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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 Italian Martyrs.
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owne, but onely the doctrine of Christ, whiche also he was ready to seale with his bloud: and also gaue harty thankes to God, which so accepted him as worthy to glorifie his name with his Martyrdome. Vppon this he was committed to a filthy and stinking prison. Where after he had remained a few monethes, he was exhorted diuers times to reuoke: other- wise he should suffer: but still he remained constant in his do- MarginaliaThe Martyrdome of Dominicus, de Baßana.ctrine. Wherupon when the time came aßigned for his punish mēt, he was brought to the market place, where he preached, and there was hanged. Who most hartely praying for his enemyes, so finished his dayes in this miserable wretched world. Ex Pantal. lib. 7. |
MarginaliaGaleazius Trecius, Martyr.The By- shop of Santange- lo, and hys priestes. | Galea- zius Tre- cius. At the Ci- tie called Laus Pom peia, in I- talie. an. 1551. | Santangelo is a certein for- tresse or castle in Italie, within Lombardie, not farre from the Citie called Laus Pompeia, be- longing also to the same dioces. In this forte of Santangelo was an house of Augustin Friers, vnto whom vsed much to resort, a certeine Frier of the same or- der, dwellyng at Pauia, named Maianardus, a man well ex- perte in the study of Scripture, and of a godly conuersation. By this Maianardus, diuers, not onely of the Friers, but also of o- ther townesmen, were reduced to the loue and knowledge of Gods worde, and to the detestation of the Popes abuses. Amōg whom was also this Galeazius, a gentle man of a good callyng, and wealthy in worldly substance, and very beneficiall to the poore. Who first, by conference with the friers, & also with his brother in law, begā to conceaue some light in Gods truth, and afterwarde was confirmed more thorowly by Cælius Secundus Curio, who thē being driuē by persecu- tion, came frō Pauia, to the sayd place of Sātangelo. In proces of |
tyme, as this Galeazius encreased in iudgement & zeale, in setting forward the wholesome word of Gods grace: as a light shinyng in darkenes, could not so lye hyd, but at last, in the yeare of our Lord. 1551. certeine were sent from the forena- med Citie of Laus Pompeia, to lay handes vpon him, and brought him to the Bishops pallace, where hee was kept in bandes, hauing vnder him but onely a padde of straw. Al- though his wife sent vnto him a good fetherbed, with sheetes MarginaliaThe iniurious and fraudulent dealing of the Papistes.to lye in, yet the Bishops chaplains and officers kept it from him, diuidyng the praye among them selues. When the tyme came that he should be examined, he was thrise brought before the Commißioners, where he rendered reasons and causes of his faith, aunsweryng to their interro- gatories, with such euidence of Scriptures, and constancie of mynde, that he was an admiration to them that heard hym. MarginaliaGaleazius relenteth.Albeit not long after, through the importunate persuasions of his kinsfolkes and frendes, and other colde Gospellers, laying many cōsiderations before his eyes: he was brought at lēgth, to assent to certeine pointes of the Popes doctrine. But yet MarginaliaGaleazius repenteth.the mercy of God, whiche began with him, so left him not, but brought him agayne to such repentance, and bewayling of his facte, that he became afterward, accordyng to the ex- ample of Peter, & S. Cyprian, & other, doublewise more va- liant in defense of Christes quarell: neither did he euer desire any thyng more, then occasion, to be offered, to recouer againe by confeßion, that he had loste before by denyall: affirmyng that he neuer felt more ioye of hart, thē at the time of his ex- aminations, where he stoode thrise to the cōstant cōfeßion of |
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the truth: and contrary, that he neuer tasted more sorow in in all his life, then whē he slypt afterward, from the same, by MarginaliaA sentence of a Martyr, to bee marked.dissimulation: Declaryng moreouer to his brethren, that death was much more swete vnto him, with testimonie of the veritie, thē life with the least denyall of truth, and losse of a good cōscience. Thus, Galeazius mourning for his fall in prison, after he heard of his frendes, that nothyng was yet so farre past, but that hee might recouer him self agayne, and that his infirmitie was not preiudiciall, but rather a furthe- rance to Gods glory, and admonition to him selfe to stand more strongly hereafter, toke thereby excedyng cōfort: And when they would haue left with him a booke of the new Te- stament, for his comfort: he refused it, saying that he had it in his hart, what soeuer Christ there spake to his Disciples: Also what happened both to Christ him selfe and to his A- postles, for confessing the worde of truth. Furthermore, so comfortable was he after that, that they which talked with him, cōtinued all the day without meate or drinke, & would also haue taried all the night folowing, if they might haue bene suffered. As Galeazius thus continued in the prison, looking for some occasion to recouer him selfe a- gayne from his fall, it folowed in short tyme, that the Inquisi- tors and Priestes repaired to him agayne in the prison, sup- posing that he would confirme now that, whiche before hee had graunted to them, and required him so to do. Galeazius MarginaliaGaleazius returneth to hys former confession of truth.renying all that he had graunted to them before, returned a- gayne to the defense of his former doctrine, with much more boldnes of spirite, confessing Christ, as he did before: and de- tested Images, affirming & prouing that god only is to be wor shipped, & that in spirit & veritie: Also to be no moe media- tours but Christ alone, and that he onely & sufficiētly by his sufferyng, hath takē away the sinnes of the whole world: and that all they whiche departe hence in this faith, are ascerte- ned of euerlastyng life: they whiche do not, are vnder euer- lastyng damnation: with such other like matter, which was repugnant vtterly to the Popes procedynges. With this con- feßion made, as his minde was greatly refreshed, so the ad- uersaries went away as much apaulled. Who at last percea- MarginaliaGaleazius committed to the secular power.uing that hee in no case could be reuoked, caused him to bee MarginaliaThe death and decease of Galeazius.committed to the secular iudge, to be burned. Thus Galeazius early in the mornyng, beyng brought out of prison to the market place, there was left stāding bound to the stake, till noone, as a gasing stocke for all men to looke vpō. In the which meane tyme, many came about him, exhorting him to recant, and not so to cast away his life, where as with x. wordes speaking, he might saue it. And if he passed not for his life, nor for his countrey whiche he should leaue, nor for his goodes and posseßions, whiche should be confiscate, yet he should somewhat respect his wife, whom he loued so well, and his yong children: at least hee should consider his owne soule. This counsaile gaue they which more estemed the com- modities of this present life, then any true soules health in the life to come. But to cōclude, nothing could styrre the set- led minde of this valiant Martyr. Wherefore fire was com- maunded at last, to bee put to the drye woode about hym, wherewith he was shortly extincted, without any noyse or crying, sauyng onely these wordes were heard in the midle of the flame: Lord Iesu. Thys was an. 1551. Nouemb. 24. Touching the story of this blessed Martyr, this by the way is to be geuen for a Memorandum: That a lilte before this Galeazius should be burned, there was a cōtrouersie be- twene the Maior of the Citie, and the Bishops clergie, for the expenses of the woode that should go to his burning. He hea- ring therof, sent word to both the parties, to agree, for he him selfe, of his owne goodes, would see the coste of that matter discharged. An other note moreouer here is to be added, that while Galeazius was in captiuitie, certeine of the Papistes percea- uyng that Galeazius, had great goodes and possessions pra- ctised with his wife, vnder colour to release her hnsband, that she should lay out a summe of money, to bee sent to the wife of the chief Lord of Millain (called Ferrarus Gon- zaga) to the ende that she should entreat both with her hus- |
band,