gia, preachyng still as he went. Then spake one of the souldiours to the driuer or carter, willyng hym to driue a pase, for here is preachyng, sayd he, enough. To whom sayd Aymond, He that is of God, heareth the wordes of God. &c.MarginaliaIohn. 8. In passing by a certaine Image of our Lady, great offence was taken agaynst hym, because he alwayes called vpon Christ Iesus onely, and made no mention of her. Wheruupon he liftedMarginaliaFilioli, custodite vos a simulachris. 1. Iohn 5. his voyce to GOD, praying, that he would neuer suffer hym to inuocate any other, sauyng hym alone. Commyng to the place where he should suffer, he was tumbled out of the cart, vpon the ground, testifying to the Magistrates and to the people stādyng by, that he dyed for the Gospel of Iesu Christ & for his word. More he would haue spoken, but he could not be suffered, by the tumultuous vexing of the officers, criyng: dispatch, dispatch hym, let him not speake. Then he speakyng a few wordes softly in the eare of the litle Carmelite, whom he had cōuerted: was byd to steppe vp to þ^e stage. Where the people beginning to geue a litle audiēce, MarginaliaThe wordes of Aymond to the studentes. thus he said: O Lord make hast to helpe me, tary not, do not despise the worke of thy handes. And you my brethren, that be students, and scholers, I exhorte you to study and learne the Gospell, for the word of God abydeth for euer: labour to know the will of God, and feare not them that kill the body, but haue no power vpon your soules. And after that, my fleshe (sayde he) repugneth meruelously agaynst the spirite, but shortly I shall cast it away. My good maisters, I beseech you pray for me. O Lord my God, into thy handes I cōmend my soule. As he was oft repetyng the same, the hangmā tooke and haled him vpon the steppes, in such sorte, that he strāgled him. And thus the blessed Saint gaue vp his lyfe: Whose body afterward was with fire consumed.

rode away. Then were postes sent out thorough all quarters, so that the sayd William was taken by the way ridyng to Diepe, and brought agayne to Roan. Who there beyng examined, declared his fayth boldly,

MarginaliaThe boldnes of a constant martyr. and how he came of purpose to disperse those bookes in Roan, and went to do the lyke at Diepe.

The weeke ensuyng, he was condemned to be burned aliue. After the sentēce geuē, he was brought in a carte, accompanyed with a Doctour a Carmelite Frier, before the great Church, who puttyng a torche in hys hand, required hym to do homage to the Image of our Lady: whichMarginaliaCustodite vos a simulachris. Iohn. 5. because he refused to do, his toung was cut out. The Frier then makyng a Sermon, when hee spake any thyng of the mercyes of God, the sayd William hearkened to hym: but when he spake of the merites of Saintes, and other dreames, he turned away his head. The Frier lookyng vppon the countenaunce of Husson, lift vp his hand to heauen: saying with great exclamation, that he was damned, and was possessed with a deuill. When the Frier had ceased his Sermon, this godly Husson had his handes and feete bound behynd his backe, andMarginaliaCrueltie of the aduersaries. with a pully was lifted vp into the ayre, & when the fire was kyndled, he was let down into the flame, where the blessed martyr, with a smilyng and chereful countenaunce looked vp to heauen, neuer mouing nor styrring, till he let downe his head, and gaue vp his spirite. All the people there present were not a litle astonyed thereat, and were in diuers opinions, some saying, that he had a deuill, other mainteyned the contrary, saying, if he had a deuill, he should haue fallen into dispayre.

MarginaliaFrier Delanda conuerted. This Carmelite Frier aboue sayd, was called Delanda, which after was conuerted, & preached the Gospell. Ex Gallic. hist: Ioan. Crisp. Lib. 2.