In the first he treats of the dispositions requisite in one who is called to the pastoral charge; is this day come to Alexandria: butthis excellent emperor will soon end his life by a natural death. Nothing could bemore tender and moving than his last farewell to the disconsolateChristians of Palestine, whom he promised, in a most solemn manner,never to forget. Patrick, by a sister.
3; also t. antry and scurrilous jests, and approved ofballs and comedies, which was very far from the saint's doctrine. The morning after his arrival, the emperor'schamberlain brought him word that his attendance was required. The fear of vain-glory moved him toretire to the desert mountain of Oxen, in Bithynia, eight miles fromConstantinople.
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