purpose. All thynges were disturbed, neither did the prelates sit in their seates, as they were accustomed, but as euery mans affection led him. Some went to the Cardinall Arelatensis, some vnto Panormitane and exhorted them, as if they had bene Princes or rulers of armyes. Then Arelatensis knowing the matter to be in daunger, and that there was no ready way to make a conclusion, thought to vse some policie, to appease the tumult.

MarginaliaHow men be ready to heare newes.Most reuerēt fathers sayd he, we haue receiued new letters out of Fraunce, whiche declare vnto me maruelous thynges: that there are incredible newes spronge vp there: whiche if you will geue me willyng audience, I will declare vnto you. By this meanes there was a sodaine silence throughout the whole Councell, & by this meruailous policie he made all men attentiue to heare. MarginaliaNote the godly policye of the Cardinall.When as he saw he had free libertie to speake, without either fable or historye of any letters sent, he opened the whole order of the matter, & as it is requisite in an Orator, came by litle and litle vnto the principall point, saying, that Eugenius messengers had filled al Fraunce, preaching a new doctrine, and extolling the autoritye of the bishop of Rome, aboue the generall councels: agaynst whō, except spedy remedy were found, it would come to passe, that many would geue credit vnto them, and therfore the sacred councel ought of necessity, to prouide remedye, and of necessitye to conclude vppon the verities which were examined, that therby þ^e temerity of the Eugenians might be repressed: MarginaliaThe cōclusion of the Councell.which verities, albeit they were. viij. in nūber, yet was it not the Fathers intent to conclude vpon them all, but only the three first: euen as I also (saith he) here do conclude, in the name of the Father, the Sonne, and the holy Ghost.

When he had finished his Oration, with a cherefull and mery countenaunte rising vp, he departed. Some of them kissed him, and some of them kyssed the skyrtes of his garmentes. A great nomber followed hym, and greatly cōmended his wisedome, that he being a French man borne, had that day vanquished the Italians, which were men of great pollicy. MarginaliaThe holy Ghost workyng agaynst the pope.Howbeit thys was all mens opinion, that it was done rather by the operation of the holy ghost, thē by the Cardinals own power. The other of the contrary faction, as men bereft of their myndes, hanging downe their heades, departed euery man to his lodging. They went not together, neyther saluted one another: so that theyr countenaunces declared vnto euerye man that they were ouercome. MarginaliaThe sorow of Panormitane for impugning the truth.Somethyng more also is reported of Panormitane, that when hee came to hys lodging, and was gone vnto his chamber, he complained with hym selfe vpon his Kyng, whych had compelled hym to stryue agaynst the truth, and put both his soule and good name in daunger of losyng: and þ^t in the middest of his teares and complaintes he fell a sleepe, and did eate no meate vntil late in the euening for very sorrowe, for that he had neyther ignorantly, neither vnwillingly impugned the truth.

After this, there was great consultatiō amongs þ^e Eugenians, what were best to be done in this matter. Some thought good to depart & leaue the Councell: other some thought it meeter to tary, & with all endeuour to resist þ^t nothyng should further be done against Eugenius: & this opinion remained amongst them. MarginaliaThe byshop of Lions and Burgen.The next day after, beyng the xxv. day of Aprill, the Archbishop of Lions and the bishop of Burgen, callyng together þ^e prelates into the Chapter house of the great church, beganne manye thynges as touchyng peace. The bishop of Burgen perswaded þ^t there should be deputations appointed þ^t daye, vnto whom the Archb. of Lions should geue power to make an agrement. Vnto whom answere was made, as they thought, very roughly, but as other iudged, gentelly, but notwithstanding iustly and truely: MarginaliaThe iuste aunswere of the Councell.For, they said there could be no vnitie or concord made, before the aduersaries confessed their fault and asked pardon therfore. The day followyng, þ^e said bishop of Burgen, w^t the other Lombards & Cathelans, went vnto the Germains, & frō thence vnto the Senate of þ^e citie, speakyng much as touching þ^e prohibityng of schismes. MarginaliaThe answere of them both.The Germains referred thēselues to those thinges which the deputatiō should determine. The Senate of the citie (as they were great men of wisdome, which would do nothyng wythout diligent aduice & deliberation) answered, that the matter pertayned not vnto them, but vnto the councell: The fathers wherof, were most wyse men, and wer not ignorant what pertayned vnto the Christian fayth, and if there were any daunger toward, it should be declared vnto the Councell & not to þ^e Senate: For they beleued þ^t the elders of þ^e coūcell, if they were premonished, would foresee þ^t there should no hurt happen: as for the Senate of þ^e citie, it was their duety only to defend the fathers & to preserue the promise of the city. With this aunswere the bishop of Burgen departed. MarginaliaThe forme of the decree is written and approued.In the meane tyme the fathers of the councel had drawen out a forme of a decree vpon the former conclusions, and had approued the same in the sacred deputations. By thys tyme the princes Orators were returned frō the assembly at Mentz, & holdyng a councel among themselues, they had determined to let þ^e decree: The ix. day of May there was a generall conuocatiō holden, wherunto all mē resorted, eyther part puttyng forth himselfe vnto the conflict. The princes ambassadours were called by the bishop of Lubick and Conrad de VVinsperg the protectour into the quier, and there kept: wheras they intreated of a vnitie, & by what means it myght be had, and there they taried longer then some thought to do: the which matter gaue occasion to bryng thynges well to passe, beyond all expectation. The onely forme of the decree was appointed to be concluded that day: MarginaliaThe policie of the Cardinall Arelatensis.wherupon, as soone as Cardinall Arelatensis perceiued the congregation to be full, and that the twelue men had agreed, and that there was great expectation wyth silence, he thoughte good not to delay it for feare of tumult, but commaunded by and by the publike concordaunces to be reade: wherein this was also conteined, that the Cardinall Arelatensis might appoynt a Session whensoeuer he would. Which beyng read, he beyng desired by the promotors, concluded accordyng as the maner and custome is. The Ambassadors of the princes beyng yet in the quier, as soone as they vnderstood how the matter passed, beyng verye much troubled and vexed, they brake of their talke, imputting al things to the bishop of Lubecke, which of purpose had kept them in the quier and protracted the time. Wherupon they entring into the congregation, filled þ^e church full of complaintes. First of all, the Oratour of Lubecke complayned bothe in hys owne name and the name of the protectour, as touching the conclusion, and required the councell woulde reuoke the same. If that might be graunted, he promised to intreat a peace, and to be a proctor betwene the councell & the ambassadors of the Princes. MarginaliaThe byshop of Tournown.But the Archebishop of Turnon sayde, þ^t it seemed vnto him euery man to haue free libertie to speake against that lawe which should be promulgate, vntill the Session, when as the Canons should be consecrated and receyue their force: when as the Bishops in their pontificalibus, after the readyng of the decree in the Session, shoulde aunswer that it pleased them: other wise the demaund which was made by the promoters in the Session, to be but vayne: and for that the conclusions were not yet allowed in the Session, therefore he sayd þ^t he might without rebuke, speake somewhat as touching þ^e same, and þ^t it was a great & hard matter, & not to be knit vp in so short a time, & that he had þ^e knowledge thereof but euen nowe: notwithstanding that he beyng an archbishop, ought to haue knowne the matter, that at hys return home, he might informe the king and also instruct those which were vnder him. And that