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. XVII. Concerning the Flight of Chosroes Junior to * 1.1 us.

a 1.2 THen, in his room they Constitute his Son Chosroes their King, against whom Varamus undertakes an Expedition to∣gether with those Forces he had about him. Chosroes marches out to meet him accompa∣nied with an Army not very numerous, and flies, because he perceived his own Forces were engaged in a treacherous design against him∣self. And at length he arrives at Circesium, having first called upon the God of the Chri∣stians, (as he himself affirmed,) that his Horse might go to that place, whither he should be lead by * 1.3 him. Being come † 1.4 thi∣ther, together with his Wives, two children newly born, and some Per∣sian Nobles who voluntarily followed him; from thence he dispatches away an Embassy to the Emperour Mauricius. Mau∣ricius, as in other affairs, so in this also con∣sulted for the best; and being convinc't, by taking his measures even from this instance, of the inconstancy and mutability of this life, and of the sudden Turns ebbings and flowings ‖ 1.5 of Humane affairs; readily ad∣mits of Chosroes's humble address, and instead of an Exile [entertains him as] his Guest, b 1.6 and in place of a Fugitive makes him his Son; having

given him a Reception [whereat he was pre∣sented] with Imperial Gifts. By which [pre∣sents] not only the Emperour himself de∣clared his own kindness to Chosroes, to whom he sent them in a manner befitting an Em∣perour; but the Empress also did the same towards Chosroes's Wives, and the Emperour's Children to those of Chosroes.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Or, The Romans.
• a 1.2

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. From the Floren∣tine and Tellerian M. SS. we have made good this place thus, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, &c. Then, in his room they Con∣stitute, &c. Further, Chosroes was made King of the Per∣sians in the year of Christ 592, as Baronius writes in his Annals. Which was the tenth year of Mauricius's Empire, not the seventh, as Baronius relates. For the years of Mau∣ricius's Empire proceed almost in an equall pace with the years of the Indiction, as do likewise the years of Justinus Junior's Empire. Wherefore, whereas on the year of Christ 592 it was the tenth Indiction, as Baronius himself attests, it must then also necessarily have been the tenth year of the same Mauricius's Empire. Yet, the Authour of the Alexandrian Chronicle places the Inauguration of Chosroes, and his flight to the Romans, one year before this account. For thus he writes; In the ninth In∣diction, on the ninth year of Mauricius's Empire, on the seventh year after the Consulate of the same Mauricius Tiberius: 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, &c. On this year Chosroes Emperour of the Persians came to the Romans, having had a Rebellion raised against him by Baram [or, Varamus] his kinsman; and by the assistance of the Romans he was restored to his own Kingdome. But Johannes Biclariensis in his Chro∣nicon, relates this to have been done a year sooner. For these are his words at the Eighth year of the Emperour Mauricius, where∣with he closed his Chronicle. A vigesimo ergo Constantini Imperatoris anno, &c. From the twentieth year therefore of the Emperour Con∣stantine, at which time the Arian Heresie took its beginning, untill the eighth year of Mauricius Emperour of the Romans, there are two hundred sixty six years. In these times therefore, wherein the omni∣potent God (the venome of poysonous Heresie being destroyed,) has restored Peace to his Church, the Emperour of the Persians embraced the Faith of Christ, and made [or, confirmed] a Peace with the Em∣perour Mauricius. Where, that is to be taken notice of, which Biclariensis says, viz. that the King of Persia, having thrown off the worship of Idolls, came over to the Faith of Christ. Indeed, Theo∣phylactus attests the same, book 4. chap. 10, and book 5, chap. 2. Vales.
• * 1.3

  That is, God.
• † 1.4

  To Circe∣sium.
• ‖ 1.5

  Or, Of the life of men.
• b 1.6

  Theophylactus (book 5. chap. 3.) says Chosdroes was only ter∣med Son by the Emperour Mauricius. But Theophanes in h•••• Chronicon, pag. 224, affirms in express words, that Chosdroes was a Son adopted by the Emperour Mauricius: 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, &c. On this year the Emperour Mauricius having adopted Chosroes the Em∣perour of the Persians, &c. Vales.