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1. Henry VIII's reign2. Dissension among mendicant orders3. Persecution of Lollards4. Richard Hun5. Lollard martyrs6. Persecution in diocese of Lincoln7. Colet, Chaucer and Gower8. Prophecies preceeding Luther9. Martin Luther10. Adrian VI11. Final years of Luther12. Swiss Reformation13. German martyrs14. French martyrs15. Spanish martyrs16. Italian martyrs17. Merindol and Cabriers18. Angrogne
K. Henry. 8. A Table of the Frenche Martyrs.
| Persecutors. | Martyrs. | The Causes. |
| MarginaliaHubert Cheriet, Martyr. | Hubert Cheriet, aliâs Burre, a yong mā a Taylor. At Dyion. An. 1549. | Hubert beyng a young man of the age of xix. yeares, was burned for the Gospell at Dyion, who neither by any terrours of death, nor allurementes of his parentes, could be otherwise per- suaded, but constātly to remaine in the truth, vnto death. Ibid. |
MarginaliaFlorent Venote, Martyr.Peter Li- setus, Presidēt of the Coūsaile of Paris, and o- ther Sor- bonistes. | M. Flo- rent Ve- note, Priest. At Paris. An. 1549. | This Florent remained in pri son in Paris, iiij. yeares, and ix. houres. Duryng which tyme, there was no torment, whiche he did not abide and ouercome. A- mōg all other kindes of torments, he was put in a narowe prison or brake, so straite that he could neither stand nor lye, which they call the hose or boote ad Nectar Hippocratis, because it is straite beneath, and wyder a- boue, like to the instumēt where with Apothecaries are wonte to make their Hipocras. In this he remained vij. weakes, where the tormentors affirme, that no thief nor murderer could euer endure xv. dayes, but was in daunger of life, or madnes. At last, when there was a great shew in Paris at the kinges commyng into the Citie, and diuers other Martyrs in sondry places of the citie were put to death, he hauing his tōgue cut of, was brought to see the ex- ecution of them all: and last of all, in the place of Maulbert, was put in the fire and burned the ix. day of Iuly at after none. Ex Ioan. Crisp. |
| MarginaliaAnne Audebert, Martyr. | Anne Au debert an Apo- thecaries wife, and wydowe. At Orle- ance. An. 1549. | She goyng to Geneua, was taken and brought to Paris, & by the Coūsaile there, iudged to be bur ned at Orleance. When the rope was put about her, she called it her weddyng girdle, wherewith she should be maried to Christ. And as she should be burned vpō a Saterday, vpō Michaelmas e- uen: vpon a Saterday, sayd she, I was first maried, & vpō a Sater day I shalbe maried again. And seyng the doungcarte brought, wherein she should be caryed, she reioysed thereat, shewyng such constancie in her martyrdome, as made all the beholders to mer uell. Ex Ioan. Crisp. |
MarginaliaA godly Taylour in Paris, Martyr.Henry 2. Frenche kyng. An Offi- cer of the kynges house. | A poore Taylor of Paris, dwellyng in the strete of S. Antony | Among many other godly martyrs that suffered in Frāce, the story of this poore Taylour is not the least nor worst to be re- membred. His name is not yet sought out in the French stories, for lacke of diligence in those writers: more is the pitie. The storye is this. Not longe after the coronation of Henry ij. the Frēch king, at whose comyng into Paris, diuers good martyrs were there brought out, and |
| Persecutors. | Martyrs. | The Causes. |
Petrus Castella- nus, By- shop Ma- conēsis. | At Paris. An. 1549. | burned for a spectacle: as is a- bouesayd, a certaine poore Tay- lour, who then dwelt not far frō the kinges Palace, in the strete bearyng the name of S. Antony, was apprehēded of a certain offi- cer in the kinges house, for that, vppon a certaine holy day, he fo- lowed his occupation, and dyd |
worke for his liuing. Before he was had to prison, the officer asked him, why he did labour and worke, geuyng no obser- uation to the holy day. To whom he aunswered, that he was a poore man, liuing onely vpon his labour: and as for the daye, he knewe no other, but onely the Sondaye, wherin he might not lawfully worke, for the neceßitie of his liuyng. Then the officer began to aske of him many questiōs. Wherunto the poore Taylour did so aunswere, that eftsoones MarginaliaThe Taylour imprisoned for breaking a peece of an holy day.he was clapt in prison. After that, the officer commyng into the Court, to shew what good seruice he had done for the holy Churche, declared to certaine estates, how he had takē a Lu therane, working vppon the holy day, shewyng that he had such aunsweres of him, that he cōmaūded him to prison. Whē the rumour hereof was noysed in the kinges chāber, through the motion of them whiche were about the king, the poore man was sent for to appeare, that the king might haue the hearyng of him. Wherupon the kinges chāber being voyded, saue onely a fewe of the chiefe Pieres remayning about the MarginaliaThe Taylour brought before the kyng.king, the simple Taylour was brought. The king sittyng in his chaire, commaunded Petrus Castellanus Bishop of Mascon (a man very fitte for such Inquisitiōs) to question with him. The Taylour beyng entred, and nothyng appau- led at the kinges Maiestie, after his reuerēce done vnto the prince, gaue thankes to God, that he had so greatly dignified him being such a wretch, as to bring him, where he might testifie his truth before such a mightye prince. Thē Castella- nus entryng talke, began to reason with him touchyng the greatest & chiefest matter of religiō. Wherunto the Taylour MarginaliaThe present boldnes of the Taylour aunswering for his religion, before the king.without feare or any halting in his speach, with present auda citie, witte, & memorie, so aunswered for the syncere doc- trine & simple truth of Gods Gospell, as was both cōuenient to the purpose, & also to his questiōs aptly & fitly correspon- dent. Notwithstanding, the nobles there present, with cruell tauntes and rebukes, did what they could to dashe hym out of coūtenaūce. Yet all this terrified not him, but with boldnes of hart, and free libertie of speach, he defended his cause, or rather the cause of Christ the Lord, neither flatteryng with their persons, nor fearing their threates: Which was to them all, a singular admiration, to behold that simple poore artifi- cer to stand so firme and bold, aunsweryng before a king, to those questions propounded against him. VVherat, when the king semed to muse with him self, as one somwhat amased, & which might soone haue bene induced at that present, to fur ther knowledge: the egregious Bishop, and other courteours, MarginaliaPestilent coūsell about the kyng.seyng the king in such a muse, sayd, he was an obstinate and a stubburne person, obsirmed in his owne opinion, and ther- fore was not to be marueiled at, but to bee sent to the iudges, and to be punished: and therfore lest he shoulde trouble the eares of the sayd Henry the king, hee was commaunded a- gain to the hands of the officer, that his cause might be infor- med, and so within few dayes after, hee was condemned by the hye Stuard of the kinges house, to be burned aliue. And lest any deepe consideration of that excellent fortitude of the poore man might further peraduenture pearse the kinges mynde, the Cardinals and Byshops were euer in the kinges MarginaliaA fumishe cōparison of a fierce Cardinall.eare, telling him that these Lutheranes were nothyng els, but such as caryed vayne smoke in their mouthes, whiche beyng put to the fire, would soone vanishe. Wherfore the king was appoynted him self, to be present at his executiō, which MarginaliaThe death and Martyrdome of this Taylour.was sharpe and cruell, before the Churche of Mary the Virgin, where it pleased God to geue such strength and cou- rage to his seruaūt, in suffering his martyrdome, that the be- holdyng therof, did more astonish the king, then all the other did before. Ex Ioan. Crisp. Ex Henr. Pantal. lib. 7. |
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