ALMACHE, ALMACHIUS was the Roman prefect who questioned Cecilia, Tiburtius, and Valerian and ordered their deaths when they refused to observe the rites of the pagan religion (LA CLXIX).
Almachius performs his functions as prefect in The Second Nun's Tale. [Cecile: Maxime: Tiburce: Valerian]
Almache, the ME contraction of Latin Almachius, occurs twice initially, SNT 431, 458; and once medially, SNT 362; Almachius occurs twice initially, SNT 421, 435, and five times in medial positions, SNT 405, 410, 468, 487, 524.