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The same year, Philbert Hambis, sometimes a Priest, ⟨p. 463⟩then a painter, afterward the minister of Albenart in Santong, was apprehended at Saints Vile, and with him his host, a priest whom he had converted to the Gospel, and so carried to Bordeaux before the president. As he was in prison, on a Sunday a Priest came in with all his furniture, to say Mass, whom Philbert seeing invested, came and plucked his garments from him, with such zeal, that the mass-garments, with chalice, and candlesticks fell down and were broken, saying unto him: is it not enough for you to blaspheme God in Churches, but you must pollute also the prison with your Idolatry? The gaoler having first beaten him, upon this laid him in a low pit, laden with irons, that his legs were swollen withal, and there continued 8. days. A little before, perceiving the priest his host to have fallen, and to have flatly renounced his profession, after certain instruction, and warning to repent, he told him, his life should be never the longer, for he should die before him, and not for Gods cause: and that he should be an ensample to all apostates: he had no sooner ended his talk,¹ but the priest going out of prison, was slain by two gentlemen which had a quarrel to him. At the place of his execution, the trumpets blew to hinder the people from hearing his exhortation: so first being strangled, he was consumed with fire. Crisp. lib. 6.

The same yere, Philbert Hambis, sometimes a Prieste, ⟨p. 463⟩then a painter, afterward the minister of Albenart in Santong, was apprehended at Saintes Ville, and with him his host, a priest whom hée had conuerted to the Gospell, and so caried to Burdeaux before the president. As hée was in pryson, on a Sunday a Priest came in with all his furniture, to say Masse, whom Philbert seing inuested, came and plucked his garments from him, with such zeale, that the masse-garments, with chalice, and candlestickes fell downe and were broken, saying vnto him: is it not enough for you to blaspheme God in Churches, but you must pollute also the pryson with your Idolatrie? The gaoler hauing first beaten him, vppon this laid him in a low pit, laden with yrons, that his legs were swollen withall, and there continued 8. daies. A little before, perceiuing the priest his host to haue fallen, and to haue flatly renounted his profession, after certaine instruction, and warning to repent, hee tolde him, his life should be neuer the longer, for he should die before him, and not for Gods cause: and that he should be an ensample to all apostataes: he had no sooner ended his talk,