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where he renewed again the reading of Pauls Epistles, after a secrete forte: but that could not long be undiscovered. Whereupon, by means of Cardinal de Capo, and by Bonaventora the General he was apprehended the second time, and brought to Faventia, and there laid in a filthy stinking prison: where he continued 4. years, no man having leave once to come to him. During which time, he wrote a Commentary upon the books of Moses: which labour was suppressed by the adversaries. At length, through the intercession of the Earle Petilianus, and the good Abbot de Cassis, he was again delivered, and sent to Ravenna, where he made his abode a while with the Abbot, after at Vitalem: and there again taught the gospel of Christ, as before. And whensoever he spake of the name of Jesus, his eyes dropped tears, he was so fraught with a mighty ferventness of Gods spirit. In process of time, when the abbot was dead,¹ his sureties began to be weary of their bond, and so was he again the third time imprisoned by the Popes Legates. There were then 4. men of great authority, who bailed him out of prison again: of whom, one took him home to instruct his children: at whose fame, such a concourse came to see him, that the adversaries consulted with themselves ⟨p. 479⟩to kill him: whereupon commandment was sent to the Popes Legates, to lay hands upon him, and to send him up fast bound to Rome, where again the fourth time he was imprisoned in the castle of Novie, and there continued eighteen months, and at last the 5. of September, anno 1553. there sat upon him 6. Cardinals, beside the judge, and condemned him with a weaver of Perusium, in the temple of S. Mary, called De Minerua: first to be hanged & then burned: which sentence being pronounced against him, he cited them up to the tribunal seat of Christ: and so they were both had to the place of execution, and suffered meekly for the testimony of the truth. Pantal. lib. 19.

where he renued againe the reading of Paules Epistles, after a secrete forte: but that could not long be vndiscouered. Whereupon, by meanes of Cardinal de Capo, and by Bonauentora the Generall he was apprehended the second time, and brought to Fauentia, and there layd in a filthie stinking prison: where he continued 4. yeres, no man hauing leaue once to come to him. During which time, he wrote a Commentarie vpon ye bookes of Moses: which labor was suppressed by the aduersaries. At length, through the intercession of the Earle Petilianus, and the good Abbot de Cassis, he was againe deliuered, and sent to Rauenna, where he made his abode a while wt the Abbot, after at Vitalem: and there againe taught the gospel of Christ, as before. And whensoeuer he spake of the name of Iesu, his eyes dropt teares, he was so fraught with a mightie feruentnes of Gods spirite. In proces of time, whē ye abbot was dead,