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to think this expletive one more sign of that bitter animosity with which a threatened, though dominant, persuasion treated its opponents. And, if established, it would very obviously have been a useful countercharge; for the protestants were blaming the Romanists themselves, on the ground of worshipping the consecrated bread, and images.

The Primitive Christians, and others also, have suffered from religious calumny. [Compare Comba's [Compare Comba's "Hist. of the Waldenses of Italy," English Edition, 1889, pp. 274-277; Gibbon's "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" 1828, Vol. II, pp. 162-170; Lecky's "History of European Morals," (10th Edition) Vol. I, pp. 414, etc.]

NOTE 107d:

As to the absence of details, and of the process referred to, see some observations in Note 49.

NOTE 108:

The MS. copy has "facteurs." Query, however: "fauteurs"? The former seems senseless; so I have adopted the latter, on the assumption of some clerical error.

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Query; Supply: "Catherine"(?). Compare the recital; and also Haag's La France protestante, "pièces justificatives."

NOTE 110:

"inviter et inciter les bons en la droicture de la foy catholique."

NOTE 110a :

Supply: "the said Chamber."

NOTE 110b:

[(or): blasphemy, and etc., etc., (?)].

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"et scandaleuse cène mentionnée aud. procès référant espèce d'ydolatrie." [Cf: Note 107c above].

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NOTE 111:

"ressort."

NOTE 111a:—

"èsquelles y a siège royal ressortissans sans moien à la court."

NOTE 112:

"et cry public."

NOTE 113:

The Vth Lateran Council, which assembled in 1512, and whose sessions extended over several years, does not, upon examination of its proceedings, shew any satisfactory authority for this reference by the Parlement de Paris.

The IVth Lateran Council however, which assembled in 1215, contains the provision most likely referred to. This assemblage of four hundred Bishops and eight hundred other Fathers, though doubtless primarily concerned with the opinions of the Albigenses and others, yet speaks in very comprehensive style on both doctrine and discipline, and in fact deals with an enormous variety of subjects. Among other decisions, it affirms the doctrine of Transubstantiation, and the Apostolic succession of priests; saying that no one is able to accomplish that act but a properly ordained priest. It deplores the revolt of the Greek Church from Roman Supremacy; and the conduct of some Greek priests, who treated sacramental administrations by Latin priests as void or even impious. It strives to assert more discipline among the clergy, especially in the matters of extortion and immorality. It forbids anyone to hold at once two benefices with cure of souls attached. It repudiates the election by the secular power to either cathedral or regular churches. It asserts that the constitutions of princes are not to prejudice the churches; and even offers crusaders' remission of sins to exterminators of heretics, where the temporal lord neglects that

task after due requisition.

decisions.

It contains numerous other

The authority cited by the Parlement de Paris in the judgment of 1546 is, no doubt, that decree of this Council which enjoins archbishops and bishops to make enquiry, by themselves or their archdeacons, or proper and respectabie persons, in those parishes where heretics have been reputed to live. These places they are to visit once or twice in the year, and take sworn evidence of three or more people, or, if necessary, of the whole neighbourhood. Anyone that knows of heretics there, or of persons celebrating secret conventicles, or disagreeing with the usual conversation of the faithful in life and behaviour, is to carefully indicate them to the bishop; whereupon the bishop is to summon those accused. [See "Summa conciliorum omnium ordinata..... etc." Bail, Paris, MDCLXXV, Tome. I, pp. 413 etc., and pp. 607 etc.]

It is remarkable that the French "Parlement de Paris," in its mandate to these ecclesiastical officers, is citing a Council whose views in a different matter, (concerning appointment to abbeys and cathedrals), were contravened, or denied, at the Vth Lateran Council. The Concordat between the Pope and the French King, which (for a consideration) assigned to that prince the right to nominate, though subject to Papal approval, to a vast number of cathedral and regular churches, was officially read at a session of this later Council; and, (after great opposition), registered by the Parlement. (See Introduction, pp. 6, 21.) It would need a profound ecclesiastical historian and lawyer, to settle the famous question of the Pope's dominion over the Vth Lateran (or any) Council. It is equally hard, and at least as important, to say, what is the exact degree of subjection, wherewith a French Parlement, consisting of judges orthodox for the time, would regard a decree of the Western Church. The policy, or religion, if not the jurisprudence, of this Supreme Court, during the period in question, seems to accept, with altered procedure, Ecclesiastical authority over mankind. [Compare Notes 16, 17, 18, 24, 105a; also" Summa Conciliorum, etc.," above cited; Bishop Jewel's "Defence of the apology of the Church of England," and "Epistola ad D. Scipionem," Parker Society "Jewel," [4], pp. 919, 1,110; Paolo Sarpi, (Transl. 1629), pp. 99, 111, etc. 135, 136, 842, 852].

NOTE 114

"féablement": Query "fidèlement "(?) (Cf. Carro, p. 516).

NOTE 114a:

" veues."

NOTE 114b:" réduire."

NOTE 115

This P. Lizet was the Premier President. (Cf. Note 56.) [The reader of the "Histoire des Martyrs", and of some other authorities, may remark the sole signature" Malon" at the foot of the judgment as given by them. This was, I am informed, a "greffier criminel." No doubt he had appended his name as copyist.]

NOTE 116

This was a counsellor and commissioner of the court. (Cf. Note 105a.)

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NOTE 118:

"telle qu'il est tenu."

SELECT INDEX TO NAMES OF PERSONS.

Atignan (Jehan) 50, 52.

Barbier (Jean) 79.

Baudouin (Jean) 39, 50, 51, 100.
Bertelot (Gilles) 40, 44, 45, 95, 101.
Bodart (The wife of Pierre) 79.
Bonpain (Pierre) 43, 80, 107.
Bouchebec (Jaques) 39, 50, 51, 100.
Briçonnet (Guillaume) 10, 15, 16, 34,
66, et passim.

Brissebarre (Jean) 39, 50, 51, 100.

Caillon (Michel) 39, 50, 51, 100.
Calvin 27, 89, et al loc:
Cardeur (Fontenay) 79.
Caroli (Pierre) 71, 74, 77.

Chériot (Jehanne) 110.

Cheron (See Loys Coquement).
Chevallet (Pierre) 50, 53.

Codet (Jehanne wife of Nicolas) 50, 53.
Coignart (Yvon) 50, 53.

Coquement (Jehanne Cheron widow of
Loys) 50, 52.
Coquement (Loys) 50, 51, 52.
Coquement (Pierre) 50, 52.
Cosset (Louis) 44, 95.

Couberon (Weaver of) 41, 102.

Darabye (Pierre) 50, 53.
D'Arande (Michel) 35, 70.
De Buz (Jean) 84.

De la Borde (Jehan) 50, 52.

De la Personne (Adrien) 44, 95.

De la Tour (Catherine) 79.

De Laurencerye (Guillaume) 50, 53.
De Laurencerye (Jehan) 50, 53.

De Laurenye (Jehan the younger) 50,
53.

Delestre (Marguerite wife of Jehan)
50, 53.

De Moucy (Nicolas) 50, 52.
De Neufchasteau (Nicolas) 71.
Denis (of Rieux) See De Rieux.
De Rebets (Jean Joueur) 79,
De Rieux (Denis) 25, 80.
Des Prez (Georges) 50, 52.
Dezasses 56, 116.
Duchesne (Ponce) 79.
Du Guet (Antoine) 44.

Du Mont (Michel) 50, 52.
Du Prat 84, et al: loc:
Dupré (Nicole) 73.

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