emperor when at about the end of July[1] he sent to Ephesus a second commissioner, the count John, one of his confidants, was not yet on Cyril's side: the royal order delivered by count John confirmed all three depositions, that of Nestorius, of Cyril and of Memnon[2], and when John committed all three into close custody, he consigned Nestorius to the care of count Candidianus, who was inclined towards him, while Cyril seems to have been treated in a less friendly manner[3]. The question of the doctrine was regarded by the court as still open; and as count John was not able to bring the parties at Ephesus to an understanding with one another, in the second half of August[4] delegates of each group were called to the capital, or rather to the neighbouring city of Chalcedon, for further negotiations. But as regards the persons one decision was given just at this time: the emperor resolved about the end of August[5] to send
- ↑ Hefele, ii, 219, note 2.
- ↑ Mansi, iv, 1395 f.
- ↑ Mansi, iv, 1398 b = v, 780 e; comp. Liber Heraclidis, Bedjan, p. 387 f.; Nau, p. 248 f.
- ↑ A letter written by the Antiochian delegates immediately after their arrival at Chalcedon dates from Gorpiaei mensis undecimo, (Mansi, v, 794 b = iv, 1406 e), i.e. according to Tillemont (edition of Venice, xiv, 776 f) the 4th or the 11th of September: and although each of these dates seems to me open to controversy (comp. Pauly's Real-Encyclopädie, 2nd edition, vii, 1664), we can and must let the matter rest. Nearly the same time, as given by both dates, is indicated by the course of events.
- ↑ Eight days before the letter mentioned in the preceding note was written (Mansi, v, 794 a).—The Alexandrian report in Mansi, v, 255 and 658 f., connecting the imperial order regarding Nestorius—
