GEORGE of Alexandria.
IT is thought, That George, the Author of S. Chrysostom's Life, was the Bishop of Alexan∣dria, who succeeded S. John the Alms-giver in the year 620, and held that See till 630. * 1.1 This Life is a great deal larger than that of Palladius, but less faithful, and full of many Un∣truths. His Stile, in the judgment of the learned Photius, is very plain, and somewhat flat. He offends against the Laws of Grammar, and is not exact in the construing of Words. It is needless to make the Extract of this Life, because what it contains more than is in Palladius, and the other ancient Historians, is either false or doubtful. He hath often misrepresented the Matters of Fact, which he relates upon trust from other Authors. He alledges many of them con∣trary to the Testimonies of S. Chrysostom, and the Authors of his time. He hath counter∣feited many Letters, and falsly attributed them to the Emperors Arcadius and Honorius, and Pope Innocent. He confidently asserts, contrary to the truth of History, That this Pope ex∣communicated the Emperor Honorius and Empress Eudoxia. He hath reported an infinite number of things evidently false. Photius, who made a long Extract of this Life, confesses himself, That he hath said many things contrary to the Truth of History; but he thinks, the Reader may pick out that which is true and useful, and pass by the rest. Methinks it were better and fitter to fetch things out of the Originals, than to mispend ones time to read them in those ill Copiers and Plagiaries. This Work was published in Greek by Sir H. Savil. in the last Volume of S. Chrysostom's Works, printed at Eaton; together with the Life of the same Father by other later Authors, who copied out this Man's Fictions, and added others to them, after the manner of the modern Greeks.