1 Liberius being sent into banishment by the Emper Constantius, for opposing the Arians in his absence, Fel was put in his place. After his death Liberius resume his former dignity.-See BERTI's Eccles. Hist. fourth ag

1 The succession of the Bishops of Rome is generally considered to be very doubtful from Sabinian for ages downwards, and, (I wish it could not in justice be added,) the characters of many of them worse than doubtful.

The names, even of the first seven bishops of Rome, are by no means agreed upon, as may be seen by comparing different catalogues of them.

1 That a pretended woman, called Joan, interrupted the
series of the succession between Leo IV. and Benedict III.
is a most notorious forgery; as the learned Blondel, though
a violent Calvinist, and enemy of the Church of Rome, has,
by an express dissertation, demonstrated. On this idle fa-
ble see Lambecius, Leo Allatius, Mireus, Onuphrius, Copus,
Nat. Alexander; and the Protestants Courcelly, Boxhorn,
Conringe, Viginery, Gasselly, Cave, Schooky, in BAYLE'S
Diction. at the word Popes.

1 This Antipope, it appears, having been some wa other inserted in the catalogue of the Popes, the next came to be called John XVII.