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LuciAN. A. D. 290. 209
gospels, but tlieir interpolated editions of our canonical gospels.
Hody"^ and jMill^ speak to the like purpose.
III. As Hesycliius has been now named, anu 1 see no need
to allot him a distinct chapter, 1 shall here observe that*^ he is
generally supposed to be the same Hesycliius whom" Eusebius
mentions with other bishops in Egypt, who obtained
the crown of martyrdom in Dioclesian's persecution ; but
the time is not exactly known. Cave says, that liesychius
flourished near the end of the third century, about the year
296, and placeth his martyrdom in 311 ; Basnage^ in 311 or
312. Tillemont speaks of him as suflering with others, whose
martyrdom he placeth '^ in 310.
It is observable that there is no distinct article for Hesychius
in Jerom's Catalogue : nor is his name among other
eminent christian writers in Jerom's letter to Magnus.
Hody'' supposetli Jerom to refer to this person's edition of
the Seventy in another place, beside those formerly taken
notice of by me.
But it is not tit 1 should stay to enlarge farther on these
matters : I therefore refer to Grabe and others, who have
published editions of the Seventy, or written prolegomena,
or dissertations upon that version ; and to Fabricius, whoy
has a short article, with many good hints relating- to the
labours both of Lucian and Hesychius.
However it should be here remembered, that Hesychius
put out an edition of the New as well as of the Old Testament.
The evidences of this we saw just now in^ Jerom.
IV. There is little if any thing of Lucian remaining.
1. In the Paschal Chronicle, the author, having shown the
fierceness of the persecution at Nicomedia, adds :
' Of'^ this
' innumerable multitude of martyrs the presbyter Lucian
' writing to the Antiochians speaks in these words : " the
* whole choir of martyrs together salutes you. I take this
* opportunity to certify you, that Anthimus the bishop has
' finished the course of his martyrdom." '
' Hod. ubi supr. p. 629. ' Mill. Proleg. n. 728.
* Vid. Cav. Hist. Lit. Tillem. St. Pierre d'Alexandrie. Art. 10. Mem. T. v.
Part. iii. p. 124. et Fabr. Bib. Gr. T. v. p. 279.
" *tX£ac Tt, Kai liffvxtog, km TlaxvfiioQ, icai QioSwpog, riov afKpi Ttfv Aiyvirrov
tKK\i](nwv tTTiffKOTToi. Hist. Ec. 1. viii. cap. 13. p. 308. C.
" Basn. Ann. 312. n. 18. *' See Tillem. as referred to before, note'.
" Citatur alibi editio Hesychiana ab Hieronymo sub titulo E.\emplarium
Alexandrinorum. Hod. ib. p. G28. f. Conf. Hieron. in Is. Iviii. 11. p. 433.
r Vid. Bib. Gr. T. v. p. 278, 279. Conf. eund. ib. T. ii. p. 358, 359.
' See before, p. 206. note *. * Tlepi thth th mrnpH nXtjOHc:
T(t>v /lapTvpriaavTwv AnKiavoc Trptrrf^vrtpoQ AvrioxEvai ypa^ojv eSr]\H' AfnraZt-
rai vfiag xojjo^ cnrag ofiH ^lapTupiov. Ewi'ayyeXi^OjUat ^e vfjiag,