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. XXXV. Concerning the Monk Thomas, who in like manner feigned himself a Fool.

THere was also at the same time one Thomas, who followed the same course of life in Syria Coele. This person went [one time] to Antioch, to receive the annuall stipend [allot∣ted for the maintenance] of his own Monastery. a 1.1 For [this annuall stipend] was ordered [to be paid] out of the [Revenues of the] Antiochian Church. Anastasius * 1.2 Oe∣conomus of the same Church, (in regard the said Thomas troubled him frequently,) gave him [one day] a box on the ear with his hand. Where∣at when the persons pre∣sent with them were much offended, Thomas said, that neither he himself would re∣ceive any thing more [of the annuall stipend,] nor should Anastasius † 1.3 pay any more. Both which things came to pass: Anastasius ending his life on the day following; and Thomas be∣ing translated to an immortall life b 1.4 in the Hospitall of the Infirm at the Daphnensian Suburb, whilst he was on his Return home. They laid his dead Body in the Monuments of the Strangers. But, in regard when one or two had been buried after him, Thomas's Body was still above them, (God showing a great Mi∣racle, even after his death: for [the other Bodies] were removed and thrust down;) [the Inhabitants] admire this holy person, and declare [the thing] to c 1.5 Ephraemius. Then his * 1.6 Holy dead Body is removed to An∣tioch with a publick Festivity and [a solemn] pomp, and is honourably buried in the Coemitary; having at its transla∣tion caused the Pestilentiall distemper, which then raged at Antioch, to cease. And the In∣habitants of Antioch do magnificently celebrate an anniversary Feast [in honour] of this [Tho∣mas] till these our times. But let us † 1.7 return to the * 1.8 proposed Series of our History.

Notes

• a 1.1

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Who would not ad∣mire, that three Learned men should have been mistaken in the Rendition of this place? Johannes Langus translates it thus: illins enim Eccleslae cense∣batur, for he was reckoned of that Church. And Musculus renders it almost in the same manner. But Christophorson has translated it worst of all, thus: ab eâ siqui∣dem Ecclesiâ Presbyter fuerat ordi∣natus, for he had been ordained Presbyter by that Church. These persons thought that these words [〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, this Thomas] were here to be understood; whereas we are to understand 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, this annuall stipend, or Alms, which was wont yearly to be distributed out of the Revenues of the Church of Antioch to the Monastery of the Abbot Thomas. Vales.
• * 1.2

  Steward.
• † 1.3

  Or, Give.
• b 1.4

  Johannes Moschus, in his Limo∣narium Chap. 88, says this Thomas dy∣ed in the Church of Saint Euphemia which was in the Daphnensian Suburb. Therefore the Church of the Blessed Euphemia was near the Hospitall, where∣in strangers were entertained: in such manner as we now adays see Churches joyned to Hospitalls and Spi••••les. Further, Johan∣nes Moschus says, that this Thomas was the Apocrysarius, that is, the Procurator, of his own Monastery. For, those were termed Apocrysarii, who managed the affairs of Monasteries and Churches, as Justinian informs us in his sixth Novell. Vales.
• c 1.5

  Moschus in the fore∣cited cha∣pter, calls the Bishop of Antioch, (not Ephrae∣mius, but) Domninus, who suc∣ceeded E∣phraemius. Nicephorus Patriarch of Constan∣tinople terms this person Domnus. Vales.
• * 1.6

  Or, Most holy.
• † 1.7

  Or, Turn our course.
• * 1.8

  Present, or, opposite.