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harris_n eccles_n hist_o tom._n 4._o c._n 24._o chichester_n and_o gloucester_n with_o other_o be_v there_o i_o see_v no_o particular_a warrant_n he_o bring_v more_o for_o those_o than_o any_o other_o of_o so_o many_o episcopal_a british_a city_n of_o that_o time_n which_o i_o have_v before_o remember_v all_o of_o they_o be_v in_o the_o same_o condition_n for_o presence_n or_o absence_n but_o where_o just_a excuse_n and_o let_n be_v singular_a to_o any_o in_o particular_a above_o the_o rest_n for_o good_a author_n have_v testify_v that_o all_o in_o general_n be_v urge_v to_o be_v there_o without_o any_o exception_n or_o to_o be_v exempt_v and_o almost_o all_o bishop_n in_o the_o world_n be_v then_o cause_v to_o be_v either_o at_o ariminum_n in_o italy_n where_o those_o of_o the_o west_n be_v alios_fw-la sulpi_n sever._n sacr._n histor_n l._n 2._o epist_n conc._n arim._n ad_fw-la con._n apud_fw-la theod._n l._n 2._o hist_o c._n 19_o mr._n bro._n fol._n 552._o epist_n arimin_n conc._n 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socrates_n sozomen_n nicephorus_n and_o other_o prove_v that_o the_o emperor_n neglect_v to_o return_v answer_n to_o the_o second_o absolute_a resolution_n and_o epistle_n the_o council_n stay_v some_o time_n for_o answer_n and_o have_v none_o they_o all_o depart_v to_o their_o country_n and_o see_v 18._o hil._n li._n contra_fw-la arian_n &_o argent_fw-fr socrat._v hist_o ecoles_n l._n 2._o c._n 29_o 41._o sozom_n hist_o l._n 4._o c._n 18._o and_o whole_o dissolve_v the_o council_n st._n hillary_n say_v plain_o this_o council_n end_v religious_o by_o all_o so_o our_o bishop_n must_v remove_v from_o ariminum_n none_o be_v return_v home_o or_o so_o far_o from_o recall_v by_o any_o new_a edict_n or_o stratagen_fw-mi of_o the_o emperor_n then_o of_o constantinople_n very_o far_o from_o ariminum_n and_o further_o from_o our_o bishop_n travel_n into_o britain_n they_o can_v be_v none_o of_o that_o number_n which_o be_v circumvent_v or_o verify_v to_o subscribe_v to_o the_o wicked_a emperor_n and_o his_o arian_n favourite_n design_n this_o persecution_n of_o vrsatius_n by_o the_o command_n of_o constantius_n the_o emperor_n stretch_v not_o so_o far_o as_o britain_n his_o malice_n and_o indignation_n be_v against_o liberius_n pope_n of_o rome_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o italy_n and_o our_o historian_n have_v make_v it_o doubtful_a whether_o constantius_n have_v so_o much_o power_n in_o britain_n after_o this_o time_n to_o execute_v such_o cruelty_n this_o constantius_n be_v at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n by_o sozomen_n about_o 45_o year_n old_a full_a 45_o say_v socrates_n beside_o the_o time_n he_o reign_v with_o his_o father_n after_o his_o death_n 37_o sozom._n hist_o eccle._n l._n 5._o c._n 1._o socrat._v l._n 2._o c._n 37_o say_v socrates_n sozomen_n and_o nicephorus_n he_o be_v emperor_n 25_o year_n he_o die_v on_o the_o three_o day_n of_o the_o nones_n of_o november_n by_o nicephorus_n his_o account_n in_o the_o 367._o year_n of_o christ_n some_o set_v down_o his_o death_n somewhat_o soon_o 4._o baron_n &_o spo._n annal._n tom._n 4._o as_o they_o have_v do_v his_o father_n before_o above_o 25_o year_n soon_o than_o this_o account_n of_o nicephorus_n of_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 367._o for_o constantius_n his_o death_n yet_o grant_v he_o be_v emperor_n 25._o year_n after_o his_o father_n die_v about_o this_o time_n martinus_n a_o age_a man_n be_v make_v deputy_n of_o britain_n when_o paulus_n a_o spaniard_n surname_v catena_n a_o name_n well_o sort_v with_o his_o nature_n be_v send_v thither_o as_o a_o commissioner_n to_o inquire_v of_o such_o as_o have_v conspire_v with_o magnentius_n 140._o british_a hist_o l._n 3._o fol._n 140._o but_o under_o colour_n of_o his_o authority_n he_o call_v in_o question_n such_o as_o be_v not_o faulty_a either_o upon_o false_a information_n or_o private_a displeasure_n and_o sometime_o to_o make_v a_o gain_n of_o those_o that_o be_v accuse_v which_o course_n martinus_n the_o deputy_n mislike_v entreat_v 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now_o be_v the_o government_n of_o gallia_n and_o britain_n assign_v to_o julianus_n afterward_o call_v the_o apostata_fw-la who_o constantius_n have_v make_v caesar_n 141._o british_a hist_o l._n 3_o fol._n 141._o lupicinus_n master_n of_o the_o armour_n to_o the_o emperor_n a_o good_a soldier_n but_o notorious_a for_o his_o pride_n covetousness_n and_o cruelty_n and_o after_o he_o alipius_n be_v send_v into_o britain_n to_o repress_v the_o inhabitant_n that_o have_v invade_v the_o province_n there_o whilst_o julianus_n himself_o remain_v in_o gallia_n not_o dare_v to_o pass_v into_o the_o isle_n both_o for_o that_o he_o fear_v the_o gaul_n who_o be_v ready_a upon_o the_o least_o occasion_n to_o revolt_v and_o also_o doubt_v the_o almains_n who_o be_v then_o up_o in_o arm_n 562._o mr._n bro._n fol._n 562._o constantius_n the_o last_o over-living_a son_n of_o constantine_n be_v dead_a julianus_n brother_n to_o gallus_n and_o son_n to_o