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death_n at_o length_n be_v put_v in_o mind_n and_o in_o remembrance_n that_o his_o disease_n be_v send_v of_o god_n he_o begin_v to_o bethink_v himself_o of_o the_o wickedness_n that_o he_o have_v do_v against_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n and_o come_v unto_o himself_o confess_v his_o sin_n to_o god_n and_o set_v forth_o his_o edict_n to_o command_v all_o man_n to_o cease_v from_o persecute_v the_o christian_n desire_v the_o christian_n to_o pray_v to_o their_o god_n for_o he_o and_o this_o occasion_v the_o very_a infidel_n themselves_o to_o extol_v the_o only_a true_a god_n of_o the_o christian_n and_o not_o long_o after_o by_o the_o very_a violence_n of_o his_o disease_n he_o end_v his_o life_n act_n and_o mon._n 115.116.122_o maxentius_n be_v vanquish_v by_o constantine_n and_o drown_v in_o tiber_n act_n and_o mon._n pag._n 51._o lycinius_n be_v overcome_v by_o constantine_n the_o great_a be_v depose_v from_o his_o empire_n and_o afterward_o slay_v of_o his_o soldier_n ibid._n chap._n iii_o the_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n that_o befall_v some_o under_o officer_n and_o minister_n of_o state_n and_o other_o that_o do_v execute_v the_o several_a tyrannical_a persecution_n of_o the_o afore_o say_v emperor_n upon_o the_o christian_n for_o conscience_n sake_n during_o the_o time_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a ten_o persecution_n reward_v informer_n just_o reward_v certain_a man_n of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n informer_n have_v accuse_v the_o martyr_n simon_n son_n of_o cleophas_n and_o repute_a nephew_n to_o christ_n for_o be_v a_o christian_n and_o one_o of_o the_o stock_n of_o david_n against_o who_o trajanus_n the_o emperor_n have_v give_v forth_o a_o commandment_n that_o whosoever_o can_v be_v find_v of_o the_o stock_n of_o david_n 35._o this_o trajanus_n emperor_n be_v the_o beginner_n of_o the_o three_o persecution_n anno._n 100_o or_o 108._o see_v act_n and_o mon._n 57_o clae_n gen._n martyr_n 35._o he_o shall_v be_v inquire_v out_o and_o put_v to_o death_n of_o which_o stock_n upon_o inquiry_n these_o his_o accuser_n be_v find_v to_o be_v and_o so_o right_o just_o be_v put_v to_o execution_n themselves_o which_o seek_v the_o destruction_n of_o another_o though_o it_o be_v not_o long_o after_o but_o the_o good_a man_n simon_n after_o he_o have_v be_v scourge_v many_o day_n bear_v it_o with_o singular_a constancy_n when_o he_o be_v a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n old_a be_v crucify_a and_o put_v to_o death_n finish_v his_o course_n in_o the_o lord_n act_n and_o mon._n 65_o 66._o three_o other_o wicked_a evil-disposed_n person_n informer_n see_v the_o soundness_n grave_n constancy_n and_o virtuous_a life_n of_o narcissus_n than_o bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n age_a a_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o three_o year_n accuse_v he_o as_o be_v guilty_a of_o a_o heinous_a crime_n informer_n perjure_a informer_n that_o he_o be_v clear_a of_o and_o have_v lay_v it_o to_o his_o charge_n they_o the_o better_a to_o make_v their_o accusation_n seem_v more_o 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hear_v and_o see_v the_o punishment_n of_o the_o other_o confess_v his_o fault_n but_o through_o great_a repentance_n pour_v out_o such_o tear_n that_o he_o lose_v both_o his_o eye_n and_o thus_o be_v their_o false_a perjury_n punish_v and_o narcissus_n after_o long_a absence_n return_v home_o again_o be_v by_o this_o mean_n both_o clear_v of_o the_o fact_n and_o receive_v into_o his_o bishopric_n again_o act_n and_o mon._n 80._o executioner_n a_o executioner_n antiochus_n tormentor_n and_o executioner_n of_o extreme_a torment_n under_o alexander_n severus_n the_o emperor_n and_o persecutor_n of_o the_o christian_n upon_o a_o young_a youth_n call_v agapitus_n of_o the_o age_n of_o fifteen_o year_n who_o suffer_v martyrdom_n for_o not_o sacrifice_v to_o idol_n after_o he_o have_v be_v assail_v with_o sundry_a torment_n viz._n first_o with_o whip_n scourge_v 195._o this_o alexander_n severus_n be_v the_o beginner_n of_o the_o five_o persecution_n anno._n 195._o then_o hang_v by_o the_o foot_n after_o have_v hot_a water_n pour_v upon_o he_o at_o last_o cast_v to_o the_o wild_a beast_n with_o all_o which_o torment_v when_o he_o can_v not_o be_v hurt_v final_o with_o the_o sword_n be_v behead_v this_o say_v antioclius_fw-la in_o the_o execute_n the_o aforesaid_a torment_n sudden_o fall_v down_o from_o his_o judicial_a seat_n cry_v out_o that_o all_o his_o inward_a bowel_n burn_v within_o he_o and_o so_o give_v up_o the_o ghost_n hen._n de_fw-fr erfordia_n lib._n 6._o ch_n 29._o act_n and_o mon._n 85._o the_o like_a severity_n of_o god_n terrible_a judgement_n be_v also_o to_o be_v note_v in_o claudius_n his_o precedent_n claudius_n perfident_a to_o claudius_n this_o precedent_n and_o minister_n of_o his_o persecution_n who_o be_v possess_v and_o vex_v with_o a_o devil_n in_o such_o sort_n that_o he_o bite_v off_o his_o own_o tongue_n in_o many_o small_a piece_n so_o end_v his_o life_n hen._n de_fw-fr erfordia_n act_n and_o mon._n 105._o chap._n iu._n the_o just_a 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