he and his fellowes, before any session should be: would both heare and be heard of others. Neither doth it seme good vnto him that the Session should be holden, before report were made of those thynges, which the Ambassadors of þ^e princes had done at Mentz, which would perauenture be such as might alter & chaunge the mindes of the fathers. MarginaliaThe byshop of Concen speaketh.Then the bishop of Concen Ambassador of the kyng of Castle, which was also latelye retourned from Mentz, a man of greate vnderstandyng, but lackyng vtteraunce, greuously cōplayned that the prelates were contēned. Neyther had it bene (sayd he) any great matter if they had bene taried for, whiche not without great daūger and expenses, went to Mentz, not for their pleasure, but of necessitie. And afterward, as it were smiling, he sayd, how madde am I that would haue the prelates to be taried for vntill they retourne from Mentz, whē as they are not taried for, whiles they cā come out of þ^e quier of the Church? do therfore as ye liste. If there ryse any offence or mischiefe hereupon, neither are we the ambassadours of Castel to be blamed, neither cā any mā of right impute any thyng to our most noble kyng.

MarginaliaMarke what the truth must suffer.Here were it to long to repeate, with what rebukes & tauntes they inueyed against cardinall Arelatensis: but especially the bishop of Millaine railed most cruelly vpō hym, sayeng that he fostred and maintayned a rable of Copistes and scholemasters, and that he had concluded in matters of fayth with them: MarginaliaO maruelous despite & contumely in a byshop: for if Arelatensis had kepte whoores or concubynes, he would haue praysed hym: But to maintaine learned men was a great offence.callyng him also an other Cataline, vnto whome all desperate and noughtye persons had refuge: that he was theyr prince, and ruled the church with them: and that he would not geaue eare vnto the Embassadours of the most noble princes, or to the most famous prelates in this most weighty matter. Albagēsis also, a mā of great nobility, descēded of þ^e Emperours bloude, albeit he had neuer alienate his minde before from þ^e Councell: yet least he should seme to dissente frō other ambassadors of the princes, made þ^e lyke complaint as touchyng the contempt of the prelates. MarginaliaThe fathers of the councells slaundered by Panormitane.After this it came vnto Panormitan to speake, who as hee had a greater vehemency in speakyng: so also did he declare a more angry stomacke and mynde: for in the beginning of hys Oration, he seemed not to go about, accordyng to the precept of Oratours, to get the good will of the hearers, but rather there hatred: Marginaliaiiii. signes to know the good from the badde.for he said that our Sauiour sheweth foure signes in the Gospell, wherby we shoulde know the good from the reprobate: for he which is of God (sayth he) heareth the wordes of God, but you heare not the wordes of God, because ye are not of God. And agayne, he that doth euil hateth the lyght. And in an other place also, by their fruites you shall know thē. And a good tree can not bryng forth euill fruite. All whiche sayinges he wrested agaynst the fathers of the Councell, because they would not heare the wordes of God, that is to say, the words of peace, which the Ambassadours had spokē: because they fledde frō the lyght in the absence of the Ambassadours, priuelye concluding, & because in their deputation they had not holden and kept the holy day, but had concluded therupon: also because, they had þ^e vpper hand in þ^e foresaid cōclusiō, not by reason, but by disceit. MarginaliaLooke if it be not spoken of them in the Gospell, where mention is made of the beast which is fallen into the ditche.As touching the fruits, he sayd that the fathers themselues shoulde meditate & consider how that, if their fruits were not good, they also themselues wer not good: and that he did see another councel at hand, where as he feared least these conclusions should be reuoked, as the fruit of an euill tree: and therefore, they ought not so sodenlye to proceede in so waighty matters: and that he woulde be yet more fully heard before the Session, as well in his owne name, because he was an Archbishop, as in þ^e name of his prince which raigned not ouer one kingdome alone but ouer many: MarginaliaWhat is it that ambition will not doe.Also he sayd that he heretofore by his wordes, dedes & writings, hath extolled the autoritie of the councell: and that he feared, least by these meanes, þ^e autori-tie therof shoulde be subuerted. At the last he required pardon if he had offended the fathers of the councel, for somuch as very sorrow & griefe forced him to speake so.

MarginaliaAbbot Virgiliacensis.The Abbot Vergiliacensis woulde haue made aunswere to those thyngs whiche Panormitane had touched concernyng hys deputation: but Arelatensis thought good that all the cōtrary part should speake first, amōgst whom, last of all, MarginaliaLodouicus the prothonotarie in labouring to seeme learned, forgot to be good.Ludouicus the Prothonotarie, the Homere of the lawyers, rose vp. And albeit that hee spake vnwillyngly, yet when he had begon, hee could not refraine his woordes. And whiles he went about to seme learned and eloquent, he vtterly forgat to bee good. Hee said that þ^e Councel ought to take hede, þ^t they intreated no matter of fayth against the will of the prelates, least any offēce should folow, for that some would say it were a matter of no force or effecte. MarginaliaThe councells principally gathered the Crede.For albeit that Christe chose. xij. Apostles and. lxx. Disciples, notwithstandyng in the settyng forth of the Crede, onely the Apostles were present, therby (as it were) geuing example, that the matters of fayth did pertaine onely vnto the Apostles, and so consequently only vnto Byshops. Neither þ^t they ought hastely to proceede in matters of fayth, whiche ought to bee clearely distincte, for somuch as Peter affirmeth the triall of fayth to be much more precious then golde, which is tried by the fire. And if the Byshops be contemned, whiche are called the pillers and keyes of heauen, þ^e fayth can not seme to be well proued or examined. But at length he confessed, that the inferiours might determine with the Byshops, but denyed that the least part of the bishops with the most part of the inferiors might determine any thyng. Frō thence he passyng to the matter of fayth, sayd that those verities wherupon question was now had, were Articles of fayth, if they were verities of fayth. And for somuch as euery man should bee bound for to beleue those, therfore he would be better instructed and taught in that matter whiche he should beleue as an Article of fayth. Neither should it be comely for the Councell to deny him his request, whiche according to the rule of þ^e Apostle, ought to be ready, to giue accompt vnto euery man whiche shall require it, touchyng the fayth whiche it holdeth.

MarginaliaThe oratiō of Cardinall Arelatensis.After euery man had made an end of speakyng, the Cardinall Arelatensis callyng hys spirites together, made an Oration wherin he aunswered nowe the one, & now the other. MarginaliaTo the imperiall ambassadours.And first of all he cōmended the desires of þ^e Imperiall Ambassadours, which offred to intreat a peace & vnitie, but neither necessity, nor honesty (he said) woulde suffer those thinges which are concluded to be reuoked. MarginaliaTo the ambassadours of Fraunce.He aūswered also that the peticion of þ^e Ambassadors of Fraūce is most iust, in that they required, to be instructed touching the faith: & that the Councell would graunt their request, and send vnto them certayne Diuines, which shoulde instruct them at home at their lodginges: but the matter was already concluded & could no more be brought in question: That the Session was onely holden, rather to beautify the matter, then to confirme the same. MarginaliaTo the byshop of Concence.And as touching that which the Bishop of Concen so greatly complayneth of, he doth not much marueile: for he coulde not knowe the processe of the matter when he was absent, who being better instructed, he supposed would speake no more any such words, forsomuch as a iust mā would require no vniuste thing. Also that his protestation had no euil sense or meaning, in that he would not haue it imputed, neither vnto him, neither vnto his king, if any offence shoulde ryse vpon the conclusions. Notwithstanding it is not to be feared, that any euill should spring of good woorkes. But vnto the bishop of Millane he would answer nothing, because he saw him so moued and troubled, for feare of multiplying more greuous & haynous wordes. As for Panormitane he reserued vnto þ^e last. But vnto Lodouicus the Prothonotary, which desired to be instructed, he sayd: he