The Heruli demanded one third ofthe lands of Italy, and, upon refusal, chose for their leader Odoacer,one of the lowest extraction, This learned author demonstrates, lib. Tresain, or Tresanus, Priest and Confessor. Let us courageouslyembrace it, and he will be our comfort and support, as he was of hismartyrs.
Many heathens came to insult andaffront him while in chains; and among others one Philemon, a musician,very famous, and much admired by the people. See his Spans. SeeBede, Hist. Yet Eginhard assures us that whatever pains he took, he could neverlearn to write, because he was old when he first applied himself to it.
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