CHAP. LV. Concerning Licinius's Improbity and Avarice.
SUch were Licinius's Constitutions. But, what need we reckon up his Innovations concer∣ning Marriages? Or his new Laws in rela∣tion
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.
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- 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.
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- Eusebius, of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea, ca. 260-ca. 340.
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- Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
- Persecution -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A38749.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 15, 2024.
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to such as are ending their lives? Whereby he presumptuously abrogated the ancient, good; and wisely established Roman Laws, and instead of them introduced certain barbarous and in∣humane [Ordinances.] Besides, he found out a thousand sorts of Exactions towards his Sub∣jects. On which account, he invented * 1.1 New Surveys of Lands, that he might compute a small field to be greater in measure, because of his insatiable desire after unequall Exactions. For this reason, he enrolled in his Censuall Tables the names of countrymen who were not alive, but had been dead long before; procuring to himself from hence a filthy and ignominious gain. For his sordidness had no measure; nor was his unsati∣ableness to be circumscribed by any Limit. Wherefore, when he had filled all his Trea∣suries with Gold, Silver, and immense quanti∣ties of Riches, he sighed and lamented his Po∣verty; his mind being disquieted with the dis∣ease of † 1.2 Tantalus. [Why should I mention] what punishments of Exile he inflicted on In∣nocent persons? What proscriptions of Goods? What Imprisonments of men well-descended and of eminent quality; whose young wives he de∣livered to some impure slaves, that they might be most injuriously vitiated? How many mar∣ried women, virgins, and young maids he him∣self attempted to force, though his Body was now rendred decrepit by age? 'Tis needless to enlarge upon these things, in regard the exor∣bitancy of his last Actions hath evinced his former to be triviall and in a manner no∣thing.
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* 1.1
Or, Re∣measurings.
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The pu∣nishment allotted him was, as we are told, to starve in the midst of plenty.