part of the Frenchmen in that countrey. Ex Crisp. lib. 6. & Ex Comment. Gallic. de statu Religionis & Reipub.

satisfaction, indulgences, images, purgatory. The Pope. &c. Wherunto he answered agayne in writing, with such learnyng and reason, alleaging against the Popes owne distinctions, namely Distinct. 19. cap. Dominus. Distinct. 21. cap. In nono. Dist. 21. cap. omnes. & cap. Sacrosancta, that as the storye reporteth, the court of Thurin meruelyng at his learnyng, condemned him more for reproche of shame, then vppon true opinion grounded of Iudgement. When hee was brought to the place of execution, the people which stoode by, and heard him speake, declared openly, that they saw no canse, why hee should dye. A certaine old companion of hys, a Priest, callyng him by hys name M. Geffrey, desired him to conuert from his opinions. To whom he paciently aunswered agayne, desiring him, that he would conuert from hys condition. And thus after he had made his prayer vnto God, and had forgeuen his Executioner, and all his enemies, he was first strangled, and then burned. In the foresayd storye, relation is made moreouer, concerning the MarginaliaThe report of a Doue flying about the Frier. sayd Geffrey, that at the time of his burning, a doue was seene (as was credeblye reported of many) flying and fluttering diuers times about the fire, testifiing (as was thought) the innocencie of this holy Martyr of the Lorde. But the storye addeth, that vpon such thinges, we must not staye, and so concludeth he the Martyrdome of this blessed man. Ex Crips. lib. 6. Pag. 897.

suls and the kynges Aduocate and MarginaliaInterrogatories ministred to Romian. other Counsellers, where he kepte his Easter, whether he receaued at the same Easter, and whether he was confessed before, and fasted thee Lent: also hee was bid to say his Pater noster, the Crede, and Aue Maria. which he did, but denied to say Aue Maria. Then was he asked for worshipping of saintes, women saintes, and men saintes, and when he heard Masse: He sayd he would worship none but God alone. Masse he heard none these 4. yeares, nor euer would. Wherupon he was committed to a stinkyng house of easement, with yrons and cheynes vpō hys legges. Lauris thus hauyng hys will vpon þ^e poore man, sent for the Lieuetenant, named Antony Reuest, told hym what he had done, and willed hym to see the prisoner. The Lieuetenant being angry that he did so vsurpe vpon hys office, denied to goe wyth hym to the prisoner, excusing the filthy sauour of the place. Notwithstanding the same day, the Lieuetenant with an other went to the prison, and caused the sayd Romian to come before him: of whome he enquired many thinges, of hys dwelling, of his name and age, his wyfe and children of his facultie, & cause of his commyng, also of his religion, & all such points therto belonging. Vnto MarginaliaRomian sealeth the confession of his fayth. whom he aunswered againe simply and truly in all respects, as lay in hys conscience, and therunto beyng required (because he could not write) he put to his marke. After his confession, beyng thrise made, and hys aunswers taken, certayne faythfull brethrē of that place, found meanes to come to hym, and counsailed him that seyng he had sufficiently already made confession of his fayth, he would seke meanes to escape out from his enemies, which sought nothing but his death, and MarginaliaRomian refuseth to escape. shewed vnto him what he should say to the Lieuetenant but he refused so to do, willing there to render accompt of hys faith, and contented to die for the same.

The fame of his constancy beyng knowen in the towne, MarginaliaBarbosi, persecutor. Iudge Barbosi, a man blynd and ignoraunt, and no lesse deformed, came to see hym, and asked: what? do they beleue (sayd he) in any God, in Geneua? Romian lookyng vpon hym, what art thou (sayd he) that so wretchedly doest blaspheme? I am (sayd he) the Ordinarie Iudge of this place. And who MarginaliaA grosse question of a grosse iudge. hath put thee (sayd Romian) such a grosse