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. XXXVI. Maxentius's Magick Arts against Constantine; and the scarcity of Provisions at Rome.

AT length, as the Complement of his im∣pieties, the Tyrant proceeded to [exer∣cise] the delusions of Magick Art: sometimes ripping up women great with child; other∣whiles searching into the Bowells of new-born infants: He also † 1.1 killed Lyons, and performed some other Horrid Rites, to call forth the Dae∣mons, and repell the approaching War. For he hoped, that by these performances he should obtain Victory. Whilst he Tyrannized there∣fore in this manner at Rome, 'tis impossible to relate what mischievous facts he perpetrated, and [how miserably] he enslaved his Sub∣jects: in so much that, they were reduced to such extream penury and want of necessary sustenance, * 1.2 as ('tis recorded by those of our times,) never hapned at Rome, nor any where else.

Notes

• † 1.1

  Or, Sa∣crificed.
• * 1.2

  Or, As those of our age do re∣cord never to have hapned at Rome, or any where else.