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 bad slept all this while, awakened, and saluted cacls other, verily supposing they had slept but one night sed began to remember their heaviness the day lie. fore. They then sent Malchus to buy bread in the city, and gave him five shillings. Coming to the seuth of the cave, lie wondered to see the masons at work and going into the city, foond all things altered, and the cross set upon the churches. He then went to those that sold bread, aud they spoke of Christ : at which he much wondered, that there should be such a change siner yesterday, when none dust speak of the true God; but lie was now pro- fessed openly. But the coin was so old, that rhe people said, sure this young man liath found some ancient treasure. Upon which they carried lim bn fore the Bishop and Council, where ne declared, that He and six more bid inselves yesterday in a cave, to escape the fury of Decius, and led taken that inoney with thein. The Emperor Theodosius being acquainted therewith, he, with many others, vent and found the other six chearful and hearty, their garments not being worn by age or time. The Em perer herwipon glorified God, embracing and weep. ing over them for joy, saying, I receive you like se many Lazarus' out of your graves. They continued alive some short time after, and then dieel; and were buried in great pomp and state by the Emperor. It appeared they had slept two bundred and cight years.