86. hypodiacones.
87. Cf. Appendix xvi, p. 430.
88. molestis perfunctionibus absolvi.
89. Cf. Optatus i, 14: 'Quia basilicae necdum fuerunt restitutae, in domum Urbani Carisi consederunt.'
90. devotio mea.
91. parvitatis meae.
92. scripta caelestia. This letter has been preserved by Eusebius (x, 7). I subjoin a translation (Appendix xvi).
93. accepta atque adorata.
94. his qui sub eodem agunt, quique clerici appellantur. This is taken from Constantine's own 'heavenly letter.'
95. obtuleruni dicationi meae. Cf. Edictum Marcellini (Migne, P.L. ix. 819, 820): 'epistulis ad meam dicationem currentibus,' and 'qui dicationi meae de publicis praestolantur officiis.'
96. Cf. p. 43, n. 3.
97. καὶ Μάρκῳ. Baronius suspected that the text was here corrupt and suggested ἱεράρχῃ . But Marcus was probably a priest in Rome high in the counsels of Miltiades----very likely the Marcus who succeeded Silvester as Pope (Opt. ii, 3). Μάρκῳ may, however, be a mistake for Μεροκλεί , the Bishop of Milan, who was present at the Roman Council (Opt. i, 23).
98. χάρται , called chartae in Coll. Carthag. ( diei iii, cccvi).
99. κολλήγων αὐτοῦ .
100. βαρὺ σφόδρα .
101. i.e. of the Catholic Church; cf. p. 333, n. 2:
102. ἡὑμετέρα στεῤῥότης .
103. ἔν τινι τόμῳ ὑμᾶς καταλιπεῖν .
104. τιμιώτατε .
105. The Claudius (or Calidius) Saturianus of Optatus (i, 27).
106. The Calidius Gratianus of Optatus (id.).
107. Cf. p. 343.
108. ad comitatum meum Constantini Augusti.
109. religioni propriae cum debita veneratione deserviat.
110. ἡ καθοσίωσις ἡ σή .