Thus as they were enclosed six or seven hours, came Martin, the kings Attorney, with force of Commissaries, and Sergeants, who entering the house, and viewing of the furniture, the women and children, for pity could not refrain from tears. Notwithstanding, proceeding in his office, he had them all to prison, in the little Castle. In the mean time, all manner of slanderous reports were raised ⟨p. 465⟩of them, as incest, conspiracy, killing of children, &c. which rumour the Cardinal of Lorraine1 did greatly confirm. The brethren which escaped, hearing this, consulted, first to humble themselves with prayer before God in their private families. Secondly, to stop the brutes running of their assemblies, to write Apologies, one to the king,2 another to the people. The Apology to the king nothing prevailed: who was persuaded that all was but pretended excuses. The other to the people did great good, in satisfying the rumours and defending the good cause of the Gospel: against which Apologies, and persons, diverse Sorbonists began to write, one called Doctor Demochares, the other Cualis Bishop of Auranches: besides these, yet a third Sorbonist. And finally the 17. of September, diverse of the poor afflicted Christians were brought forth to their martyrdom, a great part of them being delivered by the intercession of the Germans, who were then in a certain colloquy at Worms, albeit certain of the company were executed before the coming of the Germane Ambassadors, whose names do here ensue: Nicholas Clynet 3one of the Elders of the congregation at Paris, before schoolmaster at Santong where he was borne, was there pursued, and had his image burned: he did so overthrow Maillardone one of the chief Sorbonists, and a notorious Sodomite, the Lieutenant, that he confessed, he never heard a man better learned, and of more intelligence. With him suffered also Taurin Gravel an elder also of the same congregation, first a student of the law in Toulouse, then an advocate in the court of Paris: the third a gentlewoman of three and twenty years of age, named Phillip de Luns, widow of the Lord of Graveron: they had all their tongues first cut out, and then suffered the fire with great constancy, specially Gravel, and the widow, who ever before since the death of her husband used to go in mourning apparel:4
Thus as they were inclosed six or seuen houres, came Martin, the kings Atturney, with force of Commissaries, and Sergeants, who entring the house, and viewing of the furniture, the women and children, for pitie coulde not refraine from teares. Notwithstanding, procéeding in his office, he had them all to prison, in the litle Castle. In the meane time, all manner of slaunderous reports were raised ⟨p. 465⟩of them, as incest, conspiracie, killing of children, &c. which rumour the Cardinall of Lorrain1 did greatly confirme. The brethren which escaped, hearing this, consulted, first to humble themselues with praier before God in their priuate families. Secondly, to stop the brutes running of their assemblies, to write Apologies, one to the king,2 another to the people. The Apologie to the king nothing preuailed: who was perswaded that all was but pretenced excuses. The other to the people did great good, in satisfying the rumours and defending the good cause of the Gospell: against which Apologies, and persons, diuerse Sorbonists began to write, one called Doctor Demochares, the other Cualis Bishop of Auranches: besides these, yet a third Sorbonist. And finally the 17. of September, diuerse of the poore afflicted Christians were brought forth to their martyrdome, a great part of them being deliuered by the intercessiō of the Germans, who were then in a certaine colloquie at Wormes, albeit certaine of the company were executed before the comming of the Germane Embassadors, whose names doo here ensue: Nicholas Clynet 3one of the Elders of the congregation at Paris, before schoolemaister at Santong where hée was borne, was there pursued, and had his image burned: hée did so ouerthrowe Maillardone one of the chéefe Sorbonistes, and a notorious Sodomite, the Lieutenant, that he confessed, he neuer heard a man better learned, and of more intelligēce. With him suffered also Taurin Grauell an elder also of the same congregation, first a student of the law in Tholouse, then an aduocate in the court of Paris: the third a gentlewoman of thrée and twenty yéeres of age, named Phillip de Luns, widow of the Lord of Graueron: they had al their toongues first cut out, and then suffered the fire with great constancie, specially Grauell, and the widdow, who euer before since the death of her husband vsed to go in mourning apparell:4
