A little book of John Calvins concerning offences whereby at this day divers are…A little booke of Iohn Caluines concernynge offences whereby at this daye diuers are…

Howbeit finding him self at length discouraged, he craved forgiveness humbly (which is an ordinary with those foxes) and through his deceitful pretence of repentance, he not only pacified the displeased brethren, but also at such time, as he feigned him self to be doubtful in certain questions, obtained their letters unto me, wherein they desired me friendly, that I would go about to resolve him. I entertaining the man at mine own table, heard him patiently: in so much that with abundance of tears he affirmed all scruples to be now voided from him. At his departure also I gave him wherewith to bear his charges by the way. From that time forth gadding over all France, he ceased not to speak evil of me like a lewd fellow. Another I know not of what country (who had given him self a name of the Cornell tree,) being accused to have done divers things unseemly for ⟨p. 87⟩the servant of Christ, was by the judgement of the convocation of Lausanne, commanded to suspend his ministry, until his case were tried better. Anon after as he carried letters to Berue, suspecting they were not made as he would wish, he delivered other of his own counterfeiting: and understanding that his lewdness was found out, because he could not wash his hands of the matter, he took his heels into another quarter. And all these things were done in mine absence without my knowledge. Now he reporteth every where that I drave him out by force, because he refused to subscribe to mine Heresies. Another who was to great a tavern hunter, being sharply rebuked by me, never left feasting and banqueting by stealth, until he was run very sore in debt: when leaving his household he crept privily away. I was gone of a journey to Argē tine. There was between us no variance, no suspicion of Offence, but that I had a while been a let that he cast not him self away. And because he had been of the convent of the Austin Friars, he walked ⟨image 99⟩up and down before their den, declaring lamentably that he was banished, because that he also had withstood my Heresies. But I do not so much pass for the lewdness of him & such as he is, as this unworthiness grieveth me, that the good Fathers, who daily learn out of our Books, do not stick in stead of rewarding us, to charge us with the offences which they have drawn out of those their own puddles.

Howbeit findinge him selfe at length discouraged, he craued forgiuenesse humbly (which is an ordinarie with those foxes) and through his deceitefull pretence of repentance, he not onely pacified the displeased brethren, but also at such time, as he fained him self to be doubtfull in certaine questions, obteyned their letters vnto me, wherein they desired me friendly, that I woulde goe about to resolue him. I entertainyng the man at mine owne table, hearde him patiently: in so muche that with aboundance of teares he affirmed al scruples to be nowe voyded from him. At his departure also I gaue him wherewith to beare his charges by the waye. From that time foorth gaddinge ouer all Fraunce, he ceased not to speake euill of me like a lewde fellow. Another I knowe not of what countrey (who had giuen him self a name of the Cornell trée,) beynge accused to haue done diuers thinges vnséemely for