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This is found in the Acta Apostolorum (Acts of the Apostles) written by St. Luke the Evangelist and in the Historia Ecclesiastica. Dec. 26.

p. 148. THE MANNER OF THE MARTYRDOM OF ST. LAWRENCE. This is found in the record of St. Antoninus. Aug. 10.

p. 160. LIFE OF ST. VINCENT, who was martyred in a place called Valencia in Spain. This is to be found in the record of St. Antoninus. Jan. 22.

p. 169. Preface declaring the things which are to be explained below.

p. 170. The testimony of the martyrs and what is to be understood as showing the high rank of the martyrs. Chapter 16. This and the preceding section form one in the original with the heading "Preambulo para tratar del testimonio que nuestra Fè tiene con la sangre de los Santos Martires, donde se declara quan gloriosa cosa sea padecere martirio por Dios." It is Chapter 16 of Parte Segunda de la Introduccion del Symbolo de la Fe, of Fr. Luis de Granada, at p. 162 of Vol. X. of his collected works, Madrid, 1788. The remainder of the volume before us consists of a free translation of this work of Fr. Luis up to and inclusive of Chapter 28. But in the Madrid edition of 1659, the division of chapters is the same as that of the Japanese translation. The edition used by the Jesuit fathers was of course that of Zaragoza, 1584.

p. 192. Chapter 17. The immeasurable number of martyrs as proof of the Christian faith. This also shows the fourteenth excellence of the faith. Original: "De la dezimaquarta excelencia de la Fè, y Religion Chriſtiana, que es auer fido confirmada con el teſtimonio de innumerables Martires, Cap. XVII."

p. 208. Chapter 18. The persecution of the two emperors, Diocletian and Maximian. Original: "Perfecucion de Diocleciano, y Maximiano, Capitulo XVIII."

p. 218. Chapter 19. The martyrdom of Saint Eulalia. Original: "Martirio de la Virgen Santa Olalla. Capitulo XIX."

p. 226. Chapter 20. The martyrdom of Saint Martina. Original: "Martirio de la Virgen Santa Martina. Capitulo XX."

p. 234. Chapter 21. The martyrdom of Saint Anastasia. This is written by the scholar named Simeon Metaphrastes. Original: "Martirio de la Virgen Santa Anaſtaſia, eſcripto por Simeon Metaphraſte."

p. 246. The history of the martyrdom of the blessed Saint Clement and his companion Agathangelus. Original: "Comiença la hiſtoria del Martirio del bienauenturado San Clemente, y de ſu compañero Agathangelo."

p. 289. 21. Calamities of the Church in the time of a Roman emperor named Antoninus Verus. This was written by the scholar Eusebius of Caesarea, based on a letter sent by the Christians of the cities of Lyons and Vienne in France.