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29. Athanasius has heard of his own
proscription.
Such were the rumours that were noised abroad;
and although everything was thus turned upside down, I still did not
relinquish my earnest desire of coming to your Piety, but was again
setting forward on my journey. And I did so the more eagerly, being
confident that these proceedings were contrary to your wishes, and that
if your Grace should be informed of what was done, you would prevent it
for the time to come. For I could not think that a righteous king could
wish Bishops to be banished, and virgins to be stripped, or the
Churches to be in any way disturbed. While I thus reasoned and hastened
on my journey, behold a third report reached me, to the effect that
letters had been written to the Princes of Auxumis, desiring that
Frumentius1368
| 1368 [Prolegg. ch. ii. §§4, 7, 8 (1).] | , Bishop of Auxumis, should be brought
from thence, and that search should be made for me even as far as the
country of the Barbarians, that I might be handed over to the
Commentaries1369
| 1369 That
is, the prison. ‘The official books,’ Montfaucon
(apparently) in Onomast. vid. Gothofr. Cod. Theod. ix. 3.
1. 5. However, in ix. 30. p. 243. he says, Malim pro ipsa custodia
accipere. And so Du Cange in voc., and this meaning is here
followed, vid. supr. Apol. contr. Arian. §8, where
commentarius is translated ‘jailor.’ | (as they are called) of the Prefects,
and that all the laity and clergy should be compelled to communicate
with the Arian heresy, and that such as would not comply with this
order should be put to death. To shew that these were not merely idle
rumours, but that they were confirmed by facts, since your Grace has
given me leave, I produce the letter. My enemies were constantly
reading it, and threatening each one with death.E.C.F. INDEX & SEARCH
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