CHAPTER XVI

PRESENTS TO THE BISHOPS, AND LETTERS ADDRESSED TO THE PEOPLE GENERALLY

AFTER the celebration of this brilliant festival, the emperor courteously received all his guests, and generously added to the favours he had already bestowed by personally presenting gifts to each individual according to his rank. He also gave information of the proceedings of the synod to those who had not been present, by a letter in his own hand-writing. And this letter also I will inscribe as it were on a tablet by inserting it in this my narrative of his life. It was as follows:—