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ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 431 together from different and remote places, in the city of Aries, towards the calends of August, I have also thought proper to write to thee, that taking a public vehicle from the most illus trious Latronianus, corrector of Sicily, and taking with thee two others of the second rank, which thou mayest select, also three servants to afford you services on the wray ; I would have you meet them within the same day at the aforesaid place. That by the weight of your authority, and the prudence and unanimity of the rest that assemble, this dispute, which has disgracefully continued until the present time, in consequence of certain dis graceful contentions, may be discussed, by hearing all that shaF be alleged by those who are now at variance, whom we have also commanded to be present, and thus the controversy be reduced, though slowly, to that faith, and observance of religion, and fra ternal concord, which ought to prevail. May Almighty God preserve thee in safety many years." CHAPTER VI. Of the property belonging to the Christians* • Copy of an Epistle in which the Emperor grants money to the churches. " CONSTANTINE AUGUSTUS to Ca3cilianus bishop of Carthage. As we have determined, that in all the provinces of Africa, Numidia, and Mauritania, something should be granted to certain ministers of the legitimate and most holy catholic (universal) re ligion, to defray their expenses, I have given letters to Ursus, the most illustrious lieutenant-governor of Africa, and have commu nicated to him, that he shall provide, .to pay to your authority, three thousand folles.* * If the follis be estimated at 208 denarii, according to the usual computation, this sum would amount to about 10.000 dollars. 39