at length, to assent to certaine pointes of the Popes doctrine. But yet MarginaliaGaleazius repenteth. the mercy of God, which began with him, so left him not, but brought him agayne to such repentance, and bewaylyng of his facte, that he became afterward, accordyng to the example of Peter, and S. Cyprian, and other, doublewise more valiant in defence of Christes quarell: neither did he euer desire any thyng more, then occasion to be offered, to recouer agayne by confession, that he had loste before by denyall: affirming that hee neuer felt more ioye of hart, then at the tyme of his examinations, where he stoode thrise to the constant confessiō of the truth: and contrary, that he neuer tasted more sorow in in all his life, then when he slypt afterward, from the same, by MarginaliaA sentence of a Martyr, to be marked. dissimulation: Declaring moreouer to his brethren, that death was much more swete vnto him, with testimonie of the veritie, then life with the leaste denyall of truth, and loosse of a good conscience. Thus Galeazius mournyng for his fall in prison, after he heard of his frendes, that nothyng was yet so farre past, but that hee might recouer him selfe agayne, and that his infirmitie was not preiudicial, but rather a furtherance to gods glory, & admonition to hymselfe to stand more strongly hereafter, toke therby excedyng comfort: And when they would haue left with hym a boke of the new testament for hys comfort: he refused it, saying that he had it in his hart, whatsoeuer Christ there spake to hys Disciples: Also what happened both to Christ hymselfe and to hys Apostles, for confessing þ^e worde of truth.

Furthermore, so comfortable was he after that, that they which talked with hym, continued all the day without meat or drinke, and would also haue taried all the night followyng, if they might haue bene suffered. As Galeazius thus continued in the prison, lookyng for some occasion to recouer hymselfe againe from hys fall, it followed in short tyme, that the Inquisitors and Priestes repayred to hym agayne in the prison, supposing that he would confirm now that which before he had graunted to them, and required hym so to do. Galeazius MarginaliaGaleazius returneth to his former confession of truth. renying all that he had graūted to them before, returned agayne to the defence of hys former doctrine, with much more boldnes of spirite, confessyng Christ as he did before: and detested Images, affirmyng and prouyng that God onely is to be worshipped, and that in spirit and veritie: Also to be no mo mediators but Christ alone, and that he onely and sufficiently by hys suffering, hath taken away the sinnes of the whole world: and that all they which depart hence in this fayth, are ascertayned of euerlasting lyfe: they which do not, are vnder euerlastyng damnation: with suche other lyke matter, which was repugnant vtterly to the Popes proceedyngs. With this confession made, as his mynd was greatly refreshed, so the aduersaries went away as much apaulled. Who at last MarginaliaGaleazius committed to the secular power. perceiuyng that he in no case could be reuoked, caused hym to be MarginaliaThe death and decease of Galeazius. committed to the secular iudge to be burned.

Thus Galeazius early in the mornyng, beyng brought out of prison to the market place, there was left standyng bound to the stake till noone, as a gazing stocke for all men to looke vpon. In the which meane tyme, many came about hym, exhortyng hym to recant, & not so to cast away his lyfe, where as w^t x. words speaking, he might saue it. And if he passed not for his lyfe nor for his countrey which he shoulde leaue nor for hys goods & possessiōs, which should be confiscate, yet he should somewhat respect his wyfe, whom he loued so well, and hys yong children: at lest he should consider his owne soule. This counsayle gaue they which more estemed the cōmodities of this present lyfe, then any true soules health in the life to come. But to conclude, nothing could stirre the setled mynd of this valiaunt Martyr. Wherfore fire was commaunded at last, to be put to the dry wood about hym, wherwith he was shortly extincted, without any noyse or crying, sauyng onely these wordes were heard in the middle of the flame: Lord Iesu. This was an. 1551. Nouemb. 24.

Touchyng the story of this blessed Martyr, this by the way is to be geuen for a Memorandum: That a little before this Galeazius should be burned, there was a controuersie betwene the Mayor of the citye, and the Byshoppes Clergy, for the expenses of the wood that should go to his burnyng. He hearing therof, sent word to both the parties, to agree, for he hym selfe of his owne goodes would see the coste of that

matter discharged.

An other note moreouer here is to be added, that while Galeazius was in captiuitie, certayne of the papistes perceiuing that Galeazius had great goodes and possessions, practised with his wyfe, vnder color to release her husbād, that she should lay out a somme of mony to be sent to the wife of þ^e chief Lord of Millain (called Ferrarus Gonzaga) to the ende that she should entreat both w^t her husband, & with þ^e Senate for Galeazius lyfe. Which mony when they had thus iugled into their handes, so was the sely womā robbed and defeated both of her husband, and also of her money. Ex Cælio.

ciscus Sfortia, and brought to the Vniuersitie of Papia, there openly to confesse Philosophie, where he remayned iiij. yeares. After that he was called to MarginaliaLaurentius Spatha, generall of the gray Friers. the Vniuersitie of Bononie by Laurētius Spatha Generall of that order, wheras he was occupied in readyng the bookes of Aristotle De Anima. In þ^e meane tyme God wrought in his soule such light of his worde, and of true religion, that hee waxing weary of professing Philosophie, began secretly to expound the Epistle of S. Paul to the Rom. to a few: which beyng knowen, his auditors encreased so fast, that he was compelled to read openly in the Temple. Where as þ^e number of his audience dayly augmented, so the eger feruencie of theyr myndes so myghtly encreased withall, that euery man almost: came with his penne and inke to write, and great diligence was bestowed howe to come betime, to take vp the first places, where they might best heare, whiche was about thee yeare of our Lorde. 1538. There was the same tyme at Bononie,MarginaliaCornelius and Cardinall Campeius, persecutors. one Cornelius an arrogant babbler, who enueying the doinges of this Ioannes, tooke vpon him, at the request of Cardinall Campeius, to expound the sayd Epistle of S. Paule, confuting and disprouing the explanation of the sayd Iohn, & extolling the Pope with all his traditions. Contrary, Iohn extolled and commended onely Christ, and his merities to the people. But the purpose of Cornelius came to small effect. For the auditors. which first came to him, began by litle and litle, to fall from him, and the concourse of the other mans auditors, more and more encresed. Which when Cornelius perceaued, he persuaded Campeius, that vnles he prouided that man to bee dispatched, the estimation of the Churche of Rome would therby greatly decay. But when they coulde not openly bryng their purpose about, secretly this way was deuised, þ^t Cornelius & Ioannes should come to opē disputatiō: which disputatiō endured till 3. of the clocke after middenight. At length, when