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. IX. That [he was] the Son of a Pious Emperour, and left his Empire to his Sons who were Emperours.

NOr a 1.1 performed he this by words only, and was * 1.2 disappointed in the thing it self: but, proceeding on in all manner of Virtue, he † 1.3 abounded with the va∣rious fruits of Piety; ‖ 1.4 oblieging his Friends with Magnificent Benefacti∣ons; Governing by the Laws of Clemency; and making his Empire easie and desirable to all his Subjects. Till at length, af∣ter long periods of years, that God whom he worship∣ped, Crowned him (when wearied out by various Con∣flicts and Exercises,) with the Divine Rewards of an Immortality, and from a mortall Kingdome translated him to an end∣less life, which he hath treasured up with himself for holy Souls; after * 1.5 he had raised him up † 1.6 three children, who might succeed him in his Empire. In this manner therefore, the ‖ 1.7 Im∣periall Dignity descended to him from his Fa∣ther; and by the Law of Nature is reserved for his Children, and for their descendants; and, like some paternall Inheritance, shall hence∣forward be forever propagated and prolonged. And indeed God himself, who hath exalted this most blessed Emperour (as yet * 1.8 conver∣sant amongst us,) to divine Honours, and hath adorned his Death with singular advantages [proceeding] from himself, can only be a fit Writer of his Life; in regard he has b 1.9 Re∣corded his Glorious Actions and Conflicts on Celestiall Tables and Monuments.

Notes

• a 1.1

  The Kings Co∣py begins a Chapter at these words, which we have rea∣dily fol∣lowed. The Fuke∣tian Manuscript also, which usu∣ally prefixes the Titles or Con∣tents before each Chapter, be∣gins the Chapter from these words. And I found the same division in the old Sheets of the King's Library. Vales.
• * 1.2

  Or, De∣frauded.
• † 1.3

  Or, Was adorned.
• ‖ 1.4

  Ensla∣ving.
• * 1.5

  God.
• † 1.6

  Or, An issue of three chil∣dren.
• ‖ 1.7

  Or, Throne of the Empire.
• * 1.8

  Viz. In his Sons▪ see chap. 1.
• b 1.9

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. The word 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, recorded, is wanting, which I found written at the margin of the Mor••an Copy. But in the Kings Sheets, after the word 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Conflicts, these words are added in the margin, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, inscribing them to lasting Ages. Which words, whether added by con∣jecture or taken out of some other Copy, seem to me in no wise to be rejected. The Fuketian Copy has the word 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Vales.