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they attempted to pass through. 12. Concerning those who are schismatics and again from the church. 13. Concerning Athanasius, how he advanced to the patriarchate. 14. How the things spoken against Athanasius were investigated. 15. Concerning the appointment of Athanasius to the patriarchate. 16. Concerning the serving monks of the patriarch Athanasius. 17. The death of Gregory of Cyprus who had been patriarch. 18. The departure of the emperor towards Nymphaion. 19. The affairs concerning Constantine Porphyrogennetos. 20. Concerning the monk Sabas. 21. How the clerics, and then also the bishops, were scandalized by Athanasius. 22. The withdrawal of Athanasius from the patriarchate. 23. The things written on the ostraca by the one who was patriarch. 24. The written resignation of the patriarch Athanasius. 25. Concerning the burning of the great market of the city. 26. Concerning the marriage alliance of the emperor with the protovestiarios Mouzalon. 27. The affairs concerning the hieromonk and spiritual father of the emperor, Kosmas. 28. The election of the hieromonk Kosmas to the patriarchate, and concerning the monk Gregory. 29. A common synod that took place concerning those condemned by the emperor. 30. The affairs concerning the one called Lachanas. 31. The death of the protovestiarios. 32. Concerning the restoration of the kanikleios to his position, and of the emperor's endurance in all things.

OF THE THIRD.

1. The coronation of the emperor's son Michael. 2. The promotion by the emperors of their son John to the rank of despot. 3. How a new imperial law proceeds concerning ordinations. 4. Concerning the death of the despot Nikephoros and the demand made to the emperor. 6 5. Concerning the marriage alliance for the emperor's son Michael, and concerning those sent for this purpose. 6. The marriage of the emperor Michael. 7. How the emperor brought together the schismatics again and deemed it right for them to make peace. 8. Concerning the necessary weakening of the common funds. 9. Concerning Philanthropenos and his rebellion. 10. Concerning the protovestiarites Libadarios, and how he overcame Philanthropenos. 11. How Philanthropenos was handed over. 12. How and when the emperor heard the news of the rebellion. 13. Concerning the good news and the emperor's thanksgiving to the Theotokos. 14. Concerning the Persians who were with Philanthropenos. 15. Concerning the conflict that occurred between the Genoese and the Venetians, and concerning the earthquake that happened. 16. Concerning the procession and the emperor's public speech. 17. Concerning the chrysobull for the judges and judgments. 18. Concerning the attack of the Venetians against the Genoese in the city. 19. How the emperor, having summoned their leader, sends an embassy. 20. Concerning the attack of the Genoese against the Venetians in the city. 21. Concerning the embassy of the emperor to the Venetians because of these things. 22. Concerning the tome that was cast down in which certain accusations were written, and concerning the emperor's defense of this. 23. Concerning the charge brought against the bishop of Philadelphia. 24. Concerning the deposited papers and how they were found. 25. Concerning John Tarchaneiotes, how he was sent as general to the east. 26. Concerning the Tocharians in the northern parts and Sphingisthlabos. 27. Concerning the marriage alliance of the emperor with Tokhtai. 28. Concerning the torrential rain and the events that then occurred. 29. Concerning the death of John of the Laz, and the death of Bekkos. 30. Concerning the king of Serbia and Kotanitzes. 31. Concerning the emperor's marriage alliance with the king of Serbia for his daughter. 32. Concerning the naming of the despotes' wife, how she was called Simonis. 33. Concerning the greatest winter.

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ἐπειρῶντο διελθεῖν. 12. περὶ τῶν σχιζομένων καὶ πάλιν ἀπὸ τῆς ἐκκλησίας. 13. περὶ τοῦ Ἀθανασίου, ὅπως εἰς τὸ πατριαρχεῖον προέβη. 14. ὅπως τὰ κατὰ τὸν Ἀθανάσιον λαληθέντα ἐξητάζοντο. 15. περὶ τῆς προβλή σεως Ἀθανασίου εἰς τὸ πατριαρχεῖον. 16. περὶ τῶν ὑπηρετῶν μοναχῶν τοῦ πατριάρχου Ἀθανασίου. 17. θάνατος τοῦ πατριαρχεύσαντος Γρη γορίου τοῦ Κυπρίου. 18. ἐξέλευσις τοῦ βασιλέως πρὸς Νύμφαιον. 19. τὰ κατὰ τὸν πορφυρογέννητον Κωνσταντῖνον. 20. περὶ τοῦ μοναχοῦ Σάβα. 21. ὅπως οἱ κληρικοί, ἔπειτα δὲ καὶ ἀρχιερεῖς, ἐπὶ τῷ Ἀθανασίῳ ἐσκανδαλίσθησαν. 22. ἀναχώρησις τοῦ Ἀθανασίου ἐκ τοῦ πατριαρ χείου. 23. τὰ ἐν τοῖς ὀστράκοις παρὰ τοῦ πατριαρχεύοντος γεγραμ μένα. 24. παραίτησις ἔγγραφος τοῦ πατριάρχου Ἀθανασίου. 25. περὶ τῆς πυρπολήσεως τῆς μεγάλης ἀγορᾶς τῆς πόλεως. 26. περὶ τοῦ μετὰ τοῦ πρωτοβεστιαρίου Μουζάλωνος κήδους τοῦ βασιλέως. 27. τὰ περὶ τοῦ ἱερομοναχοῦ καὶ πνευματικοῦ τοῦ βασιλέως Κοσμᾶ. 28. ψῆφος τοῦ ἱερομοναχοῦ Κοσμᾶ εἰς τὸ πατριαρχεῖον, καὶ περὶ τοῦ μοναχοῦ Γρηγο ρίου. 29. κοινὴ σύναξις γεγονυῖα περὶ τῶν κατακρίτων τῷ βασιλεῖ. 30. τὰ κατὰ τὸν ὀνομαζόμενον Λαχανᾶν. 31. θάνατος τοῦ πρωτοβε στιαρίου. 32. περὶ τῆς τοῦ κανικλείου ἐπὶ τοῦ μέσου ἀποκαταστάσεως, καὶ τῆς τοῦ βασιλέως εἰς ἅπαν καρτερίας.

ΤΗΣ ΤΡΙΤΗΣ.

1. στεφηφορία τοῦ υἱοῦ βασιλέως Μιχαήλ. 2. προβολὴ παρὰ βασιλέων εἰς

δεσπότειαν τοῦ υἱοῦ Ἰωάννου. 3. ὅπως νεαρὰ προβαίνει βασίλειος νομοθεσία περὶ τῶν χειροτονιῶν. 4. περὶ τοῦ θανάτου τοῦ δεσπότου Νικηφόρου καὶ τῆς πρὸς βασιλέα ἀξιώσεως. 6 5. περὶ τοῦ ἐπὶ τῷ υἱῷ τοῦ βασιλέως Μιχαὴλ κήδους, καὶ περὶ τῶν εἰς τοῦτο σταλέντων. 6. γάμος τοῦ βασιλέως Μιχαήλ. 7. ὅπως συνῆγεν ὁ βασιλεὺς τοὺς σχιζομένους πάλιν καὶ εἰρηνεύειν ἠξίου. 8. περὶ τῆς κατὰ ἀνάγκην ἐξασθενήσεως τῶν κοινῶν. 9. περὶ τοῦ Φιλανθρωπηνοῦ καὶ ἀποστασίας αὐτοῦ. 10. περὶ τοῦ πρωτοβεστιαρίτη Λιβαδαρίου, καὶ ὅπως περιεγένετο τοῦ Φιλανθρωπηνοῦ. 11. ὅπως παρεδόθη ὁ Φιλαν θρωπηνός. 12. ὅπως καὶ πότε ὁ βασιλεὺς ἤκουσε τὰ τῆς ἀποστασίας. 13. περὶ τῶν ἀγαθῶν ἀγγελιῶν καὶ τῆς πρὸς τὴν θεοτόκον τοῦ βασιλέως εὐχαριστίας. 14. περὶ τῶν περὶ τὸν Φιλανθρωπηνὸν ὄντων Περσῶν. 15. περὶ τῆς γενομένης στάσεως μεταξὺ Γεννουϊτῶν καὶ Βενετικῶν, καὶ περὶ τοῦ γεγονότος σεισμοῦ. 16. περὶ τῆς λιτανείας καὶ τῆς τοῦ βασι λέως δημηγορίας. 17. περὶ τοῦ χρυσοβουλλείου λόγου διὰ τοὺς κριτὰς καὶ κρίσεις. 18. περὶ τῆς ἐπελεύσεως τῶν Βενετικῶν κατὰ τῶν ἐν πόλει Γεννουϊτῶν. 19. ὅπως ὁ βασιλεὺς μεταπεμψάμενος τὸν ἡγεμόνα αὐτῶν πρεσβείαν στέλλει. 20. περὶ τῆς τῶν Γεννουϊτῶν κατὰ τῶν ἐν τῇ πόλει Βενετικῶν ἐπιθέσεως. 21. περὶ τῆς εἰς Βενετικοὺς πρεσβείας διὰ ταῦτα τοῦ βασιλέως. 22. περὶ τοῦ ῥιφθέντος τόμου ἐν ᾧ ἐγέγραπτο κατηγο ρήματά τινα, καὶ περὶ τῆς τούτου ἀπολογίας τοῦ βασιλέως. 23. περὶ τοῦ κινηθέντος κατὰ τοῦ Φιλαδελφείας ἐγκλήματος. 24. περὶ τῶν ἀπο τεθειμένων χαρτίων καὶ ὅπως εὑρέθησαν. 25. περὶ τοῦ Ταρχανειώτου Ἰωάννου, ὅπως κατ' ἀνατολὴν στρατηγὸς ἀπεστάλη. 26. περὶ τῶν κατὰ τὰ βόρεια Τοχάρων καὶ τοῦ Σφεντισθλάβου. 27. περὶ τοῦ κήδους τοῦ πρὸς Τουκταῒν τοῦ βασιλέως. 28. περὶ τοῦ ῥαγδαίου ὑετοῦ καὶ τῶν τότε συμπεσόντων. 29. περὶ τοῦ θανάτου τοῦ Λαζῶν Ἰωάννου, καὶ τοῦ θανάτου τοῦ Βέκκου. 30. περὶ τοῦ κράλη Σερβίας καὶ τοῦ Κοτα νίτζη. 31. περὶ τοῦ πρὸς κράλην Σερβίας ἐπὶ τῇ θυγατρὶ κήδους τοῦ βασιλέως. 32. περὶ τῆς ὀνομασίας τῆς δεσποσύνου, πῶς Σιμωνὶς ἐκλήθη. 33. περὶ τοῦ μεγίστου χειμῶνος.