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Diocletian being sent for by Constantine upon suspicion, chose rather to poison himself then to see him.

Dioclesian being sent for by Constantine upon suspicion, chose rather to poyson himself then to see him.

Maximianus Herculeus endeavouring again to recover his Authority, was discovered in his design by his Daughter Constantine's Wife: whereupon he was pursued and besieged by Constantine, and was either killed, or during the Siege hanged himself, as is diversly reported by several Writers.

Maximianus Herculeus endeavouring again to recover his Authority, was discovered in his design by his Daughter Constantines Wife: whereupon he was pursued and besieged by Constantine, and was either killed, or during the Siege hanged himself, as is diversly reported by several Writers.

Maximinus Jovius through intemperance becoming corpulent, was smitten with boils in the secret parts, out of which issued abundance of vermin; his Physicians were either suffocated by the odious smell of his loathsome disease, or else they were killed by him, because they could not cure him. One of his Physicians told him, that it was Gods Judgment on him for persecuting the Christians, which no man could cure. At last he sell under such conv••tions, as forced him to confess, that the wrongs and injuries that he had done to the people of God, were the cause of that plague; and therefore being struck with terror and horror, gave out Edicts, that the Persecution should cease; and that Churches should be builded; and that in their Meetings prayers should be put up for him, as formerly used to be: which Edict is to be found in Eusebius. The other Tyrant in the East (to wit Maximinus who