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after_o bare_a evil_a will_n unto_o peter_n and_o his_o successor_n achilles_n and_o alexander_n which_o theodorus_n also_o recite_v lib._n 1._o chap._n 8._o this_o be_v brief_o that_o which_o may_v be_v say_v in_o this_o history_n of_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a which_o although_o it_o be_v as_o a_o thunderbolt_n to_o confound_v that_o wicked_a arrian_n heresy_n yet_o be_v it_o not_o so_o destroy_v but_o after_o it_o lift_v up_o the_o head_n again_o and_o that_o more_o be_v it_o be_v never_o more_o pernicious_a to_o all_o the_o church_n they_o after_o the_o death_n of_o constantine_n when_o especial_o it_o have_v get_v for_o the_o defence_n some_o of_o the_o emperor_n which_o lift_v up_o her_o head_n notwithstanding_o that_o which_o athanasius_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o epictetus_n bishop_n of_o corinth_n say_v be_v true_a the_o faith_n which_o the_o father_n have_v expound_v by_o the_o holy_a scripture_n in_o that_o synod_n be_v sufficient_a to_o confound_v all_o impiety_n etc._n etc._n eusebius_n in_o his_o chap._n 27._o lib._n 3._o recite_v that_o the_o machination_n &_o ambush_n lay_v by_o the_o sectary_n of_o arrius_n and_o eusebius_n against_o athanasius_n give_v occasion_n to_o the_o emperor_n to_o convocate_v in_o his_o time_n many_o counsel_n and_o assembly_n of_o synod_n there_o be_v a_o priest_n who_o get_v favour_n of_o constantia_n widow_n of_o the_o tyrant_n licinius_n and_o the_o sister_n of_o constantine_n who_o this_o priest_n make_v believe_v that_o great_a wrong_n be_v do_v unto_o arrius_n at_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a and_o that_o his_o faith_n be_v not_o repugnant_a from_o that_o of_o the_o say_a council_n a_o little_a after_o the_o say_a constantia_n take_v with_o a_o mortal_a disease_n send_v for_o her_o brother_n constantine_n and_o give_v witness_n of_o the_o innocence_n of_o arrius_n whereby_o this_o priest_n have_v get_v access_n to_o the_o emperor_n by_o
the_o goth_n viscoth_n huns_n and_o scythe_n who_o have_v pass_v danubia_n run_v upon_o hungaria_n epire_n and_o thessalia_n endamage_v much_o the_o country_n and_o burn_v certain_a town_n he_o be_v overcome_v and_o fly_v be_v wound_v with_o a_o dart_n and_o so_o fall_v from_o his_o horse_n and_o be_v put_v in_o a_o little_a strawe-house_n to_o be_v heal_v alanus_fw-la the_o victor_n pursue_v he_o &_o the_o house_n whereinto_o he_o go_v be_v burn_v none_o know_v he_o be_v retire_v thither_o this_o be_v the_o reward_n of_o his_o tyranny_n and_o cruelty_n against_o the_o faithful_a valens_n and_o this_o come_v to_o he_o three_o year_n after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o brother_n have_v reign_v fourteen_o year_n this_o battle_n be_v the_o beginning_n of_o great_a war_n that_o the_o roman_a empire_n after_o sustain_v gratian_n son_n of_o valentinian_n reign_v eight_o year_n with_o his_o uncle_n valens_n three_o and_o with_o theodosius_n 4._o but_o his_o true_a kingdom_n begin_v after_o the_o 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