Touching the murdering of Johannes Diazius by his own Brother Alphonsus, wherein, ye say, we have told you so many lies at once, we refer ourselves to the Story thereof truly written by Johannes Sleidanus: 1the effect whereof in short is this: One Johannes Diazius a Spaniard, and a Doctor of Sorbona in Paris, after that God had given him grace to understand y• Truth of the Gospel,2 departed from thence, and came into Germany, and rested at Nuburge in the Dominion of Otho Henricus County Palatine. His Brother Alphonsus Diazius, being then in Rome, and understanding hereof, immediately took Horses, and with all speed came into Germany, minding to withdraw his Brother from his purpose. And finding him constant, and steadfast, and not likely any ways to be removed, in the end he feigned him self, by the weight of his reasons, to be persuaded to the same Religion: & desired him to return with him into Italy, for that he should do more good there, then he could in Germany. But seeing him for sundry causes firmly bent to stay there, he took his leave, and departed thence, and exhorted him to continue constant in the Truth, and came to Augusta, six Dutch miles from Nuburge. The next day, as having forgotten some special matter, he had to say to his Brother, he returned back again from thence to Nuburge, and by the way bought a Carpenters axe, and entering into the Town upon the. 27. of March, he came to his Brothers lodging at the break of the day, and him self watching beneath, sent up his servant with the Axe to do the deed. The servant, after he had called forth Johannes ⟨p. 384⟩Diazius, and had delivered him a letter from his Brother Alphonsus, and saw him turned towards the light to read the same, came suddenly behind him, and struck him in the head with his Axe, and leaving it sticking in the wound, came away together with Alphonsus his Master. This is the very true story hereof, M. Harding, and in all these words there is no lie. Touching your Courtesans, ye say, the Pope of late hath made a general Reformation. For now they are both removed from their fair Palaces, wherein they dwelt, & also put from their Mules: As if the fault had been only in their Mules, or Houses, and not rather in their whole tread of life.
Touchinge the murtheringe of Iohannes Diazius by his owne Brother Alphonsus, wherein, ye saie, wee haue tolde you so many lies at once, wée referre ourselues to the Storie thereof truely written by Iohannes Sleidanus: 1the effecte whereof in shorte is this: One Iohannes Diazius a Spaniarde, and a Doctour of Sorbona in Parise, after that God had geuen him grace to vnderstande y• Truthe of the Gospel,2 departed from thence, and came into Germanie, and reasted at Nuburge in the Dominion of Otho Henricus Countie Palatine. His Brother Alphonsus Diazius, beinge then in Rome, and vnderstandinge hereof, immediately tooke Horses, and with al speede came into Germanie, mindinge to withdrawe his Brother from his pourpose. And findinge him constante, and steadfaste, and not likely any waies to be remoued, in the ende he fained him selfe, by the weight of his reasons, to be persuaded to the same Religion: & desired him to returne with him into Italie, for that he should doo more good there, then he could in Germanie. But séeinge him for sundrie causes firmely bente to staie there, he tooke his leaue, and departed thence, and exhorted him to continewe constante in the Truthe, and came to Augusta, sixe Dutche miles from Nuburge. The nexte daie, as hauinge foregotten some special mater, he had to saie to his Brother, he retourned backe againe from thence to Nuburge, and by the waie bought a Carpenters axe, and entringe into the Towne vpon the. 27. of Marche, he came to his Brothers lodginge at the breake of the daie, and him selfe watchinge beneath, sente vp his seruante with the Axe to doo the deede. The seruante, after he had called foorthe Iohannes ⟨p. 384⟩Diazius, and had deliuered him a letter from his Brother Alphonsus, and sawe him turned towardes the lighte to reade the same, came suddainely behinde him, and strooke him in the heade with his Axe, and leauinge it stickinge in the wounde, came awaie togeather with Alphonsus his Maister. This is the very true storie hereof, M. Hardinge, and in al these woordes there is no lie. Touchinge your Courteghianes, yee saie, the Pope of late hathe made a general Reformation. For now thei are bothe remoued from their faire Palaices, wherein they dwelte, & also put from their Mules: As if the faulte had benne onely in their Mules, or Houses, and not rather in their whole trede of life.
- 1Johan. Sleidan Lib. 17.Iohan. Sleidan Lib. 17.
- 2An. 1546.
