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The Council in Arvernia. * 1.1
GRegory of Tours in the eighth Chapter of the tenth Book of his History, makes mention of an Assembly of Bishops held in the fifteenth year of the Reign of Childebert, and the sixth of Clotharius, held, I say, in the Confines of Arvernia, of Gabali, and Rutenium, against Tetra∣dia the Wife of Eulalius, Countess of Arvernia. This Woman finding her self abus'd by her Husband, who was a debauch'd Man, retir'd by the advice of Virus her Husband's Nephew, with her eldest Son to Desiderius General of the Army of King Chilperic, and hindred almost all the Efforts of Eulalius. This Retreat cost Virus his Life; who was kill'd by Eulalius. The Wife of Desiderius dying, he made no scruple to marry Tetradia while her Husband was alive, who for his part ravish'd a Nun. After the death of Desiderius, Eulalius being more concern'd for the loss of his Means then his Wife, demanded Restitution to be made of what she had carried away. This Assembly of Bishops order'd, That they should be restored four-fold; and that the Children which she had by Desiderius should be declar'd Bastards and A∣dulterous. She was permitted also to return to Arvernia, after she should make Satisfaction, and to re-enter upon the peaceable possession of the Inheritance of her Father. This Woman was gently treated, and a Canon of this Nature may rather pass for an Accommodation then an Ecclesiastical Decision.