30. Julian alludes to this incident (Epist. xxvii.), which
is more distinctly related by Theodoret (1. iii. c. 22). The
intolerant spirit of the father is applauded by Tillemont
(Hist. des Empereurs, tom. iv. p. 534), and even by la
Bleterie (Vie de Julien, p. 413).