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f l D . K ^ i l d h t lm i i O c c id e n t a l iâ m t a x o n u â n È f t j f c .
potait adduçi» fed indifrupta caflit^tis crepmi&a,^ pre- ;
tioîàm virginicatis ftolam inter Çeiieros le on um rugitus,
& féroces vxlxna: rapacitatis ri<Stus | Chrxftp patro,ciJliuiTi
præftante^inuiolabilemconiêruauit | & &uf crepitantçs|
cnoumium rogorum toircs,femiufl:as pyrarum faculas coe-
leltis dementia: fonribus reftindas, mcolumis ac folpes
foelidtcr euafit.' Eulalia yero duplïci prédit» triutpphp, Sc
gefnino ornata trop h;co curium c o 111 um ma tu va, .& fideiïx
feruatufa coelefti inferibitur albo. Nam poft virginitatis
gloriam, qua cari^ça; çlpacy Jparcitias e^|ioiruit, & nu-»
rnpalæ contubernia (pjeetyitj^d gio^ioiam xnartyrij
palmaqi pççuenit fçeiicxtçr, ^ , v .. .
ipormSchoiaftica, ac Chriftina, fîmulquç Çpro^hea^
pari læculomm fe-rie fecpieftcarentur, pari tanieta mtegriôcj^
fi^ciçm falutis adepn^rubicundî« h^artyrij (ërrijeft
cqrpaatus. , . • .
Conftaiitia integerrimæ virtutisvftago,filiaConftan-
rini, qui peï idem tempus triparti ri mundi monarchiam
pj^iB^&cçenibusrguWma(ïè'nq,fç^.., nonne cundas
propemodutiî RomanoiùmPrætorùqi filias, omnemque
perië generofoni foemineam {bbolem ac pplcherrmiam
pgberKitis itïdpipxp, femofa: virg’xnijaris rumores »d .«iü-
ttirain Cb.rifyan^rebgippi^ M çorqnam caftitatis incita-
i^t,'ïewnpneiua^itxexçinplq inftigauit f Itéduntaxçatjyt,
ynamquamque ipreto^uptialithalamo^'maiitaiisriuxus
cpmercio, coeleiUs IpOnfi.amplexus enmp^lâtagere,& inter
y ijgi ue^fapi en tes eufti lampadibus pi;op,erate, duda
crebST^fciriafatgtdi%r : quod plénius dèconuerfetione
ilius ^riptaopuitul^prpdant,<^tiuS reiAttica & Arthe-
mia illibatæ viiginicatis & pudicitiæ r .... . .. floictis virgines iàtis
confcllionis ci tulp, lice t cr.uencæpalfionis occalio detail- j déclarant. Quarum genitoreGallibapo, dum Conftau-
fet, m confortio Catholicorum laudabiluer degebat & in ! rinusConftantij filins in Britannia ex pellice Helena ge-
tamprcecçllppiritàtis f^ffiigtp'.vtcum.viiiciM germanus* ;
quCm fubnixis precibiis vmus nodis incercapedine im- ! narchiapræftantiorextint, & quem iolum.pré- omnibus
portune popoicerat,obcempeiaie pernnacuer reluôtarc- Tribu,.iciæpoteltaus, & proeemin magifiratibus dignii-
ïur :ftatim profitas lacluymammfontibuslerenitatcmæ- fïmumratuseft, çuiConltanciam regaii piolapia gfcn^am
theris in p ï o c e H f i r u m t p n i t r u a pfpp,ter feeundps beU^umeuentus^profperos triunv
’Helena
rÇonftand
fragore horrifono orbeni trementem tetrentià'cpncitans;
iî tp pique igftifep s fulrainum^çoriifcariq^^ebcien.Sj më
phprum fueçclTqs, nuptiali dote ful^a^raret, üç ad copulæ
contqberniurà,Arcxùra ratio pateretuf>déiponiàret. Q^xi
î^ri^fisâaçalüâexhiijuiiife'^tlaauEçm intatt. Ar'e4ltatadicieus-|iaganQrÜ£ultufa adgdein Çatholkate
l.conuetfiis^ft,.^ foluç.earcmjietote Scfiytica fcemisim.
g p H jw w P 1^ * ' feensTtaciammpfpuinciaspQpukbatWipctfene'gotuifle
pttix &fapçïiip£am deae;orum citlrax e^iaile narre- . ELaàcbacur. J _ v . . .. %
tu t ; cui^ pafçr. in Palàao, Magiftfi milicum oi.i.io fun. 'j - t , .1 . ^
gens, cumeaijdem iobolem fqaia l^bèralibus fogbil'ma- [ U W ^ p n fW i l js i a a in cate«»l8,.ne<)ii»quMBEn-
mrrc.ra niiaaçi ptpccritaoe in riftachiæ&Demstnadisvinutum»niuiéul&quipaf-
" Theophyli
I gentilis
] icoramain
' martyiem.
s>quipaifim.
perEuropam prejalrelcens diffunditiir,a noftjcislitera-
ruia fceduüs tk, apicum piotatiplis excludatur : guarum
prior^UotabibjhliaPaulaij&.Beata Bleflillas Germana,
adeoapud Occideptis.imperiüm folerti ingenio prxEdito
damit, vein orthpdpxpmnxBiblipthecis, vbi lagaciflima
Hierpnymi Commentaria recpnduntur^fiquidem lexies,
ternave, terlena in Hiaix vaticiniuni volumina» ad ean-
dertv. virginem delcribuntur : fed & refidua Ganenica
commentatiola feriptur'amm, praefetus diuime legis.iii-
teirpres, & matrisSev lEginis compullusindufttiaj iiidans
enatrauit s quaf vniueria figilliatim commemorate per-
taelqm eft, quod yeftrs iagacitatis fbdplbpbiam p.erfpa-
tentes librorum campos curioie vagantem nequaquam
gplitefcere redr :-.cui etiam exhortatprium de vitginiiate
fcruanda infigne cdidit ppu(culiu% Se.cundam vefp ri.o-
bili ftirpis profipia driundam ,in tantum vagabuqd3 ru-
ipqiun? pi^eoiwacxtpnebant, vt.e riarn tranftnarini s Ute-*
raritmclraraderibds imibu ta, v%ue M fumnaum virtutisi
vjrg;nalibus meritprum gradibu^ tonf^enderit. Siqui-
dem flagitante eiiTdemgenitricejypiumeiiprolixadc le-
pjda i^rmpnhm feriedigeftum^dp^fatamCbnftityrunr
l cu,lam.;? quö;rudimeptayitä?iw|ius
caraJta»wr ita; Spfikendum ett igitur^d Dcmetriadcm virginein
Cbrifn, vlrgincm nobilem, virginein diuite. m, & quod bis maius'
^ i -^ d o r e ^ ^ !^ 0 am>4wfti4f^P4 c^tPni & infra: qu*
fifflfflofaomaiffi infumniis qpibus?fumffiU^deiuijs nutrita,tAn •
sis tawsfavarysyitic bt^usiUndjmenpk veltft temcißimis qmbuf-
damvincuUs inetita; Juluto ewpcrit, cuntta/fefimul bona corporis,
animivir tute mutant: Sc ppft, pauea -.memmt en»n> in-
qmt,qutts Mundi opts rejpuent, quas dUnique contempferit vtt*
Iealoewolaanlffls'*«»!» fupreml examinis exemplum,
medicapn^aiEaialubkiercurauit,,vt 0atim.ordiae.pnc- teBerem<piudicJnti%qni*qua4i%euoni5 bikneefin-
ppfterdqo^tricemptopiiam adManyrij pabpam pra?ce- ^feJuin&jaatiuanabi[.clegaiit8rexponeKt,itae>io.ifiis
detent, VetqmcumcgrtderetpicrndeiejiKStoiiB,Theo- | c ^ m ! f 4 fmeH,qmiip/kvidißi,tumadftriduUbutciMfi-
' 'v~ ' - ‘ •' « 1 -• •. . nurnGotborum^clangorcm,lugubri opprefj'ct metisdminaorbis
liomaconiremuiti fipinfra :fi ita, inquitymort(Ues tmemos ho-
fles,& humanam nunum, quUfacnmus cum expent clangor &
terrtbilis tuba intonare de eoelo, & ad illam Archangels vocem o-
mnibucccina clanorem tot us fimulremngict mundusy tünctuiu-
ftorum choris & fanctis conntata Virgintbut in Jponfiobuiam ob~
cdito pbrredain, eiderperexit. In qua cum bis fenis pu-1
ellls iu^ia ritum indigenarü,mutis dijs vf adpleret, Sc hp-
Itutn (^ ^ e rp e t ,d c deauWaà.mnulacromm^^gieSjIo-
^(5 fi-iïirer Apól^pis^’finiulque V^^erienjs ftupxotm^ a-
matricis , rpin utatim in
Irc^îtUqp
xatur^yCtue'ntus carnftex& truculentus parricida potius
qnätü^ipf pater., crudelitpr^âchinatur;.., • yeruiatamep
mens Deo.dedica^nec olielos ^aftulori^^^ lor^S.horT
rpïÆri^fe<Æulumxcdlp.xo»ucxttm-.».|C..xparipis gurgl-
■ r t ^ ^ ^ érïmn puéÆiriinée;
terietrima ciedeutibus.mplle|at>nec y e ^ fti capitis dçfPF
mationc,' quamuis ftaua Cæfaries rädere tin; & per pub I t
çUmdecaluaca tEaheretur ftaruni.c^db inclinât, Nector?:
rida,for1ua,c (sa acedia, CßaldaicireguacorismahiDas a?qui-
peuanriai obftnpuit : neevenenatos alpidum riólus quas
fdarli inr apr^tioiium car-minibus ifritabant,paixeia<Sbapu->
cllapertimeicit,imm0 ha:c omnia,Chrifto patroanium
præftantt,îâlxJp p^dovis theiauro fediciter luperat. Pof-
{VemogeminisipicidomirivulneribusiTOcktaa^purpUr
reppçr^iaempreproGhriftôÂartyriza.uir. ./Tertiaixavero
cunx^iipucus o^d^uoxorum cmen^s carnifex, non.
{blum ad.nupt^s,fedad »efandas quoqtxe Idolprum c.ujb
turas Scineptas Gentijiuni,c«ere mpnias cpgere riequiret &
coufeftimduribundusieataftaium çr ud^litatem exerpuiF
liiiida^' palpiaiium yibxc^ ex^ibrnij tpwentes lampâda-,
rumflamxBasapplicauii;. Duabus qupqu^; foeminis, quæ
îiuper à fide naitfragauerant, & à Chrifti, Confortxo apo-
ftatauerantjeandem traàditd.eptauandanyfedverlàyice,
p^hylùsçumÇachjnnanti cau^^rione fl^gitauit» vCde Par
r^difp-fponiic oelçftis, ad qiiem propetare fatebatur ,gta^
ta fruduujn munufcula mitteret : quod coxjtuxxxelia cum
prolat,utU> biyeritate completxm1 eft- Nam-,prid iequam
pateretur, Sc cruentismugronibus truncandalu.bderetur,
triaMalacwmjpurpureistoticleru rofis adeuademrTheo-
pbylumdeftxnaffedeiçpbÿtt^uihuiusreigrariaprppriè \uolatts,&c.
Giorio- 1
D e U u d i b t i s v i r g i n i t a t i s -, L i b e r .
Glorioks irideiripaiHönc^riuni germanarum Chioiii,? , fi*cloaram,velarMdlofliaavoniinim^kpffsChiliarchaP^
&Irenis aiqae Agapi qu* fu b confeffionist.irulo it fan«? I cum equeftri mrmainfequente, Romam adducufttur, pu- M.ad
.yitgini^riS..pt*coniapa(p tcipudro i^iumphai^hfi^uftieis - n 1 ’ - • • • — r ■
(altem fcheaar urn apicibus cataxemiisquarum celeb ran-
dis rumoribiis lortge lateque crebrefcenribus. Dioeletia-
rius^ea tempejftate fcept'ri s. im perabilibn s itifoeliditer ftfii-
jftds ,prasdi(ftas* Chrifti pediflequas acccifiri pra?cepit, Sc
eis,fi dtlhriftiaris religipnis cUlrnm a|oftatarent, re-
£to fideitrairixte exorbitantes,nefandxe genfilitatis chary b-
dibUs- iiaüfrägarent,palatinas pollicetur iflfulas,& opulen-
ta (ponder patrimon ia, fi mallent muhdi matrim onia. Qü$
ciim. opulentam mundi gloriam, & leiiPcinantis vitx pras-
(entis illecebras nbn dilfona (ententia recurrent: iflicöyr-
gente nefandi gralfatoris imperio, eaiHem (andts Ecclefi«
nediftequas inlatebras lacun^diri tortofes detrudunt;qui-
bus beataAnaftafia nefamelicxfrtigalitatis parfimoniade-
ficerent, alimorii* ftipendium & (tipis edulium exhibens
ladiriasliminibusilibenter erexit. Exin prxedidhe (orofes,
Dülcirii,piöcletiani Satrapasinfidiis, vttKiirificarenttor-
quend* traduntur. Q ^ ruin formöfiimvultus venuftate,
non ftibio confedUrn:j yel calämiftro eftns crifpannbus
adeptarn,(edingeiiitäfiiPr2(espetulans'coqfdnjplans, ft^-
tim dculbriim leriocinio captus, in luxuirilabefcit, vt ciera
antelaremliquefcitj&intantUm videlicetcTeco carpifiifi-
gne,&claixdcftirii^ihnammatUtflammiilis, vtiritempeft«
noiftiseonticiiiiojcellam in qüa pr^fat* yirgines plalmodi^
[cqncentunicelebtabant,Violenter irriimpere non verejre-
tur,vbi cundfca (upellex Sc numerola docorum y tenfilia (cr-
uabantitr.' Moxfuriis’eorreptus, ccepit qixafi limphaticus
velfteneticus, denigtatoslebetes & furuiores fuligine ca
cabos cpmple6ti,tetra(q; (artagines bafiare,inquibtis diu
ftrophofi authorisinftin&u debacchatus, &>icficulofblu-
dibrio laerificatus ab(cedit,& netjuäqitain effedta, fed affe-
daVoluntate.tam corporis häbitndine cacäbacus, quam
mentiimorbo maculates egreditur,& velut xtjxidpica ni-^
gritudine fufcatus,dproprix?pafafiris & dpmefticis clienfi-
bus noil agriofeituncumque palatii veftibülüm cacabatus-
irrumpere,enixo conamine niteretur , vt Impei;atöri ddir-
rogata verriarum calumnia flebili fingultu querinioniairi
edefet,alii lehtis viminibixs ctedentes, alii pal'mis & pugil*
liscolaphifentes rionnullivt atrum nebulonis phantaftna
exfufflantes'|n feciem.procul eiminaxit: dadtus ftaquead
domum fiiam (uorüm nianibbs Vernatfim, lamentantis clientele
turn rela-
pfis^, Chili-
ftiepitix lugubriter eXcipitur autumaqs in cafliim
quod a Chrifti tyrunciilismagicacromantia ludificaretur.
Tunc ergo’ vt conriitus <pluber linguis trifixlcis fibilans,
mrfüs fiiblime' tribunal feandity vt (ähdtas viragines pro-'
priis exiltascycladibus.obldpsna: cupiditätis fpurcitia fuc^
cen(us,& petulantis lalciuis fecibimhfiamiriatus^uxurio-
frs obcutibuscontemplaretur: fed petolorum amiculafee-
leraris inanibus menibrarim detradta nequaquam a fendis
1 ariuBus (poliarivaliierurit. Denique DulditiU’s prfefes cum
'dmftibui tnachinatnetqrum incarptis fiuft’raretur, & qulc-
qüicl Virgunculis fftoliridelibbraret, caflaietiu: imperante
l)tocietiarib domesSjfinniuspr^&tasDei femulas recru-
vdefeenttepcEnäruhiatt^itatevexahdäsaccepit. Täc(pur-
cas Delubrotum cxreinqnias exhibet qürffi Tupercalia *&
CbnbpiraHa icelebrandojvelPcenalia off (lio Vetaurilia turi-
ficaudoifeü Turidia & Nictelia litando furibunda niixnina
iccondiliarent,Sc Deorurixfiiuorem repfopiriarent: cuius
execranduniimperium cum implere pertinaciter refragä-.
rentur,du£eexiHis in törrida erdpitätis pyrie incehdia trufe,
vna phafettaru fpicufis (auciata, cum VirgihitWispalma&
Mdrtyrii corona Parardifiprarmia’ polIe(Iuri»,&cuCLXlV.
mHlibusvirginalem melodiammodulaturx,ad Chriftum
päriter“ | err exer uri t: Prlite r ea imperantibus Auguftis, Ya-
leriano & Galerico, cumferuor torrid^perfecurionis' &
ardor crridelitatiis acrius inffanduHfer, & cceleftis militias
manipulares, cpiaspro confenione fidei nogtiaguatn ( for-
midoloforum more lmäatorurtl) pal^ftra ceriaminis Hor-
rueruntirtteriris carnfficium mitcrohib'us necarentur^u* i
germana: virgiries vocabuloRuffina & Secunda generofis
oriurids hatalibus perfecurorum rabiem pauli(per decli-
nahtfes^ad prjediolum fuum itl Tufeix parribus vehrtülo
propefabant:ilkco (potlfis earum prodeuntibusad apofta-
Biblioth.y.et. Pair. Tom. 8.
tridofquallentium èrgaftulomm latibulo màncipandæ, Sc
fubfennântis gannaturæ ludibriâm laturæ. PofthæcRiiffinà
cum diuriffimisverbömm iétib.cæfà,&flagrorüxhvibicib;
crueritatà iri côn(pe«5fcu fùrenris Satrapæ vapularet : Sccuri-
da cbnftanter ait:applicaignes,(àxa,gladioS, flagella, fuftes
& virgasjquottu pcenas intiileris j tot egôglorias numera-
bp;<Juot tu Violexitias irrogabis,totego Martyrii computo
palmas.Mdxih latebröfo carceris fundo,qui fumigabund9
fcèteUtifllmis foetoribus hôrrébat,(àndtç Virgines mcludü-
tur,fed furüa caligo coelefti (plendore fugatur, & ex putri-
do latibülo Velut triama.&nardi pifticifragràntia redoleti
Rurftis in ardentes termàrum vapores torrebantür, incle-
rhenter iaâari imperahtur.fed illæfe membroram venufta-
tefofpiteS ertièrfifle leguntür.Verüm cruçnta tortorum (è-
ueritas reciproëis vicibus tories elife &labefa<aa,nec mire-
feerë.nec nmerefeere nouit.Si«|uidem fâmillas Dei ingen-
tis (copuli mole coririexasin medio Tyberisalueo fînemi-
férationis relpedtu mergi iufîxrifed vndardm gurgites dan-
tesgloriarhDeoab ihfidelibus cien'egatàm fandas virginês
riparum marginibus incoluiiies reftitUurit; Yndë Sàtràpa,
tanta rerum prodigia obftupefeeris feribitur dixiflè:ïftæ aut
magicaarte nosfîiperant,aut'virginjtàtis ineis (ànditas re-
gnat-Poftremocapitalem fôrtitæ fententiam Angelicis é-
uedæ catéruis cum vexillo Vjrginitatis ad coéli fydera fean-
dunc: hj^c prætereunda cenfeo laridarum virginum Ana-
choliæ& Vii^oriæ præconia,quorum rumores & prodi-
giorum priuilegia per totos mundi cardines longiufcule
crebrefcuntjdüm feedarum apicibus quando rotante anni
circulpnatalitiæ earundem catholicæ celebranri inpulpi-
tro Ecclefiæ recirantut. Igitur régnante Decio emenata
tortorum fçrocitas contra bellato res Chrifticrudeliterex-
arfit,prædidas virgines nulla perfecutorumrabies, nulla
poenarum acerbitas ab iritégritatis arce detrudere valuerüt,
led onine patrimonium & ornamëncprum gloriam tam di-
feriminalia capitnm & perifcelides Crurum, quam olfâdo-
riolanardi & crepundiacollogemmiferis lunulis penden-
tia, ad ftipem manicis & matrifcularis prodiga liberalitate
contülerünt.Qubcortipertoprocorura précordia fùribü-
dis vefeniæ fàculis inflammantur:düm vniuerfi fàculratum [^ ^ amcM‘
reditus,& copiofô'quæftus ftipendia ad Agapem paupercu-
lis mendicantibüsvenirenr. TuncËugenius Sc Aürelius,
qdamfponfi earum fiiturffore7 crèdébantur fraudulento-
rum confilio & dilîîmuïato Regio Imperatoris pittacio
imperantjVt ab vrbe Roma,ad propria prædia ducerentur,
ne fortefi pro Chriftiané religionis titulo eas acculantes
publica infimulatione propalarcnt, pofleflîones earum &
agrorum fùndi fifeali iure proferiberentUr.Duda eft itaque
Beata Vidoriapræfegô vocabulo vere Chrifti vidoria xn
Tribülano territorio,vt ibidem exiliata fa mis copia & cibi
iriopia. tàngeretur. Ea tempeftate contigit, vt vniuerfi rau-
nicipes quotum municipatus in Tribülano ïnunicipiofue-
rat,virus Sc flatutti (quammofi draconisnon fèrerites, (pre-
to oppido vagabundis mearib.paflim dilpergerentur.Qui-
busS. Vidoria,firelidis deorum ftatunculis & abdicaris
delubrorum lupercalibus vitro Dëum colerent,(pppondit
fe virtilentafpumätisbafilifei fpiracula procui pullaniram,
& vrbem incolumitati priftinæreddituram. Nam prôptèr
venenata horrentis dielidriflabra calamitôfum vulgusin-
genti ftràge cateruatim trücidabatur,parentes præpoftero
Ordine immatura pignorum funera cernéntes flebilibus
orbitatis queftibusàcriterardabantur. Tune patronusëi-
uitatis generaliter ex pèrlbnapromifeui fexus cundos pu-
ellæoraculis crédulapræcordia pandere pollicetur. Sitru-
culentagipfle crudelitas,quæletniferam miièrandis ciuib.
luem inferebat, löngiusarceretur.Tum làcra virgo Ange-
li fuira (uffragio cumtufbis populofead (pedandum mani-
pdlatim connuen tibus,ducitur ad draconis (pelæum, con-
crepanteiampullorumplaulù & (onarite gallicinio& nequaquam
fbrmidolofîs geftibustremebunda, nec mcticu-
lofls pallonbus nutâbùndalafitantem alloquitur beftiam.
In nomine,inquitjlelù Chrifti Domini noftri çxi hue draco
neqùiiïime,&da htfiîotem Dep,vade vbirion habitant
'hornihes:paruitdracodidiS,&curfu rapidiflîmo fugiens
abfcefe