CAP. XXXIIII.
Of Thomas the monke whiche played the foole in like sort as Symcon did before.
ABout that time Thomas who had led a very austere life in Coelosyria, came to Antioch, for the reliefe which was yearely geuen thence vnto his monastery. This Thomas had bene in times past made priest in that Church. Anastasius byshop of that seae, because Thomas had at sundry times wrought him great displeasure and vexation, boxed this monke about the eares. When they that were then present, were sory to see this combat, Thomas saide vnto them: that he would take that no more at Anastasius hands, and that Anastasius would neuer offer it him againe. Both which fell out to be true. For Anastasius within one day after departed this worlde: and Tho∣mas as he went home from Antioch, left this worlde, and posted to immortall blisse, at the hospital in the suburbes of Daphne, and was buried in the sepulchre that was prouided for straungers. When they had buried one or two other dead carkasses in the same sepulchre with him (God after his death wrought that great miracle) his corps was cast vpermost, & the other carkasses were se∣uered and pushed farre asunder: the men seeing this, had the Sainct in admiration, and reuealed the whole vnto Euphremius. Wherefore his most holy corps was caried to Antioch with greate* 1.1 pompe and solemnitie, and there was buried in the churhyard, by occasion whereof it came to passe that the plague whiche then raigned in the citie, ceassed. In honor of whom the people of Antioch haue yearely kept holiday vnto this our time, but now let vs returne vnto our historie.