The history of the church from our Lords incarnation, to the twelth year of the Emperour Maricius Tiberius, or the Year of Christ 594 / as it was written in Greek, by Eusebius Pamphilius ..., Socrates Scholasticus, and Evagrius Scholasticus ... ; made English from that edition of these historians, which Valesius published at Paris in the years 1659, 1668, and 1673 ; also, The life of Constantine in four books, written by Eusibius Pamphilus, with Constantine's Oration to the convention of the saints, and Eusebius's Speech in praise of Constantine, spoken at his tricennalia ; Valesius's annotations on these authors, are done into English, and set at their proper places in the margin, as likewise a translation of his account of their lives and writings ; with two index's, the one, of the principal matters that occur in the text, the other, of those contained in the notes.

CHAP. XLIV. That Anastasius being desirous to add these words, Who hast been Crucified on our account, to the Hymn [termed] * 1.1 The Trisagium, a Sedition and disturbance hapned amongst the people. Which [Anastasius] fearing, † 1.2 made use of dissimulation, and soon altered the minds of the people. And concerning the death of A∣nastasius.

BUt at Constantinople, when the Emperour was desirous of making an addition of these words, Who hast been Crucified on our account, to [The Hymn termed] The Trisagium; a most violent Sedition hapned, as if the Christian Re∣ligion had been totally * 1.3 Subverted. Mace∣donius and the Constantinopolitane Clergy were the Authours and Abettours of this Sedition, as Severus affirms in his Epistle to a 1.4 Soterichus.

Which [Epistle] he wrote before he had ob∣tained the Episcopall Throne, whilst he resided b 1.5 at the Imperial City, to wit, at that time c 1.6 when he, together with others, had been ejected out of his own Monastery, as I have * 1.7 related already. On account of these Calumnies, besides other reasons † 1.8 already mentioned, I am of opinion that Macedonius was ejected [out of his See.] From this occasion the populacy was enraged, and in regard they were not any longer to be withheld, many personages of the Nobility were reduced to the greatest of dangers, and se∣verall of the eminentest places [of the City] were burnt down. And when the people had found a certain Country-fellow (who lead a Mo∣nastick course of life,) in the house of Marinus the Syrian, they cut off his head; affirming that by this mans motives and perswasions that Ex∣pression had been added [to The Hymn.] They also put his head upon a pole, [carried it about,] and in a deriding manner exclaimed, that he was the Enemy of the Trinity. [Further,] the Sedition increased so vastly, ruining all things, and being superiour to all * 1.9 Oppo∣sition, that the Emperour, † 1.10 com∣pelled by necessity, went to the Cirque without his Crown, and sent the Criers to the people, to make Pro∣clamation, that with all imaginable readiness he would resigne his Empire: but, that it was a perfect impossibility for all of them to obtain the Empire, which cannot endure many Colleagues; and, that there was of necessity to be one, who might Govern the Empire after him. Which when the people perceived, by a certain Divine impulse as it were they altered their mindes, and besought Anastasius to put his Crown upon his head, and promised to be calm and quiet [in future.] When Anastasius had survived these disturbances d 1.11 some small in∣tervall of time, he departed to another life, ha∣ving Governed the Empire of the Romans, seven and twenty years, three months, and as many days.

Notes

• * 1.1

  See Meur∣sius's Glos∣sary, in the word 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.
• † 1.2

  Or, Feig∣ned an hu∣miliation.
• * 1.3

  Or, Ab∣rogated.
• a 1.4

  This So∣thericus [or, Soterichus,] had been ordained Bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia by Macedonius Bishop of Constantinople. Who going over afterwards to the Eutychian party, joyned himself to the impious Xenaïas, as Theophanes relates in his Chronicon. 'Tis no wonder therefore, that Severus, a Ringleader of the Eutychians, should have written Letters to Soterichus, a person like himself, and should in them have ac∣cused Macedonius a Catholick Bishop, as being the Authour of the Sedition. Severus himself was rather the Occasioner of this Se∣dition, who had perswaded the Emperour Anastasius, that to The Hymn [termed] The Trisagium he should add this Clause, Who hast been Crucified for us, have mercy upon us; as Cedrenus relates in his Chroni∣con. Further, Proclus Bishop of Constantinople had been taught this Hymn [termed] The Trisagium, by Angells. Which, as soon as the Priest had approacht the altar, the Chaunter out of the Pulpit began to sing, in this manner, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Holy God; Holy Mighty▪ Holy Immortall; as Jovius Monachus writes Book 6, in Photius's Bibliotheca. On account of this Hymn most violent Tumults arose afterwards in the Church, when the Easterns would add this Clause to it, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Who hast been Crucified for us, referring it to Jesus Christ. But the Constantinopolitanes and Westerns rejected that addition, least any passion should be attributed to the Con∣substantiall Trinity: and in place thereof sang these words, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Holy Trinity have mercy upon us; as Ephraemius Patriarch of Antioch informs us in Photius his Bibliotheca. Mace∣donius did right therefore, who retaining the usage delivered by Pro∣clus, refused that addition. Vales.
• b 1.5

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Christo∣phorson has rendred this place ill, thus, Vitam in aulâ Impe∣ratoriâ de∣gebat, Lead his life in the Impe∣rial Pallace. Nicephorus also com∣mitted the same mi∣stake, who has ex∣pounded these words of Evagrius thus: 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, but as yet resi∣ded in the Imperial Pallace. But, in E∣vagrius it must be written, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, that is, a•• the Impe∣rial City. For so E∣vagrius is wont to call Con∣stantinople, as I have noted a∣bove. Be∣sides, in the foregoing chapter he terms it so. Vales.
• c 1.6

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Doubtless it must be, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, and we have rendred it accordingly. So also Nicephorus read: for he has exprest Evagrius's words thus▪ 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, at that time, when he was driven from his own Monastery. Yet I wonder, that this was not perceived by the Translatours, to wit, Musculus and Christophorson. Vales.
• * 1.7

  See Chap. 33.
• † 1.8

  Chap. 32.
• * 1.9

  Or, Strength.
• † 1.10

  Or, Out of necessity forced to a compassion.
• d 1.11

  Nay; Anastasius lived seven years compleat after this Sedition. Vales.