estimable quality, a great preceptor of the cfaurGb, and one whose humility and correct conduct, formed an admirable contrast to the furide and Ucentiousness of the other nobles of tbe kii^pdom.
A abort time after the elevation of Isaac to the a* ^* ^^' |NMitifi(CaI dignity 9 several of the chiefs, who were at enmity with Khosrove, finding that the saint had been appointed without any reference to Sbapuh, went to thatmonarch> and made a com- plaint against their king, saying, that by the tenor of his conduct, they were sure he intended to rebel against the Persians. Shapuh, having lent a willing ear to this accusation, sent a strict comnand to Khosrove to repair instantly to Persia. The latter^ exasperated at this message, exclaimed, '^ Am I the slave of Shapuh, that he chooses to treat me with this indignity? What business has he with me?" He then drove the messengers from his court with every mark of disgrace, and immediately after sent to the emperor Arcadiua for assistance against the Per- sians. Arcadius refused granting him any aid.
Shapuh then assembled an army, and placed a. d. 392. it under the convmand of his son Artashir, di- recting him to march into Armenia, and bring Khosrove to reason. Tbe Armenian monarch, bereft of all succour, fell into a state of sad an- Wty, and having no better alternative, yielded
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