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Certain of the chief of Merindall, were commanded to appear at the Parliament of Provence, they would have retained Advocates to answer for them, who told them, it was not lawful for them to give counsel to them, because they were but Lutherans, but one told them secretly; That they should not appear before the said Court, except they were fully determined to be burned by a little fire made of Chaff, without any further judgement: for the Court had already determined the matter against them; whereupon, and because they had seen many good men served so, having no other cause of condemnation, but that they were reported to be Lutherans, for these causes they did not appear at the day appointed: whereupon, the Parliament gave out an arrest, whereby not only they of Merindal, that were appointed to appear, were condemned to be burned, as attainted of heresy and high Treason, and their goods confiscate unto the King, but also all the inhabitants of Merindall, wherein was fourscore houses to be burned, men, women, and children, & the town to be razed, and the trees cut up 500. paces round about.

Certaine of the cheefe of Merindall, were commanded to appeare at the Parliament of Prouence, they would haue retained Aduocates to answere for them, who told them, it was not lawfull for them to giue councell to them, because they were but Lutherans, but one told them secretly; That they should not appeare before the said Court, except they were fully determined to be burned by a little fire made of Chaffe, without any further iudgement: for the Court had already determined the matter against them; whereupon, and because they had séene many good men serued so, hauing no other cause of condemnation, but that they were reported to be Lutherans, for these causes they did not appeare at the day appointed: wherevpon, the Parliament gaue out an arrest, whereby not onely they of Merindal, that were appointed to appeare, were condemned to be burned, as attainted of heresie and high Treason, and their goods confiscate vnto the King, but also all the inhabitants of Merindall, wherein was fourescore houses to be burned, men, women, and children, & the towne to be rased, and the trées cut vp 500. paces round about.

A little after there was a great banquet at Ayx, at which was the president Cassane, and many Counsellors and Nobles, and the Archbishop of Arles, and the Bishop of Ai, with their Ladies and Gentlewomen: One that was the Bishop of Aixis Concubine, said, My Lord president will you not execute the arrest that is given out against the Lutherans of Merindall? And she recited the manner of it, forgetting nothing the Lord Alenson said; Gentlewoman, you have learned this of them that would have it so, or else it was given out by a Parliament of women. Then the L. of Senas said it is true, & you do not well to call the parliament a Parliament of women, he answered, he did not believe it, for it is a thing that the & ueliest tyrants of the world, would judge most inhumane & detestable, & many of Merindal which seem to me to be very honest men: then the gentlewoman lifting up her eyes with a great chafe, said, O that it pleased God that all Lutherans had horns growing on their foreheads. Then said my Lord Bewieu, I would all Priests harlots chattered like Pies: she said, My L. you ought not to spak against our holy mother the Church; for there was never any dog that bared against the cross, but he waxed mad: the Bishop of Aix laughed and clapped her on the back, saying, By my holy orders my minion, you have don me great pleasure, remember me the lesson she hath taught you. The Lord answered, I will not learn of her, nor of thee, neither honesty nor honour; for the most part of the Bishops and Priests are Adulterers, Deceivers, Thieves, Seducers: I should not speak against the holy Church, but I speak against a flock of Wolves, Dogs, and abominable Swine. Then said the Archbishop, My L. you must give account of these words in time and place: he answered, I would it were now; for I will be bound to prove more naughtiness in Priests then I have spoken. When Christ called the Priests deceiving Hypocrites, blind Seducers, and robbers, did he them any wrong? They answered no, for the most part of them were so. Then said my Lord Bewieu, Even so is it with the Bishops and Priests; for they are such kind of men and worse. Then he said, Aant thou Herodias, thou unshamefac't and dishonest harlot,