worlde inuented one after an other specially of them which were pursued to death not after the publique lawes but with deadly hatred CAP. XI How a whole citie in Phrygia with the inhabitants thereof was burnt to ashes and of Audactus the Martyr WHen the souldiers had besieged a whole citye in Phrygia inhabited of Christians and compassed in both men women and children which called vpon the name of the Lord they sett all a fire and burned them to ashes For with one consent all the inhabitants thereof the Lieuetenant the captayne the whole Senate the people euery one protested them selues to be Christians and coulde by no edicts be brought to adore Idols or carued images And an other also there was renowmed for Romayne dignitie whose name was Audactus by linage comming of a noble house in Italie and for all his vertues in great creditt with the Emperours so that he gouerned with great wisedome vprightnes the common wealth and weyghtiest matters of the empire but aboue all he was famous for religion and sayth in Christ so that in the administration and gouerning of the common wealth he endured torment and was crowned with martyrdome CAP. XII Of the regions and contreys where the Christians were martyred and the sanadgnesse of tyrannic all he at hen towards the faythfull TO what ende shall I by name recite the rest or rehearse the maltitude of men or describe the sundry torments of famous Martyrs whereof some were beheaded as it happened in Arabia some tormented with the breaking and bruysing of their legges as it happened in Cappadocia some hanged by the feete and their heades downe warde with slowe fire sett vnder smothered to death with choking smoke as it happened vnto the brethren in Mesopotamia some others had their nostrells slitt their eares bored their handes maymed their members and parts of their bodies drawne asunder and vnioynted as it happened at Alexandria to what ende shall I furbushe the memory of them which were burned at Antioche hott burning coales layde vnder not quickely to dispatch them but with lingering payne to torment them of others which chose rather to burne their handes then they woulde toutch their abominable sacrifices the experience whereof some going about to auoyde before they were apprehended and fallen into the handes of their aduersaries threw them selues downe headlong from the toppe of houses thought better so to preuent death then to sustayne the torments of their malicious enemies A certayne matron also renowmed for her vertue and integricie of life among all them of Antioch famous for her wealth and substance her noble lynage and estimation â–ª had brought vp two doughters that were virgins in the feare of God which passed all other in brightnesse of bewtye and youthly comlines These because they were greatly spited and enuied for all that they hidd them selues they were founde out and when that at length with much adoe they vnderstood of their being among forrayners they cyted them to appeare with speede at Antioch in their proper persons and besett the place of their abode with a bande of souldiers compassing them as it were with a nett This matron seeing her self and her doughters plunged in great periâ—â— by no meanes possibly to be auoyded pondered with her selfe the punishments ensuing and that which was most greeuous of all the abusing of their bodies she admonished in no wise to be suffred no not once to sincke into their eares and sayd further that if they committed their soules as bondslaues vnto Satan it were a thinge more intollerable then any death or destruction yet there remayned one remedie for all and that sayd she was to flye vnto the Lorde for refuge After deliberation with vniforme consent they layde downe what was to be done they apparelled them selues gorgeously and tooke their iourney towards Antioch In the middest of the way when their gard seuered them selues as about to serue nature they cast them selues vnto the floode that slyded thereby and drowned them selues These heathen Idolaters threwe into the seaâ— an other coople of Antiochian virgines renowmed for all vertues true sisters of noble linage of good life of tender yeares of goodly bewtie of honest mindes of godly conuersation of wonderfull disposition as though the earth could no longer beare them such were the tragedies at Antioch In Pontus they suffred horrible punishments to be heard of whose fingers of both hands were pricked vnder the tender nayles with sharpe quills others had hott buyling leade poured on their backes the most necessary members of their bodyes maymed others endured shamefull intollerable and such torments as may not be tould in their priuy members and in the secret bowels of their bodyes such as these noble and counted lawfull iudges excogitated for tokens of their sharp witt and deepe wisedome Dayly also they founde out newe torments contending one with an other who could excell in spitefull
against our louig subiects whome chiefly as reasoÌ„ requireth we ought to prouide for whose substaÌ„ce was takeÌ„ away by our letters sent vnto the presideÌ„ts throughout euery prouiÌ„ce of our dominioÌ„s the last yere we haue decreed that if any were disposed to cleaue vnto such ceremonies or to addict theÌ„ selues vnto the obseruatioÌ„ of that religion it might be lawfull for theÌ„ without offeÌ„ce to follow their owne wil that they should be hiÌ„dred or forbiddeÌ„ by no maÌ„ our pleasure was moreouer that without feare suspitioÌ„ they should vse that seruice which pleased euery maÌ„ best Neuertheles you can not be ignoraÌ„t of this that certaine iudges despised our decrees made our subiects vncertaine of our edicts to haue done it of set purpose that they might the loÌ„ger abide in those rites which pleased theÌ„ better That therfore hereafter all suspicioÌ„ doubt feare may be remoued we haue decreed to publishe this edict wherby it may appeare manifest vnto all meÌ„ that it may be lawfull for theÌ„ as many as will follow that opinion religioÌ„ by this our gracious gift letters pateÌ„ts as euery one listeth is delited so to vse that religioÌ„ which him pleaseth after his owne maner to exercise the same Besides this also is permitted vnto theÌ„ that they may buyld places of praier for the lord last of al that this our gyft may be the greater we haue voutchsafed to decree that also that if any house or manours heretofore beloÌ„ging vnto the christians title by the coÌ„maundement of our auncetors haue passed vnto the crowne either presently enioyed by any citie either otherwise soulde or giuen to any man for a reward all these we haue coÌ„mauÌ„ded they should be reuoked to the auncieÌ„t right of the christiaÌ„s wherby all may haue experieÌ„ce of our pietie prouideÌ„ce in this behalfe These words of y â— tyraÌ„t not one yeare being fully past followed y e edicts which against y â— christiaÌ„s were ingrauen in pillers â–ª to whome a litle before we seemed prophane impious the plague of all mankind so y â— he forbad vs to dwell not only in y â— cities but also in y e fields yea in y e desert by y â— same maÌ„ edicts iniunctioÌ„s are decreed nowe in y e behalfe of the christians they which of late were in perill of fire sword the rauenous deuourâ—g of beasts â—oules of y e aire before y â— tyraÌ„ts face suffred all sort of paines punishmeÌ„ts miserable ends of this life as prophane impious persoÌ„s vnto theÌ„ now it is permitted opeÌ„ly to exercise vse y e christiaÌ„ religioÌ„ to buyld places for praier vnto the Lord againe y â— tyraÌ„t affirmeth this vnto theÌ„ y t they may enioy certaine rights priuiledges wheÌ„ he had proclaimed this his protestatioÌ„ therfore in y e ende he receaued this in stead of recoÌ„pence y â— enduriÌ„g y â— lesser tormeÌ„t which by right he shold haue suffred he being strickeÌ„ of God w t a sodaine plague froÌ„ aboue should die in y â— second skirmishe of y â— battaile he dyed not as captaines in warre fighting maÌ„tully in battaile for their coÌ„try for vertue their friends are commoÌ„ly woÌ„t to endure couragiously a glorious death but like an impious persoÌ„ a rebell to God his army as yet lyiÌ„g in y e field he tarying at home in secret he suffreth dew punishmeÌ„t being strokeÌ„ with a sodaine plague of God ouer all his body so y t he was vexed w t great torments griefes pyned away with huÌ„ger fell downe froÌ„ his bed his fleshe altogether wasted by inuisible fire sent from aboue so y t it consumed dropped away lost al y e fashioÌ„ of y e old forme wheÌ„ as there remained nothiÌ„g vnto him saue onely the bare bones like a paynted image dryed vp of a longe time Neyther did the beholders take his bodie for other then the sepulcher of the soule buryed in a body that was nowe dead and all together consumed When that as yet he burned more vehemently then the boyling bathes are woÌ„t out of y e inward closets of y e marow his eyes lept forth passing their bounds left him blinde but he breathing as yet in these torments making his confession vnto the Lorde called for death and at length confessing himselfe to haue suffred these thinges iustly and in steede of reuengment for the madnesse he presumed and practised against Christ Iesu gaue vp the ghost CAP. Xâ— After the death of Maximinus the Christian affaires beganne to be in better estate the executors of Maximinus tyrannie are punished Constantinus and Licinnius are proclaymed Emperours WHen Maximinus had thus departed this life who alone continewed of all the tyrants the vtter enemy to all pietie and godlines the churches through the grace of almighty God were buylded againe and erected from the fundations the Gospell of Christ Iesus shining vnto the glory of the vniversall God receaued greater libertie then aforetime but the impietie of the sworne enemies to godlinesse was subiect to extreme shame and ignominie For the sayd Maximinus was declared by publique edicts the firste most deadly enemie of all the Emperours the most impious the most ignominious and a tyrant that was abhorred before the face of God And what monument so euer of letters or proclamations stoode throughout euery citie to his or his childrens honor they were partly worne and throwen from aloft vnto the pauement partly so ouerlayd darkened with so blacke a colour that they became vnprofitable for publique sight Likewise the pictures as many as were erected to his honor being throwen downe after the same sort and defaced were sett forth to the laughter and derision of such as woulde vse them both ignominiously and contempteously Afterwardes all the ensignes also of others that were enemies to pietie and christian religion were taken downe all the persecutors as many as fauored Maximinus were executed specially such as by him were honored in the heade cyties and to the ende they might flatter him hated more deadly our doctrine and religion of which sort of people Peucetius was one whome before all other he esteemed for most honorable most reuerend and of all his friends best beloued twise and the thirde time Consull and had appointed him the chiefe gouernour in all his affaires next was Culcianus enioying the authoritie of euery degree and office who also hauinge shedde throughout Aegypt the bloode of an infinite number of Christians was of greate fame besides others not a fewe through whome chiefly the tyranny of Maximinus preuayled and tooke encrease Moreouer also bengeance lyghted vpon Theotecnus not forgetfull of the things he had committed against the Christians who because of the image idol he erected at Antioch became famous and was also made president by Maximinus Licinnius after his comming to Antioche to the ende he might finde
sought out How great what horrible blasphemies God of his goodnes be mercifull vnto vs haue some vnreuerently vttered against our great sauiour against our hope and life and impudētly not only blased things cōtrary vnto the scriptures inspired from aboue the sacred faith but also affirmed they beleued the same For vvhen as three hundreth bishops and aboue men of great fame both for modestie of minde sharpnesse of witt had confirmed one the same faith which was founde to be a true faith by the trueth it selfe and playne testimonies of holie scripture sought out for the purpose Arius alone was found beyng ouercome with the power and fraude of the deuill to fall from the same and beynge prone therevnto through the peruersitie of his minde scattered and sovved first of all amongest you aftervvardes amongest vs this poysoned errour of perdition VVherefore lett vs embrace that doctrine vvhich almightie God the father of heauen hath deliuered vnto vs let vs returne vnto our dearely beloued brethren vvhome the wicked impudēt minister of Satan hath seuered asunder let vs vvith might and mayne and as commonly vve say vvith all the vaynes in our hart go home agayne vnto the generall societie and body of the church and vnto our ovvne naturall members This aboue all other things behoueth your wisdome your faith holines after the remouīg frō your minds the cākred poysō of the aduersary who set him selfe opposite against the trueth that without all delaye ye haue recourse vnto the grace and goodnes of almightie God For that which seemed good vnto the three hūdred bishops is no othervvise to be taken then for the sentence of God specially in as much as the holie Ghost vvas resiant in the mindes of so vvorthie and so notable men inspiring them vvith the deuine vvill of God him selfe VVherfore let none of you stagger at the matter let none of you make any delay at all but all ioyntly vvith most vvillinge mindes returne vnto the most perfect way of trueth that as soone as I my selfe come amōgst you I may together with you rēder dew thāks vnto the god whose eye nothīg doth escape because that he hath not onely reuealed vnto vs the true syncere faith but also geuen vnto vs most graciously the loue and charitie which vvas to be vvished of vs all God keepe and preserue you vvelbeloued brethren This the Emperour wrote vnto the people of Alexandria signifying in playne words that the finall conclusion definitiue sentēce of the faith was not layde downe vnaduisedly neither came to passe by happe hazard but after great labour industrie after diligent searching and sifting out of the trueth to haue bene published by the councell and not some thinges to haue bene handled some other things to haue bene omitted but all whatsoeuer seemed necessary to be entreated of toutching the confirmation of y ◠doctrine of faith to haue bene sufficiently discoursed neither to haue bene firste vnaduisedly decreed before all were curiously handled in so much that all what so euer seemed to breede occasion of controuersie or discord was quite plucked vp by the rootes But that I may vtter all in one word Constantine calleth the censure of the whole assembly the sentence of God him selfe neither doubted he but that so great a company of bishops was vnited linked together in one mind in one opinion by y ◠motion instinct of the holy ghost Yet for all this Sabinus who is the ringleader of the Macedonian heresie wilfully and of sett purpose impugneth these thinges yea moreouer he termeth such as mett at Nice vnlearned and doultishe idiots neither is he ashamed to charge Eusebius bishop of Caesarea with the reprochefull spot and blemishe of ignorance neither weyeth he this with him selfe that such as were present at the coūcell though they were vnlearned men as he reporteth yet being inspired from aboue endued with the grace of the spirite of God could in no wise straye from the trueth But let vs heare what the Emperour layde downe in other letters against the opinions of Arius and his complices the which also he sent abroade vnto the bishops and congregations throughout christendome An other Epistle of Constantine COnstantinus the puyssāt the mighty noble Emperour vnto the bishops pastors people whersoeuer Inasmuch as Arius traceth the stepps of detestable impious persons it is requisite that he be partaker with them of the selfe same infamie and reproche For as Porphyrius the svvorne aduersarie deadly foe of deuine seruice vvho lately published levvde cōmentaries in the cōfutation defiance of Christian religion vvas revvarded according vnto his desert and so recōpenced that within the cōpasse of these fewe yeares he was not only grieued with great reproche blemished with the shamefull spot of infamie but also his impious blasphemous works perished vtterly were abolished euen so now it seemed good vnto vs to call Arius his complices the vvicked broode of Porphyrius that looke vvhose maners they haue imitated they may enioye also the priuiledge of their name Moreouer we thought good that if there can be founde extant any worke or booke compiled by Arius the same shoulde be burned to ashes so that not only his damnable doctrine may thereby he vvholly rooted out but also that no relique thereof may remaine vnto the posteritie This also we straightly cōmaunde charge that if any man be found to hyde or conceale any booke made by Arius and not immediatly bring forth the sayd booke deliuer it vp to be burned that the sayde offender for so doing shall die the death For as soone as he is taken our pleasure is that his head be stricken of from his shoulders God keepe you in his tuition An other epistle of Constantine COnstantinus the Emperour vnto the churches throughout christēdome sendeth greeting VVhen as I perceaued by the florishing prosperous estate of the publicke weale how greatly we are beholding vnto the goodnes of almightie God conferred vpon vs I deemed that aboue all things it behoued me of dutie to foresee that in the most holy and sacred assemblies of the Catholicke church vnder heauen there shold one faith syncere loue charitie vniforme consent agreement toutching the religion seruice of almightie God vnuiolably be retayned But sithence that the same could by no other way or meanes be compassed neither in any other sure or certaine place be setled vnlesse that either all the bishops or at lestvvise the greater part of them assembled together layde downe their seuerall censures concerning the most holy religion seruice of God therfore when the greatest company that coulde be gott mette together I my selfe as one of your number vvas present vvith them Neyther tooke I in scorne vvhereat novve I greatly reioyce that I coupled my selfe vvith you in those affayres VVe proceeded so farre in the premisses and handled all thinges so exquisitely vntill
the Emperour in all thinges he shall passe the boundes of his callinge and forgett his profession Thus much briefly of the Emperour Iulians linage his bringinge vp and disposition also howe he came to be Emperour nowe let vs returne to discourse of the ecclesiasticall affayres within that tyme. CAP. II. Of the commotion risen at Alexandria and the death of Georgius IT fell out vpon this occasion at the beginninge that there rose a greate vprore at Alexandria There was a certaine place within the citie which of old time lay all wast and open full of all filth and vncleanesse where the Ethniks with rites and ceremonies done to the honor of Mithra accustomed to offer vp men for sacrifice This platt of ground seruing to no vse or purpose Constantius gaue to the church of Alexandria Georgius purposing with him selfe to founde there a church causeth the ground to be ridd and the filthe to be caryed away Hauing purged the place there was found a chauncell of great heyghth where the Ethniks had layd vp the reliques of their mysteries There was also found therein an infinite number of dead mens skulles both of yonge and olde the which as we are geuen to vnderstande were slayne when the Pagans vsed bowells and intraylls for diuination and deuelish southsaying thereby to dasell and bleare the eyes of simple and ignorant soules When these were found in the vesteryes and secret closets of Mithra the Christians went about to disclose vnto the world their practises to the end their fond ceremonies myght be derided of all men They cary about the bauld skulls of the dead for the people to gaze vpon The Pagans inhabiting Alexandria perceyuing their drift ▪ stomaked the Christians boyled within them selues for anger tooke that which first came to their handes sett vpon them and slewe of them euery kind of way so that some were runne through with swords some other brayned with clubbs other some stoned to death some strangled with halters about their necks some other were nayled to the tree casting in their teeth the death of the crosse In the end as cōmonly it falleth out in such hurlyburlyes they held not their hands no not from their dearest friends one friende fell vpon an other the one brother sought the other brothers lyfe the parents put theyr children to death and to be short the one cutt the others throte so that the Christians were fayne to ceasse from rydding the filth and foule closetts of Mithra and Georgius was of the gentils pulled out of the church by the eares tyed to a camell torne in peeces and burned to ashes together with the beast CAP. III. Howe that the Emperour taking grieuously the death of Georgius rebuked sharply in his letters the people of Alexandria THe Emperour beyng wonderfully moued with the death of Georgius wrote bytter letters vnto the people of Alexandria The reporte goeth that such as conceaued displeasure agaynst him in the quarell of Athanasius committed these thinges agaynste Georgius for to dispatche him out of the way But in my opinion they that be at variance amonge them selues most commonly holde together when necessitie constrayneth them in tumultes and seditions to withstand the violence of desperate and damned persons Wherfore the Emperours epistle chargeth not the Christians seuerally but all the inhabitants of Alexandria Georgius as it is very lyke had diuersly molested and greeued them all and therefore the people was furiously sett on fiery seditiō that the Emperour wrote generally vnto y ◠who le multitude heare out of his epistle as followeth The Emperour Caesar Iulianus Maximus Augustus vnto the people of Alexandria sendeth greetinge Although it falleth out amongest you that there is no reuerence geuen vnto Alexander the founder of your citie or that vvhich is greater if ye stand in no avve of the great and moste holie God Serapis yet doe I greately maruell that you vvere so voyde of common reason naturall affection and honest ciuilitie and that vvhich with modestie I may add therevnto you had so little consideration of our person vvhome not onely the greate God Serapis but also all the other godds haue thought vvorthie to be Emperour of the vvhole vvorlde vnto vvhome it shoulde haue bene your parte to haue had recourse and to haue geuen vs the hearinge of all such iniuries vvhatsoeuer you had sustayned at the handes of levvde and disobedient persons But peraduenture the boylinge heate of anger and the furious motion of the mynde ouershadovved your vvytts and blynded your eyes the vvhich most commonly beynge remoued from the seate of reason is vvont to committe such cruell and haynous actes And though the fonde humour of sedition feedinge on malice vvas hyndered a little yet for all that it brake out to the contempt and ouerthrovve of the lavves You therefore seynge ye are numbred amonge the people and inhabitants of Alexandria vvhome neyther reason coulde persvvade neyther shame vvithdravve from attemptinge the thynges for the vvhich you myght haue iustly detested them I charge you in the name of Serapis tell mee vvhat vvicked fiende hath thus furiously prouoked you to seeke the death of Georgius you vvyll saye peraduenture he incensed agaynste you the most blessed Emperour Constantius that he procured a bande of armed souldiers to be brought into your sacred citie that the Liuetenant of Aegypt ransacked and kept from you the most holie temple of God caryed avvay thence the images the monuments glorious ornature prouided for the solemnitie of seruice and also that vvhen you not digestinge those haynous acts endeuoured and that not vvithout iust cause to maynetayne the quarell of your god yea rather to retayne the glorious ornaments of your greate god the same Liuetenant contrarie to all reason both vniustly and vvyckedly sett vpon you vvith armed souldiers vvho fearing more the displeasure of Georgius the byshop then of Constantius the Emperour thought best in such sorte to saue him selfe For novve of a longe vvhyle he had behaued him selfe more orderly and ciuilly then tyrannically disposed tovvardes you For the vvhich causes you vvere incensed agaynste Georgius the open aduersarie of the godds and haue thus defyled vvith conspiracie and slaughter your holie citie vvhen as you myght haue sued him in the lavve and brought him to his tryall and the sentence of the Iudges In so doinge this haynous offence had not broken out into bloodshedinge and horrible murther but vvoulde haue pacified the matter in aequall ballaunce and preserued you vvithout harme or domage it vvoulde haue sharpely punished the authour of such levvde practises and kept vnder all them vvhich not onely despise the gods but also sette at nought such noble cities and famous assemblies supposinge the crueltie they exercise vpon them to be a furtherance vnto their povver and authoritie Conferre this my epistle vvith that vvhich of late I sent vnto you and weye diligently the difference betvvene them In the former I haue highly commended you but novve
the hereticke corrupted Anthimus Byshoppe of Constantinople and Theodosius Byshop of Alexandria but the Emperour deposed them and placed other in theyr rowmes THere are extant Epistles which Seuerus wrote vnto Iustinianus the Emperour and Theodora his wife where we may learne howe that at the firste when he fled from the Byshopricke of Antioch he went not straight to Constantinople but in a good while after that beinge at Constantinople he conferred with Anthimus found him of his owne opinion and perswaded him to leaue his Byshopricke He wrote of the same matter vnto Theodosius Byshop of Alexandria where he glorieth that as I sayd before he had perswaded Anthimus to make more accompt of that opinion then of worldly honor and Bishoplicke dignity There are moreouer to be seene toutching that matter the Epistles of Anthimus vnto Theodosius and of Theodosius againe vnto Seuerus and Anthimus all which I purposely doe omitte lest I seeme to stuffe this present volume with toe many such allegations leauinge them for suche as are desirous to sifte them out them selues Bothe these Byshops when they had withstoode the Emperours edictes and reiected the canons of the Chalcedon councell were deposed of theyr Byshoprickes in the seae of Alexandria Zoilus did succeede and Epiphanius in the Byshopricke of Constantinople to the end from thence forth the councell of Chalcedon mighte openly be preached in all Churches and that none durst be so bold as to accurse it and if any were found of the contrary opinion they were by all meanes possible to be perswaded For Iustinianus published an edicte where he accursed bothe Seuerus and as many as helde with him and enioyned greate penalties for such as maintayned theyr opinion to this ends that from that tyme for the there mighte no dissention take roote in any of all the Churches throughout the worlde but that the Patriarchs of euery prouince mighte hold together and the Byshops of euery city obey theyr Archebyshops and that the foure councells the firste helde at Nice the councell of Constantinople the firste helde at Ephesus and the councell of Chalcedon shoulde be preached in the Churches There was a fifte councell summoned by the commaundemente of Iustinian whereof what shall seeme conuenient I will declare when occasion shall serue In the meane space we haue seuerally to discourse of the worthy actes done about those tymes CAP. XII Of Cabades kinge of Persia and his sonne Chosroes out of Procopius history PRocopius Rhetor who penned the life of Belissarius wryteth that Cabades king of Persia purposed to bequeath the kingdome vnto Chosroes his yongest sonne and that he tooke councell howe he mighte procure the Emperour of Rome to adopte him hoping by that meanes to assure him of the regall Scepter But when he coulde by no meanes bring his purpose about Proclus one that was alwayes conuersante with Iustinian and by office his Quaestor was the cause that there rose greater enmytye betwene the Romaynes and Persians then euer was before Furthermore the sayde Procopius discourseth at large of the Romayne and Persian affayres of the bloodye battaills that were betwene them when Belissarius was captayne of the Easterne power And firste he reporteth howe the Romaynes had the victorye at Daras and Nisibis what tyme Belissarius and Hermogenes were chiefe ouer the Romayne Armyes Vnto these he annexeth the state of Armenia and the mischiefe whiche Alamundarus captaine of the Barbarians called Scenetae wrought in the borders of the Romane Empire how he tooke Timostratus the brother of Russinus aliue together with his soldtours and afterwardes tooke for them a great raunsome and let them goe CAP. XIII Of Alamundarus and Azerethus and the sedition at Constantinople where the people had this watchword Nica that is ouercome THe aforesaid author handleth very learnedly how Alamundarus spoken of before and Azerethus inuaded the marches of the Romaine dominions how as they returned into their countrey Belissarius was compelled of his armie to ioyne with them a litle before Easter day beside Euphrates how the Romaine power for not following Belissarius counsell was vtterly foyled and how Russinus and Hermogenes concluded a perpetuall league with the Persians so that he moueth the reader very much Immediatly he entreateth of the popular sedition raised at Constantinople called Nica by interpretation ouercome For that was the watchword which they had chosen to discerne and know their friend from their foe In which insurrection Hypatius and Pompeius were of the people constrained to rebell yet after the rebelles were ouercome Iustiman commaunded they two should be beheaded and throwne into the sea Procopius wryteth that in that skirmish there were staine thirtie thousand persons CAP. XIIII Of Honorichus king of the Vandals and the Christians whose tongues he caused to be pulled out AGain the said author cōmitting to letters the historie of the Vandals reporteth such stories as are worthy of memorie and the printing in Marble the which I am now about to declare Honorichus the successor of Genzerichus in the kingdom being an Arian hereticke raised great persecution against the Christians which inhabited Libya For such as maintained the sound and sincere faith he compelled to embrace the Arian heresie and such as would not yeelde he burned to ashes and executed with sundrie kindes of lamentable death pulling out from some their tongues Of which number after their flight to Constatinople Procopius sayth he sawe certen of them with his owne eyes and that they spake as if they had had no such mischaunce and for all their tougues were pluckt vp by the rotes yet talked they very plaine and distinctly which was very straunge and in maner incredible Of these kinde of people there is mention made in the Edict of Iustinus two of them sayth Procopius lost their speach for immediatly after they went about to talke to women their voyce was taken from them and the Martyrs gift remained no longer wyth them CAP. XV. Of Cabaon captaine of the Maurusians ANother myracle besides the aforesayd worthy the admiration is remembred of him to haue bene wrought by the power of our Sauiour among men who though they were such men as were not of one opinion with vs yet led they a godly life He sayeth that Cabaon was gouernour of the Maurusians inhabiting about Tripolis This Cabaon I wil vse the proper wordes of Procopius who orderly discoursed heereof as soone as he perceaued that the Vandals tooke armour against him did as followeth First he commaunded all the subiectes within his dominions to refraine from all vnrighteousnes to abstaine from such meates which prouoked to sensualitie and specially to forgoe the companie of women Next he made two trenches pitching in the one his owne tent and pauillion with all his men In the other he shutte vppe the women threatning that who so euer repaired vnto the womens trench should die the death Afterwardes he sent to Carthage a skoutwatch commaunding that as soone as the Vandals made
cap. 27. 28. Heraclas was firste Origens Vsher in the schoole of Alexandria afterwards b. of that seae about the 11. yeare of the Emperour Alexander where he cōtinewed 16. yeares Euse lib. 6. cap. 14. 25. 34  240. Gordianus was created Emperour after Maximinus he raigned 6. yeres Euseb lib. 6. cap. 27. 33.     Fabianus was b. of rome after Anterus Anno Dom. 241. beinge a contrey minister he was miraculously chosē in the church by reason that a doue lighted vpō his head he suffered martirdome vnder Decius Euseb lib. 6. cap. 28. 38.  Coraciō a Chiliast was in open disputation confuted by Dionysius b. of Alexandria Euseb lib. 7. cap. 23. 246. Philip was crowned Emperour after Gordianus he was the firste Christian Emperour after Christ raygned 7. yeres Euseb lib. 6. cap. 33. 38.  There was a synode held at Rome in the tyme of Fabianus where he together with 60. other bishoppes remoued the schisme of Nouatus Sabel Pantal.  Babylas was b. of Antioche after Zebinus died in prison in the persecution vnder Decius Euseb lib. 6. cap. 28. 38  Dionysius the disciple of Origen was b. of Alexādria after Heraclas the 3. yere of Philip the emperour he reporteth the perill he stod in the persecution he suffred vnder Decius He wrote of the martyrs at Alexandria  254. Decius was Emperour after Philip. he persecuted the churche of God and raygned not full 2. yeares Euseb lib. 6. cap. 38. lib. 7. cap. 1. Cyprian b. of Carthage florished about this time he erred in the rebaptizing of heretickes suffered martyr dome vnder Valerianus Galienus Euseb lib. 7. ca. 3 Ier. catalog There was a synode helde at Rome in the time of Cornelius where Nouatus the here tike was condemned Euseb lib. 6. cap. 42.   Cornelius was b. of Rome in the tyme of Decius he condemned excommunicated Nouatus the heretick cōtinewed b. 3. yeares Euse lib. 6. cap. 38. lib. 7. cap. 2. vnto Fabius b. of Antioch he wrote vnto the heretike Nouatus vnto Hermāmon Stephen Xystus bishops of Rōe vnto Philemō minister of Rome afterwardes vnto Dionysius b. of Rome He was persecuted vnder Valerianus the Emperour He cōfuted the booke of Nepos the Chiliast and confounded in opendisputation Coracion his disciple He was b. of Alexandria 17. yeares dyed the 12. yeare of Galienus Euseb lib. 6. cap. 28. 34. 39. 40. 44. 45. lib. 7. cap. 1. 2. 4. 5. 6. 7. 10. 22. 23. 27. Nouatus a prieste of Rome fell frōhis order and called his sect Catharous that is puritans he wold not admit vnto the church suche as fell after repentance he was condemned by sundry notable mē and in sundry councells Euseb lib. 6. ca. 42. He abhorred second mariadge Epiphan haeres 59. Cyprian did erre in rebaptizinge of heretickes Euseb li. 7. cap. 3.   Metras and Quinta a woman stoned to death Apollonia a virgine Iulianus Cremon Macar Epimachus Alexāder 4. womē burned Scrapion had his neck broken Amonarion a a virgine Mercuria Dionysia beheaded Herō Ater and Isidorus burned Nemesion a martyr Dioscorus Ammō Zenon Ptolomaeus Ingenuus Theophilus cōfessors Ischyrion beaten to death with a cudgell Cheremō b. of Nilus fled into the desert with his wife Euseb lib. 6. cap. 40. 41. An other synode was held at Antioche where Elenus b. of Tarsis Firmilianus b. of Cappadocia Theoctistus b. of Palaestina and Dionysius b. of Alexandria were present to the condēnation of Nouatus Euseb lib. 6. cap. 45.  Fabius was b. of Antioche after Babylas in the time of Decius Euse lib. 6. cap. 38. Lucius was b. of Rome after Cornelius gouerned the churche not full 8. moneths Euseb lib. 7. cap. 2.  A whole Councell helde at Carthage in the time of Cyprian did erre Euseb lib. 7. cap. 3.  Gallus was Emperoure after Decius and raygned not full two yeares Euse lib. 7. cap. 1. 9 AEmilianus was Emperour 3. moneths after Gallus Eutrop There was a synode helde at Carthage which erred about the rebaptizing of hereticks in the whiche Cyprian was chiefe Euseb lib. 7. cap. 3. An other at Iconium Synadis for receauing of hereticks after repētāce Euseb lib. 7. cap. 6. Mazabanes was b. of Ierusalē after Alexander Eus lib. 6. cap. 38. vntill the raigne of Gallus Volusianus Epiph. haeres 66.    Angelici were hereticks which worshipped Angels August lib. de haeres  255.        Apostolici were heretickes in Pisidia which arrogantly so termed them selues because they allowed not the cōpanie of maryed men and such as had proper possessions for the catholicke Church hath sayeth Augustine many such religious clergy mē August lib. de haere Epiphan haeres 61. 256. Valerianus together with Galienus his sonne was created Emperour he persecuted the churche of God Not long after his sonne Galienus ruled alone and restored peace vnto the christians He cōtinewed Emperour 15. yeares Euseb lib. 7. ca. 9. 12. 28. Priscus Malchus Alexander a woman were torne in peces of wilde beasts Euseb lib. 7. cap. 11. Marinus be headed Euse lib. 7. cap. 14.  Hymenaeus was b. of Ierusalem after Mezabanes in the tyme of Valerianus Euseb lib. 7. cap. 13. vntill the raygne of Aurelianus Epiph. haeres 66. Demetrianus was b. of Antioche after Fabius in the time of Valerianus Euseb lib. 7. cap. 13. Stephan was b. of Rome after Lucius Anno Dom. 256. He reprehended Cyprian b. of Carthage for rebaptizinge of heretickes gouerned the churche 2. yeares Euseb lib. 7. ca. 2 3. 4.  Sabellius of whome the Sabelliās haue their appellation sayth Augustine was the disciple of Noetus and taught the like doctrine with Noetus that the three persons in the Trinitie were one but sayth Epiphanius they differed in that Sabellius sayde not the father to haue suffred The heresie of Sabellius beganne at Pentapolis in Ptolemais and was impugned by Dionysius b. of Alexādria in the time of Xystus b. of Rome Euseb lib. 7. cap. 5. He denyed that there was a trinitie Epiphan haeres 62. August lib. de haeres 271. Claudius was Emperour after Valerianus 2. yeares Euseb lib. 7. cap. 28. Astyrius a senator of Rōe was a greate fauorer of the Christiās lib. 7. cap. 15. 16. There was a synode held at Antioche about the 12. yeare of Galienus where Samosatenus was condemned Euse lib. 7. cap. 26. 27.   Xystus the 2. of that name was bishop of Rome after Stephā where he cōtinewed 11. yeares Euseb lib. 7. cap. 4. 26. Maximinus was b. of Alexādria in the 12. yere of Galienus continewed 18. yeares Euseb lib. 7. cap. 10. 27. 31. Paulus Saniosatenus b. of Antioch denyed the diuinitye of the sonne of God Euseb lib. 7. cap. 26.  Quintilius was Emperour after Claudius 17. dayes Eutrop. lib. 9. Agapius b. of Caesarea in Palaestina Pierius a minister of
without a head which reuiled the councell of Chalcedon and sayde that Christ had but one nature Palmer chron 458. Arthur kinge of bryttaine a noble and a valiaÌ„t Prince is sarde about this time to be of great fame throughout the west parts of the world Seuerus was Emperour of the west and abode at Rauenna after Maioranus 4. yeres Palmer chronic Anthemius was sent from Leo to be Emperour of Rome where he continewed 5. yeares Euag. lib. 2. cap. 16. Olymbrius was emperour 7. moneths Glycerius was Emperour 5. yeares whome Nepos deposed Nepos was Emperor of Rome 56 dayes whom Orestes deposed Orestes made Augustulus his sonne emperor   Anastasius was b. of Ierusalem after Iuuenalis one as it is reported that subscribed vnto the condemnation of the councel of ChalcedoÌ„ for fear of Basiliscus Euagr. li. 3. cap. 5. Basilius b. of Antioch Euagr lib. 2. ca. 10.     Augustulus the sonne of Orestes raygned one yeare he was the laste Emperour of Rome of the thousand three hundred yeares since the â—aygne of Romulus I â—â—ough edition ciuill warres it fell out that the Empire came to nought many raygned in the west of aequall autoritie Odoacer that succeeded Augustulus would not call him selfe Emperour but kinge â–ª there was no Emperour of the west the space of 330 yeares afore the yeare of our Lorde eight hundred â–ª when Carolus Magnus king of Fraunce was by Leo the 3. of that name b. of Rome crowned Emperoure From that tyme the Emperours of the west were called the Emperoures of Germanie â–ª Euagr lib. 2. cap. 16. Math. Palmer chronic Ieno succeeded Leo in the empire a wickâ—d a beastly lyuer Basiliseus the tyrante oueâ— came him became Emperour 2. yeares ê“â—laimed his soÌ„ne   Peter Cnapheus b. of Antioch He was an hereticke and condemned the couÌ„cell of ChalcedoÌ„ He was afterwardes deposed by Zeno the Emperoure Euagr. lib. 3. cap. 5. 8. Simplicius was b. of Rome after Hilarius Anno Do. 470 â–ª where he continewed 15. yeares he wrote vnto Zeno the Emperour Zeno vnto hiÌ„ againe toutching Iohn b. of Antioche that was deposed Palmer chronic Euagr â–ª li. 3. cap. 15. Timotheus AElurus was called from exile where he had bene 18. yeares by Basilisâ—us the tyrant restored to the seae of Alexandria he accursed the councell of Chalcedon Zeno purposed to persecute him but seing that he was an olde man he lette him alone shortly after he died Eua. lib. 3. cap. 4. 6. 11. Peter Cnapheus b. of Antioche was an Eutychian he accursed the councell of Chalcedon trobled all Aegypt set the religious men by the eares Euagr. lib. 3. cap. 16. 17. 22. Idle monkes within the prouince of AlexaÌ„dria fell to the heresie of Eutyches to reuile the councell of Chalcedon Euag lib. 3. cap. 17 475.  Leâ—us a learned man was burned by Honoricus the Arian Anto. chron   Stephan b. of Antioch after the deposition of Peter but the Antiochians dispatched him with a câ—uell death Euagr. lib. 3. cap. 10.  Petrus Moggus was made b. of Antioch after the desease of Timo theus Aelurus but Zeno was offeÌ„ded with it and thrust him out Eua. lib. 3. cap. 11. Petrus Moggus b. of Alexandria was an heretick Euagr. 485. Marcus Caesar this Basiliscus sent letters euery where and condemned in them the councell of Chalcedon but he was faine by reason of the schisme that rose therof at Constantinople to call in his letters and not longe after Zeno came with greate power and ouerthrewe him slewe him his wife and children This Zeno raygned 17. yeares and dyed of the falling sicknes Euag. lib. 2. cap. 17. lib 3. cap. 1. 3. 4. 7. 8. 29. Dionysia with Maioricus her sonne suffred infinite tormeÌ„ts for the faith in Christ Auton chro Fulgentius florished about this time Palmer chronic Hesychius wrote a learned coÌ„mentarie vpon Leuiticus Conrad Lycost A councell held at Tarraco in Spayne in the tyme of Felix layde downe certaine canons for the reforma tion of the clergie tom 2. concil Martyrius was bishop of IerusaleÌ„ after Anastasius Euagr. lib. 3. cap. 16.  Felix the 2 of that name was b. of RoÌ„e after Simplicius an Dom. 485. where he coÌ„tinewed 9. yeares Euag. lib 3. cap. 18. 19. 20. Anton. chron Timotheus Basilicus is by Zeno called from exile and restored to his bishop ricke Euagr. lib. 3. cap. 11. Iohn succee â–ª ded Timothe he made sute in his predecessors dayes that the Emperor would graunt him the nominatinge oâ— the nexte incumbent and swore he woulde not take it him selfe wheÌ„ the seae was voyd he gaue the electors money forgot his othe and became bishop hiÌ„ selfe therfore the Emperour deposed him Euagr. lib. 3. cap. 12. Honoricus king of the Vandals was an Arian and exiled 334. bishops Honor. catalog heret But sayth Anton chronic He exiled of the clergie and laytye to the nuÌ„ber of 4975. persons Euagr. lib. 4. cap. 14. The east churches were woÌ„derfully infected at great dissentioÌ„ about the heresies of Nestorius Eutyches and Dioscorus Euagr. lib. 3. cap. 31.  From the raigne of Augustus in the 42. yere of whose Imperie Christ was borne vnto the death of Zeno and the creation of Anastasius there are 532. yeares and 7. moneths from the raigne of Diocletian 207. yeares and seauen moneths from the raygne of Alexander Magnus king of Macedonia 832. yeares and 7. moneths from the building of Rome and the kingdome of Romulus 1052. yeares and seaueÌ„ moneths from the destruction of Troie 1686. yeares and 7. moneths Euagr. lib. 3. cap. 29.  All the bishops of Aphricke came together by the coÌ„maundement of Honoricus the AriaÌ„ where his heresie was confirmed and 444. godly bishops exiled Anton. chron part 2. tit 11. Salustius was b. of Ierusalem after Martyrius Eua. lib. 3. cap. 36. Calandio was b. of Antioche after the death of Stephan he accursed both the letters of Basilisâ—us and of Timothe Euagr lib. 3. cap. 10. Petrus Cnapheus after the desease of Calandio was restored vnto the bishop rick Euag. lib. 3. ca. 16  Petrus Moggus is agayne restored by Zeno vpon conditioÌ„ that he will renounce his heresie Euagr lib. 3. ca. 12  492. Anastasius succeeded Zeno in the Empire He tooke not onely the Empire after him but also his wife WheÌ„ he sawe the great sedition that raygned in the church he called the people together and tolde them he woulde be Emperourno longer but the people seinge this quieted themselues requested him to continewe their Emperour so he did and dyed shortly after when he had raygned 27 yeares three monethes and three dayes Euagr. lib. 3. cap. 29. 44. Egesippus a great diuine florished about this time Sabell A synod of 70. b. was called together at RoÌ„e by Gelasius where the Canonicall scriptures were seuered from suche as were Apocrypha tom 2. concil  Palladius was b. of
21. yeares pa. 62. Aâ—â—ius the Syrian and his heresie pa. 279. 305. Aetherius a traytor is executed pa. 491. Agabus a prophet of the new Testament pa. 21. 23. 89. Agapius b. of Caesarea pa. 144. Agapius a martyr beheaded for the faith pa. 160. 161. Agapius a martyr was drowned pa. 163. 164. Agathius Rhetor an historiographer pa â–ª 502. Agathonica a woman martyred pa. 67. Agbarus king of Edessa wrote an Epistle vnto Christ pag. 16. Agelius a Nouatian Bishop pag. 285. 345. 346. Aggaeus the prophet and his life pag. 530. Agrippa King of the Iewes pag. 25. 26. he wrote 62 Epistles pag. 45. Agrippa Castor confuted the heresie of Basilides pag. 60. Agrippas b. of Alexandria pag. 70. Agrippinus b. of Alexandria pa. 85. Ahias the prophet and his life pag. 522. Alamundarus captaine of the Barbarian nation Scenetae pag. 500. Alarichus is commaunded from aboue to destroy Rome pag. 381. Albinus lieuetenant of Iudae a. pag. 34. Alcibiades a confessor pag. 81. Alcibiades an heretick pag. 81. Alexander b. of Rome pag. 58. 83. tenne yeares pag. 59. Alexander a phisition comforted the martyrs and was torne in peeces of wilde beasts pag. 79. Alexander a thiefe yet counted a martyr of Montanus sect pag. 89. 90. Alexander b. of Cappadocia is chosen b. of Ierusalem pag. 102. 104. he died in prison pag. 114. Alexander was Emperour after Heliogabalus pa. 108. he raigned 13. yeares pag. 111. his ende â–ª pag. 469. Alexander a martyr burned for the faith pag. 116. Alexander a martyr torne in peeces of wild beasts pag. 131. AlexaÌ„ders two were beheaded for the faith p. 160 Alexander b. of Alexandria a notable learned maÌ„ confuted Arius pag. 217. 218. Alexander a godly b. of Constantinople set him selfe against Arius pa. 251. 252. 255. Alexander Paphlagon was martyred by the Arians pa. 285. Alphaeus a martyr was beheaded for the fayth pa. 159. Ambrose not he of Millane was a Valentinian hereticke and confuted by Origen page 105. Ambrose b. of Millane pa. 337. 347. Ammias a Prophet of the nevve Testament pa. 88. 89. Ammon a confessor pa. 116. Ammon a maried monke pa. 329. Ammonarion a virgine is beheaded for the fayth pa. 116. Ammonius a minister martyred pa. 153. Ammonius a monke cutte of his care because he would not be bishop pa. 382. Ammonius a Poet. pa. 365. Ammonius a christian philosopher pa. 107. Amos the Prophet and his life pa. 525. Amphilochius b. of Iconium pa. 345. Amphilochius b. of Sida pa. 436. Anacletus bishop of Rome 12. yeares pag. 46. 47. 83. Ananus an high priest of the Ievves of extreme cruelty pa. 34. Anastasius b. of Rome pa. 381. Anastasius a priest of Antioch a Nestorian hereticke pa. 394. Anastasius the Emperour pa. 461. Anastasius a godly archbishop of Antioch pag. 489. Anatolius b. of Laodicea and his workes pa. 142. 143. 144. Anatolius a sorcerer and his execution pa. 499. Andrevve the Apostle preached in Scythia pag. 36. his martyrdome pag. 519. his lise pag. 532. Androgathius the tyrant rebell drowned him self pa. 347. 348. Angelo a rebel vvas sawed a sunder pa. 320. Anianus the 2. bishop of Alexandria he ruled the Church 22. yeares pa. 35. 46. Anianus b. of Antioch exiled by the Arians pa. 290. Anicetus b. of Rome eleuen yeares pa. 62. 70. 83. Anomoioi and their heresie pa. 293. 317. Antemnes and hymnes song in the Churche pa. 367. Anterus b. of Rome pa. 111. Anthimus b. of Nicomedia was beheaded for the fayth pa. 148. Anthropomorphitae and their heresie pa. 365. 366. 367. Antiochus got muche money by preachinge at Constantinople pa. 369. Antinous the darlinge of Adrianus Caesar was made a god pa. 61. 315. Antonius Pius was Emperour after Adrian pa. 62. he wrote fauorable letters for the christians pa. 63. he raigned 22. yeares pa. 64. Antonius a minister was beheaded for the fayth pa. 167. Antonie the monke pa. 242. 329. 331. 333. Antoninus Caracalla was Emperour after Seuerus pa. 101. he raigned 7. yeares pa. 108. Antoninus Heliogabalus was Emperour after Macrinus he raigned 4 yeares pa. 108. Apelles an hereticke pa. 8â— Aphricanus an historiographer wrote vnto Aristides of the concordance of the Euangelists pa. 9. 10. 111. 112. Apollinarius a learned writer pa. 70. Apollinarius b. of Hierapolis and his workes pa. 72. 73. 87. 88. 89. Apollinarius and his heresie pa. 294. 307. 308. Apollo in Daphne pa. 309. 315. Apollonia a virgine is burned for the fayth pag. 115. Apollonius a Christian Philosopher wrote an Apollogie and was martyred pa. 91. 92. Apphianus after sundry torments was throwen into the sea pa. 161. 162. Appianus an historiographer pa. 501. Appion wrote learned bookes pa. 94. Aquila Priscilla were banished Rome pag. 31. Aquila of Pontus translated the olde Testament pa. 84. 105. Arabians were hereticks and their confutation pa. 113. Arbogastes a rebel ranne him selfe vpon a naked sword pa. 359. Arcadius is created Emperour pa. 345. 360. his death p. 376. Archelaus the sonne of Herode raigned 10. yeres ouer the Iewes pa. 9. 13. Archelaus b. of Cascharum disputed with Manes the heretick pa. 245. Ares was burned for the faith pa. 168. Arianus an historiographer pa. 502. Aristion one of the 70. Disciples pa. 56. 57. Aristides wrote an Apologie of the faith vnto Adrian pa. 59. Aristobulus the prince and priest of the Iewes was led captiue to Rome pa. 9. Aristotle is highly esteemed of hereticks pa. 95. Arius the abhominable heretick his original and heresie pa. 217. 218. 219. 227. 228. 229. 251. he recaÌ„teth pa. 245. his miserable end p. 252. Arrabianus a learned writer pa. 94. Arsacius b. of Constantinople pa. 374. 375. Arsenius a naughtie fellowe tooke hire to accuse Athanasius pa. 247. 248. Arsenius a monke pa. 329. Artemas an hereticke pa. 141. Artemon and his heresie pa. 94. 95. Asaph the Prophet and his life pa. 522. Ascholius a godly b. of Thessalonica baptized Theodosius magnus pa. 343. Asclepiades an heretick translated the scriptures pa. 95. Asclepiades b. of Antioch pa. 103. Asclepiodotus an hereticke pa. 95. Asinius quadratus an historiographer pa. 502. Asterius an Arian hereticke pa. 251. Astyrius a noble man sauored the Christians and bewrayed by prayer and fasting the deceyt of Satan pa. 132. Ater was burned for the fayth pa. 116. Athanasius bishop of Alexandria pa. 223. 236. read of him more in the Chronographie pag. 38. c. Athenodorus the disciple of OrigeÌ„ pa. 111. 131. Attalus a Pergamenian is fried to death pa. 77. 78. 79. 80. Atticus b. of Constantinople pa. 375. 377. 378. 390. 391. Attilas king of Scythia pa. 421. Attis an heathen God pa. 315. Audactus a noble man martyred pa. 151. 152. Augustus was Emperour when Christ was borne he raigned 57. yeares pa. 9. 13. Aurelianus was Emperour after Claudius he persecuted the churche of God was not able to subscribe vnto an edict pa. 139. 141. Auxanon a nouatian priest pa. 235. Auxentius a martyr torne in peeces of vvylde beasts
extant pag. 82. Marcus b. of Arethusa and his learned Creede pag. 275. the Mariage of Paul pa. 52. the Mariage of Peter pa. 52. the Mariage of Philip. pa. 52. 53. the Mariage of Cheremon b. of Nilus pag. 117. the Mariage of Demetrianus b. of Antioch pag. 141. the Mariage of priests allowed of pag. 234. 255. the Mariage of Spiridion b. of Cyprus pag. 234. the Mariage of Priestes detested of an hereticke pa. 292. the Mariage of Ammon the Monke pa. 329. Maria the daughter of Eleazar killed her owne sonne to eate in the famine at IerusaleÌ„ pa. 40. Marinus a souldier was beheaded for the fayth pa. 131. Maris bishop of Chalcedon an Arian page 223. 246. Marke the Euangelist vpoÌ„ what occasioÌ„ he wrote his Gospel p. 28. he was the first that preached Christ vnto the Aegyptians pa. 28. the firste b. of Alexandria pa. 35. his martyrdome pa. 519 his life pa. 533. Marke of the Gentils the first b. of Ierusalem pa. 60. 85. Marke an hereticke whome Irenaeus confuteth pag. 62. Marke bishop of Alexandria after Eumenes pa. 62. Martianus the Emperour pag. 425. his ende pa. 433. Martyrs vvho properlye maye so be called page 81. Martyrs and Martyrdomes looke persecution Maruthas b. of Mesopotamia preached vnto the Persians pa. 380. Masbothaei were heretickes pa. 70. Mathevve and Luke the Euangelists are thought to disagree pa. 10. Matthan begat â—acob the father of Ioseph pa. 10 11. Mathias one of the 70 Disciples was chosen in the rowme of ludad the traitor pag. 15. 19. his life pa. 533. Mathias the 8b of Ierusalem pa. 59. Maturus was beheaded for the fayth page 76. 78. Mauricâ—us the Emperour pag. 500. 501. Maxentius the tyrant and his impiety pa. 154. his miserable end pa. 179. 215. 216. 469. Maximilla the prophetesse of Montanus hanged her selfe pa. 86. 88. 89. Maximinus the 7 b. of Antioch pa. 72. Maximinus succeeded Alexander in the Empire and persecuted the Church of God but continewed no longer then thre yeres pag. 11. His end 469. Maximinus the tyrant and his impiety page 153. 154. 155. 156. His miserable end pa. 182. 215 Maximus wrote learned bookes pag. 94. Maximus was beheaded for the fayth pag. 131. Maximus B. of Antioch pag. 139. Maximus B. of Ierusalem pag. 271. Maximus a tyrant is executed pag. 347. 348. Maxis a vvicked tribune and a persecutor pag. 167. Mazabanes B. of Ierusalem pag. 114. Melchi begate heli the father of Ioseph pag. 10. 11. Melchisedech a figure of Christ pag. 7. Meletius B. of Pontus pag. 144. Meletius of whome the Meletians are called and theyr heresie pag. 219. 220. 227. 228. Meliton b. of Sardis wrote an Apollogie of the Christian faith vnto Verus the Emperour pa. 63. 70. His workes pag. 72. 73. 93. Meltiades B. of Rome pag. 204. Menander a Sorcerer and his opinions pa. 50. 51. 70. Menas Patriarch of Constantinople pag. 486. Menedemus was burned for the fayth pag. 326. Mercuria a woman was beheaded for the fayth pag. 116. Meruzanes B. of Armenia pag. 120. Metras after torment was stoned to death for the fayth pag. 115 Metrodorus a Christian was burned to ashes pa. 67. Micheas the prophete and his life pag. 524. Miltiades an hereticke page 87. Miltiades a learned wryter wrote an Apollogie pag. 88. 89. Mithra an heathen God pag. 298. 34â— Modestus a learned wryter pag. 70. 72. Montanus the heretick pag. 73. 81. 86. 87. He haÌ„ged him selfe pa. 88. 89. 90. 282. Moses testifieth of Christ pa. 3. 4. He conceaued a mystery in the word Iesus pag. 6. Moses a minister of Rome was martyred page 119. Musanus a learned vvryter pag. 70. his vvorkes pag. 73. N. NAamanes a Saracen pag. 503. Narcissus B. of Ierusalem page 85. his miracles pag. 101. 102. Narcissus b. of Neronias was an Arian pag. 273. Natalius an hereticall b. repented him selfe and became a confessor pag. 95. Nathan the Prophete and his life pag. 521. Naum the prophete and his life pag. 528. Nectarius a noble man vvas chosen b. of Constantinople pag. 344. 346. Nemesion a martyr pag. 116. Nepos b. of Aegypt was a Chiliaste and confuted by Dionysius b. of Alexandria pag. 136. Nepotianus Constantius a tyrante and his ende pag. 272. Nero was Emperour after Claudius page 31. his cruelty pag. 35. he raygned 13 yeares pag. 37. his end pag. 469. Nerua was Emperour of Rome after Domitian pag. 47. Nestorius b. of Constantinople and his heresie page 393. 394. 395. 396. 412. 413. 414. 415. 416. Nicôcles the Laconian sophist pag. 295. Nicolas of whome the Nicolaites are called pa. 52. Nicomas b. of Ieonium pag 139. Nicostratus an historiographer pag. 502. Nilus b. of Aegypt vvas burned pag. 153. 172. Nouatus a prieste of Rome and his heresie page 117. 118. 119. 335. 336. 391. Nouatian heresie pag. 233. 391. O. ODed the prophete and his life pa. 522. Onesimus b. of Ephesus pag. 55. 73. Oâ—estes Liuetenante of Alexandria contended vvith Cyrill and vvas vvounded of the Monks pag. 383. Origen and his zeale being a childe pag. 96. 97. he vvas made a Catechiser pag. 97. he vvas the disciple of Clemens pag. 100. he gelded him selfe pa. 101. he vveÌ„t to Rome pa. 104. he studied Hebrevv and gathered together the traÌ„slations of the old Testament pag. 105. he vveÌ„t to Arabia pa. 107. he vveÌ„t to Antioch pa. 108. his vvorkes pa. 109. 111. 112. 113. his life out of Suidas pag. 121. his lamentation pa. 122. 123. An Apollogie for Origen pa. 370. Osius b. of Corduba in Spayne pa. 220. 235. 265 277. Osee the Prophet and his life pag. 524. Otho vvas Emperour a shorte vvhile pa. 37. his end pa. 469. P. PAchymus â— of Aegypt and a martyr pa. 153. Palladius a monke pag. 332. Palladius a svvift post pag. 387. Palmas b. of Pontus pa. 92. Pambo a Monke pa. 330. Pamphilus Martyr pa. 144. 153. 164. 165. 168. 169. Pantaenus was a Catechiser in the schoole of Alexandria and the Maister of Clemens AlexaÌ„drinus pag. 85. Paphnutius b. of Thebais pag. 223. 233. 234. Papias b. of Hierapolis pag. 28. 54. his workes pag. 56. he was an hereticke pag. 57. Papylus a Martyr pag. 67. Patermythius vvas burned for the sayth pag. 172 Patropassians and theyr heresie pa. 264. 323. Patrophilus b. of Scythopolis pag. 256. Paulinus b. of Triuere in Fraunce pag. 279. Paulinus b. of Tyrus pag. 184. 185. Paul was called from heauen to be an Apostle pag. 20. he was martyred at Rome vnder Nero pa. 32. 35. 36. 519. his Epistles pag. 36. he was maried pa. 52. his life pa. 533. Paulus Samosatenus and his heresie pa. 94. 139. 140. 141. 263. 323. Paulus a notable maÌ„ was beheaded for the faith pa. 166. Paulus a godly b. of Constantinople pa. 255. he was stisâ—ed in Cappadocia pag. 272. his corps was caried to Constantinople pa. 345. Pausis an Aegyptian was beheaded for the fayth pa. 160. Peleus b. of Aegypt was burned pa. 153. 172. Periurie is punished pa. 102. Persecution
pa. 23. 32. 33. 35. 46. 47 â–ª 53. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 72. 73. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80 81. 96. 97. 98. 99. 101. 111. 114. 115. 116. 117. 128. 129. 130. 131. 146. 147. 148. 149. 150. 151. 152. 153. 159. 160. 161. 162. 163. 164. 165. 166. 167. 168. 169. 170. 171. 172. 173. 175. 176. 273. 274. 284. 285. 298. 305. 306. 307. 310. 319. 320. 322. 326. 327. 328. 329. 332. 333. 386. 476. 493. 519. Persia receaued the faith pa. 38. Pertinax the Emperour and his end pa. 469. Peter the Apostle was imprisoned by Herode Agrippa and deliuered by an Angel pag. 23. he met SimoÌ„ Magus at Rome in the time of Claudius pag. 27. he was crucified at Rome about his later time after he had preached in other contreyes pa. 35. 36. 519. his workes pa. 36. he was maried and his vvife martyred pag. 52. Peter b. of Alexandria was beheaded page 144. 153. 176. Peter the Emperour Diocletians page after sundry tormentes was broyled to death pa. 148. Peter the successor of Athanasius in the seae of Alexandria pa. 328. 340. Petirus a monke pa. 330. Petrus Apselamus was burned for the fayth pag. 168. Peucetius a persecutinge Magistrate is executed pa. 183. Pharises and theyr heresie pag. 70. Phileas b. of Thmuis vvas beheaded pag. 150. Philetus b. of Antioch pa. 108. Philip the tetrarch pa. 13. 14. Philip one of the seuen Deacons preached in Samaria baptised Simon Magus the Eunuch pa. 19. 20. Philip the Apostle rested at Hierapolis pa. 53. 93 his martyrdome pag. 519. his life pa. 532. Philip the 9 b. of Ierusalem pa. 59. Philip b. of Gortyna wrote against Marcion pa. 71. 72. Philip was Emperour after Gordianus a Christian pa. 112. his end pa. 469. Philip a Priest of Sida wrote a booke to the confutatioÌ„ of Iulian the Apostata intitled it the Christian historie pa. 392. Philo Iudaeus a man of greate fame was sente in Embassie from the lewes of Alexandria vnto the Emperour Caligula pa. 21. he is alleaged pa. 22. 28. 29. he talked with Peter the Apostle at Rome pa. 28. his workes pa. 30. 31. Philoromus gouernour of Alexandria was beheaded for the faith pa. 150. Philosophie is studied and commended pag. 105 106. 107. 308. 309. Philumena an hereticke the Prophetesse yoke mate of Apelles pa. 86. Photinus b. of Sirmium and his heresie pag. 262. 264. 274. 275. 277. 323. Pictures of Simon Magus and Helena the vvitch pag. 27. Pierius a minister of Alexandria pag. 144. Pilate was made President of Iudaea the 12 yere of Tiberius pag. 13. he certified Tiberius that our Sauiour was risen from the dead pag. 20. he plagued the Ievves pag. 22. he slevve him selfe pa. 22. 23. Pinytus b. of Creta pag. 70. Pinytus b. of the people Gâ—o sij pa. 71. Pionius was burned for the faith pag. 67. Pior a Monke pag. 329. Pius vvas b. of Rome 15 yeares pag. 62. 83. Placitus b. of Antioch pa. 256. a Plague in Alexandria pa. 134. 135. a Plague throughout the vvorld pa. 182. a Plague in the time of Maximinus pa. 178. Plinius Secundus a Liuetenant vvas sorie that the Christians vvere persecuted vvrote therof vnto Traian pag. 54. Plutarchus a Martyr pa. 97. 98. Pneumatomachoi and their heresie pa. 293. Polybius b. of Tralleis pa. 55. Polybius an historiographer pa. 501. Polycarpus b. of Smyrna wrote an Epistle vnto the Philippians page 54. 55. 64. 93. he was at Rome with Anicetus pa. 63. he met MarcioÌ„ in the face pag. 64. his Martyrdome pag. 64. 65. 66. 67. Polycrates b. of Ephesus wrote vnto Victor b. of Rome pa. 53. 92. 93. Pompei besieged Ierusalem and sent Aristobulus captiue to Rome pa. 9. Pontianus b. of Rome pa. 108. Ponticus a yonge man of 15. yeare old was martyred pa. 80. Pontinus an hereticke pag. 86. Pontius a learned man pa. 103. Porphyrius an Atheist wrote against the Christians and disputed vvith Origen pag. 106. 229. Porphyrius the SeruaÌ„t of Pamphilus martyr vvas burned for the faith pa. 170. Potamiaena a virgine was burned for the faith p. 98. 99. Pothinus b. of Lions is tormented put in prison and their dieth pa. 78. Primus was b. of Alexandria 12 yeares pag. 58. 59. Primus b. of Corinth pag. 70. Priscilla the Prophetesse of Montanus pa. 86. 89. 90. Priscus a Christian was torne in peeces of wilde beasts pa. 131. Priscus Rhetor an historiographer pa. 502. Probus was Emperour after Auâ—â—lianus â–ª pa. 141. Proclus a Cataphrygian hereticke page 35. 53. 108. Procopius was beheaded for the faith pag. 159. Procopius a tyrant dieth miserably pag. 320. Procopius Rhetor an historiographer pag. 502. Promus was beheaded for the fayth pag. 168. the Prophetes sawe God vvith the clensed eye of the mind pag. 3. Prophecy was in the Churche after Christ page 69. 82. 83. 88. 89. Proterius the godly b. of Alexandria vvas cruelly slaine pa. 433. Protogenes a godly b. of Sardice pag. 265. Psathyriani and theyr opinion pag. 357. Ptolomaeus a Martyr pag. 68. 69. Ptolomaeus a confessor pag. 116. Publius b. of Athens and a Martyr pag. 71. Publius b. of Ierusalem pag. 85. Q. Quadratus had the gift of Prophecy pag. 55. he vvrote an Apollogie of the Christian fayth vnto Adrian pag. 58. 59. 88. 89. Quadratus b. of Athens pa. 71. Quinta a vvomaÌ„ after torment is stoned to death pag. 115. Quintus fell in persecution pag. 64. R. REpentance of a thiefe pag. 49. Rhais a vvoman vvas burned for the faith pag. 98. Rhodion the disciple of Tatianus a learned vvriter pag. 86. Rome is called Babylon pag. 28. Romanus had his tongue pulled out aftervvardes stifled to death pag. 159. 160. Romulus Subdeacon of Diospolis was beheaded for the faith pag. 160. Rufus a Disciple pa. 55. Ruffus a Liuetenant of Iudaea destroyed the Ievves in Ierusalem pag. 59. Rugas a rebell was slayne with a thunderbolt pa. 400. S. SAbellius heresie pag. 126. 264. Sabinus a President of Maximinus the persecutor pag. 174. Sabinus a Macedonian hereticke pag. 224. 229. 260. Saduces and their heresie pa. 70. reade the Chro. Sagaris a martyr pag. 72. 93. Salome the â—ister of Herode pag. 13. Samaritans their heresy pa. 70. reade the Chro. Samosatenus the hereticke looke Paulus Samosatenus Samuel the Prophet and his life pag. 521. Sanctus Deacon of Vienna vvas beheaded pag. 76. 77. 78. Saracens receaued the Christian faith pag. 339. Saturnilians vvere heretickes pag. 70. Saturninus of Antioch an hereticke pag. 60. 74. Sclaunders raised vpon the godly pag. 60. 69. 76 77. 102. 116. 176. 177. 246. 247. 248. 250. 26â— 272. 369. 504. 505. Scriptures looke Canonicall Scripture Secundus b. of Ptolomais an Aâ—ian pa. 224. 227. Sedition in Alexandria pa. 135. Seianus vexed the Ievves pa. 22. Seleucus vvas beheaded for the fayth pa. 170. Semeia the prophet and his life pa. 5â—2 Sennecas the tenth bishop of Ierusalem pag. 59. Septuagints translation of the old Testament pa. 84. 105.
Serapion b. of Antioch his vvorkâ— pa. 90. 103. Serapion was throwen from an high his necke broken pag. 115. Serapion an olde man receaued the eucharist of a boy pa. 119 â–ª Serapion Deacon of Constantinople pag. 362. Serapis an Heathen God pag. 238. 349. 350. Serenius Granianus a noble man wrote vnto the Emperour in the behalfe of the ChristiaÌ„s p. 61 Serenius was burned for the faith pa. 98. Serenus was beheaded for the faith pag. 98. Seuen Deacons pag. 19. Seuenty disciples pa. 15. 19. 517. 533. 534. c. Seuerus the hereticke of whome Seueriani pa. 74 Seuerus was Emperour after Pertinax pag. 94. he persecuted the church pa. 96. he raygned 18. yeares pa. 101. Seuerus the hereticall b. of Antioch had his tongue pulled out pa. 472. Siluanus b. of Emisa was torne of wilde beastes 153. 176. Siluanus b. of Gaza was beheaded pa. 153. Siluanus a tyran is executed pag. 278. Simeon Cleopas was b. of Ierusalem after Iames. pa. 45. 47. He was crucified beinge a hundred and twenty yeares olde pag. 53. 70. SimeoÌ„ dwelled in a pillour p. 419. 420. 436. 511 SimoÌ„ the soÌ„ne of Camithê° was an highpriest p. 14 Simon Magus was baptized of Philip. pag. 19. he came to Rome was there takeÌ„ for a God pa. 26. 27. read more of him in the Cronography Simoniani are called of Simon Magus pa. 70. Siricius b. of Rome pa. 38. Sisinius a Nouatian pa. 346. 375. 376. Sixtus a learned maÌ„wrote of the resurrectioÌ„ p. 94 Socrates b. of Laodicea pag. 142. Socrates Scholasticus history life pa. 213. 214 he was the scholler of Helladius page 349. where he led his life pag. 358. Socrates the Philosopher why he was condemned pag. 308. Sodome vvas ouerthrovven vvith fire and brimstone pa. 4. 42. Sodome hovve it lieth novve pag. 42. Solomon spake of Christ in the person of vvisedome pa. 4. Sonnes by nature and sonnes by the lavve pa. 10. Sophonias the Prophet and his life pa. 526. Sophronius b. of Pompeiopolls withstoode the Arians pag. 288. 289. Sosthenes one of the seuenty Disciples pa. 15. Soter b. of Rome pag. 70. 74. 83. Spiridion b. of Cyprus pa. 223. 234. Stephan one of the 7. Deacons was stoned to death pa. 19. 97. 519. Stephan b. of Rome pag. 125. Stephan b. of Laodicea pag. 144. Symachus b. of Ierusalem pag. 86. Symachus translated the old Testament He vvas an Ebionit pa. 105. Symachus a learned Senator of Rome 348. Synerus an hereticke pag. 86. Synesius b. of Cyrene pag. 420. Synods in Alexandria and Aegypt pag. 30. Synods at Antioch pag. 139. 140. 141. Synods looke Councells T. TAtianus a learned man page 68. he fell into heresie pag. 73. 74. Tatianus for the faith was broiled to death p. 307 Telesphorus was b. of Rome 11 yeares and dyed a martyr pag. 59. 62. 83. Tertulian a learned father is alleaged pa. 20. 35. 47. 54. 82. Thaddaeus one of the 70. Disciples was sente by Thomas the Apostle to cure Agbarus page 15. 16. 17. 19. Thalassiê° a noble maÌ„ is made b. of Caesarea p. 402 Thebulis fell to heresie because he was not made bishop pag. 70. Thecla a womaÌ„ was throweÌ„ to wild beasts p. 160 Thelymidres b. of Laodicea pag. 120. Themison a montanist pa. 88. 89. Theoctistus b. of Caesarea pag. 107. 110. 131. Theodorus b. of Aegypt was martyred pag. 153. Theodorus a confessor pa. 310. Theodorus was burned for the faith pa. 326. Theodoretus an historiographer pag. 411. 501. Theodosia a Christian virgine was drovvned in the seae pag. 164. Theodosius Magnus the Emperour pag. 342. his death pag. 359. Theodosius iunior the Emperour pag. 376. 377. his vertues pa. 388. 389. his death pa. 424. Theodosius b. of Synada a couetous maÌ„ pa. 377. TheodotioÌ„ translated the old Testament pa. 105 Theodotus a montanist pa. 81. his miserable end pag. 88. Theodotus a Tanner and an hereticke of Aâ—â—â—mons sect pa. 95. Theodotus a Phisicion b. of Laodicea pa. 144 Theodulus vvas crucified for the faith page 171. Theodulus for the faith vvas broiled to death pa. 307. Theognis b. of Nice vvas an Arian pa. 223. aftervvards he recanted pa. 224. 236. he fel againe to heresie pa. 243. Theônas b. of Alexandria pag. 144. Theônas b. of Marmarica was an ariaÌ„ p. 224. 227 Theophilus b. of Antioch p. 70. his workes p. 72. Thâ—philus b. of Caesarea in Palaestina pag. 92. Thâ—philus a confessor pa. 116. Thâ—philus b. of Alexandria pag. 361. Thâ—pompus an historiographer pag. 501. Thâ—phrastê° is highly esteemed of hereticks p. 95 Thâ—â—ecnus b. of Caesarea pag. 131. Thâ—â—ecnus Liuetenant of Antioch was an incâ—unter pag. 175. his execution pa. 183. Thâ—â—imus b. of Scythia woulde not condemne â—â—gens workes pag. 370. Thâ—â—as a Sorcerer called him selfe a Prophet wâ—â— beheaded pag. 26. Thoâ—â—as the Apostle pag. 15. 16. 17. 19. 36. 532. Thrâ—â—as a martyr pag. 90. 93. Tibeâ—â—â— the Emperour would haue Canonized Ieâ—â—s for a God he raigned 22. yeres pa. 20. 21 Tibeâ—â—s the 2 Emperour of that name pag. 496. Timoâ—us was beheaded for the faith pag. 160. Timoâ—e was the first b. of Ephesus pag. 37. Timoâ—eus b. of Gaza was burned pag. 160. Titus â—as the first b. of Creta pag. 37. Titus â—â—e sonne of Vespasian was made generall capâ—â—ine against the Iewes p. 37. he sighed wheÌ„ he saâ— the great slaughter of the Ievves p. 39. he pâ—â—eledged the books of Iosephus p. 45. he was â—mperour and raigned 2. yeares pag. 46. his enâ— â–ª pag. 469. Tobias tâ—e host of Thaddaeus in Edessa pag. 17. Tobias thâ— fift b. of Ierusalem pag. 59. Traâ—an wâ—â— Emperour after Nerua and raygned 19. yearâ—s pag. 47. 58. Tymaeus b. â—f Antioch pag. 142. Tyrannus b. â—f Antioch pag. 142. V. VAlens b of Ierusalem pag. 86. Valens DeacoÌ„ of Aelia was beheaded p. 169 Valens b. of Mursa was an Arian pag. 246. he recanted pag. 259. 272. Valens the Arian Emperour pa. 318. his end pa. 340. Valentina a ChristiaÌ„ maid vvas burned pag. 166 Valentinianus a godly man was fellowe Emperour with Valens pag. 318. 337. ValeÌ„tinianê° the elder was proclaimed Emperour pag. 3â—7 he was stiâ—led to death pag. 358. Valentinianus the yonger was made Emperour by Theodosius pa. 390. he was slaine pa. 432. Valentinus an hereticke pag. 62. 70. 74. Valerius Gratus President of ludaea pag. 14. Valerianus was Emperour after Gallus a persecutor pag. 128. his end pag. 469. Vegetius Epagathus a martyr pag. 76. Venus the heatheÌ„ goddesse had a teÌ„plein Aphacâ— pag. 239. Venus Idol was set vp on the sâ—pulchre of Christ pag. 237. Verus the Emperour succeeded Pâ—us He was a persecutor raigned 19. yeares pag. 64. 85. Vespasianus the Emperour pag. 37. 46. Victor b. of Rome pag. 92. 93. Vigilius b. of Rome pag. 487. Virgines vowing chastity pag. 29. Vitellius the Emperour and his end pap 469. Vlphilas b. of the Gotths translated the Scripturs into the Gotthicke tongue pag. 338. Vlpianus was wrapped in an oxe hide together with a doggâ—
Of this opinion was Iohn the 22. b. of Rome Cap. 38. in the Greeke Origen in 8â— Psal Cap. 39. after the greeke Decius crowned Emperour Anno Domi. 254. vnder whom as Orosius sayth the 7. persecution was raysed Fabianus b. of Rome martyred Cornelius b. of Rome Alexander b. of Ierusalem died in prisoÌ„ Mazabanes b. of IerusaleÌ„ Babylas b. of Antioche died in prison Fabius b. of Antioche OrigeÌ„ is persecuted Cap. 40. after the Greeke * This custome in diuers places is now adayes in vie Cap. 41. in the Greeke Dionysius vn to Fabius b. of Antioche Metras after torments is stoned to death Quinta stoned to death Apollonia is burned Serapion was throwne downe his necke broke The edict of Decâ— agaâ—â—t the Christiâ—◠〈◊〉 â—4 Matth. 19. Iulianus burned Cronion was burned A souldier be headed Macar is burned Epimachus is burned Alexander is burned â— women burned AmmonarioÌ„ is beheaded Mercuria Dionysia beheaded HeroÌ„ burned Ater burned Isidorus burned Dioscorus a confessor Nemesion a Martyr Ammon Zenon Ptolomaeus Ingenuus â— Theophilus confessors Cap. 42. in the greeke Dionysius b. of Alexandria vnto Fabius b. of Antioch Ischyrion was beaten to death with a cudgill Chaeremon b. os Nilus was maried Ezechiel 18. Cap. 43. after the greeke The Nouatians call themselues 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. purâ—â—ans Nouatus is excommunicated Cornelius b. of Rome vnto Fabius b. of Antioch Maximus Vrbanus Sidonius Celerinus forsooke No uatus Thequalities of Nouatus Howe Nouatus the heretike vvas made bishop The order of the clerâ—â—â— in the church of Rome in the â—ime of Corâ—elius Nouatus fell in time of persecution and denyed his order The comunion was theÌ„ ministredand deliuered into theyr hands not popt in their mouthes Moses a martyr Cap. 44. after the greeke Dionysius â— of Alexandria vnto Fabius bishop of Antioch Men of olde receaued the communion a little before their deaths Cap. 45. in the greeke Dionysius b. of Alexandria vnto Nouatus the hereticke Cap. 46. after the Greeke Conon b. of Hermopolis Thelymidres Meruzanes Cornelius Elenus Firmilianus Theoctistus Fabius Demetrianê° Alexander Hippolytus * Cap. 1. in the greeke Gallus â—â—â—aâ—â—d Emperour Anno Domini 255. OrigeÌ„ dieth Dionysius b. of Alexandria in his epistle to HermammoÌ„ Suydas in the life of Origen The choyce was that ether a blacke moore shoulde play the Sodomite with him or he himselfe shoulde sacrifice vnto Idols Psal 50. The lamentation of Origen He calleth vpon the saynctes in the same sense as he doth in this sorowefull plight vpon all other creature vnder heaueÌ„ The pollicie of Satan was to haue Origen to confirme the christians at the time of sacrifice not to the ende they might be saued as his preteÌ„se was but that Origen might be takeÌ„ with the manner and presently constrayned ether to sacrifice or deny his maister which fel out in the ende It seemeth by this that some promised Origen they vvoulde be baptized but when it came to the pinch they made him to sacrifice Origen bewayleth his excommunication * Origen gelded himselfe to embrace virginitie therefore iustely maye he be termed an aduancer in the ende he did sacrifice and committed whor dome with the deuell then was he defiled Psal 102. Psal 50. Psal 51. Math. 26. Psal 50. Luc. 16. Psal 80. Luc. 15. Psal 30. Lucius b. of Rome Stephan b. of Rome The error of Cyprian * Cap. 5. in the Greeke Dionysius b. of AlexaÌ„dria vnto StephaÌ„ b. of Rome Xystus b. of Rome Dionysius b. of AlexaÌ„dria vnto Xystus b. of Rome Cap. 6. in the Greeke Dionysius b. of AlexaÌ„dria vnto Xystus b. of Rome Cap. 7. in 〈◊〉 Greeke Dionysius of AlexaÌ„dri epist 3. of baptisme vnto Philemoâ— a minister 〈◊〉 Rome 1. Pet. 4. Heraclas b. of AlexaÌ„dria called a pope ergo it was not the peculier title of the bishop of Rome * The canon of Heraclas Deut. 19. Prouerb 22. * Cap. 8. in the Greeke Dionysius b. of AlexaÌ„dria vnto Dionysiê° a minister of Rome but afterwards b. epist 4. of Baptisme Cap. 9. in the Greeke Dionysius b. of AlexaÌ„dria epist 5. vnto Xystus b. of Rome Cap. 10. in the Greeke Valerianus created Emperour together with Galienus his sonne Anno Dom. 256. Vnder him was raysed the eyghth persecution agaynst the churche of God * Dionysiê° b. of AlexaÌ„dria vnto Hermammon Apoâ— 13. Satan Macrinus signifieth one standinge a farre of Esay 66. Exod. 20. * Cap. 11. in the Greeke Tob. 12. Dionysius b. of Alexandria agaynst Germanus epist ad Hermamon Act. 5. Dionysius with his company is banished into a certayne deserte called Cephro What Dionysius suffered for the fayth Dionysius b. of AlexaÌ„dria vnto Domitius Didymus Esay 49. 2. Corinth 6. Of Eusebius b. of Laodicea â—eade the last cap. of this 7. booke Maximus Faustus Cap. 12. aâ—tâ— the greeke Priscus Malchus Alexander tome in peeces of wilde beastes A woman torne in peeces of wilde beastes Cap. 13. in the Greeke Aâ—â—â— Domâ— 262. Galienus the Emperour in the behalfe of the Christians Cap. 14 â–ª in the Greeke Xystus Demetrianus Firmilianus Gregorius Nazianzenê° â–ª Athenodorê° Domnus Theoâ—ecnuâ— Hymenaeus Cap. 15. in the greeke Marinus was beheaded A notable perswasion vnto martyrdome Cap. 16. after the greeke Astyrius a senator of RoÌ„e a fauorer of the Christians Cap. 17. after the Greeke The deuill is put to flight by fasting prayer Cap. 18. in the Greeke Luk. 8. Matth. 9. Monuments of memory not for superstition To erect an image is a heathenish custome Cap. 19. after the Greeke The seae of Ierusalem long preserued and continewed Cap. 20. in the Greeke Cap. 21. in the Greeke Dionysius b. of Alexandria vnto Hierax b. of Aegypt Cap. 22. in the Greeke Dionysius b. of Alexandria epist vnto the brethren in Aegypt Exod. 12. Plague Warres Famine Misery maketh the wicked to despayre but tryeth the godly as the gold in the fornace The Christians in the plague time loued not only their brethren but also their enemies The heathenish inhumanitie Cap. 23. in the greeke Dionysius Alex. vnto HermammoÌ„ Galienê° was Emperour together with his father Valerianus but after his father was takeÌ„ captiue of the Persians he ruled alone Esay 43. Apocal. 21. * Anno Domini 266. Nepos a Chi liast Chiliastae of the Grecians millenarij of the latines were so called because that like here tikes they dreamed that Christ should personally raygne as kiÌ„g here onearth a thousande yeares * Cap. 24. in the greeke Dionysius b. of AlexaÌ„dria lib. 2. of the promises of God * Here busye bodies stiÌ„ging waspes may learne a lessoÌ„ which reprehende euery thinge like of nothing Where the error of the Chiliasts first sprang Dionysius disputed with the Chiliasts CoracioÌ„ the Chiliast was consuted and coÌ„uerted by Dionysius Cap. 25. after the greeke Dionysius b. of Alexandria in his 2. booke of the promises of God Some of olde thought the reuelation to haue bene written by Cerinthus The
heresy of Cerinthus The reuereÌ„t iudgement of Dionysius toutchinge the reuelatioÌ„ of Sainct Iohn Apocalip 22. Apocalip 1. 1. Iohn 1. Math. 16. Apocalip 1. Apocalip 22 Act. 13. The difference gathered first by the sense 2. By the words often repeated in both 3. No meÌ„tioÌ„ in ether of eache other 4. By the â—rase Iohn was both learned and eloqueÌ„t Cap. 26. after the greeke Cap. 27. after the greeke Dionysius b. of Rome Paulus Samosatenus b. of Antioch and an hereticke Cap. 28. after the Greeke Firmilianus Greg. Nazianz Athenodorus Elenus Nicomas Hymenaeus Theotecnus Maximus Dionysius b â–ª of Alex. dieth Anno Domini 267. Cap. 29. in the greeke Claudius was created emperour anno Dom. 271. Autelianus was crowned emperour Anno Dom. 273. vnder whome was raised the ninth persecution Cap. 30. after the greeke The byshops assembled at Antioch vnto Dionysius b. of Rome and maximus b. of Alexandria The subtleâ—y of the hereticke Samosetenus the hereticke is here painted in his colours 1. Timoth. 6. Such a proud preacher was Herod in the actes 12. * Paulê° Samosatenus was excommunicated by the councell and Domuns placed in his rowme * Aurelianus was not able to subscribe to an edict against the Christians Tacitus was emperour 6. moneths Florianus 80 â–ª daies althogh there is here no mention made of theÌ„ * Probus was crowned emperour Ann. Dom. 279. Carus began to raigne an Dom. 285. Diocletian was chosen emperour ann Do. 287. vnder whom the tenth persecution of the primitiue churchâ— was raysed against the churche of God Cap. 31. in the Greeke About the yeare 281. Euseb in chronic the hereticke Maneslyued Manes the hereticke chose 12. Apostles Cap. 32. in the Greeke Eutychianus b. of Rome Gaius b. of Rome Marcellinus b. of Rome Timaeus Cyrillus Dorotheus minister of Antioch afterwards b. of Tyrus Tyrannus Socrates Eusebius Anatolius b. of Laodicea The pollicie deuised by Anatolius Anatolius b. of Laodicea in his bookes of Easter Betwene the 10. 20. day In springe about the eyght kalends of Aprill In Autumne about the eyght kalendes of October Laâ—â—eus 2. Psalm 89. Churches ouerthrowen Scriptures burned Bishops persecuted Psal 107. An. Do. 306. the persecution vnder Diocletian waxed hotte wheÌ„ as these cruell edicts were euery where proclaimed Cap. 3. in the Greeke The pollicie of Satans messengers * Cap. 4. in the Greeke * DiocletiaÌ„ Maximian * Galerius Constantius Peter the emperours page after sundry tormeÌ„ts bruiled to death Dorotheus hanged Gorgonius was hanged Anthimê° b. of Nicomedia beheaded A certaine number beheaded A certaine companie burned A number drowned The deade dygged vp All prisons were filled with Christians Brute beastes spared such as meÌ„ would not spare The constancy of yong men Fiue Martyrs after sundry torments beheaded throwen into the seas Martyrs in Aegypt maymed racked scurged burned drowned beheaded hanged famished to death Martyrs in Thebais their skinnes rased schorched tyed by the on legge their heads downeward Hanged vpoÌ„ boughes 10. Martyrs 20. 30. 60. 100. Some burned Some beheaded Philoromus gouernour of AlexaÌ„dria beheaded â–ª Phileas b. of Thmuis beheaded Phileas b. of Thmuis writeth this epistle out of prison vnto his â—locke Philip. 2. 1. Ioh. 4. Deut. 4. Exod. 20. An whole city burned Audactus martyred Martyrs in Arabia Cappadocia Mesopotamia Alexandria Antioche Some dispatched them selues rather A matron of Antioch together with her 2. daughters drowned theÌ„ selfs rather then their bodies shoulde be abused of the tormentors The Ethnicks drowned 2. virgins of Antioch Martyrs in Pontus The Ethnicks pulled out the right eyes seared the empty place sawed of the left legge of the Christians seared their hames condemned theÌ„ to the myne pitts all this they counted a gracious pardon Anthymus â— of Nicome â—ia beheaâ—ed Lucianus a martyr Tyrannion b. of Tyrus was drowned at Antioch Zenobius of Sidon scourged to death Siluanus b. of Emisa torne of wild beastes Siluanus b. of Gaza beheaded 39 Beheaded Peleus and Nilus b. of Aegypt burned Pamphilus â–ª Peter b. of Alexandria As longe as the Emperours did not persecute the church so longe did theyr empire prosper * Anno Domini â–ª 307. Euseb Chronic Diocletian together with Maximian hauing raygned 20. yeares deposed themselues and liue â— a priuate life Constantiuâ— and Maximinus rule the Empire Constantiuâ— dieth at yoâ—â— in Englandâ— Anno Domini 310. Constátinuâ— magnus waâ— proclaimeâ— emperour Anno Domini 311. Cap. 14. after the greeke Maxentius the sonne of Maximinus a tyrante of Rome Flattery Cruelty Lecherie Tyrranny Extorcion Sorcery Inchauntement Famine cauled by Maxentius Cap. 15. in â—â—e Greeke Maximinus â—pocrisie Superstition Persecution â—…latrie â—…haunteâ—…t Oppression Prodigality Dâ—sikenesse Surfetinge Lechery The tyrant colde not ouercome the Christians A chast matron of Alexandria confounded the tyrant where fore she was exiled and her goods confiscated A matron of Rome slewe her selfe rather then MaxeÌ„tius should abuse her The cause of the worldes calamities was the persecution of the christiâ—s â–ª Cap. 16. in the Greeke * Anno Domini 320. Math. 18. Luk. 17. God plagued Maximinus the tyrante â—â—eng at Tarsus so that he was in a lameÌ„ table plight Cap. 17. after the Greeke The Edict of Maximinus in the behalf of the Christians â–ª the which his sickenesse coÌ„ strayned him to proclaime â— In steede of Constantinê° â—ome doread Constantius which I finde â—ot in the greeke 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Maximinus his practises * Cap. 14. Diocletian the Emperour pined wasted away with diseases vnto his end Maximinian â—he emperour hanged himselfe Maximinus â—ormented â—o death read â—ap 17. Constantius â—yed godly ConstaÌ„tinus Anno Domini 306. Procopius beheaded Alphaeus beheaded Zachaeus beheaded Romanus first had his tongue pulled out next tormented clapt â–ª in prison last of all in prison stifled to death Timotheus burned Agapius and Thecla thro wen to wilde beastes but not dispatched Six yong meÌ„ first imprisoned then beheaded Timolaus beheaded Dionysius beheaded Romulus beheaded Pausis beheaded 2. AlexaÌ„ders both beheaded Agapius beheaded Dionysius beheaded Apphianus Pagas of Lycia The cruell edict of Maximinus The godly and bolde enterprise of Apphianus Apphianus after often imprisoning after sundry horrible torments was throwen into the sea whose carcasse the water threwe vp and layde at the gates of Caesarea A cruell torment An Earthquake Vlpianus wrapped in an oxe hyde together with a dogge a snake is drowned in the sea Aedesius the brother of Apphianus the martyr is drowned in the sea Mat. 10. Mat. 27. In the 21. cap of this boke Agapius is sayd to haue bene beheaded at Caesarea here he is sayde to haue bene drowned so it might be first beheded theÌ„ drowned but there he sayth it was the 2. yere of the persecution here the 4. which can not be wherefore he must either be an other Agapius or â—lie the story lyeth Theodosia drowned Siluanus coÌ„deÌ„ned to the myne pitts with others 39. cap. 13. Domninus burned 3.
Martyrs enioyned to kill one an other Auxentius â—orne of wild beasts The gelding of christians PaÌ„philus had his sides maÌ„â—led with â—â—arpe rasors Vrbanus for his crueltie fel into great shame misery in the ende he was put to death A hundreth Martyrs tormented and sent to digging of mettalls 2. womeÌ„ burned Valentina The prayer of Paulus be fore his mar tyrdome Paulus prayed for his persecutors Paulus beheaded 130. Confessors The edict of Maximinus against the Christians Antonius be headed Zebinas beheaded Germanus beheaded Maxis a wicked tribune Ennathas a virgine burned quicke A miracle Ares burned Promus beheaded Elias beheaded Petrê° Apsela mus burned Asclepius a Marcionite burned Pamphilus Valens Paulus 5. Martyrs be headed Galâ—â— 4 Heb. 12. Porphyrius the seruant of Pamphilus after torment was burned to death Seleucus beheaded Theodulus crucified Iulianus burned Adrianus be headed Eubulus beheaded Firmilianus the wicked tyrant was beheaded Cap. 2. Peleê° burned Nilê° burned A minister burned Patermythius burned Siluanus Iohn a blind man of a singuler memory and rare gifts 39 Martyrs beheaded Sabinus vnto the presideÌ„ts through out the dominions of Maximinus Such as fell in persecutioÌ„ repented theÌ„ of their fall Iuppiter philius Three christians deuoured of beasts Siluanus martyrd Petrus b. of Alexandria beheaded Lucianus martyred Maximinus against Christians He coÌ„mendeth the superstition of the Tyrians their cruelty against the ChristiaÌ„s A sclaunder Maâ— 24. The Christiâ—ns alone â—ere enduâ—d with comâ—assion Exod. 14. Psal 7. Exod. 15. Maximinus in the behalf of the Chistians An impudeÌ„t lye he shewed no such curtesie Maximinus wageth battaile with Licinnius Psal 33. Cap 10. in the Greeke Maximinê° in the behalfe of the Christians He dissembleth with his subiects The death of Maximinus the tyrant God plagued Maximinus Famine Inward burning Hewme Blindnesse His last confession The ignominy that befell Maximinê° after his death The executors of tyrannie are plagued Peucetius a wicked magistrate Culcianus a wicked magistrate Theotecnus Inchaunters idolatrerâ— punished Maximinus children and kinsmen receaued theyr deserts Psalm 146. CoÌ„stantinus Licinnius Emperours He begâ—neth with thankes vnto God for the peace after persecution Psalm 98. Psalm 46. Psalm 37. The temples builded agayne Consecrations and the dedications of temples Ezech. 37. An vniforme consent of the Christians He prayseth Paulinus the Bishop Beseleel Solomon Zorâ—babel Psal 44. Psal 48. 1. Timoth. 3. Psal 87. Psal 122. Psal 26. Psal 48. Psal 113. Luc. 1. Psal 106. Psal 107. Psal 136. Psal 105. Esay 53. Satan the enemy of mà kinde worker of all mischiefe Christ aideth the comfortlesse The ornaments of the temple and the meaning thereof Psal 33. Psal 148. Iohn 5. Beselc cl The clensing of the polluted temple Psal Psal 8. Psal 37. Psal 9. Psal 18. Psal 73. Esay 35. Psal 74. Psal 80. Prouerb 3. Heb. 12. Esay 35. The wall of the church The porch A space betwene the Sanctuary the porche Welspringes cockes or cundâ—â—â—s Gates Porches Windowes Psal 104. The floore or pauement Esay 61. The church â—ioyâ—eth Esay 54. Esay 51. Esay 52. Esay 49. 2. Corinth 6. Esay 54. Act. 2. 1. Corinth 2. The copy of the Imperiall edicts traÌ„slated out of the latine into the Greeke out of the Greeke into Englishe ConstaÌ„tinus Licinnius the Emperours vnto Anilinus proconsul of Aphrick ConstaÌ„tinus the emperours vnto Militiades byshop of Rome ConstaÌ„tinus the emperour vnto Chrestus bishop of Siracusa ConstaÌ„tinus vnto Cecilia nê° byshop of Carthage Pholes according vnto Epiphaniê° is a weyght other wise called TalantiuÌ„ and the same is too folde the one containing 312. pouÌ„des six ounces the other weying 208. pence it is vsed of Suidas and Augustine de ciuit Dei lib. 22. cap. 8. for a halfpeny ConstaÌ„tinus vnto Anilin ' gouernour of Aphrick Licinniê° had maried Constantinus sister Socrat. lib. 6. eccl hist cap. 12. Volater li 19. Anthropolog Socrat. li. 7. cap. 47 Theodor. Zuinger Volaterr Socrat. li. 5. cap. 23. Niceph. lib â–ª 9. cap. 13. lib. 11. cap. 14. Euseb lib. cap. 2. Euseb lib. cap. 27. 28 â–ª Euseb lib. cap. 23. Socrat. li. 1. cap. 9. Socrat. li. 2. cap. 30. Socrat. lib. 1. cap. 5. lib. 2. cap. 17. Tritenhemius li. de eccl scrip Socrates in this his first booke contayneth the history of 31 yeares being the whole raigne of Constantine and the ende of 340 yeres after Christ Where Socrates beginneth his history Diocletian Maximinian Maximinus Seuerus Constantinê° Maxentius Licinnius The tyranny of Maxentiê° The signe of the crosse was seene of Constantinê° in the aëre Christ appeareth to Constantine in his sleepe Maxentius died about the yeare 318. The godly study of Constantine The death of Diocletian Anno Dom. 318. * Cap. 4. in the Greeke The humanitye of Constantine LiciÌ„nius was put to death for his periurie breakiÌ„g of league Anno Dom. ni 327. Cap. 5. in the Greeke Peter Achillas Alexander Arius contraryeth his Bishop and ordinary The original of Arius heresie * Cap. 6. in the Greeke Two Eusebius the firâ—t was writer of the former historâ— the 2. Bishop of Nicomedia an Arian The blasphemies of Arius and his complices The confutation of Arius Iohn 1. Psal 44. Psal 109. Coloss 1. Heb. 1. Ioh. 14. Ioh. 14. Ioh. 10. Malach. 3. Hebr. 13. 1. Corinth 8. Ioh. 10. Prouer. 18. Arius his complices excommunicated 2. Timoth. 2. Math. 24. 1. Timoth. 4. 2. Iohn The meletiaÌ„ heretickes ioyne with the Arians Meletius why he was depriued by Peter byshop of Alexandria Arians Eunomians MacedoniaÌ„s Cap. 7. in the Greeke Osius a Spaniard byshop of Corduba The epistle of Constantinus vnto Alexander Arius takeÌ„ out of the 2. booke of Eu sebius of the life of Constantine The contention of Philosophers Brethren and christiaÌ„s may not brawle coÌ„tentiously about words Cap. 8. after the greeke The messenger was Osius byshop of Corduba â—n Spaine The first generall councell of Nice â—â—seb lib. 3 〈◊〉 vita CoÌ„st Osius byâ—â—op of Corâ—â—bâ— as I supâ—â—se â—â—e byshop Rome was â—t at the â—â—uncell but â—â—t thither â—â—taine of 〈◊〉 clergie â—â—â— 2. Paphnutiê° b. of Thebais Spiridâ—on b. of Cyprus Euseb Nicomed Theognis an Arian Maris an Arian Athanasius Alexander Ruffinus in his first boke cap. 3. layeth downe the circuÌ„stances of this historie more at large Constantine the Emperour sheweth greate reuereÌ„ce vnto tâ— bishops Constantine exhorteth tâ— vnitie and burneth theâ—â— libells Mat. 18. Euseb lib 3 â–ª de vit Constantini He coÌ„futeth the sclaunderous report which Sabinus made of the bishops assembled in the councell of Nice * this Nicene creede was not founde thus placed in the greeke coppy wherfore the Greeke seemed vnperâ—ect for to what ende â—hold Socraâ—es write The â—niforme doâ—trine of faith â–ª c. is this â—nlesse some â—hing folowâ—d or howe â—oulde he afâ—er all conâ—lude as he â—oth This â—â—th vnlesse â—â—ere were â—â—mewhat â—terlaced we â—â—ue thereâ—ore suppliâ—d the want 〈◊〉 this vnperâ—â—ct place by â—rowinge â—e coppy of â—â—is Creede â—ritteÌ„ truely the same