Also into the same purpos thus: Ambrose and Ierom helden so trewe it what Eusebi seid in the now rehercid maner of Constantyns baptising, that thei bileeueden it and witnessen it; [Ambros. de Ob. Theodos. Or. c. 40. (Op. tom. ii. p. 1209, Ed. Benedict). Hieron. ap. Vincent. Bell. Hist. lib. xxiv. in fine. See Brown. Fasc. Rer. p. 158. The index to St. Jerome's works does not indicate the passage.] not withstonding Pope Damasis wroot the contrarie to Ierom: But so thei wolden not haue trowid and witnessid in her writing aȝens the legend of Siluester and aȝens the storiyng of Damase Pope, [See Coleti, Concil. tom, i. pp. 1431, 1567.] but if thei hadden had sufficient euydence for to cleue in thilk mater to Eusebi and not to Damase, neither to the legend of Siluester. Wherfore the storiyng of Eusebi in this mater of Con|stantynys baptising is to be trowid bifore al other storie affermyng the contrarie.
Also thus: Theodoritus, [Theodoricus, MS., and Thedori|cus below.] Socrates, and Sozomenus weren the moost famose storiers in the daies of Theo|dosie the ije. Emperour; of which iij. so famose storiers a worthi lettrid man and senatour of Rome clepid Cas|siodor lete make and compile the ful famose and cre|dible storie clepid The iij. departid storie, moost cre|dible next to the storie of Eusebie clepid The chirchis storie, and was mad and compilid for thilk entent that it schulde be contynued in progresse and in processe to The chirchis storie: and ij. of these iij. seid storiers (that is to seie, Sozomenus and Theodoritus) witnessen accordingli with Eusebi Cesarience that the seid Con|stantyn was baptisid oonli in hise laste daies litle bifore his deeth, whanne he wiste he schulde die, in the xxxje. ȝeer of his empire, and euen so long aftir he was conuertid into Cristen feith and Cristen holi
