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 other parts to go to the use of the Senate, or to the Coffers of the Emperor, though in no time it had been known, That the estate of any Se­nator had been confiscated, or sequestred to the use of the Publick, or for the Purse of the Emperor.

After the publication of this Ordinance, Ana­tolius died, and his Daughter was preparing to divide her Inheritance with the Emperor and the Senate; when she received a Letter from each of them, importing a remission of what belonged to them: Not long after, Mammilian died also, leaving only one Daughter, who be­ing married to a person of quality, died with­out issue, during the life of her Mother. On a sudden, Justinian seised upon all, pretending (forsooth) That it was not fit the Daughter of Anatolius, at that age, should be suffered to be rich, by two ways at once, that is, by her Pa­trimony from her Father, and her estate by her Husband: But to keep her from want, he grant­ed her an allowance of one Statera of Gold a day, to continue whilest she lived; and in the Grant which he gave her, there were these fol­lowing words. We have ordered her a Statera of Gold, only in Charity; for we have been ac­customed by our Actions to give constant marks of our vertuous inclinations. But enough of this subject, I fear the length of my Book would dissatisfie, should I write any farther, though indeed I think it a hard matter for the memory of one man to retain all; yet I cannot but add, That he considered nothing at all when Money