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of the
University 39 Patronage of the King 41 The "Renaissance" 41 Francis's
Acquirements overrated 42 His Munificent Patronage of Art 42 The
Collége Royal, or "Trilingue" 43 An Age of Blood 44 Barbarous
Punishment for Crime 45 And not less for Heresy 46 Belief in Judicial
Astrology 47 Predictions of Nostradamus 47 Reverence for Relics 49
For the Consecrated Wafer 50 Internal Condition of the Clergy 51
Number and Wealth of the Cardinals 51 Non-residence of Prelates 52
Revenues of the Clergy 52 Vice and Hypocrisy 53 Brantôme's Account
of the Clergy before the Concordat 54 Aversion to the Use of the
French Language 56 Indecent Processions--"Processions Blanches" 59
The Monastic Orders held in Contempt 60 Protests against prevailing
Corruption 61 The "Cathari," or Albigenses 61 Nicholas de Clemangis
63 John Gerson 64 Jean Bouchet's "Deploration of the Church" 65
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Changes in the Boundaries of France during the 16th Century 66
CHAPTER II.
1512-1525.
THE REFORMATION IN MEAUX 67 Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples 67
Restores Letters to France 68 Wide Range of his Studies 68 Guillaume
Farel, his Pupil 68 Devotion of Teacher and Scholar 69 Lefèvre
publishes a Latin Commentary on the Pauline Epistles (1512) 70 Enters
into Controversy with Natalis Beda (1518) 71 The Sorbonne's
Declaration (Nov. 9, 1521) 71 Briçonnet, Bishop of Meaux 72 His First
Reformatory Efforts 72 Invites Lefèvre and Farel to Meaux 73 Effects

of the Preaching of Roussel and others 74 De Roma's Threat 76 Lefèvre
publishes a Translation of the New Testament (1523) 77 The Results
surpass Expectation 79 Bishop Briçonnet's Weakness 80 Forbids the
"Lutheran" Doctors to preach 81 Lefèvre and Roussel take Refuge in
Strasbourg 84 Jean Leclerc whipped and branded 87 His barbarous
Execution at Metz 88 Pauvan burned on the Place de Grève 89 The
Hermit of Livry 92 Briçonnet becomes a Jailer of "Lutherans" 92
Lefèvre's Writings condemned by the Sorbonne (1525) 93 He becomes
Tutor of Prince Charles 94 Librarian at Blois 94 Ends his Days at
Nérac 95 His Mental Anguish 95 Michel d'Arande and Gérard Roussel
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CHAPTER III.
1523-1525.
FRANCIS I. AND MARGARET OF ANGOULÊME--EARLY
REFORMATORY MOVEMENTS AND STRUGGLES 99 Francis I.
and Margaret of Angoulême 99 The King's Chivalrous Disposition 100
Appreciates Literary Excellence 101 Contrast with Charles V. 101 His
Religious Convictions 102 His Fear of Innovation 102 His Loose
Morality 103 Margaret's Scholarly Attainments 104 Her Personal
Appearance 105 Her Participation in Public Affairs 106 Her First
Marriage to the Duke of Alençon 106 Obtains a Safe-Conduct to visit
her Brother 106 Her Second Marriage, to Henry, King of Navarre 107
Bishop Briçonnet's Mystic Correspondence 108 Luther's Teachings
solemnly condemned by the University 108 Melanchthon's Defence
109 Regency of Louise de Savoie 109 The Sorbonne suggests Means of
extirpating the "Lutheran Doctrines" (Oct. 7, 1523) 110 Wide
Circulation of Luther's Treatises 112 François Lambert, of Avignon
112 Life among the Franciscans 113 Lambert, the first French Monk to
embrace the Reformation 113 He is also the First to Marry 114 Jean
Châtellain at Metz 114 Wolfgang Schuch at St. Hippolyte 115 Farel at
Montbéliard 117 Pierre Caroli lectures on the Psalms 118
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The Heptameron of the Queen of Navarre 119
CHAPTER IV.
1525-1533.
INCREASED SEVERITY--LOUIS DE BERQUIN 122 Captivity of
Francis I. 122 Change in the Religious Policy of Louise 123 A
Commission appointed to try "Lutherans" 124 The Inquisition
heretofore jealously watched 125 The Commission indorsed by
Clement VII. 126 Its Powers enlarged by the Bull 128 Character of
Louis de Berquin 128 He becomes a warm Partisan of the Reformation
129 First Imprisonment (1523) 130 Released by Order of the King 130
Advice of Erasmus 131 Second Imprisonment (1526) 131 Francis from
Madrid again orders his Release 132 Dilatory Measures of Parliament
132 Margaret of Angoulême's Hopes 133 Francis violates his Pledges
to Charles V. 134 Must conciliate the Pope and Clergy 135 Promises to
prove himself "Very Christian" 137 The Council of Sens (1528) 138
Cardinal Duprat 138 Vigorous Measures to suppress Reformation 139
The Councils of Bourges and Lyons 139 Financial Help bought by
Persecution 140 Insult to an Image and an Expiatory Procession 141
Other Iconoclastic Excesses 143 Berquin's Third Arrest 143 His
Condemnation to Penance, Branding, and Perpetual Imprisonment 145
He Appeals 145 Is suddenly Sentenced to Death and Executed 146
Francis Treats with the Germans 147 And with Henry VIII. of England
148 Francis meets Clement at Marseilles 148 Marriage of Henry of
Orleans to Catharine de' Medici 148 Francis Refuses to join in a
general Scheme for the Extermination of Heresy 149 Execution of Jean
de Caturce, at Toulouse 150 Le Coq's Evangelical Sermon 151
Margaret attacked at College of Navarre 152 Her "Miroir de l'Ame
Pécheresse" condemned 152 Rector Cop's Address to the