it was vncomely that Arelatensis, MarginaliaEuery man may determine in matters of fayth hauing the scripture on his part.with a few other Byshops by name, should conclude the matter. The like did also all those which fauoured Panormitane. The Cardinall of Terraconia also (which vntill that tyme had holden his peace) did greuously rebuke his partakers, that as men beyng a sleepe or in a dreame, they did not read the protestatiō, and commaunded by and by one of his familiars to read it. But lyke as the aduersaries before dyd perturbe the reading of the concordaunces, so would not the Fathers of the Councell now geue place to the readyng of the protestation.MarginaliaContention in the coūcell about reading of the protestation. Which when Albiganensis did consider he commaunded the writing to be brought vnto hym, and as he began to speake, sodainly Arelatensis rose vp, with a great number of the fathers to depart: which thyng pleased þ^e Cardinall of Terraconia and Panormitane very well, for that they hoped that they alone with their adherentes, should remayne in the Church. They exhorted Arelatēsis to reuoke the conclusiō, and to make an other.

There was in that congregation in his place George the Prothonotary of Bardaxina, sittyng somewhat beneath his vncle, the Cardinallof Terraconia, a man but yonge of age, but graue in wisedome, and noble in humanitie: who as soone as he saw the Cardinall Arelatensis rise, he determined also to depart, and when as hys vncle called hym, commaundyng him to tary, he sayde: God forbid father that I should tary in your congregation, or do any thing contrary to þ^e othe which I haue taken. By which wordes he declared his excellent vertue and nobilitie, & admonished our men which remayned, of those thinges which they had to do.MarginaliaHow God worketh by occasion. His voyce was the voyce of the holy Ghost, and wordes more necessary, then could be thought. For if he had not spoken that worde the fathers of the Councell had peraduenture departed, and gone their way, and the other, remayning in the church, had made an other cōclusiō, which they would haue affirmed to haue bene of force, because they would say the last conclusion was to be receiued. But many beyng warned by the wordes of the Prothonotarie, and callyng to remembraunce the lyke chaunce of other Councells before, called backe agayne the multitude whiche were departyng, and cried vpon the Cardinal and the Patriarke to sit down agayne, and that they should not leaue þ^e church voyde and quiet for theyr aduersaries. Wherupon, sodenly all the whole multitude satte downe, and the gates were shut agayne.MarginaliaAlbiganēsis readeth the protestation, but none could heare hym. In the meane tyme Matheus Albiganensis a bishop, read the protestation to none els but to him self alone, for it could not be heard for noyse: which beyng ended, the Lombardes and the Cathelanes confirmed the protestation. When the Cardinall of Terraconia sayd that he did agree to that dissensiō, they maruailed at that saying. And when some smyled & laughed at him: what sayd he, ye fooles, do ye mocke me? do not the Ambassadors of my king dissent frō you? What do you maruaile thē if I do say I do cōsent vnto their dissension? And with these wordes, he and almost all the Arragons, Lombardes and Cathelanes departed, all the other taried still.MarginaliaThe affaires of the coūcell are read. And albeit it was somewhat late (for it was past ij at after none) Arelatensis seying the congregation quiet, commaunded the affaires of priuate persons to be read, as the maner is: which beyng ended, he cōmaunded also the publike affaires to be read, and willed the cōclusions and the forme of the decree to be read agayne. There remayned in the congregation, the Ambassadors of the Empire and of Fraunce, talkyng together of theyr affaires. Notwithstādyng the bishop of Turnō heard mention made of the conclusions, and turnyng him self to þ^e Byshop of Lubecke, sayd: lo, the matters of fayth are now in hand agayn, let vs go hēce I pray you that we be not an offence vnto others, or that we be not sayd to dissent from the other Ambassadors. To whom þ^e Byshop of Lubecke aunswered: tary father, tary here, are not the conclusions most true? Why are you afraid to be here for þ^e truth? these wordes were not heard of many, for they spake them softely betwene themselues.MarginaliaEneas Syluius beyng present collected this. Notwithstandyng I heard it, for I sittyng at their feete, did diligētly obserue what they said. Arelatensis, after all thinges were read, which he thought necesseary, at the request of the deputies concluded, and so makyng an end dismissed the congregation.MarginaliaArelatensis concludeth here, as he did also before, not without the consent of the deputies according to the order of the councell. Twise it is declared, w^t how great difficultie Arelatensis concluded, for somuch as neither the matter nor the forme could be concluded without dissension:Marginalia* Eneas, you did not so praise this coūcell after you were byshop your selfe. * and the conclusions were miraculous, and past all mens hope, but were obteined by the industrie of Arelatensis, or rather by the speciall gift of the holy Ghost.

After this, it was determined betwene the Lōbardes and Aragons to absteine frō the deputacions for a certaine tyme, which they did not long obserue, notwithstandyng þ^e deputations were holden very quietly for a certeine space, neither was there any thing done worthy of remembraunce, vntill the. xv. day of May, duryng which tyme, all meanes possible were sought to set a concorde betwene the fathers, but it would not be. Then Nicolas Amer promoter of the fayth, was called into the congregation, & briefly rehearsed those thinges which were done the dayes before, and declared howe that Arelatensis might point a Session. Wherefore, for somuch as delay in matters of fayth was daungerous, he required that a Sessiō should be appointed agaynst the morow after, requiring the Cardinall for his dignities sake, in that he was called the principall of the church, and the other byshops, that (as they had promised in theyr consecration) they would not nowe shrinke from the churche in these waightye affaires, and suffer the fayth to be oppressed: but the other inferiours he required vpon their othe which they had taken, to shewe them selues faythfull and constant herein. Then agayne there fell a great contention vpon these wordes: for Arelatensis, as he was required, did appoint a Session, & exhorted all men to be there present in their Robes.MarginaliaThe Byshop of Lubecke. The Byshop of Lubecke rising vp, made a protestation in his owne name, and also in the name of his protector, that he would not consent, that there should be any Session, if it shoulde in any part derogate from the agrement had at Mentz. Georgius Miles also, his fellow Ambassadour consented to this protestation. When as the protectour of the Councel appointed by the Emperour,MarginaliaConrade Winiperge a Baron. vnderstood him selfe for to be named by the byshop of Lubecke, he maruailed a while what the matter should be. But being certified by an interpreter, he aunswered that he would in no case consent vnto the protestation of the Byshop of Lubecke, and that he did not knowe any thing of theyr doinges at Mentz: also that he was sent by the Emperour to the sacred Councell, and hath his charge which he doth well remember, and would be obedient therunto. After whom the Byshop of Concense, accordyng to his accustomed maner, made his protestation, & after him also folowed Panormitane. Whose wordes before I will repeat, I desire that no man would maruaile that I make mention so often of Panormitane: for it is necessary to declare the matter in order as it was done.

It happened in these matters euen as it doth in warlike affaires: For as there, such as are most valiaunte and strong, and doo most woorthy feates, obteine most fame,MarginaliaPanormitan the Achilles of the Eugenians, and Arelatensis the Hector of the councell. as in the battaile of Troy, Achilles and Hector: so in these spirituall warres and contentions, those which most excell in learnyng and eloquence, and do more then other, should be most renouned and named: for on þ^e one part Panormitane was prince and Captaine, on the other, Arelatensis: but his owne will made not the one Captain, but onely necessitie, for it be behoued hym to obey hys prince. Notwithstandyng he was not ignoraunt of the truthe and veritie, neither dyd he resiste willingly agaynst it: for I haue sene him often times in his librarye complaine of his prince, that he folowed other mens Councell, When as his tyme came to speake, he sayd that he did not, a litle maruaile why the protector of the fayth, should requre the Prelates to haue a Session, which was nothyng perteining to his office, and that he ought not to vsurpe the Presidents place. And againe he complayned, touchyng the contempt of the Prelates, for the matter did presently touch þ^e state of the Apostolicke sea, and for that cause the sea ought to be heard before any Session be holden. Neither is it to be regarded (sayd he) that þ^e councell of constance seemeth to haue decreed, that it shoulde now be spoken of, For so much as Pope Iohn was not heard at Constance, neither any man els, to speake for the sea, by which wordes he seemed both to contemne and bring in doubt, all the decrees of that most great and sacred synode of Constance: therfore there was a great tumult, and all men cryed out with one voyce, saying: that the Synode of Cōstance is holy and the authority therof ought to be inuiolate.MarginaliaThe Papistes extoll that which maketh for their purpose, but the contrary they contemne, whether it be scripture or prophane But he beyng still instaunt, with a stoute and haute courage, affirmed þ^t the matter coulde not be finished w^tout the Ambassadours of the Princes, and that the Princes ought to be heard in a matter of fayth. And agayne that the Ambassadoures themselues can not consent, for somuch as in þ^e Colloqui holdē at Mētz, they had promised þ^t during the treatie of peace by them begunne, they woulde receiue and allow nothing that the Pope should eyther doo agaynst the councell, or the councell agaynst the Pope: and that he douted not, but that the three first conclusions declared Eugenius an hereticke, in somuch as it was euident, that Eugenius did vehementlye resist the twoo first, And therefore for so much as the Session was not yet holden, and that it was lawfull for euery man before þ^e Session to speake what he will, he desired and required them most instantly, that there might be no Session as yet holden. Vnto whome A-