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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.
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MarginaliaRomian, brought to Aix.saying that he was no hereticke. Wherupon he was caryed vnto Aix, singing the Commaundementes, as he passed by the towne of Draguignan. Whiche when the kinges Aduo- cate did see, looking out of hys windowe, he sayd vnto hym, that hee was one of them that concluded his death: MarginaliaThe kyngs Aduocate repenteth.but desired God to forgeue him. Romian aunswe- red agayne and sayd: God will iudge vs all in the day of Iud- gement. After he was come to Aix, hee was brought before the Counsellers, before whom he remained no lesse constant and firme, then afore. Then was a fumishe Frier sent, who beyng iij. houres with him, and could not remoue him, came out to the Lordes, and sayd that he was damned: By reason wherof the sentence geuen before his condemnation, was con firmed, and he sent backe agayne from whence he came. MarginaliaRomian, returned agayne from Aix to Draguignan.At his returne againe from Aix, the Counsuls of Dragui gnan sent abroad by Parishes, vnto the Curates, that they should signifie to their Parishners, the day of his death, to the end that they should come: also caused to be cryed through the towne, by the sound of a trompe, that all good Christiās should bryng woode to the great market place, to burne the Lutherane. The day beyng come, whiche was Saterday, the xvi. day of May, the poore seruaūt of God, first was brought before him, the cordes, yrons, and weyghtes, to terrifie hym. Then sayd they, he must vtter his cōplices and renounce his religion, or els he should be burned alyue. He aunswered with a constant hart, that he had no other complices, nor compa- nions, neither would he hold any other faith, but that which Iesus Christ did preach by his Apostles. Then was he de- maunded of his felowes taken with him, whether they did hold the faith of Rome, or whether he did euer communicate with them, or did know them in the towne, or in Prouince, to be of his faith. He sayd, no. Itē, what he had to do in that towne. He said, to sell his Corall. Itē, who gaue him coūsaile MarginaliaRomian drawen most pitiously vpon the racke.to appeale. God, he sayd, by his spirite. Vpon this he was put vpon the gynne or racke, where he beyng torne most outra- giouslye, ceased not still to cry vnto God, that he would haue pitie vpō him, for the loue of Iesus Christ his sonne. Thē was he cōmaunded to call to the virgin Mary: but that he would not. Whereupon his torture was renewed a freshe, in such cruell sort, that they thought they had left him for dead. For the which they sent him to the Barbers, & findyng that he could endure no longer, were afrayde lest he had ben past, and hastened to bring him to the fire. So, after they had as- sayd him by Priestes & Friers, as much as they could, to MarginaliaRomian broken with the racke and not able to go, was borne to the fyer.make him reuolt, they helped the hangman to beare him, all broken and dismembred, as he was, vnto the heape of woode, where they tyed him to a cheyne of yron, whiche was let downe vpon the fagottes. Romian seyng him selfe to bee alone, lying vpon the woode, began to pray to God. Wherat the Friers beyng moued, rāne to him agayn to cause hym to say, Aue Maria. Which when he would not do, they were so MarginaliaCrueltye of fryers.furious, that they plucked & tare his beard. In all these an- guishes, the meeke Saint of God, had recourse still to god in his praiers, beseching him to geue him paciēce. Thē left they him lying as dead. But so soone as they descended down from the woode, he began to pray to God agayne, in such sort, as one would haue thought, that he felt no hurt. Then an other great freke supposing to do more with him thē the rest, came vp to the woode vnto him, to admonishe him. Romian thought at first that he had bene a faithfull Christiā, by hys gentle speache, but afterward, when he vrged him to pray to the virgin Mary, he desired him to depart and let him a- lone in peace. As soone as he was departed, Romian lifted vp his head & his eyes on hye, praying God to aßiste him in hys MarginaliaA slaundryng fryer.great tentation. Then a certaine father, a Warden, to bryng the people in more hatred, cried out & said: he blasphemeth, MarginaliaCrucifige, Crucifige eum.he blasphemeth, he speaketh against the blessed virgin Ma ry. Wherat Barbosi cryed, stoppe his mouth, let him be gag- ged. The people cryed to the fire, let him be burned. Then the hangman set fire to the strawe, and litle stickes that were a- bout, whiche incontinent were set on fire. Romian still re- mained hanging in the ayre, till he dyed: and was burned, |
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MarginaliaThe cruell death and Martyrdome of blessed Romian.all his neither partes well nere, when hee was sene to lift vp his head to heauen, mouyng his lippes without any crye: and so this blessed Saint rendred his spirite to God. Of this assemble there were diuers Iudgementes and son- dry brutes. Some sayd, that if good mē had ben about him, it had gone better with him, & that those priestes & Monkes, which were about him, were whoremasters & infamous. O- ther said that he had wrong: and that an hūdreth of that cō- pany there were, which more diserued death then he, espe- cially among them whiche condemned him. Other went a- way, maruelyng, & disputing of his death and doctrine. And thus was the course finished of this valiant & thrise blessed Martyr and seruaunt of the Lord Iesus the sonne of God. Ex Crisp. lib. 6. pag. 902. |
MarginaliaFrances Ciuaux, Martyr.The Cō- uent of þe IacobinFiers at Dyion. A Priest of Dyion | Frances Ciuaux. At Dyion. an. 1558. | This Frāces Ciuaux was Se cretary to the Frēch Ambassa- dour here in Englād, in Queene Maries tyme. Who afterward beyng desirous to heare the word of God, went to Geneua. Also he was placed to be Secretary to the Senate or Counsaile of Geneua: where hee continued about the space of a yere. Hauing then cer- teine busines, he came to Dyion. There was the same time, a priest that preached at Dyion such do- ctrine, whereat the sayd Frances beyng worthly offended, came frendly vnto the Priest and rea soned with him, touching his do- ctrine, shewyng by the Scriptu- res how and where he had erred. The Priest excused him selfe, that hee was not so well instru- cted to dispute, but hee would bring him the next day, to a cer teine learned man, whō he knew |
there in the towne, and desired the sayd Frances to go with him to breakefast, where he would be glad to heare them ij. in conference together. Wherunto when Frances had consen ted, the Priest incontinent went to the Iacobine Friers, MarginaliaA priuie Iudas.where the matter was thus contriued, that at the breake- fast time, Frances there vnwares, should be apprehēded. Whē the next day came, the Priest brought Frances, accordyng to his appointement, to a Iacobine Frier: who pretendyng much fayre frendshyp vnto him, as one glad and desirous of his company, besought him to take a breakefast with him the next morow, and there they would enter conference to- gether. With this also Frances was content, and to prepare him selfe the better to that conflict, sat vp almost all the night writyng, with his folow. The next morowe, as Frances with his felow were preparing them selues toward the break- fast, the Iacobin, in the meane tyme, went to the Iustice of the towne, to admonishe him to be ready at the tyme & place appointed. Thus, as the Iacobin was standing at the Iustices doore, the companion of Frances seing the Frier there stand, began to mistrust with him selfe, and told Frances, willyng hym to beware the Frier. Moreouer, the same nyght MarginaliaFrances admonished by his dreame.Frances had, in his dreame, that the sayd Frier shoulde committe hym to the Iustice. But he, either not caryng for his dreames, or els not much paßyng for the daunger, com- mitted him self to the handes of God, & went. As they were together disputyng in the Couent of the Iacobines, Frances thus betrayed of the Priest, was apprehended by the of- ficers, caryed to prison, and within seuen dayes after, beyng Saterday before the Natiuitie of the Lord, was brought to the place of execution, where first he was strangled, and then burned. Ex scripto testimonio Senatus Geneuesis. And as touchyng the felow and companion of this Fran- ces aboue mentioned, he was also apprehended with him and put in prison, but because he was but a young nouice, and yet not fully confirmed, he recanted and was deliuered. |
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