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. IV. That on those who were overthrown in Pecuniary Causes, he himself bestowed money out of his own [Income.]

MOreover, as often as the Emperour had pronounc't Sentence between two who were at Suit; to the end the party that had lost his cause, might not go away sadder a 1.1 than him in favour of whom Sentence had past; out of his own [Revenues] he bestowed on those who had been cast in their Suits, sometimes Farms, and some∣times Money: by which means he managed the matter so, as that the party worsted did no less rejoyce than he who had carried the Cause; in re∣gard [the person overthrown] had been vouchsafed to come into * 1.2 his pre∣sence. For he judged it altogether un∣fit, that any one who had stood before so great a Prince, should be dismist sad and sorrowfull. By this means therefore, both parties that were at Law returned from Sentence with countenances full of joy and chearfullness: and the Emperour's Great∣ness of mind was the admiration of all men.

Notes

• a 1.1

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Every one sees that the words are trans∣posed here; which is a fault fre∣quently committed in these Books. At my peril therefore, write thus; 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, &c; to the end the party that had, &c. In the Fuketian Copy the words 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, than him in favour of whom Sentence had past, are wanting. But Tur∣nebus and S^r Henry Savil place those words after the verb 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, might not go away. The said S^r Henry Savil hath noted at the margin of his Copy, that perhaps it should be 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, and that the comma after the word 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 should be blotted out. Which when I had read, I was extreamly glad, that my conjecture was confirmed by the judgment of that most Learned person. But, whereas S^r Henry Savil adds there, that Christophorson seems to have read thus, in this I can't assent to him. For Christophorson read 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, and renders it Libenter, willingly. Further, Turnebus does here mend it 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, which pleases me. Vales.
• * 1.2

  The Em∣perour's.