CAP. VI.
Howe Theodosius the Emperour after the foilinge of the Barbarians came to Thessalonica, where being sicke he was baptized of Ascholius the Bishop.
BY that time Gratianus & Theodosius had gottē the victorie of the Barbarians, whereupō Gra∣tianus immediatly made expeditiō into Fraunce, because the Germanes had destroied part of that contrey: but Theodosius after the erection of the signe, in token that the enemies were vā∣quished, made hast towardes Constantinople and came to Thessalonica. There after y• he fell into a daungerous disease he was very desirous of baptisme, for of old he was trained vp in Christian religion & addicted himselfe wholly vnto the faith of one substance. Being sore sick & speedinge to baptisme he gaue charge that the Bishop of Thessalonica shoulde be sent for to minister the sacra∣ment. Being come first he demaūds of the bishop what faith he was of? when the bishop made an∣swere that the opinion of Arius preuailed not throughout Illyrium & that the newefounde inuen∣tion of his pestilent braine was not planted in the churches of y• contrey but that all the christians throughout those coasts retained & euer obserued continewally y• autentick & ancient faith deliue∣red of the Apostles & confirmed by the councell of Nice: the Emperour with willing mind was baptized of Ascholius for so was the bishop called. A fewe dayes after when that he had somwhat recouered he went towards Constantinople the foure & twentyeth of Nouember in his first Con∣sulship and the fift of Gratian.