[Footnote56:IhavetransferredthereproachofavaricefromValenstohisservant。Avaricemoreproperlybelongstoministersthantokings；inwhomthatpassioniscommonlyextinguishedbyabsolutepossession。]

　　[Footnote57:Hesometimesexpressedasentenceofdeathwithatoneofpleasantry:\"Abi，Comes，etmutaeicaput，quisibimutariprovinciamcupit。\"Aboy，whohadslippedtoohastilyaSpartanbound；anarmorer，whohadmadeapolishedcuirassthatwantedsomegrainsofthelegitimateweight，&c。，werethevictimsofhisfury。]

　　[Footnote58:TheinnocentsofMilanwereanagentandthreeapparitors，whomValentiniancondemnedforsignifyingalegalsummons。Ammianusxxvii。7strangelysupposes，thatallwhohadbeenunjustlyexecutedwereworshippedasmartyrsbytheChristians。Hisimpartialsilencedoesnotallowustobelieve，thatthegreatchamberlainRhodanuswasburntaliveforanactofoppression，Chron。Paschal。p。392。

　　Note:Ammianusdoesnotsaythattheywereworshippedasmartyrs。OnorummemoriamapudMediolanumcolentesnuncusqueChristianiloculosubisepultisunt，adinnocentesappellant。

　　Wagner\'snoteinloco。Yetifthenextparagraphreferstothattransaction，whichisnotquiteclear。Gibbonisright。—M。]

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