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"Ars Quatcor Coronatorum."*

them terrible things and all sorts of instruments of martyrdom . When they had entered he turned to them and said—Hearken unto me and avoid martyrdom , and be submissive and friendly ( cari et amici ) to the noble prince , and sacrifice to the Sun-god , for hereafter I may not speak unto you in gentle words .

LECTIO VIII . Respondit Claudius . Claudius and Ins fellows answered with great confidence—This may tho Emperor Diocletian know , that verily we are Christians , and turn not aside from the worship of our God . Exasperated at this reply , the tribune Lampadius commanded them to be stripped naked and scourged with scorpions , while the herald proclaimed—Ye shall uot contemn the commands of the prince . In that same hour Lampadius was seized with an evil spirit ; he was rent asunder with cramps and died in his chair of judgment . LECTIO IX . Hoc aiuiicns n-mr . When his wife and household hoard these things they ran to the philosophers with a great outcry , so that it came to the ears of Diocletian . And

when he heard of the occurrence he said—Make leaden coffins , put them alive into the same , and cast them alive into the river ! Thereupon Nicetins , a Senator ( togatns ) , the coadjutor of Lampadius , did that which Diocletian had commanded . He caused leaden coffins to be made , put them alive therein , and ordered them to be cast into the river .

Here ends the Legend iu the " Breviarum Romannm , " 1477 . The edition of 1474 agrees exactly with the above in Lectio I . to III ., but varies slightly in the concluding portion . The translations of the "Romish German Breviary , " by Jacob "Wog , Venice , 1518 , likewise agrees with the above version , with the exception of the passages noted in our text , and concludes with the following additional paragraph : — .

When , however , the holy Cyril heard these things , being m prison , he was filled with grief because of the death of these saints , and departed thus from this world to the Lord The Legend , as contained in the "Breviarum Spirense , " 1478 , is as follows : LECTIO IV . Claudius , Castorius , Nicostratus , and Sinrphorianus , ingenious artists in the art of . cutting stone and sculpture ( mirifiei qnadrandi et sculpendi artifices ) , being secretly Christians , obeyed the commands of God , aud made all their work in the name of Christ .

A certain Simplicius , who was also experienced in tho same art , marvelled much at their skill and works , for they surpassed all the architects of the Emperor , who were six hundred and twenty-two iu number . He was himself still a pagan , and when he worked with them his work succeeded not , but his iron tools broke daily . Therefore he said unto Claudius—I pray thee , sharpen my tools so that they break not . Claudius took the tools into his hands aud said—In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ , be this iron strong and proper for the work . From that hour Simplicius finished everything that belouged to the ars quadrataria with his iron tools , as did the others , and brought it to completion .

LECTIO V . He then asked Symphorianus in what manner he had sharpened them , for the edge of his tools never broke , as had previously been the case . Symphorianus and Castorius answered and said—God , who is the Creator and Lord of all things , has made his creation strong . Simplicius asked—Has not god Zeus done all this ? Then answered Claudius and said—Hepent , my brother , for yon have blasphemed God , who has created all things , and whom we acknowledge ; but we do not acknowledge as God him whom onr hands have made . With these and words like unto them they converted Simplicius to the faith of Christ ; so that he , despising all the images of the gods , went with , them to the Bishop Cyril , of Antioch , who

was then lying bound in prison because of the name of Christ , and had for three years been tortured by many blows , in order to be baptized by him . When they were returned , and he had again resumed his work , they all worked together and made the sign of the cross in the name of Christ while they worked . They were , however , accused by the philosophers of being Christians , because they would not make a statue of Asclepius , of marble , as the emperor had commanded . Whereupon Diocletian , filled with rage , spoke—Make leaden coffins , and shut them up alive therein , and cast them into the river . But Nicodemu ' s , a Christian , after forty-two days raised the chests aud the bodies and brought them to his

house . LECTIO VI . The four crowned martyrs were so called because their names were not known . For when Diocletian commanded that all should sacrifice to Asclepius , who was called the god of health , because he had been a good physician , these four refused , whereupon they were scourged to death with leaden scourges and their bodies east into the streets to be devoured by dogs . So they laid five days aud were buried by St . Sebastian and the Bishop Melchiades . Their names were afterwards revealed as follows—Severus , ' Severianus , Carpophorns , Victorianus ; before which time , however , the holy Melchiades ordained that the anniversary of their martyrdom should be kept on the same day with that of the holy-Claudius , Nicostratus , Symphorianus , Castorius , and Simplicius , who were cast into the river in Iparmn coffins .

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THE OLD MASTER MASONS. Article 1
ROLL OF EXTINCT LODGES UNDER THE GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND, WARRANTED FROM 1736 TO 1836.* Article 5
A FRENCH MASONIC ADDRESS IN 1880. Article 8
A ROYAL ARCH SONG. Article 11
A STRANGE STORY OF EASTWELL Article 12
OLD RECORDS OF THE LODGE OF PEEBLES. Article 15
TIME WAS, TIME IS. Article 17
FRENCH FREEMASONRY. Article 18
"ARS QUATCOR CORONATORUM."* Article 21
THE YORK FABRIC ROLLS. Article 23
THE MEANING OF " COWAN." Article 25
GOING HOME. Article 26
GOLDEN DREAMS. Article 27
LITERARY AND ANTIQUARIAN GOSSIP. Article 28
H.M.S. EURYDICE. Article 32
H.M.S. ATALANTA. Article 33
HISTORY OF RINGS. Article 34
HOLIDAY HOURS. Article 37
IN MEMORIAM. Article 38
THE ANCIENT MYSTERIES. Article 40
TEMPORA MUTANTUR. Article 44
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"Ars Quatcor Coronatorum."*

them terrible things and all sorts of instruments of martyrdom . When they had entered he turned to them and said—Hearken unto me and avoid martyrdom , and be submissive and friendly ( cari et amici ) to the noble prince , and sacrifice to the Sun-god , for hereafter I may not speak unto you in gentle words .

LECTIO VIII . Respondit Claudius . Claudius and Ins fellows answered with great confidence—This may tho Emperor Diocletian know , that verily we are Christians , and turn not aside from the worship of our God . Exasperated at this reply , the tribune Lampadius commanded them to be stripped naked and scourged with scorpions , while the herald proclaimed—Ye shall uot contemn the commands of the prince . In that same hour Lampadius was seized with an evil spirit ; he was rent asunder with cramps and died in his chair of judgment . LECTIO IX . Hoc aiuiicns n-mr . When his wife and household hoard these things they ran to the philosophers with a great outcry , so that it came to the ears of Diocletian . And

when he heard of the occurrence he said—Make leaden coffins , put them alive into the same , and cast them alive into the river ! Thereupon Nicetins , a Senator ( togatns ) , the coadjutor of Lampadius , did that which Diocletian had commanded . He caused leaden coffins to be made , put them alive therein , and ordered them to be cast into the river .

Here ends the Legend iu the " Breviarum Romannm , " 1477 . The edition of 1474 agrees exactly with the above in Lectio I . to III ., but varies slightly in the concluding portion . The translations of the "Romish German Breviary , " by Jacob "Wog , Venice , 1518 , likewise agrees with the above version , with the exception of the passages noted in our text , and concludes with the following additional paragraph : — .

When , however , the holy Cyril heard these things , being m prison , he was filled with grief because of the death of these saints , and departed thus from this world to the Lord The Legend , as contained in the "Breviarum Spirense , " 1478 , is as follows : LECTIO IV . Claudius , Castorius , Nicostratus , and Sinrphorianus , ingenious artists in the art of . cutting stone and sculpture ( mirifiei qnadrandi et sculpendi artifices ) , being secretly Christians , obeyed the commands of God , aud made all their work in the name of Christ .

A certain Simplicius , who was also experienced in tho same art , marvelled much at their skill and works , for they surpassed all the architects of the Emperor , who were six hundred and twenty-two iu number . He was himself still a pagan , and when he worked with them his work succeeded not , but his iron tools broke daily . Therefore he said unto Claudius—I pray thee , sharpen my tools so that they break not . Claudius took the tools into his hands aud said—In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ , be this iron strong and proper for the work . From that hour Simplicius finished everything that belouged to the ars quadrataria with his iron tools , as did the others , and brought it to completion .

LECTIO V . He then asked Symphorianus in what manner he had sharpened them , for the edge of his tools never broke , as had previously been the case . Symphorianus and Castorius answered and said—God , who is the Creator and Lord of all things , has made his creation strong . Simplicius asked—Has not god Zeus done all this ? Then answered Claudius and said—Hepent , my brother , for yon have blasphemed God , who has created all things , and whom we acknowledge ; but we do not acknowledge as God him whom onr hands have made . With these and words like unto them they converted Simplicius to the faith of Christ ; so that he , despising all the images of the gods , went with , them to the Bishop Cyril , of Antioch , who

was then lying bound in prison because of the name of Christ , and had for three years been tortured by many blows , in order to be baptized by him . When they were returned , and he had again resumed his work , they all worked together and made the sign of the cross in the name of Christ while they worked . They were , however , accused by the philosophers of being Christians , because they would not make a statue of Asclepius , of marble , as the emperor had commanded . Whereupon Diocletian , filled with rage , spoke—Make leaden coffins , and shut them up alive therein , and cast them into the river . But Nicodemu ' s , a Christian , after forty-two days raised the chests aud the bodies and brought them to his

house . LECTIO VI . The four crowned martyrs were so called because their names were not known . For when Diocletian commanded that all should sacrifice to Asclepius , who was called the god of health , because he had been a good physician , these four refused , whereupon they were scourged to death with leaden scourges and their bodies east into the streets to be devoured by dogs . So they laid five days aud were buried by St . Sebastian and the Bishop Melchiades . Their names were afterwards revealed as follows—Severus , ' Severianus , Carpophorns , Victorianus ; before which time , however , the holy Melchiades ordained that the anniversary of their martyrdom should be kept on the same day with that of the holy-Claudius , Nicostratus , Symphorianus , Castorius , and Simplicius , who were cast into the river in Iparmn coffins .

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