Theymadeaminuteinventoryoftheplate,&c。,whichtheyfoundinthem。ThatofthechurchofCirta,inNumidia,isstillextant。Itconsistedoftwochalicesofgold,andsixofsilver;
sixurns,onekettle,sevenlamps,alllikewiseofsilver;
besidesalargequantityofbrassutensils,andwearingapparel。]
[Footnote161:LactantiusInstitut。Divin。v。11confinesthecalamitytotheconventiculum,withitscongregation。Eusebiusviii。11extendsittoawholecity,andintroducessomethingverylikearegularsiege。HisancientLatintranslator,Rufinus,addstheimportantcircumstanceofthepermissiongiventotheinhabitantsofretiringfromthence。AsPhrygiareachedtotheconfinesofIsauria,itispossiblethattherestlesstemperofthoseindependentbarbariansmayhavecontributedtothismisfortune。
Note:Universumpopulum。Lact。Inst。Div。v。11。—G。]