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bad slept all this while, awakened, and saluted cacls
other, verily supposing they had slept but one night
sed began to remember their heaviness the day lie.
fore. They then sent Malchus to buy bread in the
city, and gave him five shillings. Coming to the
seuth of the cave, lie wondered to see the masons
at work and going into the city, foond all things
altered, and the cross set upon the churches. He
then went to those that sold bread, aud they spoke
of Christ : at which he much wondered, that there
should be such a change siner yesterday, when none
dust speak of the true God; but lie was now pro-
fessed openly. But the coin was so old, that rhe
people said, sure this young man liath found some
ancient treasure. Upon which they carried lim bn
fore the Bishop and Council, where ne declared, that
He and six more bid inselves yesterday in a cave,
to escape the fury of Decius, and led taken that
inoney with thein. The Emperor Theodosius being
acquainted therewith, he, with many others, vent
and found the other six chearful and hearty, their
garments not being worn by age or time. The Em
perer herwipon glorified God, embracing and weep.
ing over them for joy, saying, I receive you like se
many Lazarus' out of your graves. They continued
alive some short time after, and then dieel; and were
buried in great pomp and state by the Emperor. It
appeared they had slept two bundred and cight years.
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