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| Persecutors. | Martyrs. | The Causes. |
| Charles the Emperours Procura- tour. Doctour Anchusa- nus, Inqui- sitour. Latomus. At Louane. An. 1543. | XXviij. Christen men and women of Louane. Paule a Priest. Two aged women. Antonia. Two men. At Louane. 1543. | when certaine of the Citie of Louane were suspected of Lu theranisme, the Em- perours Procuratour came from Bruxelles thether to make In- quisitiō. After which Inquisitiō made, cer taine bāandes of armed meē came & beset their houses in the night where many were ta- ken in their beddes, pluckte from their wiues and children, & diuided into diuers pri sōs. Through the ter rour whereof, many Citizens reuolted frō the doctrine of þe Gos- pell, and returned a- gayne to Idolatrye. But 28. there were which remained con- staunt in that persecu tion. Vnto whom the Doctors of Louane, Anchusanus especial ly, the Inquisitor, & Latomus somtymes, with other, came and disputed, thinkyng no lesse but either to cō- found them or to con- uert them. But so strongly the spirite of the Lord wrought wt his Saintes, that the other went rather confounded away thē selues. |
| When no disputation could serue, that which lacked in cūnyng, they sup plied with torments, by enforcyng & afflicting them seuerally, euery one by him selfe. Among the rest, there was one Paulus a Priest, vpon the age of 60. yeares, whom the Rectors of the |
vniuersitie, with their Collegues, accompanyed wt a great number of billes & gleues, brought out of prison to the Austen Friers, where after many foule wordes of þe Rector, he was degraded. But at lēgth for feare of death he began to staggar in some points of his confession, & so was had out of Louane, & condemned to perpetual prison, which was a darke and stinkyng dongeon, where he was suffered neither to read nor write, or any man to come at hym, commaūded onely to be fed with bread and water. After that, other two there were, which because they had reuoked before, were put to the fire and burnt, constantly takyng their Martyrdome.Marginalia Paulus a Priest condemned to perpetuall prison.
ij. Martyrs burnt at Louane.
An aged mā Martyr.
Antonia Martyr buried quicke.
An aged woman Martir buryed quicke.
Then was there an old man, and ij. aged women brought forth: of whom the one was called Antonia, borne of an auncient stocke in that Citie. These also were condēned, the man to be headed, the ij. womē to be buried quicke, which death they receaued likewise very chearefully. Certaine of the other prisoners, which were not condemned to death, were depriued of their goodes, cōmaunded in a white sheete to come to the Church, and there kneelyng with a Taper in their hand, to aske forgeuenes: and they which refused so to do, & to abiure the doctrine of Luther, were put to the fire. Ex Francis. Encenate.
[Back to Top]| MarginaliaM. Perseuall, Martir. The name of the perse cutor appea reth not in the story. | M. Perse- uall. | Not lōg after this, was one M. Perse- uall in the same Vni- uersitie of Louane, sin- gularly well learned. Who for reprehēdyng certaine Popishe su- perstitions, and some thing speakyng in cō- mēdation of the Gos- pell, was throwen in- to prison. Thē beyng |
| Persecutors. | Martyrs. | The Causes. |
| At Louane. An. 1544. | accused of Luthera- nisme, because he stode to the same, & would not condescende to the popes erroneous fac- tiō, he was adiudged to perpetuall prison, there to be fedde onely with bread & water: which punishment he tooke paciently for Christes sake. Ne- uertheles certaine Ci tizēs takyng compas- sion of him sent hym wyne and beare. But hys keepers beyng | |
| charged vnder a great penaltie, durst let nothyng to come vnto him. At last what became of him, no man could learne nor vnderstand. Some iudge that he was either famished for hun- ger, or els that he was secretly drow- ned. Ex Franc. Encenate. |
| Marginalia Iustus of Louane, Martyr. Franciscus Encenas, prisoner. Iustus perit de terra. Dorsardus a Potestate in that coun- trey, and a greate perse- cutour. | Iustus Imbsber- ger. At Brusels. An. 1544. | Iustus, a skinner of Louane, beyng su- spected of Luthera- nisme, was founde in his house to haue the new Testament and certaine Sermons of Luther: For þe which he was committed, & his Iaylour cōmaun ded, that hee should speake with none. There were þe same time, in the lower pri- son vnder them, Egi- dius, and Franciscus Encenas a Spany- ard, who secretly ha- uyng the doores left open, came to him, and confirmed him in the cause of righteous- nes. Thus is þe pro- uidence of the Lord neuer lackyng to hys Saintes, in tyme of necessitie. Shortly af- |
| ter came the Doctours and maisters of Louane, to examine hym of certaine Articles touchyng religion, as of the popes supremacie, Sacrifice of the Masse, Purgatory, and of the Sacrament, &c. Whereunto when he had aunswered playnly and boldly, after the Scriptures, & would in no wise be remoued, he was condemned to the fire: but through intercession made to the Queene, his burnyng was pardoned, and he onely beheaded. Ex Franc. Encenate. |
| Marginalia Gyles, Martyr Good workes goyng wyth a lyuely fayth. The person of Brusels. | Giles of Brusels. An. 1544. | This Giles was borne in Brusels, of honest parentes. By his occupatiō he was brought vp from hys youth to be a Cutler: In the which occupa tion he was so expert and cunnyng, that he waxed thereby rich & wealthy. Commyng to the yeares of 30. he be gaā to receaue the light of the Gospell, tho- rough the readyng of the holy Scripture, & encreased therin exce- |
dyngly. And as in zeale he was feruent, so was he of nature humane, milde, and pitifull, passing all other in those partes. Whatsoeuer he had, that necessitie could spare, he gaue it away to the poore, and onely liued by his science. Some he refreshed wit his meate: some with clothyng to some he gaue his shoes: some he helped with houshold stuffe: to other some he ministred holsome exhortation of good doctrine. One
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