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Show mae Marenting sietyant, fifteo him thereto,fo that being proclaimed empes Theftate ofthe Bri- parimianus, thogouerning inthe eat part of fhe empfte,purpofen the peffrucion of Conftantine and _all bis partakers: but being banquithen bp Hicints sat Larlus,hethortlie afterdie,beingeatenwith : } i 5 l -ilice. Conftantineatter this tvas called into Ftalic, plagingitian. achnied coiled Seduoina, the tebich to deliver the Momans and Ftalians from thetys ond Daughter of thefaid Marimianus. Polwloittwas, that Parimianus, immedfatlie after thathisfonne MHarentins had taken the rule bpon bint, fought mioanes to haue depofeobim , andtobhaue refumen and taken eftfones intobisotunehabds thegouerts mentof the empire.Butlolliciting Dioclefiantoda "a plesdedicatedtothebonour of {dols, bnto the fers _uice of thetrueandalimnightie God, pe commanded alfo,that none fhoulo be admitted to ferue as afouls Chriftiens ier inthe tearres,ercept hewere adhytfitan, no; pet daneurcdem to haue rule of anie countrie orarmie . ie alfo ov deined,the twerke before Catker, andthat thich fol Ranvlphiis Ceftrenfis, Meuttathe apeen bis fatofonne, And hearing that hisfonnetn lat Conflantine tas minded fo come into Ztalfe a gaint him , be purpofen to practfeConftantines Deflrudion , infontdthat tt toas tudge bp this nourand increafeof thech:ffttan faith , therein as -pet he twas notfullic inffruced.¢ Some ziters ab lenge, that hebeing at Jerufalem mandediligent earch) to find out the place of the fepuldyze of our 328 3o2d,andat length found it, though twith muy ado: fo, acolont feme tomiliike that ibid) bis fato for 4° fothe infivels had owed it bp , andcouercd it foith Parentinshadbane, to thoendhemight the foner a heapeof filthicearth , and bufloed alot bponthe accomplith his intent for the difpatching of Cone placeachaypell pedicated to enus,tubere pong toe goddeffe. Yclencaufed the fame to be ouerttjotonc, the carth to be remoued, and the place cleanfco , fo that at length the (epuldye appeeredand faft by toere found there buried intheearth thre croffes and the recetucd bis father inlaw: the kbichbeing earttett. natles. Wut thecroffe therevpon our Saniour was lie bentto compatte bis purpofe, made bis daughter _crucifien 5 was knotwnebpthe title tyzttten bpon it, Faufka prute thereto: tic ladie (either for feare 5° though almoft twozne out, in letters of Webzetv, leat the concealing thereof might turne birtoDi art fife a pleature,cithorelfe for theentireloue Obichthebare Conttantine, t0 bit hatband) reucaled bir fathers wicked purpofe. Wheredpon while' Conftantine went about tobe Maries, ie tas mudycountelled by hat noble and mott ee ‘ men bfed to fing fongs in honour of that brchatt reuenged of (uch atrattorous pradife,Werculeus fies fo MParkiles, parpoling there to tale the fea, and to retire to bis fonne Warentius into Rtalie. But Creekke, and Latine: the infcription twas this , Jef -_Nexerenusrex Judeorum. Xt twas alto perceined thich twas that croffe bya miracle (as itis repozted , but howw trulie Jean not tell) that fhoutd be tozougbt thereby: fox being lato to a ficke twomtan, onlic with the touching thereof ihe was healed. Ft was allo faid, that a dead man twas ratfed from death to life, per becould get atpaic from thence, be was fray -_bisbodic onlie being touched theretwtth, Gheredpon Sometime gled bycommandementof bis fornein law Con. Conftantinemauedwith thele things, forbad that AnaChrigaa, ‘Mantine, and focrded bistife, kbidybe ban fpotten 6° from thencefmzth anic thould be put to death on the Awith manic cruel acts,as well in perfecuting the crofle, to the end thatthe thing tbich afore time twas Paofelfours of tho drittian name, as others, In is meanctime bad Varimianusadoptedone Miciniaweyos Micinins foadit bum in gouccnance of the o fenfetloy proclaiming bin Cefar, Sotat now at one.felle Accountedinfamous and reproddfull, might notw be ad in honour and renerence. The empzelle Welen hauing thus found the croffe, builedatemple there, ¢tahmg twith bir the nailes, out ibe Aine Conantine governed France and theiwe parts of the empire,Warentius hel Jtalie,Affrike, end Aeaypt: and MParimianystibich Uketwite bad Deenocloaed Cefar,ruted theeak parts, and Lich 88 Spam and Grecia. Wat thotlicafter,the envy Perout Conffantine tone injeague tuith icin' andgaucto im his Miter in macriago, named Conttantia , for moze fuertic of eae gunna £0 inbure bettwirt then. We font himalte ag returned withthe fame to bir fonne Conffantine, tubo (et one of theminthe crett of bis belmict, ano ther in the budle of bis bostle,and the third be calt wy Pays tothe fea,todMwage and pacific the furions tempetts anbragethercof. She allo brought twith bira parcel of shat holiccroMe, andgauc it tobir fone the fal Conffantine,the whic be canfed to be clafen inithint an image that rep:efented bis perfon,fading bpont Spiller in the marketplace of cere frriken bettwirttbem,inthe end Craborue was yut sees -toflight andrhafed , infoninch thatbe was confiet- Sobich HeGor -medsto forfabrethat partofthe land, and fo dratixtty Boctius wat- ‘wards Scotlmbd, Daaninshaning knowleageof ooan laut capteine.ide toke with binra great partof the poulhof Writaine , and diuerfeof the chiefe men a tell Detauius was putto tie fomefle,and ronfircinep to forfate fhe land, fledints Portvay, theteto pptite monigtt the nobilitic,in frbofe appauen mranboo,lov date ait: ad being reabdic with fudjpotveras: be altie,ambconftancie,he conceined a great hope to. go fhere gathered, that of Wyitains and Frorivegints, fho2ough tuith all bis.enterpaifes , astwith the tic foreturne inte Wzitatne. WBefore bislaning; he being accompanied and compatted about 5 bepaffen bertuousladie bis mother,the empzetle elen, fo ‘<a ‘being agodlie and deuout tyoman, d{d tbat inbic Scien. late, to moue binito the fetting forth of Gods ho Perebpon(as it were) Acing ont of Ftalic, be Sémne to Conftantine,rho as then hauing ayointen Meutenants onder bim in Writaine, remained in France, and twittall toy and ponour that mightbe, ‘ buto Walineheffer, tas inceuntered by Daduimg Galfridus, and his Wzitaing, by whomeafter afore battettthere Chis aareth that hetwas proclafacd emperonesHeriet bebind Gylftian religion, infomud) that to advance the fame, betoke over for the conuerting of the tenv Mantineout of the toate, Ofauins Him in dbritatue: cerfeine: gonernoursto:tule the 20 bis patlage,folloivcd him,z in thecountric of Clef. ema ladand among$ otherone Spariminusaright ba: mevlann efffories gaue bim battell, but inthat bat: reth. greeable,no; induce the fouldiers to abinit bint, thep Dauing alreavic citablithen bisfonne, began tones utfe tates bow to aflure the fate moze ftronglte to MiMlimnleti: hich follotved,that Werculens Partmtanus oiobut came in ‘with the Srarons °f O4op,se. * qualities bothof ntind.anp, bodice. mantfeftlicawe: ~~ stiothers vucles,the fox<fain Lrabertie. Mis@xa 220 tep.chieflic he was a peince of great Anotwledsre any dernug,o2 asiforte nante bimivaherne,entrenthig Fabian. srpetience tn iustre; ano therewith berie fortunate, -_Lanto twithtijrertégionsof fouloiers, ¢inaielonate faineinbis time, pethall bnderiand,thatasbefae isreconned, athis-going ouer tnta:-girance, after thelthe,be tuas much reproned of bimforbistnreas lotvedtobe keptas bolic, androperfor tode anie foitable and ambitious purpofe: fo that then be pers 3° bodilie wazks during the fame. cefued that neither Diocleffan would be thereto a- -_Yadrecdnetemateme' and Ztalie, and wastebutien Chena ot man it home; ananie excellent -bertues.and $or 10 noken Coritaitine te fendagainit himone of pis Galfridus. nolo to fpeakefomenbat of thestateot MS _-_-dbettwirt them. Jin the tehich wwarre icinius fwas pat to the tomafe,ann at length comming into the bands 65 pointer by Corrttanitivte' tobe ritierpf theland th his Wet Satons -_ablence;thetricDaautus(after that Contrancine etter yet. titthe affaires of tht cmpire ini tholt parts; that ag tpasthoright phecouldnot retiree backe (nioABet taite) fetsediintobis hants the aijole Domintoniag sBaitaine,and helo himlelfeforting. ee thew begitming, bis reighe-quer adkotheweitainsin the perc of our Lon 329, 2G ayearnet loner of tuftice,and toconstuve, bomete all bononr. : 5 Conftantine tas carnefflic by them requefted to -_of Conffantine,toas put todeath, fo that Conftans come into Ztalic,andtobelpetofuboue Parentius, tine by this meanes got the hole empire onder bis that he might reforxmethe fateof things there. 20 tuleand (ubiecion. te twas agreat fanourer ofthe This Parentius was forme to Werculeus Mare mianns, and Conffantine bad married Ffaufta the ithe hiftéricofEngland. fouiplateucitershaue) jpcanlenttiobeinclofenin acoftcrof golo, abanepivithridsionesandpearis; chore beindued, tuithmanie areat.gtits,,and pect? © gusoanmments,-<anictombsof great sealeana * Dertie-ave. remembered by twziters:toitane bene bonedy this Conttantine-and bismother:Delen;, dotherfetting forthof: ede.gloste,, anb the aduaw xemame cingof (ho faith of Cyuithe Wuttobe baiefesbewasa rour, hetwke bponbhim therule of thofecountrics -_rranmie of $parentins,tbich occafion fo offered,Cone wbichbis father havin government, thatistofaie, Mantine gladlie accepting,patled into Ffalie,and ats France, Spaine, the Alpes, andiWritaine, tithe: ter certeine vicozies got againt! parentius, at ther poninces heere tn the tucft: andruling the fame ,, length fuedim. With great equitie and wifome,he greatly tan the After this, then Hartmianus was Dead,ftho pres fauour of thepcople, infomuch that the fameof bis pared to make twarre againft iicinius, that bap politike gouermment and courteous dealingbeing marrieo Conftantia the {ifterof Conttantine, be fy {prcd abzoad, fiben Marentins thetprantthatoccus allie made twarre againt bis brother in lain the picd therule of theempire at Rome,andinZtaliebp -faid ILicinfus, by reafonof {uch quarrels as fell out iy2ongfull burping sabufing the faine, ioasgrotn fnto the hatred of the Romans and other Ftaltans, pinanlerthe Rowans. luas abduertifer that anearlenf Writaine thidibare vice oucr inte Oaliia, entered tite Ftalic, and ineucrie dim heartic gon will , had bp treafon Maine Hta, TCrabernes 2 place quercaine his enimics, Herne. Oaanius thencomming tel mp,cftfores got tone Sas + Dome turite that-Gonftantine thas conucieng 30 pofleMtor of iBpitaine, which. (eulobe(as Fabian Scotin, rennet, DUCE fea With hima great armie of Wettains,and bp Gatheretl)) about the vere of our Lodz 29,inthe2o chzénicies sug, Deit induftric abteining bidarte ashetwifyen, he -_paereofthe reigite of the emprroue :Conftantine, More ofthete fexhar Placeda great number of tudh as Anere Dilarged and abontting: peers after thatthe fare Darautes METS. Outof toages.anblicencen to giueonce the twarte,ttt firftoke bpon bimto ruleas bing, apartof Gallfa tolvards the tueff fea cost, ‘abere Akerthis (as the Watith cheonicle affirmeth) De- Heic potteritic remaine bntothisdaicy marttello faith 316," z -_faufus goucenen the lmoright noblic, ano qreatlie ie, increafea afterwards, and fontettyat vifferitig to the contentation of the Writains. At lengthen fom our Britains,the Mel mein manners anv he as tallen inage,and han uotue but one datigty Guage. AmongtE thofe noble nen thich be coke ter, he Mas comnfelied to fend onto Rome for one SHarient bh bim ober he bepartey- out of this land (as cur qo @arimianus ,a noble pong man, cofinte to the ony Siw iopiters do feffifie) tere thee bnelesof bis mother perour Conffantine, on the part of bis mother He. . Helen sthatiste fap, Boclmus, Crabhernus,and levia, to come inte Britaine,andto take tobistwife Darius,whome he made fenatozsof some, be fatd Daughter of Ddautus, andfo twttl hit to Conan wee i hauethe kingdome. Detanins at the firs meant th toc vake of OfO@auius a Britith lord, his reigne ouer the Britas . -bauegiuonbirin mariage onto one Conan Heri ©". ee bocouke of Comnetwall , which tas bisneyhues but <-,, oe Fates ?ie eaicierett ee mardsin Wc ie png uncer and alter wasn Wefmerland: Oftanins difcomfitedfleeth into Nosway;Traherne is being laine, O€tanius ndeth for Btacioniansig, oivohows he beftorvethbis daughter' andthe kingdome of Briraine: the death of@@auius,Helena me wals ofColcheftcr and London, fhe dieth andis ment Conftantine deparceth this life, Britainereckoned a» mgthe prouinces that reteined the chriftian faich,Paulusa anlardis (ent into Britaine, he dealeth roughlie with th 1 Sritaine, he dealeth roughlie with the eople, N REPaceMeena aera as nethineo Tralie, The xxix. Chapter. oy Ow in the meane time L/ § that Conftantine had obtet By ned and ruled the trhole env ple, Writaine asif were ha , uing recovered libertie , in DISENTE that oncofbireyileenbeing OA 2) bicking, hadgotthe gonern: Meained in bette ment of the ubole earth, ree Bat vet in tterquietthanaforetimethehaddone. Buti pe eane feafon, if tue thall creditthe teepreto; * and Geffreyof Monmouth theine Daaning teof; there tpasa iuritifhlo,nanted & Oaanian;as the ol Engli}cheonicle tbat was duke of the Gewifles,mvaps: oe fhethe lows would not therets agree,at thelemgth =miner heamointesaite Waurice fonneta the faiv'Conan Sobichis : 6 togo to Korte ta fetch the foyenained Marinianug; foundinehe Paurice accowing to his commiffion andinttrnc: Sconthchase tiovin that bebalferzeciued , came toatontes aria are : coe oe side seenie® forty abet Parimianus contented to go toith binrinto Wer taine,and fo taking totth bint aconuenient number: fet forward Ouward \.and sano dio dtd {¢(0 much bby by bist his tonrnies, tes, th that tffi Marimtanas 3 oe > comme nallie: he lanvedhere ta wWeitaine. Gnd nottotthttary ou bing that Conan Peridec pat uot fo mndy to bane beene dming toith bin, for malice that he conceiucn totwards bim, becanfe he fap that by bismeanss be 60 houldbe put beline the crotune, pet at length twas Parintianusfafelie bought tothe hings prefence, and of bint honozablie receiued, and finallie the mae Tage was knit bp, ard folemntsed in all princelie maner. Shortlie after,Daanins veparten out of this Deanings vee lifc,after be hav reigned the termeof fiftie and foure partetly this -_peares as Fabian gathercth bp that tbich piuers ane lite. thors do iwrite,, how he reignedtill the daies that GratianandWalentintanruled the Roman empire -_abicy began to goucrnein the peare of our L020 (as hefaith) 382, thich tsto be bnoerftod of Gratian _-sbis refqneafter the veceallc ofbis bncle Walens,for _-_othertwife a voubt mate rife , becaufe Clatentine the father of Gratian admitted the fald Gratiante the title uf Auguftus intheoe of our i020 351. rel. wut . ¢ 5: == The fourth Booke of heredivith fickneme, tbheréof thoztlie after ae and cag - viasasivereae bout bim incouraged to take bponbim asempes hamelie one Crocus kingig of the Al @rocasking rour:: andand hamclic oftheBe suaingchic) had accompaniedbis father thither, af oo See = eS33 s 64. |