ster Gerson the Chauncelour of Paris: MarginaliaMaister Ierom was accused by master Gerson with commendation of his eloquence.Hierome when thou wast at Paris, thou thoughtest thy self by meanes of thy eloquence to bee an Aungell, and didest trouble the whole Vniuersitie, alledgyng openly in the scholes many erronious conclusions with, their correlaria, & speciallye in the question de vniuersalibus et de Idæis, with many other very offensiue questions. Vnto whom Maister Hierome sayd: I aunswere to you Maister Gerson: Those matters which I did put forth there in þ^e scholes at Paris, MarginaliaGersō renueth old matters.in the which also I aunswered to the argumentes of the maisters, I did put them forth Philosophicallye & as a Philosopher, and maister of þ^e Vniuersitie: & if I haue put forth any questions which I ought not to haue put forth, teach me that they be erronious, and I will most humbly be informed & amende þ^e same.

MarginaliaThe maister of the vniuersity of Coloyne.Whiles he was yet speaking, an other (as I suppose, the maister of the Vniuersitie of Colleyne vpon the Riuer of Rheine) rising vp sayd: whē thou wast also at Coleine, in thy positiō which thou diddest there determine, thou diddest propound many erronious matters. Then sayd maister Hierome vnto hym, shewe me first one errour whiche I propounded. Wherwithall he being in a maner astonished, sayd, I do not remēber them now at the first, MarginaliaThys man would accuse but he lacked matter.but hereafter they shalbe obiected against you.

MarginaliaThe maister of the vniuersitye of Heidelberg.And by and by the thirde man rysing vp, sayd: when that you were also at Heidelberg, you propounded many erronious matters as touchyng the Trinitie, & there painted out a certayne shylde or scutchyne, comparyng the Trinitie of persons in diuinitie, vnto water, snowe, and yse, and such lyke. Vnto whom maister Hierome answered: those thinges that I wrote or paynted there, the same I will also speake, write, & painte here: and teache me that they be erronious, and I will most humbly reuoke and recant the same.

Then certaine cried out, let him be burned, let hym be burned. MarginaliaCrucifige, crucifige eum.Vnto whom he aunswered: if my death do delite or please you, in the name of God, let it so be.

Then sayd the Archbishop of Salisburg, not so maister Hierome, for somuch as it is written I will not the death of a sinner, but rather that he conuerte and lyue. When these and many other tumultes and cries were passed, wherby they did then most disorderlye and outragiously witnes agaynst hym, they deliuered the sayd maister Hierome beyng bound, vnto the officers of the Citie of Constance, to be caried to prison for that night: and so euery one of them returned to their lodgings.

MarginaliaHierom is comforted by Peter the NotaryIn the meane tyme, one of the frendes of M. Iohn Hus, lookyng out at a wyndowe of the Cloyster, sayd vnto hym, maister Hierome. Then sayd he, you are welcome my deare brother. Thē sayd Peter vnto hym: Be constāt, and feare not to suffer death for the truth sake, of the whiche when you were in tymes past at libertie, you did preach so much goodnes. Vnto whom Hierome aunswered, truly brother I do not feare death, and for somuch as we knowe that we haue spoken much therof in tymes past: let vs nowe see what may be knowen or done in effect. By and by his kepers commyng to the wyndowe, threatnyng hym with strokes, did put away the sayd Peter from the window of the Cloister.

MarginaliaEt tu de illis es. Luc. 22.
Vitus the companioon of Iohn de Clum.Then came there one Vitus vnto maister Hierome and sayd: maister how do you? Vnto whom he aunswered: truly brother, I do very well. Thē his kepers commyng about hym, layd holde of the sayd Vitus, saying, this is also one of the number, & kept him. MarginaliaHierome straitly bound hand and foote.Whē it drew towardes euenyng, the Archbishop of Rygen, sent certaine of his seruauntes whiche lead away maister Hierome, beyng strongly bound with chaynes, both by the handes and by the necke, and kepte hym so for certaine houres. When night drewe on, they caryed him vnto a certaine tower of the Citie in Saint Paules churcheyard, where as they tying him fast vnto a great blocke, and his feete in the stockes, his handes beyng al-so made fast vpon thē, they left him: where as the blocke was so highe, that he could by no meanes sytte therupō, but that his head must hang downward. MarginaliaVitus had to the Archbishop of Rigen.They caried also þ^e sayd Vitus vnto the Archbyshop of Rygen, who demaūded of hym, why he durst be so bold to talke w^t such a man, beyng a reprobate of all men, and an hereticke: and when as he could finde no cause of imprisonement in hym, MarginaliaVitus bound by othe.& that he sayd he was maister Iohn de Chlums frend (taking an othe and promise of him that he should not go about to endamage the Councell, by reason of that imprisonment and captiuitie) so dismissed hym and sent hym away.

MarginaliaHierome hanging in the stockes was fedde with bread and water.Maister Hierom, vnknown vnto vs whether he was caried, lay in the sayd tower two dayes and two nights relieued onely with breade and water. Then one of hys kepers cōming vnto maister Peter, declared vnto hym how that M. Hierome lay hard by in bonds & chaines, and how he was fed. MarginaliaPeter bringeth meate to Hierom.Thē maister Peter desired that he might haue leaue geuen him to geue him meat, because he woulde procure the same vnto him. The keeper of the prison graunting his request, caried meate vnto him. Within eleuen dayes after, so hanging by þ^e heeles: he vsed so small repaste, that he fell sore sicke euen vnto the death. MarginaliaHierom in great sickenes calleth for a confessor.When as he liyng then in that captiuity and prison, desired to haue a confessor, they of the councell, denied that he should haue anye, vntill suche time as by great importunity he obtayned to haue one: MarginaliaMaister Hierome was kept in irons in prison by the space of one yeare.his frends being then there present in the same prison and tower, wherein he then lay by the space of one yeare lackynge but seuen dayes.

After they had put Iohn Hus to death, then aboute the feaste of the natiuity of Mary the Virgin, they brought forth maister Hierome, whom they had kept so long in chaynes, vnto the church of Saynte Paule: and threatning him with death, being instant vpō him, they forced him to abiure and recant, and cōsent vnto the death of maister Iohn Hus, that he was iustly and truly condēned & put to death by them. He, what for feare of death & hoping therby to escape out of theyr handes, accordinge to their will and pleasure, and accordinge to the tenour whiche was exhibited vnto him: did make abiuration, and þ^t in the cathedrall church & open Session, þ^e draught wherof penned to hym by the papistes, here ensueth.

MarginaliaThe forced abiuration of Hierom.I Hierome of Prage, Mayster of Arte, acknowledging the Catholike churche and the Apostolicke fayth, doe accurse and renounce all heresies, and specially that, wherof I haue hetherto bene infamed, and that whych in tymes past Iohn Hus and Iohn Wicklieffe haue holden and taughte in their workes, treatises and Sermons, made vnto the people and clergye: for the whyche cause the sayde Wyckliffe and Hus, together with theyr said doctrines & errours, are condemned by this Sinode of Constaunce, as heretikes, and all the sayd doctrine sentencially condemned, and specially in certayne articles expressed in the sentēces and iudgements geuen agaynst them by thys sacred councell.

Also I do accorde and agree vnto the holye churche of Rome, the Apostolyke seate in thys sacred councell, and with my mouth & hart do professe in all thyngs, & touching all things, & specially as touching the keyes, sacrments, orders and offices and ecclesiasticall censures, of pardons, reliques of sainctes, ecclesiasticall libertye, also ceremonies and all other thinges pertayning vnto christian religon, as the Church of Rome, the Apostolike sea and this sacred councell do professe: and speciallye that many of the sayde articles are notoriously hereticall and lately reproued by the holy fathers, some of them blasphemous, other some erronious, some offensiue vnto godly eares, and many of them temerarious and sedicious. And such also were counted the articles lately condemned by this sacred Councell, and it was inhibited and forbidden to all and singuler Catholike men hereafter to preache, teache, or presume, to hold or mayntayne any of the sayd articles, vnder payne of being accursed.

Also I the sayd Hierome, forsomuche as I haue