THE
FIRST
BOOKE
.
CHAPTER
.
I.
The
horrible
cruelty
of
the
Vandals
,
vpon
their
first
arriuall
in
Africke
.
THE
sixtith
yeare
(
as
is
An
Chris●●
427.
apparant
)
hath
nowe
his
course
,
since
the
cruel
and
sauage
Nation
of
Vandals
set
foote
into
the
boundes
of
Africke
,
crossing
ouer
with
easie
passage
at
the
strait
,
where
betweene
Spayne
and
Africke
,
this
great
and
large
Sea
presseth
it selfe
into
the
narrowe
distance
of
twelue
miles
.
Their
whole
power
then
passing
ouer
,
by
policie
of
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⸬
ali
.
〈◊〉
.
〈◊〉
&
Agat
.
Trizeric
Gensericke
the
Captaine
,
it
was
forthwith
(
for
greater
terrour
of
their
name
)
ordered
,
that
the
whole
multitude
should
be
numbred
,
as
many
as
their
mothers
wombe
had
vntill
then
brought
forth
,
amounting
old
and
young
,
seruants
and
masters
,
to
fourescore
thousand
.
Which
number
being
doubtfully
published
,
is
euen
at
this
day
thought
to
be
so
great
of
men
of
armes
,
whereas
the
number
of
such
is
now
but
small
and
weake
.
Finding
therefore
a
peaceable
and
quiet
Prouince
,
their
wicked
troupes
did
on
all
coasts
set
vpon
the
flourishingst
part
of
the
land
:
who
wasted
,
destroyed
,
and
with
fire
and
sword
consumed
euery
thing
,
not
sparing
so
much
as
the
shrubbes
and
bushes
which
bare
any
fruit
,
least
those
,
whome
peraduenture
dennes
in
the
mountaines
,
steepe
cliffes
of
the
earth
,
or
other
bard
places
did
hide
in
secret
,
might
(
being
fled
away
)
sustaine
themselues
with
such
forrage
.
Thus
while
with
cruelty
they
raged
,
no
place
remayned
free
from
their
vexation
.
In
Churches
especially
and
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Basilicis
Sanctorum
Temples
of
the
Saints
,
in
Church-yardes
and
Monasteries
more
villanous
was
their
furie
,
&
with
greater
flames
they
burnt
downe
houses
of
prayer
,
then
they
did
Cities
and
Townes
.
Where
by
happe
they
founde
the
gates
of
Gods
honourable
Palace
shutte
,
with
strokes
of
their
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⸬
Dext●um
,
〈◊〉
may
als●
Gauntl●●
Psal.
73
Maces
they
forciblie
made
entrie
:
so
that
it
might
rightly
at
that
time
be
said
.
As
if
they
had
beene
in
a
woode
of
trees
,
so
hewed
they
downe
with
axes
the
gates
thereof
:
in
the
axe
and
hatchet
they
threwe
it
downe
.
Thy
Sanctuary
in
earth
they
burned
with
fire
;
they
contaminated
the
Tabernacle
of
thy
name
.
Howe
many
excellent
Bishoppes
,
and
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⸬
Nobi●
sacerd●●●
noble
Priests
were
by
diuers
kindes
of
paines
made
away
,
being
tortured
to
deliuer
vp
what
gold
or
siluer
soeuer
they
had
,
either
of
their
owne
,
or
appertayning
to
the
Church
.
And
that
all
which
was
extant
might
through
constraint
of
paine
be
vttered
,
they
vrged
the
offerers
afresh
with
torments
,
pretending
part
only
,
not
the
whole
to
haue
beene
deliuered
.
The
more
also
that
any
man
rendred
,
more
they
thought
he
reserued
.
Mouthes
of
some
they
opened
with
poles
and
barres
,
thrusting
in
stinking
mire
and
dirt
to
extort
confession
of
mony
.
Some
they
tormented
with
wresting
their
foreheads
&
legges
with
sinewes
,
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Rem●entib●uis
.
vntill
they
twanged
with
stretching
.
To
very
many
(
as
if
they
had
beene
pitched
or
rozend
vessels
)
they
vnmercifully
powred
in
at
their
mouthes
sea-water
,
vinegre
,
dregges
of
oyle
,
grease
,
with
many
other
matters
of
torment
.
Neyther
weakenesse
of
sex
,
nor
respect
of
gentrie
,
nor
reuerence
of
Priesthood
mitigated
their
fierce
mindes
.
Nay
,
there
did
their
fury
most
abounde
,
where
appeared
any
dignity
or
worthinesse
.
Howe
many
Priests
,
and
how
many
notable
personages
they
charged
with
mighty
loades
,
as
if
they
had
beene
Cammelles
,
or
other
beasts
of
burden
,
able
I
am
not
to
declare
:
nor
yet
those
whome
with
gaddes
of
iron
they
hastened
forward
:
some
of
which
pittifully
vnder
burdens
yealded
their
ghost
.
Aged
grauity
,
and
reuerend
gray
haires
,
adorning
the
head
like
woole
,
found
no
priuiledge
of
mercy
:
guiltlesse
infancie
felt
their
barbarous
rage
,
which
dashed
them
against
the
ground
,
violently
pulling
the
little
ones
from
their
mothers
brests
:
others
wide
stretching
their
tender
legges
,
tore
them
a-sunder
from
the
fundament
.
Captiue
Sion
might
then
sing
in
her
gates
.
The
●udith
.
16.
enemy
hath
resolued
to
fire
my
territories
,
to
slay
my
infants
,
and
that
he
will
dash
my
babes
against
the
ground
.
In
some
edifices
of
the
greater
buildings
and
houses
,
where
fire
could
lesse
serue
their
malice
,
demolishing
the
roofes
&
walles
,
they
left
their
beauty
equal
to
the
earth
.
So
that
now
the
auncient
statelines
of
the
Cities
,
which
was
in
time
past
,
no
more
is
to
be
seene
,
then
if
it
had
neuer
beene
:
yea
most
Townes
haue
few
or
no
inhabitants
.
For
euen
at
this
day
what
so
may
be
found
remayning
,
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⸬
B.
desolabantur
.
P.
S.
P.
F.
desolantur
.
are
eftsoones
laid
wast
&
desolate
:
as
they
vtterly
haue
in
Carthage
ruinated
the
Theatres
,
the
Temple
Memory
,
with
the
passage
surnamed
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⸬
An
Idoll
of
the
Africans
,
of
which
mention
,
Tert.
Prosp.
Am.
Celestis
.
And
to
speake
of
those
thinges
which
touch
vs
nearest
,
the
chiefe
Church
where
lie
entombed
the
bodies
of
the
holy
Martirs
Perpetua
and
Felicitas
,
that
other
of
Celerina
,
of
the
Scillitans
,
&
the
rest
of
the
Churches
vnsubuerted
,
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⸬
Suae
religioni
licentia
tyrannica
mancipauerunt
.
they
by
licentious
tiranny
enslaued
vnto
the
seruice
of
their
owne
religion
.
But
where
any
munitions
were
,
whereunto
their
laberous
furie
could
not
by
assault
attayne
,
innumerable
multitudes
being
brought
togither
round
about
such
Castles
,
with
deadly
weapons
they
slue
them
,
to
the
intent
that
by
stench
of
putrifying
carcasses
,
they
might
extinguish
,
whome
,
kept
off
by
walles
they
could
not
approch
.
(
afterwardes
King
of
Italy
)
who
out
of
it
paid
him
alwayes
tribute
,
as
to
the
Lord
thereof
,
retayning
neuerthelesse
a
portion
vnto
himselfe
.
Besides
this
he
speedely
charged
his
Vandals
,
that
they
should
vtterly
chase
away
naked
the
Bishops
,
and
the
Laytie
also
of
the
better
sort
,
from
their
Churches
and
mansions
.
Which
was
accordingly
in
most
of
them
performed
:
Many
,
aswell
Bishops
as
Lay-men
of
marke
,
and
honourable
persons
,
to
be
slaues
vnto
Vandals
,
we
our selues
haue
knowne
.
CHAP.
IIII.
Howe
the
Bishop
and
Clergie
were
handled
at
Carthage
.
AFTER
this
commaunded
he
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⸬
S.
Augustine
wrote
his
booke
de
haer●sibus
,
vnto
his
Disciple
Quoduultdeus
,
perhaps
this
man
.
And
his
Epistle
19.
vnto
Deo-gratias
,
seemeth
vnto
him
,
who
was
this
mans
successor
.
Quoduult-deus
Bishop
of
the
said
City
Carthage
(
a
man
well
knowne
to
God
and
the
world
)
and
with
him
a
very
great
company
of
the
Clergie
,
naked
and
spoyled
to
be
thrust
into
wether-broken
ships
,
and
so
banished
:
whome
God
of
his
mercyfull
goodnesse
vouchsafed
by
prosperous
nauigation
to
bring
to
the
City
of
Naples
in
Campane
.
Senators
and
men
of
worship
he
first
quayled
by
cruell
confining
from
their
mansion
places
,
and
afterward
expelled
them
beyond
the
Sea
.
Nowe
then
the
Bishop
being
(
as
hath
beene
declared
)
thrust
out
with
his
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⸬
Clero
venerabili
.
reuerend
Clergie
,
forth-with
deliuered
he
vp
to
his
owne
Religion
,
the
Church
called
Restituta
,
at
which
the
Bishops
customably
made
their
abode
:
the
rest
also
which
were
within
the
walles
,
he
tooke
away
,
together
with
the
goodes
vnto
them
belonging
,
and
of
those
without
the
walles
,
he
seazed
as
many
as
he
would
;
especially
vpon
two
very
fayre
and
large
of
the
holy
Martyr
Cyprian
;
the
one
where
he
shedde
his
bloud
,
the
other
where
his
body
was
buried
;
which
place
is
called
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⸬
Mapalia
.
Sheepe-cotes
.
But
who
is
he
that
can
without
teares
call
to
minde
,
howe
he
gaue
commaundement
,
that
the
bodies
of
our
dead
should
not
(
but
in
silence
and
without
solemnity
of
hymnes
)
be
brought
to
the
graue
?
Whereunto
he
also
added
,
that
the
Clergie
remayning
should
be
punished
with
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⸬
Exilio
ali
.
Exitio
,
exile
.
While
these
thinges
were
doing
,
the
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⸬
Magni
Sacerdote●
principall
Priestes
and
notable
persons
of
those
Prouinces
,
which
with
to
be
brought
:
which
Sebastian
taking
in
his
hand
,
spake
thus
.
This
loafe
that
it
might
come
to
this
finenesse
and
whitenesse
,
as
to
be
counted
fitte
for
the
Kinges
boorde
,
was
first
boulted
from
the
base
gurgeons
and
branne
,
then
,
of
a
heape
of
flower
was
moystened
with
liquor
,
and
so
passed
water
and
fire
,
comming
thereby
to
be
both
faire
to
sight
,
and
pleasant
to
taste
:
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*
*
Euen
so
haue
I
also
already
beene
grownd
in
the
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⸬
Mola
catholicae
matris
.
mill
of
our
Catholike
Mother
,
purged
as
cleane
flower
,
and
tryed
with
the
siue
,
sprinckled
with
the
water
of
Baptisme
,
and
baked
with
the
fire
of
the
holy
Ghost
:
and
as
this
bread
out
of
the
Ouen
;
so
haue
I
by
the
diuine
Sacraments
(
God
being
the
workeman
)
issued
pure
and
cleane
out
of
the
celestiall
Font.
But
may
it
please
you
to
performe
that
which
I
nowe
propose
;
let
this
loafe
bee
broken
in
peeces
,
steeped
in
water
,
moulded
againe
,
and
then
put
into
the
ouen
,
thence
if
it
come
out
better
then
it
already
is
,
I
will
doe
as
you
exhorte
.
Which
proposition
when
Gensericke
with
all
them
in
presence
had
heard
,
he
was
so
intangled
,
that
he
could
finde
no
solution
,
and
therefore
afterwardes
slewe
that
warlicke
personage
,
by
another
sort
of
argument
.
CHAP.
VI.
The
Church
sore
oppressed
:
Bishops
banished
.
TO
returne
from
whence
I
digressed
:
sauage
commaundements
raysed
vp
daylie
terrour
,
so
that
compassed
in
midst
of
the
Vandals
,
we
had
not
any
leasure
to
take
breath
:
neyther
might
place
of
prayer
or
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⸬
Immolandi
.
sacrifising
,
be
any
where
obtayned
by
our
complaints
,
so
that
the
prophefie
was
then
manifestly
fulfilled
.
Nowe
is
there
neyther
Prince
,
Prophet
,
nor
Dan.
3.
Captaine
:
nor
place
to
sacrifice
vnto
thy
name
.
Euery
day
wanted
not
injuries
,
euen
to
those
Priestes
,
who
were
in
such
regions
,
as
payde
contribution
to
the
Pallace
.
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*
*
If
any
man
in
his
exhortations
to
the
people
,
named
by
chaunce
(
as
the
manner
is
)
Pharao
,
Nabuchodonosor
,
Holofernes
;
or
any
such
like
,
it
was
layde
to
his
charge
,
that
this
he
had
mentioned
in
derogation
of
the
Kinges
person
,
and
banishment
was
his
immediate
rewarde
.
Neuerthelesse
as
this
persecution
was
in
some
place
openly
practised
;
so
in
an
other
quarter
was
it
more
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*
*
couertly
put
in
vre
,
that
by
such
deceipt
sooner
might
the
name
of
the
Godly
be
extinguished
.
Many
Priests
we
knewe
at
that
season
for
this
cause
exiled
;
as
Vrban
Bishop
of
Girben
,
Crescens
metrapolitan
of
the
Aquitan
City
,
who
had
vnder
him
six-score
Bishops
suffragans
,
Habet-deum
of
Theudeles
,
Eustrace
of
Suffecta
,
and
two
more
of
Tripoly
,
one
of
Vicissibrata
,
and
Cresconius
of
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⸬
B.
Nicenum
.
Een
:
Foelix
also
Bishop
of
Adrument
,
for
that
he
had
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*
*
receiued
one
Iohn
a
Monke
from
the
other
side
the
Sea
,
with
diuers
others
also
,
whome
it
were
ouer
long
to
recite
:
during
whose
exile
,
neuerthelesse
it
was
not
permitted
to
enstall
others
in
their
Cities
.
Amidst
those
troubles
stood
the
people
of
God
fast
in
their
beliefe
,
and
like
bees
labouring
their
hiues
,
and
combes
,
encreased
and
grewe
strong
by
the
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⸬
Melleis
fidei
clauiculis
.
Exod.
1.
sweet
tentrels
of
faith
.
In
so
much
that
the
Scripture
was
accomplished
.
The
more
they
were
afflicted
,
the
more
they
multiplyed
,
and
preuailed
exceeding
much
.
CHAP.
VII
.
Of
Deo-gratias
and
Thomas
,
Bishops
of
Carthage
.
IT
came
to
passe
in
processe
of
time
,
that
to
the
city
Carthage
,
after
so
long
discontinuance
&
desolation
,
was
at
request
of
Valentinian
the
Emperor
,
ordayned
a
Bishop
,
who
had
to
name
Deo-gratias
.
The
actions
of
whome
&
what
God
wrought
by
him
,
who
so
should
endeauour
particularly
to
set
downe
,
the
day
would
faile
him
before
he
had
deliuered
any
just
part
thereof
.
Being
created
Bishop
,
it
fell
out
(
our
sinnes
so
deseruing
)
that
Gensericke
in
the
fiftenth
yeare
of
his
raigne
,
tooke
the
most
noble
and
famous
City
Rome
,
carrying
away
with
him
the
treasure
of
many
Princes
,
together
with
the
people
.
After
the
arriuall
of
which
captiue
multitude
at
the
African
shore
,
the
Vandals
and
Moores
sharing
them
(
as
the
fashion
of
the
Barbarians
is
)
husbandes
were
separated
from
their
wiues
,
children
from
their
parents
.
Forth-with
this
notable
Prelate
full
of
Gods
spirit
,
caused
all
the
golden
and
siluer
vessels
belonging
to
diuine
seruice
,
to
be
sold
for
their
redemption
from
barbarous
litle
dying
,
seeme
nowe
to
be
onely
three
;
if
at
least-wise
there
be
so
many
:
Vincent
the
⸬
Vigitane
Bishop
,
Paul
the
[
](A14395-e1650-b)⸬
⸬
P.
F.
P.
S.
haue
Gigitanus
and
Sinnaritan
.
Sitmaritane
(
a
Paul
indeede
no
lesse
in
desert
,
then
name
)
and
one
Quintian
,
who
flying
the
persecution
liueth
nowe
a
forraigner
in
Adessa
a
City
of
Macedon
.
CHAP.
VIII
.
The
notable
constancy
of
Maturian
and
Maxima
,
as
well
in
vowed
chastity
,
as
in
profession
of
faith
;
and
what
followed
thereof
.
WEE
find
in
that
season
many
martyrdomes
,
but
of
Confessors
a
great
multitude
:
some
of
whome
I
will
endeauour
to
recite
.
One
of
those
Vandals
whome
they
cal
[
](A14395-e1780-b)⸬
⸬
Millena●ios
.
Coronels
of
thousands
,
had
to
his
slaues
[
](A14395-e1790-b)⸬
⸬
P.
F.
Martinian
.
Maturian
and
Saturian
,
and
two
of
their
brethren
:
and
with
them
was
fellowe
seruant
,
a
notable
handmaide
of
Christ
named
Maxima
,
both
in
body
and
force
beautiful
.
Maturian
being
an
Armourer
,
and
doing
seruice
very
agreable
to
his
Lord
,
and
Maxima
gouerning
the
houshold
,
it
entred
into
the
Vandals
imagination
to
joyne
them
in
marriage
,
thinking
by
wedlocke
to
establish
their
loyalty
towardes
him
.
Maturian
(
as
worldly
yong
men
are
wont
)
affected
the
marriage
:
Maxima
already
[
](A14395-e1880-b)⸬
⸬
Deo
sacrata
.
consecrated
to
God
,
rejected
the
spousals
of
men
.
When
the
time
came
that
they
should
goe
to
the
solitary
chamber
of
their
secrets
,
and
that
Maturian
(
ignorant
what
God
had
decreed
of
him
)
was
desirous
to
be
bold
with
her
,
as
with
his
wife
,
the
seruant
of
Christ
with
quicke
voyce
answered
him
[
](A14395-e1900-b)⸬
⸬
Christo
membra
corporis
mei
dicaui
nec
possum
humanum
sortiri
coniugium
.
To
Christ
(
O
brother
Maturian
)
I
haue
dedicated
my
body
,
neither
can
I
be
partaker
of
humane
[
](A14395-e1920-b)*
*
*
marriage
,
seing
I
haue
already
a
heauenly
and
true
spouse
;
but
this
counsaile
I
giue
thee
.
It
is
in
thee
if
thou
wilt
so
bring
the
matter
to
passe
,
that
thou
thy selfe
maist
also
delight
to
become
his
seruant
,
whose
spouse
thou
seest
I
haue
chosen
to
be
.
So
well
framed
this
motion
through
our
Lord
Gods
appointment
,
that
giuing
eare
to
the
Virgin
,
he
aduanced
the
gaine
of
his
soule
in
his
yong
yeares
.
To
the
Vandals
eares
came
not
the
contract
of
this
[
](A14395-e1940-b)⸬
⸬
Spiritualis
secreti
commercia
.
spirituall
secret
,
vntill
Maturian
nowe
mortified
&
changed
,
perswaded
his
brethren
likewise
,
that
as
his
true
brothers
they
would
partake
of
the
treasure
,
which
he
had
found
.
He
thus
[
](A14395-e1960-b)⸬
⸬
Conuersus
.
At
this
day
such
as
entring
Monasteries
became
not
Ecclesiasticall
,
are
called
Conuersi
(
conuerts
)
conuerted
with
his
three
brethren
,
they
altogether
,
with
the
Mayde
in
their
company
,
issuing
priuily
forth
,
were
associated
into
the
Tabracene
Monastery
,
which
the
noble
Pastor
Andrewe
then
gouerned
.
And
she
not
farre
from
thence
liued
in
a
Monastery
of
[
](A14395-e1990-b)⸬
⸬
Puellarum
.
Virgins
.
This
could
not
be
hidden
from
the
Barbarian
,
who
by
diligent
search
and
many
rewardes
,
made
enquiry
after
them
.
Finding
out
therefore
,
[
](A14395-e2010-b)⸬
⸬
Non
iam
sua
,
●ed
Christi
mancipia
.
no
more
his
slaues
,
but
Christs
,
with
fetters
&
torments
,
he
vexed
the
seruants
of
God
:
dealing
with
them
,
not
onely
that
they
should
vse
carnall
knowledge
;
but
(
which
is
worse
)
that
with
filth
of
rebaptisation
they
should
defile
the
beauty
of
their
faith
.
King
Gensericke
,
to
whose
eares
this
matter
at
last
came
,
gaue
charge
that
they
should
be
so
long
tortured
,
vntil
they
consented
&
yealded
to
his
will
.
He
commands
strong
trunchions
knotted
like
a
saw
,
and
[
](A14395-e2030-b)⸬
⸬
Palmatos
as
bigge
as
one
could
gripe
,
to
be
addressed
with
their
clubbed
ends
:
which
not
only
brake
their
bones
,
dashing
against
their
backes
,
but
pearced
inward
also
with
their
sharpe
prickes
,
and
fetching
streames
of
bloud
,
by
renting
the
flesh
discouered
the
bowels
.
Neuerthelesse
in
the
day
following
were
they
alwayes
made
whole
,
in
so
much
that
often
(
&
for
a
long
space
)
no
signes
of
their
hurts
appeared
,
which
by
Gods
holy
goodnes
were
euermore
cured
.
This
passed
,
and
Maxima
remayning
vnder
fore
imprisonment
,
was
streatched
out
vpon
an
vnmerciful
[
](A14395-e2050-b)⸬
⸬
Compede
crudeli
P
F.
Cuspide
.
payre
of
stocks
,
whome
as
the
seruants
of
God
visited
with
great
resort
,
before
them
all
the
strong
timbred
engine
&
huge
peeces
of
wood
,
became
rotten
,
and
fell
asunder
.
This
miracle
both
is
famous
by
the
report
of
them
all
,
&
the
party
to
whome
the
prison
appertayned
,
affirmed
to
me
with
an
oath
that
it
was
true
.
But
when
the
Vandal
neglected
to
acknowledge
her
vertue
,
Gods
anger
beganne
to
worke
reuenge
in
his
house
.
He
himselfe
with
his
children
dyed
,
and
the
best
also
of
his
cattle
perished
.
The
Lady
remayning
a
widowe
,
destitute
of
Sonnes
and
substance
,
offered
as
a
present
the
seruants
of
Christ
to
[
](A14395-e2070-b)⸬
⸬
P.
F.
S●saon
.
Sersaon
the
Kings
cosen
;
Who
hauing
receiued
them
very
thankfully
,
an
euill
spirit
began
presently
by
occasion
of
the
Saints
,
in
sondry
wise
to
vexe
his
children
and
family
.
What
happened
the
King
had
word
by
his
Kinsman
,
and
decreed
thereupon
that
they
should
be
sent
into
banishment
to
[
](A14395-e2090-b)⸬
⸬
B.
Capsus
Capsur
a
Heathen
King
of
the
Moores
.
As
for
Christs
handmaide
Maxima
,
he
of
his
owne
motion
,
as
one
confounded
and
ouercome
,
dismissed
her
:
who
yet
liueth
Mother
to
a
multitude
of
[
](A14395-e2130-b)⸬
⸬
Virginum
Dei
.
Gods
Virgins
;
and
is
one
whome
I
knowe
well
.
They
were
conuayed
&
deliuered
vp
to
the
said
King
of
the
Moores
,
inhabiting
in
the
desert
called
Caprapict
,
where
the
Disciples
of
Christ
,
beholding
amongst
the
Gentils
diuers
prophane
sortes
of
sacrifices
,
beganne
by
admonition
and
example
also
,
to
inuite
the
Barbarous
nation
vnto
knowledge
of
our
God
.
By
which
meanes
they
gayned
to
Christ
a
huge
multitude
of
the
rude
Gentils
,
amongst
whome
the
name
&
fame
of
Christian
religion
had
neuer
before
beene
blazed
,
nor
spred
by
any
man
.
Then
bethought
they
howe
best
the
vnmanured
&
barren
soile
,
might
by
preaching
be
cultured
,
and
prepared
to
receiue
the
seede
of
the
Gospell
,
and
subsequently
be
watered
with
holy
Baptisme
.
Sent
are
messengers
through
the
wide
journies
of
the
wildernesse
,
and
ariuing
at
length
at
[
](A14395-e2190-b)*
*
*
Rome
,
make
petition
that
some
Priest
&
with
him
[
](A14395-e2210-b)⸬
⸬
Ministros
Deacons
,
might
be
sent
vnto
a
people
imbracing
the
faith
.
Which
suite
[
](A14395-e2220-b)⸬
⸬
Pontifex
Dei
.
Gods
high
Bishop
with
no
small
joy
accomplished
.
Erected
is
a
Church
;
baptized
are
wonderfull
great
numbers
of
the
Barbarians
,
and
of
those
which
were
Wolues
,
encreaseth
a
plentifull
flocke
of
Lambes
.
Relation
whereof
when
Capsur
had
made
to
Gensericke
;
swelling
with
enuie
,
he
willed
the
seruants
of
God
to
be
drawne
by
the
feet
at
Chariots
tailes
in
ful
course
,
so
to
end
their
liues
amongst
thickets
and
thornes
,
and
that
the
bodies
of
those
innocents
haled
forwardes
&
backwardes
,
should
be
torne
with
sharpe
prickles
of
the
bushes
and
brambles
:
being
in
such
wise
bound
,
that
they
might
view
each
others
end
.
Who
as
they
thus
tyed
beheld
one
another
,
the
wild
horses
being
in
race
,
and
the
Moores
lamenting
at
the
sight
,
euery
of
them
at
the
point
of
the
swift
flight
thus
tooke
his
farewell
.
O
brother
pray
for
me
,
God
hath
fulfilled
our
desire
:
O
this
is
the
way
to
the
kingdome
of
heauen
.
In
such
wise
praysing
and
singing
,
and
the
Angels
rejoycing
at
the
sight
,
their
soules
departed
;
where
euen
vntill
this
day
our
Lord
Iesus
Christ
leaueth
not
to
worke
great
[
](A14395-e2280-b)*
*
*
miracles
.
B.
Faustin
Bishop
of
[
](A14395-e2300-b)⸬
⸬
Buronitanus
.
P.
F.
Burtinita
protested
to
me
once
,
that
in
his
presence
a
blinde
woman
there
receiued
her
sight
.
they
entered
at
the
very
houre
,
when
the
maritha
,
Galibus
,
Ammonis
,
Ptol.
diuine
Sacrament
was
in
distributing
to
the
people
,
and
with
extreame
fury
[
](A14395-e2350-b)⸬
⸬
Corpus
Christi
&
sanguinem
pauimento
●●●rserunt
▪
&c.
scattered
on
the
pauement
the
body
and
bloud
of
Christ
,
prophaning
the
same
vnder
their
beastly
[
](A14395-e2360-b)*
*
*
feete
.
CHAP.
X.
The
glorious
profession
of
Armogas
,
his
miraculous
tombe
.
The
happie
constancie
of
Masculas
.
AT
this
time
Gensericke
by
the
setting
on
of
his
Bishops
,
gaue
commandement
that
none
but
Arrians
should
beare
office
in
his
,
or
his
childrens
Court.
They
came
amongst
others
,
to
our
[
](A14395-e2450-b)⸬
⸬
B.
Armogaster
.
Armogas
,
whose
legges
when
they
had
often
and
long
strayned
with
bigge
stringes
,
and
with
nipping
and
twanging
sinewes
had
as
yet
rather
wrinkled
only
,
then
furrowed
his
forehead
,
wherein
[
](A14395-e2470-b)*
*
*
Christ
had
fixed
the
standard
of
his
Crosse
:
the
Saint
looking
vp
to
heauen
,
the
strings
and
sinewes
brast
in
sunder
like
spiders
twist
.
When
the
Torturers
sawe
the
sinewie
⸬
B.
Caballini●
.
thongs
burst
,
they
brought
againe
and
againe
stronger
cordes
,
yea
[
](A14395-e2490-b)⸬
⸬
P.
S.
P
F.
Canabiuis
.
horse-ropes
;
all
which
came
to
nothing
at
his
only
calling
vpon
the
name
of
God
.
Hanging
also
by
one
foote
with
his
head
downeward
,
he
seemed
to
all
men
as
if
he
slept
vpon
a
feather-bed
.
When
Theodoricke
his
Lord
,
and
sonne
to
the
King
(
torments
not
preuayling
)
would
haue
commaunded
him
to
be
beheaded
,
he
was
stayed
by
his
Priest
Iocundus
,
telling
him
:
you
were
better
make
him
away
by
sondry
vexations
.
For
if
you
kil
him
with
the
sword
,
the
Romans
will
beginne
to
publish
him
a
Martyr
.
Theodoricke
hereupon
condemned
him
into
the
Prouince
of
Bizagena
,
there
to
digge
pittes
:
afterward
(
as
it
were
to
greater
despite
)
he
willed
that
he
should
be
a
Cow-heard
hard
by
Carthage
,
where
hee
might
be
seene
of
all
men
.
At
which
time
hauing
reuelation
from
our
Lord
,
that
his
houre
of
rest
approched
,
he
called
vnto
him
one
Foelix
a
worshippefull
Christian
,
Steward
of
the
Kings
Sonnes
house
,
and
which
reuerenced
Armogastes
as
an
Apostle
,
and
said
vnto
him
:
the
time
of
my
dissoluing
is
at
hand
,
I
desire
you
by
the
faith
which
both
of
vs
embrace
,
that
you
will
bury
me
vnder
this
Elme
tree
,
which
if
you
doe
not
,
you
shall
render
account
thereof
to
God
:
not
that
he
cared
where
or
howe
his
body
should
be
buried
,
but
that
it
might
be
manifest
what
Christ
had
reueiled
to
his
seruant
.
Foelix
answered
:
farre
be
that
from
me
,
venerable
Confessor
:
nay
,
I
will
bury
you
in
a
Church
with
that
triumph
and
honour
that
you
deserue
.
Blessed
Armogastes
replyed
,
not
so
;
but
you
shall
doe
as
I
haue
said
.
He
loath
to
contristrate
the
man
of
God
,
promised
indeede
to
fulfill
that
which
he
requested
.
Within
very
fewe
dayes
,
the
performer
of
so
good
a
confession
of
faith
,
dyed
.
Foelix
hastened
to
prepare
the
designed
graue
vnder
the
tree
;
and
because
the
knotty
rootes
intangled
with
the
drie
earth
,
bredde
delay
;
least
the
Holy
body
should
be
buried
with
the
latest
,
cutting
the
rootes
quite
away
,
and
digging
much
more
deepe
,
they
beheld
a
ready
coffin
of
very
glistring
marble
,
such
as
perhaps
fewe
or
no
Kinges
haue
enjoyed
.
But
neither
am
I
to
pretermitte
one
[
](A14395-e2620-b)⸬
⸬
B.
Masculinum
.
Masculas
[
](A14395-e2640-b)⸬
⸬
Archimimum
.
Master
of
the
reuels
;
whome
diuersly
shot
at
,
to
depriue
him
of
the
Catholike
faith
,
the
King
himselfe
at
last
with
glosing
wordes
inuited
,
promising
to
heape
vpon
him
riches
,
if
to
his
will
he
lent
an
easie
eare
.
When
for
all
this
he
remayned
constant
and
vnconquered
in
faith
,
the
King
willed
that
he
should
vnder-goe
the
sentence
of
death
;
yet
craftely
gaue
secreat
instructions
,
that
if
at
the
exigent
he
dreaded
the
stroke
of
the
brandishing
glaiue
,
so
much
the
rather
he
should
dye
,
not
thereby
being
rendred
a
glorious
Martyr
:
if
contrarywise
he
were
found
constant
in
his
confession
,
the
sworde
should
be
stayed
.
But
he
(
Christ
giuing
him
solid
foundation
)
became
an
vnmoueable
pillar
,
and
retourned
a
glorious
Confessor
.
Though
the
enuious
enemy
would
not
make
him
Martyr
:
yet
could
he
not
violate
the
dignity
of
a
Confessor
.
CHAP.
XI
.
The
magnanimious
resolution
of
Saturus
.
WE
knew
an
other
at
the
same
time
by
name
Saturus
,
who
being
a
bright
member
of
the
Church
of
Christ
,
many
times
[
](A14395-e2710-b)⸬
⸬
Catholica
libertate
.
with
catholike
liberty
reproued
the
impiety
of
the
Arrians
:
&
Steward
he
was
of
Hunricks
house
.
Conspired
it
was
through
the
instigation
of
[
](A14395-e2740-b)⸬
⸬
P
F
P.
S.
Ma●inado
.
Mauridan
a
Deacon
,
whome
vngratious
Hunricke
singularly
respected
,
that
Saturus
should
be
made
an
Arrian
.
Honoures
with
much
riches
are
proffered
in
case
he
consent
,
dire
torments
are
prepared
if
he
refuse
,
this
option
being
set
before
him
,
that
vnlesse
he
obeyed
the
Kinges
commaundement
at
the
first
discussion
,
presently
forfeyting
house
and
substance
,
his
slaues
and
children
should
be
sold
,
and
his
wife
before
his
eyes
,
be
deliuered
vp
in
wedlocke
to
a
camel-driuer
.
He
on
the
other
side
full
of
Gods
spirit
,
preuenting
in
a
sort
their
wickednesse
,
doubted
not
to
exasperate
their
fury
so
farre
.
Whereupon
his
[
](A14395-e2790-b)⸬
⸬
Often
after
is
mention
,
likewise
of
lay-mens
wiues
,
but
neuer
of
Priests
wiues
(
notwithstanthe
chiefe
rage
was
against
them
)
wise
without
her
husbandes
priuity
,
secretly
besought
respite
,
and
obtayned
it
at
their
handes
,
who
had
in
charge
the
putting
of
this
rigorous
sentence
in
execution
.
Then
went
she
a
second
Eue
vnto
her
husband
,
being
before
hand
[
](A14395-e2810-b)⸬
⸬
Consilio
magistrata
.
taught
her
lesson
,
and
aduertised
what
to
say
:
yet
found
she
not
him
an
Adam
,
that
would
dare
to
touch
the
illecebrous
aples
of
the
forbidden
tree
.
For
[
](A14395-e2830-b)⸬
⸬
Non
Indigens
sed
Saturus
.
not
Indigent
,
but
Satured
was
he
called
,
saturate
with
the
plenty
of
the
house
of
God
,
and
one
that
had
drunke
at
his
delicious
streame
.
To
the
place
where
her
husband
al
solitary
was
at
his
prayers
,
came
this
woman
;
her
garments
rent
,
her
hayre
about
her
eares
,
accompanied
with
her
children
,
and
a
litle
sucking
infant
in
her
handes
;
whome
casting
at
her
husbands
feete
,
and
with
all
her
armes
about
his
knees
,
she
hissed
forth
this
serpentine
voyce
.
Haue
compassion
(
O
my
sweetest
)
of
me
thy
poore
wife
,
and
no
lesse
of
thy
owne
selfe
;
haue
compassion
of
these
children
common
to
vs
both
.
Here
behold
them
before
thine
eyes
.
Let
them
not
be
subject
to
seruile
condition
,
whome
descent
of
our
stocke
hath
made
noble
.
Let
not
me
be
yoked
to
a
base
and
shamefull
marriage
,
yea
and
my
husband
yet
aliue
:
me
(
I
say
)
who
so
often
at
feasts
applauded
to
my selfe
in
my
Saturus
.
God
knoweth
full
sore
against
thy
will
shalt
thou
but
doe
that
,
which
voluntarily
perhaps
many
haue
yealded
vnto
.
He
gaue
her
for
answere
those
wordes
of
Iob.
Iob
●
.
Thou
hast
spoken
like
a
foolish
woman
.
Well
should
I
be
afraide
,
if
there
were
no
other
joy
,
then
the
bitter
sweets
of
this
life
.
Thou
seruest
nowe
the
Diuels
turne
,
O
wife
:
who
,
if
thou
didst
loue
thy
husband
,
wouldst
neuer
drawe
him
to
a
second
death
.
Let
them
take
away
my
children
,
seperate
my
wife
,
spoyle
me
of
my
goodes
,
I
secure
of
my
Lordes
promise
,
will
sticke
fast
to
his
wordes
.
If
any
man
shall
not
forsake
wife
,
children
,
Luc.
14.
landes
,
or
house
,
he
can
not
be
my
Disciple
.
The
end
was
this
:
the
woman
refused
by
aduised
reasons
,
went
her
way
:
Saturus
couragious
[
](A14395-e2940-b)⸬
⸬
i.
to
Mardome
.
for
a
Crowne
,
is
examined
,
spoyled
,
punished
,
and
sent
away
a
begger
,
forbidden
by
going
abroade
to
haue
any
whither
to
resort
.
All
tooke
they
from
him
,
only
of
Baptismes
stole
could
they
not
bereaue
him
.
Thus
passed
this
,
and
Gensericke
commaunded
the
Church
of
Carthage
,
the
Priests
and
their
Deacons
being
dispersed
into
sondry
places
for
want
of
a
Bishop
;
which
was
hardly
opened
at
meditation
of
Zeno
the
Emperor
by
Seuerus
a
noble
man
of
Rome
,
where
vpon
they
al
retourned
from
banishment
.
What
[
](A14395-e3000-b)⸬
⸬
i.
Gensericke
.
he
did
in
Spayne
,
Italy
,
Slauome
,
Champayne
,
Calabre
,
Poole
,
Sicil
,
Sardinia
,
Abruzo
,
Venice
,
Lucania
,
Epire
,
Greece
,
they
can
best
declare
which
endured
it
.
Here
let
the
end
be
of
our
no
lesse
arrogant
then
cruell
persecution
,
sustayned
vnder
Gensericke
.
He
raigned
[
](A14395-e3030-b)⸬
⸬
Procopius
.
39.
thirtyseauen
yeares
and
moneths
three
.
THE
SECOND
BOOKE
.
CHAPTER
.
I.
The
dissimuled
demeanour
of
King
.
Hunricke
.
GENSERICKE
being
dead
,
⸬
B.
Honerichus
.
Nundrius
.
Procop.
Honorichus
.
his
eldest
Sonne
Hunricke
succeeded
,
who
in
the
beginning
of
his
raigne
,
was
somewhat
tractable
and
moderate
(
after
the
accustomed
subtilety
of
the
Barbarians
)
especially
concerning
our
affaires
in
religion
.
So
that
whereas
heretofore
vnder
King
Gensericke
it
had
beene
proclaymed
,
that
there
should
be
no
spirituall
assemblies
:
now
people
made
their
meetinges
afresh
.
And
to
giue
remonstrance
of
a
religious
Prince
,
he
caused
the
Manichaean
heretikes
diligently
to
bee
searched
out
;
many
of
whome
he
burnt
,
most
hee
sent
away
to
forraigne
shippes
.
All
which
[
](A14395-e3180-b)⸬
⸬
The
Anabaptists
burnt
vnder
Q.
Elie
were
all
of
them
Protestants
.
Manichees
in
a
manner
he
found
to
be
of
his
owne
religion
,
principally
such
as
were
Priests
or
Deacons
of
the
Arrian
heresie
:
which
set
him
more
on
fire
,
because
of
the
shame
thereby
redounding
.
One
amongst
them
was
found
called
Clementian
a
Monk
,
who
had
this
their
poesie
charactred
on
his
thigh
:
A
Manichaean
Disciple
of
Christ
Iesus
.
For
this
cause
did
the
said
tyrant
the
more
endeauour
to
please
;
because
in
this
one
thing
he
much
displeased
,
that
with
insatiable
desire
euermore
eagrely
gaping
after
his
pray
,
he
burdened
the
prouinces
of
his
Kingdome
with
sundry
vexations
&
impositions
;
so
that
of
him
precisely
it
might
besaid
A
King
needing
reuenewe
is
a
great
[
](A14395-e3240-b)⸬
⸬
B.
Calamitas
.
P.
F.
P.
S.
Calumniator
.
calamity
.
CHAP.
II.
Eugenius
created
Bishop
of
Carthage
,
and
of
his
vertue
.
ZENO
the
Emperor
and
Lady
Placidia
making
intercession
,
[
](A14395-e3320-b)⸬
⸬
Per
edicta
libri
.
by
their
letters
,
authorized
that
the
Church
of
Carthage
might
to
themselues
elect
for
Bishop
whome
they
thought
good
,
hauing
beene
destitute
of
such
an
ornament
now
full
24
yeares
,
it
was
condescended
vnto
by
Hunricke
,
and
licence
graunted
.
He
sent
therefore
to
the
Church
Alexander
a
noble
man
,
who
brought
this
message
;
that
the
Catholikes
should
in
his
presence
,
postulate
for
themselues
a
worthy
Priest
.
He
sent
also
by
his
Secretary
[
](A14395-e3360-b)⸬
⸬
B.
Iutarit
Vuitared
a
Proclamation
to
be
publikely
read
,
contayning
this
tenour
.
Our
Lord
the
King
hath
willed
vs
to
shewe
you
,
that
the
Emperor
Zeno
,
and
most
renowmed
Placida
,
haue
written
by
Alexander
a
noble
man
,
requesting
by
their
letter
,
that
the
Church
of
Carthage
may
haue
a
peculiar
Bishoppe
of
your
religion
.
This
he
hath
giuen
commaundement
should
be
performed
,
and
hath
written
backe
vnto
them
,
or
prescribed
their
Ambassadors
to
make
report
,
that
according
to
their
desire
,
yee
may
ordayne
Bishoppe
whome
you
will
,
vnder
this
condition
,
that
in
like
sort
the
Bishoppes
of
our
religion
that
are
at
Constantinople
,
or
in
any
other
Prouinces
of
the
East
,
may
by
his
commaundement
haue
free
liberty
to
[
](A14395-e3440-b)⸬
⸬
Populo
tractare
.
preach
to
the
people
,
and
exercise
Christian
religion
,
in
what
*
language
they
will
in
their
owne
Churches
,
in
such
sort
as
you
here
,
or
in
other
Churches
of
Africke
,
haue
free
arbitrement
to
[
](A14395-e3470-b)⸬
⸬
Missas
agere
.
say
Masse
,
or
preach
in
your
Churches
.
For
if
this
be
not
obserued
towards
them
,
not
only
the
Bishop
that
shal
be
created
and
his
Clarkes
,
but
all
other
Bishops
also
with
their
Clergy
ouer
the
African
Prouinces
,
shal
be
commanded
to
the
Moores
.
As
soone
as
this
edict
was
in
my
owne
hearing
read
before
the
whole
congregation
,
the
14.
Calendes
of
[
](A14395-e3500-b)⸬
⸬
P.
F.
Iuly
:
Iune
;
wee
beganne
sorrowfully
to
murmur
amongst
our selues
:
for
that
by
this
politike
pretext
,
a
persecution
was
like
to
followe
;
and
it
is
well
knowne
that
to
the
Ambassador
we
made
this
answere
.
If
the
matter
goe
thus
,
and
stand
vpon
such
pernitious
conditions
,
the
Church
delightes
not
to
haue
a
Bishop
:
let
Christ
gouerne
it
who
at
all
times
hath
vouchsafed
to
guide
it
.
Which
information
the
Ambassador
neglected
to
admitte
,
and
with
all
the
people
burned
with
desire
to
haue
present
dispatch
,
whose
crie
was
intollerable
,
and
could
by
no
means
bee
appeased
.
[
](A14395-e3510-b)⸬
⸬
Of
this
holy
man
much
writeth
Greg.
Tur.
de
gl.
Confess
.
l.
2
Eugenius
therefore
a
holy
man
and
one
acceptable
to
God
,
was
chosen
Bishop
,
of
whose
election
the
Church
of
God
was
greatly
recomforted
,
people
Catholike
liuing
vnder
a
barbarous
gouernement
,
triumphed
to
see
the
auncient
creation
of
their
chiefe
Bishop
,
againe
renued
.
The
greatest
number
of
young
men
and
women
by
their
vniuersall
joy
well
witnessing
,
that
they
had
neuer
seene
a
Bishoppe
sitting
in
his
Pontificall
[
](A14395-e3530-b)⸬
⸬
Throno
.
Throne
.
This
man
of
God
,
that
blessed
Priest
Eugenius
,
beganne
by
vertuous
conuersation
to
be
reuerently
esteemed
,
euen
of
[
](A14395-e3560-b)⸬
⸬
Hiis
qui
foris
sunt
,
he
alludeth
to
the
Apostles
phrase
1.
Tim.
3.
intending
such
are
not
vnited
vnto
the
Church
of
Christ
.
those
without
,
and
to
be
so
louing
to
al
,
that
he
would
gladly
haue
left
his
life
(
if
it
might
be
)
for
euery
of
them
.
Such
great
almes
also
our
Lord
did
by
his
meanes
exhibit
,
that
it
seemed
incredible
how
so
much
could
be
bestowed
,
where
the
Barbarous
possessed
all
,
the
Church
hauing
not
the
value
of
on
penny
.
His
humility
,
charity
,
and
piety
wherewith
he
was
endued
from
heauen
,
who
so
would
attempt
to
expresse
,
he
should
faile
of
his
purpose
.
It
is
for
certaine
,
that
mony
neuer
stayed
with
him
,
except
perhaps
it
had
beene
offered
when
the
Sunne
hauing
ended
his
course
,
gaue
place
to
darknesse
;
and
then
only
he
reserued
what
might
serue
for
a
day
,
not
what
couetousnesse
might
haue
wished
,
our
Lord
daylie
sending
him
greater
store
.
But
his
fame
waxing
euery
where
glorious
and
manifest
,
the
Arrian
Bishops
,
especially
Cyrill
,
beganne
to
be
tormented
with
sore
enuy
,
and
pursued
him
with
daylie
quarrels
.
To
be
short
they
put
into
the
Kings
head
,
not
to
suffer
him
to
sit
in
his
Pontificall
Throne
,
nor
preach
after
his
accustomed
manner
:
Further
to
forbidde
him
,
that
any
men
or
women
attyred
after
the
Vandall
manner
,
should
be
seene
in
the
church
.
The
Bishop
answered
as
became
him
:
The
house
of
God
is
free
for
all
;
those
which
enter
,
no
man
may
driue
forth
:
and
the
rather
,
for
that
an
exceeding
multitude
of
our
Catholikes
went
after
their
guise
,
by
reason
of
seruice
in
the
Kings
Court.
CHAP.
III.
The
terrible
vsage
practised
vpon
Courtiers
,
resorting
to
the
Catholike
seruice
.
SVCH
answere
,
as
soone
as
the
King
had
receiued
from
the
man
of
God
,
he
ordeyned
torturers
at
the
Church-gates
,
who
,
when
they
espied
man
or
woman
clad
like
one
of
the
Vandall
nation
,
forthwith
clapping
on
their
heads
flesh-hooks
and
writhing
about
the
same
their
lockes
of
haire
,
with
a
strong
twitch
pulled
away
both
haire
and
scalpe
withall
,
from
the
head
:
some
being
thus
serued
,
lost
therewith
their
eyes
;
certayne
also
dyed
outright
.
The
women
after
this
torment
endured
,
were
carried
through
the
streets
to
the
gaze
of
the
City
,
with
a
Cryer
before
them
,
which
they
(
who
suffered
it
)
made
reckoning
of
,
as
a
great
gaine
:
many
of
whom
we
knewe
;
but
any
one
of
them
to
haue
for
the
paine
forsaken
their
straight
way
,
I
neuer
knew
.
When
by
this
meanes
he
could
not
infringe
the
constancy
of
any
one
of
the
faithfull
,
he
determined
that
none
of
our
religion
being
of
his
Court
,
should
receiue
their
prouision
of
corne
,
or
accustomed
penfions
.
He
proceeded
also
to
trie
them
with
rurall
labours
,
&
sent
men
of
good
calling
&
delicately
brought
vp
,
to
the
Country
of
Vtica
,
there
vnder
the
seruent
parching
of
the
Sun
[
](A14395-e3680-b)⸬
⸬
Vt
Cespites
messi●m
desec●●ent
.
to
delue
for
tillage
,
whither
all
of
them
cheerefully
going
forwardes
,
rejoyced
in
our
Lord.
Amongst
whome
one
of
the
company
had
a
withered
hand
,
which
for
many
yeares
stood
him
in
no
steede
,
who
therefore
not
vntruly
alleadged
that
he
could
not
work
yet
was
he
so
much
the
more
violently
pressed
forth
.
But
as
soone
as
they
came
to
the
place
,
and
that
all
falling
to
their
prayers
mourned
,
&
principally
for
him
;
through
the
mercy
of
God
,
that
dry
hand
of
the
Confessor
became
hole
.
This
was
the
entrance
of
Hunrickes
persecution
,
and
now
began
our
griefe
and
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](A14395-e3700-b)⸬
⸬
Part●●●●tio
.
trauailing
.
CHAP.
II.
The
horrible
tyranny
of
Hunricke
toward
his
owne
linage
.
HE
,
who
had
nowe
begonne
to
shewe
himselfe
desirous
(
although
it
otherwise
fell
out
)
to
leaue
his
Kingdome
to
his
children
after
his
death
,
persecuted
cruelly
his
brother
Theodoricke
with
his
sonnes
,
and
the
sons
likewise
of
his
brother
Genton
,
of
whome
not
one
should
haue
escaped
,
had
not
death
interupted
his
designment
.
First
for
asmuch
as
he
knew
the
wife
of
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](A14395-e3780-b)⸬
⸬
B
Dederichus
&
The
dericus
.
P.
F.
&
P.
S.
Theodoricus
.
Theodoricke
to
be
a
politike
woman
,
he
slewe
her
vpon
pretended
ruine
,
least
by
some
witty
wile
she
should
(
as
I
suppose
)
arme
her
husbands
eldest
sonne
against
the
tyrant
,
as
she
that
was
both
wise
and
sage
:
After
whom
was
also
slayne
her
eldest
sonne
,
who
had
beene
brought
vp
in
learning
,
and
by
the
constitution
of
Gensericke
,
should
first
of
all
his
nephewes
enjoye
the
Kingdome
,
being
the
eldest
of
them
all
.
Proceeding
yet
farther
,
he
resolued
vpon
more
cruelty
,
and
caused
Iocundus
a
Bishop
of
his
owne
sect
(
whome
also
they
called
Patriarch
)
to
be
buried
in
the
market-place
,
before
the
staires
of
the
newe
streete
,
in
face
of
all
the
people
;
for
no
other
cause
,
but
that
he
was
held
very
deare
in
the
house
of
Theodoricke
the
Kings
brother
,
by
whose
assent
it
may
be
,
that
the
said
familie
might
haue
obtayned
the
Kingdome
.
Which
impious
villainy
gaue
vs
to
foresee
the
mischiefe
that
hung
ouer
our
owne
heads
,
saying
one
to
another
:
he
that
sheweth
such
cruelty
to
his
owne
Priest
,
when
will
this
fellowe
spare
vs
and
our
religion
?
Next
he
banished
with
inhumane
exile
,
Godagis
the
elder
of
Gentons
sonnes
,
and
his
wife
,
without
permitting
the
solace
of
seruant
or
hand-maide
.
His
brother
Theodoricke
likewise
(
his
wife
and
sonne
being
before
slayne
)
he
sent
packing
,
naked
and
in
distresse
:
after
whose
death
he
set
his
litle
infant
,
&
two
daughters
of
ripe
yeares
,
on
Asse
backes
,
and
to
their
great
affliction
sent
them
wandering
farre
away
.
Diuers
Earles
and
Nobles
of
his
owne
nation
he
pursued
,
laying
false
surmises
to
their
charge
,
for
that
they
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](A14395-e3870-b)⸬
⸬
B.
made
themselues
a
brotherhood
.
fauoured
his
brother
.
Some
of
them
he
burned
;
others
he
slewe
with
the
sworde
,
a
right
imitator
of
his
Father
Gensericke
,
who
drowned
his
brothers
wife
in
Amsag
the
[
](A14395-e3900-b)⸬
⸬
B.
faetidum
.
famous
Riuer
of
the
[
](A14395-e3910-b)⸬
⸬
Ptol.
Cirtesii
,
whose
City
was
Cirta
Iuli●
.
Cirtenses
,
waighty
stones
hanged
at
her
necke
:
and
after
the
death
of
the
mother
,
slewe
also
her
sonnes
.
Sondry
had
beene
commended
vnto
Hunricke
(
and
that
vnder
an
oath
)
by
his
father
Gensericke
at
his
death
,
whome
,
he
vnmindfull
of
fidelity
,
and
violating
his
oath
,
put
to
death
by
fire
,
and
sondry
torments
,
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](A14395-e3950-b)⸬
⸬
B.
●ldicus
Heldicas
,
whome
his
father
had
sometime
made
gouernour
of
his
Kingdome
,
nowe
an
aged
man
and
full
of
yeares
,
he
beheaded
,
and
burnt
his
wife
in
the
midst
of
the
City
,
together
with
an
other
woman
called
[
](A14395-e3970-b)⸬
⸬
ali
.
Th●ucaria
.
Thamaria
:
the
bodies
of
whome
he
willed
to
be
drawne
through
the
streets
,
hardly
suffering
them
at
the
entreaty
of
his
Bishops
,
to
be
buried
at
euening
,
when
they
had
layne
al
the
day
in
open
viewe
.
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](A14395-e3990-b)⸬
⸬
P.
F.
P.
S.
Gamut
.
Caniut
brother
to
Heldicas
,
hauing
fledde
to
their
Church
,
he
might
not
slay
,
whome
yet
he
shut
into
a
filthy
draught
,
and
made
him
there
liue
a
long
space
:
lastly
condemned
him
with
a
certayne
goat-heard
&
a
Country
fellowe
,
to
digge
holes
for
vines
;
whome
besides
this
he
caused
to
be
rent
with
terrible
whips
,
twelue
times
in
the
yeare
,
that
is
euery
moneth
once
,
scant
graunting
them
a
litle
water
and
browne
bread
.
This
they
suffered
fiue
yeares
or
more
,
who
if
they
had
beene
Catholikes
and
endured
for
their
faith
,
these
punishments
might
haue
auayled
them
to
an
eternall
rewarde
.
But
thus
much
I
could
not
but
write
,
least
the
kings
impiety
euen
towardes
his
owne
company
,
should
be
omitted
;
who
not
only
brent
with
flames
his
Bishop
locundus
(
as
I
haue
already
told
)
but
very
many
other
in
like
manner
of
his
Priests
and
Deacons
,
that
is
to
say
of
Arrians
,
he
addicted
eyther
to
flames
or
to
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](A14395-e4040-b)⸬
⸬
Bestiis
mancipauit
keepe
beasts
.
All
those
being
now
in
short
space
cut
off
,
whome
he
feared
;
and
hauing
established
(
as
hee
thought
)
the
Kingdome
,
which
neuerthelesse
was
to
be
but
short
&
transitory
,
being
somewhat
secure
and
voide
of
affaires
,
he
addressed
all
the
instruments
of
his
fury
,
to
persecute
the
Catholike
Church
.
CHAP.
V.
Visions
sorewarning
the
Catholikes
of
persecution
towardes
them
.
YET
before
the
tempest
of
persecution
Thou
giuest
to
them
which
fel
,
the
imminent
mischief
at
hand
,
was
foreshewed
by
many
visions
and
tokens
,
which
went
before
it
.
For
almost
two
yeares
1.
feare
thee
,
a
token
to
flie
from
the
face
of
the
bowe
.
Psal.
59.
before
it
came
,
a
certaine
man
sawe
Faustus
Church
glittering
with
accustomed
ornaments
,
&
while
he
rejoyced
in
the
brightnesse
of
so
great
glory
,
as
the
tapers
gaue
goodly
light
,
and
aswell
the
rich
pals
and
cloathes
as
the
lampes
glistered
;
sodainly
(
as
he
said
)
the
amiable
clearenesse
of
that
light
vanished
,
&
darknes
succeeding
,
a
fauour
abhominable
arose
,
and
all
the
company
of
the
fathers
present
,
were
by
certaine
Arrians
driuen
out
of
dores
;
so
much
the
more
to
be
lamented
because
he
sawe
not
the
former
beauty
restored
any
more
:
this
vision
he
which
saw
it
,
told
in
my
hearing
to
holy
Eugenius
.
A
certaine
priest
also
saw
the
same
church
of
Faustus
ful
of
innumerable
people
,
&
a
litle
after
none
at
al
,
but
in
their
place
a
multitude
of
swine
.
An
other
3.
sawe
a
floore
of
wheate
ready
to
be
winnowed
,
the
corne
not
(
as
yet
)
seperated
from
the
chaffe
;
and
while
he
wondred
to
see
so
great
a
confused
heape
,
sodaynlie
a
tempestuous
whirle-winde
with
roring
noyse
beganne
,
the
approch
whereof
the
rising
of
the
dust
shewed
;
by
the
force
hereof
all
the
chaffe
flew
away
,
the
corne
remayning
.
Then
came
a
certayne
tall
personage
,
of
a
goodly
countenance
,
and
costly
apparelled
,
who
beganne
to
clense
the
wheate
,
casting
away
the
empty
and
pined
graines
,
such
as
were
vnapt
for
slowre
,
vntill
hauing
thus
tryed
,
and
leased
a
good
space
,
he
had
brought
the
greatnesse
of
that
heape
to
a
quantity
,
though
winnowed
and
fine
,
yet
passing
small
.
Moreouer
,
an
other
told
vs
thus
.
3.
A
certayne
high
man
stood
vpon
our
Lordes
hill
,
which
is
called
Ziquens
,
and
cryed
on
the
right
hand
and
on
the
left
.
Get
yee
hence
,
get
yee
hence
.
There
was
one
4.
which
beheld
in
a
rudy
skie
,
sulphury
cloudes
tossing
vp
and
downe
,
which
beganne
to
shoot
forth
mighty
stones
;
these
stones
falling
to
the
earth
kindled
more
fiercely
,
and
flashed
with
greater
flames
,
&
entring
into
houses
,
burnt
those
whome
they
found
within
.
He
that
sawe
it
said
that
he
hid
him selfe
in
a
chamber
,
whither
the
●●●me
,
through
Gods
mercy
,
could
not
approch
:
that
the
wordes
of
the
Prophet
might
as
(
I
thinke
)
be
fulfilled
.
Shut
thy
dore
,
and
be
hidden
a
litle
space
,
Isa.
26.
●
.
vntill
the
anger
of
God
passe
.
The
reuerent
Bishop
Paul
sawe
also
a
tree
,
streatching
out
with
flourishing
branches
to
the
very
heauens
,
which
also
was
so
well
spredde
,
that
it
ouer-shadowed
all
Africke
:
and
when
al
people
tooke
pleasure
in
the
talenesse
and
beauty
thereof
,
there
came
(
said
he
)
an
Asse
with
great
violence
,
who
rubbing
his
necke
against
the
stocke
of
the
roote
,
ouer
threwe
by
his
shouing
,
that
wonderous
tree
,
not
without
a
great
cracke
.
Quintianus
6.
likewise
an
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](A14395-e4270-b)⸬
⸬
B.
Venerable
.
honourable
Bishoppe
sawe
him selfe
standing
vpon
an
hill
,
from
whence
he
beheld
an
innumerable
flocke
of
sheepe
,
and
in
midst
of
the
flocke
were
two
boyling
pots
.
Butchers
were
also
there
,
who
did
cast
the
flesh
of
those
muttons
into
the
seething
pots
,
and
by
so
doing
the
whole
flocke
was
consumed
.
Imagine
these
two
pots
to
be
the
Cities
Sicca
Veneria
,
and
[
](A14395-e4290-b)⸬
⸬
B.
Lara
.
but
Ptol.
hath
Lares
Laribus
,
where
the
multitude
was
first
assembled
,
and
whence
this
fire
CHAP.
VII
.
The
horrible
banishing
of
almost
fiue
thousand
persons
,
with
certayne
pittyfull
accidents
hapning
in
the
same
.
WITH
what
floudes
of
teares
shall
I
now
present
,
how
he
banished
to
the
wildernesse
Bishops
,
Priests
,
Deacons
,
and
other
members
of
the
Church
,
foure
thousand
,
nine
hundred
,
seauenty
and
six
:
amongst
whome
some
had
the
gout
,
others
through
very
age
lost
their
bodily
sight
.
Amongst
whome
was
blessed
Foelix
Bishop
of
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](A14395-e4380-b)⸬
⸬
P.
F.
P.
S.
Abdiritanus
.
Abbiris
,
who
had
fourty-foure
yeares
continued
Episcopall
dignity
,
and
being
stroken
with
a
palsie
,
neyther
felt
any
thing
,
nor
could
speake
at
all
.
Of
whome
being
very
carefull
,
because
he
could
not
ride
,
I
perswaded
that
the
King
might
be
moued
by
some
about
him
,
to
permit
him
at
least
(
being
almost
at
point
of
death
)
to
remayne
at
Carthage
:
for
to
banishment
he
could
by
no
meanes
be
carryed
.
Whereunto
(
as
is
reported
)
the
Tyrant
freshly
answered
:
If
he
cannot
sit
vpon
a
beast
,
let
wilde
buls
be
coupled
and
drawe
him
tyed
fast
with
ropes
,
to
the
appointed
place
.
We
carryed
him
therefore
throughout
the
journey
,
bound
ouerthwart
a
[
](A14395-e4410-b)⸬
⸬
Super
b●●donem
.
mulets
backe
,
as
if
he
had
beene
a
logge
.
All
were
brought
together
to
the
Cities
of
Sicca
and
Laribus
,
whither
the
Moores
resorting
,
should
receiue
them
deliuered
vp
to
their
handes
,
and
transport
them
to
the
wildernesse
.
Then
came
thither
two
Earles
,
who
with
damnable
subtilty
beganne
in
sweete
communication
to
deale
with
Gods
Confessors
.
What
meane
you
(
say
they
)
to
be
so
obstinate
,
not
to
obey
our
Lord
the
Kinges
lawes
;
who
may
honourably
stand
in
his
presence
if
you
speedely
obey
his
will
?
Streight
way
all
with
a
great
shout
cryed
out
and
said
:
We
be
Christians
,
we
be
Catholikes
,
we
inuincibly
confesse
the
Trinity
one
God
.
They
were
after
this
shut
in
a
prison
very
grieuous
,
but
somewhat
large
,
where
I
found
meanes
to
get
in
,
made
an
exhortation
to
the
brethren
,
and
[
](A14395-e4470-b)⸬
⸬
Diui●●
misteria
celebrandi
.
celebrated
the
diuine
mysteries
.
There
were
also
very
many
litle
children
,
whome
their
mothers
followed
,
with
motherly
affection
:
some
rejoycing
;
others
drawing
them
back
:
some
were
glad
that
they
had
borne
Martyrs
;
others
perswading
to
the
deluge
of
rebaptization
,
endeauouring
to
recall
them
from
confession
of
their
faith
:
but
their
allurementes
could
not
then
ouercome
any
,
neyther
made
any
one
stoope
vnto
earthly
affections
.
It
liketh
mee
here
briefly
to
declare
what
a
good
old
woman
did
.
As
I
trauailed
accompaning
Gods
army
,
setting
forwardes
more
by
night
then
by
day
,
because
of
the
heate
;
I
beheld
a
poore
woman
carrying
a
bag
,
and
other
implements
,
leading
in
her
hand
an
infant
,
and
encouraging
him
in
this
wise
.
Runne
[
](A14395-e4480-b)⸬
⸬
Domine
meus
.
Sirra
:
seest
thou
all
the
Saints
howe
merry
lie
they
goe
forward
,
and
hasten
to
their
Crowne
?
Whome
when
I
rebuked
,
for
that
shee
seemed
vnseasonable
,
presuming
to
thrust
her selfe
amongst
the
professed
warriours
of
Christ
,
and
being
a
woman
to
associate
her selfe
with
men
.
She
answered
[
](A14395-e4490-b)⸬
⸬
P.
S.
hath
it
but
once
.
Benedicite
,
benedicite
,
and
[
](A14395-e4510-b)*
*
*
pray
yee
for
me
with
this
my
litle
nephewe
.
For
sinner
though
I
be
,
daughter
I
am
to
one
,
who
was
Bishoppe
of
Zurina
[
](A14395-e4530-b)⸬
⸬
P.
F.
Zurita
.
I
asked
her
why
then
she
walked
in
so
meane
a
sort
,
and
for
what
cause
she
had
vnder
taken
so
long
a
journey
.
Who
replyed
:
With
this
my
litle
boy
I
goe
to
the
place
of
banishment
,
least
the
enemy
finding
him
alone
,
call
him
from
the
way
of
truth
,
to
death
.
To
these
wordes
I
could
answere
nothing
else
,
the
teares
trickling
downe
my
cheekes
,
but
only
,
Gods
will
be
done
.
The
aduersary
,
who
nowe
perhaps
said
in
his
hart
:
I
will
part
the
spoyles
,
Exod.
15.
I
will
glutte
my
soule
,
I
will
slay
with
my
sworde
,
my
hand
shall
rule
.
As
soone
as
he
sawe
that
he
could
not
catch
one
,
sought
narrowe
and
filthy
places
wherein
to
penne
vp
Gods
company
.
Then
was
to
them
denyed
all
comfort
of
accesse
,
for
permitting
whereof
the
keepers
had
beene
beaten
with
staues
,
and
sorely
punished
.
The
Confessors
of
Christ
are
tumbled
one
vpon
an
other
,
as
swarmes
of
grashoppers
,
or
(
to
speake
more
properly
)
as
graines
of
corne
.
In
which
thronging
together
,
there
could
be
no
meanes
of
stepping
a
side
to
doe
the
office
of
nature
,
but
of
necessity
euen
there
was
the
receptacle
of
their
ordure
and
vrine
,
so
that
the
horrour
and
stench
thereof
surpassed
all
other
manner
of
paynes
.
I
was
once
(
not
without
much
a
doe
,
and
deepe
bribes
bestowed
on
the
Moores
)
permitted
to
enter
whilst
the
Vandals
slept
.
Stepping
in
I
began
as
at
a
mire
,
to
sincke
vp
to
the
knees
,
and
sawe
that
of
Ieremie
come
to
passe
,
who
were
bredde
vp
in
Saffron
Ierem.
4.
〈◊〉
,
embraced
〈◊〉
.
In
fine
being
called
vpon
by
the
insolent
and
clamorous
Moores
,
to
hasten
forward
their
imposed
journey
,
issuing
forth
vpon
a
Sunday
,
their
garments
,
face
,
and
head
besmeared
with
dirt
:
in
cruell
wise
were
they
led
away
by
those
Moores
,
singing
yet
vnto
our
Lord
with
great
joy
:
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](A14395-e4650-b)⸬
⸬
Glory
is
this
to
al
his
Saints
.
Psal
14●
.
Gloria
haec
est
omnibus
Sanctis
eius
.
Present
was
there
also
at
that
time
,
Cyprian
the
blessed
Prelate
Bishop
of
[
](A14395-e4680-b)⸬
⸬
B
Vnzibil
.
but
Ptol.
V●●●●bi●a
▪
Pl●●
Vl●●uburita
V●izi●ir
,
who
to
their
singular
consolation
,
cherished
euery
one
with
godly
and
fatherly
affection
,
and
not
without
streames
of
teares
,
ready
to
leaue
his
owne
life
for
the
brethren
,
and
to
yeelde
himselfe
voluntarily
to
the
fellowships
of
their
paines
,
if
he
might
haue
beene
suffered
.
He
spent
in
very
deede
in
that
hard
distresse
,
all
that
he
had
,
bestowing
it
vpon
the
impouerished
brethren
:
for
hee
sought
occasion
how
he
might
be
joyned
to
the
Confessors
,
being
himselfe
a
Confessor
already
in
preparation
of
hart
,
and
in
vertue
:
afterwardes
passing
many
bickerings
and
calamities
of
prison
,
he
enjoyed
to
his
great
gladnesse
,
the
exile
which
he
so
desired
.
Howe
great
multitudes
followed
from
sondry
Countries
and
Citties
,
to
see
the
[
](A14395-e4700-b)⸬
⸬
Martyres
in
a
longer
sense
then
it
is
nowe
a
daies
taken
Martyrs
of
God
,
the
wayes
and
pathes
beare
witnesse
,
not
able
to
conteine
the
flocke
of
people
,
who
comming
as
beholders
,
ranne
vp
and
downe
on
the
higher
ground
.
An
inestimable
troupe
also
of
the
faithfull
,
with
waxe
tapers
in
their
handes
,
descended
downe
;
who
casting
their
children
at
the
feete
of
the
Martyrs
,
cryed
out
thus
.
[
](A14395-e4710-b)*
*
*
To
whome
wil
you
leaue
vs
wreatches
,
while
you
goe
forwardes
to
your
Crowne
?
Who
shall
christen
these
sucklings
in
the
font
of
the
euerlasting
water
?
who
shall
impart
vnto
vs
the
benefite
of
Penance
,
by
[
](A14395-e4730-b)⸬
⸬
Reconciliationis
in
dulgentia
.
Matt.
16.
reconciling
and
indulgence
,
absoluing
vs
from
the
bandes
of
our
sinnes
?
for
asmuch
as
it
is
saide
,
whatsoeuer
ye
shall
loose
on
earth
,
shal
be
loosed
in
heauen
?
who
shall
with
solemne
prayers
commend
vs
to
the
graue
,
when
we
dye
?
By
whome
shall
the
wonted
Rites
of
the
[
](A14395-e4760-b)⸬
⸬
Diuini
sacrificii
.
diuine
Sacrifice
be
performed
vnto
vs
?
Our
hearts
serue
vs
well
to
goe
with
you
,
if
we
might
;
that
so
no
necessity
might
seperate
the
sonnes
from
you
our
fathers
.
A
midst
these
wordes
,
not
destitute
of
[
](A14395-e4780-b)⸬
⸬
B.
prayses
teares
,
is
no
man
any
more
admitted
to
goe
forwardes
with
them
for
their
comfort
:
but
the
whole
crewe
was
pressed
forwasrds
and
made
to
runne
,
that
they
might
reach
to
the
laborsome
lodging
where
the
[
](A14395-e4790-b)⸬
⸬
The
Arrabians
at
this
day
cal
such
a
troup
Carauanna
and
very
neare
to
Cannaua
is
the
word
Conuoy
,
vsuall
through
Christendome
in
the
same
sense
Cannaua
was
prepared
.
As
oft
as
the
men
fainted
,
or
any
other
(
yea
although
tender
children
)
they
were
first
punched
forwardes
with
the
toppes
of
staues
,
or
with
stones
;
but
afterwardes
the
Moores
were
commanded
to
tie
by
the
feete
,
those
which
were
not
able
to
goe
,
&
hale
them
through
the
hard
rough
places
,
like
carcases
of
brute
beasts
.
So
,
first
were
their
garments
rent
,
then
all
parts
of
their
bodies
.
For
here
a
head
was
dasht
against
the
[
](A14395-e4810-b)⸬
⸬
Gladios
acutos
petrarum
.
sharp-edged
rocks
,
there
sides
were
thumpt
;
so
that
life
was
gasped
out
,
euen
betweene
the
hands
of
them
which
haled
them
:
the
number
of
whome
I
could
not
reckon
,
thy
were
so
many
.
Extant
remayneth
to
be
seene
all
alongst
the
common
[
](A14395-e4820-b)⸬
⸬
Aggerem
publicum
.
high
way
,
the
reatchlesse
buriall
of
the
Saints
,
their
graues
witnessing
,
where
they
lie
.
The
rest
as
stronger
,
ariued
at
the
wildernesse
,
where
being
setled
,
they
had
barly
(
as
beasts
)
giuen
them
for
food
.
Where
also
is
reported
to
be
so
great
plenty
of
venimous
wormes
and
scorpions
,
as
to
them
who
knowe
it
not
,
might
seeme
incredible
,
which
with
their
very
breath
infect
and
poyson
,
euen
such
as
are
farre
of
.
And
they
say
that
no
man
stung
with
one
of
those
Scorpions
,
euer
escapeth
;
whose
deadly
venime
neuerthelesse
,
was
at
no
time
found
to
haue
hurt
any
one
of
Christs
seruants
,
through
his
mercyfull
protection
.
But
when
as
a
while
they
had
beene
fedde
with
barly-corne
,
that
same
also
was
afterwardes
with-drawne
,
as
though
God
,
who
rayned
Manna
to
the
auncient
Fathers
,
could
not
as
well
sustayne
his
banished
ones
in
so
desolate
a
place
.
CHAP.
VIII
.
Hunricke
summoneth
the
Catholikes
to
disputation
with
the
Arrians
.
SHARPER
proceedinges
were
yet
farther
continued
against
the
Church
of
God
:
he
which
euermore
destroyed
the
members
thereof
,
being
desirous
to
teare
in
peeces
the
whole
body
.
For
vpon
the
day
of
our
Lordes
ascention
,
an
Ambassador
of
the
Emperor
Zeno
(
not
the
King
himselfe
)
being
present
,
came
this
precept
directed
to
Bishoppe
Eugenius
,
to
safed
to
aduertise
my
meanenesse
by
his
secretary
Witared
,
who
because
it
concerned
religion
and
faith
,
did
in
the
Church
rehearse
his
charge
vnto
vs
,
both
Clergie
and
people
being
present
.
By
the
contents
whereof
we
vnderstand
the
Kinges
Writ
,
to
haue
in
like
sort
gone
forth
to
all
our
[
](A14395-e4940-b)⸬
⸬
Coepiscopos
.
brethren
Bishops
,
appointing
vs
to
meete
at
a
determinat
day
,
to
dispute
of
our
faith
.
This
ordinance
we
signified
,
howe
reuerently
we
embraced
,
&
to
the
said
secretary
my
meanenes
gaue
information
,
that
all
of
the
parties
beyond
the
Sea
agreeing
with
vs
in
one
Religion
and
communion
,
ought
to
haue
notice
hereof
(
for
those
of
the
Kingdome
are
all
ready
to
obey
)
especially
for
that
it
is
the
common
cause
of
the
whole
world
,
and
not
only
of
the
Africane
Prouinces
.
For
as
much
then
as
I
promised
to
exhibite
by
[
](A14395-e4960-b)⸬
⸬
B.
Sancto
a
second
bill
,
a
further
answere
,
I
humbly
beseech
your
Honour
,
to
present
vnto
our
Lord
and
mercyfull
Kinges
eares
,
the
information
before
mentioned
,
that
his
clemency
may
in
good
sort
know
,
that
wee
(
God-willing
)
by
no
meanes
shunne
the
order
taken
for
disputation
;
but
that
without
assent
of
the
whole
,
we
must
not
take
vpon
vs
to
determine
matters
of
faith
.
For
this
cause
require
we
,
that
he
vouchsafe
of
his
great
bounty
,
justice
,
and
wisdome
,
to
condescend
thereunto
.
Dated
by
Eugenius
Bishop
of
the
Catholike
Church
of
Carthage
.
When
this
information
was
put
vp
by
blessed
Eugenius
:
he
who
had
nowe
conceiued
mischiefe
,
was
pricked
forward
to
vtter
forth
his
impiety
with
worse
vexation
,
and
by
[
](A14395-e5010-b)⸬
⸬
P.
F.
P.
S
▪
Ob●d●s
.
Cubadus
Prouost
of
the
Realme
,
sent
to
Eugenius
this
word
.
Subdue
to
me
all
the
earth
that
the
whole
world
may
be
brought
vnder
my
power
,
and
then
[
](A14395-e5040-b)⸬
⸬
B.
Euangelium
.
(
Eugenius
)
will
I
fulfill
thy
demaund
.
Whereunto
blessed
Eugenius
replyed
,
as
he
well
might
.
That
which
hath
no
reason
ought
not
to
haue
beene
spoken
:
This
is
as
one
should
bidde
a
man
soare
vp
in
the
ayre
and
flie
,
which
is
contrary
to
the
fashion
of
humane
nature
.
For
I
said
if
the
Kinges
mightinesse
desired
to
vnderstand
our
faith
,
which
is
the
only
true
beliefe
,
let
him
sende
to
his
friendes
,
and
I
will
likewise
write
to
my
brethren
,
that
our
Bishops
may
come
,
who
togither
with
vs
may
demonstrate
our
common
faith
,
especially
to
the
Church
of
[
](A14395-e5070-b)*
*
Quae
caput
est
omnium
Ecclesiarum
.
Rome
which
is
the
head
of
all
Churches
.
To
this
answered
Cubadus
.
Then
of
like
you
and
my
Lord
the
King
are
haile
fellowes
.
Eugenius
answered
;
Not
so
,
but
as
I
said
,
If
he
desire
to
knowe
the
true
faith
,
let
him
write
to
his
friends
,
that
they
send
directions
for
our
Catholike
Bishoppes
,
and
then
will
I
write
to
the
Bishops
of
our
side
:
for
the
case
is
one
and
the
same
,
of
all
the
whole
Catholike
faith
.
This
did
Eugenius
,
not
for
that
there
wanted
in
Africke
that
could
refell
the
aduersaries
objections
,
but
to
the
intent
that
they
might
come
,
who
being
farre
from
their
Dominion
,
might
haue
more
confident
liberty
,
and
withall
open
vnto
all
nations
our
injurious
oppression
.
But
he
that
contriued
nothing
but
deceipt
,
would
heare
no
reason
,
compassing
by
sondry
presumptions
,
to
molest
&
grieue
whome
soeuer
of
the
Bishops
he
heard
say
to
be
learned
.
Already
had
he
the
second
time
banished
Donatian
Bishop
of
[
](A14395-e5140-b)⸬
⸬
B.
Vinia●ense
se●undum
,
●●c
.
Vibia
,
with
an
hundred
and
fifty
bastinadoes
;
and
the
Subfetulan
Bishop
Praesidius
,
a
sharp
witted
man
:
After
them
serued
he
in
like
sort
Mansuetus
,
German
,
Fuscle
,
and
diuers
others
.
While
this
was
doing
,
he
commaunded
that
none
of
our
religion
should
haue
any
of
theirs
to
sojourne
at
our
boord
,
nor
that
they
should
at
all
eate
at
meales
with
Catholikes
.
Which
thing
was
to
them
nothing
beneficiall
,
but
turned
to
our
great
aduantage
:
for
if
their
speach
(
as
the
Apostle
2.
Tim.
2.
teacheth
vs
)
is
wont
to
creepe
like
a
canker
,
howe
much
more
could
their
familiarity
at
table
infect
?
seing
the
same
Apostle
1.
Cor.
5.
commaundeth
not
so
much
as
to
communicate
with
the
wicked
at
their
meate
.
But
nowe
where
the
fire
of
persecution
was
once
kindled
,
and
that
the
fury
of
the
malitious
King
did
euery
where
flame
,
our
Lorde
shewed
a
miracle
by
his
faithfull
seruant
,
which
I
may
not
passe
ouer
.
CHAP.
IX
.
Eugenius
Bishop
of
Carthage
restoreth
by
miracle
,
sight
to
a
blinde
man
.
THERE
was
in
this
city
Carthage
a
certaine
blinde
man
,
well
knowne
to
all
the
City
,
by
name
Foelix
,
this
man
was
visited
of
God
,
and
at
night
by
a
vision
receiued
he
this
commaundement
.
Get
thee
hence
and
goe
to
my
seruant
Eugenius
,
say
that
I
haue
sent
thee
to
him
,
and
at
the
houre
when
he
halloweth
the
Font
,
where
by
those
which
come
to
the
faith
may
be
Christned
,
he
shall
touch
thy
eyes
and
they
shall
be
opened
,
and
thou
shalt
see
the
light
.
Warned
by
such
apparition
,
yet
reputed
he
himselfe
(
as
it
often
falleth
out
)
beguiled
by
a
dreame
;
neyther
would
he
arise
,
but
drowned
againe
with
sleepe
,
was
in
like
manner
againe
called
vpon
to
goe
to
Eugenius
.
He
neglected
neuerthelesse
as
before
,
and
the
third
time
being
hastily
and
sharply
rebuked
,
raysed
vp
the
boy
,
which
was
wont
to
reach
him
his
hand
,
and
gets
in
all
haste
to
Faustus
Church
,
&
after
prayer
made
,
he
signifieth
to
Peregrine
a
Deacon
(
neither
without
streames
of
teares
)
that
he
had
to
speake
with
the
Bishop
,
and
to
declare
a
secret
vnto
him
;
which
the
Bishop
vnderstanding
,
willed
the
man
to
be
brought
in
.
For
already
in
solemnity
of
the
feast
,
resounded
the
[
](A14395-e5350-b)⸬
⸬
Hymni
Nocturni
Cantante
populo
.
Which
tearme
of
Nocturne
remayneth
at
this
day
in
the
churches
office
or
seruice
.
Nocturne
,
Hymnes
throughout
the
Church
,
and
the
people
were
singing
with
loude
voyces
.
The
blinde
man
told
in
order
his
vision
,
and
plainely
said
:
I
will
not
leaue
you
vntill
according
to
our
Lords
hests
,
you
yeald
vnto
me
my
sight
.
Depart
from
me
said
the
holy
Eugenius
,
a
sinner
I
am
,
and
of
all
other
sinners
most
vnworthy
,
as
one
,
who
therefore
am
reserued
vnto
such
times
as
these
.
But
the
other
clasping
about
his
knees
,
said
nothing
else
then
as
before
:
Render
me
my
sight
.
Eugenius
then
esteeming
it
a
certayne
kind
of
shamefull
[
](A14395-e5380-b)⸬
⸬
B.
crudelitate
.
rigour
,
if
he
should
stifly
refuse
,
and
because
withall
the
time
did
call
⸬
P.
F.
P.
S.
credulitate
.
him
away
,
accompaned
with
the
Clergie
he
went
along
with
the
man
to
the
Font.
Where
kneeling
downe
,
not
without
great
groanes
,
hee
pearced
the
heauens
with
sighes
,
and
[
](A14395-e5400-b)⸬
⸬
Crispantem
benedixit
aquae
fontem
.
P.
F.
alueum
fontis
.
blessed
the
whiuering
waters
.
As
soone
as
he
had
risen
from
his
prayer
,
he
said
to
the
blinde
:
I
haue
told
thee
already
(
brother
Foelix
)
that
I
am
a
sinfull
man
:
but
he
,
which
vouchsafed
to
visit
thee
,
performe
to
thee
according
to
thy
faith
,
&
open
thy
eyes
.
At
these
words
he
signed
his
eyes
with
the
standard
of
the
Crosse
,
and
through
the
grace
of
God
,
the
blinde
man
receiued
sight
:
whome
hee
there
retayned
by
him
,
as
long
as
the
baptising
endured
;
least
by
reason
of
this
so
great
a
miracle
,
the
people
should
oppresse
the
man
with
great
concourse
about
him
.
Then
was
it
manifested
to
the
whole
Church
;
and
the
blinde
man
went
with
Eugenius
to
the
Altar
(
as
the
manner
is
)
to
make
an
offering
to
our
Lord
,
for
his
health
receiued
,
which
the
Bishop
tooke
and
laide
vpon
the
Altar
:
and
the
people
through
extreame
joy
,
gaue
an
[
](A14395-e5430-b)⸬
⸬
P.
S.
P
F.
irreuocabilis
B●●naestimabilis
.
vnappeasable
shout
.
Straight
way
went
one
with
hasty
report
hereof
,
to
the
King
.
Foelix
is
featch
away
,
examined
what
had
passed
,
and
how
he
receiued
his
sight
.
He
vttered
the
whole
in
order
:
the
Arrian
Bishops
said
that
Eugenius
had
wrought
by
sorcery
.
And
because
(
oppressed
with
the
clearnesse
of
the
thing
,
so
that
they
could
not
shadowe
it
)
they
were
greatly
confounded
(
for
Foelix
was
a
man
wel
knowne
to
the
whole
City
)
if
it
had
beene
lawfull
,
they
would
therefore
haue
slayne
him
,
as
the
Iewes
sought
to
put
Lazarus
to
death
after
he
was
raised
to
life
.
CHAP.
X.
The
impudent
and
vnreasonable
proceeding
of
the
Arrians
,
about
their
chalenge
of
disputation
.
NOWE
drewe
neare
that
quarrelling
day
,
appointed
the
Calends
of
February
;
there
assembled
Bishops
,
not
only
of
Africke
,
but
of
many
Islandes
also
,
wearyed
with
affliction
and
sorrowe
.
Many
dayes
togither
there
was
no
mention
of
disputing
,
vntill
in
the
meane-space
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](A14395-e5570-b)⸬
⸬
i.
the
king
he
had
singled
out
the
skilfullest
and
learnedst
persons
,
to
the
intent
that
by
sondry
calumniations
he
make
them
away
.
For
one
of
that
learned
crewe
,
named
Laetus
(
a
stout
&
most
learned
man
)
after
long
imprisonment
he
consumed
by
fire
,
thinking
by
so
doing
to
strike
a
feare
into
the
rest
,
&
bleamish
the
cause
.
At
last
yet
beganne
the
conflict
of
disputation
,
at
the
place
which
the
aduersaries
had
chosen
.
Our
Diuines
therefore
eschewing
all
tumultuous
clamour
(
least
the
Arrians
should
after
say
that
they
had
by
some
of
ours
beene
ouer-ruled
)
chose
certayne
amongst
their
owne
company
to
answere
for
all
.
Cyrill
placed
aloft
for
himself
and
his
[
](A14395-e5610-b)⸬
⸬
Satellitibus
.
attendants
,
a
most
stately
throne
,
we
standing
on
our
feete
:
whervpon
our
Bishops
beganne
to
say
.
Conference
is
there
alway
to
be
taken
in
hand
,
where
not
proud
superiority
of
power
beareth
swaye
;
but
where
an
assembly
is
by
common
consent
made
,
that
the
disputers
debating
the
controuersie
,
and
each
part
doing
their
endeauour
,
the
truth
may
come
to
light
.
But
nowe
who
shall
be
the
disputer
?
who
the
defender
?
which
with
vpright
ballance
may
eyther
confirme
that
,
which
is
rightly
auouched
,
or
refell
vnreasonable
assertions
.
When
they
vsed
these
and
such
like
words
,
the
Kings
secretary
answered
.
The
Patriarke
Cyril
saith
,
that
some
of
you
arrogantly
and
vnlawfullie
vsurpe
to
themselues
the
name
of
Catholiks
.
Our
company
then
with
protestation
of
the
same
,
sayd
:
let
it
be
read
vnto
vs
by
whose
authority
Cyril
taketh
vpon
him
this
title
.
Thereat
our
aduersaries
making
a
great
stirre
,
beganne
to
cauill
.
And
forasmuch
as
our
side
requested
,
that
if
the
wiser
people
might
not
examine
the
matter
,
at
least
they
might
be
lookers
on
;
all
the
sonnes
of
the
Catholike
Church
there
present
,
were
commanded
to
haue
a
hundred
stroks
with
a
cudgell
.
Then
beganne
Blessed
[
](A14395-e5640-b)⸬
⸬
B.
Eusebius
.
Eugenius
to
say
aloude
:
God
,
behold
the
violence
,
which
we
suffer
,
and
consider
the
tribulation
,
which
we
sustayne
of
our
persecutors
.
With
this
our
men
turning
to
Cyril
,
said
:
propound
that
which
you
intend
.
Cyril
excused
himselfe
that
he
vnderstood
not
Latin
.
Our
Bishoppes
replyed
that
they
alwayes
knewe
him
to
haue
spoken
Latin
,
that
therefore
he
ought
not
nowe
to
drawe
backe
,
especially
seing
he
was
the
kindler
of
those
coales
.
But
he
perceiuing
the
Catholike
Bishops
to
be
ready
for
to
joyne
with
him
,
would
needs
by
diuers
illusions
and
shifts
,
auoyde
audience
:
which
our
part
fore-seing
,
had
composed
a
Pamphlet
concerning
faith
,
very
seemely
and
sufficiently
compiled
:
this
they
nowe
exhibited
,
with
protestation
:
If
yee
be
desirous
to
knowe
our
beliefe
;
the
faith
which
we
holde
,
is
herein
comprised
.
The
exhibited
booke
here
mentioned
,
is
omitted
.
For
though
P.
S.
erroneously
entitle
it
Victors
;
yet
Victor
himselfe
hath
already
testified
the
contrary
:
and
Gennadius
noteth
the
Author
thereof
to
haue
beene
Eugenius
.
;
THE
THIRD
BOOKE
.
CHAPTRR
.
I.
The
Churches
are
closed
:
the
Catholike
Bishops
by
Proclamation
depriued
of
their
Seas
,
and
their
goods
giuen
to
Arrian
Ministers
.
OVR
booke
being
put
vp
and
perused
,
yet
could
not
they
with
their
bleare
eyes
behold
the
light
of
truth
:
but
wood
for
anger
,
and
storming
with
outragious
language
,
they
tooke
it
very
ill
,
that
we
called
our selues
by
our
name
of
Catholikes
.
And
forthwith
they
falsly
suggest
to
the
King
,
that
with
clamorous
noyse
we
auoyded
audience
of
the
matter
,
who
giuing
credit
to
their
lyes
,
kindled
at
that
present
with
choler
,
hastened
to
fulfill
that
which
he
had
in
his
hart
.
And
during
the
abode
of
the
Bishops
at
Carthage
,
he
sent
his
messengers
secretly
with
an
edict
through
the
Prouinces
,
by
force
whereof
in
one
day
he
closed
all
the
Churches
of
Africke
,
and
gaue
vnto
his
Bishops
for
a
gift
,
all
the
substance
of
the
Bishops
and
of
the
Churches
.
And
more
then
this
,
not
knowing
himself
what
he
said
,
or
of
what
he
spake
,
the
lawe
which
our
Christian
Emperors
had
long
before
decreed
against
them
and
other
Heretikes
,
for
the
honourable
maintenance
of
the
catholike
Church
,
the
same
they
blushed
not
to
set
forth
against
vs
.
Adding
much
of
their
owne
heades
,
as
seemed
best
to
their
tyrannicall
power
:
For
this
is
the
forme
of
the
proclaymed
lawe
.
A
PROCLAMATION
.
HVNRICKE
King
of
the
Vandals
and
Alanes
,
to
all
subiectes
of
our
Realme
.
It
is
the
part
of
triumphant
vertue
,
and
a
thing
worthy
our
[
](A14395-e5890-b)⸬
⸬
Maiestatis
Regiae
.
royall
maiesty
,
to
recoile
euill
deuises
astainst
their
Authors
.
For
whosoeuer
inuenteth
any
wickednesse
,
let
him
impute
it
to
his
owne
follie
,
if
he
fall
into
mischiefe
.
In
which
thing
,
our
Grace
following
the
ayme
of
Gods
iudgement
,
hath
assigned
vnto
all
persons
,
as
their
desertes
good
or
badde
require
.
Prouoked
therefore
by
such
as
haue
thought
meete
to
resist
the
commandement
of
our
Father
of
[
](A14395-e5900-b)⸬
⸬
●nclytae
recorda●●onis
.
famous
memory
,
or
of
our
owne
[
](A14395-e5910-b)⸬
⸬
Mansuetudinis
.
clemency
,
we
doe
nowe
take
vpon
vs
at
length
,
the
censure
of
seuerity
.
For
whereas
by
our
authority
,
we
haue
proclaymed
amongst
all
our
people
,
that
in
the
shieres
of
the
Vandals
,
the
Priests
of
the
[
](A14395-e5930-b)⸬
⸬
Homou●●an●
.
Consubstantials
should
not
haue
their
assemblies
,
nor
take
vpon
them
any
of
their
mysteries
,
which
indeede
doe
rather
contaminate
,
then
other
wise
.
This
when
we
sawe
to
be
neglected
,
and
that
very
many
were
found
,
which
affirmed
they
kept
and
retayned
the
vncorrupted
rule
of
faith
:
it
is
well
enough
knowne
,
that
they
were
all
cited
vnder
nine
moneths
warning
,
that
they
should
with
out
any
feare
,
assemble
togither
for
disputation
sake
(
if
at
least
they
had
any
thing
to
say
for
their
purpose
)
at
the
Calends
of
Febr.
the
8th
.
yeare
of
our
Raigne
.
To
whome
after
their
meeting
at
the
City
of
Carthage
,
when
delay
of
the
time
prescribed
was
expired
,
we
are
knowne
to
haue
granted
farther
respite
of
certayne
dayes
.
As
soone
as
they
shewed
themselues
ready
for
the
conflict
,
it
was
the
first
day
propounded
vnto
them
,
by
our
reuerend
Bishops
,
that
they
should
[
](A14395-e5960-b)⸬
⸬
Propriae
.
directly
proue
consubstantiality
by
the
diuine
Scriptures
:
or
at
leastwise
condemne
that
,
which
was
decided
and
[
](A14395-e5970-b)⸬
⸬
Amputatum
est
.
cut
off
,
by
[
](A14395-e5980-b)⸬
⸬
No
meruail
though
the
Arrians
lie
in
the
number
for
neither
also
were
they
two
Counsels
,
being
by
the
Church
of
Rome
reiected
.
more
then
a
thousand
Bishops
from
all
partes
of
the
world
,
at
the
Councels
of
Arimini
,
and
Seleucia
;
which
thing
they
would
not
doe
,
but
drawing
the
matter
to
a
sedition
,
incensed
also
the
people
.
The
second
day
likewise
,
when
we
commaunded
them
to
make
answere
concerning
the
same
faith
;
as
it
had
beene
proposed
vnto
them
,
they
enterprised
their
former
rashnesse
and
misdemeanour
,
perturbing
all
thinges
with
sedition
and
clamour
,
that
they
might
not
at
al
come
to
the
conflict
.
Whereunto
we
them
prouoking
,
haue
ordayned
that
their
Churches
shall
be
shut
vp
,
with
this
prouiso
:
so
long
to
remayne
closed
vntill
they
assent
to
proceede
vnto
disputation
:
Which
they
waxing
obstinate
in
their
wicked
deuises
,
haue
refused
to
accomplish
.
So
that
it
is
in
this
case
necessary
,
and
most
iust
with
all
,
to
retourne
vpon
those
men
,
what
in
the
corps
of
those
lawes
is
expressed
,
[
](A14395-e6010-b)⸬
⸬
B.
induxisse
cum
errore
P.
F.
induxisse
secum
in
errorem
.
In
P.
S.
this
clause
wanteth
.
which
the
Emperors
by
them
induced
into
errour
,
did
at
seuerall
times
promulgate
.
[
](A14395-e6020-b)⸬
⸬
These
lawes
are
extant
in
the
decrees
of
Theodosius
the
worthy
Emperor
.
B.
superstition
.
The
substance
of
which
lawes
seemeth
to
contayne
,
that
no
Church
should
be
open
to
any
other
,
then
to
the
Bishops
of
their
owne
institution
,
that
it
should
be
lawful
for
none
other
to
[
](A14395-e6030-b)*
*
Conuictus
agere
.
liue
collegially
,
to
make
assemblies
,
or
to
haue
or
build
any
Churches
at
all
,
either
in
the
City
,
or
yet
in
the
simplest
places
;
but
that
also
attempted
,
escheat
to
the
Prince
.
And
moreouer
,
that
inheritances
annexed
to
any
Church
of
their
faith
,
should
not
any
more
be
paide
to
their
Prelates
.
Nor
that
such
persons
should
haue
licence
[
](A14395-e6040-b)⸬
⸬
B.
Commeandi
.
P.
F.
P.
S.
Commemorare
.
to
passe
vp
and
downe
,
whither
them
pleased
,
but
should
be
banished
from
all
Townes
and
Cities
,
neyther
haue
authority
either
to
baptize
,
or
to
dispute
of
religion
.
That
also
they
should
haue
no
leaue
[
](A14395-e6050-b)⸬
⸬
Ordinan
di
,
it
is
ment
of
holy
orders
.
to
giue
orders
,
either
to
Bishops
or
Priests
,
or
others
appertayning
to
the
Clergie
;
a
rigorous
penalty
being
set
downe
,
that
aswell
they
which
should
suffer
themselues
to
receiue
such
honours
,
as
those
also
that
were
[
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⸬
Ordina●ores
.
giuers
of
such
orders
,
should
euery
of
them
,
be
fined
in
tenne
pound
of
gold
,
with
their
farther
extension
,
that
they
should
not
be
permitted
to
make
supplication
about
it
.
Yea
,
if
so
be
they
had
[
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*
In
B
it
wanteth
.
by
speciall
seruice
deserued
respect
,
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*
In
B
it
wanteth
.
yet
should
they
not
preuaile
.
But
in
case
that
notwithstanding
this
detriment
,
they
persisted
,
then
should
they
by
conuenient
prosecution
,
be
exiled
out
of
their
Country
.
Toward
the
comminalty
extended
likewise
those
Emperors
their
seuerity
,
so
that
they
might
neyther
bequeath
,
nor
giue
or
take
,
euen
that
which
was
cast
off
and
forsaken
,
not
as
made
ouer
vpon
trust
,
not
by
legacy
,
not
by
grantes
,
not
by
executorship
,
not
by
any
[
](A14395-e6090-b)⸬
⸬
Codicillo
bil
or
other
manner
of
writinges
.
They
also
made
such
as
were
[
](A14395-e6100-b)⸬
⸬
Milita●ent
palatio
pensioners
in
the
pallace
,
liable
to
penalty
of
an
excessiue
forfeiture
,
[
](A14395-e6110-b)*⁎*
*⁎*
Albetwene
this
signe
,
and
the
like
far
after
following
,
is
in
B.
most
confusedly
misplaced
.
after
the
rates
of
their
degree
and
dignity
,
that
spoyled
of
all
honourable
priuilege
they
should
incurre
infamy
,
and
finde
themselues
noted
for
publike
offendors
.
To
the
[
](A14395-e6120-b)⸬
⸬
Officialibus
iudicum
diuersorum
.
offices
also
of
seueral
tribunals
,
was
prescribed
the
penalty
of
[
](A14395-e6130-b)⸬
⸬
30.
po●do
.
thirty
pound
of
siluer
:
which
if
they
who
persisted
in
their
errour
,
had
fiue
times
paid
,
then
should
such
persons
be
conuicted
,
whipped
,
and
so
banished
.
Next
had
they
giuen
in
commaundement
,
that
the
bookes
of
all
those
Priests
,
whome
they
persecuted
,
should
be
cast
into
the
fire
,
and
all
other
such
bookes
;
which
in
like
manner
we
also
nowe
commaund
to
be
done
with
those
bookes
,
by
meanes
of
which
,
iniquity
hath
induced
it selfe
into
errour
of
that
name
.
For
as
touching
the
seuerall
persons
,
of
whome
was
spoken
,
these
ordinances
they
made
,
that
[
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⸬
P
F.
Illustres
,
spectabiles
,
senatores
,
populares
.
persons
of
excellency
should
euery
of
them
forfeit
fifty
pound
of
gold
,
the
⸬
honourable
fourty
pound
,
Senators
thirty
,
common
Gentlemen
twenty
,
Priests
thirty
,
decurions
fiue
,
marchants
fiue
,
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⸬
Plebeii
.
common
people
fiue
,
[
](A14395-e6160-b)⸬
⸬
Circumcelliones
.
wandring
ruffians
tenne
;
and
who
might
happen
to
continue
after
this
damage
,
their
goodes
confiscated
,
they
should
by
banishment
be
punished
:
vpon
[
](A14395-e6170-b)⸬
⸬
Ordines
ciuitatum
.
corporations
in
Cities
,
procurators
also
,
and
takers
of
leases
,
this
penalty
they
inflicted
;
that
if
they
concealed
,
and
did
not
disclose
or
atach
such
persons
,
presenting
them
to
iudgement
,
they
themselues
shall
make
good
the
forfeiture
.
Moreouer
to
those
who
tooke
the
landes
of
the
Crowne
to
farme
,
this
mulct
was
set
downe
,
that
as
much
as
was
their
yearely
rent
to
the
Kinges
houshold
,
so
much
should
they
semblably
pay
into
his
Exchequor
for
a
fine
;
as
in
generall
the
like
to
be
obserued
in
all
,
either
hyrers
or
possessors
of
lande
,
which
shall
be
minded
to
endure
in
the
same
superstition
,
I
here
doe
appoint
.
Of
Iudges
farthermore
,
that
who
so
were
found
not
to
be
most
instant
in
prosecuting
this
affaire
,
should
be
punished
by
outlawry
,
and
losse
of
life
.
Also
of
the
chiefe
officers
,
that
three
should
be
punished
,
the
rest
be
amerced
,
and
caste
in
twenty
poundes
of
gold
.
Of
necessity
therefore
must
all
the
Homousians
be
bound
by
the
very
like
constitution
,
whome
it
is
euident
indeede
to
haue
held
,
and
still
to
hold
the
substance
of
ae
wicked
beliefe
:
vnto
whome
we
nowe
by
this
our
decree
denounce
,
that
they
abstayne
from
[
](A14395-e6190-b)⸬
⸬
Hominibus
,
but
surely
for
omnibus
.
all
the
a
fore-said
matters
,
which
shall
be
prosecuted
throughout
all
[
](A14395-e6200-b)⸬
⸬
Ordines
.
estates
in
the
Cities
;
as
likewise
vpon
Iustices
,
who
neglecting
the
former
ordinances
,
can
be
proued
not
to
haue
grieuously
punished
such
as
withstand
the
same
.
To
all
persons
therefore
intangled
with
the
errours
of
the
fore-mentioned
faith
of
the
Homousians
,
which
hath
wholy
beene
heretofore
so
condemned
by
a
Councell
of
such
a
great
number
of
Priests
,
we
enioyne
and
giue
commaundement
,
that
they
abstayne
from
all
the
fore-said
affaires
and
contracts
.
Let
them
knowe
,
that
nothing
is
permitted
vnto
them
,
but
that
semblable
punishment
attendes
to
inuolue
them
euery
one
,
vnlesse
before
the
Calendes
of
Iune
,
in
the
eight
yeare
of
our
Raigne
,
they
conuert
vnto
the
true
*
Religion
,
which
we
reuerence
and
honour
.
Which
prefixed
day
for
no
other
purpose
hath
our
piety
afforded
,
then
to
the
end
that
vnto
such
,
as
before
hand
renounce
their
errour
,
pardon
be
not
denyed
,
and
the
obstinate
be
by
due
punishmentes
chastised
.
But
whosoeuer
shall
perseuer
in
that
errour
,
whither
they
enioy
Knight-hood
of
our
house
,
or
happely
haue
charge
vnder
seuerall
Titles
and
imployments
,
let
them
be
compellable
to
infliction
of
those
mulcts
aboue
prescribed
,
according
to
the
qualities
of
their
degrees
:
nothing
in
the
meane
season
being
of
any
validity
,
which
any
of
them
may
happen
by
surreption
to
obtayne
,
against
priuate
persons
of
what
calling
and
place
soeuer
they
be
:
This
our
proclamation
willeth
,
that
to
be
obserued
,
which
in
the
former
lawes
was
concerning
such
expressed
,
that
they
may
vndergoe
congruent
punishment
.
Iudges
prouinciall
slackly
putting
our
ordinances
in
execution
,
we
will
that
they
be
sentenced
by
their
superior
Iudge
.
*
⁎
*
But
to
true
worshippers
of
the
Maiesty
diuine
(
that
is
to
say
vnto
our
Priests
)
we
by
this
our
constitution
doe
decree
and
prouide
,
all
manner
of
Churches
belonging
to
the
whole
Clergie
of
the
name
aboue
mentioned
,
in
what
places
or
Countries
soeuer
they
stand
within
these
Dominions
,
which
[
](A14395-e6250-b)⸬
⸬
Propitia
diuinitate
by
the
grace
of
God
are
vnder
our
imperiall
gouernment
,
togither
with
all
such
thinges
as
to
the
same
appertayne
;
not
doubting
but
to
reliefe
of
the
poore
it
shall
proue
more
beneficiall
,
which
to
our
[
](A14395-e6260-b)⸬
⸬
Sacrosanctis
.
thrise-holy
Bishops
is
so
iustly
giuen
.
We
notifie
then
vnto
all
men
this
lawe
of
ours
,
issuing
from
the
very
fountayne
of
iustice
,
that
none
may
pretend
ignorance
of
our
commaundement
.
Fare
yee
well
6.
Cal.
of
March
.
Carthage
.
CHAP.
II.
Extreame
proceedinges
of
Hunricke
against
the
Bishops
.
AFTER
these
lamentable
edicts
,
farced
with
intoxicate
poyson
,
he
willeth
al
the
Bishops
which
were
assembled
at
Carthage
(
whose
Churches
,
houses
,
and
substance
he
had
already
seazed
)
to
be
despoyled
in
their
lodgings
,
and
so
driuen
out
of
the
Towne
gates
.
Neyther
seruant
,
nor
beast
,
nor
garment
to
change
,
was
left
them
.
It
was
farther
more
forbidden
,
that
any
man
should
harbour
any
one
of
them
,
or
giue
them
susteynance
.
And
who
so
should
attempt
for
pity
to
doe
the
contrary
,
he
with
all
his
family
should
be
brent
by
fire
.
Prudently
did
the
Bishops
,
who
were
then
cast
forth
,
in
that
(
though
begging
)
yet
they
departed
not
from
thence
.
For
had
they
gone
their
wayes
,
not
only
should
they
neuer
haue
beene
recalled
:
but
they
would
haue
belyed
them
(
as
they
did
)
that
they
shunned
disputation
;
especially
because
when
they
should
haue
retourned
,
their
churches
had
no
goodes
left
,
all
being
rifled
.
While
therefore
the
Bishops
lay
round
about
the
walles
in
the
open
ayre
,
it
fell
out
so
,
that
the
wicked
Tyrant
went
forth
towardes
the
fish-pondes
,
whome
they
thought
good
to
meete
in
the
way
,
saying
:
Why
are
we
so
afflicted
?
For
what
euils
committed
suffer
we
this
?
If
called
to
dispute
,
why
are
we
spoyled
?
why
are
we
slaundred
?
why
are
we
deferred
,
and
driuen
to
remayne
amongst
the
dunghils
here
without
in
the
Country
,
afflicted
with
hunger
and
nakednesse
,
farre
from
our
Churches
and
houses
?
Whome
he
beholding
with
a
fell
regarde
,
before
he
heard
their
complaint
,
willed
the
horse-mē
with
ful
course
to
ride
ouer
them
,
that
by
such
violence
they
might
not
only
be
trampled
vpon
:
but
be
slaine
outright
.
Many
of
them
were
then
sore
crushed
,
especially
aged
men
.
Then
to
the
men
of
God
was
it
commaunded
to
present
themselues
,
and
meete
him
at
the
Temple
of
Memory
,
vnwitting
what
treachery
was
there
prepared
.
CHAP.
III.
A
fraudulent
oath
is
proposed
to
the
Bishops
.
THITHER
when
they
came
,
in
a
writing
deliuered
vnto
them
,
was
this
serpentine
subtlety
inclosed
.
Our
Lord
King
Hunricke
,
although
lamenting
your
obstinacy
,
refusing
as
yet
promptly
to
obey
his
will
,
and
to
become
of
the
same
religion
where
of
he
himselfe
is
,
being
now
in
purpose
to
deale
gratiously
with
you
,
will
(
if
you
sweare
vnto
the
contents
of
this
paper
)
send
you
to
your
Churches
and
houses
.
Hereunto
answered
the
Bishops
with
one
voyce
:
We
say
still
,
as
we
haue
already
said
,
and
will
euer
say
:
Christians
we
are
,
Bishops
we
are
;
we
hold
the
Apostolicall
and
only
true
faith
.
A
litle
silence
hauing
ensued
after
confession
of
their
faith
,
the
Kinges
commissioners
proceeded
hastely
to
extort
an
oath
from
the
Bishops
:
whereupon
the
blessed
men
Bishop
Hortulane
,
and
Bishop
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⸬
P.
F
Florentinian
.
Florentian
joyntlie
replyed
:
Depute
you
vs
brute
beasts
,
that
we
should
easely
&
vnaduisedly
sweare
,
ignorant
what
the
writing
contayneth
?
The
Kings
messengers
without
more
stay
disclosed
to
them
the
purport
thereof
,
which
with
colourable
wordes
was
glosed
:
for
thus
the
entrapping
tenour
thereof
comprized
.
Sweare
ye
,
if
ye
desire
that
after
the
death
of
our
Lord
the
King
,
his
Sonne
Hildericke
succeede
in
the
Kingdome
:
and
if
none
of
you
will
send
any
letter
beyond
the
Sea
.
This
oath
if
ye
refuse
not
to
take
,
he
will
restore
you
to
your
Churches
.
The
mercyfull
playne
meaning
of
many
,
minded
to
haue
sworne
(
whereas
God
indeede
prohibiteth
swearing
)
least
Gods
people
might
afterwardes
say
,
that
the
Priests
by
not
swearing
,
gaue
cause
that
their
Churches
were
not
restored
.
Others
of
the
Bishops
more
circumspect
,
smelling
out
the
guilfull
treachery
,
denyed
to
sweare
,
alleaging
that
it
was
forbidden
by
the
authority
of
the
Gospell
;
our
Lord
himselfe
denouncing
.
Yea
and
shall
not
sweare
at
all
.
Matt.
5.
Then
inferred
the
Commissioners
:
Who
purpose
to
sweare
let
them
goe
a-part
.
Which
when
they
did
,
by
notary
was
straight
enrolled
what
each
said
,
in
what
City
he
was
entitled
.
The
like
was
done
to
them
that
would
not
sweare
.
Then
were
both
parties
committed
to
warde
,
and
not
long
after
,
the
deceiptfull
drift
of
the
oath
,
which
before
lay
hid
,
plainely
appeared
.
To
those
which
would
sweare
,
it
was
said
:
for
as
much
as
contrary
to
the
commandement
of
the
Gospell
you
would
haue
sworne
,
the
Kings
will
is
that
you
shall
neuer
see
your
Churches
;
but
being
banished
you
shall
lawfully
receiue
wast
and
vnhabited
places
,
there
to
husbandry
the
ground
;
yet
with
this
clause
[
](A14395-e6490-b)*
*
*
that
you
shall
neyther
say
Psalmes
,
nor
pray
,
or
hold
any
booke
to
reade
in
your
hand
,
nor
baptize
,
nor
giue
orders
,
nor
[
](A14395-e6500-b)⸬
⸬
Reconciliare
praesumatis
.
presume
to
reconcile
any
man
.
In
like
manner
to
those
which
refused
the
oath
they
said
.
Because
you
wish
not
the
raigne
of
our
Lordes
Sonne
,
therefore
you
would
not
sweare
:
for
which
consideration
it
is
commaunded
,
that
you
shall
be
sent
away
into
Corse
the
Island
,
there
to
hewe
timber
for
ships
.
CHAP.
IIII.
The
horrible
cruelty
of
the
Heretikes
:
the
constancy
of
Dionisia
and
her
Sonne
,
with
others
.
THE
Beast
thirsting
after
innocents
bloud
,
proceeded
(
during
that
the
Bishops
were
not
as
yet
exiled
)
and
sent
through
all
the
Prouinces
of
Africke
at
once
,
his
cruell
tormentors
;
so
that
no
place
,
no
house
,
remayned
free
from
lamentation
,
screeching
,
&
outcryes
.
They
spared
not
any
age
or
sex
,
but
such
only
as
yealded
to
their
will
.
Some
they
cudgeled
with
staues
;
some
they
hunge
vp
;
others
they
burned
.
Women
(
and
especially
Gentle-women
)
they
tortured
openly
naked
,
against
the
lawe
of
naturall
honesty
.
One
of
whome
our
Country-woman
Dionisia
,
I
will
succinctly
intreate
of
.
When
they
sawe
that
she
was
not
only
bolder
,
but
more
beautiful
also
then
other
Matrones
,
they
willed
her
first
to
be
vnrayed
,
and
made
ready
for
cudgels
.
Who
in
her
payne
cryed
boldly
vnto
them
:
I
am
assured
of
my
God
;
vexe
me
how
you
list
,
only
my
woman-hood
diclose
yee
not
.
But
they
with
greater
rage
set
her
naked
vpon
an
higher
place
,
for
a
publike
spectacle
.
Amidst
the
stripes
of
the
woundes
,
while
streames
of
bloud
flowed
ouer
all
her
body
,
with
a
free
voyce
she
spake
thus
vnto
them
:
Ye
Ministers
of
Satan
,
that
which
you
doe
,
reckoning
it
my
reproch
,
is
to
me
an
honour
.
Moreouer
in
so
great
extreamities
,
and
already
nowe
a
Martyr
;
being
her selfe
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⸬
Diuina●um
Scripturarum
●cientia
plena
.
well
seene
in
the
Scriptures
,
she
animated
others
to
Martyrdome
.
By
this
her
holy
example
,
she
saued
almost
all
her
Country
.
And
beholding
her
only
Sonne
(
who
was
deinty
,
and
as
yet
of
tender
age
)
to
be
somewhat
daunted
with
feare
of
paynes
,
chaslising
him
with
her
lookes
,
and
becks
,
and
checking
him
with
the
authority
of
a
mother
,
she
so
encouraged
,
that
he
became
thereby
much
the
more
constant
:
to
whome
amongst
his
terrible
torments
she
spake
as
followeth
.
Remember
(
O
my
child
)
that
in
the
name
of
the
holy
Trinity
we
were
baptized
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](A14395-e6600-b)⸬
⸬
In
Matre
Ecclesia
Catholica
.
in
our
Mother
the
Catholike
Church
:
let
vs
not
loose
the
garment
of
our
saluation
,
least
he
which
inuited
vs
,
finde
not
at
his
comming
a
nuptiall
garment
,
and
say
to
his
seruants
.
Caste
them
into
vtter
darkenesse
Matt.
22.
where
shal
be
weeping
of
eyes
,
&
gnashing
of
teeth
.
That
payne
is
to
be
dreaded
which
neuer
endeth
,
&
that
life
to
be
desired
which
alway
lasteth
:
With
such
words
as
these
she
made
her
sonne
a
Martyr
.
For
the
honourable
youth
(
who
had
to
name
Maioricus
)
yealding
his
spirit
,
in
the
combat
of
his
confession
consummated
his
triumphant
course
:
and
she
embracing
her
sacrifice
,
giuing
God
thankes
by
mouth
asmuch
as
euer
she
could
,
chose
to
bury
him
in
her
owne
house
,
in
consolation
of
her
hope
to
come
,
that
as
often
as
vpon
his
graue
she
powred
out
prayers
to
the
Trinity
,
she
might
conceiue
confidence
,
that
shee
should
neuer
be
estranged
from
her
sonne
.
Howe
many
were
by
her
(
as
I
said
)
gayned
to
God
in
that
City
,
it
were
tedious
to
recite
.
For
howe
great
thinges
her
sister
likewise
,
called
Datiua
;
and
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](A14395-e6660-b)⸬
⸬
B.
Leotia
.
P.S.
P.
F.
Leontia
.
Loice
daughter
of
the
holy
Bishop
German
;
and
the
honest
Phisicion
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](A14395-e6690-b)⸬
⸬
B.
Aemylius
.
Emelius
,
cosen
to
Datiua
;
and
deuout
Tertius
a
man
famous
in
Confession
of
the
Trinity
;
or
Boniface
the
Sibidensian
did
endure
;
with
what
torments
they
were
[
](A14395-e6750-b)⸬
⸬
Euiscerati
.
i.
boweled
.
torne
:
let
him
orderly
declare
that
is
able
.
CHAP.
V.
Admirable
endurance
of
Maiorc
;
and
incomparable
conquest
of
Victoria
.
WHo
can
also
expresse
,
what
paynes
Maiorc
a
noble-mans
slaue
of
the
towne
of
Tuburb
,
did
sustayne
for
Christ
?
who
after
innumerable
blowes
of
staues
,
was
lifted
vp
with
pullyes
,
and
being
carryed
through
the
City
in
hanging
wise
,
was
nowe
hoysted
vp
a
loft
,
and
in
a
moment
by
letting
the
ropes
ship
,
lighting
vpon
the
slintes
of
the
streets
,
with
the
peyse
of
his
body
,
dashed
against
the
stones
like
a
stone
.
He
was
moreouer
often
times
haled
along
,
and
so
crushed
with
the
sharpe
pointed
flintes
,
that
you
might
haue
seene
(
by
reason
the
vtmost
skinne
was
rent
asunder
)
the
oflappes
of
his
inward
partes
,
hanging
at
his
sides
and
belly
.
This
man
had
suffered
not
much
vnlike
matters
,
in
the
time
of
Gensericke
,
rather
then
he
would
bewray
the
secretes
of
one
of
his
friendes
.
Howe
much
more
then
,
would
he
be
furnished
with
constancy
about
Sacraments
of
religion
?
and
if
he
shewed
himselfe
so
trusty
to
his
friend
,
which
only
loued
him
;
howe
much
more
did
he
owe
to
him
,
who
shal
fully
rewarde
his
loyaltie
?
What
outrages
were
done
in
the
City
Cluse
,
it
is
not
in
me
to
declare
;
for
the
very
number
of
Martyrs
and
Confessors
,
it
is
not
possible
to
recount
.
One
Matron
amongst
them
called
Victoria
,
a
true
amplifier
of
her
name
,
as
she
hung
burning
ouer
a
softe
fire
in
the
face
of
the
people
,
was
thus
intreated
by
her
vngratious
husband
,
her
children
standing
by
.
Why
sufferest
thou
,
O
wife
?
If
thou
despise
me
haue
pity
(
thou
hard
harted
woman
)
of
these
litle
ones
,
whome
thou
hast
engendred
.
Howe
hapneth
it
that
thou
regardest
not
thine
owne
wombe
,
&
settest
nothing
by
those
,
whome
groaning
thou
broughtest
into
the
world
?
Where
is
the
plighted
troth
of
matrimoniall
loue
?
where
are
the
bandes
of
wedlocke
?
Where
is
the
honest
contract
drawne
long
since
betweene
vs
?
Regard
I
pray
thee
thy
children
and
husband
,
and
fulfill
quickly
the
Kings
commaundement
,
that
thou
may
est
escape
the
torments
yet
at
hand
,
and
be
rendred
to
me
againe
,
and
to
our
children
.
But
she
neyther
giuing
eare
to
her
childrens
crying
,
nor
to
the
Serpents
flatteries
,
casting
her
eyes
vpwardes
from
the
ground
,
contemned
the
world
with
the
desires
thereof
.
Whome
when
the
Executioners
perceiued
to
be
dead
,
after
that
her
shoulders
were
with
long
hanging
out
of
their
place
,
tooke
her
downe
fully
bereft
of
life
.
And
(
as
she
afterwards
told
vs
)
a
certayne
Virgin
came
to
her
,
who
touched
euery
part
of
her
body
,
whereby
she
became
immediately
whole
and
sound
.
CHAP.
VI.
The
resolute
constancy
of
the
Proconsull
or
Marshall
Victorian
,
and
his
braue
answere
.
IN
what
sort
to
extoll
Victorian
of
the
City
Adrument
,
and
at
that
time
Proconsull
of
Carthage
,
through
default
of
wordes
I
am
ignorant
.
No
man
in
Africke
was
richer
then
he
,
and
held
he
was
in
estimation
with
the
impious
King
,
as
one
very
faithfull
in
all
thinges
giuen
him
in
charge
.
The
King
sent
him
word
after
a
familiar
sort
,
that
if
he
gently
assented
to
his
commaundement
,
he
would
make
account
of
him
aboue
all
other
:
but
the
seruant
of
God
gaue
this
confident
answere
.
I
am
assured
of
Christ
,
my
God
,
and
my
Lord
:
say
thus
to
the
King
.
Let
him
lay
me
vpon
coales
,
thrust
me
vpon
beasts
,
put
me
to
all
kinde
of
torments
;
if
I
giue
place
,
then
in
vaine
was
I
christned
in
the
Catholike
Church
.
For
if
there
were
no
other
life
then
this
alone
,
which
is
present
,
&
that
we
hoped
not
after
an
other
which
is
eternall
▪
yet
would
I
not
doe
it
,
and
for
a
litle
temporall
glory
be
so
vngratefull
to
my
Creator
,
which
in
such
sort
hath
bestowed
vpon
me
his
faith
.
At
which
answere
the
Tyrant
chafed
,
and
with
what
torments
and
how
sore
paynes
he
afflicted
him
,
humane
eloquence
is
not
sufficient
to
expresse
,
who
triumphantly
and
happily
consummating
his
course
,
receiued
the
Crowne
of
Martyrdome
.
CHAP.
VII
.
A
story
of
two
brethren
in
like
sort
,
tormented
with
equall
paynes
.
NEYTHER
is
any
body
able
to
explicate
the
conflicts
of
the
Martyrs
,
which
they
atchiued
at
the
City
of
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⸬
P.S.
Tambar
.
P.
F.
Tambay
.
Tambad
,
where
two
brothers
of
the
City
of
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](A14395-e7050-b)⸬
⸬
Aquisregie●●●●
.
Kings-water
,
well
assured
in
our
Lord
,
gaue
each
to
other
their
faith
,
howe
they
would
request
the
torturers
,
that
they
might
be
handled
with
like
payne
and
punishment
.
When
therefore
at
the
first
,
hung
vp
with
waighty
stones
at
their
heeles
,
they
had
remayned
in
that
case
all
the
whole
day
;
the
one
of
them
desired
that
he
might
be
let
downe
,
and
that
a
litle
respite
might
be
giuen
him
:
the
other
brother
fearing
least
he
would
haue-denyed
his
faith
,
cryed
to
him
from
the
engine
where
he
hung
.
Doe
not
so
,
doe
not
so
brother
:
that
was
not
our
oath
to
Christ
,
I
will
accuse
thee
,
when
we
shall
appeare
before
his
terrible
Throne
,
since
we
sware
vpon
his
body
and
bloud
,
to
suffer
togither
for
his
cause
.
Saying
these
and
other
wordes
,
he
imboldned
his
brother
in
such
wise
,
to
the
agony
of
his
passion
,
that
he
cryed
out
with
a
loude
voyce
.
Put
me
to
what
punishments
you
will
,
persist
,
vrge
vs
being
Christians
,
with
your
cruelest
torments
:
as
my
brother
doth
,
so
will
I
also
.
With
what
fiery
plates
they
were
scorched
,
and
with
what
instruments
each
was
feared
,
and
with
what
torments
they
were
tortured
,
the
thing
it selfe
declareth
,
in
that
the
executioners
themselues
did
cast
them
out
of
their
sight
,
saying
:
These
fellowes
will
make
all
the
people
followe
,
so
that
no
man
at
all
will
be
conuerted
to
our
religion
.
This
they
said
the
rather
,
for
that
no
blewish
wannes
,
no
token
of
their
torments
any
thing
appeared
.
CHAP.
VIII
.
The
Courage
of
the
Tipasenses
:
and
of
them
which
spake
,
their
tongues
being
cut
out
.
LET
vs
nowe
hasten
to
speake
to
the
honour
of
God
,
of
that
which
was
done
in
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](A14395-e7150-b)⸬
⸬
Ptol.
Tipasa
,
at
this
day
Tenes
▪
or
Tun●●
.
Tipas
,
a
City
of
the
great
Mauritania
.
As
soone
as
the
Towns-men
sawe
an
Arrian
,
from
a
secretary
of
the
Court
,
made
their
Bishop
,
&
sent
to
destroy
their
soules
,
almost
all
the
City
fled
into
Spayne
(
the
passage
being
very
short
)
so
that
very
fewe
remayned
behinde
,
such
as
found
no
meanes
of
shipping
:
whome
the
Bishop
of
the
Arrians
first
by
faire
meanes
,
afterwards
by
threats
,
assayed
to
compell
to
Arrianisme
.
But
they
constant
in
faith
,
not
only
derided
his
madnesse
,
while
he
perswaded
them
:
but
also
boldly
celebrated
the
diuine
mysteries
,
assembling
togither
in
one
house
.
Intelligence
receiued
,
he
secretly
sent
information
thereof
vnto
Carthage
:
whereupon
the
King
in
a
great
rage
,
directed
thither
a
certayne
Earle
with
charge
,
that
in
midst
of
the
market-place
,
all
the
Prouince
being
there
assembled
,
their
tongues
&
right
handes
should
be
cut
off
at
the
very
roote
and
stumpe
:
yet
through
the
assistance
of
the
holy
Ghost
,
they
so
spake
and
speake
still
,
as
they
did
neuer
before
.
If
any
man
be
incredulous
,
let
him
goe
now
to
Constantinople
,
and
there
shal
he
find
Reparatus
a
Sub-deacon
,
one
of
that
company
,
speaking
(
&
that
eloquently
)
without
any
impediment
.
For
which
cause
he
is
greatly
reuerenced
in
the
palace
of
the
Emperor
Zeno
,
the
Queene
especially
honouring
him
with
singular
respect
.
CHAP.
IX
.
The
incredible
tyranny
of
Hunricke
towardes
his
one
Vandals
Catholikes
.
WHo
may
nowe
in
fit
tearmes
discourse
,
&
reckon
vp
togither
the
diuersities
of
paynes
,
which
by
their
kings
commaundement
,
the
Vandals
practised
against
their
owne
people
?
If
a
writer
attempted
particularly
to
recount
the
things
that
haue
passed
in
Carthage
only
,
though
simply
without
all
flourishing
speech
,
yet
would
it
trouble
him
to
recite
the
very
names
of
the
torments
:
which
to
be
true
,
is
to
euery
body
manifest
,
&
is
easely
proued
.
For
you
may
daylie
see
some
without
hands
,
others
wanting
their
eyes
;
some
depriued
of
their
feete
,
many
that
haue
lost
both
nose
and
eares
;
diuers
whose
shoulder-blades
are
falne
out
of
their
place
by
long
hanging
,
or
whose
heads
were
sunke
downe
betweene
their
shoulders
,
by
reason
they
were
daylie
tortured
,
and
by
ropes
had
bin
much
wafted
vp
and
downe
in
the
ayre
.
There
were
which
by
racking
of
the
ropes
insunder
,
fell
head-long
from
the
height
where
they
hunge
;
and
with
mighty
pitch
very
many
lost
the
state
of
their
braine
,
togither
with
their
eyes
:
and
some
their
bones
being
crushed
insunder
,
yealded
forth
with
their
liues
;
others
liued
not
long
after
.
He
that
thinketh
this
a
fable
,
let
him
aske
of
[
](A14395-e7340-b)⸬
⸬
B.
Auius
.
Vranius
the
Ambassador
of
Zeno
,
in
whose
presence
such
thinges
were
most
of
all
put
in
execution
,
because
comming
to
Carthage
he
had
cast
abroade
,
that
his
comming
was
for
the
defence
of
the
Catholike
Churches
.
Wherfore
the
Tyrant
to
giue
him
to
vnderstand
that
hee
stood
in
awe
of
no
man
,
in
those
places
&
streets
to
be
racked
(
Epidophorus
sitting
by
and
raging
)
before
his
torments
tooke
out
[
](A14395-e7410-b)⸬
⸬
Sabana
.
In
Spayne
this
word
is
at
this
day
current
In
Greeke
also
Sabanon
,
signifieth
any
cloath
to
mundifie
withall
.
the
Chrisome
clothes
,
wherewith
he
once
vested
this
fellowe
at
the
Font
,
when
he
vndertoke
for
him
,
which
priuily
he
brought
about
him
to
this
purpose
;
and
wauing
them
in
the
ayre
,
and
lifting
them
vp
that
all
might
behold
it
,
he
is
said
with
such
wordes
as
these
,
to
haue
moued
the
whole
City
to
lamentation
and
teares
.
These
are
the
[
](A14395-e7420-b)⸬
⸬
Lintea●●ina
.
linnen
(
O
Epidophorus
,
thou
abused
minister
of
errour
)
which
shall
accuse
thee
,
when
the
Majesty
of
the
great
Iudge
shall
come
:
they
shall
be
diligently
by
me
kept
,
in
witnesse
of
thy
perdition
,
and
condemne
thee
headlong
to
the
bottomelesse
depth
of
the
pit
which
burneth
with
brimstone
.
These
did
cladde
thee
,
arising
without
spot
out
of
the
Font
:
these
shall
vehemently
persecute
thee
,
when
thou
shalt
with
the
rest
,
inherit
the
flames
of
hell
;
because
thou
hast
put
on
cursednesse
as
a
garment
,
renting
and
forsaking
the
true
and
holy
robe
of
Baptisme
and
faith
.
What
wilt
thou
doe
(
O
wreatch
)
when
the
seruants
of
the
house-holder
shall
beginne
to
call
togither
,
those
that
were
inuited
?
Then
the
King
beholding
thee
who
wert
once
called
,
and
seing
thee
to
want
thy
wedding
rayment
,
shall
with
terrible
indignation
say
vnto
thee
.
Friende
,
Matt.
22.
howe
enterst
thou
in
,
not
hauing
a
nuptiall
garment
?
I
see
not
that
which
I
gaue
thee
,
I
acknowledge
not
this
to
be
that
,
which
I
bestowed
vpon
thee
:
Thou
●a●t
lost
the
habite
of
thy
Knight-hood
,
which
in
defence
of
thy
Virginall
body
thou
waredst
.
Tenne
moneths
I
couered
thee
,
I
drewe
the
signe
of
my
Crosse
vpon
thee
,
I
washed
thee
cleane
with
water
,
and
adorned
thee
with
the
purple
of
my
bloud
:
I
perceiue
not
my
seale
in
thy
face
;
I
see
no
character
of
the
Trinity
:
no
such
can
be
at
my
banquet
.
Binde
you
him
hand
and
foote
with
ropes
,
who
would
voluntarily
seperate
him selfe
in
such
sort
from
his
Catholike
brethren
.
He
hath
enlarged
and
pitched
his
lines
,
a
snare
,
wherewith
he
hath
both
entangled
him selfe
,
and
stopped
others
from
my
feast
.
He
hath
laid
for
diuers
a
stumbling-blocke
in
their
way
:
therefore
with
eternall
shame
and
euerlasting
ignominy
,
I
caste
him
out
from
my
table
.
While
Muritta
spake
,
Epidophorus
being
put
to
silence
,
was
seared
in
conscience
before
the
day
of
the
fire
euerlasting
.
CHAP.
XI
.
Banishment
of
the
Clergie
of
Carthage
:
the
notable
constancy
of
twelue
Quyristers
.
AL
of
them
therefore
preparing
their
backes
for
strokes
,
cheerefully
went
forwards
to
banishment
,
who
being
yet
in
their
long
journey
,
outragious
&
vnmerciful
men
came
(
by
setting
on
of
the
Arrian
Bishops
)
to
take
from
them
,
that
which
peraduenture
Christian
piety
had
giuen
them
for
susteynance
:
when
as
each
of
them
so
much
more
gladly
sung
.
Naked
I
came
sorth
of
my
mothers
wombe
,
and
naked
now
I
goe
to
exile
:
for
God
is
not
to
seeke
,
howe
to
feede
his
hungry
,
nor
howe
to
clothe
vs
in
the
desert
.
Two
Vandals
moreouer
,
who
had
often
vnder
Gensericke
beene
Confessors
,
contemning
their
riches
,
went
with
these
of
the
Clergie
into
banishment
,
and
their
mother
in
their
company
.
Out
of
this
multitude
of
Confessors
(
that
is
to
say
of
the
Clergie
of
Carthage
)
as
they
were
in
their
journey
,
twelue
children
by
the
suggestion
of
[
](A14395-e7590-b)⸬
⸬
al
Theu●●rius
.
Theucorius
(
who
of
a
Lector
was
become
a
runnegate
)
were
to
be
seperated
,
such
as
he
knewe
to
haue
cleare
strong
voyces
,
and
fit
for
musicke
,
&
had
beene
his
Schollers
while
he
was
Catholike
.
Quickly
vpon
his
information
were
men
sent
,
and
with
barbarous
fury
boyes
to
the
number
of
twelue
,
are
recalled
from
their
journey
,
all
seperated
in
body
not
in
minde
,
from
the
flocke
of
the
Saints
;
dreading
yet
their
ruine
,
with
sighs
and
teares
they
clasped
their
fellowes
knees
,
that
they
might
not
be
drawne
away
;
whome
neuerthelesse
the
rude
Heretikes
,
parting
with
their
menacing
swordes
,
carryed
backe
to
Carthage
.
But
though
they
were
dealt
with
all
not
by
faire
meanes
(
as
their
age
seemed
rather
to
require
)
they
were
found
more
resolute
then
for
their
yeares
;
and
least
they
should
sleepe
to
death
,
they
lighted
to
themselues
the
lampes
of
the
Gospels
light
.
At
this
the
Arrians
conceiued
grieuous
indignation
,
blushing
for
shame
to
see
themselues
ouercome
by
boyes
,
and
enflamed
thereby
,
will
them
to
be
beaten
afresh
with
wandes
,
whome
fewe
dayes
before
they
had
cut
with
many
lashes
.
Sores
are
made
vpon
sores
,
and
the
hurts
renewed
waxe
rawe
afresh
:
yet
came
it
to
passe
through
our
Lordes
assistance
,
that
their
small
age
tainted
not
for
payne
,
and
their
courage
increased
,
so
that
they
waxed
strong
in
faith
:
whome
nowe
Carthage
honoureth
with
great
affection
,
regarding
this
Quyre
of
twelue
boyes
,
as
of
twelue
Apostles
.
They
dwell
togither
,
they
table
togither
,
they
sing
togither
,
they
rejoyce
in
our
Lord
togither
.
CHAP.
XII
.
The
Martyrdomes
of
certayne
:
and
the
euill
entreaty
of
Bishop
Eugenius
.
IN
those
dayes
two
Marchants
of
the
same
City
,
who
both
had
to
name
Frumentius
,
were
crowned
with
a
notable
Martyrdome
.
Seauen
brethren
also
,
not
by
nature
,
but
by
grace
(
as
which
liued
togither
in
one
Monastery
)
accomplishing
the
agony
of
their
confession
,
came
to
the
garland
whose
flourish
neuer
vadeth
:
Liberatus
the
[
](A14395-e7720-b)⸬
⸬
Abbas
.
Abbot
,
Bonifacius
a
Deacon
,
Seruus
a
Sub
deacon
,
Rusticus
[
](A14395-e7760-b)⸬
⸬
Sub
diaconus
.
a
Sub-deacon
,
Rogatus
a
Monke
,
Septimus
a
Monke
,
and
Maximus
a
Monke
:
For
as
then
more
cruelly
did
the
Bishops
,
Priests
,
and
Clergie
of
the
Arrians
rage
,
then
the
King
and
his
Vandals
.
For
euery
where
those
Bishops
with
their
Clergie
,
ranne
vp
and
downe
,
persecuting
vs
with
their
swordes
by
their
sides
,
as
namely
one
Antony
a
Superintendent
of
theirs
,
&
somewhat
crueller
then
the
rest
;
whose
practises
against
vs
were
so
abhominable
and
incredible
,
that
they
can
not
be
vttered
.
His
residence
was
in
a
City
neare
to
the
wildernesse
,
which
joyneth
vpon
the
Prouince
of
Tripoly
.
As
an
vnsatiable
beast
thirsting
after
Catholikes
bloud
,
he
ranne
here
&
there
,
roaring
after
his
pray
:
and
impious
Hunricke
acquainted
with
his
fierce
disposition
,
would
needes
banish
Eugenius
into
the
coasts
of
that
wildernesse
.
But
Antony
to
whose
custody
he
was
committed
,
kept
him
so
close
and
straight
,
that
no
man
could
haue
accesse
;
and
besides
by
sondry
afflictions
,
guiles
,
and
paynes
,
thought
to
make
him
away
.
The
holy
man
while
he
bewayled
the
sore
persecution
,
and
wore
out
his
aged
limmes
by
rough
haire-cloth
,
and
lying
on
the
bare
ground
,
watred
his
couch
with
deuout
showers
of
teares
;
fell
at
last
into
the
troublesome
disease
of
the
palsey
.
At
newes
whereof
the
Arrian
conceiuing
great
joy
,
ranne
in
hast
to
the
Cell
of
Gods
exiled
seruant
:
and
when
he
perceiued
the
true
Bishoppe
,
through
stopping
of
his
disease
to
maffle
in
speech
,
he
cast
in
minde
to
destroy
him
out-right
,
as
to
whome
he
wished
not
long
life
.
Willing
therefore
the
sharpest
vinegre
to
be
brought
that
could
be
found
;
he
powred
the
same
into
the
reuerend
old
mans
jawes
,
notwithstanding
that
hee
abhorred
and
loathed
it
.
For
if
the
Lord
of
vs
all
,
which
came
to
that
end
to
drinke
it
,
when
he
had
tasted
it
,
refused
to
drinke
;
howe
much
rather
should
this
faithfull
seruant
and
Confessor
of
his
reject
it
,
when
hereticall
fury
pressed
it
vpon
him
?
By
this
vinegre
encreased
that
noysome
disease
,
of
which
yet
afterwardes
(
Christ
of
his
pity
mercyfully
assisting
)
he
became
hole
.
CHAP.
XIII
.
The
barbarous
and
vaine
outrage
of
an
Arrian
Superintendent
,
against
a
Catholike
Bishop
.
BY
the
like
banishment
and
vsage
of
Habet-deum
,
and
other
of
our
Bishops
,
is
easely
manifest
,
how
grieuously
the
City
of
Tamallum
,
wherein
Antony
made
his
abode
,
might
be
vexed
.
For
whereas
he
had
,
with
sondry
afflictions
giuen
him
vexation
,
neyther
could
make
him
an
Arrian
,
but
found
the
Champion
of
Christ
alwaies
constant
in
his
profession
;
neuerthelesse
had
promised
his
confederats
to
ouercome
him
,
saying
:
If
I
make
him
not
of
our
religion
,
I
am
not
Antony
:
now
perceauing
that
he
failed
of
his
boast
,
he
inuented
thus
to
doe
.
Tying
the
Bishop
hand
and
foote
with
bigge
bandes
,
and
gagging
his
mouth
that
hee
might
not
crie
out
,
he
cast
vpon
him
water
of
rebaptization
,
as
he
counted
it
:
as
though
he
could
aswell
binde
his
conscience
,
as
his
body
;
or
that
he
were
not
present
by
his
grace
,
who
heareth
the
groanes
of
the
fettered
,
and
searcheth
the
secretes
of
harts
;
or
as
though
the
false
water
,
could
take
away
such
a
perfect
resolution
,
as
the
man
of
God
had
already
sent
to
heauen
,
teares
being
the
messengers
of
his
hart
?
He
then
loosed
the
man
of
his
bandes
and
with
semblance
of
great
ioy
merily
saide
.
Behould
brother
Habet-deum
you
are
now
made
a
Christian
of
ours
(
what
can
you
now
doe
,
but
consent
to
the
Kinges
pleasure
?
)
to
whom
Habet-deum
answered
.
Nay
(
wicked
Antony
)
[
](A14395-e8010-b)*
*
Ibi
est
mortis
damnatio
.
there
is
mortall
sinne
and
damnation
,
where
consent
of
will
is
obtained
:
I
stood
fast
in
faith
,
&
confessing
it
with
often
speech
maintained
with
open
protestation
,
that
which
I
beleeue
now
,
&
alwaies
did
.
After
that
thou
hadst
bound
me
with
chaines
,
stopping
the
entrance
of
my
mouth
;
in
the
tribunall
of
my
hart
sent
I
vp
to
the
view
of
the
heauenly
Emperours
,
the
actes
of
this
my
sufferance
,
the
Angels
subscribing
thereunto
.
CHAP.
XIIII
.
More
of
the
Arrians
tyr
any
,
and
how
they
rebaptized
people
by
plaine
violence
.
LIKE
violence
was
generally
vsed
by
the
Tyrants
.
For
the
Vandals
were
to
this
purpose
,
sent
about
euery
where
,
that
they
might
bring
al
passingers
,
to
be
destroyed
by
their
Priestes
:
who
when
they
had
slaine
their
soules
with
that
erronious
water
,
gaue
them
a
bill
or
ticket
;
that
they
might
no
more
haue
violence
offered
.
For
it
was
not
lawefull
either
to
priuate
men
,
or
to
marchants
and
men
of
affaires
,
to
passe
any
where
,
except
they
shewed
a
testimoniall
,
discouering
the
death
of
their
owne
soules
.
Reuelation
whereof
,
Christ
long
since
opened
to
his
seruant
Iohn
,
where
hee
saith
.
It
shall
be
to
no
man
permitted
to
buy
or
sell
,
but
to
Apoc.
13
him
that
hath
the
marke
of
the
beast
in
his
forehead
,
and
in
his
hand
.
Their
Bishops
also
&
Priests
,
march
about
townes
&
villages
in
the
night
season
,
with
a
band
of
weaponed
men
,
and
(
theeues
of
soules
as
they
were
)
[
](A14395-e8120-b)*
*
B.
Despicatis
pos
.
ianuarum
.
PF
.
Despicatio
ianuarum
breaking
open
doores
,
entred
in
with
water
and
sword
:
and
whom
they
found
at
home
(
some
of
them
peraduenture
sleeping
in
their
bedds
)
they
sprinkled
with
their
thunder
and
fierie
showre
,
and
all
at
once
with
Simoniacall
crie
,
called
them
their
Christians
:
so
that
they
seemed
rather
to
make
a
May-game
of
[
](A14395-e8130-b)*
*
Suae
hae
reseos
aquam
.
&
so
hath
B.
their
hereticall
water
,
then
a
matter
of
religion
.
Those
of
least
capacity
,
and
dul
spirit
,
reputed
,
that
by
this
meanes
,
the
sacrilegious
abhomination
was
accomplished
in
them
:
but
the
wiser
sort
comforted
themselues
,
in
that
it
could
not
hurte
them
,
which
had
beene
done
to
them
repugning
or
sleeping
.
Many
did
presently
cast
ashes
vpon
their
heads
;
some
did
put
on
mournfully
haire-cloath
,
because
such
a
change
had
hapned
,
others
did
anoint
themselues
with
filthy
dirt
,
renting
to
fitters
the
Chrysoms
which
had
beene
laide
vpon
them
,
and
with
faithfull
hand
casting
them
into
draughts
and
stinking
places
.
CHAP.
XV.
Children
taken
from
their
parents
:
the
manly
courage
of
a
Phisicions
wife
.
WITH
semblable
force
,
was
before
my
eyes
,
in
Carthage
,
a
Gentlemans
sonne
of
seauen
yeares
old
taken
from
his
parents
,
by
Cyrillas
commandment
.
The
mother
(
all
matronlike
grauely
laide
aside
)
ran
after
the
theeues
through
the
Cittie
,
her
heaire
about
her
eares
,
&
the
child
cried
aswel
as
he
might
,
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*
In
P.
F.
is
thrise
repeated
Christianus
sum
.
I
am
a
Christian
already
,
by
Saint
Stephen
I
am
a
Christian
,
whose
mouth
they
stopped
,
and
drenched
his
guiltlesse
infancie
in
their
puddle
.
Like
prank
they
plaied
with
the
children
of
honest
Liberatus
the
Phisition
:
For
being
commanded
with
his
wife
&
children
to
banishment
,
the
malicious
Arrians
thought
it
best
,
to
diuide
the
litle
children
from
the
parents
to
proue
if
by
tendernes
of
affect
on
they
might
ouerthrow
the
fathers
constancie
Seperated
are
the
younglings
from
their
parents
,
whereat
as
Liberatus
was
about
to
shed
teares
,
hee
was
by
his
wife
reprehended
,
and
the
teares
as
they
were
issuing
forth
dried
vp
:
For
in
this
wise
she
spake
vnto
him
.
And
wilt
thou
(
my
Liberatus
)
loose
thy
soule
for
thy
children
?
esteeme
them
as
if
they
had
neuer
beene
borne
;
for
Christ
will
at
full
be
reuenged
in
them
▪
See
you
not
,
how
they
crie
,
&
say
that
they
are
Christians
?
What
this
woman
did
also
in
the
sight
of
the
Iudges
must
not
bee
concealed
When
her
husband
and
shee
were
imprisoned
(
but
seuerally
that
one
might
not
see
the
other
;
)
word
was
sent
to
the
woman
,
that
shee
should
nowe
lay
away
her
stubbornesse
,
for
that
her
husband
had
obeyed
the
Kings
commandement
,
and
was
become
a
Christian
of
theirs
.
Let
me
see
him
saide
she
and
I
will
also
do
as
please
God
.
Being
led
out
of
prison
,
shee
found
her
good
man
standing
before
the
iudgement
seate
,
compassed
with
a
great
multitude
;
&
thinking
it
to
be
true
which
the
enemies
had
feigned
,
caught
houlde
with
her
hand
vpon
his
garment
next
to
his
throate
,
and
before
them
all
throtled
him
,
saying
:
vngratious
and
reprobate
,
vnworthie
of
Gods
fauour
and
mercie
,
why
wouldst
thou
florish
for
a
litle
while
&
perish
euerlastingly
?
what
wil
thy
gold
profit
thee
?
what
wil
thy
siluer
;
wil
they
deliuer
thee
from
the
furnace
of
hell
?
This
she
said
and
much
more
.
To
whome
her
husband
answered
:
what
ailest
thou
woman
?
what
seest
thou
?
or
what
maist
thou
(
perhaps
)
haue
heard
say
,
concerning
me
?
In
the
name
of
Christ
I
remaine
Catholike
still
,
neither
shall
I
euer
forsake
that
,
which
I
yet
hold
fast
.
Then
coulde
the
heretickes
,
being
guilty
and
detected
of
their
lye
,
no
longer
coulour
their
treacherie
.
CHAP.
XVI
.
The
voluntary
exile
of
sundrie
persons
:
the
Supplication
of
Bishop
Habet-deum
to
the
Kinge
.
I
Haue
briefely
spoken
already
of
the
monstrous
violence
and
outrage
by
them
vsed
.
Which
many
fearing
,
hide
themselues
:
some
in
caues
;
others
in
vncouth
places
,
both
men
and
women
,
no
man
being
of
their
counsaile
:
where
for
want
of
reliefe
,
ouercome
with
hunger
or
colde
,
they
breathed
forth
their
contrite
and
afflicted
soules
,
carrying
with
them
among
their
tribulations
the
security
of
an
vnuiolate
faith
.
In
such
plight
was
found
Cresconius
a
Priest
of
the
Cittie
Mizent
,
in
a
caue
of
the
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*
B.
Quiz●n
.
P.
F.
&
P.
S.
Ziquens
but
Ptol.
hath
Vuic
zan
and
Plinie
Quiza
.
Quizan
mountaine
,
already
deade
,
&
his
body
beginning
to
draw
to
corruption
.
Seing
we
haue
newly
mentioned
Habet-deum
,
he
came
to
Carthage
and
thought
good
to
goe
to
the
abhominable
King
,
to
manifest
to
him
his
conscience
,
which
had
alwaies
beene
familier
and
well
knowne
to
God
.
Neither
could
Antony
hould
him
backe
for
verie
shame
.
He
offered
to
the
King
a
Supplication
hauing
in
effect
these
words
?
What
haue
you
now
obtained
at
their
handes
which
are
fledde
?
or
of
them
which
you
banished
?
yee
haue
daily
spoiled
them
of
their
substance
,
yee
haue
depriued
them
of
Church
,
country
,
and
home
:
you
haue
onely
lefte
them
their
soule
,
which
also
you
seeke
to
make
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*
*
captiue
.
O
times
,
O
corrupted
manners
?
All
the
world
vnderstandeth
it
,
and
the
persecutor
himselfe
seeth
it
.
If
it
be
faith
which
you
follow
,
why
vexe
yee
the
members
of
the
true
faith
,
with
so
enormious
persecutions
?
what
meddle
you
with
our
banishment
?
ley
,
began
to
bring
forth
a
duskish
,
rather
then
a
florishing
haye
;
forthwith
a
scalding
wind
was
at
hand
,
scorching
it
all
,
and
withering
it
away
.
For
the
dusty
season
vnder
a
hotte
ayre
,
chafing
al
things
,
had
filled
euery
place
as
with
a
cloud
.
Al
trafficke
was
ceased
,
no
ploughes
with
labouring
Oxen
turned
vp
the
gritte
of
the
ground
;
for
neither
were
Oxen
aliue
,
nor
any
ploughes
remaining
.
And
of
the
country
Peasants
,
part
were
dead
the
other
part
seeking
their
graues
.
And
for
as
much
,
as
through
the
inconvenience
of
the
famine
,
neither
buying
nor
selling
were
accustomed
,
nor
the
earth
duely
tilled
,
troopes
,
and
in
a
manner
carcas●es
of
olde
people
,
of
young
men
and
maydes
,
of
boyes
and
girles
,
were
in
euery
place
scattered
abroade
,
through
townes
,
villages
,
and
each
particuler
cittie
,
wheresoeuer
they
could
,
and
in
such
sorte
as
they
could
,
and
in
such
sort
as
they
might
.
For
seeing
they
were
become
like
a
naughty
Num.
20.
Psal.
57.
and
froward
body
,
prouoking
Gods
wrath
at
the
waters
of
contradiction
;
they
felt
hunger
as
dogges
,
not
that
they
might
finde
foode
,
but
that
they
might
feele
the
Trinity
reuenging
,
whom
they
had
so
denied
.
Some
did
spreade
themselues
ouer
the
fieldes
;
others
sought
the
secretest
places
of
the
woods
,
searching
after
olde
rootes
of
hearbes
,
or
of
such
trifles
.
There
were
,
which
about
to
enter
into
their
house
,
fell
downe
by
companies
on
the
very
threshold
,
being
conquered
by
famine
.
The
high
waies
and
pathes
were
full
of
carcases
:
the
stincke
breathing
from
the
deade
,
killed
the
liuing
on
all
sides
.
Burials
abounded
of
those
which
daily
deceased
,
and
there
was
no
vertuous
abilitie
to
bestow
the
charity
of
the
graue
:
for
famine
raging
,
the
liuing
were
not
sufficient
to
bury
the
deade
;
and
they
themselues
also
soone
after
to
dye
.
All
men
greatly
desired
to
turne
their
owne
liberty
&
their
childrens
,
into
bondage
;
but
they
found
not
vnto
whome
.
Mountaines
and
hilles
,
Streetes
of
the
Citties
,
waies
and
pathes
,
made
one
common
graue
for
all
,
to
whom
consuming
neede
denied
sustenance
.
The
Vandalls
themselues
,
whom
before
the
sundry
spoiles
of
many
Princes
,
&
possession
of
Africa
had
enriched
,
were
now
most
of
all
oppressed
with
necessity
:
and
how
much
the
statelier
they
seemed
to
themselues
,
by
multiplying
Could
they
well
be
called
by
any
other
name
then
Barbares
,
a
name
importing
their
fierce
crueltie
,
and
dreadfull
terror
?
with
how
great
gifts
soeuer
yee
honour
them
:
with
how
great
seruices
soeuer
ye
appeasethē
,
they
know
not
how
to
doe
otherwise
,
them
to
enuy
Romans
.
And
as
touching
their
inclination
and
ayme
,
they
euermore
endeuour
to
blemish
the
glorie
and
stocke
of
the
Roman
name
:
neither
are
they
willing
that
any
Roman
should
remaine
aliue
.
And
where
they
are
found
to
spare
whom
they
hould
in
subiection
,
it
is
but
for
their
seruice
that
they
spare
them
:
for
they
neuer
loued
any
of
the
Romans
.
If
euer
barbarous
and
rude
Pagan
,
cared
to
debat
with
vs
in
matter
of
faith
by
argument
,
then
will
likewise
the
Arrians
heresie
come
to
disputation
.
But
when
could
it
euer
obserue
any
reason
,
since
it
seperateth
God
our
Sauiour
from
God
the
Father
:
By
fraude
and
calumniation
maintaine
they
their
cause
:
and
like
a
tempestious
whirl-wind
,
with
their
storming
rage
,
would
they
turne
all
vpside
dowe
.
If
disputation
by
Bishops
was
expedient
,
what
is
to
doe
with
hanging
vp
from
ground
,
with
fire
,
hookes
,
and
with
gallowes
?
why
hath
continuallie
the
Arrian
brood
inuented
such
kinds
of
torments
against
guiltlesse
persons
,
as
not
Mezentius
himself
did
euer
excogitat
?
Against
innocency
haue
outragious
furor
&
couetous
cruelty
fought
;
to
destroy
mens
soules
,
and
rauin
away
their
substance
.
If
conference
were
wished
,
wherto
tendeth
rapine
of
other
mens
goods
;
and
not
only
from
Priestes
,
but
from
all
the
Laity
;
who
reioyced
when
they
were
spoyled
,
and
with
great
consolation
receiued
the
ransacking
of
their
substance
.
CHAP.
XIX
.
Lamentation
of
the
Auctor
for
the
miserie
of
Afric
:
&
inuocation
of
the
praier
&
meditation
of
Saints
,
for
redresse
therof
.
Approch
now
(
I
pray
you
)
all
ages
,
al
sexes
,
all
estates
:
approch
all
ye
that
beare
the
name
of
Catholikes
;
who
are
ouer
all
the
world
borne
in
your
Fathers
bosome
;
who
alone
know
how
to
impart
a
true
brotherly
affection
,
who
haue
learned
of
Paule
our
instructour
both
to
reioyce
with
them
which
ioy
,
&
to
lament
with
them
which
sorrow
.
Assemble
togither
and
yong
men
haue
learned
to
treade
sharpe
and
rough
wayes
:
trained
vp
in
cloisters
of
monasteries
,
they
haue
beene
led
into
captiuitie
of
the
Morians
:
and
her
holy
stones
are
dispersed
,
not
only
in
the
higher
end
of
the
streets
,
but
euen
in
the
dreary
metall
mines
.
Tell
confidently
you
may
vnto
her
protector
what
tribulation
shee
is
in
,
and
how
her
stomacke
is
disquieted
with
excessiue
weeping
.
For
shee
sitteth
among
the
Gentiles
finding
no
ease
,
and
there
is
no
man
to
comfort
her
.
I
sought
among
the
Fathers
of
the
East
to
see
who
bewailed
her
,
and
there
was
not
any
.
I
searched
a
comforter
&
I
found
him
not
,
while
in
her
hunger
shee
fed
vpon
gall
,
and
in
her
thirst
drunke
vineger
:
imitating
the
passions
of
her
spouse
and
Lord
:
who
therefore
,
suffered
for
her
,
that
shee
might
follow
his
steppes
.
Pray
O
ye
Patriarkes
,
of
whose
stocke
shee
is
borne
,
who
now
so
traiueileth
in
earth
.
Pray
,
O
yee
Prophets
,
knowing
her
affliction
,
whose
prayse
you
by
Prophesie
,
so
long
before
did
sing
forth
Be
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*
Suffragatores
.
intercessors
for
her
,
O
Apostles
,
seeing
to
gather
her
togither
you
ranne
as
swift
coursers
ouer
the
whole
world
,
our
Lord
reyning
the
bridle
.
Thou
principally
,
O
blessed
Peter
,
why
art
thou
silent
for
the
sheepe
,
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*
Ioh.
21.
and
lambes
commended
to
thee
,
with
great
care
and
regard
,
by
our
vniuersall
Lord
.
Thou
,
O
holy
Paul
,
instructor
of
the
Gentiles
,
who
from
Hierusalem
vnto
Slauony
didst
preach
the
Gospell
of
God
;
aduize
what
the
Arian
Vandals
doe
,
&
how
thy
children
lament
in
captiuity
.
O
all
ye
Apostles
,
poure
forth
togither
your
grones
for
vs
.
Wel
we
know
that
we
are
vnworthy
for
whom
you
should
entreate
:
forasmuch
as
these
calamities
which
haue
fallen
out
for
our
probation
,
haue
not
bin
sent
vs
as
to
the
iust
is
wont
,
but
as
plagues
for
our
deserts
:
yet
pray
for
vs
your
children
(
euill
though
we
be
)
as
Christ
praid
for
the
Iewes
his
enemies
.
Let
that
suffice
for
our
chastisement
,
which
hath
already
beene
laide
vpon
vs
:
and
now
at
last
let
forgiuenes
bee
solicited
for
sinfull
wretches
.
Let
it
bee
saide
vnto
the
reuenging
Angell
;
It
sufficeth
;
hold
thy
hand
.
Who
is
ignorant
that
our
approbrious
wickednes
procured
all
this
for
going
astray
from
Gods
commaundements
,
and
refusing
to
walke
in
his
lawe
.
But
prostrate
wee
beseech
you
,
that
yee
despise
not
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*
Vestros
peccatores
.
your
miserable
sinners
;
for
his
sake
who
from
poore
fishermen
raysed
you
to
the
hight
of
Apostolicall
dignity
.
Most
mischieuous
Huneric
held
the
dominion
of
his
kingdome
seauen
yeare
,
ten
monethes
:
then
consummated
the
race
of
his
life
by
a
death
correspondent
to
his
demerits
.
For
he
putrified
and
boyled
out
vermine
;
so
that
not
his
body
,
but
gobets
of
his
body
may
be
said
to
be
buried
.
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*
Ier.
22.
And
as
that
King
long
since
transgressor
of
the
lawe
giuen
had
no
other
buriall
then
the
buriall
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*
P.
P.
Ni
cas●j
&c.
of
an
Asse
:
so
perished
and
soone
,
this
(
execrable
Tyrant
)
by
semblable
ignominious
death
.
CHAP.
I.
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*
B.
The
Passion
of
seanen
Christian
brethren
.
Seeke
lib.
3.
cap.
12.
The
Passion
of
seauen
blessed
Martirs
which
suffered
at
Carthage
vnder
King
Huneric
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*
The
2.
day
.
6.
Non.
of
Iuly
.
AT
tempting
to
set
forth
the
triumphes
of
blessed
Martyrs
,
I
first
implore
aide
of
God
,
to
the
declaration
of
their
actes
,
that
hee
which
accomplished
vnto
them
conquest
and
victorie
,
vouchsafe
also
to
affoorde
vnto
mee
(
although
vnworthy
and
vndeseruing
)
some
ornaments
how
meane
soeuer
of
vtterance
:
For
then
shal
I
be
able
to
expresse
what
is
desired
,
if
they
for
me
wretch
make
supplication
vnto
our
Lord
.
The
seauenth
yeare
it
was
of
most
cruell
and
no
lesse
impious
Huneric
,
when
behold
the
ancient
enemy
,
that
olde
&
craftie
serpent
,
spitting
forth
the
venim
of
his
threeforked
tongue
,
vsing
for
an
instrument
one
Ciritlas
a
Bishop
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*
Ariomanitarū
P.
F.
B.
Ariahorū
.
of
the
Arrian-madd
heretickes
,
subuerting
and
possessing
the
mind
of
the
bloodie
Prince
,
so
to
perswade
him
,
that
hee
could
not
euer
enioy
a
peaceable
,
&
long
continued
raigne
vnlesse
he
vtterly
abolished
the
very
memory
of
innocents
,
(
though
neuertheles
through
Gods
iust
iudgement
preuented
by
a
most
shameful
death
,
scraling
with
vermin
he
breathed
out
his
ghost
)
with
gory
mouth
began
to
persue
the
multitude
of
Catholikes
,
who
through
all
the
Prouince
of
Africa
had
multiplied
much
like
what
was
foretold
to
Abraham
the
Patriarke
:
to
wound
them
by
the
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*
Gladio
rebaptizatis
.
glayne
of
rebaptization
,
and
to
soile
with
his
muddy
swarth
,
the
stole
of
one
cleane
baptisme
,
which
Christ
washing
in
the
wine
of
his
flesh
,
&
wringing
in
the
presse
of
his
Crosse
had
perfectlie
whitned
.
The
Tyrant
therefore
admitting
(
as
he
was
both
easie
to
be
caried
away
,
and
fierce
)
that
serpent
in
suggestion
,
began
to
shake
all
Africa
at
once
with
sauage
edictes
.
CHAP.
II.
FIrst
and
foremost
hee
sent
parling
by
inhumane
banishment
into
far
lands
a
notable
company
of
Priestes
and
Deacons
:
to
whom
for
compassion
he
commanded
to
giue
the
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*
Bis-acutum
.
twy-edged
sort
of
grayne
which
only
beasts
feede
vpon
;
&
neither
dishusked
by
the
myll
;
but
the
branny
scorce
remained
vpon
it
.
Afterwards
moreouer
,
his
madnes
and
impietie
encreasing
most
vnmercifully
gaue
he
commandment
this
simple
sustenance
to
bee
withdrawne
.
Not
long
after
this
,
willed
hee
yet
further
,
the
Churches
(
[
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*
Per
iudicafis
venerabilibus
portis
.
whose
gates
were
in
time
past
held
so
venerable
)
to
bee
mured
vp
stronly
with
huge
morterworks
.
As
for
monasteries
;
as
wel
those
of
men
,
as
those
of
holy
virgins
,
hee
charged
to
be
deliuered
vp
togither
with
their
dwellers
into
the
hands
of
the
Gentiles
,
(
that
is
to
the
Morians
.
)
Semblable
was
the
lamentation
of
all
;
semblable
entire
and
full
of
resolution
of
dying
for
Christ
:
semblable
floudes
of
teares
trickling
from
their
eyes
For
our
Lord
nowe
permitted
them
to
be
fed
with
the
bread
of
teares
;
and
to
drinke
their
measure
of
teares
,
if
not
teares
without
measure
.
And
if
there
were
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*
Gen.
&
percutiam
coruorum
.
of
Rauens
some
prone
to
destruction
,
which
departing
forth
of
the
arke
stayed
eger
vpon
the
dead
carkases
;
greater
yet
was
the
number
of
happie
Doues
persisting
in
the
name
of
the
Trinity
.
How
many
noble
&
excellent
persons
;
Lords
of
ample
&
large
demayn
exchanged
land
for
heauen
,
rendring
vp
both
body
and
goods
?
and
how
many
tender
and
noble
Gentle-women
were
contrary
to
naturall
honesty
whipt
with
rods
,
in
face
of
all
the
people
;
and
excruciated
with
sundry
torments
,
euer
bare
away
triumphant
monuments
of
victorie
?
How
many
yong
children
deriding
the
inhuman
edictes
,
first
despised
the
world
ere
they
entred
the
inticing
pathes
thereof
?
CHAP.
III.
IN
those
daies
were
also
seauen
(
as
concerning
association
of
our
Lords
feruice
,
brethren
)
who
dwelt
with
one
hart
and
CHAP.
4.
SOONE
came
this
to
the
Tyrantes
eares
,
who
drunken
with
furie
,
willed
them
yet
more
to
be
constrained
by
vnheard-of
torments
,
&
loaded
with
more
plensant
shackles
.
Then
gaue
charge
that
a
shippe
should
be
filled
with
bundles
of
dry
fewell
;
them
to
be
fast
bound
in
the
same
vessell
;
so
fire
to
bee
applied
in
the
midst
of
the
sea
;
whereby
they
should
be
burnt
to
death
.
As
they
were
brought
forth
out
of
the
prison
;
the
multitude
of
Gods
people
accompanied
those
warriars
of
the
Trinity
,
who
as
innocent
lambes
were
led
to
be
sacrificed
;
contemplating
the
weighty
and
horrid
yrons
;
no
lesse
then
as
rare
iewels
.
For
bonds
these
were
not
indeed
to
bee
reputed
,
but
rather
ornaments
of
brauery
.
With
cheerefull
alacritie
went
they
toward
execution
,
as
if
they
had
hastned
vnto
a
banquet
;
singing
through
the
passages
of
the
streetes
with
one
voice
vnto
our
Lord
;
Glory
in
the
Luke
2.
highest
to
God
;
and
in
the
earth
peace
to
men
of
good
will
.
This
is
our
desired
day
;
more
festifull
then
any
festiuity
:
Now
behould
is
2.
Cor.
6.
the
acceptable
time
;
now
behold
is
the
day
of
saluations
when
for
the
faith
of
our
Lord
God
we
endure
addressed
death
,
that
wee
may
not
lose
the
garment
of
obtained
faith
.
The
people
also
with
common
voice
cryed
:
Feare
not
O
seruants
of
God
,
nor
dread
the
threats
and
terrors
of
tribulations
present
:
dye
we
rather
for
Christ
,
as
he
died
for
vs
,
redeeming
vs
with
the
price
of
his
sauing
blood
.
One
neuerthelesse
by
name
Maximus
a
child
of
their
company
,
laboured
those
authors
of
euil
with
vehement
endeuour
to
disioyne
from
society
of
the
Saints
,
saying
Why
hastnest
thou
prety
boy
vnto
death
?
let
them
goe
,
they
are
mad
;
heare
thou
our
counsaile
,
that
thou
mayst
obtaine
thy
life
,
&
goe
to
the
great
Kings
court
.
Whervnto
he
,
though
a
child
in
yeares
,
yet
cried
with
mature
grauity
,
no
man
gets
me
from
my
holy
Father
that
Liberatus
,
and
from
my
brethren
,
who
bred
mee
vp
in
the
monastery
:
with
them
I
liued
in
the
feare
of
God
,
with
them
I
desire
to
dye
;
with
whom
also
I
trust
that
I
shal
attaine
the
glory
to
come
.
Thinke
not
that
you
can
seduce
my
childhood
:
seauen
soules
sith
our
Lord
would
assemble
vs
,
hee
will
in
like
sorte
vouchsafe
to
crowne
vs
all
with
one
martirdome
.
As
none
perished
of
2.
Mac.
7.
the
seauen
Machabees
so
the
number
of
seauen
shall
church
of
Celebrina
.
Thus
in
confession
of
the
Trinity
suffered
the
thrise-blessed
Martirs
,
accomplishing
a
glorious
prosecution
of
their
combate
,
and
receiuing
crownes
of
our
Lord
.
To
whome
is
honor
,
&
glory
,
world
without
end
,
Amen
.
The
end
of
B.
Victors
historie
of
the
Arrian
persecution
in
Africa
against
the
Catholikes
.
Plame
.
146.
Our
Lord
reedifying
Ierusalem
shal
gather
togither
the
scatterlings
of
Israel
:
hee
who
healeth
the
crushed
in
heart
and
bindeth
vp
their
bruises
.
COncerning
processe
of
the
persecution
after
the
good
hound
King
Huneric
had
yelped
vp
his
last
;
not
much
is
extant
in
authors
:
albeit
that
it
continued
outright
(
not
at
all
times
indeed
with
tenor
of
equall
terrour
)
some
90.
yeares
space
,
as
witnesseth
Iustinian
in
his
lawes
.
But
good
estimat
thereof
may
be
gathered
by
the
life
of
S.
Fulgentius
most
authentically
written
by
one
of
his
owne
disciples
vnto
his
successour
Foelicianus
.
THE
LIFE
OF
SAINT
Suarius
1.
die
Ianuarij
.
Fulgentīus
Bishop
of
Rulp
.
HVNERIC
the
Arrian
King
of
Vandals
,
after
that
Carthage
had
beene
by
them
subdued
,
exiled
all
the
Senators
into
Italy
:
one
of
whom
was
Gordian
Grand-father
to
Fulgentius
.
Which
Gordian
being
deceased
,
his
sonne
Claudius
returning
to
Carthage
,
although
their
house
had
beene
giuen
to
Arrian
Priests
;
yet
recouering
great
parte
of
his
heritage
,
by
fauor
which
he
found
at
the
Kings
hands
:
and
departing
to
Lepte
,
there
established
his
habitation
.
Fulgentius
there
borne
,
was
by
the
diligence
of
his
carefull
mother
Mariana
(
For
soone
was
his
Father
taken
from
the
life
of
this
mortality
)
trained
vp
in
learning
:
and
caused
to
be
instructed
in
Greeke
before
hee
tooke
ni
hand
Latin
,
that
thereby
he
might
attaine
to
greater
perfection
&
skill
in
that
strange
tongue
.
So
highly
profited
he
in
all
good
partes
togither
with
encreasing
yeares
,
that
his
mother
exceedingly
reioyced
in
his
wisdome
and
towardnes
:
greatly
easing
by
his
presence
the
discomfort
of
her
lost
husband
;
and
permitting
to
his
gouernment
the
ordring
of
her
houshold
.
In
which
charge
he
bare
himselfe
pleasurable
to
his
friends
,
reasonable
to
his
●llwillers
;
to
the
seruants
aswell
milde
in
direction
as
seuere
in
correction
;
&
diligently
vphold
his
patrimony
.
Being
at
length
instituted
the
Kings
collector
,
and
prescribed
to
bee
rigourous
in
exacting
of
the
rated
payments
:
heauy
to
his
soule
,
began
the
burden
of
worldly
busines
to
wax
.
And
vaine
flattering
felicity
yeelding
disgust
,
by
litle
and
litle
the
loue
of
spirituall
life
seemed
to
take
roote
in
his
hart
first
encreased
a
desire
of
reading
&
praying
:
then
cast
he
in
mind
to
frequent
monasteries
;
and
beheld
by
experience
the
sweet
conuersation
of
Gods
seruants
.
Whom
perceiuing
as
they
had
no
worldly
solace
,
so
to
haue
no
wearines
;
as
no
temporall
ioyes
,
so
no
vexation
of
spirit
:
and
withal
discerning
with
what
cheerefulnes
and
alacrity
sundry
persons
,
yea
yong-men
,
walked
the
straight
way
of
perfection
in
perpetuall
continency
;
he
brake
out
with
himselfe
in
these
words
.
Why
trau●ile
I
in
the
world
which
shall
yeelde
me
no
future
&
lasting
reward
?
Although
better
it
be
to
weepe
well
,
then
ioy
ill
,
yet
if
to
ioy
be
our
desire
;
howe
much
excelleth
their
ioy
,
who
haue
a
good
conscience
towards
God
,
who
dread
nothing
but
sinne
,
doe
nothing
but
accomplish
the
commandements
?
Change
we
labours
:
and
as
I
before
endeuoured
among
my
noble
friendes
to
appeare
more
noble
:
so
now
let
my
imployment
and
solicitude
bee
among
the
humble
and
poore
seruants
of
the
Highest
to
become
more
poore
and
humble
;
turning
by
Saint
Mathewes
example
from
a
Publican
to
a
Disciple
.
Resolued
to
renounce
terrene
delights
,
and
to
render
himselfe
partaker
of
that
kind
of
life
,
which
in
vpright
disquisition
the
arbitrary
discussion
of
his
inward
thoughts
approued
&
extolled
;
least
yet
sudaine
change
might
breede
him
some
annoyance
either
in
body
or
minde
,
hee
put
himselfe
into
exercise
of
fasting
;
and
auoiding
the
company
and
accustomed
complements
of
his
olde
acquaintance
,
and
familiers
,
he
gaue
himselfe
solitarilie
to
reading
and
oraisons
:
so
that
euen
in
a
seculer
profession
he
conuersed
as
a
perfect
Monke
.
All
those
which
knew
him
were
striken
with
wonder
and
admiration
at
his
extraordinary
carriage
:
imputing
this
strict
demeanure
of
a
man
so
delicately
brought
vp
to
proceed
from
necessity
and
priuy
pouerty
.
When
he
had
now
made
some
proofe
of
such
thinges
wherein
he
conceiued
difficulties
might
grow
:
and
well
vnderstood
the
abilitie
of
a
couragious
wil
prouoked
and
ayded
by
the
concurrence
of
diuine
grace
:
perusing
(
among
other
theologicall
treatises
)
the
discourse
of
Saint
Austen
vppon
the
36.
Psalme
,
his
loue
of
perfection
more
strongly
encreased
:
so
that
he
determined
out
of
hand
to
effectuate
his
holy
designe
.
It
came
in
his
minde
by
secret
departure
in
vnknowne
apparell
to
sequester
himselfe
:
but
then
reflecting
that
his
conuersion
,
if
hidden
,
would
only
auayle
himselfe
;
if
published
,
might
be
an
incitation
to
others
:
he
without
delay
went
to
Bishop
Faustus
a
good
and
godly
personage
(
one
of
those
Prelates
whom
Huneric
had
confined
vnto
certaine
places
neere
vnto
their
owne
country
;
whereby
they
might
sooner
relent
)
beseeching
at
his
hands
monasticall
habit
.
For
in
a
litle
monastery
which
hee
had
erected
,
held
his
residence
.
The
prudent
Bishop
well
knowing
the
worldly
conuersation
of
the
yong
man
in
time
past
,
gaue
no
credit
vnto
his
purpose
,
nor
conforte
vnto
his
request
:
but
willed
him
first
leanre
to
become
a
lesse
delicat
lay-man
:
and
gently
put
him
from
him
.
But
he
humbly
kissing
the
Bishops
hand
besought
him
very
affectuously
not
to
repell
him
vtterly
;
but
gratiously
to
open
vnto
him
the
monastery
dore
,
and
admitte
him
for
one
of
his
disciples
.
Importunity
declared
sincere
resolution
;
sincere
purpose
deserued
credence
,
and
obtained
admission
.
Fame
of
the
thing
spreading
abroad
;
some
despaired
successe
because
of
his
former
daintines
,
others
considered
his
excellent
wit
were
raysed
into
expectation
of
some
noble
and
worthy
consequence
.
Diuers
of
his
familiars
excited
by
imitation
of
his
renunciation
,
addicting
themselues
to
the
like
life
,
only
his
inconsiderat
&
worldly
minded
parent
grew
greatly
disquieted
&
frighted
.
As
if
her
Fulgentius
were
now
dead
(
albeit
well
were
hee
deade
who
so
died
)
she
impatienly
runneth
to
the
monastery
,
brawleth
with
B.
Faustus
,
&
crieth
out
;
Restore
the
sonne
to
his
mother
,
the
strayned
here
and
there
vp
&
downe
by
fleeing
to
hide
himselfe
:
and
Fulgentius
had
no
better
shift
then
to
get
to
another
litle
monastery
gouerned
by
Abbot
Foelix
;
who
not
ignorant
of
his
vertue
,
gladly
would
haue
designed
vnto
him
:
which
honor
Fulgentius
constantly
refused
:
but
to
take
part
of
the
charge
vpon
him
,
the
consent
of
the
company
imposing
it
,
hee
could
not
stifly
deny
.
So
that
these
two
holy
Fathers
equall
in
loue
of
God
and
their
neighbour
,
equall
also
in
vertue
,
&
like
in
conditions
,
mutually
gouerned
;
each
fearefull
of
offending
the
other
,
each
vigilently
attending
to
the
behoof
of
the
couent
:
but
one
peculiarly
addicted
to
instruction
and
institution
;
the
other
to
ordering
the
affaires
&
to
necessary
prouision
.
This
monastery
being
in
like
sorte
by
tumults
dissolued
;
they
passed
with
their
whole
company
into
more
remote
&
vnknowne
parts
of
Africke
;
lastly
setled
in
the
territory
of
Sicca
,
not
without
great
fauour
of
people
and
no
lesse
profitt
and
gaine
of
soules
:
Vntill
one
Foelix
a
Priest
of
the
Arrian
heretikes
,
who
not
farre
of
preached
his
perfidious
doctrine
against
the
ancient
faith
,
through
emulation
and
spite
spurned
against
them
.
This
fellow
,
great
in
power
and
auctority
,
but
greater
in
malice
,
growing
into
feare
,
least
by
means
of
Fulgentius
(
whose
learning
now
began
to
wax
famous
)
sundry
whom
the
Arrian
nouelty
had
reduced
might
be
reconciled
:
caused
to
be
beset
all
the
waies
and
pathes
of
the
resorte
of
these
two
Monks
.
For
Fulgentius
though
no
Priest
,
yet
vnder
habit
of
a
Monke
fulfilled
indeed
the
office
of
a
Priest
;
not
by
reconciling
any
,
but
by
holsome
aduertisements
winning
and
drawing
whom
he
could
to
reconsiliation
.
Necessary
it
was
that
who
had
shewed
themselues
such
valiant
wariours
by
abstinence
,
should
a
litle
fall
into
persecutors
hands
,
to
the
intent
that
by
participating
also
in
the
combat
of
martyrdome
,
suffring
inflicted
torments
for
their
faith
,
they
might
know
and
vnderstand
how
much
they
had
profited
.
It
fell
out
therefore
that
these
two
as
they
walked
by
the
way
,
lighted
into
the
watchmens
hands
:
&
after
apprehension
were
presently
seuered
,
and
carried
(
wel
charged
with
bonds
)
vnto
the
Arrian
Priest
.
Without
faulte
became
they
in
this
sorte
prisoners
,
and
without
warre
captiues
▪
Foelix
at
the
very
first
fright
cast
away
from
him
certaine
money
which
he
hapned
to
haue
about
him
for
the
brethrens
sustenance
;
committing
vnto
GOD
that
which
onely
for
Gods
seruants
,
had
beene
reserued
.
The
Arrian
at
their
approach
before
him
very
roughly
and
bluntly
demaunded
why
they
came
out
of
their
country
in
secret
sort
,
to
subuert
Christian
Kings
:
Kings
terming
all
such
as
hee
and
his
like
had
peruerted
from
the
faith
Catholike
.
As
they
prepared
to
answere
and
would
faine
haue
spoken
;
he
commanded
them
first
to
bee
scourged
.
Foelix
out
of
his
great
charity
made
presently
request
,
that
brother
Fulgentius
might
be
spared
:
who
(
saide
hee
)
can
not
well
liue
to
endure
the
extremity
of
the
torment
,
but
will
of
liklyhood
send
forth
his
innocent
spirit
vnder
your
hands
:
let
rather
your
wrath
be
wholy
wreaked
vpon
me
;
in
whom
lieth
the
absolute
cause
of
our
action
.
What
I
confesse
I
know
to
be
true
.
Foelix
therefore
was
most
cruellie
beaten
:
but
not
that
Fulgentius
should
escape
:
Who
being
of
tender
constitution
,
as
noble-borne
,
with
much
adoe
susteyning
the
blowes
of
the
staues
(
as
himselfe
afterwards
tolde
vs
)
aduised
howe
either
to
mitigate
the
enraged
tormentor
,
or
to
gaine
some
respit
and
ease
and
cried
out
,
that
willingly
hee
would
say
somewhat
,
desiring
that
he
might
be
heard
.
Stripes
and
bastanados
being
intermitted
,
he
began
with
his
sweet
eloquent
mouth
to
recite
cause
of
his
trauaile
into
those
quarters
:
giuing
to
the
Aduersary
no
small
wonder
at
his
learning
,
and
his
flowing
speech
.
Almost
had
the
Priest
forgotten
his
cruelty
,
and
shame
of
the
iniury
was
ready
to
embrace
his
obdurat
heart
:
yet
least
he
should
appeare
ouercomne
with
his
words
,
he
cryed
out
fiercely
:
Lay
him
on
lustely
,
and
multiplying
your
blowes
rend
this
pratler
:
what
?
weenes
he
,
I
trow
,
to
seduce
me
also
?
Incredibly
hereupon
is
he
againe
beaten
:
and
then
both
of
them
deformedlie
shauen
,
stript
of
their
clothes
and
sent
away
packing
all
naked
.
But
vnto
them
*
bredde
neither
such
nakednesse
,
nor
such
boldnes
,
confusion
:
Nay
verily
by
so
base
an
iniury
sustained
for
conscience
sake
,
singulerly
were
they
beautified
.
Forth
then
from
the
Arrians
house
departed
they
no
otherwise
than
as
from
a
glorious
combat
,
and
as
crowned
with
laurels
of
victory
:
&
in
their
returne
found
luckily
the
money
which
Abbot
Foelix
had
throwne
aside
.
Rumor
of
this
detestable
facte
gaue
vnto
sundry
no
smal
offence
,
and
namely
to
the
Arrian
Bishop
of
the
dioces
:
who
had
helde
Fulgentius
deare
and
much
fauoured
him
,
while
hee
was
yet
a
lay-man
;
and
was
now
ready
to
prosecute
reuenge
of
his
profered
violence
,
in
case
he
would
seeke
it
.
Whereunto
when
many
perswaded
him
,
Fulgentius
gaue
them
this
humble
deniall
.
Lawfull
it
is
not
for
a
Christian
to
meditate
reuenge
:
well
knoweth
our
Lord
how
to
repay
the
iniuries
inflicted
on
his
seruants
.
If
my
case
bee
venged
,
then
loose
I
reward
of
my
patience
.
Especially
seeing
it
might
scandalize
many
litle
ones
,
if
I
a
Catholike
and
a
Monke
,
should
require
iudgement
at
an
Arrians
hand
.
Fulgentius
reading
the
wonderful
liues
of
the
Egyptian
Monkes
,
sayled
thitherwards
(
accompanied
with
only
one
brother
)
aswell
to
liue
vnder
a
more
stricte
rule
,
as
also
to
leaue
the
title
of
Abbot
,
&
to
liue
againe
vnder
obedience
.
Driuen
was
the
shippe
by
force
of
weather
and
winde
to
the
hauen
of
Syracuse
,
chiefe
Citie
of
Sicilia
.
Bishoppe
there
,
at
that
time
was
holy
Eusalius
;
who
had
a
proper
,
monastery
,
whereunto
he
frequently
resorted
,
when
he
was
somewhat
voide
from
Episcopall
cares
.
In
very
charitable
sort
were
they
by
this
Bishop
entertained
:
he
perceiuing
the
sufficiency
of
Fulgentius
enquired
the
cause
of
his
voyage
;
who
pretended
search
after
his
parents
;
as
loath
of
pure
humility
to
lay
open
his
intended
purpose
:
(
and
spirituall
parents
he
indeed
sought
)
Eusalius
easily
found
the
feigned
answere
,
and
by
further
questions
receiuing
the
true
motiue
,
diswaded
such
iorney
,
assuring
him
that
Egypt
*
was
in
schisme
and
seperated
from
the
communion
of
Blessed
Peter
:
and
added
Without
faith
impossible
is
it
to
please
God
:
and
what
profiteth
it
to
afflict
the
body
with
fasting
,
when
the
soule
shall
want
spirituall
comfort
?
Neither
put
thou
thy
faith
in
hazard
vpon
conceiued
regard
of
a
more
perfect
life
.
At
Syracuse
liued
Fulgentius
one
winter
and
though
not
but
at
the
good
Bishops
charity
,
yet
ceassed
hee
not
of
that
litle
studiously
to
relieue
the
necessities
of
others
:
and
winter
being
past
,
he
visited
Ruffinianus
,
a
Bishop
likewise
but
heretically
liuing
in
an
obscure
smal
islet
of
the
Sicilian
shore
;
beseeching
his
aduice
also
concerning
the
purposed
iorney
.
Of
whom
in
semblable
sort
disswaded
;
hee
was
about
to
returne
to
his
monastery
:
but
better
aduised
would
not
omit
the
memory
of
the
Apostbes
:
*
but
sayling
to
Rome
venerably
visited
the
places
of
holy
Martyrs
:
and
there
beholding
the
order
of
the
Roman
Nobility
,
triumphant
pomp
of
King
Theoderic
,
&
vniuersall
gladnes
of
the
cittie
;
he
yet
respected
not
such
worldly
toies
with
delight
,
but
by
sight
thereof
stirred
vp
his
minde
to
desire
of
heauenly
ioyes
:
giuing
this
lesson
of
admonition
vnto
his
company
.
Howe
beautifull
may
the
celestiall
Hierusalem
be
when
terrestriall
Rome
so
glittereth
?
If
such
honor
be
giuen
to
louers
of
vanity
;
what
glorie
shall
be
imparted
to
the
Saints
,
louers
and
followers
of
truth
?
Returning
into
Africa
to
the
incredible
ioy
of
his
Monkes
,
being
desirous
of
rest
for
loue
of
contemplation
,
but
finding
distractions
in
his
monastery
by
necessity
of
charitable
charge
;
to
auoid
the
burden
and
care
of
ruling
others
,
hee
priuily
stole
vnto
another
monastery
farre
of
amidst
the
shelly
rockes
of
the
sea
,
destitute
in
a
manner
of
all
humane
solace
&
necessaries
.
Where
being
receiued
;
as
much
as
he
passed
all
others
in
excellencie
of
learning
and
spirituall
eloquence
,
so
farre
subiected
he
himselfe
to
al
in
humilitie
and
obedience
:
many
bookes
hee
there
copied
out
very
faire
with
his
owne
hands
,
and
not
seldome
made
necessarie
implements
of
Palme
leaues
.
The
rather
in
such
secret
sort
had
he
sequestred
himselfe
into
other
quarters
,
for
that
his
estimation
was
growne
to
be
such
,
as
that
the
noble-men
and
gentry
imployed
themselues
in
a
kind
of
contention
who
might
most
gratifie
him
:
of
whom
Siluester
the
principal
man
of
the
Bizacene
prouince
bestowed
vpon
him
a
seate
singulerly
fertill
,
and
most
commodious
for
erection
of
a
monastery
:
which
he
gratefully
accepting
edisied
indeede
such
a
place
;
but
more
glorious
by
the
brightnes
of
the
vertues
there
resident
,
then
of
curious
or
magnificent
building
:
neither
endured
he
there
to
stay
.
His
old
Monks
recouering
notice
of
his
abode
,
letted
not
instantly
to
require
him
:
and
great
grew
the
dissension
;
these
seeking
to
regaine
him
,
those
other
to
detaine
him
:
his
owne
choice
was
to
remaine
with
the
later
,
in
subiection
:
but
the
former
complaining
to
B.
Faustus
,
he
laide
chalenge
to
Fulgentius
as
to
his
Monke
;
threatning
excommunication
to
the
others
if
they
obstinatly
resisted
.
In
fine
to
his
old
monastery
was
he
constrained
to
returne
:
where
that
he
should
no
more
attempt
to
slippe
away
for
loue
of
spirituall
vacance
,
they
caused
him
to
be
consecrated
Priest
.
Sundry
Citties
wanting
Pastors
(
for
the
Kings
auctority
had
prohibited
Bishops
to
be
any
more
ordained
)
many
of
them
sought
and
laboured
to
haue
Fulgentius
for
theirs
,
&
elected
him
outright
.
Secure
neuerthelesse
held
he
himselfe
by
reason
of
the
prohibition
;
vntil
such
time
that
the
Bishops
which
yet
suruiued
decreed
*
that
contrary
to
the
Kings
commandement
and
order
,
Bishops
should
be
ordained
in
all
places
vacant
:
for
then
hid
he
himselfe
,
nor
would
be
found
.
According
as
the
Bishops
had
defined
,
were
there
out
of
hand
,
in
all
hast
(
least
aduertisement
should
ouer
soone
arriue
at
the
Kings
eares
)
worthy
Priests
and
Deacons
euery
where
taken
,
blessed
and
consecrated
:
*
Only
Fulgentius
who
was
most
of
all
sought
for
,
no
where
appeared
.
All
solemnities
of
consecration
being
past
,
returned
he
,
&
discouered
himself
,
wel
hoping
now
to
bee
safe
.
But
otherwise
disposed
God
;
For
by
great
happe
the
city
Ruspae
remaining
as
yet
vnfurnished
,
the
citizens
getting
incling
of
his
discouery
came
vnto
him
,
inuade
him
,
hould
him
,
cary
him
with
them
and
not
request
but
constraine
him
to
be
their
Bishop
.
In
which
prelacy
and
dignity
he
nothing
forgot
the
integrity
of
his
former
state
,
neither
gaue
ouer
to
be
a
monk
.
Meane
and
simple
attyre
he
vsed
,
often
went
barefoot
;
wholly
abstayned
from
flesh
,
oyle
,
and
wyne
:
in
no
place
would
he
be
without
company
and
presence
of
some
monks
of
his
.
Shortly
after
ensued
that
which
was
before
well
enough
forseen
to
be
a
lykely
consequent
;
but
contemned
in
respect
of
the
churches
necessity
and
destitution
:
that
is
,
that
the
King
exiled
threescore
Bishops
and
more
into
Sardinia
:
among
them
this
holy
Saint
,
who
gladly
mounted
the
commanded
vessell
,
reioycing
that
he
had
a
part
in
such
a
glorious
confession
.
Diuers
of
his
monks
and
clergy
followed
him
:
and
arriuing
into
Sardinia
,
at
Calaris
began
he
a
kind
of
monastery
:
For
the
Clearks
and
Monks
liued
togither
at
the
same
table
&
in
the
same
house
:
only
the
Monks
more
strictly
possessed
nothing
,
in
propriety
.
And
hereby
his
sermons
conuerted
hee
many
to
monasticall
life
.
Among
the
craftie
fetches
and
persecutory
driftes
of
King
Trasamund
,
whereby
he
endeuoured
to
allure
Catholikes
▪
vnto
the
Arrian
inuentions
,
hee
feigned
desire
of
becomming
a
Catholike
:
and
proposing
diuers
foolish
&
deceiptful
questions
pretended
that
he
could
not
finde
any
man
sufficient
to
answere
him
:
Hearing
therfore
of
Fulgentius
he
hastily
sent
for
him
.
Who
with
good
courage
comming
to
Carthage
,
seriously
confirmed
the
Catholikes
in
their
faith
:
and
with
great
pleasantnesse
of
speech
,
and
gladnesse
of
cheere
,
he
answered
to
all
questioners
,
reiecting
no
man
:
so
that
sundry
already
rebaptized
hee
reclaimed
from
their
errour
,
&
reconciled
them
,
instructed
them
to
lament
their
fall
;
others
hee
exhorted
not
to
loose
their
soules
for
temporall
commodities
:
and
whom
hee
saw
at
the
pinch
of
perdition
,
with
milde
words
he
so
stayed
and
animated
to
a
noble
&
generous
resolution
,
that
they
were
ashamed
,
and
sorrowfully
repenting
,
desisted
to
accomplish
the
Fiendes
suggestion
.
Certain
also
by
him
established
,
who
before
were
tottering
,
letted
not
with
great
confidence
to
reproue
the
weak-grounded
impudency
of
the
Arrian
party
.
Thus
turning
the
Omnipotent
of
heauen
his
enemies
deuise
to
his
proper
glory
.
After
this
champion
of
Christ
had
stood
in
the
Princes
sight
,
hee
was
by
him
both
found
and
acknowledged
to
bee
euery
way
aunswerable
to
the
reporte
which
went
of
his
wisedome
and
learning
:
and
certaine
difficulties
were
proposed
vnto
him
shortly
to
bee
by
him
answered
by
writing
.
Which
answere
being
framed
,
was
first
by
the
learnedst
Catholikes
conferred
vpon
,
&
then
brought
to
the
peoples
knowledge
before
that
it
was
deliuered
vp
.
The
King
perusing
the
same
with
great
attention
;
praysed
his
wisedome
,
wondred
at
his
eloquence
,
commended
his
humility
:
yet
was
not
worthy
to
vnderstand
the
truth
.
Not
long
was
his
stay
in
Carthage
:
for
the
Arrians
clamorously
incensed
the
King
,
complayning
that
Fulgentius
had
already
reconciled
some
of
their
Priests
,
that
the
people
fell
apace
vnto
him
,
and
that
their
whole
religion
stood
in
hazard
.
By
whose
importunity
the
King
committed
him
againe
into
Sardinia
.
Late
in
the
night
was
he
brought
a
bord
the
shippe
,
that
his
departure
might
be
for
the
present
concealed
from
the
people
:
but
by
contrarie
windes
so
long
was
hee
delaied
vpon
the
shore
,
that
during
many
daies
togither
,
almost
all
the
citty
came
to
him
&
taking
their
farewell
communicated
at
his
hands
.
Great
lamentation
arising
at
his
departure
,
he
tolde
to
luliates
a
merueilous
deuout
man
(
whose
sorrow
among
the
rest
was
most
extreame
)
both
that
hee
should
shortly
returne
,
and
the
Church
obtaine
peace
:
desiring
him
to
keepe
it
secret
.
So
great
was
his
humility
,
that
he
neuer
was
delighted
with
doing
miracles
,
neither
desired
that
grace
.
Requested
to
pray
for
others
necessities
,
hee
vsually
receiued
these
words
:
Thou
knowest
(
O
Lord
)
what
is
our
soules
health
,
graunt
of
thy
mercy
vnto
our
necessity
as
farre
forth
as
shal
not
hinder
our
spirituall
profit
.
Whatsoeuer
hee
by
prayer
so
obtained
at
Gods
hands
,
he
imputed
it
to
their
faith
,
saying
God
had
granted
it
to
them
,
not
to
him
.
Hee
was
wont
to
say
that
Miracles
make
not
a
man
iust
and
righteous
,
but
famous
.
Returning
againe
to
Sardinia
he
began
a
fresh
foundation
of
a
new
monasterie
,
assembling
some
40.
Monks
or
vpwards
,
teaching
them
principally
to
obserue
exacte
and
precise
pouerty
;
often
and
sundrie
times
putting
them
in
mind
,
that
no
Monke
was
he
,
whosoeuer
desired
property
in
any
thing
:
and
that
why
one
Monke
should
fare
better
then
his
company
,
there
may
perhaps
bee
iust
reason
through
speciall
infirmity
:
but
to
chalenge
propriety
was
an
euident
signe
of
a
proud
will
and
couetous
desire
.
To
whom
he
any
thing
more
distributed
than
to
the
rest
,
he
willed
them
to
be
the
more
humble
,
saying
.
Who
taketh
of
the
common
so
much
,
becommeth
debter
to
all
:
which
debt
onely
humility
ought
to
pay
.
He
gaue
to
euery
one
what
their
neede
or
manifest
reason
required
;
but
if
any
presumed
to
aske
,
hee
denied
it
although
there
were
happilie
good
cause
.
For
(
said
hee
)
Monkes
ought
to
content
with
that
which
is
giuen
them
:
and
they
which
aske
;
be
it
that
they
neede
it
,
yet
are
they
in
bondage
to
carnall
desires
:
and
haue
not
their
mind
perfectly
set
vpon
heauenly
thinges
;
seeing
what
they
cannot
giue
by
worldly
bargaining
&
busines
,
they
labour
to
purchace
by
petition
.
Very
pleasing
was
it
vnto
him
,
if
any
of
the
brethren
proposed
a
hard
question
:
and
gladly
heard
hee
the
doubts
of
any
brother
were
hee
neuer
so
simple
;
neither
would
hee
for
wearinesse
or
tediousnesse
cease
to
yeelde
them
reason
vntill
they
confessed
themselues
satisfied
.
In
correction
so
long
would
he
appeare
seuere
,
as
the
necessity
of
discipline
did
compell
;
remaining
,
euen
when
hee
seemed
most
displeased
and
angrie
,
nothing
at
all
in
minde
troubled
or
disquieted
.
Trasamund
the
King
taken
away
by
death
,
Hilderic
succeeding
yealded
liberty
to
the
Catholick
Church
;
and
recalled
the
Bishops
from
exile
:
and
Fulgentius
was
with
inestimable
deuotion
of
the
Africans
euery
where
receiued
no
lesse
then
if
at
euery
place
he
had
ben
the
peculier
Bishop
.
With
lights
,
lamps
,
tapers
,
and
boughes
they
mett
him
:
with
whom
reioycing
he
now
reioyced
,
as
before
with
them
lamenting
he
had
lamented
.
So
enflamed
was
the
deuotion
of
people
,
that
a
showre
happening
,
they
with
their
garments
held
hollow
ouer
his
head
as
by
a
tabernacle
,
sheilded
him
from
the
rayne
.
Enioying
his
proper
Sea
,
yet
lyked
he
styll
to
reside
among
the
monks
;
and
in
the
monastery
made
himselfe
subiect
to
Abbot
Foelix
:
&
whereas
in
all
great
maters
of
the
diocese
his
authority
and
aduise
was
sought
,
yet
within
the
monastery
in
eu'ry
thing
,
were
it
neuer
so
small
,
would
he
be
ruled
by
*
Foelix
.
Most
of
his
clergy
chose
he
out
of
the
monastery
,
to
encrease
loue
&
amity
in
tyme
to
come
betweene
the
Clergy
and
monks
.
He
prescribed
to
his
Clergy
to
hold
their
houses
neere
vnto
the
Church
,
,
to
dresse
each
his
gardayn
with
his
owne
handy
labour
,
to
haue
a
singuler
regard
of
prononcing
&
singing
well
.
In
the
Councell
of
Vincense
being
by
sentence
of
all
the
Bishops
preferred
in
place
before
B.
Quodvultdeus
,
who
claymed
the
preheminence
to
his
proper
sea
:
the
deuout
Father
would
not
for
the
present
disproue
the
iudgment
of
the
Councel
;
but
at
the
next
Councel
he
made
supplication
that
B.
Quodvultdeus
might
be
recited
and
set
before
him
;
which
was
granted
.
A
yeare
before
he
deceased
,
forsooke
he
ecclesiastical
businesse
,
and
the
monastery
it selfe
:
departing
into
the
Island
Circina
,
with
a
few
brethren
;
and
there
liued
he
in
a
monastery
vpon
a
litle
rock
:
as
feruently
persisting
in
mortification
,
as
if
he
now
began
a
fresh
a
penitentiall
life
.
But
by
importunity
of
the
people
,
needing
him
and
complayning
of
his
absence
,
he
returned
and
shortly
fell
into
greiuous
pangues
of
siknesse
:
lying
so
some
60.
dayes
he
often
cryed
;
O
Lord
,
giue
me
here
patience
,
and
afterwards
pardon
.
Physicions
perswading
him
to
vse
a
bath
;
Can
bathes
(
quoth
he
)
make
that
a
man
hauing
accomplished
the
course
of
nature
should
not
dye
?
if
not
;
why
then
induce
you
me
now
at
my
last
end
to
dissolue
the
rigor
of
my
long-obserued
profession
?
Calling
lastly
the
brethren
about
him
,
he
thus
spake
vnto
them
.
Careful
of
your
souls
helth
(
deare
brethren
)
haue
I
perhaps
beene
austere
and
hard
vnto
you
.
Whosoeuer
is
greiued
,
I
beseech
him
pardon
mee
:
and
if
my
seuerity
haue
possibly
passed
measure
and
due
moderation
,
pray
ye
to
God
that
he
impute
it
not
to
me
.
They
all
kneeling
downe
acknowledged
,
and
affirmed
him
to
haue
beene
alwayes
louing
,
gentle
,
and
milde
towards
them
.
He
replyed
.
God
prouide
you
a
Pastor
worthy
of
his
Maiestie
.
Then
calling
for
a
summe
of
money
,
which
as
a
faithfull
steward
he
dayly
accustomed
to
dispense
vnto
the
needy
,
he
willed
it
all
presently
to
be
disbursed
:
and
reciting
by
memory
the
wydowes
,
orphants
,
pilgrims
,
and
poore
,
he
allotted
to
euery
one
their
portion
.
Soone
dyed
then
amidst
his
prayers
this
verteous
man
;
and
famous
Doctor
of
the
Church
the
first
day
of
a
new
yeare
,
the
25.
yeare
of
his
episcopall
dignity
,
the
60.
of
his
lyfe
,
hauing
written
very
many
treatises
,
against
the
heretiks
;
sondry
sermons
,
and
epistles
.
Whose
tongue
was
of
such
force
to
mooue
,
that
the
Bishop
of
Carthage
hearing
him
preach
two
dayes
at
Carthage
,
could
not
contayne
from
teares
all
the
whyle
,
for
ioy
that
Gods
goodnes
had
giuen
to
his
Church
in
those
afflicted
and
confortlesse
tymes
,
so
noble
an
instrument
of
his
glory
.
ther
for
sandy
deserts
,
neither
at
all
,
vnlesse
they
would
turne
Black-moors
.
Occasion
of
which
their
passage
ouer
the
Mediterrane
,
was
this
.
Of
the
two
most
eminent
personages
for
martiall
affaires
;
and
famousest
generals
of
the
Roman
Empire
Aetius
and
Boniface
;
this
later
being
by
Valentinian
the
third
,
then
Emperour
,
placed
Gouernour
of
Africke
;
the
former
(
who
by
ouerthrowing
Attila
with
his
innumerable
Hunnes
wonne
afterwards
incredible
honor
,
but
withal
puffed
vp
his
hart
with
swelling
ambition
)
plotted
surmises
against
him
;
as
a
destroier
of
the
prouince
,
with
aduise
,
that
best
might
this
appeare
in
that
happily
he
would
refuse
to
obey
,
if
he
were
sent
for
.
By
letters
in
the
mean
spaceful
of
feigned
amity
,
gaue
Aetius
aduertisement
to
Erle
Boniface
that
hee
was
held
suspect
,
&
like
shortly
to
be
discharged
of
his
dignity
.
Wherupon
,
being
presently
reuoked
into
Italy
,
hee
made
answere
of
expresse
deniall
:
then
,
to
preuent
punishment
,
directed
message
vnto
the
Vandals
in
Spaine
,
promising
if
they
would
passe
vnto
him
,
to
parte
Africke
with
them
.
Which
no
sooner
had
they
done
,
but
that
to
the
Erle
came
commissioners
from
Empresse
Placidia
,
mother
to
Valentinian
:
for
he
hauing
bin
alwaies
before
found
most
loyall
,
great
was
the
wonder
at
this
strange
demeanure
.
To
whom
he
had
rendred
reason
,
expostulating
his
seruices
and
the
vnkinde
abuses
offered
,
laid
also
before
their
eies
the
letters
of
Aetius
,
and
that
they
had
returned
due
report
of
the
truth
,
he
was
restored
to
grace
.
Hereupon
,
whereas
before
no
arguments
neither
yet
S.
Augustines
own
*
Epistle
vnto
him
(
which
seemeth
Epist.
70.
about
this
point
)
could
auert
him
from
conceiued
indignation
;
he
now
promised
to
do
his
vtmost
for
dispatching
away
and
ridding
the
Vandals
whose
society
he
now
began
to
detest
.
And
first
with
many
thousands
of
coyne
he
assayed
them
:
which
offer
reiected
,
he
met
them
in
battell
but
receiued
an
vtter
ouerthrow
at
their
hands
.
Diuine
vengeance
ouertooke
yet
Aetius
after
certain
yeares
;
for
attempting
extraordinary
greatnesse
he
was
by
the
Emperour
preuented
and
put
to
execution
.
Genseric
who
performed
this
inuasion
was
but
base
sonne
to
Godegiscus
,
Procopi
.
though
being
a
warriar
he
preuayled
to
exclude
from
the
regiment
his
yonger
brother
Gonthar
the
lawfully
begotten
heire
,
and
lastly
made
him
from
life
.
CHAP.
II.
TOuching
the
precise
tyme
of
those
things
,
which
B.
Victor
mentioneth
;
[
](A14395-e11210-b)*
*
In
chro
.
Prosper
who
was
bred
vp
vnder
S.
Austen
noteth
in
his
chronicle
,
that
the
Vandals
crossed
into
Afric
during
the
consulship
of
Hierom
and
Ardaburius
,
which
fell
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
427.
insinuating
that
the
siege
of
Hippo
with
the
death
of
the
famous
Doctor
was
3.
or
4.
yeare
after
:
that
in
the
yeare
435.
peace
was
made
with
the
Vandals
,
the
region
about
Hippo
being
yealded
them
to
inhabit
:
and
by
him
it
seemeth
that
in
the
yeare
437.
it
was
,
that
Genserich
persecuted
and
chased
the
Bishops
of
his
prouince
,
depriuing
them
of
their
churche
,
bycause
they
refused
to
become
Arians
,
and
embrace
that
religion
which
he
prescribed
them
to
admitt
.
But
vnto
the
Vandals
sauage
proceedings
may
(
besyds
the
words
of
Victor
this
more
patheticall
description
of
the
first
attempts
sett
down
by
Bishop
Possidius
another
of
Austens
disciples
,
yeald
no
vngratefull
light
.
In
short
tyme
after
,
through
the
will
and
Possidius
in
vita
Aug.
power
of
God
,
it
came
to
passe
,
that
a
huge
band
,
well
armed
with
sondry
weapons
,
well
exercised
in
warres
,
of
inexorable
enemies
(
Vandals
,
and
Alans
,
associated
with
the
people
of
Goths
,
as
also
persons
of
sondry
other
nations
)
disborded
itselfe
by
ship
,
out
of
the
parties
of
Spayne
on
the
other
syde
the
sea
,
and
rushed
vpon
Africa
:
and
piercing
through
all
Mauritania
,
euen
vnto
our
prouincies
,
raging
with
all
cruelty
&
atrocity
,
by
spoyling
,
slaughter
,
and
sondry
torments
,
by
fireing
and
other
mischifs
,
as
innumerable
,
so
vnspeakable
,
destroyed
whatsoeuer
came
in
their
way
:
sparing
neither
sexe
nor
age
;
neither
the
Priests
or
ministers
them selues
;
neither
the
very
ornaments
,
furniture
,
or
aedifices
of
Churches
.
This
most
fierce
proceeding
,
and
hostile
depopulation
,
that
man
of
God
Austen
did
feele
don
,
and
ponder
to
be
don
,
not
as
other
men
did
,
but
more
deeply
and
profoundly
considering
the
same
;
and
therein
principally
regarding
before
hand
the
dangers
yea
deaths
of
soules
,
more
then
ordinarily
was
wont
;
Tears
became
his
food
both
day
and
night
(
[
](A14395-e11450-b)*
*
*
for
who
addeth
vnderstanding
addeth
greif
:
and
an
intelligent
heart
is
as
a
corrosiue
vermine
to
the
bones
)
so
that
most
bitter
and
aboue
others
moornfull
led
hee
in
patience
the
last
act
both
of
his
old
age
and
life
.
For
already
saw
this
man
of
God
the
cities
together
with
their
buyldings
vtterly
subuerted
the
inhabiters
of
villages
some
of
them
extinguished
by
their
deadly
enemyes
,
others
of
them
chased
away
and
scattred
abroad
:
the
churches
destitute
of
Priests
&
ministers
;
the
holy
Virgins
also
,
and
[
](A14395-e11460-b)*
*
.
a.
Quoscunque
continentes
.
what
men
soeuer
professed
continency
,
euery
where
dispersed
of
these
,
part
to
haue
dyed
by
torments
,
part
to
haue
beene
slayn
by
the
sword
;
part
the
integrity
of
mind
,
body
,
&
of
faith
being
quite
lost
in
captiuity
,
after
an
euill
and
hard
sort
▪
to
serue
their
enemyes
.
He
perceiued
likewise
the
hymnes
of
God
,
and
laudes
to
haue
perished
from
the
churches
;
church
buyldings
in
very
many
places
wasted
by
fyre
;
the
solemnities
which
vnto
God
are
due
vanished
out
of
their
proper
places
:
[
](A14395-e11470-b)*
*
.
b
.
Sacrisicia
.
sacrifices
and
sacraments
diuine
either
not
sought
for
;
or
not
easily
the
person
found
who
might
impart
them
to
the
seeker
:
of
those
who
fled
into
the
mountain
forests
,
&
rocky
caues
,
or
dens
,
or
els
fortresses
,
of
what
sort
soeuer
;
certaine
to
haue
beene
surprised
and
slayn
,
the
rest
disfurnished
and
depriued
of
necessary
sustentations
therby
to
pine
through
hunger
:
the
gouernors
moreouer
.c.
themselues
of
the
churches
,
and
[
](A14395-e11490-b)*
*
Clericos
.
those
of
the
clergy
who
happily
had
by
Gods
grace
either
not
lighted
vpon
them
,
or
els
escaped
their
incursions
,
spoyled
of
all
things
and
made
bare
,
in
most
poore
plight
to
beg
relief
.
Scarse
three
among
innumerable
churches
saw
he
now
remayning
,
that
is
of
Carthage
,
Hippon
,
and
Cirta
;
which
by
speciall
benefit
of
God
were
not
subuerted
;
&
the
cities
of
these
stand
permanent
as
furnished
both
by
diuine
&
humane
ayd
:
albeit
Hippon
after
his
death
emptied
of
indwellers
was
by
the
aduersaries
fyred
.
Amydst
which
euils
conforted
he
himselfe
with
the
sentence
of
a
certaine
wiseman
saying
.
No
great
thing
shall
it
seeme
that
tymber
and
stones
fall
;
and
that
men
which
are
mortall
must
dye
:
all
these
accidents
,
hee
(
as
deeply
wise
)
with
plentifull
teares
dayly
lamented
.
Augmentation
finally
gaue
this
also
to
his
moornfull
lamentations
that
those
foes
came
in
like
maner
to
besiege
the
said
city
of
the
Hipponenses
[
](A14395-e11550-b)*
*
Regiorum
,
al.
regionum
.
Regij
,
which
vntil
then
held
her
former
state
.
Forasmuch
therefore
as
in
defence
thereof
was
constituted
one
Erle
Boniface
,
he
who
somtime
had
beene
confederat
of
the
Goths
army
;
their
siege
continued
about
the
citie
almost
14.
months
:
the
benefit
of
the
sea
shore
being
withall
cutt
of
.
Thither
had
we
also
from
the
neighbouring
territory
,
together
with
other
our
associat
Bishops
,
betaken
our selues
by
flight
;
and
there
remayned
during
the
whole
siege
.
Where
very
often
wee
had
mutuall
talke
concerning
these
misfortunes
:
and
considered
the
dreadfull
iudgments
of
God
layd
now
before
our
eyes
:
saying
;
Iust
art
thou
O
Lord
,
and
rightfull
is
thy
doom
.
And
altogether
grieuing
,
groning
,
and
shedding
teares
,
wee
besought
the
Father
of
mercies
,
and
God
of
all
consolation
,
that
he
would
be
pleased
to
relieue
vs
from
this
tribulation
.
And
it
hapned
that
sitting
with
him
at
table
,
&
entercourse
of
speech
passing
,
he
began
to
say
in
our
presence
;
Yee
shall
vnderstand
,
that
at
this
present
of
our
calamity
,
I
aske
of
God
,
that
either
he
vouch
safe
to
free
this
citie
so
by
foes
enuironed
:
or
in
case
it
otherwise
seeme
good
vnto
him
,
then
to
enharden
his
seruants
with
courage
to
endure
his
pleasure
;
or
at
leastwise
to
take
me
vnto
him selfe
,
out
of
this
world
.
By
which
saying
of
his
being
instructed
from
thence
forwards
together
with
him
,
and
with
our
seuerall
companies
,
and
those
which
inhabited
the
same
citie
,
of
the
highest
God
we
required
the
like
.
Behould
then
,
the
third
moneth
of
the
siege
,
tooke
hee
his
bed
,
trauailed
with
feuers
;
and
began
to
be
exercised
with
his
last
sicknes
.
Neither
surely
did
our
Lord
defraud
his
seruant
of
the
fruit
of
his
praier
:
for
both
to
himselfe
,
[
](A14395-e11600-b)*
*
For
the
Vandals
through
famine
lefte
the
siege
.
Proc.
and
to
the
citty
,
hee
in
season
obtained
what
before
he
had
with
wette
praiers
earnestly
sued
for
.
CHAP.
III.
HEreunto
may
bee
added
,
that
Carthage
as
is
gathered
out
of
Prosper
was
by
Genseric
,
impudent
violator
of
the
concluded
peace
,
fraudulently
surprised
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
439.
&
that
15.
yeares
for
conscience
sake
,
like
fauor
from
heauen
to
haue
bin
found
.
Neither
may
I
let
passe
,
that
Africke
as
most
other
regions
scourged
of
God
might
(
it
seemeth
)
not
vntruly
crie
out
,
Before
I
was
abased
I
sinned
:
for
Psal.
118.
so
farre
was
it
runne
in
diliciousnes
and
loosenes
,
that
in
Carthage
(
as
bitterly
lamented
[
](A14395-e11730-b)*
*
Lib.
de
prouid
.
Saluian
Bishop
of
Massilia
at
the
very
same
season
)
might
be
seene
men
of
more
discipline
and
seuerity
in
life
to
be
hissed
at
in
the
streetes
,
as
if
they
were
wonders
,
or
monsters
;
not
doubting
to
pronounce
thereof
,
That
the
passage
of
the
Vandals
into
Africke
was
not
to
be
imputed
vnto
Gods
rigour
,
but
to
the
Africans
wickednes
;
&
[
](A14395-e11770-b)*
*
Lib.
3.
cap.
19.
Victor
himself
acknowledgeth
no
lesse
.
Adde
wee
this
also
out
of
Procopius
,
that
for
better
custodie
of
the
purchased
pray
were
ordeined
in
ambushes
and
places
fit
for
guard
,
both
Vandals
and
Alans
vnder
no
fewer
leaders
then
fourescore
;
whom
they
tearmed
Chiliarchs
(
[
](A14395-e11830-b)*
*
Lib.
1.
cap.
8.
Victor
Millenarians
)
that
is
,
Captaines
of
thousands
.
Whereby
the
army
consisting
of
but
50.
thousand
gaue
shew
of
80.
thousand
.
Whereas
also
at
the
beginning
Vandals
only
and
Alans
were
held
in
roll
;
yet
admitted
in
time
were
other
also
of
barbarous
nations
;
passing
all
vnder
the
name
of
Vandals
,
except
[
](A14395-e11880-b)*
*
Maurusijs
.
Moores
onely
,
who
at
the
last
were
in
like
manner
receiued
into
the
armie
CHAP.
V.
THree
tragicall
acts
hauing
beene
by
B.
Victor
of
Vtica
so
represented
,
as
that
wee
haue
not
only
heard
,
but
in
a
maner
seene
with
our
eyes
,
what
can
not
but
make
pious
harts
to
bleed
:
&
a
forth
act
being
also
performed
,
wherein
some
qualification
and
hope
of
better
times
began
to
appeare
:
it
shall
not
(
I
know
)
be
vngratefull
to
all
Christian
eares
,
if
I
exhibit
the
last
accidents
of
this
veritable
history
;
to
which
the
Omnipotent
himselfe
gaue
a
gladsome
[
](A14395-e11960-b)*
*
Conclusion
.
catastrophe
.
Nay
I
may
not
be
so
harsh
to
their
patient
&
compatient
harts
,
who
haue
sorrowfully
(
though
not
tediously
)
through
passed
the
rufull
relations
;
as
to
defraud
them
of
the
consolatory
part
remayning
behynde
.
So
to
doe
where
impiety
;
at
least
,
a
kind
of
inhospitality
.
And
besides
the
intermediant
chances
not
vnplesant
,
the
finall
euent
most
delectable
to
recite
;
euidently
shall
it
be
manifest
how
a
well
prepared
brest
,
should
in
aduerse
times
not
be
deiected
;
for
that
God
by
admirable
and
incomprehensible
means
compassed
what
we
can
not
coniecture
.
Compendiously
therefore
to
set
downe
out
of
Procopius
;
what
he
at
large
deliuereth
the
abstract
and
summe
of
things
is
as
followeth
.
CHAP.
VI.
[
](A14395-e12010-b)*
*
I.
GENSERIC
being
very
far
stept
into
age
,
at
the
time
of
his
death
,
left
in
his
last
testament
,
among
other
things
this
disposition
,
that
the
succession
of
his
Kingdome
should
alwaies
passe
vnto
the
neerest
in
blood
of
the
males
,
and
among
equall
in
blood
to
the
eldest
.
Thirty
and
nine
yeares
after
the
taking
of
Carthage
,
dyed
he
:
&
to
him
succeeded
his
elder
soone
[
](A14395-e12030-b)*
*
II.
Huneric
,
the
other
brother
[
](A14395-e12050-b)*
*
III.
Genzon
being
before
departed
this
life
.
Successors
to
the
hound
Huneric
were
first
[
](A14395-e12080-b)*
*
IIII.
Gundabund
son
to
his
brother
Genzon
,
who
continuing
in
the
steps
of
his
cruell
predecessors
,
afflicted
the
Christians
(
so
alwaies
and
no
otherwise
termeth
Procopius
the
Catholicks
,
excluding
the
Arians
from
that
honorable
name
)
and
by
death
was
to
late
called
away
in
the
twelfth
yeare
of
his
reigne
.
After
whom
[
](A14395-e12150-b)*
*
V.
Trasamund
took
in
hand
the
affaire
of
gouernement
:
a
man
farre
passing
his
antecessors
as
well
in
wisdom
,
as
magnanimity
and
courage
:
who
also
(
by
a
contrary
course
vnto
them
)
not
by
torments
and
vexations
,
but
by
rewards
&
honors
inuited
the
Christians
to
for
sake
their
antient
faith
,
and
passe
vnto
his
Arianism
,
but
those
who
would
not
relent
,
he
no
way
pressed
with
punishment
and
affliction
.
And
with
Anastasius
the
Emperor
he
alwaies
maintained
good
&
perfect
frendshipp
.
In
this
mans
time
receiued
the
Vandals
a
sore
ouerthrow
at
the
*
Moores
hands
,
farre
greater
then
euer
they
had
in
any
skirmish
before
.
In
the
teritory
of
Tripolis
was
a
Generall
of
the
Moores
named
Cabaon
,
who
perceiuing
the
Vandals
to
intend
him
warre
,
vsed
this
not
absurd
stratageme
.
He
first
willed
all
vnder
his
commaund
to
vse
abstinence
in
dyet
to
containe
from
dealing
with
women
,
and
to
refraine
from
all
iniury
and
wrong
:
then
made
he
a
double
munition
or
fortification
;
within
the
one
shutt
the
women
,
prohibiting
vnder
to
Iustinian
the
Emperour
was
this
Hilderich
,
euen
before
hee
was
Emperour
;
and
sundry
presents
had
passed
betweene
them
.
There
was
in
the
stocke
of
Gizerich
,
one
Gilimer
,
sonne
to
Genzon
(
of
whome
is
before
mentioned
)
and
nexte
in
age
vnto
Hilderich
:
a
skilful
warriour
,
of
a
sore
wit
,
well
furnished
with
meanes
and
euery
way
apte
to
inuade
the
state
;
and
who
otherwise
by
proximity
and
age
was
expected
to
succeede
.
But
impatient
of
stay
he
letted
not
to
thrust
farre
into
the
interest
royall
,
to
vsurpe
auctority
;
proceeded
to
traduce
the
King
vnto
the
Vandals
as
a
dull
and
not
daring
Prince
:
charging
him
also
calumniously
that
hee
entended
to
resigne
and
deliuer
vp
to
the
Emperor
the
whole
dominion
,
togither
with
the
Vandals
.
To
which
surmises
credite
ouerlightly
giuen
,
Ilderich
after
seauen
yeares
gouernment
is
togither
with
Amer
and
his
brother
Euagenes
committed
to
ward
;
Gilimer
created
King
.
Newes
wherof
being
brought
to
Iustinian
the
Emperour
:
he
by
curteous
aduertisement
wished
Gilimer
not
so
to
violate
Gizerichs
will
and
testament
;
nor
persist
in
so
open
wrong
.
Vpon
which
message
Gilimer
forth
with
put
out
Amers
eyes
,
and
helde
the
other
two
in
streighter
custody
:
and
to
second
Embassadors
which
Iustinian
shortly
sent
againe
,
he
finally
answered
,
that
the
Emperours
curiosity
was
ouer
great
to
ingest
himselfe
into
the
actions
of
other
Princes
;
&
pretended
that
Ilderich
had
attempted
somewhat
against
those
of
the
blood-royall
,
neither
ought
to
be
King
for
that
his
cares
and
employments
were
not
vpon
his
kingdome
.
CHAP.
VIII
.
GREAT
indignation
conceaued
the
Emperour
at
his
tyrannicall
obstinacy
:
Wherefore
the
Persian
warre
(
as
God
would
haue
it
)
being
with
good
successe
freshly
ended
,
&
Belisarius
the
great
Captaine
,
then
present
in
Constantinople
,
hee
resolued
enterprise
for
the
liberty
of
Africke
.
Some
repugnance
yet
therein
he
found
,
for
the
common
people
repiningly
murmured
&
obiected
the
Emperour
●●os
fleete
,
that
was
in
like
attempt
vtterly
defeated
,
and
the
dreadfull
ouerthrow
giuen
to
Basiliscus
,
wherby
perished
an
entire
army
,
&
the
common
wealth
became
extreamely
impouerished
:
they
refused
therefore
to
contribute
vnto
this
warre
.
Furthermore
not
the
stoutest
of
the
Captaines
,
(
in
whom
lay
the
hope
of
wel
carrying
so
great
a
charge
)
but
were
discouraged
,
and
sore
dreaded
the
greatnesse
of
the
danger
:
seeing
first
they
had
to
ouercome
the
Seas
,
then
out
of
ships
to
assault
a
strong
and
potent
kingdome
.
The
soldiers
also
so
lately
returned
from
the
Persian
brunts
,
grudged
that
they
shoulde
now
sodainely
bee
destined
to
other
vnknowne
people
and
sea-combates
,
ere
they
had
once
beene
so
much
as
warme
in
theie
owne
country
.
None
yet
was
found
who
had
the
heart
or
would
presume
to
disswade
the
Emperour
,
excepte
only
Iohn
the
maister
of
the
Pallace
who
with
a
graue
and
vehement
oration
dehorted
that
enterprise
,
which
vpon
human
reasons
he
held
to
be
abhorred
:
telling
him
plainly
that
by
this
iourney
he
should
abuse
to
liberally
both
the
blood
of
his
best
soldiers
,
and
the
publike
treasurie
,
and
abilities
of
his
subiects
:
vpbraiding
that
Carthage
which
hee
would
impugne
was
distant
by
land
140.
daies
iorneies
,
and
by
sea
so
farre
,
that
scarce
in
a
yeare
should
report
returne
of
what
was
done
:
that
if
he
subdued
the
Vandals
,
yet
should
he
not
be
Lord
of
Africa
,
both
Sicilie
and
Italy
being
vnder
those
strange
nations
dominion
:
happily
also
by
this
prouocation
might
hee
drawe
warres
to
his
owne
gates
,
and
to
the
walles
of
Constantinople
.
He
besought
him
therefore
to
desist
from
vndertaking
so
doubtfull
and
dangerous
businesse
,
and
adding
labours
vnto
labours
.
Much
moued
the
words
of
Iohn
the
Emperors
minde
;
&
much
remitted
he
of
his
former
feruor
,
towards
poore
Afric
.
There
came
not
long
after
a
certaine
Bishop
out
of
the
parties
of
the
East
,
&
obtaining
to
relate
vnto
the
Emperor
,
that
which
he
came
for
;
told
him
that
he
had
receiued
from
God
a
vision
,
wherein
appeared
the
Emperor
himselfe
;
and
was
sharply
by
the
Almightie
reprehended
&
accused
of
great
impiety
,
that
hauing
conceiued
the
good
purpose
of
deliuering
the
Christians
in
Afric
from
the
hands
of
the
barbarous
,
he
had
afterwards
vpon
no
cause
forsaken
the
enterprise
:
and
that
God
promised
the
Emperor
to
assiste
him
;
and
to
bring
Africke
into
his
subiection
,
as
it
had
beene
vnto
the
former
antient
Emperors
.
No
longer
differred
Iustinian
(
annimated
by
this
oracle
)
but
furnished
ships
,
ordained
Belisarius
generall
.
CHAP.
IX
.
THe
first
beginning
of
good
lucke
to
this
action
was
that
Pudentius
an
African
,
reuolting
from
the
Vandals
,
sent
hasty
word
to
Iustinian
that
if
the
army
came
to
Tripolie
,
he
should
easily
obtaine
that
teritory
for
that
few
soldiers
were
there
to
resiste
.
Which
Belisarius
accordingly
,
by
the
aide
of
Pudentius
brought
to
good
effect
.
Presently
vpon
which
,
Godas
in
likemaner
,
one
of
Gilimers
captains
,
gouuernour
of
the
great
Island
Sardinia
,
and
by
nation
a
Goth
,
sent
submission
to
the
Emperour
,
saying
he
chose
rather
to
serue
a
iust
King
,
then
a
Tyrant
whose
commandments
were
vniust
.
Towards
Carthage
were
then
directed
1000.
footmen
,
and
foure
thousand
horsemen
:
with
them
400.
Eruls
and
600.
Hunns
all
vsing
their
bowes
.
The
nauy
was
in
all
500.
vessels
,
mariners
3000.
and
of
voluntary
aduenturers
from
Constantinople
2000.
In
the
seauenth
yeare
of
Iustinians
empire
was
this
expedition
addressed
:
and
Epiphanius
Bishop
of
the
citie
blessing
(
as
the
maner
is
)
*
the
fleet
in
the
Emperours
presence
led
one
by
one
into
a
ship
,
such
soldiers
as
had
lately
beene
baptized
.
In
this
fleet
passed
with
the
rest
Procopius
author
of
this
history
,
consailor
for
the
warres
vnto
the
Generall
Belisarius
:
and
passing
by
Syracuse
he
got
intelligence
that
the
Vandals
,
were
attempting
against
Goda
,
but
that
there
was
of
the
Roman
forces
no
dreade
at
all
:
in
somuch
that
Gilimer
as
most
secure
had
abandoned
the
sea
costes
,
&
was
resident
at
Hermione
foure
daies
iorney
vp
into
the
contrey
.
Approching
to
sight
of
the
African
shore
,
great
consultation
was
had
how
to
proceed
.
Archelaus
(
contrary
to
the
affection
of
the
soldiers
,
who
weary
of
the
sea
would
presently
haue
sett
to
shore
)
perswaded
to
deferre
landing
,
for
that
all
that
shore
was
both
subiect
to
tempests
,
and
destitute
of
hauens
:
adding
that
all
the
townes
of
Africke
,
except
only
Carthage
were
by
Gizerich
in
time
past
dismantled
of
their
walles
:
for
which
respects
he
preferred
directly
to
assaile
Carthage
neere
whereunto
was
a
goodly
hauen
,
&
vngarded
;
from
whence
their
could
be
no
more
distance
to
hold
on
the
lefte
hand
;
on
the
right
hand
kept
he
the
sea
:
commanding
the
nauy
as
well
as
they
could
to
obserue
the
proceeding
of
the
army
,
and
to
keepe
neere
vnto
it
.
In
this
order
marched
the
army
forwards
,
no
faster
then
after
80.
furlongs
to
a
daies
iorney
:
with
such
moderation
also
&
discipline
,
that
the
husband
men
round
about
,
hid
not
themselues
for
feare
,
but
securelie
brought
all
necessaries
to
the
campe
and
freely
sold
them
.
CHAP.
XI
.
GILIMER
vpon
first
newes
of
his
foes
approach
,
wrote
vnto
his
brother
Ammat
at
Carthage
,
that
hee
should
put
to
death
Ilderich
,
and
whomsoeuer
els
of
their
kindred
that
hee
had
in
prison
:
and
haue
the
Vandals
with
all
the
munition
of
the
citty
in
a
readines
;
that
they
might
in
the
streights
at
Decimum
(
a
place
70.
furlongs
from
the
citty
)
inclose
the
emperials
as
fishes
in
a
nette
,
betweene
their
two
armies
.
Belisarius
being
come
to
Decimum
;
Gilimer
vppon
that
very
day
dispatched
his
brothers
sonne
Gibamund
with
2000.
Vandals
,
charging
them
to
keepe
on
the
left
hand
,
and
he
himselfe
pursued
the
taile
of
the
Romane
army
:
meaning
that
so
they
should
bee
on
three
sides
inuaded
.
And
surely
had
not
Ammat
by
three
houres
space
preuented
his
opportunity
,
enough
to
doe
had
the
Romanes
found
:
but
he
about
noone
went
to
Decimum
:
and
(
which
was
as
bad
)
leauing
behinde
him
at
Carthage
the
best
part
of
the
Vandals
,
he
hastely
left
them
word
to
follow
him
to
Decimum
,
and
going
forward
with
a
fewe
encountred
with
Iohn
,
where
12.
of
our
valientest
being
at
the
first
ouerthrowne
Ammat
himselfe
soone
bare
them
company
;
whose
death
seene
,
the
Vandals
mainely
flying
backe
stroke
terrour
in
the
rest
whom
they
mett
from
Carthage
;
who
conceiuing
the
victors
to
be
more
in
number
then
they
were
,
turned
likewise
backe
:
and
were
chassed
by
Iohn
to
the
very
gates
of
Carthage
;
loosing
in
their
whole
number
neere
2000.
persons
.
About
the
same
time
met
Gibamund
and
his
2000.
soldiers
,
with
the
Hunnes
,
in
the
fielde
of
Salt
,
40.
furlongs
from
Decimum
,
voide
of
habitation
or
trees
:
and
were
by
them
at
the
first
onset
ouerthrown
and
slaine
.
Belisarius
in
the
meane
space
drawing
toward
Decimum
,
knew
nothing
of
all
this
which
had
hapned
;
&
sending
before
him
the
Captaines
of
the
confederats
,
hee
followed
with
the
maine
battell
.
Gilimer
and
his
Vandals
meeting
with
the
formost
;
great
grewe
the
contention
whether
party
should
gaine
a
certaine
high
hill
which
seemed
of
great
aduantage
.
From
which
the
Vandals
so
droue
the
Romans
,
that
they
fled
to
a
towne
7.
furlongs
thence
,
(
where
Belisarius
had
placed
Vliar
a
captaine
of
speares
,
with
800.
men
of
armes
)
in
confidence
of
there
being
succoured
.
But
the
contrary
fell
out
;
for
these
likwise
growing
into
great
terror
tooke
feareful
course
toward
Belisarius
.
At
which
time
,
if
Gilimer
had
followed
his
fortune
,
hardly
could
the
Romans
haue
susteined
him
,
so
great
was
their
dread
,
and
so
great
the
multitude
of
the
Vandals
.
Or
if
hee
had
gone
toward
Carthage
,
he
had
oppressed
Iohns
troops
which
strayed
out
of
order
,
he
had
saued
the
citty
;
and
meeting
with
our
fleete
had
with
no
adoe
destroyed
it
:
But
he
descending
downe
the
hil
,
at
the
sight
of
his
brothers
body
gaue
his
minde
to
lamentation
and
funeral
.
And
Belisarius
after
he
had
staied
those
which
fled
▪
and
vpbrayded
them
of
cowardise
;
and
receiued
aduertisement
of
Ammats
death
,
with
what
els
had
passed
,
in
posting
speede
hee
couragiously
flew
toward
the
Vandals
,
whom
finding
vnwary
of
his
appraoch
,
and
in
litle
order
hee
put
sodainely
to
flight
;
the
night
hindering
their
pursuit
.
CHAP.
XII
.
THE
next
day
passed
the
whole
army
to
Carthage
,
but
comming
late
entred
not
the
cittie
:
although
the
Carthagineans
presently
set
open
their
gates
,
placed
cressets
&
torches
in
euery
quarter
,
&
made
bone
fires
throughout
the
citty
all
the
night
long
.
Annexed
to
the
Kings
Palace
was
a
strong
prison
;
wherein
among
others
,
were
diuers
merchants
,
who
had
bin
desired
to
aide
Gilimer
when
the
warre
began
:
&
were
to
haue
bin
executed
the
same
day
,
wherein
Ammat
was
slaine
so
neere
was
their
life
at
the
brinke
.
The
keeper
of
this
prison
understanding
what
had
passed
at
Decimum
;
&
seeing
the
fleet
now
drawing
toward
the
port
;
comming
in
to
them
,
who
since
their
first
imprisonment
neuer
heard
glad
word
,
but
in
dongcons
hourely
expecting
death
;
asked
them
what
they
would
depart
with
all
their
goods
to
him
which
would
set
them
free
.
To
their
answere
to
take
what
he
would
;
he
replied
,
that
they
should
onely
sweare
to
sticke
by
him
in
any
troble
that
might
befall
him
concerning
them
.
Which
granted
,
setting
them
at
liberty
,
hee
himselfe
went
away
with
them
.
Belisarius
before
he
would
enter
the
citty
,
againe
admonished
the
army
how
singuler
modestie
would
be
expected
at
their
hands
,
in
this
so
great
and
godly
a
citty
;
shewed
them
that
they
ought
to
repute
all
the
Africans
as
Romans
;
and
how
shamefull
it
were
to
be
vnciuil
and
rude
towards
those
,
whose
liberty
and
safety
they
came
to
assert
against
the
Arrianizing
Vandals
.
Entring
he
mounted
into
Oilimers
Throne
;
where
came
before
him
certaine
merchants
,
and
others
,
complaining
that
the
night
last
past
their
goods
had
bin
rifled
by
his
mariners
.
The
iust
and
generall
Chieftaine
,
louer
of
all
honesty
,
&
obseruer
of
equity
,
forced
Catonymus
author
of
the
insolency
vnder
oath
to
bring
forth
all
the
parcells
stolne
;
which
hee
accordingly
represented
;
but
perfidiously
notwithstanding
vpon
a
suddaine
secretly
fled
to
Constantinople
with
those
rapines
,
where
not
long
after
taken
with
an
apoplexy
,
berefte
of
his
wittes
,
and
depriued
of
his
periurde
tongue
,
hee
deceased
in
a
most
wretched
plight
:
At
his
entrance
memorable
it
is
to
see
the
great
discipline
of
the
army
,
and
the
singuler
confidence
of
the
inhabitants
;
for
neither
was
there
any
ill
language
giuen
on
any
side
,
neither
was
any
shop
shut
,
or
any
thing
not
set
forth
to
ordinary
sale
.
Which
was
wonderfull
strange
in
a
cittie
freshly
taken
,
&
changing
gouernment
.
The
Vandals
which
had
fled
to
the
churches
;
hee
tooke
into
protection
,
and
gaue
them
safety
:
then
addicted
his
minde
to
repaire
the
walles
which
were
exceedingly
ruinous
.
CHAP.
XIII
.
AN
olde
said
saw
had
beene
in
the
mouths
of
the
multitude
,
that
G.
should
chase
B.
and
againe
B.
chase
G.
which
now
all
saw
apparantly
fulfilled
in
Genserich
and
Boniface
,
Belisarius
and
Gilimer
.
Cleered
also
was
at
this
time
another
ambiguous
prediction
,
much
to
benoted
:
and
thus
it
was
.
Principally
honoured
aboue
others
,
among
the
Carthaginians
,
was
the
holy
man
Cyprian
,
whose
feast
they
yearly
celebrate
in
the
most
goodly
temple
of
the
same
Saint
a
litle
without
the
Citie
.
This
church
had
the
Arrian
hereticks
taken
into
their
owne
charge
,
expelling
the
Christians
,
and
driuing
away
the
Priests
with
great
reproche
.
The
Africans
being
much
grieued
hereat
,
it
is
said
that
Cyprian
appeared
in
a
vision
,
willing
the
Christians
to
be
of
good
comfort
,
for
that
shortly
he
himselfe
would
reuenge
the
iniury
.
With
great
certainety
expected
the
Africans
this
promised
euent
;
vtterly
to
seek
when
or
in
what
sort
it
were
to
be
expected
.
Vpon
the
very
eue
of
this
Saints
feast
was
it
,
that
the
nany
emperiall
was
discouered
from
Carthage
:
whereupon
the
Christians
assoon
as
Ammat
was
departed
against
the
Roman
forces
(
while
the
euent
was
yet
vncertaine
of
battell
)
taking
to
themselues
good
hope
presently
thrusting
out
the
Arrians
receased
the
Temple
sanctifie
it
a
new
,
purge
the
superstitions
of
the
Arrian
hereticks
;
hang
vp
rich
and
beutifull
offrings
,
sett
lights
in
redynes
;
put
in
order
the
golden
vessels
and
pretious
paraments
,
fetching
them
forth
from
their
secret
repositories
.
The
rest
of
the
Christians
also
when
they
heard
of
the
good
successe
at
Decimum
,
hastning
to
the
same
church
lightned
all
the
tapers
,
and
lamps
;
assisting
the
Priests
to
whom
the
function
of
all
such
things
appertained
.
In
somuch
that
the
Vandals
themselues
held
so
manifest
a
fulfilling
of
this
prophecy
in
great
admiration
.
CHAP.
XIIII
.
GILIMER
ignorant
how
to
repaire
his
state
,
sollicited
the
vplandish
of
the
Africans
to
intercept
Roman
soldiers
if
they
stragled
,
promising
for
euery
head
brought
him
a
peece
of
golde
.
Many
indeed
of
the
seruants
were
in
that
sort
slaine
;
whom
Gilimer
performing
his
couenant
,
supposed
to
be
so
many
men
of
armes
.
Neither
fownd
he
presenter
confaile
then
to
send
for
his
brother
Zazon
(
who
in
this
meane
season
had
receiued
Sardinia
from
Godas
)
and
concerning
his
hasty
returne
,
he
sent
him
a
letter
,
wherin
he
thus
complayned
:
It
was
not
Godas
that
called
thee
into
Sardinia
▪
but
the
bitter
fate
of
the
Vandals
bereft
mee
at
this
exigent
,
both
of
thee
the
Moores
most
wretched
and
miserable
;
they
euer
after
the
conquest
of
Africa
kept
a
most
bountifull
;
went
attired
in
silkes
&
veluets
;
gaue
themselues
to
playes
and
sports
,
to
musike
&
hunting
,
to
banqueting
&
recreations
.
Moores
contrariwise
leade
their
liues
in
cotages
,
where
they
scant
stand
vpright
or
can
stirre
,
wanting
neither
Sunne
,
nor
snow
,
nor
any
other
misery
of
their
climat
:
sleepe
on
the
bare
ground
(
the
best
among
them
laide
but
somwhat
betweene
)
forbidden
by
law
of
their
country
to
chaunge
attyre
after
the
seasons
;
but
a
boystrous
course
ragged
weede
they
at
all
times
wore
alike
.
Ignorant
they
are
what
bread
or
wine
is
;
but
,
whether
it
be
wheat
,
rye
,
or
barly
,
which
they
can
gette
,
they
neither
grinde
it
to
meale
,
nor
bake
it
,
but
eate
it
iust
as
beasts
doe
.
This
harsh
conuersation
&
custome
made
the
Vandals
to
thinke
death
not
vnpleasant
,
nor
seruage
shamefull
.
Which
not
being
hidden
from
Pharas
,
he
by
letters
inuited
Gilimer
to
render
himselfe
,
which
hee
not
without
abundant
teares
perused
,
and
returning
answere
that
hee
had
rather
suffer
what
he
did
,
then
what
his
enemies
would
do
vnto
him
;
he
concluded
with
request
of
a
citharne
,
a
lofe
of
bread
,
and
a
sponge
.
Which
last
clause
was
not
vnderstood
,
vntill
the
messenger
explicated
,
that
he
desired
a
lofe
,
because
since
his
comming
to
the
mountaine
hee
neuer
had
so
much
as
seene
any
baked
bread
;
a
sponge
,
to
wipe
away
his
teares
;
the
citharne
,
to
solace
his
calamities
with
some
wonderfull
dittie
,
being
expert
in
musike
.
Pharas
pittying
his
case
,
&
in
him
the
vncertainty
of
humane
condition
;
satisfied
his
petition
:
but
more
strictly
obserued
his
custody
and
charge
.
Three
monthes
continued
this
siege
;
Gilimer
no
lesse
afflicted
in
his
health
than
in
his
hart
,
constantly
yet
persisted
obdurat
,
vntill
a
poore
Moor-womā
in
his
sight
had
set
certaine
brused
corne
,
to
drie
ouer
a
hyrdle
:
neere
therunto
sate
two
children
;
the
one
Gilimers
brothers
sonne
,
the
other
the
womans
:
who
grieuously
pining
with
hunger
;
the
Vandal
first
caught
the
lumpe
raw
,
and
scalding
hotte
,
and
thrust
in
his
mouth
;
which
the
other
,
tugging
him
by
the
haire
of
the
head
,
forced
him
,
halfe
bitten
as
it
was
to
deliuer
out
of
his
throte
.
Which
Gilimer
seeing
presently
conceiued
it
ominous
to
his
owne
fortunes
&
vpon
conditions
pacted
,
rendring
himselfe
was
sent
to
Carthage
.
CHAP.
XVII
.
OPtion
after
this
came
to
Belisarius
,
from
Iustinian
the
Emperour
,
that
either
hee
should
come
to
Constantinople
together
with
Gilimer
and
the
captiue
Vandals
,
either
els
stay
behind
them
,
at
his
discretion
.
But
he
finding
that
enuie
,
had
begun
to
thrust
out
his
sting
against
him
,
resolued
vpon
going
in
person
to
excuse
him selfe
vnto
the
Emperour
.
And
there
according
to
his
worthy
deserts
receiued
he
those
honors
,
which
neuer
had
any
priuat
man
since
the
time
of
Titus
&
Vespasian
;
but
only
Emperours
themselues
if
fortunately
they
subdued
some
whole
nation
.
For
at
his
entrance
,
before
him
went
the
trophees
and
spoiles
,
with
the
captiues
;
and
he
himselfe
triumphing
(
yet
on
foot
)
followed
after
through
the
citie
.
The
spoiles
were
no
meane
matters
:
golden
thrones
of
estate
,
rich
chariots
,
pretious
furniture
,
plate
of
massiue
gold
,
pretious
stones
,
siluer
many
thousands
of
talents
:
Much
of
that
which
had
in
times
past
beene
taken
out
of
the
palace
at
Rome
.
Among
which
were
also
sondry
noble
and
excellent
peeres
of
the
Iewes
,
which
of
old
were
by
Vespasian
and
Titus
translated
from
Hierusalem
out
of
the
Temple
.
These
a
certaine
Iewe
beholding
,
forbore
not
to
say
aloud
,
that
those
things
ought
not
be
but
where
King
Salomon
first
placed
them
:
that
for
profaning
them
had
Rome
by
Genseric
beene
sakt
,
and
for
the
same
respect
Gilimer
by
Belisarius
ouercome
.
Which
speech
comming
to
the
Emperours
eares
,
he
greatly
dreaded
,
&
willed
all
those
things
to
be
caried
vnto
Hierusalem
for
the
Christians
churches
.
Last
of
all
followed
Gilimer
with
the
principall
of
the
Vandals
:
&
comming
vnto
the
Emperours
presence
lamented
not
▪
but
only
vtred
those
words
of
the
Scripture
:
Vanitie
of
vanitie
,
and
all
vanitie
.
To
him
&
Eccl.
1.
to
his
kindred
assigned
the
Emperour
certaine
honorable
enterteinement
in
France
:
but
into
the
number
of
the
Patricians
or
Nobility
he
might
not
be
admitted
,
bycause
he
would
by
no
means
renounce
the
Arian
sect
.
Shortly
after
was
to
Belisarius
decreed
a
triumphe
after
the
fashion
of
the
antient
Captaines
.
Caried
in
a
siluer
chaire
of
honour
vpon
the
sholderes
and
Arians
;
&
reuolting
from
their
Christian
Emperour
Rodulph
of
Austria
,
haue
voluntarily
submitted
to
the
heathen
Tur●k●
,
and
made
a
league
with
Hell
.
God
of
his
holy
mercie
auert
the
dredfull
consequences
,
which
I
haue
horrour
to
think
vpon
how
imminent
they
are
vpon
our
neighbours
neckes
.
Beginning
with
pitifull
ruines
of
the
faith
and
the
detested
propagation
of
infidelity
in
former
age
:
I
am
constrained
by
similitude
of
causes
to
dread
like
lamentable
effects
in
this
of
ours
▪
and
therby
with
regret
&
obtestation
of
publick
moane
,
through
expectation
of
publique
miseries
,
to
conclude
the
Vandal
persecutions
:
Which
otherewise
,
seeing
the
Almighty
restored
to
the
African
church
,
golden
times
,
ought
to
haue
ended
in
a
golden
period
.