[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。]