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The Council of Carthage, in the Year 403.

UPON the Three and twentieth Day of August, in the Year 403. was held at Carthage a * 1.1 general Council of Africa, wherein the Bishops that had been sent to the Churches beyond the Seas, about the Donatists Business, having reported what they had found, and the Excuses of those Provinces that had sent no Deputies being allowed, a Command was laid upon the Catholick Bishops of each City, to send a sort of a Summons to the Donatist Bishops of the same Cities, to oblige them to enter upon a Conference. And that this might be done uni∣formly, they prescribed a Form for this Act, which should be made in the Presence of pub∣lick Officers. Wherefore the Bishops of this Council desired, That the Proconsul Septimius, would send word to the Officers to help them in the Business, and to give them authentick Acts of those Summons. This Petition is registred in the Acts of the Third Conference at Carthage, in the 183 Ch. of the Third Day.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Council of Carthage, cccciii.