The Legend Of The Quatuor Coronati.

qnam precationem , qnam occnlte precamini . Declarate mihi hanc preccationem deivestre , ut mea vobiscnm fruamini amicitia . Dicit ei Claudius : Et est in te pura amicitia ? Respondit Simplicius : Vere pura

, nam et vos cognovistis ecce intra qninque annos , qualiter vohiscum operatus sum . Dicit ei Simphorianus : Si potes credere , dicemus tibi et artem consequeris , et vitam eternam habebis . Respondit Simplicius :

Desiderio desideravi scire deum vestrum , et supplico vobis . Dicit ei Claudius : Ecce hoc est quod tibi dicimus fideliter ut credas dominum Ihesum Christum dei filium , et baptismum percipias , et omnia ministrabuntur tibi . Respondit

Simplicius : Ergo noli tardare , ut vohiscum unanimis sim , et in arte et in religione .

Et ceperunt querere sacerdotem , et invenerunt Episcopum in custodia carceris religatum nomine Quirillum de Antiochia adductum , pro Christi nomine vinctum , qui jam multis verberibus fuerat maceratus in

tribus annis . Ad quern venientes nocte Simphorianus , Claudius , Nicostratus , et Castorius unacum Simplicio , invenerunt in catenis cum aliis multis confessoribus . Etingressi ad sanctum Quirillum Episcopum

miserunt se ad pedes ejus et rogaverunt eumutbaptizaret Simplicinm . Cunque hoc audisset beatus Quirillus E piscopus gandio magno repletus dixit ad Simplicinm : Fill vide si extoto . corde

credis , et omnia ministrabuntur tibi . Et respondentes Claudius , Simphorianus , Nicostratus et Castorius , dixerunt Bancto Quirillo rem gestam de ferramentis quid obvenisset . Et tunc sanctns Quirillus Episcopus gratias agens deo omnipotent ! dixit ad

Sim-, plicinm : Fill , vidisti virtutem in operatione vestra , modo tantum fideliter crede . Respondit Simplicius cum lacrimis , et dixit : Et qnomodo jnbetis nt ostendam credulitatem meam ? Dixit Sanctns Quirillus

Episcopus : Ut credas Christum oreatorem omnium rerum , et omnia simulacra manu facta respuas . Respondit Simplicius : Ego credo quia

replied , and said : I see yon use some kind of prayer , which you pray in secret . Make known to me this prayer of your God , that yon may enjoy my friendship . Claudius said to him : Is this friendship of yours

sincere ? Quite sincere ; for ye know yourselves how I have worked with you for five years . Simphorian said to him : If yon can believe we will tell you , and yon shall follow our plan and have eternal life . Simplicius replied : I have desired with a great

desire to know your God , and I beg you to tell me . Claudius said to him : This is what we say to you , that you must believe faithfull y on the Lord Jesus Christ , the Son of God , and must be baptised , and all things will minister unto you . Simplicius

replied : Do not delay then , that I may be of one mind with you , both in our art and in religion . And they began to search for a priest , and found a bishop , bound in prison , by name Quirillus , who had been carried from Antioch in bonds for

Christ ' s name , and had been afflicted with many stripes for threeyears . And to him Simphorian , Claudius , Nicostratus , and Castorius , coming by night with Simplicius , found him in chains with many other confessors ; and , entering in to the holy bishop Quirillus

, they cast themselves at his feet , and besought him to baptize Simplicius . And when the blessed bishop Quirillus heard this , filled with great joy , he said to Simplicius : My son , see that you believe with your whole heart , and

all things will minister unto you . And Claudius , Simphorian , Nicostratus , and Castorius replying , told the whole matter to the holy Quirillus , what had happened about the tools . And then the holy bishop Quirillusgiving thanks to Almighty

, God , said to Simplicius : My son , you have seen the virtue in your work , only faithfully believe . Simplicius , with tears , replied , and said : And how do ye bid me show my belief ? The holy bishop Quirillus replied :

Believe that Christ is the Creator of all things , and reject all images made with hands . Simplicius replied : I believe that Jesus Christ is the true