"Had you not found these things, you were a dead man." |355
'Felix the perpetual flamen and guardian of the state said to Silvanus:
"Search more carefully, lest anything else should have been left behind."
'Silvanus said:
"Nothing has been left behind. This is all----what we have thrown out."
'And when the dining-room was opened, there were found in it four casks and six jugs.
'Felix the perpetual flamen and life-guardian of the state said:
"Bring forth whatever Scriptures you have, that we may obey the precepts and commands of the Emperors."
'Catullinus brought forth one very large codex.
'Felix the perpetual flamen and guardian of the state said to Marcuclius and Silvanus:
"Why have you given us only one codex? Bring forth the Scriptures which you have."
'Catullinus and Marcuclius said:
"We have no more, for we are sub-deacons, but the lectors have the codices."
'Felix the perpetual flamen and guardian of the state said to Marcuclius and Catullinus:
"Show us the lectors."
'Marcuclius and Catullinus said:
"We do not know where they live." |356
'Felix the perpetual flamen and guardian of the state said to Catullinus and Marcuclius:
"If you do not know where they are living, tell us their names."
'Catullinus and Marcuclius said:
"We are not Traitors, behold we are here. Order us to be killed."
'Felix the perpetual flamen and guardian of the state said:
"Let them be taken into custody."
'And when they came to the house of Eugenius, Felix the perpetual flamen and guardian of the state said to Eugenius:
"Bring forth the Scriptures which you have, that you may obey the decree."