When Eustathius was travelling through Paphlagonia, he overthrew the altars θυσιαστήρια . of Basilides of Paphlagonia, i.e.Basilides, bishop of Gangra.  cf. Letter ccxxvi. p. 268. and used to perform divine service on his own tables. τραπεζῶν .  Now he is begging Basilides to be admitted to communion.  He refused to communicate with our reverend brother Elpidius, because of his alliance with the Amasenes; i.e.the Arian bishop of Amasia, who was intruded into the place of Eulalius.  On the state of the Amasene church at his time, cf. Soz. vii. 2. and now he comes as a suppliant to the Amasenes, petitioning for alliance with them.  Even ye yourselves know how shocking were his public utterances against Euippius:  now he glorifies the holders of Euippius’s opinions for their orthodoxy, if only they will cooperate in promoting his restitution.  And I am all the while being calumniated, not because I am doing any wrong, but because they have imagined that they will thus be recommended to the party at Antioch.  The character of those whom they sent for last year from Galatia, as being likely by their means to recover the free exercise of their episcopal powers, is only too well known to all who have lived even for a short time with them.  I pray that the Lord may never allow me leisure to recount all their proceedings.  I will only say that they have passed through the whole country, with the honour and attendance of bishops, escorted by their most honourable bodyguard and sympathizers; and have made a grand entry into the city, and held an assembly with all authority.  The people have been given over to them.  The altar has been given over to them.  How they went to Nicopolis, and could do nothing there of all that they had promised, and how they came, and what appearance they presented on their return, is known to those who were on the spot.  They are obviously taking every single step for their own gain and profit.  If they say that they have repented, let them shew their repentance in writing; let them anathematize the Creed of Constantinople; let them separate from the heretics; and let them no longer trick the simple-minded.  So much for them and theirs.