The auncient ecclesiasticall histories of the first six hundred yeares after Christ, wrytten in the Greeke tongue by three learned historiographers, Eusebius, Socrates, and Euagrius. Eusebius Pamphilus Bishop of Cæsarea in Palæstina vvrote 10 bookes. Socrates Scholasticus of Constantinople vvrote 7 bookes. Euagrius Scholasticus of Antioch vvrote 6 bookes. VVhereunto is annexed Dorotheus Bishop of Tyrus, of the liues of the prophetes, apostles and 70 disciples. All which authors are faithfully translated out of the Greeke tongue by Meredith Hanmer, Maister of Arte and student in diuinitie. Last of all herein is contayned a profitable chronographie collected by the sayd translator, the title whereof is to be seene in the ende of this volume, with a copious index of the principall matters throughout all the histories

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Title: The auncient ecclesiasticall histories of the first six hundred yeares after Christ, wrytten in the Greeke tongue by three learned historiographers, Eusebius, Socrates, and Euagrius. Eusebius Pamphilus Bishop of Cæsarea in Palæstina vvrote 10 bookes. Socrates Scholasticus of Constantinople vvrote 7 bookes. Euagrius Scholasticus of Antioch vvrote 6 bookes. VVhereunto is annexed Dorotheus Bishop of Tyrus, of the liues of the prophetes, apostles and 70 disciples. All which authors are faithfully translated out of the Greeke tongue by Meredith Hanmer, Maister of Arte and student in diuinitie. Last of all herein is contayned a profitable chronographie collected by the sayd translator, the title whereof is to be seene in the ende of this volume, with a copious index of the principall matters throughout all the histories
Author: Eusebius, of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea, ca. 260-ca. 340.
Publication: Imprinted at London :: By Thomas Vautroullier dwelling in the Blackefriers by Ludgate,; 1577.
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Subject terms: Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 -- Early works to 1800.
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CAP. VII.

A coppy of the epistle by the which he fraunchised the byshops from payinge taxe or tribute.

WE greete you most honorable Anilinus. Because that diuersly it appeareth, if that the* 1.1 religion wherein great estimation of holynes is maintained be sett at nought, greate dangers vvill ensue to the publicke affayres: and againe if the same be orderly hand∣led & maintained, greate prosperity and speciall felicity will followe vnto the Romaine empire and the affayrs of all men, the goodnes of God exhibiting the same: it seemed good vnto vs that those men which labor in this godly religion, with due holynes and diligent obseruatiō of this lawe, shall receaue recōpence of their trauels. wherefore our pleasure is that they of the prouin••e cōmitted to thy charg which in the catholick church where Cecilianus gouerneth, minister in this holy religion, whome we commonly tearme clergie men, be wholy free & exempt from all pu∣blicke burthens, lest by any error or cursed svva••uinge they be withdrawen from the seruice due vnto God. But rather may occupy themselues about theyr profession without any molesting at all, who while they accōplishe the great ministery of the holy seruice, doe seeme to profitt very much the publicke affayrs. Farewell most honorable Anilinus. To be short, such things hath the deuine & celestiall grace of our Sauiour at the appearinge thereof graunted vnto vs: such greate benefits were bestowed by reason of our peace vpon all men: and thus wēt our affayres in ioy and solemnycies.

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* 1.1

Constātinus vnto Anilin' gouernour of Aphrick.

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