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. XXV. The Victories of Constantine over the Barbarians and Britanni.

WHen therefore he was firmly setled in the Empire, in the first place he be∣gan to make provision * 1.1 for those parts of the Empire which had been transferred to him from his Father, and with much humanity and ten∣derness a 1.2 visited all those Provinces that had heretofore been under his Father's Administra∣tion. And, having reduced all those barbarous Nations, (whose habitations were about the River Rhine and the Western Ocean, who had taken the boldness to raise Commotions,) to an obedience to his own Government; from being intractable, he brought them over to a mild and more civilized Temper. But he was satisfied in repressing others, whom like Sa∣vage Beasts he frighted from the confines of his Empire; to wit, those whose minds he perceived were incurable, and despaired of bringing them to a peaceable and quiet course of life. When b 1.3 these things had been per∣formed according to his own mind, he set before his eyes the other parts of the world; then he made a c 1.4 Voyage over to the Brittish Nations, situate within the Ocean it self. Whom when he had subdued, he lookt towards other parts of the world, that he might apply re∣medies to those [Nations] who wanted his assistance.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Or, For his Father's allotment.
• a 1.2

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. So Eusc∣bius is wont to term the Provinces of the Ro∣mans, as might easi∣ly be pro∣ved from many pla∣ces. Eu∣sebius says therefore, that Con∣stantine, as soon as his Empire was setled, took a progress round all those Provinces that had been under the Empire of his Father. Which Chistophorson understood not. Vales.
• b 1.3

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. At this place 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 seems to have the same import with 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, according to his own mind. Which Portesius perceived also. But Christophorson has rendred this place, and the whole chapter, very unhappily. Vales.
• c 1.4

  Concer∣ning this Voyage of Constantine into Bri∣taine, none of the An∣cients have written any thing. Therefore, the memory of this matter we owe to Eusebius only; who at this place does not obscurely intimate the time also; to wit, a little before Constantine undertook his Expedi∣tion against Maxentius. Wherefore, this Voyage of Constantine's into Britaine hapned on Maximianus's eighth Consulate, in the year of Christ 311, as Sigonius has rightly remarked in his Second Book de Occidentali Imperio. But S^r Henry Savil thought Eusebius was mista∣ken here: For this is his remark at this place; Eusebius ignorasse videtur, &c. Eusebius seems to have been ignorant, that the Father of Constantine dyed at York in Britaine. Vales.