The Legend Of The Quatuor Coronati.

antem die conveneruntinnnnm omnes artifices septingenti viginti duo , cum phylosophis qninque act textum lapidis , et ceperunt venas lapidis perquirere , et erat mira intentio inter artifices et phylosophos . Eodem tempore Simphorianus confidens in

fide quam tenebat , dixit ad co-artifices : Rogo vos omnes , date mihi fiduoiam , et ego invenio cum discipulis meis Clandio , Simplicio , Nicostrato et Castorio . Et querentes venam metalli ceperunt scnlpere in nomine domini

nostri Ihesu Christi artem , et bene consequebatur sculptura secundum preceptum August ! .

Et facta est sculptura sigilli solis in pedihns viginti qninque . Hoc antem nunciatum est Dioclitiano Angusto , et letificatus est . Eadem hora ibidem in partibus Pannonie precepit edificare templnm in loco qui appellator ad montem pingnem

, et ibidem constitnit et posuit simulacrum et deauravit , et cepit in eodem loco sacrifices et unguentis et odoribus letari et dedit dona artificibus .

Eodem tempore delectatus est Dioclitianus Augustus in arte et nimio amore captus precepit ut ex metallo porphyritico columnas vel capitella colnmnarnm ab artificibus inciderentur . Et vocavit ad se

ClaudiumSim-, phoriannm , Nicostratum et Castorium atque Simplicium . Qnos cum gaudio snscipiens , dixit ad eos : Desidero per peritiam artis vestre capitella colnmnarnm ex monte porphyritico incidi . Et ex precepto abierunt cum

multitudine artificum et phylosophis . Venientibus autem eis ad montem porphiriticum qui dicitur igneus , ceperunt incidere lapidem in pedihns quadraginta uno . Claudius omnia in nomine domini nostri Ihesu Christi faciebat , et bene sequebatnreumars . Symplicius autem qui erat gentilis , omnia quecunque

philosophers . But on a certain day all the workmen came together into one place , seven hundred and twentytwo , with the five philosophers , to the surface of the stone , and began to examine the veins of the stoneand

, there was a wonderful purpose amongst the workmen and the philosophers . At the same time Simphorian , trusting in the faith which he held , said to his follow-workmen : I ask you , all of you , give me your confidence , and I will

find it out , with my disciples , Claudius , Simplicius , Nicostratus , and Castorius . And , examining the veins of the metal , they began their art of carving in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ . And their work met with success

, according to the commands of Augustus . And the sculpture of the image of the sun was made in twenty-five feet . But this was told to Dioclitian

Augustus , and he was glad . In that same hour there , in the district of Pannonia , he ordered a temple to be built in the place which is . called " Mons pinguis ; " and there he established and placed the image and gilded it , and began in the same place to rejoice with sacrifices , libations , and incense ; and he gave large gifts to the workmen .

At the same time Dioclitian Augustus took delight in the art , and , seized with an excessive love for it , gave orders that columns , or capitals of the columns , should be cut out from the porphyry by the workmen . And he called

ClaudiusSim-, phorian , Nicostratus , Castorius , and Simplicius to him , and , receiving them with joy , he said to them : I desire that the capitals of the columns may be hewn from the porphyry .. And by his order they departed with the crowd

of workmen and the philosophers , and when they came to the mountain of porphyry , which is called fiery , * they began to hew the stone in fortyone feet . Claudius did everything in the

name of our Lord Jesus Christ , and his art served him in good stead . But Simplicius , who was a Gentile ,