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A00440 The auncient ecclesiasticall histories of the first six hundred yeares after Christ, wrytten in the Greeke tongue by three learned historiographers, Eusebius, Socrates, and Euagrius. Eusebius Pamphilus Bishop of Cæsarea in Palæstina vvrote 10 bookes. Socrates Scholasticus of Constantinople vvrote 7 bookes. Euagrius Scholasticus of Antioch vvrote 6 bookes. VVhereunto is annexed Dorotheus Bishop of Tyrus, of the liues of the prophetes, apostles and 70 disciples. All which authors are faithfully translated out of the Greeke tongue by Meredith Hanmer, Maister of Arte and student in diuinitie. Last of all herein is contayned a profitable chronographie collected by the sayd translator, the title whereof is to be seene in the ende of this volume, with a copious index of the principall matters throughout all the histories; Ecclesiastical history. English Eusebius, of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea, ca. 260-ca. 340.; Hanmer, Meredith, 1543-1604.; Socrates, Scholasticus, ca. 379-ca. 440. Ecclesiastical history. English. aut; Evagrius, Scholasticus, b. 536? Ecclesiastical history. English. aut; Dorotheus, Saint, 255-362, attributed name. aut 1577 (1577) STC 10572; ESTC S121374 989,961 618

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world in the end deceaued thē selues Iulius Caesar espied a rude an homely mā aspiring vnto the kingdome of Cappadocia he resēbled very much the fauour of Ariarathes whom al the vvorld knevv to haue bene dispatched by Marcus Antonius this counterfet Ariarathes had vvon al the cuntreis the crovvne vvas going to his head but ere the crovvne came Iulius Caesar tooke his head frō of his shoulders so dealt Augustus the Emperour vvith such as had proclaimed a yong man to be king of the Iewes after the desease of Herod because he resembled his sonne Alexander vvhome in his life time he had put to death When Henry the fourth had taken Richard the second that vvas king of England and imprisoned him the Earle of Salisbury vncle of the mother side vnto king Richard either to redeeme the prisoner or to reuenge him of the king or peraduenture both sette vp a priest in princely atyre one of king Richardes Musicians resemblinge his person verie muche and blazed that the Kinge had broken prisone and vvas gone the people hearinge of this ranne after the counterfeite Kinge but Henry came vvith povver and made the priest he coulde signe no more What vvill not al these shiftes auayle vs can vve not face out the matter vvil Abbey gentry helpe at al no doubt antiquity must take place vvil you he are what Lycurgus the lavvgiuer of the Lacedaemonians said somtime vpō like occasion vnto the bragging nobility of Lacedemon O noble citizens saith he the vaunte and glory vve make of Hercules the auncient race and progenie descending of his loines vvilauaile vs not a iote vnlesse that with al care and industry vve practise in ou● liues such vertuous acts as made him famous and renowmed and moreouer that we learne exercise continually honest noble behauiour Agesilaus king of the Lacedemoniās misliked very much with the behauiour of his nobility whē he vttered these words vnto thē you see the force strength of the host to be on the side of the Spartane soldier you your selues follow after as a shadow cōmonly goeth after the corporall substance Theodorus Zuinger reporteth thus of the nobility of his cuntrey They wil be coūted the best men that take vpon thē to maintain encrease the honor of their auncestors they are the most sluggish sort of men they giue them selues to hunting to banqueting to pouling oppressing of the pore people they thinke that onely thing sufficient for their honor that they either through an other mans vertue or through an other mans vice attained vnto the name of nobilitie or vnto auncient armes that thence forth they may without controlement together with such like companions banquet day and night in their pauillions haunt brothell houses and frequent places of beastly pleasure because they are scarse worthie the companie of men they consume the rest of their dayes in follovving after dogges I except them euer and in all places vvhiche liuely expresse in vertuous life the noble fame and great renowme of their auncestors so farre Theodorus But God be praised for it we are able to report farre better of England that there are of the nobilitie valiant men vertuous godly studious politicke zealous of auncient houses and blood neuer stayned There is hope the dayes shall neuer be seene vvhen the prophesie of Chaucer shall take place vvhere he sayth VVhen fayth fayleth in priestes savves And Lordes hestes are holden for lavves And robberie is holden purchase And lecherie is holden solace Than shall the land of Albion Be brought to great confusion And to the end our vvished desire may take effect let vs hearken vvhat exhortation he geueth vnto the chiefe magistrate his vvordes are these Prince desire to be honorable Cherishe thy folke and hate extortion Suffer nothing that may be reproueable To thine estate done in thy region Shevve forth the yarde of castigation Dreade God doe lavve loue trueth and vvorthinesse And vvedde thy folke ayen to stedfastnes Novve that my penne hath ouer rulde me and runne so far vvith the race of mine autors nobilitie I vvill returne vnto Euagrius againe that vve may be the better acquainted with so singuler a man that hath ministred the occasion of so singuler a matter He studied a while at Apamea for so he testifieth of him self in the time of the Emperour Iustinian about the yeare of our Lorde 565. he vvas so carefull ouer the studious reader that he recited vnto him about the latter ende of his fift booke all the histories both diuine and prophane from the beginning of the vvorlde vnto his time He vvas a great companion of Gregorie byshop of Antioche he bare him companie to Constantinople vvhen he vvent to cleare him self he reporteth of himself that he vvas maryed in Antioche vvith great pompe and royall solemnitie vvhen the great earthquake the night follovving shooke the vvhole citie His state and condition I doe gather vvhere he writeth of the pestilent contagious disease which raigned throughout the vvorlde the space of two and fiftie yeares the vvords he vvrote are these The greatest mortalitie of all fell vpon mankinde the second yeare of the reuolution vvhich comprised the terme of fiftene yeares so that I my selfe vvhich vvrite this historie vvas then troubled vvith an impostume or svvellinge about the priuie members or secrete partes of the bodye moreouer in processe of time vvhen this sicknes vvaxed hot and dispatched diuersly and sundry kinds of wayes it fell out to my great griefe and sorowe that God tooke from me many of my children my wife also with diuers of my kinsfolkes whereof some dwelled in the citie and some in the cuntrey such were my aduentures and such were the calamities which the course of those lamentable times distributed vnto me When I wrote this I was eight and fiftie yeare olde two yeares before this sicknesse had bene foure times in Antioche and when as at length the fourth reuolution and compasse was past besides my aforesaide children God tooke away from me a daughter and a nephewe of mine The iudgement that Nicephorus geueth of his historie is in this sort Euagrius a noble man wrote his Ecclesiasticall history the which he continwed vnto the raygne of Iustinus handling especially prophane matters the substance whereof he gathered out of Eustathius the Syrian Sozimus Priscus Iohannes Procopius of Coesarea and Agathus all which were famous orators of that time ▪ and out of sundrie other good autors but the autor reuealeth him selfe in the plainest sort where he endeth his historie writing in this sort Here doe I minde to cut of and make an ende of writinge that is the twelfe yere of Mauricius Tiberius the emperour leauing such things as followe for them that are disposed to pennethem for the posteritie in time to come I haue finished an other worke comprising relations epistles decrees orations disputations with sundrie other matters The
●ords by Eusebius Pamphilus and recited towardes the later ende of this chapter by Socrates the which we haue presently layde ●wne in different letters * Arius accursed with his complices * Eusebius Theognis being Arians do recant Eusebius writeth thus frō the coūcell of Nice vnto the churche of Caesarea in Palaestina whereof he was bishop The Creede which Eusebiꝰ Pāphilus him selfe made exhibited vnto the councell of Nice wherevnto the bish●ps added the clause Of one substāce Ma● 28. The Emperour Cōstantine cōmandeth the clause Of one substāce to be added vnto Eusebiꝰ Creede he expoundeth him selfe the meaninge thereof The Creede layd down by 318. bishops in the coūce● of Nice the which Eusebius in thes● wordes sendeth to Caesarea Of the substance Begotten not made The sonne to be of one substāce with the father Before Arius time the clause of one substāce was knowen Cap. 9. in the Greeke The synodi●all epistle of ●he councell ●f Nice The blasphemous opinions of Arius that cursed hereticke toutchinge the blessed sonne of God This Meletiꝰ as Socrates sayde before cap. 3. in time of persecutiō denyed the faith sacrificed to idols therefore he was excōmunicated and being in this takinge he tooke part with the Arians who for cōpanie together with A●●●s in this councell is cōdemne● The questiō of Easter cōcluded vpon in the councell of Nice VVhy the Meletians are seuered from the churche The wanton booke which Arius wrote and intituled Thalia Cōstantinus Magnus vnto the church of Alexādria Cōstantinus vnto the bishops people c. Cōstantinus the Emperour vnto the churches c The epistle of Constantine vnto Eusebius Pamphilus The epistle of Constantine vnto Eusebius * After the name of Cōstantinus Bizantium was called Constantinople The epistle of Constantine vnto Macarius concerning the sepulchre of our Sauiour feūd there the buylding of a Churche in that place Eusebius ● of Nicomedia and Theognis were Arians * Lic●●●us Cap. 10. in the Greeke * A Canon toutching such as in persecution had denyed Christ * Peter Martyr in 2. Sam. cap. 24. noteth howe that Constantine in these wordes ●kof●eth at Acesius for his intollerable pride singularitie in that he along with his sect woulde be i● heauen * The reporter was Au●anon a Nouatian as it cap. 9. following Cap. 11. in the greeke Paphnutiu● ▪ * Paphnutius a single man yet a fauorer of priestes mariadges in the counsell of Nice Hebr. 13. * Cap. 12. in the Greeke Spyridion ●●●ne the daughter of Spyridion uffinus hist ● 1. cap. 5. ap 13. in ● Greeke Eutychianus though he was a nouatian yet was he a rare mā both for life and learning Auxanon a nouatian hereticke Osius Viton Vincentius Alexander Eustathius Macarius Harpocratio Cynon * Anno 32● some say 326. some 〈◊〉 the● 328. Cap. 14. in the Greeke The rec●tation of Eusebius bishop of Nicomedia and Theognis bishop of Nice which were A●●an hereticks exhibited vnto the chiefe byshops Cap. 15. after the greeke Athanasius byshop of Alexandria Ruffinus lib. ●hist ca. 14. Alexander b. of Alexandria made Athanasius deacon Athanasius beinge deacō was at the councell of Nice Cap. 16. after the greeke Constantinople called Newe Rome but of olde Byzantium Cap. 17. in the greeke Helen the mother of Constantine was the daughter of Coel kinge of Englande Helenopolis Psal 78. The Idole o● Venus set v● where Chri●● was buried The crosse of Christ was founde out by a miracle Newe Ierusalem The nayles were founde The good deedes the vertuous life and godly ende of Helene Cap. 18 in the greeke Serapis had 〈◊〉 his temple 〈◊〉 elle or fa●●ome signi●inge the ●easure of ●e water in ●epth which ●as thought 〈◊〉 his power 〈◊〉 ouerflowe ●he Barbarians beinge ●●ercome in ●●●aill recea●d the faith Christ Gens 18. Constātinus abrogated the most filthie lawes of the Heliopolits and brought thē to the christian faith The temple of Venus ouerthrowen The deuell was faine to flye out of the Idole The tente of Constantine like the tabernacle of Moses Exod. 33. Cap. 19. in the greeke The increase of christian religiō vnder Constantine The middle Indians were not christened asore the raygne of Constantine that is 300. odd years after Christ Frumentius was consecrated Byshop by Athanasius and sent to conuert the Indians Ruffinus eccl●ist li. 1. ca. 9. Cap. 20 in ●he Greeke The seae Eukinus deui●leth Europe ●om Asia The kinge of the Iberians child is cured The queene of the Iberiās is healed The kinge of the Iberians was conuerted vnto the ●ayth Cap. 21. in the greeke Antony the e●emite * Cap. 22. in the Greeke The manichees blased their heresie a litle before the raygne of Constantine Anno. 281. Euseb lib. 7. cap. 30. The originall and authors of the heresy of the Manichees Buddas otherwise Terebynthus an hereticke d●eth miserablie Manes the heretick his detestable opinions The miserable death of the hereticke Manes Cap. 23. in the Greeke Hatred and heresie ioyned togeth●● Eusebius P●philus was no Arian * Cap. 24. in the Greeke The councell of Antioche where Eustathius was deposed ●usebius Pā●hilus re●u●th to be ●ishop of ●ntioch for ●e which ●e Empe●ur Cōstan●e did high ● commend ●m ●●phronius Arian yet ●●●hop of ●●tioch * Cap. 25. in the Greeke Constantine was informe● of Arius his recantation when he wrot this * Cap. 26. in the Greeke ▪ The recāta●tiō of Arius and Euzoi● geuē vp vn● the Emperour together with t● forme of their faith where they dissēble bo● with God man wri●i● one thing meaning a● other as it appeareth the chapt●● following Mat. 28. Cap. 27. in the Greeke Athanasius would not receaue Arius into the church of Alexandria Constantine ●●rote this to Athanasiꝰ b. ●f Alex●dria 〈◊〉 the behalf ●f Arius the ●ereticke ●ho decea●ed thē both ●hanasius is ●●ely 〈◊〉 of extor●n ●anasius ●alsely accused of treason Ischyras a false minister forging orders vnto him selfe Athanasius is falsly charged with the misdemeanure of his clergy Athanasius is falsely accused of mu●th●r and magicke * Cap. 28. a● ter the g●e● Macarius ● minister b●ing falsely ●…cused by 〈…〉 Arian Meletian her● tikes is th● shamefull dealt wi●● Cap. 29. after the Greeke * Cap. 30. in ●e greeke ▪ ●he accuser ● Athanas 〈◊〉 ranne a●…ay for shāe Cap. 31. in ●●e Greeke * Cap. 32. in the Greeke Cap. 33. in the greeke The councel held at Tytꝰ being most of Arians do depose Athanasius cōmēd in their letters to the Church of Alexandria the heretick Arius Cap. 34. in the greeke The epistle of Constantine vnto the Bishops assembled at the councell of Tyrus Cap. 35. in the Greeke Athanasius is accused by the Arians * Socrat. li. 2. cap. 2. in the epistle of Cō stātinus sayth so Cap. 36. in the greeke Asteriꝰ an arian heretick The error of Marcellus Cap. 37. in the greeke Arius raiseth sedition in Alexandria The prayer of Alexander Bishop of c●stantinople *
prognosticatinge the destruction thereof thou maist see gentle reader in the Euangelists and in Euseb eccle hist li. 3. cap. 7. 8. alleadged partly out of the Gospell and partly also out of Iosephus a Iewe vvho vvas present at the vvarres all vvhich signes vvere in number many and in shevve most terrible and dreadfull yet the Ievves had not the grace to repent VVherefore the lamentable ouerthrovv the vtter ruyne the ransacking of the citie the burning of the temple the prophaning of the sacred scriptures the slaughter of the Priestes the dissention of the people the death of all the famine vvorse then death it selfe thou maist revve and reade vvith vvett cheekes and vvatrish eyes layde dovvne at large by Iosephus and Eusebius eccle hist lib. 3. cap. 5. 6. 7. 8. c. Novve therefore the tēple being spoyled and ouerthrovven their highpriestes ceased the contrey also being subdued ouerrunne their Kinges fayled as many Ievves as vvere left vvere dispersed Their vvickednesse no doubt hath deserued that from the passion of Christ vnto this day the name of a Ievve is become very odious               The Heretickes   Vespasian the Emperour after the ouerthrowe of Ierusalem commaunded that all suche as were of the lyne of Dauid should diligently be sought out He raygned 10. yeares and dyed of a laske in the 69. yeare of his age Euseb lib. 3. ca. 12. 13. Eutrop. lib. 7. Euseb chronic D●ONYSIVS AREOPAGITA was by S. Paul placed bishop of Athēs There are extant sundry workes vnder his name but suspected not to be his and sundry epistles of the which one to Iohn the Euangeliste beinge in the Isle Patmos an other vnto Polycarpus he was martyred as Tritemius writeth Anno. Dom. 96. Act. 17. Euse lib. 3. cap. 4. lib. 4. cap. 22.   Cerinthus or Merinthus beinge a Iewe taught throughout Asia wicked doctrine he preached circumcision he taught that the prophetes and the lawe was geuen by Angells and that the worlde was made by them Cerinthus moreouer sayd that Iesus was not borne of a virgine which was impossible but of Marie Ioseph that Iesus was not Christ but that Christ came vpon him in the forme of a Doue that Iesus suffred rose againe but not Christ For Christ sayd he did flie away from him before his passion Epiph. haeres 28. Irenaeus lib. 1. cap. 25. He dreamed that the kingdome o● Christ shoulde become earthly that after the resurrection Christ should raygne oue● vs heere on earth one thousand yeares H● lusted after the satisfying of the bellie an 〈◊〉 the thinges vnder the belly with meate drinke mariage Iohn the Apostle is said to haue abhorred the presence of Cerinthus Euseb lib. 3. cap. 25. lib. 4. cap. 14. lib. 7. cap. 24. Epipha haeres 51. sayth that certaine heretickes called Alogoi affirmed Cerinthus to haue bene the autor of the reuelation Anno Domini T●e raygne of the Emperours The Fathers of the Church The Coūcells The bishops of Ierusalem The Bishops of Antioche The Bishops of Rome The Bishops of Alexandria The Heretickes 81. Titus the sonne of Vespasian succeded his father in the empire he raigned 2. yeares and 2. moneths died the 42. yeare of his age leauing his brother Domitian to succeed Euseb li. 3. cap. 13. in chro Europ lib. 7. IOSEPH of Arimathra together with his companions came into Englande and there preached Polydor. lib. 2.       3. Anacletus was b. of Rōe after Linus in the 2. yeare of Titus the Emperour Anno Domi. 81. he continewed there 12. yeares Eu seb lib. 3. cap. 13. 14. 19. in chronic There be sōe which next vnto Linus doe place Clemens so Cletus thē Anacletus some other before Clemens doe place Cletus but we following the aunciēt wryters next vnto the Apostles to wete Irenaeus Euse bius Epiphanius do place thē thus Peter Linus Anacletus Clemens yet Epipha nius calleth this Anacletus Cletus   Menander a sorcerer and the disciple of Simon Magus a Samaritane sayde that he was the great power of God come downe from heauen that the worlde was made by Angels he called him selfe a Sauiour he sayd saluation was to be purchased by his baptisme that such as wer therewith baptized should neuer die no not in this worlde Euseb lib. 3. cap. 23 Irenaeus lib. 1. cap. 21. Epiphan haeres 22. Saturninus of Antioch cal led also Saturnilius budded out of Menander and preached throughout Syria in maner the like doctrine as Menander did before him he sayd moreouer that mariage and procreation was of the deuill Ireneus lib. 1. cap. 22. Euse lib. 4. cap. 6. 83. Domitian the sonne of Vespasian succeded Titus he was the seconde after Nero which persecuted the Christiās he exiled ma ny noble per sonages in the ende he was slayne in his pallace and after his death ignominiously vsed whē that he had raigned 15. yeares Euseb lib. 3. cap. 13. 15. 16. 17. 18 Eutrop lib. 7. IOHN the Euangehst preached in Asia he was banished into the Isle Patmos in the time of Domitian where he wrote his Reuelation In the first yeare of Nerua he returned from Patmos and dwelt agayne at Ephesus He ruled the churches of Asia after the death of Domitian Euse lib. 3. ca. 16. 18. Iren●us lib. 2. cap. 39. lib. 3. cap. 3. Of him is reported a notable historie in Euseb lib. 3. cap. 20. Iohn saw the three Gospells of the Euangelists published and allowed of them afterwards wrote his owne to the consutation of Cerinthus Menander Ebion the heretiks Euseb lib. 3. cap. 21. Abdias sayeth he was throwen into a tunne of hot scalding oyle yet toke no harme Ierome sayeth he dyed the 68. yeare after the passion of Christ. anno Dom. 99. Dorotheus sayeth he went aliue into his graue there dyed being 120. yeare olde       Clemens was b. of Rome af ter Anacletus in the 12. yea re of Domitiā Anno Domini 93. he wrote from Rome a worthy epi stle vnto the Corinthians the which was vsed to be read in the church he was thought to haue translated the epistle vnto the Hebrewes frō hebrew in to the grek tongue there is fathered vpō him an other epistle with certaine dialogues tou tching Peter and Ap pion he go uerned the church 9. yeares Euseb lib. 3. cap. 14. 19. 31. 33. Abilius was b. of Alexandria after Anianus in the 4. yeare of Domitian Euseb lib. 3. cap. 13. Basilides where of Basilidia ni agree in diuerse pointes with Simon Menander and Saturninus he blased thro oughout Aegypt that there were 365. heauens he sayd that Simon of Cyren suffered in steade of Christ and not Christ him selfe that Christ taking the forme of Simon laughed them to scorne Irenaeus lib. 1. cap. 23. Epiphan haeres 24. Basilides the heretick wrot 24. bookes vpon the Gospell he fayned vnto him selfe Prophets whome he called Barcabus Barcoph he taught that thinges
Alexandria Meletius b. of Pontus florished at one time Euseb lib. 7. cap. 5.     Paulus Samosatenus the heretick succeeded Demetrianus he was excommunicated depriued by the 2. synode helde at Antioche in the time of Valerianus Eus lib. 7. cap. 26. 29. Dionysius was b. of Rome after Xystus An. Do. 265. cōtinewed 9. yeares Euseb lib. 7. cap. 26. 29.     273. Aurelianus was emperor after Quintilius in the beginninge of his raigne he was well affectioned towards Christian religiō so that the hereticke Samosatenus was through his helpe banished the churche but in the end he persecuted the church of God whē as he went about to subscribe vnto an edict against the Christians the crampe tooke him so that he was not able to holde penne in hande ▪ he raygned 6. yeares Euseb lib. 7. cap. 28. 29. Malchion in open disputation confuted Samosatenus the heretick at Antioch Euseb lib. 7. cap. 28. A seconde synod was held at Antioch vnder Aurelianus wher Samosatenus the hereticke was cōdēned depriued the church Euseb lib. 7. cap. 28. 29. Zambdas b. Ierusalem Euseb li. 7. cap. 31. Domnus the sonne of Demetrianus was by the 2. held synod at Antioch appoīted to succeede Samosatenus in the seae of Antioch Euseb lib. 7. cap. 29. Felix was b. of Rome after Dionysius continewed 5. yeare Euseb lib. 7. cap. 29. 31.   Origeniani were hereticks called after one Origen not he that was the great clarke of Alexandria they condemned mariage yet liued they beastly their maner was to haue among them religious women like Nunnes whom they defiled yet vsed meanes to keepe them from swellinge Epiphan haeres 63. From Christ vnto the ende of Au relianus the Emp●roure when Manes the heretick liued there are 276. reares after Epiphan hare 66. Ta●itus was Emperour 6. moneths Eutro lib. 9. Euseb chron             Origeniani againe were hereticks which so called thē selues of Origen Adamantius the greate clerke of Alexandria they taught as Epiphan sayeth haeres 64. that there was no resurrection that Christ was a creature the holy ghost a like that the soules were suste in heauen came downe into the bodyes as it were into prison that in the ende the deuells shoulde be saued Epiphanius as I reade in Socrates eccle hist ▪ lib. 6. cap. 11. was become the enemie of Origē through the spite malice of Theophilus bishop of Alexandria The deuell bare Origen a displeasure he procured heretickes to father vpon him lewde opinions He complayneth him selfe in a certain epistle how that hereticks corrupted his works Pāphilus Martyr the great friende familiar of Eusebius wrot an Apologie in his behalfe Euseb lib. 6. cap. 3. 18. 20. 26. reporteth of the famous men that fauoured Origen Socrates eccle hist lib. 6. cap. 12. writeth in his commendation Athanasius gaue of him a notable testimonie Chrysostome woulde in no wyse be brought to condēne either Origē o● his works Socrat. li. 6. ca. 11. 12. 13. Buddas otherwise called Terebinthus was a litle before Manes the hereticke he taught about Babylon that he him selfe was borne of a virgine that he was bred and brought vp in the Mountaynes He wrote 4 bookes one of mysteries 2. intitled the gospell 3. Thesaurus the 4. a summarie Through witchcraft he tooke his flight into the a●r to offer sacrifice but the deuell threwe him downe broke his necke so that he dyed miserably Socrat. lib. 1. cap. 17. 279. ●lorianus was Emperoure 80. dayes Eutrop li. 9. Euseb chron Probus was emperour 6. yeres Euseb lib. 7. cap. 29. Anatolius b. of Laodiceaslorished vnder Probus Carus Ierō catalog   Hermon b. of Ierusalem the last before the persecution vnder Dioletiam Euse lib. 7. ca. 31 Tim. eus was b. of Antioche after Domnus Euseb lib. 7. cap. 31. Eusychianus was bishop of Rome scarce 10. moneths Euseb lib. 7. cap. 31. Gaius was b. of Rome an Dom. 283. 15 yeares Euse lib. 7. cap. 31.     285. Carus was Emperour scarse 3. yeares Euse lib. 7. cap. 29. The infiite number of martyrs which suffred in the persecutiō vnder Dio●letian are to be scene throughout the 8. booke of Eusebius ecclesiasticall history   These a of Ierusalem was alwayes honored and the succession contine wed vnto the daies of Eusebius him selfe Euseb lib. 7. ca. 18. Cyrillus b. of Antioche Euseb li. 7. cap. 31   Theônas was b. of Alexādria after Maximinus cōtinewed 11. yeares Euseb li. 7. cap. 31.   287. Dio●letian was Emperour and persecuted the church of god In the 19. yeare of his ●aigne he began to ouerthrow the churches burne the bibles persecute the Christians When he had raygned together with Maximianus who persecuted with him 20 yeares he deposed him selfe voluntarily and lyued a priuate life Frō that tyme vnto his ende he pyned and wasted away with diseases But Maximinia hanged him selfe Euseb lib. 7. cap. 29. lib. 8. cap. 2. 3. 14. 19 Socrates lib. 1. cap. 2. Arnobius florished in the time of Diocletian Ierom. catalog There was a councell of 300. bishops called together at Siunessa where Marcellinus b. of Rome was condemned for de nyig Christ and sacrificing to Idols tom 1. concil   Dorotheus b. of Antioche Marcellinus was bishop of Rome about the 10. yeare of Diocletian Anno Dom. 295. Euseb li. 7. cap. 31. He denied Christ offered sacrifice vnto Idols in the persecution vnder Diocletian was condemned of 3. hundred bishops 30. priests afterwardes he repented him and was martyred vnder Diocletian tom 1. concil     307.         Tyrranus b. of Antioch Euseb lib. 7. cap. 31.       Constantius and Maximinus ruled the empire after the deposition of Diocletian Constantius dyeth at yorke in Englande when he had ruled 16. yeares Anno Do. 310. Euseb lib. 8. ca. 14. in chronic Lactātius the disciple of Arnobius florished in the time of Diocletian in his olde age he was the maister of Crispus the sōne of Constantius Ierom. A councel was helde at Ancyra in Galatia in the time of Vitalis wher with certaine conditions such as sacrificed were receaued and the deacons that can not containe suffred to Marie tom 1. concil     Aboute this time Licinia an holie mayde of Rome dying made Marcellus b. of that seae her heire and executor gaue him al her great substance from that time forth sayth Polydor lib. 6. de inuent cap. vlt. the bishops of Rome wer greatly enriched Peter was b. of Alexandria about the 7 yeare of Diocletian where he cōtinewed 12. yeares he was beheaded crowned a martyr in the persecution vnder Diocletian Euseb lib. 7. ca. 31. Socrat. lib. 1. cap. 3. Manes the hereticke whereof the Maniches haue theyr appellation had his originall in persia as Epiphan haeres 66 wryteth about the 4. yeare of Aurelianus he called him self Christ the comsorter Hechose vnto himselfe 12. Apostles He sayd that Christ was