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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 Frence Martyrs.
| Persecutors. | Martyrs. | The Causes. |
| MarginaliaClaudius Thierry, Martyr. | Claudi9 Thierry. At Orle- ance. An. 1549. | The same yeare, and for the same doctrine of the Gospell, one Claudius also was burned at the sayd towne of Orleance, being ap prehended by the way, comming from Geneua to his coūtrey. Ex Ioan. Crisp. |
| MarginaliaLeonard Galimard, Martyr. | Leonard Gali- mard. At Paris. An. 1549. | This Leonard, for the confes- sion likewise of Christ and hys Gospell, was taken and brought to Paris, and there by the sen- tence of the counsaile, was iud- ged to be burnt the same tyme as Florent Venote, aboue menti- oned, did suffer at Paris. Ex Ioan. Crisp. |
| MarginaliaMacæus Moreau, Martyr. | Macæus Moreau. At Troyes An. 1550. | He was burned in Troyes in Campaine (a towne in Fraūce) remaynyng constant to the ende, in the Gospell for the whiche he was apprehended. Ex eodem. |
| MarginaliaIoh. Godeau, Gabriell Berandine, Martyrs. | Ioan. Go deau. Gabriell Berandi- nus. An. 1550. | These ij. were of the Church of Geneua. Afterwarde for their frendly admonishyng a certeine Priest, whiche in his Sermon had abused the name of God, they were taken at Chambe- riace, Godeau standyng to his confession, was burned. Ga- briell, thoughe hee beganne a litle to shrinke for feare of the tormentes, yet beyng confirmed by the constāt death of Godeau, recouered agayne, and standyng likewise to his confeßion, first had his tongue cut out. Who not- withstandyng, throughe Gods might did speake so as he might be vnderstand: whereupon the hangman beyng accused for not cuttyng of his toungue rightly, said that he could not stoppe him of his speach. And so these ij. af- ter they had confirmed many in in Gods truth, gaue their lyfe for Christes Gospell. Ibidem. |
MarginaliaThomas Sanpaulinus, Martyr.Ioan. An dreas, Promo. tor. Peter Li- set, Pre- sident of the Coū- sell of Paris. Maillar- dus, Doc tor Sor- bonicus. Auber- tus, Cō- siliarius. | Thomas Sanpau- linus. | This Thomas a yong man of the age of xviij. yeares, comming from Geneua to Paris, rebuked there a man for swearyng. For the whiche cause he beyng suspe- cted for a Lutherā, was folowed, and watched whether he went, & was taken & brought before the counsaile of Paris, and put in prison, where he was racked, and miserably tormented, to the intēt he should either chaunge his opi- nion, or confesse other of his pro- fession. His tormentes and rac- kinges were so sore, through the setting on of Maillard and other Sorbonistes, that the sight therof made Aubertus one of the Coun saile, a cruell and vehement ene- mie agaynst the Gospell, to turne his backe and weepe. The young man, when he had made the tor- menters wery with racking, and |
| Persecutors. | Martyrs. | The Causes. |
At Paris. An. 1551. | yet would vtter none, at last was had to Maulbert place in Paris, to be burned. Where he beyng in the fire, was pluckt vp agayne vppon the Gybbet, and asked whether hee would turne. To whom he sayd, that he was in his way towarde God, and therfore desired them to let him go. Thus this glorious mar- tyr remaining inexpugnable, glo rified the Lorde with constant confession of his truth. Ibid. |
| MarginaliaMauryce Secenat, Martyr. | Maurici9 Secenat. In Pro- uince. An. 1551. | He first hauyng interrogati- ons put to him by the Lieutenāt of that place, made his aunswe- res thereunto, so as no great ad- uauntage could be takē therof. But he beyng greatly compun- cted and troubled in his con- science for dissemblyng with the truth, and called afterward be- fore the Lord chief iudge, aun- swered so directly, that he was condemned for the same and bur ned in Prouince. Ex eodem. |
MarginaliaIohannes de Puteo, Martyr.A Citizē of Vzez. | Ioannes Putte, or de Puteo, surnamed Medicus At Vzes. In Pro- uince. An. 1551. | This Medicus beyng a Carpen ter and vnlettered, had a contro- uersie about a certain pitte with a Citizen of the towne of Vzez, where he dwelled. He, to cast this Medicus in the law, frō the pitte, accused him of heresie, brynging for his witnesses, those labourers whom Medicus had hyred to worke in his vinyeard: where- fore, he being examined of the Sa crament of the Lordes Supper, was condemned and burned. At Vzez in Prouince. Ex eodem. |
MarginaliaClaudius Monerius, Martyr.The go- uernour of Lions. The Of- ficiall of the Arch- deacon of Lions. | Claudi9 Moneri9. At Lions. an. 1551. | This man beyng well instru- cted in the knowledge of Gods worde, for the which he was al- so driuen from Auernia, came to Lions, and there taught childrē. He hearing of the L. Presidentes comming to the Citie, went to geue warnyng to a certeine fa- miliar frend of his, and so condu cted him out of the towne. In re- turnyng agayne to comfort the mans wife and children, hee was taken in his house: and so he confessing that, whiche hee knew to be true, and standyng to that, whiche he confessed, after much affliction in prisons and doungeons, he was condemned and burned at Lions. He was noted to bee so gentle and mylde of conditions, & constant with- |
all, and also learned, that certein of the Iudges could not for- beare weeping at his death. The sayd Monerius being in prison, wrote certein letters, but one specially very comfortable, to all the faithfull, which the Lord willing, in the end of these historyes shalbe inser- ted. He wrote also the questions and interrogatories of the Officiall, with his aunsweres likewise to the same, whiche summarilye we haue here contracted as foloweth. |
| Officiall. |
MarginaliaThe Sacrament.What beleue you of the Sacrament? is the body of Christ in the bread, or no? |
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