MarginaliaBasilla,
Eugenia,
Martyrs.then beheaded) to the Christian faith, was assayled with sundry kindes of death, first being tyed to a great stone and cast into Tyber, where shee was caryed vp from drowning, then put in the hoate bathes, which were extincted, and she preserued: afterward by famishment in prison, where they say she was fed at the hand of our sauiour, all which legendary miracles I leaue to the reader to iudge of them, as shall seeme good vnto hym. At last the story sayth, she was with the swoord beheaded. Antonin. Bergom. Ado.

MarginaliaCorrectiōs in the story aboue touched.
Helenus bishoppe of Tarsus.And because in this present historye mencion was made of Helenus, whom Antoninus with his fellowes noteth to be the bishop of Hierapolis, here is to be vnderstāded and obserued by the way, that as Philippus in the foresayd history is falsly said to be bishop of Alexandria: so lykewyse vntrue it is that Helenus was bishop of Hierapolis. For by Eusebius it appeaareth lib. 7. cap. 5. alledging the words of Dionysius, that he was bishop of Tarsus in Cilicia, and had there ouersight of that Churche from the tyme of our Lorde. 254. to the yeare. 274.

Marginalia262.
Victor.
Victorin⁹
Claudian⁹
Bossa,
Martyrs.The sixt yeare of Valerianus and Galienus, wee reade in the story of Herfordiensis, cited out of Isuardus, of Victor and Victorinus, who lying in pryson the space of three yeares with Claudianus and Bossa hys wyfe, is sayde to haue sustayned great tormentes and martyrdome, for the testimonye and name of Christ. Ex Isuardo.

MarginaliaFructuos⁹
byshop of Tarracona in Spayne with his 2. deacons
Augurius
Eulogius,
Martyrs.Aurelius Prudentius in his booke intituled Peristephanon, inferreth mention of Fructuosus bishoppe of Tarracona in Spayne, who with his. ij. Deacons Augurius, and Eulogius, suffered also martyrdome, being burned after sixe dayes imprisonment, vnder the foresayd Emperours in this persecution. The cause of their punishment was for the profession of Christes name. Their Iudge and condemner was Emilianus: Their imprisonment endured sixe daies. The kynde of death ministred vnto them was fire, wherin they being altogether cast, with their armes bound behinde them, their bandes (as Prudentius writeth) MarginaliaEx Prudē. Peristeph.were disolued, their handes vntouched with the fire, and their bodies remayning whole. The charge of this Iudge vnto the bishop was this, that he would worship the Gods, whō the Emperour Galienus worshipped. To whom Fructuosus the bishop answering: nay (sayd he) I woorshyp no dombe Gods of stockes and blockes, whom Galienus doth worship: but I worship the Lorde and Maister of Galienus, the father and creator of al times, and his onely sonne sent downe to vs, of whose flock I am here the Pastor and shepheard. At this word Emilianus answering agayn: Nay (saith he) say not thou art, but say thou wast. And forthwith commaūded them to be committed to the fire, where (as is said) their bands and manicles being loosed by the fire, MarginaliaFructuosus & his Deacon strēgthened in the fyre.they lifted vp their hands to heauen, praysing the liuing God, to the great admiracion of them that stood by, praying also that the element which semed to flee from them, might woorke his ful force vpon them, and spedely dispatche them, which was after their request obtayned. In the meane space, as they were in the fire, there was a certayne soldiour in the house of Emilianus, who did see the heauens aboue to open, and these foresayde Martyrs to enter in the same: MarginaliaThe fauor of God towarde hys martyrs openly declared.which soldiour likewise shewed the sight the same tyme vnto the daughter of Emilianus the President, who beholding the same sight wyth the soldiour, was a present wytnes of the blessednes of them, whom her cruel father had condemned.

As this godlye bishoppe was preparing to his death (sayth Prudentius) the brethren approchyng to hym, brought him drinke, desiring him with much weeping, to receaue and drinke with them: but that he refused to do, requiring them moreouer to refrayne theyr teares.With like readynes the brethren also were diligent about him to plucke of his shooes and hose, as hee was addressing himselfe to the fire. MarginaliaThe modestye of Fructuosus.But neyther woulde he suffer any seruantes helpe in that, wherein hee was no lesse wylling as able to helpe himselfe. And thus thys blessed and fruitful byshop Fructuosus, wyth his two Deacons Augurius and Eulogius, beyng brought to the fire, witnessed the constant confession of the name of Christ, with the shedding of their blood. Aurel. Prudentius, Ado. Equilinus.

MarginaliaThe notable plage of God agaynst Valeriā the persecutor.And thus farre continued wicked Valerian in hys tyranny agaynst the Sayntes of Christ. But as all the tyrantes before, and oppressours of the Christians had their deserued rewarde at the iust hand of God, whych rendreth to euery man according to his workes: so this cruel Valerian, after he had raygned with hys Sonne Galienus the terme of syxe or seuen yeares, and aboute two yeares had afflicted the Churche of Christ, felt the iust stroke of his hand, whose indignation before he had prouoked, whereof we haue to wytnes Eutropius, Pollio, Sabellicus, Volateranus: For makyng hys expedition agaynst the Persians, whether by the fraude and treason of some about hym, or whether by hys owne rashnes, it is doubtfull: But this is certayne, that he fell into the handes of his enemies, being aboute the age of. lxx. yeares, where he led his wretched age in a more wretched captiuity. MarginaliaGods iust punishment to be noted.In so much that Sapores the king of the Persians vsed him (and wel worthye) not for his riding foole, but for his riding blocke. For whēsoeuer the king should light vpon his horse, openlye in the syght of the people, Valerian Emperour quondam, was broughte forth in steede of a blocke, for the kyng to treade vpon his backe, in going to his horsebacke. And so continued this blockishe butcherlye Emperour with shame and sporte inough vnto his finall end, as wytnesseth Lætus, and Aurelius Victor.

MarginaliaEx Eusebio in Sermone ad Conuentum Sanctorum.
Valeriā the persecuting Emperour, excoriate of the Persians.Albeit Eusebius in a certayne Sermon to the Congregation, declareth a more cruel handling of hym, affirming that he was slayne, writing in these woordes: Sed et tu Valeriane, quoniam eandem homicidiorum sæuitiem erga subditos dei exercuisti, iustum Dei iudiciū declarasti, dum captiuus ac vinctus vna cum ipsa purpura ac reliquo imperatorio ornatu abductus, ac tandem a Sapore Persarum rege excoriari iussus saleq; conditus perpetuū infelicitatis tuæ trophæum erexisti. &c. This is: and thou Valerian forasmuch as thou hast exercised þ^e same crudelity in murdering the subiectes of God, therefore hast proued vnto vs the rightuous iudgement of God, in that thy selfe has bene bound in chaynes, and caried awaye for a captiue slaue, wyth thy gorgious purple, and thy imperiall attire, and at length also being commaunded of Sapores king of the Persians to be slaine, and poudred with salt, hast set vp vnto all men a perpetuall monument of thine own wretchednes. &c. Euseb.

MarginaliaThe punishmēt of God vpon Cladius president to the Emperour.The like seuerity of God his terrible iudgement is also to be noted in Claudius, his President, and minister of his persecutions. Of which Claudius, Henricus de Erfordia thus writeth, that he was possessed and vexed of the deuyll, in such sorte, that he byting of his own toung in many small peeces, so ended his life. Erford.

MarginaliaGalienus plaged for his persecution.Neither did Galienus the sonne of Valerian, after the captiuitie of his father, vtterly escape the righteous hand of God. For besyde the miserable captiuity of hys father, whō he could not rescue, such portentes straūge and out of the course of nature, suche earthquakes dyd happen, also such tumultes, commotions, and rebelliōs did follow, that Trebellio doth recken vp to the number of. xxx. together, which in sundrye places all at one tyme tooke vpon them to be tyrantes and Emperours ouer the Monarchie of Rome, by the meanes wherof he was not able to succour his father, though he would. Notw^tstanding the said Galienus being (as is thought)