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IN the yeare next following, when Gratianus was Consull, and had ta∣ken unto him for companion in office, Equitius; as Valentinian after the wasting of certaine territories in Alemaine, was building a fort neere unto Basile, which the neighbour inhabitants call Robur, there was
presented unto him the certificat of the Praefect Probus, giving intelligence of the losses and calamities of Illyricum. Which when he had with good advisement read, as became a captaine, that made no great hast in his affaires, but loved to take good leisure, being astonied with carefull thoughts, he sent out his Notarie Pater∣nianus, and by him sought precisely into the businesse. And soone after, when as by his means he had received the true report of what was done, he hastened forth∣with to take the field, readie in person with the first stirre and noyse of armes (as he had before intended) to suppresse the Barbarians, who dared to rob and spoyle our limits. And because now in the latter end of Autumne there were many dif∣ficulties to hinder this project, all the nobles and principall officers of State about the palace endeavoured hard to persuade him for to hold off untill the beginning of the Spring, alledging first, That the wayes hardened with frosts (where could be found neither grasse well growne for pasturage, nor other things meet for use) were not passable: then, pretending the crueltie of princes, neere neighbours unto Gaule, and above all others, of Macrianus, as one in those dayes much dread; who as it was for certaine knowne, if he were left behind unreconciled, would attempt the very siege and assault of the walled cities: By these allegations and other mo∣tives put therto, tending to his good and profit, they reduced him to a better mind, and presently (as it made for the good of the Commonwealth) the said king was sent for courteously to come neere unto Moguntiacum; who also was of himselfe forward ynough (as it appeared) to entertaine a league. And wonderfull it was, with what and how great pride puffed up he came, as one that should be the superior Iudge of peace: and at the day before appointed for the parley and con∣ference, he stood bearing his head aloft on the very banke of the Rhene, with a clattering noyse of his countrey shields resounding on either hand. On the o∣ther part, the Emperour embarked in certaine river-barges, being guarded also himselfe with a multitude of warlike companies for his more safetie, approched the bankes, all goodly to be seene, with a brave shew of glittering ensignes. Now when the unseemely gestures and rude noyse of the barbarous people were at length allayed, after words passed to and fro on both sides, there was peace and amitie concluded, and the same ratified with an oath. These thinges thus fini∣shed, the king, who made all these troubles, departed well pacified, and became our associate from thenceforth, and afterwards, unto his dying day, gave by his noble exploits good proofe of his constant mind, embracing concord. But af∣ter this, his hap was to die in Francia; which whiles he greedily invaded, and with fire and sword wasted, beset he was by a traine of the warlike king Mello∣baudes, and so slaine. Howbeit, after this league, with solemne rites and com∣plements concluded, Valentinian departed to Triers, there to Winter. These were the affaires in Gaule and the North quarters.
Au••sburg. Ʋrsti∣tio. Ro••thauss. S••ingero.
or Secretarie.
Fraunce.