The nonconformists plea for peace, or, An account of their judgment in certain things…

and to that end puts a blank-paper on the Altar, and another requesting God that an Angel might write there the name of the Patriarch that should possess the place: The doors are locked, and forty days fasting and prayer commanded to prevail with God: One Flavitas bribeth the Key-Keeper, who was the Emperors Lord Chamberlain, and he writeth, Flavitas name in the Paper and sealeth up the door again, and so there was a Patriarch chosen by an Angel; but dyed suddenly within four months: But before he dyed, he joined with ⟨p. 281⟩Peter of Alexandria by synodal Letters to Anathematize the Council of Calcedon and yet wrote to the Bishop of Rome that he renounced Communion with Peter, and he wrote to Peter that he renounced Communion with the Bishop of Rome. Euphemius succeeded him, and he razed Peters name out of the Book, and joined with the Roman Bishop. Peter and Euphemius as Generals were gathering synodical Armies against each other, and Peter dyeth. Athanasius that succeeded him, would fain have reconciled his Church but could not: Palladius succeeded Peter Cnapheus at Antioch: Both these Patriarchs join together to curse the Council of Calcedon; They die: John succeeded at Alexandria and Flavianus at Antioch: These also join to curse the Council, while the Patriarchs of Rome and Constantinople are for it, and curse them. Zeno dieth, and Anastasius Dicorus is chosen Emperor. He (saith Niceph. l. 16. c. 25) being a man of Peace, and desiring the ceasing of all contention, left all to their liberty to thank of the Council of Calceaon as they pleased: Hereupon the Bishops fell into three Parties, some fervent for every word of the Council; some cursed it; and some were for Zeno's Henoticon, or silence, or suspension: These renounced communion accordingly with one another; the East was one way; the West another; and Libya another: Nay, the Eastern Bishops among themselves; the Western among themselves, and the Libyan among themselves, renounced communion with each other (Niceph. c. 25) Tanta confusio meant jumque Caligo (saith the Historian) orbem universum incessit. The Emperor having resolved to keep peace, and ⟨p. 282⟩make no change, was forced to fall upon those of both sides that were most turbulent. At Constantinople he put out Euphemius (or for dislike of him.)

and to that end puts a blanck-paper on the Altar, and another requesting God that an Angel might write there the name of the Patriarch that should possess the place: The doors are lock't, and forty daies fasting and prayer commanded to prevail with God: One Flavitas bribeth the Key-Keeper, who was the Emperours Lord Chamberlain, and he writeth, Flavitas name in the Paper and sealeth up the door again, and so there was a Patriarch chosen by an Angel; but dyed suddenly within four months: But before he dyed, he joyned with