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Whilst these things were doing, a certain Disciple advanced himself, to wit, Francis Baldwin, who could no more continue in one Religion than in one place, but changed dwelling place & condition in manner every day, & Religion at the least three times, in the end having no more conscience to loose, he placed himself in a certain Religion, like to that of Canons Regulars, the which being such in general as were the rest of all their troupe, yet when there is a question of their particular, they become Monks in the that is profitable for the Monks: and on the contrary they be always seculars, when Monkery pleaseth them not: & this worthy personage did kiss the Pantofle as the rest have done, & because the people should be out of doubt that he did it unfeignedly, he received a good and a worthy absolution of his king, to enter again into the favour of his holiness & ⟨image 11⟩his Cardinals, unto whom for recompense of all his evil hap he became slave. If then it cone in question to have one to write against us, this is the best Catholic in the world: but on the other side if he must frame himself to those that are as it were between two irons, & boast them that they hold the mean, then this good man spitteth out the reformations of the Romish Church, & speaketh stoutly of certain abuses, but it is without touching the principal, & in such sort notwithstanding, that every man which knoweth him not, would think he did mean good faith, & not to purchase him credit. This gallant for his beginning, failed not in the year .1561. to set forth a book of such stuff, without any name, at the present time the men were at the conference of Poyssy. Calvin understanding the meaning of this wicked one, made answer briefly according to his usage: but very peremptorily and fully, giving certain attaints to him that was chiefly culpable of this evil. Baldwin upon this began to chafe, & afterward left not to foam out his rage against him whom he had so often called father and Master, only to make it known that he was revolted in deed, whereupon Calvin did overthrow him, by one only silence. ⟨image 12⟩For as touching the injuries and outrages against his person, he did always esteem them honourable for the name of the Lord whom he served, forsomuch as to be blamed by a wicked man, is a token of virtue.

Whilest these things were doing, a certaine Disciple aduaunced himselfe, to wit, Fraūces Baldwin, who could no more continue in one Religion than in one place, but chaunged dwelling place & condition in maner euery day, & Religion at ye least three times, in ye ende hauing no more consciēce to loose, he placed himself in a certain Religion, like to yt of Chanonnes Regulers, the which being such in general as were ye reast of al their troupe, yet whē ther is a question of their perticuler, thei become Moncks in ye that is profitable for the Monkes: and on ye contrarie they be alwayes seculers, when Monkry pleaseth them not: & thys worthie personage did kisse ye Pantophle as the reast haue done, & bicause ye people should be out of doubt yt he did it vnfainedly, he receiued a good and a worthy absolucion of his king, to enter againe into ye fauour of his holinesse &