NEWES
FROM
ITALY
OF
A
SECOND
MOSES
OR
,
THE
LIFE
OF
GALEACIVS
CARACCIOLVS
the
noble
Mar
Marquesse
of
Vico.
Containing
the
story
of
his
admirable
con
conuersion
from
popery
,
and
his
forsaking
of
a
rich
Marquesse
dome
for
the
Gospels
sake
.
Written
first
in
Italian
,
thence
translated
into
latin
by
reuerend
Beza
,
and
for
the
benefit
of
our
people
put
into
English
:
and
now
published
BY
W.
CRASHAW
Batcheler
in
Diuinitie
,
and
Preacher
at
the
Temple
.
In
memoria
sempiterna
erit
Iusius
.
PSALME
.
112.
The
iust
shalf
be
had
in
an
euerlasting
remembrance
.
Printed
by
H.
B.
for
Richard
Moore
,
and
are
to
be
sold
at
his
shop
in
Saint
Dunstans
Church-yard
in
Fleetestreete
.
1608.
TO
THE
RIGHT
HONORABLE
AND
MY
VERY
GOOD
LORD
,
EDmund
Lord
Sheffeild
,
Lord
Lieutenant
in
the
North
,
and
Lord
President
of
his
Highnes
Counsell
there
,
of
the
noble
order
of
the
Garter
:
and
to
the
right
honourable
and
religious
Ladies
,
the
Lady
Dowglasse
his
mother
,
and
Lady
Vrsula
his
wife
,
and
to
all
the
vertuous
of-spring
of
that
noble
race
,
Grace
and
Peace
,
&c.
GIVE
me
leaue
(
right
Honourable
)
to
put
you
all
in
one
Epistle
,
whom
God
and
nature
haue
linked
so
well
together
:
Nature
in
the
neerest
bond
,
and
God
in
the
holiest
Religion
.
For
a
simple
new-yeares
gift
,
I
present
you
with
as
strange
a
story
,
as
(
out
of
the
holy
stories
)
was
euer
heard
.
Will
your
Honours
haue
the
whole
in
briefe
,
afore
it
be
laid
downe
at
large
?
Thus
it
is
.
Galeacius
Caracciolus
sonne
and
heire
apparent
to
Calantonius
,
Marquesse
of
Vicum
in
Naples
,
bred
,
borne
,
and
brought
vp
in
Popery
,
a
Courtier
to
the
Emperour
Charles
the
fift
,
nephew
to
the
Pope
Paul
the
fourth
,
being
married
to
the
Duke
of
Nucernes
daughter
,
and
hauing
by
her
six
goodly
children
;
at
a
Sermon
of
Peter
Martyrs
was
first
touched
,
after
by
reading
Scripture
and
other
good
meanes
,
was
fully
conuerted
:
laboured
with
his
Lady
,
but
could
not
perswade
her
.
Therefore
that
he
might
enioy
Christ
,
and
serue
him
with
a
quiet
conscience
,
he
left
the
lands
,
liuings
,
and
honoures
of
a
Marquesdome
,
the
comforts
of
his
Lady
and
children
,
the
pleasures
of
Italy
,
his
credit
with
the
Emperour
,
his
kinred
with
the
Pope
,
and
forsaking
all
for
the
loue
of
Iesus
Christ
,
came
to
Geneua
,
and
there
liued
a
poore
and
meane
,
but
yet
an
honourable
and
an
holy
life
for
fortie
yeares
.
And
though
his
father
,
his
Lady
,
his
kinsemen
;
yea
the
Emperour
and
the
Pope
did
all
they
could
to
reclaime
him
,
yet
continued
he
constant
to
the
end
,
and
liued
and
died
the
blessed
seruant
of
God
,
about
fifteene
yeares
agoe
,
leauing
behind
him
a
rare
example
to
all
ages
.
This
(
right
Houourable
)
is
a
briefe
of
the
whole
,
and
it
is
a
story
admirable
and
imitable
if
any
other
in
this
later
age
of
the
world
.
Some
vse
to
craue
of
great
personages
,
not
to
respect
the
gift
but
the
giuer
:
but
in
this
case
I
contrariwise
intreat
your
honours
,
not
to
respect
the
giuer
but
the
gift
:
of
the
giuer
I
say
enough
if
I
say
nothing
;
but
of
the
gift
,
I
meane
of
noble
Galeacius
,
I
say
too
little
,
when
I
haue
said
all
I
can
.
But
this
I
must
needs
say
:
So
religions
,
so
noble
,
so
vertuous
was
the
man
,
so
resolute
,
so
holy
,
so
heroicall
was
the
fact
,
so
strange
the
beginning
,
so
admirable
and
extraordinary
the
perseuerance
,
as
if
the
story
were
not
debased
by
the
rudenes
of
my
translation
;
I
durst
say
,
none
so
great
but
might
reade
it
,
nor
so
good
but
might
follow
it
.
I
may
say
much
rather
Iacob
,
Few
and
euill
haue
my
da●●s
beene
:
Yet
in
these
few
daies
of
mine
something
haue
I
seene
;
more
haue
I
read
,
more
haue
I
heard
;
yet
neuer
saw
I
,
heard
I
,
or
read
I
any
example
(
al
things
laid
together
)
more
neerely
seconding
the
example
of
Moses
then
this
,
of
this
most
renowned
Marquesse
Galeacius
.
Moses
was
the
adopted
sonne
of
a
Kings
daughter
:
Galeacius
the
naturall
sonne
,
and
heire
apparent
to
a
Marquesse
:
Moses
a
Courtier
in
the
Court
of
Pharaoh
:
Galeacius
in
the
Court
of
the
Emperour
Charles
the
fift
:
Moses
by
adoption
a
kinne
to
a
Queene
:
Galeacius
by
marriage
a
kinne
to
a
Duke
:
by
blood
,
sonne
to
a
Marquesse
,
nephew
to
a
Pope
:
Moses
in
possibility
of
a
Kingdome
:
he
in
possession
of
a
Marquesdome
:
Moses
in
his
youth
brought
vp
in
the
heathenisme
of
Egypt
:
Galeacius
noo●eled
in
the
superstition
of
Popery
:
Moses
at
last
saw
the
truth
and
embraced
it
,
so
did
Galeacius
:
Moses
openly
fell
from
the
heathenisme
of
Egypt
▪
so
did
Galeac
us
from
the
superstition
of
Popery
.
But
all
this
is
nothing
to
that
which
they
both
suffred
for
their
conscience
.
What
Moses
suffred
Saint
Paul
tels
vs
:
Moses
when
he
was
come
to
yeares
refused
to
be
called
the
sonne
of
Pharaohs
daughter
:
and
chose
rather
to
suffer
aduersitie
with
the
people
of
God
,
then
to
enioy
the
pleasures
of
sinne
for
a
season
;
steeming
the
rebuke
of
Christ
greater
riches
then
the
treasures
of
Egypt
:
Nay
Moses
had
rather
be
a
base
bricke-maker
amongst
the
oppressed
Israelites
,
being
true
Christians
;
then
to
be
the
sonne
of
a
Kings
daughter
in
the
Court
of
Pharaoh
amongst
Idolaters
.
In
like
case
noble
Galeacius
,
when
he
was
come
to
yeares
and
knowledge
of
Christ
,
refused
to
be
called
sonne
and
heire
to
a
Marquesse
,
Cup
▪
hearer
to
an
Emperour
,
Nephew
to
a
Pope
;
and
chose
rather
to
suffer
affliction
,
persecution
,
banishment
,
losse
of
lands
,
liuings
,
wife
,
children
;
honours
,
and
preferments
,
then
to
enioy
the
sinfull
pleasures
of
Italy
for
a
season
;
esteeming
the
rebuke
of
Christ
greater
riches
then
the
honours
of
a
Marquesdome
without
Christ
:
and
therefore
seeing
hee
must
either
want
Christ
or
want
them
,
hee
dispoyled
himselfe
of
all
these
to
gaine
Christ
.
If
(
right
Honourable
)
the
wife
fooles
of
this
world
might
haue
the
censuring
of
these
two
men
and
their
actions
,
they
would
presently
iudge
them
a
couple
of
impassionate
and
stoicall
fellowes
,
or
else
melancholike
and
brame-sicke
men
,
to
refuse
Marquesdomes
and
Kingdomes
for
scruple
of
conscience
:
but
no
matter
as
long
as
the
men
are
Saints
in
heauen
,
and
their
actions
honoured
of
God
and
his
Angels
;
admired
of
good
men
,
and
neglected
of
none
,
but
those
who
as
they
will
not
follow
them
on
earth
,
so
are
they
sure
neuer
to
follow
them
to
heauen
.
So
excellent
was
the
fact
of
Moses
,
and
so
heroicall
,
that
the
holy
Ghost
vouchsafes
it
remembrance
both
in
the
olde
and
new
Testament
,
that
so
the
Church
in
all
ages
might
know
it
and
admire
it
:
and
doth
Chronicle
it
in
the
Epistle
to
the
H
brewes
,
almost
two
thousand
yeares
after
it
was
done
.
If
God
himselfe
did
so
to
Moses
,
shall
not
Gods
Church
be
carefull
to
commend
to
posterity
this
second
Moses
?
whose
loue
to
Christ
Iesus
was
so
zealous
,
and
so
inflamed
by
the
heauenly
fire
of
Gods
spirit
,
that
no
earthly
temptations
could
either
quench
or
abate
it
;
but
to
winne
Christ
,
and
to
enioy
him
in
the
liberty
of
his
word
and
Sacraments
,
he
delicately
contemned
the
honors
and
pleasures
of
the
Marquesdome
of
Vicum
.
Vicum
one
of
the
Paradises
of
Naples
:
Naples
the
Paradise
of
Italy
:
Italy
of
Europe
:
Europe
o
▪
the
earth
:
yet
all
these
Paradises
were
nothing
to
him
,
in
comparison
of
attaining
the
celestiall
Paradise
,
there
to
liue
with
Iesus
Christ
.
If
any
Papists
(
musing
as
they
vse
,
and
measuring
vs
by
themselues
)
do
suspect
the
story
to
be
some
fained
thing
,
deuised
to
allure
and
intise
the
peoples
minds
;
and
to
set
a
flourish
vpon
our
Religion
,
as
they
by
a
thousand
false
and
fained
stories
and
mirables
vse
to
doe
.
I
answere
,
first
in
the
generall
;
farre
be
it
from
vs
and
our
Religion
to
vse
such
meanes
,
either
for
our selues
,
or
against
our
aduersaries
:
No
,
we
are
content
the
Church
of
Rome
haue
the
glory
of
that
garland
:
Popery
being
a
sandie
and
a
shaken
,
a
rotten
and
a
tottering
building
needs
such
proppes
to
vnderset
it
:
but
truth
dare
shew
her selfe
,
and
feares
no
colours
.
But
for
the
particular
,
I
answere
:
cunning
liers
(
as
many
Monkes
were
)
framed
their
tales
of
men
that
liued
long
agoe
,
and
places
a
farre
off
and
vnknowen
;
that
so
their
reports
may
not
too
easily
be
brought
to
triall
.
But
in
this
case
it
is
far
otherwise
;
the
circumstances
are
notorious
;
the
persons
and
places
famously
knowen
:
Vicum
,
Naples
,
Italy
,
Geneua
,
are
places
wel
knowen
:
Calantonius
his
father
,
Charles
the
fist
,
his
Lord
and
Master
,
Pope
Paul
the
fourth
his
vncle
,
were
persons
well
knowen
:
examine
either
places
or
persons
,
and
spare
none
;
truth
seekes
no
corners
;
disproue
the
story
who
can
,
we
craue
no
sparing
:
neither
is
the
time
too
farre
past
,
but
may
soone
be
examined
.
He
was
borne
within
these
hundred
years
,
and
died
at
Geneua
within
these
twenty
yeares
:
and
his
sonnes
sonne
at
this
day
is
Marquesse
of
Vicum
.
Let
any
Papist
doe
what
he
can
,
he
shall
haue
more
comfort
in
following
the
example
,
then
credit
in
seeking
to
disproue
the
storie
.
In
the
course
of
my
poore
reading
(
right
Honourable
)
I
haue
often
found
mention
of
this
noble
Marquesse
,
and
of
his
strange
conuersion
;
but
the
storie
it selfe
,
I
first
found
it
in
the
exquisit
Library
of
the
good
gentleman
Master
Gee
;
one
that
honours
learning
in
others
,
and
cherisheth
it
in
himselfe
;
and
hauing
not
once
red
it
,
but
often
perused
it
,
I
thought
it
great
losse
to
our
Church
to
want
so
rare
a
iewel
;
and
therfore
could
not
but
take
the
benefit
of
some
stolne
houres
to
put
the
same
into
our
tongue
,
for
the
benefit
of
my
brethren
in
this
Realme
,
who
want
knowledge
in
Italian
and
Latine
tongues
.
And
now
being
translated
,
I
humbly
offer
and
consecrate
it
to
my
holy
mother
the
Church
of
Fngland
;
who
may
reioyce
to
see
her
Religion
spredding
it selfe
priuily
in
the
heart
of
Italy
;
and
to
see
the
Popes
nephew
become
her
sonne
.
And
next
of
all
vnto
you
(
right
Honourable
)
to
whom
I
am
bound
in
so
many
bonds
of
duety
,
and
to
whom
this
story
doth
so
fitly
appertaine
.
You
(
my
honourable
good
Lord
)
may
here
see
a
noble
gentleman
of
your
own
rank
in
descent
,
birth
,
education
,
aduancements
like
your selfe
;
to
be
like
you
also
in
the
loue
and
liking
of
the
same
holy
Religion
.
And
you
good
Madam
,
may
here
conceiue
&
iudge
by
your selfe
,
how
much
more
happy
this
noble
Marquesse
had
bin
,
if
his
Lady
Madam
Victoria
had
bin
like
your selfe
.
I
meane
,
if
she
had
followed
and
accompanied
her
Lord
in
that
his
most
holy
and
happy
conuersion
.
And
you
all
(
right
Honourable
)
in
this
noble
Marquesse
as
in
a
crystal
glasse
,
may
behold
your selues
:
of
whom
I
hope
you
wil
giue
me
leaue
to
speake
(
that
which
to
the
great
glory
of
God
you
spare
not
to
speake
of
your selues
)
that
you
were
once
darknes
,
but
now
are
light
in
the
Lord
:
Blessed
be
that
God
the
father
of
light
,
whose
glorious
light
hath
shined
into
your
hearts
:
Behold
(
right
honorable
)
you
are
not
alone
;
behold
an
Italian
;
behold
a
noble
Marquesse
hath
broken
the
ice
,
and
troden
the
path
before
you
:
In
him
you
may
see
that
Gods
Religion
is
as
well
in
Italy
as
in
England
:
I
meane
that
though
the
face
of
Italy
be
the
seat
of
Autichrist
,
yet
in
the
heart
thereof
there
is
a
remnant
of
the
Lord
of
hosts
.
You
may
see
this
noble
Marquesse
in
this
story
now
after
his
death
,
whom
in
his
life
time
so
many
noble
Princes
desired
to
see
.
His
body
hath
lien
in
the
bowels
of
the
earth
these
seuenteene
yeares
,
but
his
soule
liues
in
heauen
in
the
bosome
of
Iesus
Christ
,
and
his
Religion
in
your
hearts
,
and
his
name
shall
liue
for
euer
in
this
story
.
Accept
it
therfore
(
right
honourable
)
and
if
for
my
sake
you
will
vouchsafe
to
read
it
once
ouer
,
I
dare
say
that
afterwards
for
your
owne
sake
you
will
read
it
ouer
and
ouer
againe
:
which
if
you
do
,
you
shall
find
it
wil
stir
vp
your
pure
minds
,
&
inflame
your
hearts
with
a
yet
more
earnest
zeale
to
the
truth
:
and
wil
be
an
effectuall
meanes
to
increase
your
faith
,
your
feare
of
God
,
your
humility
,
patience
,
constancy
,
and
al
other
holy
vertues
of
regeneration
.
And
for
my
part
,
I
freely
&
truely
professe
I
haue
bin
often
rauisht
with
admiration
of
this
noble
example
;
to
see
an
Italian
,
so
excellent
a
Christian
,
one
so
neere
the
Pope
,
so
neere
to
Iesus
Christ
;
and
such
blessed
fruit
to
blossome
in
the
Popes
own
garden
;
and
to
see
a
noble
man
of
Italy
forsake
that
for
Christ
,
for
which
,
I
feare
,
many
amongst
vs
would
forsake
Christ
himselfe
.
And
surely
(
I
confesse
truth
)
the
serious
consideration
of
this
so
late
,
so
true
,
so
strange
an
example
,
hath
bin
a
spur
to
my
slownes
,
&
whetted
my
dul
spirits
,
and
made
me
to
esteeme
more
highly
of
Religion
then
I
did
before
.
I
know
it
is
an
accusation
of
my selfe
,
&
a
disclosing
of
my
own
shame
to
confesse
thus
much
;
but
it
is
a
glory
to
God
,
an
honour
to
Religion
,
a
credit
to
the
truth
,
and
a
praise
to
this
noble
Marquesse
,
and
therefore
I
will
not
hide
it
.
And
why
should
I
shame
to
confesse
it
?
when
that
famous
&
renowned
man
of
God
,
holy
Caluine
freely
confesseth
(
as
in
the
sequell
of
this
story
you
shall
heare
)
that
this
noble
mans
example
did
greatly
confirme
him
in
his
Religion
,
and
did
reuiue
and
strengthen
his
faith
,
and
cheere
vp
all
the
holy
graces
of
God
in
him
.
And
surely
(
most
worthy
Lord
,
and
honorable
Ladies
)
this
cannot
but
confirme
and
comfort
you
in
your
holy
courses
,
and
as
it
were
put
a
new
life
vnto
the
graces
of
God
in
you
,
when
you
see
,
what
;
not
the
common
people
,
but
euen
such
as
were
like
your
selues
haue
suffred
for
Religion
;
and
when
you
see
that
not
only
the
poore
and
baser
sort
of
men
,
but
euen
the
mighty
and
honourable
(
as
your selues
are
)
doe
thinke
themselues
honored
by
embracing
Religion
.
Pardon
my
plainenes
and
too
much
boldnes
with
your
honors
,
&
vouchsafe
to
accept
it
as
proceeding
from
one
who
much
tendreth
your
saluations
,
and
reioyceth
with
many
thousands
more
,
to
behold
the
mighty
&
gracious
work
of
God
in
you
.
Goe
forward
right
noble
Lord
,
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
of
hosts
,
still
to
honour
that
honorable
place
you
hold
,
stil
to
defeat
the
vaine
expectation
of
Gods
enemies
;
and
to
satisfie
the
godly
hopes
and
desires
of
holy
men
:
still
to
discountenance
Popery
and
all
prophanenes
:
stil
by
your
personall
diligence
in
frequenting
holy
exercises
,
to
bring
on
that
backward
citie
:
by
your
godly
discipline
in
your
familie
,
to
reforme
or
to
condemne
the
dissolutnes
and
disorder
of
the
most
great
families
in
this
country
:
stil
to
minister
iustice
without
delay
;
to
cut
vp
contentions
,
&
saue
the
lawyers
labour
:
still
to
relieue
the
fatherlesse
and
the
widow
,
and
helpe
the
poore
against
their
oppressors
:
and
which
is
all
in
all
,
still
to
supplant
superstition
,
popery
,
ignorance
,
and
wilfull
blindnes
;
and
to
plant
and
disperse
true
Religion
in
that
citie
,
and
these
Northern
countries
.
By
al
these
meanes
still
shewing
your selfe
an
holy
and
zealous
Phinehes
(
vnder
the
great
Phinehes
our
most
worthy
Soueraigne
)
to
execute
Gods
iudgement
,
and
to
take
vengeance
on
the
Zimri
and
Cozbi
of
our
nation
:
namely
,
on
Popery
and
prophanenes
;
the
two
great
sinnes
which
haue
pulled
downe
Gods
plagues
on
our
land
,
and
the
due
and
zealous
punishment
whereof
,
will
be
the
meanes
againe
to
remoue
them
.
But
I
wrong
your
Honours
to
trouble
you
with
these
my
too
many
and
too
ragged
lines
:
and
I
wrong
this
noble
Gentleman
to
cloth
his
golden
story
with
this
my
rude
and
home-spun
English
stile
:
and
I
wrong
you
all
to
keepe
you
so
long
from
being
acquainted
with
this
noble
Marquesse
,
so
like
your selues
;
at
whose
meeting
and
acquaintance
I
am
sure
there
will
be
so
much
reioycing
,
and
mutuall
congratulating
at
the
mighty
and
gratious
worke
of
God
in
you
all
.
The
same
God
and
mercifull
father
I
humbly
beseech
,
and
euer
will
,
to
accomplish
his
good
worke
in
you
,
as
he
did
in
that
noble
Marquesse
:
and
as
he
hath
already
made
you
so
many
waies
blessed
;
blessed
in
your selues
,
blessed
one
in
another
,
blessed
in
your
conuersions
,
blessed
aboue
many
,
in
your
many
and
religious
children
:
so
at
last
he
may
make
you
most
of
all
blessed
in
your
ends
;
that
so
after
this
life
,
you
may
attaine
the
eternall
glory
of
a
better
world
,
whither
this
noble
Marquesse
is
gone
before
you
.
From
my
studie
,
Ian.
12.
1603.
Your
Honours
in
all
Christian
duety
,
W.
CRASHAW
.
TO
THE
CRISTIAN
and
courteous
Reader
.
GOOD
Reader
,
conceiue
I
pray
thee
,
that
this
translation
being
made
diuers
yeares
agoe
,
and
communicated
to
my
priuate
friends
;
I
thought
to
haue
suppressed
it
from
spreading
further
:
but
being
pressed
by
importunitie
,
and
vrged
with
vnauoidable
reasons
,
I
haue
now
yeelded
to
let
it
passe
in
publike
:
the
rather
considering
,
that
though
at
this
day
almost
euery
houre
yeeldes
a
new
booke
,
yet
many
ages
affoord
scarce
one
example
like
to
this
.
I
haue
diuided
it
into
Chapters
for
thy
better
ease
in
reading
and
remembring
:
and
seeing
I
find
in
other
Authors
often
mention
of
this
noble
Marquesse
,
and
his
heroicallfact
:
I
haue
therefore
not
tied
my selfe
precisely
to
the
words
of
the
Latine
story
,
but
keeping
the
sense
and
scope
,
haue
sometime
inlarged
my selfe
as
the
circumstance
seemed
to
require
,
or
as
I
had
warrant
and
direction
from
other
stories
.
Reade
it
with
an
holy
and
an
humble
heart
,
and
prayer
to
God
,
and
account
me
thy
debter
,
if
thou
thinke
not
thy
labour
well
bestowed
.
And
when
thou
findest
a
blessing
,
and
reapest
spiritual
comfort
hereby
,
then
vouchsafe
to
remember
me
in
thy
prayers
.
Temple
,
Septem.
30.
1608.
Thy
brother
in
Christ
,
W.
CRASHAW
.
CHAP.
1.
Of
the
linage
,
birth
,
and
infancy
of
Galeacius
Caracciolus
the
noble
Marquesse
of
Vico.
My
purpose
is
to
commit
to
writing
the
life
of
Galeacius
Caracciolus
:
as
being
a
rare
example
of
a
most
strange
and
seldome
seene
constancy
in
the
defence
of
Godlinesse
and
true
Christian
Religion
.
HE
was
borne
at
Naples
,
a
renowned
Citie
in
Italie
,
in
the
moneth
of
Ianuary
,
in
the
yeare
of
Christ
1517.
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a
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a
The
very
yeare
when
Luther
began
to
preach
the
Gospell
.
His
fathers
name
was
Calantonius
,
who
was
descended
of
the
ancient
and
noble
house
of
the
Caracciolies
in
the
Country
of
Capua
.
This
Calantonius
euen
in
his
youth
,
was
not
onely
well
respected
,
but
highly
esteemed
,
and
a
familiar
friend
of
that
noble
Prince
of
Orarge
,
who
after
the
taking
and
sacking
of
Rome
,
was
placed
in
the
roome
of
the
Duke
of
Borben
:
yea
his
faithfulnesse
and
industry
was
so
well
approued
to
the
Prince
(
as
often
times
afore
,
so
especially
)
at
the
siege
of
Naples
,
what
time
it
was
assaulted
by
Lotrechius
,
as
that
afterward
,
when
the
Emperour
Charles
the
fist
of
that
name
,
(
who
then
was
at
Rome
to
receiue
the
Imperiall
crowne
and
other
ornaments
of
the
Empire
)
did
appoint
the
said
Prince
with
certaine
forces
,
to
go
and
besiege
the
Citie
of
Florence
;
he
thought
it
needfull
to
take
the
said
Calantonius
with
him
,
for
his
wisedome
and
graue
counsell
.
From
whence
when
that
seruice
was
ended
,
he
being
sent
to
Casar
himselfe
,
he
did
so
wisely
demeane
himselfe
in
all
his
affaires
,
and
did
so
sufficiently
satisfie
the
Emperour
in
all
things
,
that
he
made
good
in
euery
point
,
that
worthy
testimony
which
the
Prince
had
giuen
of
him
;
whereupon
he
being
at
that
time
most
honourably
entertained
of
the
Emperour
himselfe
,
was
by
him
not
only
aduanced
to
the
state
and
title
of
a
Marquesse
,
but
also
equally
ioyned
in
commission
with
the
Viceroy
of
Naples
(
for
his
wisedome
and
experience
in
all
kind
of
affaires
)
to
be
assistant
vnto
him
,
and
fellow
with
him
in
swaying
the
Scepter
of
that
Kingdome
.
In
which
office
and
function
hee
so
caried
himselfe
,
as
he
wonne
the
good
will
of
both
small
and
great
,
as
wel
of
the
Nobles
,
as
of
the
Commonalty
:
yea
insomuch
as
he
was
deepely
inuested
in
the
fauour
of
the
Emperour
Charles
and
king
Philip
his
sonne
.
And
so
he
continued
in
this
dignitie
till
the
last
day
of
his
life
,
which
was
in
the
moneth
of
February
,
in
the
yeare
1562.
he
being
himselfe
more
then
three
score
and
ten
yeares
of
age
.
Such
a
father
,
and
no
worse
had
this
Galeacius
.
As
for
his
mother
,
she
was
descended
of
the
noble
familie
of
the
Caraffi
:
and
her
owne
brother
was
afterward
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*
](A02187-e1420-b)
*
That
is
,
Pope
Paul
the
fourth
.
Pope
of
Rome
.
Which
I
affirm
notto
that
end
,
as
though
this
in
it self
was
any
true
praise
or
honour
to
Galeacius
,
but
that
his
loue
to
true
Religion
,
and
his
constancy
in
defence
thereof
,
(
euen
against
such
mighty
ones
)
may
appeare
the
more
admirable
to
all
that
heare
it
,
as
it
hereby
did
to
all
that
knew
him
.
Ofwhich
his
loue
to
true
Religion
,
we
shall
speake
more
anon
.
Galeacius
being
twenty
yeares
olde
,
and
the
onely
sonne
of
his
mother
,
who
was
now
deceased
;
his
father
Calantonius
being
desirous
to
continue
his
name
,
to
preserue
his
house
and
posteritie
,
and
to
maintaine
his
estate
and
patrimonie
,
whose
lands
amounted
to
the
summe
of
fiue
thousand
poundes
a
yeare
and
vpward
;
did
therefore
prouide
him
a
wife
,
a
Virgin
of
noble
birth
,
called
Victoria
,
daughter
to
the
Duke
of
Nuceria
,
one
of
the
principal
Peeres
of
Italy
,
with
whom
he
had
in
name
of
portion
or
dowrie
sixe
thousand
fiue
hundred
pounds
.
He
liued
with
his
wife
Victoria
vnto
the
yeare
1551.
at
which
time
he
forsooke
house
,
familie
,
and
country
for
Religions
sake
:
and
in
that
time
he
had
by
his
wife
six
children
,
(
foure
sonnes
and
two
daughters
.
)
His
eldest
sonne
died
at
Panorma
,
in
the
yeare
1577.
leauing
behind
him
one
sonne
and
one
daughter
:
the
sonne
obtayning
by
inheritance
the
Marquesdome
of
Vicum
▪
(
amongst
diuers
other
things
)
married
a
wife
of
noble
birth
afore
his
grandfather
Galeacius
died
.
By
whom
,
as
I
heare
,
he
hath
two
children
,
to
whom
this
Galeacius
is
great
Grandfather
.
Now
all
these
particulars
doe
I
thus
set
downe
to
this
end
,
that
the
perseuerance
of
so
great
a
man
may
appeare
the
better
by
all
these
circumstances
,
which
is
no
lesse
then
a
most
glorious
victory
ouer
so
many
temptations
.
CHAP.
II.
Of
his
preferment
at
Court
,
and
the
first
occasion
of
his
conuersion
.
THe
Marquesse
Calantonius
seeing
so
good
hope
of
the
continuance
of
his
house
and
posterity
,
desiring
not
to
preserue
onely
,
but
to
increase
and
augment
the
dignity
of
his
house
,
purposed
therefore
that
his
sonne
Galeacius
should
seeke
further
honour
and
follow
the
Court.
Wherefore
making
offer
of
him
to
the
Emperour
Charles
,
he
was
most
kindly
entertained
into
the
Emperours
house
and
seruice
,
and
soone
after
was
made
the
Emperours
Gentleman-sewer
.
In
which
place
and
office
within
short
time
,
he
both
wonne
the
fauour
of
the
Nobility
,
and
the
rest
of
the
Court
,
and
grewe
to
be
of
speciall
account
euen
with
the
Emperour
himselfe
:
for
all
mens
opinion
and
iudgement
of
him
was
,
that
there
was
not
one
of
many
to
be
compared
with
him
,
for
innocency
of
life
,
elegancy
of
manners
,
sound
iudgement
and
knowledge
of
many
things
.
Thus
Galeacius
was
in
all
mens
opinions
,
in
the
high
way
to
all
honour
and
estimation
:
for
the
Prince
whom
he
serued
was
most
mighty
,
and
the
Monarch
of
the
biggest
part
of
the
Christian
world
.
But
all
this
was
little
:
for
God
,
the
king
of
kings
,
of
his
singular
mercy
and
grace
did
purpose
to
call
him
to
farre
greater
dignity
,
and
to
more
certaine
and
durable
riches
.
And
this
so
great
and
rare
a
work
did
the
Lord
bring
to
passe
,
by
strange
and
speciall
meanes
.
So
it
was
that
in
those
daies
a
certaine
Spaniard
,
a
noble
man
,
did
soiourne
at
Naplcs
,
who
had
to
name
Iohannes
Waldesius
:
this
Gentleman
being
come
to
some
knowledge
of
the
truth
of
the
Gospell
,
and
especially
of
the
doctrine
of
Iustification
;
vsed
often
to
conferre
with
,
and
to
instruct
diuers
other
noble
men
his
companions
and
familiars
,
in
points
of
Religion
,
confuting
the
false
opinions
of
our
owne
inherent
Iustification
,
and
of
the
merits
of
good
workes
,
and
so
consequently
detecting
the
vanity
of
many
Popish
points
,
and
the
fondnesse
of
their
superstitions
:
by
which
meanes
he
so
preuailed
,
or
rather
the
Lord
by
him
,
that
diuers
of
these
noble
Gentlemen
began
to
creepe
out
of
Popish
darkenesse
,
and
to
perceiue
some
light
of
the
truth
:
Amongst
these
,
was
there
one
Iohannes
Franciscus
Caesarta
,
a
noble
Gentleman
and
kinseman
to
this
our
Galeacius
.
Of
this
Gentleman
first
of
all
did
Galeacius
heare
diuers
things
in
conference
,
which
seemed
to
him
much
contrary
to
the
course
of
the
vaine
world
;
yea
much
to
crosse
euen
his
age
and
estate
,
and
course
of
life
;
as
namely
of
the
true
meanes
of
our
Iustification
,
of
the
excellency
and
power
of
Gods
word
,
of
the
vanity
of
the
most
of
Popish
superstitions
,
&c.
For
Galeacius
esteemed
and
vsed
this
Gentleman
as
his
familiar
friend
,
both
being
neere
of
his
blood
,
and
especially
for
that
hee
was
▪
a
Gentleman
of
very
good
parts
.
Now
although
the
speeches
of
this
gentleman
did
not
at
the
first
so
farre
preuaile
with
him
,
as
to
make
him
forsake
the
vanities
of
this
life
;
notwithstanding
it
was
not
altogether
in
vaine
:
for
that
God
which
had
ordeined
him
to
be
a
speciall
instrument
of
his
glory
,
would
not
suffer
so
good
seed
to
perish
,
though
it
seemed
for
a
time
to
be
cast
euen
amongst
thornes
:
neither
will
it
be
beside
the
purpose
to
set
downe
particularly
the
meanes
,
which
it
pleased
God
to
vse
for
the
working
of
this
strange
conuersion
:
amongst
which
this
was
one
.
CHAP.
III.
Of
the
meanes
of
his
further
Sanctification
.
AT
that
time
Peter
Martyr
Vermilius
a
Florentine
,
was
a
publik
Preacher
and
Reader
at
Naples
.
This
man
was
a
Canon
regular
(
as
they
call
them
)
a
man
since
then
of
great
name
,
for
his
singular
knowledge
in
Christian
Religion
,
his
godly
manners
and
behauiours
,
and
for
his
sweet
and
copious
teaching
;
for
he
afterward
casting
away
his
monkes
coule
,
and
renouncing
the
superstitions
of
Poperie
,
he
shone
so
brightly
in
Gods
Church
,
that
he
dispersed
and
strangely
droue
away
the
darkenesse
and
mists
of
popery
.
Galeacius
was
once
content
at
Caeserta
his
motion
to
be
drawen
to
heare
Peter
Martyrs
Sermon
;
yet
not
so
much
for
any
desire
he
had
to
learne
,
as
moued
and
tickled
with
a
curious
humour
,
to
heare
so
famous
a
man
as
then
Martyr
was
accounted
.
At
that
time
Peter
Martyr
was
in
hand
with
Pauls
first
Epistle
to
the
Corinthians
,
and
as
he
was
shewing
the
weakenesse
and
deceitfulnes
of
the
iudgement
of
mans
reason
in
spirituall
things
,
as
likewise
the
power
and
efficacy
of
the
word
of
God
,
in
those
men
in
whom
the
Lord
worketh
by
his
spirit
;
amongst
other
things
he
vsed
this
similie
or
comparison
:
If
a
man
walking
in
a
large
place
,
see
a
farre
off
men
and
women
dancing
together
,
and
heare
no
sound
of
instrument
,
he
wil
iudge
them
mad
,
or
at
least
foolish
;
but
if
he
come
neerer
them
,
and
perceiue
their
order
and
heare
their
musicke
,
and
marke
their
measures
and
their
courses
,
he
will
then
be
of
another
minde
,
and
not
onely
take
delight
in
seeing
them
,
but
feele
a
desire
in
himself
to
beare
them
company
and
dance
with
them
.
Euen
the
same
(
said
Martyr
)
betides
many
men
,
who
when
they
behold
in
others
a
suddain
and
great
change
of
their
looks
,
apparell
,
behauiour
,
and
whole
course
of
life
,
at
the
first
sight
they
impute
it
to
melancholy
or
some
other
foolish
humour
;
but
if
they
looke
more
narrowly
into
the
matter
,
and
begin
to
heare
and
perceiue
the
harmony
and
sweete
concent
of
Gods
spirit
,
and
his
word
in
them
,
(
by
the
ioint
power
of
which
two
,
this
change
was
made
and
wrought
,
which
afore
they
counted
folly
,
)
then
they
change
their
opinion
of
them
,
and
first
of
all
begin
to
like
them
,
and
that
change
in
them
,
and
afterward
feele
in
themselues
a
motion
and
desire
to
imitate
them
,
and
to
be
of
the
number
of
such
men
,
who
forsaking
the
world
and
his
vanities
,
doe
thinke
that
they
ought
to
reforme
their
liues
by
the
rule
of
the
Gospell
,
that
so
they
may
come
to
true
and
sound
holinesse
.
This
comparison
by
the
grace
of
Gods
Spirit
wrought
so
wonderfully
with
Galeacius
,
(
as
himselfe
hath
often
tolde
CHAP.
IIII.
Of
the
strange
censures
the
world
gaue
of
his
conuersion
,
and
how
the
better
sort
reioyced
at
it
.
BVt
when
this
sudden
alteration
of
this
noble
and
yong
Galeacius
was
seene
and
perceiued
in
Naples
,
it
can
be
scarce
set
downe
how
greatly
it
amazed
his
old
companions
,
which
as
yet
cleaued
to
the
world
▪
and
to
the
affections
of
the
flesh
:
many
of
them
able
to
render
no
cause
of
it
,
could
not
tell
what
to
say
of
it
;
some
iudged
it
but
a
melancholicke
passion
;
others
thought
it
plaine
follie
,
and
feared
he
would
become
simple
and
doting
and
that
his
wit
began
by
some
meanes
to
be
empaired
Thus
euery
one
gaue
his
verdict
and
censure
of
him
,
but
all
wondred
,
and
doubted
what
it
would
turne
to
.
But
the
better
sort
of
men
and
such
as
feared
God
,
and
had
their
mind
enlightned
with
some
knowledge
of
Religion
,
as
they
wondred
no
lesse
to
see
so
great
a
change
in
so
great
a
man
,
so
likewise
they
were
surprized
with
exceeding
ioy
to
see
it
:
for
they
were
perswaded
that
God
had
some
great
and
extraordinary
work
in
it
;
that
a
yong
gallant
,
a
noble
man
of
such
wealth
,
and
honor
as
he
was
,
liuing
in
such
delight
and
pleasures
,
in
so
general
a
corruption
of
life
,
both
in
court
and
countrey
,
but
especially
this
age
,
nobility
,
wealth
and
honour
being
ioyned
with
the
wanton
deliciousnes
of
the
courtly
life
:
I
say
,
that
such
a
man
should
bee
indued
with
the
spirit
of
holinesse
,
and
so
farre
affected
with
repentance
,
as
that
he
should
contemne
all
those
in
respect
of
heauen
;
they
esteemed
of
it
(
as
it
was
indeed
)
a
rare
matter
and
seldome
seene
in
the
world
:
and
therefore
they
greatly
reioyced
at
it
,
and
praised
the
Lord
on
his
behalfe
.
Amongst
those
men
that
thus
reioyced
at
his
conuersion
,
was
one
Marcus
Antonius
Flaminius
a
scholar
of
great
name
,
and
an
excellent
Poet
,
as
his
Paraphrase
on
the
Psalmes
,
and
other
very
good
Poems
do
sufficiently
testifie
.
Galeacius
about
this
time
receiued
a
letter
from
this
Flaminius
,
wherein
▪
he
did
congratulate
and
reioyce
with
him
,
for
the
grace
and
gift
of
God
,
which
was
besto
wed
on
him
in
his
conuersion
.
This
letter
I
thought
good
to
insert
into
the
bodie
of
this
story
,
(
as
being
worthy
of
no
lesse
)
to
the
end
that
it
might
be
a
witnes
in
times
to
come
,
of
the
good
opinion
which
such
men
had
conceiued
of
him
,
who
knew
the
foundation
of
true
Iustification
,
thogh
they
were
yet
possessed
with
other
errours
,
as
about
the
Sacraments
,
and
of
the
Masse
,
&c.
which
alas
as
yet
they
were
not
able
to
discerne
of
,
as
after
by
the
greater
grace
of
God
this
Galeacius
did
.
The
copy
of
the
letter
is
this
.
CHAP.
V.
Marcus
Antonius
Flaminius
a
great
scholar
in
Italie
,
writeth
to
Galeacius
,
and
congratulateth
with
him
,
for
his
holy
and
happy
change
.
To
the
right
honourable
Galeacius
Caracciolus
.
RIght
noble
Lord
,
when
I
consider
seriously
these
words
of
Paul
.
*
Brethren
you
see
your
calling
,
that
not
many
noble
,
not
many
wise
,
according
to
the
flesh
,
not
many
mightie
are
called
:
but
God
hath
chosen
the
foolish
things
of
this
world
to
confound
the
wise
,
and
weake
things
to
confound
the
mightie
,
and
base
things
in
the
world
,
and
things
not
accounted
of
,
and
things
that
are
not
,
to
bring
to
nought
things
that
are
.
When
I
say
,
I
consider
of
these
words
so
often
,
I
admire
at
that
rare
blessing
of
God
,
which
he
hath
vouchsafed
to
you
a
noble
and
mighty
man
:
namely
,
that
he
should
grace
you
with
that
true
and
incomparable
nobility
,
which
is
attained
by
true
faith
in
Christ
Iesus
,
and
a
holy
life
.
As
much
greater
as
this
blessing
is
,
so
much
the
more
holy
and
sincere
ought
your
life
to
be
,
and
so
much
the
more
vprightly
are
you
to
walke
with
your
God
;
lest
that
your
thornes
(
that
is
,
riches
,
pleasures
,
and
honours
,
)
should
choke
the
seede
of
the
Gospell
which
is
sowne
in
you
.
For
this
I
am
sure
of
,
that
God
hath
begun
some
great
worke
in
you
,
which
he
will
finish
to
the
glory
of
his
owne
name
,
and
will
bring
to
passe
;
that
as
heretofore
you
had
care
so
to
liue
a
noble
man
,
amongst
noble
men
,
that
you
might
obserue
the
decorum
and
maintine
the
dignity
of
nobilitie
:
so
hereafter
that
you
may
employ
your
whole
selfe
in
this
,
that
you
may
defend
and
vphold
the
honor
&
dignity
of
the
children
of
God
;
whose
duety
it
is
to
aime
at
the
perfection
of
their
father
with
al
endeuors
;
and
in
their
life
vpon
the
earth
to
resemble
that
holy
&
heauenly
life
,
which
they
shal
lead
in
the
world
to
come
.
Call
to
mind
continually
(
my
good
Lord
)
in
all
your
words
and
deedes
,
that
we
are
graced
with
this
honour
to
be
made
the
sonnes
of
God
by
Iesus
Christ
:
for
that
mediation
will
by
the
helpe
of
the
holy
Ghost
,
worke
this
care
in
vs
,
that
we
neuer
commit
any
thing
vnworthy
of
that
holy
name
of
Christ
,
by
which
we
are
called
.
And
yet
alas
,
such
is
our
estate
,
as
that
if
we
do
endeuour
to
please
Christ
,
we
are
sure
to
displease
men
,
and
must
bee
content
to
contemne
the
vaine
glory
of
the
world
,
that
we
may
enioy
heauenly
and
eternall
glory
with
God
;
for
it
is
impossible
(
as
Christ
saith
)
for
him
to
beleeue
in
God
,
which
seekes
the
honour
and
praise
of
men
.
I
meane
of
the
men
of
this
world
,
which
as
the
kingly
Prophet
saith
,
are
lighter
and
vainer
then
vanity
it selfe
.
And
therefore
their
iudgement
is
little
worth
,
and
lesse
to
be
esteemed
;
but
rather
the
iudgement
of
God
,
who
seeth
not
all
our
actions
onely
,
but
euen
our
most
hidden
thoughts
and
purposes
.
Which
being
so
,
were
it
not
folly
and
madnesse
to
displease
such
a
God
,
to
please
so
fond
a
world
?
It
were
a
shamefull
thing
if
a
wife
should
endeuour
to
please
other
men
,
rather
then
her
husband
.
How
much
more
then
vnworthy
is
it
if
our
soules
should
rather
ayme
to
please
the
vaine
world
,
then
their
most
holy
spouse
Christ
Iesus
?
If
the
onely
sonne
of
God
was
content
,
not
only
to
be
reuiled
,
yea
and
scourged
;
but
euen
to
die
vpon
the
crosse
as
a
cursed
malefactor
,
and
all
for
vs
:
why
should
not
we
much
more
beare
patiently
the
taunts
and
mockes
,
yea
euen
the
slanders
of
Gods
enemies
?
Let
vs
therfore
arme
our selues
as
it
were
with
a
holy
pride
,
and
(
in
a
sort
)
scorne
and
laugh
at
their
mockes
:
and
putting
vpon
vs
mercy
and
pity
as
the
feeling
members
of
Christ
,
let
vs
bewaile
so
great
blindnesse
in
them
,
and
let
vs
intreat
the
Lord
for
them
,
to
pull
them
out
of
that
palpable
darknesse
into
his
true
and
marueilous
light
,
lest
Satan
binde
them
to
himselfe
in
his
euerlasting
prentishippe
;
and
so
being
his
bondslanes
,
and
hired
sworne
seruants
of
his
blacke
guard
,
doe
send
them
out
to
persecute
Iesus
Christ
in
his
members
.
Which
when
they
haue
done
all
they
can
,
and
all
that
the
diuell
their
master
can
teach
them
,
though
the
diuell
himselfe
should
burst
with
malice
,
and
they
for
anger
grinde
their
teeth
;
yet
shall
it
all
tend
to
the
magnifying
of
Gods
glory
,
which
they
labour
to
obscure
,
and
to
the
furtherance
of
their
saluation
whom
they
so
disdained
:
yea
to
the
increase
of
their
glory
in
a
better
world
,
whom
in
this
world
they
thought
worthy
of
nothing
,
but
of
all
disgrace
.
And
surely
(
my
most
honourable
Lord
)
he
that
is
possessed
with
the
certaintie
of
this
faith
,
will
without
doubt
make
open
warre
with
the
corrupt
affections
of
his
owne
nature
,
and
with
all
the
world
:
yea
euen
with
the
diuell
himselfe
,
and
will
not
doubt
but
in
time
euen
to
ouercome
them
al.
Therfore
let
vs
humble
our selues
to
our
God
and
Father
euerlasting
,
that
he
would
increase
that
saith
in
vs
,
&
bring
forth
in
vs
those
most
blessed
&
sweet
fruits
of
faith
in
our
harts
&
liues
,
which
he
vseth
to
work
in
them
whom
he
hath
elected
:
that
so
our
faith
being
fruitful
of
good
works
,
may
appeare
to
be
not
a
fained
but
a
true
faith
:
not
a
dead
but
a
liuing
faith
:
not
a
humane
but
a
diuine
worke
in
vs
:
that
so
it
may
be
to
vs
an
infallible
pledge
of
our
saluation
to
come
.
Let
vs
labour
to
shew
our selues
the
legitimate
and
vndoubted
children
of
God
,
in
seeking
aboue
all
things
,
that
his
most
holy
name
may
be
sanctified
in
our selues
and
others
;
and
in
imitating
his
admirable
loue
and
gentlenesse
,
which
makes
his
sunne
to
shine
on
good
and
badde
.
Let
vs
worship
his
heauenly
Maiestie
in
spirit
and
truth
:
and
let
vs
yeeld
vp
the
temple
of
our
heartsto
Christ
Iesus
as
an
acceptable
sacrifice
vnto
him
:
yea
letvs
shew
our selues
members
of
the
heauenly
high
Priest
Christ
Iesus
,
in
sacificing
to
God
our
owne
bodies
,
and
in
crucifying
the
flesh
with
the
affections
and
the
lusts
thereof
;
that
sinne
being
dead
in
vs
,
the
spirit
of
God
may
create
in
vs
a
spirituall
life
,
whereby
Christ
Iesus
may
liue
in
vs
.
Let
vs
die
to
sinne
,
and
die
to
our selues
,
and
to
the
world
,
that
we
may
liue
blessedly
to
God
and
Christ
Iesus
:
yea
let
vs
acknowledge
and
shew
by
our
liues
,
that
we
were
once
●●ad
;
but
now
are
raised
to
the
life
of
grace
,
by
the
power
of
Christ
Iesus
.
Let
our
conuersation
be
heauenly
,
though
we
liue
on
the
earth
:
let
vs
begin
that
life
here
which
we
hope
to
lead
in
heauen
:
let
the
image
of
God
shine
bright
in
vs
:
let
vs
disgrace
and
weare
out
the
olde
image
of
sinne
and
satan
,
and
labour
to
renue
the
image
of
Christ
Iesus
,
that
all
that
see
vs
may
acknowledge
Gods
image
in
vs
.
Which
holy
image
of
grace
,
as
it
is
beautifull
and
glorious
in
all
Gods
Saints
;
so
in
you
(
my
good
Lord
)
it
shall
be
so
much
more
glorious
,
in
as
much
as
you
go
before
others
in
birth
,
nobility
,
honour
,
and
high
place
.
O
what
a
pleasant
sight
is
it
to
all
true
Christian
men
;
yea
to
the
Angels
;
yea
how
acceptable
to
the
Lord
himselfe
,
to
behold
a
man
of
your
place
and
estate
,
so
farre
to
forget
the
world
and
denie
himselfe
:
so
deepely
to
consider
the
frailty
of
his
own
nature
,
and
the
vanity
of
all
temporal
things
as
to
say
with
Christ
,
I
am
a
worms
and
no
man
:
and
to
crie
out
with
Dauid
,
turne
thy
face
to
me
and
haue
mercy
vpon
me
,
for
I
am
desolate
and
poore
?
O
happy
and
true
rich
man
,
which
hath
attained
to
this
spirituall
and
heauenly
pouerty
,
and
can
giue
a
farewell
to
himselfe
,
and
the
world
,
and
all
things
that
he
hath
for
Christs
sake
,
and
can
freely
renounce
and
forsake
carnall
reason
,
humane
learning
,
company
and
counsell
of
friends
,
wealth
,
honours
,
lord
shippes
,
pleasures
of
all
sorts
,
delight
of
the
court
,
high
places
and
preferments
,
dignity
and
offices
;
yea
fauour
of
Princes
;
yea
his
owneselfe
!
How
welcome
shall
he
be
to
Christ
,
which
can
denie
all
those
for
Christs
sake
?
Such
a
one
may
go
for
a
foole
in
the
world
;
but
he
shal
be
of
the
Almighties
counsell
:
such
a
man
knoweth
that
felicity
consists
not
in
any
thing
that
this
world
can
afford
,
and
therefore
in
the
midst
of
all
his
wealth
and
abundance
,
he
crieth
out
to
God
as
though
he
had
nothing
,
euen
out
of
the
feeling
of
his
heart
;
Giue
vs
this
day
our
daily
bread
.
Such
a
man
preferreth
the
rebuke
of
Christ
before
the
honour
of
the
world
,
and
the
afflictions
of
Christs
religion
,
before
the
pleasures
of
the
world
:
and
because
hee
despiseth
all
things
in
respect
of
Christ
,
and
his
righteousnes
,
and
is
possessed
and
grounded
with
Gods
spirit
;
therefore
hee
sings
with
true
ioy
of
The
Lord
is
my
shepheard
,
therefore
I
can
want
nothing
:
neither
will
I
feare
hunger
or
any
outward
thing
▪
he
feeds
me
in
greene
pastures
,
and
leads
me
forth
besides
the
water
of
comfort
.
This
man
distrusts
himselfe
and
all
the
creatures
in
the
world
,
that
he
may
trust
and
cleaue
onely
to
God
:
neither
aimes
he
at
any
pleasure
,
any
wisedome
,
any
honour
,
any
riches
,
any
credit
or
estimation
;
but
such
as
comes
from
God
himselfe
:
and
therfore
I
haue
none
in
heauen
but
thee
alone
,
and
none
in
the
earth
doe
I
desire
but
thee
:
my
slesh
consumeth
with
longing
after
thee
,
and
thou
Lord
art
my
heritage
and
portion
for
euer
.
He
that
spake
thus
was
a
wealthy
and
mighty
King
,
yet
suffered
he
not
the
eyes
ofhis
mind
to
be
blinded
or
dazled
with
the
glittering
glory
of
riches
,
pleasures
,
or
honour
,
or
ought
else
that
a
kingdome
could
giue
:
for
he
knew
wel
that
they
al
came
of
God
,
and
were
held
vnder
God
,
and
must
all
be
vsed
to
his
glory
,
and
that
he
that
gaue
them
hath
farre
better
things
to
giue
his
children
.
And
therefore
that
King
and
Prophet
makes
Blessed
art
thou
O
Lord
God
our
father
for
euer
and
euer
:
thine
O
Lord
is
greatnes
,
and
power
,
and
glory
,
and
victory
:
all
that
is
in
heauen
and
earth
is
thine
,
thine
is
the
kingdome
Lord
,
and
thou
excellest
as
head
ouer
all
:
riches
and
honour
come
of
thee
,
and
thou
art
Lord
of
all
:
in
thy
hand
is
power
,
and
strength
,
honour
,
and
dignitis
,
and
kingdomes
are
in
thy
disposition
:
therefore
wee
giue
thee
thankes
O
God
,
and
we
extoll
thy
great
and
glorious
name
.
But
who
am
I
,
and
what
is
my
people
,
that
we
should
promise
such
things
to
thee
?
For
we
are
strangers
before
thee
,
and
soiourners
as
all
our
fathers
were
;
our
daies
are
like
a
shadow
vpon
the
earth
,
and
here
is
no
abiding
.
See
how
Dauid
cannot
content
himselfe
in
abasing
himselfe
,
and
extolling
the
Lord
:
and
in
how
many
words
his
affections
vtter
themselues
.
This
was
Dauids
meditation
,
and
let
this
be
your
looking-glasse
;
and
into
the
looking-glasse
of
this
meditation
looke
once
a
day
,
and
pray
daily
that
God
would
still
open
your
eyes
to
behold
your
owne
vilenesse
;
and
his
incomprehensible
power
and
loue
to
yee
,
that
with
King
Dauid
you
may
humble
your selfe
vnder
the
mighty
hand
of
his
Maiesty
,
and
acknowledge
all
power
and
glory
to
belong
to
God
alone
,
that
so
you
may
be
made
partaker
of
those
heauenly
graces
,
which
God
bestoweth
not
on
the
proud
and
lofty
,
but
on
the
humble
and
meeke
.
Remember
that
ordinance
of
the
eternall
God
,
that
saith
:
Let
not
the
wise
man
glory
in
his
wisedome
,
nor
the
strong
man
in
his
strength
,
nor
the
rich
man
in
his
riches
,
but
let
him
that
glorieth
,
glorie
in
this
,
in
that
he
vnderstandeth
and
knoweth
me
,
that
I
am
the
Lord
which
doe
mercy
and
iustice
on
earth
:
for
these
things
please
me
,
saith
the
Lord
.
(
Therefore
my
good
Lord
)
if
you
list
to
boast
,
boast
not
as
the
world
doth
,
that
you
are
rich
,
or
that
you
are
of
noble
birth
,
or
that
you
are
in
fauour
with
the
Emperour
and
other
Princes
,
or
that
you
are
heire
apparant
of
a
rich
Marquesdome
,
or
that
you
haue
married
so
noble
a
waman
:
leaue
this
kind
of
boasting
to
them
,
who
haue
their
minds
glued
to
the
world
,
and
therefore
haue
no
better
things
to
boast
on
:
whose
portion
being
here
in
this
life
,
they
can
looke
for
nothing
in
heauen
.
But
rather
reioyce
you
in
that
you
are
entred
into
the
kingdome
of
grace
;
glory
in
this
that
the
King
of
kings
hath
had
mercy
on
you
,
and
hath
drawen
you
out
of
the
misty
darkenesse
of
errors
,
hath
giuen
you
to
feele
his
endlesse
loue
and
mercy
in
Christ
,
hath
made
you
of
the
childe
of
wrath
▪
his
owne
sonne
;
of
a
seruant
to
finne
and
the
diuell
,
an
heire
of
heauen
;
and
of
a
bondslaue
to
hell
,
a
free
denision
of
the
heauenly
Ierusalem
;
and
glory
in
this
,
that
euen
Christ
Iesus
himselfe
is
giuen
you
,
and
made
your
owne
,
and
with
him
all
things
else
.
So
that
as
Paul
saith
,
All
are
yours
,
whether
the
world
,
or
life
,
or
death
,
things
present
or
things
to
come
,
all
are
yours
in
and
by
Christ
,
who
is
the
onely
felicity
of
our
soules
;
and
therefore
whosoeuer
haue
him
,
haue
with
him
all
thing
else
.
This
is
the
true
glory
and
the
sound
boasting
of
Christianity
:
for
hereby
is
Gods
mercy
extolled
,
and
mans
pride
troden
vnder
foote
,
by
which
a
man
trusting
too
much
to
himselfe
,
rebelleth
against
God
.
This
glorious
boasting
makes
vs
humble
euen
in
our
highest
honours
:
modest
and
meeke
in
prosperity
:
patient
and
quiet
in
aduersity
:
in
troubles
strong
and
couragious
:
gentle
towards
all
men
:
ioyfull
in
hope
:
feruent
in
praier
:
full
of
the
loue
of
God
,
but
empty
of
all
loue
of
our selues
or
ought
in
the
world
:
yea
it
makes
vs
Christs
true
beadsmen
,
and
his
sworn
seruants
,
and
maks
vs
yeelde
vp
our selues
wholly
to
imitate
and
follow
Christ
,
and
to
esteeme
all
things
else
as
fraile
and
vaine
;
yea
dung
and
drosse
that
we
may
winne
him
.
Right
honourable
and
my
good
Lord
,
you
see
that
I
am
so
willingly
employed
in
this
seruice
of
writing
to
your
honour
,
and
in
conferring
with
you
of
heauenly
matters
,
that
I
haue
forgot
my selfe
,
or
rather
your
honour
,
in
being
so
tedious
,
which
in
the
beginning
I
purposed
not
.
I
am
priuie
to
my selfe
and
of
my
owneignorance
;
and
guilty
of
mine
owne
insufficiency
,
as
being
fitter
to
be
a
scholar
then
a
teacher
;
and
to
heare
and
learne
my selfe
,
rather
then
to
teach
others
:
and
therefore
I
craue
pardon
of
your
honour
.
Farewell
.
The
most
reuerend
Embassadour
desireth
in
his
heart
he
had
occasion
to
testifie
indeede
,
that
true
good
will
which
in
his
soule
he
beares
you
:
In
the
meane
time
he
salutes
you
,
&
so
doth
the
illustrious
Princesse
of
Piscarta
her
highnesse
;
and
all
other
the
honourable
personages
which
are
with
me
▪
all
which
reioyce
for
this
good
worke
of
God
in
you
,
and
in
all
kindnes
do
kisse
your
hands
;
and
they
do
all
earnestly
intreat
the
Lord
for
you
,
that
he
that
hath
begun
so
great
a
worke
in
you
,
would
accomplish
the
same
to
the
end
:
and
the
richer
you
are
in
temporall
goods
,
in
lands
,
and
lord
shippes
,
that
he
would
make
you
so
much
the
more
poore
in
spirit
;
that
so
your
spirituall
pouerty
,
may
doe
that
which
your
worldly
riches
and
honour
cannot
:
namely
,
bring
you
at
last
to
the
eternall
and
neuer
fading
riches
of
the
world
to
come
:
Amen
.
Farewell
.
From
Viterbium
.
Your
honours
most
humbly
addicted
,
and
most
louing
brother
in
Christ
,
M.
Antonius
Flaminius
.
CHAP.
VI.
Of
the
many
temptations
the
diuell
vsed
to
pull
him
backe
,
as
by
his
father
,
his
wife
,
and
by
noble
men
of
his
acquaintance
.
BY
this
and
other
holy
meanes
Galeacius
was
confirmed
in
the
doctrine
of
the
truth
,
and
went
forward
constantly
in
the
course
of
Gods
calling
,
and
the
way
of
godlines
.
But
the
more
couragiously
he
went
on
,
the
more
fiercely
the
diuell
raged
against
him
by
his
temptations
;
endeuouring
thereby
to
hinder
him
in
that
happy
course
:
yea
and
if
it
were
possible
to
driue
him
backe
againe
,
which
course
lie
commonly
takes
against
those
,
who
haue
propounded
to
themselues
to
tame
the
rebellion
of
the
slesh
,
and
to
relinquish
the
vanities
of
the
world
.
And
first
of
all
,
this
zealous
course
of
his
in
Religion
procured
him
an
infinit
number
of
mockes
,
and
made
him
subiect
to
most
vile
slanders
;
yea
made
him
incurre
the
hatred
of
a
great
number
,
but
especially
did
he
herein
displease
&
vex
his
father
,
as
one
that
was
not
only
of
a
contrary
religion
,
but
one
who
onely
intended
the
honour
of
his
house
,
and
the
aduancing
of
his
posterity
,
which
in
respect
of
Religion
Galeacius
cared
not
for
at
all
:
and
therefore
he
did
often
sharpely
chide
him
,
and
charged
him
with
his
fatherly
authoritie
,
to
put
away
those
melancholy
conceits
(
as
hee
termed
them
.
)
No
doubt
but
this
was
most
grieuous
to
him
,
who
alwaies
was
most
submisse
and
obedient
to
his
father
.
But
another
griefe
did
more
inwardly
afflict
him
,
which
was
in
respect
of
his
wife
Victoria
.
Who
though
she
was
alwaies
a
most
kind
and
dutifull
wife
,
as
also
very
wise
,
yet
shee
would
by
no
meanes
yeelde
to
this
motion
and
change
of
Religion
;
because
she
thought
and
feared
it
would
breed
infamy
and
reproch
,
to
her self
and
her
house
;
and
therfore
was
continually
working
on
him
by
all
meanes
and
deuices
she
could
:
labouring
to
mooue
him
by
teares
and
complaints
,
and
by
all
kinds
of
intreaty
that
a
wife
could
vse
to
her
husband
:
and
withall
sometimes
vrging
him
with
such
vaine
and
fond
reasons
as
commonly
women
of
that
Religion
are
furnished
withall
.
What
a
vexation
this
was
,
and
what
an
impediment
to
his
conuersion
,
such
may
iudge
easily
,
who
are
cumbred
with
husbands
or
wiues
of
a
contrary
Religion
.
And
no
little
griefe
and
temptation
was
it
to
him
,
besides
all
these
,
that
the
most
part
of
the
noble
men
in
and
about
Naples
(
being
either
of
his
blood
,
or
kinred
,
or
his
familiar
friends
)
vsed
continually
to
resort
vnto
him
,
to
follow
their
old
and
ordinary
sports
and
pleasures
.
Alas
how
hard
a
thing
was
it
to
shake
off
all
these
on
a
sudden
,
and
to
take
vpon
him
a
direct
contrary
course
of
life
to
that
he
had
ledde
with
them
afore
;
which
he
must
needs
doe
if
he
would
goe
on
as
he
had
begun
?
And
further
,
it
was
no
little
vexation
to
his
soule
to
liue
in
the
Court
,
when
his
office
and
place
called
him
thereunto
:
for
there
hee
might
heare
of
any
thing
rather
then
of
Religion
:
and
not
a
word
by
any
meanes
of
Gods
word
,
but
talke
enough
of
common
and
worldly
preferments
and
pleasures
,
and
deuising
of
meanes
for
the
most
cruell
handling
and
dispatching
out
of
the
way
all
such
as
should
depart
from
the
Romish
faith
.
Any
Christian
heart
may
easily
conceiue
how
deepely
those
temptations
and
hinderances
vexed
his
righteous
soule
in
this
his
course
towards
God
:
insomuch
as
a
thousand
to
one
,
they
had
turned
him
backe
againe
;
and
doubtlesse
they
had
done
so
indeed
,
had
not
God
assisted
him
with
speciall
grace
.
CHAP.
VII
.
How
he
escaped
the
snares
of
the
Arrian
Anabaptists
,
and
▪
after
of
the
Waldesians
:
and
of
his
resolution
to
leaue
his
countrey
,
hono
urs
,
and
liuings
,
to
enioy
the
liberty
of
Gods
Religion
.
BVt
aboue
all
these
,
Satan
had
one
assault
strongest
of
all
,
whereby
he
attempted
to
seduce
him
from
the
true
and
sincere
Religion
of
God
.
About
that
time
the
Realme
of
Naples
was
sore
pestred
with
Arrians
and
Anabaptists
:
who
daily
broched
their
heresies
amongst
the
common
people
,
colouring
them
ouer
with
glorious
shewes
.
These
fellowes
perceiuing
Galeacius
not
fully
setled
as
yet
in
Religion
,
nor
yet
sufficiently
grounded
in
the
scripture
,
tried
al
meanes
they
could
to
intangle
him
in
their
errours
and
blasphemous
fancies
:
wherein
the
mightie
worke
of
God
was
admirable
towards
him
:
for
he
being
a
youth
,
a
gentleman
,
but
a
meane
scholar
▪
and
little
studied
,
and
but
lately
entred
into
the
schoole
of
Christian
Religion
;
who
would
haue
thought
that
euer
he
could
haue
resisted
and
escaped
the
snares
of
those
heretikes
;
many
of
them
being
great
and
grounded
scholars
,
and
throughly
studied
in
the
Scripture
?
Notwithstanding
,
by
the
sincere
simplicity
and
plainnesse
of
Gods
truth
,
and
the
inspiration
of
the
holy
Ghost
,
hee
not
onely
descried
the
fondnesse
of
their
heresies
,
but
euen
vntied
the
knots
,
and
brake
their
nets
,
and
deliuered
himselfe
,
and
mightily
confuted
them
:
yea
such
was
the
working
of
God
,
as
being
sometime
in
their
meetings
,
hee
was
strongly
confirmed
in
the
doctrine
of
the
truth
by
seeing
and
hearing
them
.
Thus
by
Gods
mercie
he
escaped
and
was
conquerour
in
this
sight
.
But
the
diuell
had
not
so
done
with
him
,
for
another
and
more
dangerous
battell
presently
followed
.
The
Waldesians
,
of
whom
wee
spake
before
,
were
at
that
time
in
Naples
in
good
number
.
With
them
did
Galeacius
daily
conuerse
,
their
courses
of
life
and
study
being
not
farre
vnlike
.
These
disciples
of
Waldesius
knew
as
yet
no
more
in
Religion
but
the
point
of
Iustification
:
and
misliked
and
eschewed
some
abuses
in
Popery
;
and
neuerthelesse
still
frequented
Popish
Churches
;
heard
Masses
,
and
were
present
ordinarily
at
vile
Idolatries
.
Galeacius
for
a
time
conuersed
with
these
men
,
and
followed
their
way
:
which
course
doubtlesse
would
haue
spoiled
him
,
as
it
did
a
great
sort
of
them
;
who
afterwards
being
taken
and
committed
for
the
truth
,
were
easily
brought
to
recant
their
Religion
,
because
they
wanted
the
chiefe
and
the
most
excellent
points
,
nor
were
sufficiently
setled
:
and
yet
afterwards
againe
,
not
daring
to
forsake
their
hold
in
Iustification
;
and
therefore
comming
to
it
againe
,
were
taken
as
relapsers
and
backsliders
,
and
put
to
extreame
torments
and
cruell
death
.
In
the
like
danger
had
Galeacius
beene
,
but
that
the
good
prouidence
of
God
otherwise
disposed
,
and
better
prouided
for
him
:
for
his
office
and
place
that
he
bare
in
the
Emperours
Court
,
called
him
into
Germany
,
and
so
withdrew
him
from
his
companions
the
Waldesians
:
for
the
Lord
had
a
greater
worke
to
worke
in
him
then
the
Waldesians
were
able
to
teach
him
:
for
there
in
Germany
hee
learned
(
that
he
neuer
knew
afore
)
that
the
knowledge
of
the
truth
of
Iustification
was
not
sufficient
for
saluation
;
whilst
in
the
meane
time
a
man
wittingly
defiled
himselfe
with
Idolatry
,
which
the
Scripture
cals
spirituall
whordome
:
and
of
no
man
did
he
reape
more
sound
and
comfortable
instruction
then
of
Peter
Martyr
,
of
whom
we
spake
afore
,
whom
God
had
lately
called
out
of
Italy
,
and
confirmed
him
in
the
truth
.
This
Martyr
instructed
Galeacius
soundly
,
in
the
way
of
the
truth
,
and
made
it
plaine
vnto
him
,
by
priuate
conferences
as
well
as
publicke
reading
:
for
he
was
at
that
time
publick
professor
of
diuinity
at
Stransbrough
in
Germany
.
Galeacius
furnished
with
those
holy
instructions
,
returned
to
Naples
,
and
presently
resorting
to
his
companions
,
the
Waldesians
,
amongst
other
points
,
conferred
with
them
about
the
eschewing
of
Idolatry
,
and
deliuered
his
iudgement
therein
.
But
they
not
induring
scarce
to
heare
it
,
presently
forsooke
him
,
for
they
would
by
no
meanes
entertaine
that
doctrine
,
which
they
knew
was
sure
to
bring
vpon
them
afflictions
,
persecutions
,
losse
of
goods
and
honours
,
or
else
would
cause
them
to
forsake
country
,
house
,
and
land
,
wife
,
and
childe
,
and
so
euery
way
threatened
a
miserable
estate
to
the
professors
thereof
.
Now
this
their
forsaking
of
him
,
and
telling
him
of
the
danger
of
this
profession
,
was
another
strong
temptation
to
keepe
him
wrapped
in
their
Idolatry
,
and
to
make
him
content
himselfe
with
their
imperfect
and
peeced
Religion
.
But
GOD
which
had
in
his
eternall
election
predestinate
him
,
that
he
should
be
a
singular
example
of
constancy
to
the
edification
of
many
,
and
the
confusion
and
condemnation
of
luke-warme
professors
;
gaue
him
that
excellent
resolution
,
and
that
heauenly
courage
,
as
he
escaped
at
last
conquerour
ouer
all
those
temptations
and
assaults
of
Satan
;
and
nothing
could
suffice
or
content
him
but
the
pure
Religion
,
and
also
the
profession
of
it
:
and
therefore
seeing
no
hope
of
reformation
in
Naples
,
nor
any
hope
to
haue
the
Waldesians
ioyne
with
him
,
and
seeing
plainely
that
he
could
not
serue
God
in
that
countrey
;
he
resolued
vndoubtedly
that
hee
would
forsake
the
countrey
,
and
seeke
for
Christ
and
his
Religion
wheresoeuer
hee
might
find
them
;
and
that
hee
would
rather
forsake
father
,
wife
,
children
,
goods
and
lands
,
offices
and
preferments
to
winne
Christ
,
then
to
enioy
them
all
and
want
Christ
Iesus
.
CHAP.
VIII
.
Of
the
grieuous
combats
betwixt
the
flesh
and
the
spirit
,
when
he
resolued
of
his
departure
.
NOw
heree
by
the
way
it
may
not
be
omitted
,
what
kind
of
cogitations
he
hath
often
said
came
into
his
mind
,
as
he
was
deliberating
about
this
great
matter
.
For
first
of
all
,
as
often
as
he
looked
on
his
father
,
which
he
did
almost
euery
houre
,
who
deerely
loued
him
,
and
whom
againe
he
respected
in
all
duety
and
reuerence
:
so
often
doubtlesse
he
was
striken
at
the
heart
with
vnspeakeable
griefe
to
thinke
of
his
departure
;
his
mind
no
doubt
often
thinking
thus
:
What
,
and
must
I
needes
forsake
my
deere
and
louing
fathr
,
and
cannot
I
else
haue
God
my
Father
?
O
miserable
and
vnhappy
father
of
my
body
,
which
must
stand
in
comparison
with
the
Father
of
my
soule
!
And
must
I
needes
faile
in
duety
to
him
,
if
I
performe
my
duety
to
God
?
O
miserable
old
man
!
for
what
deeper
wound
can
pierce
him
,
then
thus
to
be
depriued
of
the
onely
staffe
and
comfort
of
his
old
age
!
Alas
shall
I
thus
leaue
him
in
such
a
sea
of
troubles
;
and
shall
I
bee
the
onely
meanes
to
strike
into
his
heart
the
deepest
wound
of
griese
that
yet
euer
pierced
him
in
all
his
life
?
This
my
departure
is
sure
to
make
my selfe
the
obloquy
of
the
world
:
yea
to
breede
reproch
and
shame
to
the
Marquesse
my
father
,
and
to
my
whole
stocke
and
kinred
.
How
is
it
possible
that
the
good
old
man
can
ouercome
or
indure
so
great
a
griefe
,
but
rather
he
must
needs
be
swallowed
vp
of
it
,
&
so
with
woe
and
misery
end
his
life
?
Shall
I
then
be
the
cause
of
death
to
my
father
,
who
would
if
neede
had
beene
redeemed
my
life
with
his
owne
death
?
alas
what
a
misery
is
this
like
to
be
either
to
me
,
or
him
,
or
vs
both
?
yet
must
I
care
lesse
for
bringing
his
gray
head
with
sorrow
vnto
the
graue
,
then
for
casting
my
owne
poore
soule
with
horror
into
hell
.
And
no
lesse
inwardly
was
he
grieued
in
respect
ofhis
noble
wife
Victoria
:
for
hauing
no
hope
that
she
would
renounce
Popery
,
and
go
with
him
,
therefore
he
durst
not
make
known
vnto
her
the
purpose
of
his
departure
;
but
rather
resolued
for
Christs
sake
to
leaue
her
and
all
,
and
to
follow
Christ
.
Shee
was
now
as
he
was
himselfe
in
the
prime
of
youth
,
a
Lady
of
great
birth
,
faire
,
wise
and
modest
;
but
her
loue
and
loyalty
to
her
husband
surpassed
all
.
How
was
it
possible
patiently
to
leaue
such
a
wise
,
so
that
his
perplexed
mind
discoursed
on
this
fashion
when
he
lookt
on
her
:
And
shall
I
so
,
yea
so
suddenly
,
and
so
vnkindly
leaue
and
forsake
my
wife
,
my
most
deere
and
louing
wife
,
the
onely
ioy
of
my
heart
in
this
world
,
my
companion
and
partner
in
all
my
griefe
and
labour
;
the
augmenter
of
my
ioy
,
the
lessener
of
my
woe
?
And
shal
I
leaue
her
,
not
for
a
time
,
(
as
hertofore
Idid
when
the
Emperors
seruice
called
me
from
her
)
but
for
euer
,
neuer
againe
to
enioy
her
:
yea
it
may
be
neuer
to
see
her
?
And
shall
I
depriue
my selfe
of
her
,
&
thereby
depriue
my selfe
ofal
others
also
,
&
of
al
the
comfort
of
the
coniug
all
life
&
married
estate
?
And
shal
I
so
leaue
her
desolate
&
alone
in
that
estate
&
age
whereof
she
is
?
Alas
poore
Lady
,
what
shal
she
doe
,
what
shal
become
of
her
,
and
of
her
litle
ones
when
I
am
gone
?
How
many
dolefull
dayes
without
comfort
,
many
waking
nights
without
sleep
,
shal
she
passe
ouer
?
What
wil
she
do
but
weep
&
waile
,
&
pine
away
with
grief
?
And
as
he
cast
these
things
in
his
mind
,
he
thought
he
euen
saw
his
wife
,
how
she
tooke
on
with
her self
,
sighing
&
sobbing
and
weeping
;
yea
howling
&
crying
,
&
running
after
him
with
these
pitifull
out-cries
:
Ah
my
deere
Lord
,
and
sweete
husband
;
whither
will
you
goe
?
and
will
you
Ieaue
me
miserable
woman
,
comfortlesse
and
succourlesse
?
What
shal
become
of
me
when
you
are
gone
:
what
can
honors
,
pompes
,
riches
,
gold
,
siluer
,
iewels
,
friends
,
company
,
all
delights
and
pleasures
in
the
earth
;
what
can
they
all
do
to
my
comfort
when
I
want
you
?
And
what
ioy
can
I
haue
in
my
children
without
you
,
but
rather
my
griefe
to
be
doubled
to
looke
on
them
?
And
how
can
I
or
the
world
be
perswaded
that
you
care
for
them
,
and
for
my selfe
?
Is
this
the
loue
that
thou
hast
so
often
boasted
of
?
Ah
,
miserable
loue
which
hath
this
issue
!
either
neuer
didst
thou
loue
me
,
else
neuer
had
true
loue
so
strange
an
end
as
this
of
yours
hath
,
And
yet
which
is
worse
then
all
this
,
you
neuer
shewed
me
cause
of
this
your
strange
departue
;
had
I
knowen
cause
,
it
would
neuer
haue
grieued
mee
halfe
so
much
:
But
now
that
the
cause
is
not
knowen
,
what
will
the
world
iudge
,
but
that
the
fault
is
in
me
?
at
least
,
if
they
cannot
condemne
me
for
it
;
yet
how
reprochfull
will
it
be
to
me
,
when
euen
euery
base
companion
dare
lay
it
in
my
dish
,
and
point
at
me
with
their
fingers
when
I
go
by
,
and
say
,
this
is
that
fond
woman
who
married
him
with
whom
she
could
not
liue
,
and
whom
her
husband
disdained
to
liue
withall
?
This
is
that
simple
foole
,
who
is
desolate
hauing
a
husband
;
and
a
widow
,
her
husband
yet
beeing
aliue
.
Either
shall
I
be
counted
wicked
,
which
haue
caused
thee
to
leaue
me
;
or
foolish
,
miserable
,
and
vnhappy
,
who
chose
so
fondly
,
as
to
take
him
,
whom
I
could
not
be
sure
of
when
I
had
him
.
In
a
word
,
I
shall
be
depriued
of
thee
:
yea
of
all
possibility
of
hauing
any
other
,
and
so
hauing
a
husband
,
I
shal
liue
in
al
misery
altogether
without
a
husband
.
These
two
cogitations
of
his
father
and
his
wife
greatly
tormented
him
,
and
the
more
because
hee
laboured
to
keepe
close
this
fire
,
which
burned
and
boiled
in
hisheart
:
namely
,
to
conceale
his
departure
,
lest
by
being
knowne
it
might
haue
beene
hindred
,
which
he
would
not
for
a
world
.
Yet
there
was
a
third
and
speciall
care
that
pinched
him
,
and
that
was
for
his
children
,
which
were
sixe
in
all
;
goodly
and
towardly
children
,
and
worthy
of
so
noble
parents
:
the
more
griefe
was
it
,
in
that
they
were
so
yong
,
as
that
they
could
not
yet
conceiue
what
it
was
to
wanta
father
;
the
eldest
was
scarce
fifteene
,
and
the
yongest
scarce
foure
yeares
old
:
hee
loued
them
with
most
tender
and
fatherly
affection
,
and
was
againe
loued
and
honoured
of
them
.
It
is
wonderfull
to
thinke
,
how
when
his
wife
the
Lady
did
giue
into
his
armes
his
yongest
childe
to
play
withall
(
as
oftentimes
wiues
vse
to
doe
)
how
it
were
possible
for
him
,
and
what
a
do
he
had
with
himselfe
to
containe
from
floods
of
teares
;
especially
because
his
eyes
seeing
them
,
and
his
hands
holding
them
,
and
his
heart
taking
delight
and
pleasure
in
them
,
his
minde
could
not
but
discourse
on
this
manner
:
And
shall
I
within
these
few
daies
vtterly
forsake
these
sweete
babes
,
and
leaue
them
to
the
wide
and
wicked
world
,
as
though
they
had
neuer
beene
my
children
nor
I
their
father
?
Yea
happy
had
I
bin
if
I
had
either
neuer
had
them
,
or
hauing
them
might
enioy
them
.
To
be
a
father
is
a
comfort
,
but
a
father
of
no
children
,
and
yet
to
haue
children
,
that
is
a
misery
.
And
you
poore
Orphans
,
what
shal
become
of
you
when
I
am
gone
?
your
hap
is
hard
euen
to
be
fatherlesse
,
your
father
yet
liuing
:
and
what
can
your
great
birth
now
helpe
you
?
for
by
my
departure
you
shall
lose
all
your
honour
,
all
your
liuing
and
wealth
,
and
all
dignity
whatsoeuer
;
which
otherwise
you
had
bin
sure
of
:
nay
my
departure
shall
not
onely
depriue
you
of
al
this
,
but
lay
you
open
to
all
infamy
,
reproch
,
and
slander
,
and
bring
vpon
you
all
kind
of
misery
:
and
thus
miserable
man
that
I
am
,
shall
the
time
be
cursed
that
euer
they
had
me
to
their
father
.
And
what
can
your
wofull
mother
doe
when
she
looketh
on
you
,
but
weepe
and
wring
her
hands
,
her
griefe
still
increasing
as
she
lookes
vpon
you
?
Yet
thus
must
I
leaue
you
al
confounded
together
in
heaps
of
griefe
,
weeping
and
wailing
one
with
another
,
and
I
in
the
meane
time
weeping
and
wailing
for
you
all
.
Many
other
griefes
,
temptations
,
and
hinderances
assaulted
him
,
though
they
were
not
so
weighty
as
these
formerly
named
,
yet
which
might
haue
beene
able
to
haue
hindred
any
mans
departure
,
being
in
his
case
;
as
to
leaue
the
company
of
so
many
gallant
noblemen
and
gentlemen
,
his
kinred
and
acquaintaince
;
to
lose
so
honourable
an
office
and
place
as
he
bare
in
the
Emperours
Court
;
to
leaue
for
euer
his
natiue
soile
the
delicate
Italy
;
to
depriue
himselfe
and
his
posterity
of
the
noble
tittle
and
rich
liuing
of
a
Marquesdome
;
to
vndertake
a
most
long
and
tedious
iourney
;
to
cast
himselfe
into
exile
,
pouerty
,
shame
,
and
many
other
miseries
without
hope
of
recouery
for
euer
:
to
change
his
former
pleasant
life
into
all
hardnesse
,
and
to
giue
a
farewel
to
al
the
delicacies
of
Italy
,
wherein
he
was
brought
vppe
;
to
leaue
that
goodly
garden
of
his
father
the
Marquesses
,
which
once
should
be
his
owne
;
the
goodliest
garden
almost
in
all
Italy
or
all
Cristendome
;
which
was
furnished
with
plants
of
all
sorts
;
and
these
not
onely
of
all
such
as
grow
in
Italy
,
but
euen
such
as
were
to
be
got
out
of
all
other
countries
:
this
garden
and
Orchard
was
so
exquisite
both
this
way
,
and
in
diuers
other
sorts
of
elegancies
,
that
a
great
number
of
men
of
all
qualities
resorted
daily
out
of
all
countries
to
see
it
.
But
this
and
all
other
the
pleasures
and
delicacies
of
this
present
life
could
doe
nothing
with
him
to
remooue
him
from
his
purpose
;
but
he
renounced
them
all
,
and
resolued
to
leaue
them
all
to
follow
Christ
:
so
strong
and
admirable
was
the
constancy
of
this
noble
Gentleman
.
CHAP.
IX
.
How
after
all
the
temptations
which
flesh
and
blood
laid
in
his
way
to
hinder
his
departure
,
he
consulted
with
the
Lord
,
and
from
him
receiued
grace
to
ouercome
them
all
.
BVt
it
may
be
asked
,
whereupon
was
grounded
so
great
vnmoueablenesse
of
this
purpose
,
or
whence
came
it
?
If
we
aske
the
world
and
common
iudgement
,
they
will
answere
,
that
doubtlesse
melancholike
humours
preuailing
in
him
,
spoiled
the
man
of
his
iudgement
and
naturall
affections
,
and
empaired
common
sense
and
reason
;
and
thence
proceeded
this
obstinate
and
desperate
purpose
,
as
the
world
iudgeth
of
it
.
But
if
a
man
lift
vp
his
eyes
higher
and
behold
the
matter
more
seriously
,
he
might
haue
manifestly
seene
that
it
came
to
passe
by
the
mercifull
blessing
and
strong
hand
of
God
,
who
from
al
eternity
had
predestinate
him
,
that
hee
should
stand
so
vnmoueable
against
all
temptations
,
and
continue
in
one
tenour
steady
and
stedfast
,
vntill
he
had
made
voyde
all
the
attempts
of
Satan
,
and
remoued
all
the
stumbling
blockes
which
his
flesh
and
blood
and
carnall
reason
could
cast
in
the
way
;
for
the
which
purpose
the
spirit
of
God
enabled
him
to
reason
with
himselfe
on
this
sort
:
Thou
Lord
art
hee
who
drew
and
deliueredst
me
out
of
the
thick
and
misty
darknes
of
ignorance
,
and
hast
enlightned
my
mind
with
the
light
of
thy
holy
spirit
,
and
with
the
heauenly
knowledge
of
thy
truth
:
thou
hast
made
knowen
to
me
the
way
of
saluation
,
and
hast
ransomed
me
to
thy selfe
by
the
blood
of
thy
Sonne
.
Now
therefore
good
Lord
and
holy
father
,
I
am
wholly
thine
,
and
consecrated
to
thy
glory
;
and
as
I
am
thine
,
I
will
follow
thee
,
and
obey
thee
,
and
walke
in
the
way
of
thy
will
whithersoeuer
thou
shalt
call
me
.
Not
my
father
,
nor
my
wife
,
nor
my
children
,
nor
my
honours
,
nor
my
lands
,
nor
my
riches
,
nor
all
my
delicacies
and
pleasures
shall
hold
or
hinder
me
one
houre
from
following
thee
.
I
denie
my selfe
O
Lord
,
and
I
deny
this
whole
world
for
thee
and
thy
sake
:
O
Lord
thou
knowest
me
,
and
the
readinesse
of
my
mind
to
wait
vpon
thee
;
and
how
that
my
heart
is
inflamed
with
the
fire
of
thy
loue
:
yet
thou
seest
againe
how
many
enemies
compasse
mee
,
how
many
hinderances
lie
in
me
way
,
and
how
many
temptations
and
impediments
lie
vpon
me
,
so
that
I
am
scarce
able
to
moue
or
lift
vp
my
head
vnto
thee
:
O
Lord
I
am
now
in
the
depthes
of
those
troubles
,
out
of
which
the
holy
Prophet
Dauid
once
cried
to
thee
as
I
doe
now
;
O
Lord
haue
mercy
on
me
and
deliuer
my
soule
.
And
although
Satan
and
my
owne
flesh
doe
affright
me
in
this
my
purpose
,
whilst
they
set
before
my
eyes
,
the
crosse
,
and
the
infamy
,
and
the
pouerty
,
and
so
many
miseries
,
which
I
am
like
in
this
my
new
profession
to
vndergoe
:
notwithstanding
O
Lord
,
I
lift
vp
my selfe
in
the
contemplation
and
beholding
of
thy
infinite
Maiesty
;
and
therein
I
see
and
confesse
that
that
crosse
and
affliction
is
blessed
and
glorious
,
which
makes
me
like
and
conformable
to
Christ
my
head
;
and
that
infamy
to
be
honorable
which
sets
me
in
the
way
to
true
honour
;
and
that
pouerty
to
be
desired
,
which
depriuing
a
man
of
some
temporall
goods
,
wil
reward
him
with
an
heauenly
inheritance
,
then
which
,
there
is
nothing
more
pretious
:
I
meane
O
Lord
with
thy
owne
selfe
,
and
thy
glory
O
euerlasting
God
,
and
that
by
thy
onely
son
Iesus
Christ
;
that
so
I
enioying
thy
glorious
presence
,
may
liue
for
euer
with
thee
in
that
heanenly
society
:
O
blessed
and
happy
these
miseries
which
pull
me
out
of
the
worlds
vanities
,
and
sinke
of
sinne
;
that
I
may
be
made
heire
of
an
euerlasting
glory
.
Welcome
therfore
the
crosse
of
Christ
,
I
wil
take
it
vp
O
Lord
,
and
wil
follow
thee
:
With
these
&
such
like
holy
meditations
&
other
holy
meanes
,
he
ouercame
at
last
all
the
attempts
of
Satan
,
al
his
owne
natural
and
carnal
affections
:
yea
and
the
world
it selfe
,
and
verified
that
in
himselfe
which
Paul
affirmeth
of
Gods
true
elect
,
that
they
that
are
Christs
haue
crucified
the
flesh
with
the
affections
and
the
lusts
:
that
is
,
haue
crucified
their
soules
for
Christ
,
who
crucified
himselfe
for
them
.
O
Satan
,
Gods
enemy
and
his
childrens
,
how
vaine
were
all
thy
attempts
,
and
how
light
al
thy
assaults
?
In
vaine
dost
thou
set
vpon
those
for
whom
Christ
vouchsafed
to
die
,
and
suffer
on
the
crosse
:
vpon
which
crosse
he
so
brake
thy
head
and
thy
power
,
and
so
trampled
ouer
thee
,
that
now
thou
shalt
not
be
able
to
touch
the
least
haire
of
the
head
of
any
of
those
for
whom
he
died
.
And
as
for
Galeacius
,
hee
had
builded
his
house
on
the
rocke
,
and
founded
it
so
sure
,
that
no
wind
,
no
raine
,
nay
no
floods
of
griefes
,
nor
tempests
of
troubles
,
nor
whirlewind
of
temptations
could
once
remoue
him
:
and
so
he
continued
resolute
as
a
Christian
souldier
&
conqueror
;
fully
minded
to
leaue
his
country
at
the
next
opportunity
he
could
take
:
his
mind
I
cannot
tell
whether
more
rauished
with
ioy
one
way
,
or
more
perplexed
with
griefe
another
way
;
but
betwixt
ioy
and
griefe
he
still
continued
his
purpose
,
vntill
at
last
his
spiritual
ioy
ouercomming
his
naturall
and
carnal
griefe
,
he
fully
concluded
that
in
despight
of
the
diuell
and
all
impediments
in
the
world
,
hee
would
surely
goe
.
CHAP.
X.
How
he
performed
his
heroicall
resolution
,
leauing
all
for
Christ
,
and
going
to
Geneua
.
WHereupon
making
knowen
his
mind
but
to
a
few
,
&
those
his
most
familiar
friends
,
and
of
whom
he
hoped
wel
for
religion
;
he
wrought
vpon
them
so
far
,
as
that
they
promised
and
vowed
that
they
would
accompany
him
in
this
voluntary
&
Christian
banishment
,
that
so
they
migh
enioy
the
true
liberty
and
peace
of
conscience
in
the
true
Church
of
God
.
But
how
deepe
and
vnsearchable
the
iudgements
of
God
are
,
the
euent
afterward
shewed
:
for
diuers
of
them
(
though
not
all
)
who
for
a
time
seemed
to
be
indued
and
led
with
a
most
earnest
zeale
of
Gods
glorie
in
this
action
;
when
they
came
to
the
borders
of
Italy
,
&
considered
what
they
forsooke
,
and
to
what
they
now
tooke
themselues
:
first
began
to
looke
backe
againe
to
Italy
;
afterwards
went
backe
againe
indeed
,
and
so
turned
againe
to
the
vomit
of
their
pleasures
.
But
this
ingratitude
to
the
Lord
for
so
great
a
fauour
offred
them
,
the
Lord
pursued
with
a
iust
reuenge
:
for
purposing
to
serue
God
in
their
pleasures
,
and
in
the
midst
of
Popery
,
they
were
after
taken
by
the
Spanish
Inquisition
;
and
so
publikely
recanting
and
abiuring
Christian
Religion
,
they
were
afterward
subiect
to
all
misery
&
infamy
;
neither
trusted
nor
loued
of
the
one
side
nor
the
other
.
This
fearful
desertion
&
backsliding
of
theirs
,
doubtlesse
was
most
grieuous
to
Galeacius
;
&
verily
the
diuel
hoped
hereby
yet
once
again
to
haue
diuerted
him
from
his
intended
course
,
in
making
him
be
forsaken
of
those
by
whose
company
and
society
he
hoped
to
haue
been
greatly
comforted
in
this
discomfortable
voyage
.
But
notwithstanding
al
this
,
Galeacius
continued
resolute
in
his
purpose
,
and
at
last
finding
opportunity
,
attempted
his
departure
,
and
made
fit
for
it
;
yet
made
no
shew
of
any
such
matter
;
but
rather
coloured
and
concealed
his
intent
,
lest
the
authoritie
of
his
father
might
any
wayes
hinder
his
so
godly
a
purpose
:
and
so
gathering
together
some
thousand
markes
of
his
mothers
goods
which
she
had
left
him
:
on
the
one
and
twentieth
of
March
,
1551.
in
the
yere
ofhis
age
the
foure
and
thirtieth
,
he
departed
from
Naples
in
manner
as
he
was
wont
to
doe
afore
,
making
it
knowne
that
he
purposed
to
go
into
Germany
to
the
Emperour
;
who
at
that
time
held
his
court
at
Auspurge
:
and
thither
indeed
he
went
accordingly
,
and
stayed
seruing
in
his
place
and
office
till
the
sixe
and
twentieth
of
May
in
the
same
yeare
:
Vpon
which
day
▪
leauing
the
court
and
the
Emperours
seruice
,
&
his
honorable
office
which
there
he
beare
;
&
taking
his
last
and
euerlasting
farewel
at
the
court
,
and
all
worldly
delights
,
(
and
yet
departing
in
ordinary
sort
as
afore
,
and
in
purpose
to
goe
into
the
Low
countries
,
as
some
thought
)
he
tooke
his
iourney
straight
towad
Geneua
,
and
thither
came
by
Gods
good
hand
the
eight
of
Iune
,
and
there
rested
his
weary
body
,
and
reposed
his
much
more
wearied
conscience
,
with
a
full
ioyfull
heart
:
yea
with
the
greatestioy
that
euer
came
to
him
in
all
his
life
,
but
onely
at
the
time
of
his
conuersion
.
CHAP.
XI
.
Of
his
arriuall
at
Geneua
,
and
his
entertainment
there
:
and
especially
his
acquaintance
and
friendship
with
Caluine
.
In
the
city
of
Ceneua
(
though
there
was
a
Church
of
Italians
who
likewise
were
come
thither
for
the
Gospell
)
yet
hee
found
not
one
whom
he
knew
,
saue
one
Lactantius
Rangonius
,
a
noble
man
of
Siena
in
Italy
:
this
Gentleman
had
beene
one
of
his
familiar
acquaintance
when
they
were
at
home
,
and
now
was
preacher
of
Gods
word
to
the
Church
and
Congregations
of
the
Italians
,
who
were
then
at
Geneua
,
Now
when
he
saw
that
the
mercy
of
God
had
granted
him
to
ariue
at
this
quiet
and
happy
hauen
,
where
he
might
with
liberty
of
conscience
serue
God
,
free
from
the
corruptions
of
the
world
,
and
the
abominable
superstitions
&
Idolatry
of
Antichrist
;
presently
he
ioyned
himselfe
in
friendship
,
and
yeelded
himselfe
to
the
instruction
of
Master
Iohn
Caluine
,
the
chiefe
Minister
and
Preacher
of
that
Church
.
Caluine
being
a
man
of
deep
insight
and
exquisite
iudgement
,
perceiuing
him
to
be
a
man
of
good
knowledge
and
experience
,
of
a
moderate
and
quiet
spirit
,
of
an
innocent
and
vpright
life
,
and
indued
with
true
and
sincere
godlinesle
;
did
therefore
most
kindly
and
louingly
intertaine
him
into
his
fellowshippe
:
for
the
good
man
of
God
in
his
wisdome
foresaw
that
such
a
man
as
this
,
would
doubtlesse
become
a
speciall
instrument
of
Gods
glory
,
and
a
meanes
of
the
confirmation
of
many
(
but
especially
of
Italians
)
in
the
knowledge
and
loue
of
Religion
:
this
holy
loue
and
Christian
friendshippe
thus
begunne
,
was
so
strongly
grounded
betwixt
this
noble
Marquesse
and
renowned
Caluine
,
that
it
continued
till
the
yeare
1564.
which
was
the
last
yeare
of
Caluines
pilgrimage
in
the
earth
,
and
the
entrance
into
his
heauenly
rest
.
The
Church
and
people
of
Geneua
can
testifie
of
their
true
and
constant
friendshippe
;
but
it
needes
not
:
for
there
is
extant
at
this
day
a
speciall
testimony
thereof
,
euen
from
Caluine
himselfe
in
a
Preface
of
his
;
wherein
he
dedicates
to
Galeacius
,
his
Commentary
vpon
the
first
Epistle
to
the
Corinths
;
which
I
thought
good
here
to
set
downe
word
by
word
,
that
thereby
it
may
appeare
how
greatly
Caluine
esteemed
ofhim
.
CHAP.
XII
.
Caluines
Epistle
to
Galeacius
,
congratulating
his
holy
and
happy
conuersion
.
To
the
noble
Gentleman
,
and
as
well
honourable
for
his
excellent
vertues
,
as
for
his
high
descent
and
linage
,
Galeacius
Caracciolus
,
the
onely
sonne
and
heire
apparent
to
the
Marquesse
of
Vicum
:
Iohn
Caluine
sendeth
greeting
in
our
Lord
.
I
Wish
that
when
I
first
put
out
this
Commentary
,
I
had
either
not
knowen
at
all
,
or
at
least
more
throughly
knowen
that
man
,
whose
name
I
am
now
constrained
to
blot
out
of
this
my
Epistle
:
Yet
I
feare
not
at
al
,
lest
he
should
either
vpbraid
me
with
inconstancy
▪
or
complaine
of
iniurie
offred
him
,
in
taking
thatfrom
him
which
afore
I
bestowed
on
him
;
because
it
was
his
owne
seeking
,
both
to
estrange
himselfe
from
mee
,
and
from
all
society
with
our
Church
:
wherefore
he
may
thanke
himselfe
and
take
the
blame
on
his
owne
necke
:
for
,
for
my
owne
part
I
am
vnwillingly
drawne
thus
farre
to
change
my
accustomed
maner
,
as
to
race
out
any
mans
name
out
of
my
writing
.
And
I
bewaile
that
the
man
hath
throwne
himselfe
downe
from
that
seat
of
fame
wherein
I
had
placed
him
:
namely
,
in
the
forefront
of
my
booke
,
where
my
desire
was
he
should
haue
stood
,
thereby
to
haue
beene
made
famous
to
the
world
.
But
the
fault
is
not
in
me
,
for
as
then
I
held
him
worthy
,
so
since
then
hee
hath
made
himselfe
vnworthy
;
and
therefore
let
him
be
as
he
is
,
and
he
for
mee
buried
in
obliuion
:
and
so
for
the
good
will
I
once
bare
to
him
,
I
spare
to
speake
any
more
of
him
.
And
as
for
you
(
right
honourable
Sir
,
)
I
might
seeke
excuse
why
I
put
you
now
in
his
roome
,
but
that
I
am
so
sufficiently
perswaded
of
your
great
good
will
and
true
loue
to
me
;
the
truth
whereof
can
be
testified
by
so
many
witnesses
in
our
Church
.
And
that
I
may
make
one
wish
more
,
I
wish
from
my
heart
that
I
had
knowen
you
as
well
ten
years
agoe
,
for
then
I
should
haue
had
no
cause
to
haue
altred
the
dedication
of
my
booke
,
as
now
I
do
.
And
as
for
the
publicke
estate
of
the
Church
,
it
is
well
that
it
shall
not
onely
lose
nothing
by
forgetting
that
man
,
whose
name
I
now
blotte
out
,
but
by
your
comming
into
his
stead
,
shal
receiue
a
far
greater
gain
,
and
a
sufficient
recompence
.
For
though
I
know
you
desire
not
the
pub
licke
applause
of
the
world
,
but
rest
contented
in
the
testimony
of
Gods
spirit
in
your
conscience
:
(
neither
is
it
my
purpose
to
publish
your
praises
to
the
world
)
notwithstanding
,
I
thinke
it
my
duety
to
make
knowne
to
the
readers
some
things
concerning
you
,
and
whereof
my selfe
and
this
Church
and
City
are
daily
eye
witnesses
:
and
yet
not
so
much
for
your
praise
,
as
for
the
benefit
&
instruction
of
the
readers
.
And
this
is
it
that
I
would
all
men
should
know
&
make
vse
of
;
that
a
Gentleman
,
a
Lord
,
so
wel
and
highly
borne
,
flourishing
in
wealth
&
honor
,
blessed
with
a
noble
&
vertuous
&
louing
wife
,
and
many
goodly
children
,
liuing
in
al
peace
&
quietnes
at
home
&
abroad
,
wanting
nothing
that
nature
could
desire
,
&
euery
way
blessed
of
God
for
all
things
of
this
life
,
should
willingly
&
of
his
owne
accord
leaue
al
those
,
&
forsake
his
country
,
a
rich
&
fruitfull
&
pleasant
soile
;
so
goodly
a
patrimony
&
inheritance
,
so
stately
a
house
,
seated
so
commodiously
&
so
pleasantly
,
to
cast
off
al
domestical
delight
and
ioy
which
hee
might
haue
had
in
so
good
a
father
,
wife
,
children
,
kinred
,
affinity
,
and
acquaintauce
,
and
all
that
for
this
onely
,
that
he
might
come
&
serue
Christ
Iesus
in
the
hard
&
vnpleasant
warfare
of
Christianity
;
and
should
depriue
himselfe
of
so
many
alluring
delights
of
nature
,
&
to
content
himself
with
that
slender
measure
of
al
things
which
the
distressed
estateof
our
Church
is
able
to
affoord
,
&
from
al
the
superfluities
of
a
Courly
&
Lordly
life
,
here
amongst
vs
to
betake
himself
to
an
easie
rate
and
frugal
kind
of
life
,
euen
as
though
he
were
no
better
then
one
of
vs
:
and
yet
I
so
recite
al
this
to
others
,
as
I
let
it
not
passe
without
vse
to
my selfe
.
For
if
I
do
set
out
your
vertues
in
this
my
Epistle
,
as
on
the
toppe
of
a
Towre
for
all
men
to
see
them
;
that
so
they
may
conforme
themselues
to
the
imitation
of
them
;
it
should
be
shame
for
my selfe
not
to
be
much
more
neerely
and
inwardly
touched
with
a
loue
of
them
,
who
am
continually
an
eye
witnesse
of
them
,
and
daily
behold
them
,
not
in
an
Epistle
,
but
in
the
cleare
glasse
of
your
owne
life
:
and
therefore
because
that
I
find
in
experience
how
much
your
example
preuailes
in
me
,
for
the
strengthning
of
my
faith
,
and
the
increase
of
godlines
in
me
(
yea
and
all
other
holy
men
who
dwel
in
the
city
,
doe
acknowledge
as
well
as
I
,
that
this
your
example
hath
beene
greatly
to
their
edification
in
al
grace
)
I
thought
it
therefore
a
necessary
duety
to
impart
this
rare
example
of
yours
to
the
world
;
that
so
the
profit
and
benefit
of
vs
might
inlarge
it selfe
,
and
spread
out
of
this
citie
into
all
the
Churches
of
God
;
for
otherwise
it
were
a
needlesse
labour
to
make
knowne
to
the
furthest
parts
of
Christendome
,
the
vertues
of
such
a
man
,
whose
nature
and
disposition
is
so
out
of
loue
with
pride
,
and
so
farre
remoued
from
all
ostentation
.
Now
if
it
shall
please
God
that
many
others
(
who
dwelling
farre
off
,
haue
not
hitherto
heard
of
you
;
)
shall
by
the
strangenesse
of
this
your
example
addresse
themselues
to
the
imitation
of
it
,
and
leaue
their
pleasant
nests
,
whereto
the
world
hath
setled
them
so
fast
;
I
shall
thinke
my selfe
bountifully
rewarded
for
these
my
paines
:
for
out
of
question
it
should
be
common
and
vsuall
amongst
Christians
,
not
onely
to
leaue
liuings
and
lord
ships
,
and
castles
and
townes
,
and
offices
and
promotions
,
when
the
case
so
stands
that
a
man
may
not
enioy
both
Christ
and
them
:
but
euen
willingly
and
cheerefully
to
despise
and
shake
off
whatsoeuer
vnder
the
Sunne
(
though
it
be
neuer
so
deere
and
pretious
,
so
pleasant
and
comfortable
)
in
respect
and
comparison
of
Christ
.
But
such
is
the
slownesse
and
sluggishnesse
of
the
most
of
vs
,
that
we
doe
but
coldly
and
formally
professe
the
Gospell
:
but
not
one
of
a
hundred
,
if
he
haue
but
some
little
land
,
or
peece
of
a
Lordship
,
that
will
forsake
and
despise
it
for
the
Gospel
,
sake
:
yea
not
one
of
many
,
but
very
hardly
is
drawn
to
renounce
euen
the
least
gaine
or
pleasure
,
to
follow
Christ
without
it
:
so
farre
are
they
from
denying
themselues
and
laying
downe
their
liues
for
the
defence
of
it
.
I
wish
these
men
would
looke
at
you
,
and
obserue
what
it
is
you
haue
forsaken
for
loue
of
Christ
;
and
especially
I
wish
that
all
men
who
haue
taken
vpon
them
already
the
profession
of
Religion
,
would
labor
to
resemble
you
in
the
denial
of
themselues
,
(
which
indeed
is
the
chiefe
of
all
heauenly
vertues
:
)
for
you
can
very
sufficiently
testifie
with
me
,
as
I
can
with
you
,
how
little
ioy
we
take
in
these
mens
companies
;
whose
liues
make
it
manifest
,
that
though
they
haue
left
their
countries
,
yet
they
haue
brought
hither
with
them
the
same
affections
and
dispositions
which
they
had
at
home
:
which
if
they
had
also
renounced
,
as
wel
as
they
did
their
countries
;
then
had
they
beene
indeed
true
deniers
of
themselues
,
and
beene
partaker
with
you
of
that
true
praise
;
wherein
alas
,
you
haue
but
few
compartners
.
But
because
I
had
rather
the
Reader
should
gather
the
truth
and
strangenes
of
this
your
example
,
then
I
should
goe
about
in
words
to
expresse
it
;
I
will
therefore
spare
further
speech
,
and
turne
my selfe
to
God
in
praier
,
desiring
of
his
mercy
,
that
as
he
hath
indued
you
hitherto
with
an
heroicall
courage
,
and
spiritual
boldnesse
;
so
he
would
furnish
you
with
an
inuincible
constancy
to
endure
to
the
end
:
for
I
am
not
ignorant
how
strangely
the
Lord
hath
exercised
you
heretofore
,
and
what
dangerous
pikes
you
haue
passed
ere
you
came
to
this
:
by
which
former
experience
your
spiritual
wisdome
is
able
to
conclude
,
that
a
hard
and
toilsome
warfare
doeth
still
remaine
and
wait
for
you
;
and
what
neede
there
is
to
haue
the
hand
of
God
from
heauen
raught
out
to
assist
vs
,
you
haue
so
sufficiently
lea
rned
in
your
former
conflicts
,
as
I
am
sure
you
will
ioyne
with
me
in
prayer
,
for
the
gift
of
perseuerance
to
vs
both
:
and
for
my
part
I
will
not
cease
to
beseech
Iesus
Christ
our
King
and
God
(
to
whom
all
power
was
giuen
of
his
father
,
and
in
whom
are
kept
all
the
treasures
of
spiritual
blessings
)
that
he
would
stil
preserue
you
safe
in
soule
and
body
,
and
arme
you
against
all
temptations
to
come
,
and
that
still
he
would
proceed
to
triumph
in
you
ouer
the
diuell
and
all
his
vile
and
wicked
faction
,
to
the
magnifying
of
his
owne
glory
,
and
the
inlarging
of
his
kingdome
in
your selfe
,
and
others
of
his
children
.
9.
Call
.
Feb.
1556.
at
Geneua
.
Your
honours
most
assured
in
the
Lord
,
IOHN
CALVINE
.
CHAP.
XIII
.
Newes
of
his
departure
to
Geneua
came
to
Naples
,
and
the
Emperours
Court
:
and
how
the
old
Marquesse
his
father
and
other
his
friends
were
affected
with
the
newes
.
AND
thus
(
to
returne
againe
to
our
story
)
Galencius
setled
himselfe
downe
at
Geneua
as
at
a
ioyfull
resting
place
.
But
when
the
newes
of
so
sudden
and
strange
a
departure
,
and
so
wilfull
an
exile
came
to
Naples
,
and
were
made
knowen
in
the
Emperours
Court
:
it
would
scarce
be
beleeued
or
thought
,
how
strangely
it
affected
&
moued
al
that
heard
it
.
All
men
wondred
at
it
,
and
the
most
could
not
be
perswaded
it
was
so
;
but
when
it
was
certainely
knowen
and
out
of
doubt
,
it
was
strange
to
see
,
how
euery
man
gaue
his
verdit
of
the
matter
:
some
one
way
,
some
an
other
,
as
the
course
of
men
in
such
cases
is
.
But
aboue
all
,
it
so
abashed
and
astonished
his
owne
friends
and
familie
,
that
nothing
was
heard
or
seene
amongst
them
,
but
cries
and
lamentations
,
most
bitter
teares
and
pitiful
complaints
.
And
surely
to
haue
beholden
the
state
of
that
family
,
how
miserably
it
seemed
at
that
time
to
bee
distressed
:
a
man
would
haue
thought
it
euen
a
liuely
paterne
and
picture
of
all
woe
and
misery
.
But
none
was
more
inwardly
pinched
then
the
Marquesse
his
father
,
whose
age
and
experience
being
great
,
seemed
to
assure
him
of
nothing
to
follow
hereupon
but
infamy
and
reproch
,
yea
the
vtter
vndoing
and
subuersion
of
his
whole
estate
and
family
;
notwithstanding
,
passing
ouer
that
fit
of
sorrow
as
soone
and
as
easily
as
he
could
,
the
wretched
and
carefull
olde
man
began
to
bethinke
himselfe
by
what
meanes
he
might
preuent
so
miserable
a
ruine
and
fall
,
which
seemed
to
hang
ouer
him
and
his
.
One
thing
amongst
other
came
into
his
mind
,
which
also
had
once
caused
many
grieuous
temptations
to
Galeacius
,
and
had
much
troubled
his
mind
afore
his
departure
.
It
was
this
.
CHAP.
XIIII
.
The
first
meanes
vsed
by
his
father
the
old
Marquesse
to
recall
him
home
againe
:
he
sent
a
kinsman
of
his
,
whom
he
knew
his
sonne
deerely
loued
,
to
perswade
him
to
returne
,
but
he
could
not
preuaile
.
GAleacius
had
a
cosen-german
,
whom
alwaies
hee
esteemed
and
loued
as
his
brother
:
this
Gentleman
so
tenderly
loued
of
Galeacius
did
the
Marquesse
send
to
Geneua
to
his
sonne
▪
with
commission
and
letters
full
of
authority
,
full
of
protestations
,
full
of
pitifull
complaints
,
full
of
cryings
and
intreatings
that
he
would
come
home
againe
;
and
thereby
cheere
vp
his
old
father
,
and
make
happy
againe
his
vnhappy
wife
;
be
a
comfort
to
his
distressed
children
,
a
reioycing
to
his
kinsfolkes
,
and
to
the
whole
citie
of
Naples
,
and
saue
his
whole
house
and
posteritie
from
that
extreame
ruine
,
which
otherwise
it
would
be
sure
to
fall
into
.
Thus
this
Gentleman
was
dispatched
away
and
hasted
to
Geneua
,
with
great
hope
for
their
ancient
and
faithful
loue
to
haue
preuailed
with
Galeacius
.
Where
by
the
way
wee
are
to
remember
that
Galeacius
did
alwaies
so
loue
him
,
that
the
gentleman
was
not
so
sorrowful
for
his
departure
:
but
Galeacius
was
much
more
sorowfull
that
he
could
not
winne
him
to
haue
gone
with
him
,
in
this
holy
pilgrimage
for
religions
sake
;
but
he
so
much
feared
to
haue
bin
hindred
himselfe
,
that
he
durst
not
deale
with
this
gentleman
his
dearest
cofin
,
no
nor
with
his
wife
,
to
perswade
them
to
haue
gone
with
him
.
The
gentleman
comming
to
Geneua
inquired
after
Galeacius
.
At
that
time
Galeacius
dwelt
in
an
ordinary
&
meane
house
which
he
had
taken
to
his
owne
vse
,
hauing
no
more
attendance
,
but
onely
two
seruants
:
the
gentleman
at
last
found
him
out
,
and
presented
himselfe
into
his
sight
:
It
had
bin
a
pitiful
spectacle
to
haue
seene
the
meeting
of
those
two
gentlemen
:
their
first
meeting
and
imbracings
were
nothing
at
all
,
but
sighes
and
sobs
,
and
teares
,
and
vnutterable
signes
of
griefe
:
such
vnspeakeable
sorow
did
their
naturall
affections
breed
in
them
,
that
for
diuers
houres
they
could
not
speake
a
word
one
to
other
:
but
at
last
the
gentleman
,
burning
in
desire
to
inioy
againe
his
dearest
Galeacius
,
brast
forth
into
speeches
,
&
mixing
teares
and
sobs
with
euery
worde
,
deliuered
his
letters
,
till
hee
could
come
to
more
liberty
of
speech
:
and
at
last
hauing
obtained
of
his
affections
leaue
to
speake
,
he
added
to
his
letters
,
exhortations
,
strong
perswasions
,
earnest
entreaties
,
and
withall
plentie
of
teares
,
that
he
would
haue
respect
to
the
ouerthrow
of
his
house
,
the
griefe
of
his
olde
father
,
the
desperate
estate
of
his
wife
and
children
,
the
continual
complaints
made
by
all
his
friends
and
kinsfolks
:
all
which
notwithstanding
were
not
so
past
cure
,
but
that
yet
they
might
be
remedied
by
his
returne
again
.
This
was
the
substance
of
his
message
.
Galeacius
taking
not
long
time
to
aduise
himselfe
,
in
this
which
the
world
would
thinke
so
waighty
a
case
,
addressed
him
immediatly
this
answere
in
briefe
:
that
he
perceiued
very
wel
▪
al
to
be
true
that
he
said
;
but
as
for
his
departure
it
was
not
done
rashly
,
nor
vpon
any
fond
conceit
,
but
vpon
mature
deliberation
;
that
the
Lord
was
the
author
of
the
action
,
that
Gods
grace
was
the
cause
mouing
him
,
and
the
meanes
whereby
he
brought
it
to
passe
:
which
grace
of
God
,
he
said
,
had
opened
his
eyes
,
and
enlightned
his
mind
with
the
knowledge
of
the
truth
;
and
made
him
see
and
discerne
the
cosenages
,
and
superstitions
and
Idolatry
of
Popery
,
which
by
an
impious
and
sacrilegious
distribution
diuideth
the
glory
of
God
(
which
is
incommunicable
)
&
imparteth
the
same
with
fained
&
filthy
Idols
:
he
likewise
told
him
that
he
wel
foresaw
all
the
infamies
&
miseries
which
would
ensue
vpon
this
his
conuersion
:
and
al
the
danger
&
damage
which
therby
his
house
and
children
were
likely
to
incur
.
But
he
said
,
that
seeing
one
of
those
must
needes
be
chosen
,
either
to
stay
at
home
with
a
conscience
burdened
with
a
heauy
heape
of
errors
and
superstitions
piled
together
by
the
sleight
of
satans
art
,
&
euery
moment
to
sin
against
the
Maiesty
of
God
so
many
thousand
waies
;
or
else
to
leaue
his
house
,
his
goods
his
family
,
his
country
,
yea
the
world
and
all
the
glory
of
it
,
and
thereby
purchase
liberty
of
conscience
to
serue
the
Lord
according
to
his
word
:
that
therefore
he
resolued
of
the
two
euils
to
chuse
the
lesse
,
and
of
the
two
good
to
chuse
the
greater
,
and
rather
to
shut
his
eies
at
all
these
,
then
the
sight
of
them
should
hinder
him
from
yeelding
to
the
cal
and
voice
of
his
Sauiour
Christ
:
who
saith
,
That
a
man
is
not
worthy
to
be
his
disciple
,
who
leaueth
not
father
&
mother
,
&
children
,
&
brethren
,
and
sisters
;
yea
and
his
owne
life
,
in
comparison
of
him
.
And
this
he
said
was
the
cause
,
why
he
did
forsake
parents
,
and
wife
,
and
children
,
and
all
his
friends
,
and
had
renounced
all
his
wealth
and
dignities
:
because
hee
could
not
enioy
both
Christ
and
them
.
And
as
for
them
all
,
hee
was
sorie
that
either
they
would
not
come
to
him
,
or
that
hee
might
not
more
safely
liue
with
them
,
thereby
to
comfort
them
.
But
as
for
himselfe
,
hee
said
,
hee
had
riches
,
and
honour
,
and
ioy
enough
:
yea
all
sufficient
happinesse
,
as
long
as
(
with
these
two
seruants
and
his
little
cotage
)
he
might
liue
in
the
true
Church
of
God
,
and
might
priuily
serue
him
,
and
might
enioy
Gods
word
and
sacraments
,
not
being
mixed
and
defiled
with
the
superstitious
deuises
of
mans
braine
;
and
as
long
as
he
might
liue
in
the
company
of
godly
men
;
and
haue
time
and
liberty
to
meditate
by
himselfe
,
and
to
conferre
with
them
of
the
great
blessings
which
in
his
conuersion
his
good
God
had
vouch
▪
safed
to
him
:
that
so
he
might
with
true
contentation
and
perfect
peace
of
conscience
,
aime
&
aspire
at
that
immortal
glory
which
Christ
Iesus
hath
prepared
for
al
his
children
:
yea
he
concluded
,
that
his
want
was
abundance
,
his
pouerty
pleasant
,
and
his
meane
estate
honourable
in
his
eyes
,
as
long
as
he
indured
them
for
these
conditions
.
This
his
answere
was
as
hardly
entertained
of
his
kinsman
,
as
it
was
vnlooked
for
afore
it
came
:
but
seeing
he
could
not
reply
with
any
reason
,
nor
answere
him
with
any
shew
of
argument
;
and
perceiued
it
hard
,
or
rather
impossible
to
remoue
the
man
one
iot
from
his
resolution
;
for
that
he
had
grounded
it
,
not
on
any
reason
or
will
of
man
,
but
vpon
the
holy
word
of
God
,
and
his
powerfull
and
vnresistable
calling
;
therefore
with
a
sorrowfull
heart
hee
held
his
tongue
,
bitterly
complaining
within
himself
of
his
so
hard
hap
,
and
vncomfortable
successe
:
and
so
resolued
to
returne
home
againe
;
heartily
wishing
he
had
neuer
taken
that
iourney
in
hand
:
and
so
at
last
he
went
indeed
and
tooke
his
leaue
of
his
beloued
Galeacius
,
but
not
without
plenty
of
teares
on
both
sides
,
with
many
a
wofull
crie
and
pitifull
farewell
.
And
no
maruell
:
for
besides
neerenes
in
blood
,
their
likenesse
in
manners
and
daily
conuersation
together
,
had
linked
them
in
a
sure
bond
of
friendshippe
:
but
there
wanted
in
one
of
them
the
surest
linke
in
that
chaine
,
that
is
,
Religion
,
and
so
it
could
not
hold
:
and
therefore
the
world
pulling
one
of
them
from
Christ
,
and
Christ
pulling
the
other
of
them
from
the
world
:
so
these
two
friends
left
each
other
,
being
in
feare
neuer
to
see
one
the
other
againe
.
CHAP.
XV.
Of
his
cosens
returue
to
Naples
without
successe
,
and
how
Galeacius
was
proclaimed
Traytor
for
his
departure
.
ANd
thus
at
last
he
came
home
to
Naples
with
heauie
cheare
.
Whose
approch
being
hard
of
,
there
was
running
on
all
sides
to
heare
good
newes
:
but
when
he
had
deliuered
his
message
;
alas
how
all
their
sorrow
was
redoubled
vpon
them
;
and
how
his
father
,
wife
,
children
,
and
al
his
friends
were
ouerwhelmed
with
griefe
:
and
the
rather
,
because
as
at
the
same
time
an
edict
was
published
,
wherein
Galeacius
was
proclaimed
guilty
of
high
treason
:
and
therefore
al
his
goods
comming
to
him
by
his
mother
,
were
confiscate
,
and
himselfe
,
and
all
his
posterity
vtterly
cut
off
and
excluded
from
all
right
of
succession
in
his
fathers
Marquesdome
;
which
thing
(
aboue
all
other
)
grieuously
affected
the
old
Marquesse
,
and
grieued
the
good
old
man
at
the
very
heart
;
the
aduancing
and
honouring
of
his
posterity
being
the
onely
thing
hee
had
aimed
at
all
his
life
.
Whereupon
hee
bethought
himselfe
as
old
as
he
was
to
make
a
iourney
to
Caesar
the
Emperour
,
and
thereby
if
it
were
possible
to
preuent
this
mischiefe
;
purposing
to
make
but
this
sute
to
his
Maiesty
,
that
his
sonnes
departure
from
the
Roman
Church
,
might
not
preiudice
nor
hinder
the
succession
and
honour
of
his
children
and
posterity
,
but
that
he
himselfe
might
onely
beare
the
punishment
of
his
owne
fault
.
CHAP.
XVI
.
Of
the
second
meanes
vsed
to
recall
him
:
his
father
sent
for
him
to
come
and
meete
him
at
Verona
;
but
all
he
could
doe
by
himselfe
or
others
whom
he
set
on
,
preuailed
nothing
at
all
.
AND
whilst
he
was
resoluing
of
this
purpose
,
hee
bethought
him
of
another
remedy
and
meanes
,
whereby
he
hoped
to
remoue
his
sons
mind
from
his
purpose
,
and
withdraw
him
from
the
company
of
these
heretikes
of
Geneua
,
as
hee
and
the
world
accounted
of
them
.
Therefore
in
hast
he
dispatched
away
a
messenger
with
letters
to
his
sonne
,
commanding
him
by
the
authority
of
a
father
to
meete
him
at
a
certaine
day
appointed
at
the
citie
of
Verona
in
the
Dominion
of
the
Venetians
;
at
which
towne
he
promised
to
stay
for
him
,
as
he
went
to
wards
Germany
to
the
Emperour
:
and
for
his
sonnes
more
securitie
,
he
procured
a
safe
conduct
from
the
Duke
and
Signory
of
Venice
;
that
his
sonne
might
goe
and
come
without
danger
of
life
or
liberty
.
Galeacius
receiuing
the
letters
,
and
being
resolued
by
his
owne
conscience
,
and
them
to
whom
he
imparted
the
matter
,
that
hee
might
not
any
way
with
good
conscience
disobey
so
reasonable
a
request
and
lawfull
a
commandement
of
his
father
,
answered
that
he
would
goe
;
although
he
feared
that
by
this
meeting
,
and
talke
of
his
father
and
him
,
his
fathers
minde
would
but
be
more
vehemently
exasperate
against
him
:
for
he
firmely
resolued
afore
he
went
,
that
all
the
threatnings
,
intreaties
,
counsels
,
and
temptations
that
his
father
could
deuise
,
should
not
stirre
him
one
inch
from
that
course
of
Religion
,
whereby
he
had
begun
to
serue
the
Lord
.
With
this
purpose
he
departed
Geneua
,
Aprilis
19.
1553.
furnished
with
heauenly
fortitude
,
assisted
〈…〉
aiers
of
the
Church
,
and
armed
with
constancy
,
and
with
the
sword
of
Gods
word
;
whereby
he
hoped
to
sustaine
and
beat
backe
all
the
darts
of
temptations
whereby
hee
knew
hee
should
be
assaulted
.
Comming
to
Verona
,
there
he
found
the
Marquesse
his
fafather
,
who
receiued
and
vsed
him
kindly
,
though
he
could
not
but
manifest
in
his
countenance
the
inward
anger
and
griefe
ofhis
heart
.
After
a
few
salutations
,
the
father
began
with
all
his
cunning
to
deale
with
him
about
his
returne
home
againe
,
laying
open
to
the
ful
that
perpetuall
in
famy
,
which
was
sure
to
fall
on
his
house
and
posterity
,
vnlesse
that
Galeacius
did
preuent
so
great
a
mischiefe
:
which
(
saith
he
)
thou
easily
maiest
doe
,
and
of
right
oughtest
to
doe
:
and
I
know
thou
wilt
doe
,
if
there
be
in
thee
but
one
sparke
of
naturall
affection
to
father
,
wife
,
or
children
.
Galeacius
the
sonne
with
such
reuerence
as
was
due
to
his
father
,
answered
with
all
sub●●●sion
that
his
bodie
and
estate
is
his
fathers
,
but
his
conscience
is
the
Lords
:
and
tels
him
he
can
by
no
meanes
returne
home
,
but
he
should
make
shipwrack
of
a
good
conscience
:
he
proues
it
to
him
by
good
reasons
,
and
such
as
his
father
could
not
resist
;
and
therefore
humblie
intreats
his
father
,
that
seeing
his
desire
is
onely
to
obey
the
Lord
,
and
saue
his
soule
;
that
therefore
he
would
not
vrge
him
to
respect
more
the
good
estate
of
his
children
,
then
the
glory
of
God
,
and
his
owne
soules
health
.
The
Marquesse
perceiued
he
laboured
in
vaine
to
remoue
his
sonne
from
his
resolution
,
which
he
iudged
to
be
nothing
but
a
peruerse
stubbornnesse
against
the
Catholike
Religion
,
as
he
thought
:
and
therefore
with
griefe
ofminde
ceased
that
sute
;
and
imparted
to
him
the
cause
ofhis
iourney
to
the
Emperour
;
strictly
enioyning
him
that
he
should
not
returne
to
Geneua
,
but
abide
in
Italy
till
he
had
obtained
his
sute
at
the
Emperours
hand
,
and
was
returned
out
of
Germany
;
which
thing
Galeacius
promised
and
performed
:
for
he
abode
in
Italy
vntill
August
:
at
what
time
he
had
notice
that
his
father
had
preuailed
in
his
sute
bfore
the
Emperour
.
During
which
time
,
one
Hieronymus
Fracastorius
,
CHAP.
XVII
.
Of
his
returne
to
Geneua
,
where
he
founded
and
setled
a
forme
of
discipline
in
the
Italian
Church
.
THus
Galeacius
hearing
of
his
fathers
successe
,
returned
with
a
ioyfull
heart
towards
Geneua
;
for
that
he
saw
his
father
deliuered
from
the
feare
of
that
infamy
,
which
the
confiscation
of
his
goods
,
and
forfeiture
of
his
lands
,
might
haue
brought
vpon
his
family
:
and
therefore
he
hoped
he
would
be
the
lesse
moued
against
him
.
Whereuppon
setling
himselfe
downe
againe
at
Geneua
,
and
deuising
how
to
spend
his
time
in
doing
good
;
he
began
to
consider
seriously
of
setling
the
discipline
in
the
Church
of
the
Italians
,
which
was
then
at
Geneua
(
for
thither
had
a
great
number
of
Italians
transported
themselues
and
their
families
for
Religions
sake
,
flying
the
tyranny
of
the
vnholy
inquisition
.
)
And
about
that
time
it
fell
out
fitly
that
Calume
going
Embassadour
from
Geneua
to
Basill
in
causes
of
Religion
and
other
matters
;
intreated
Galeacius
to
beare
him
company
:
whereunto
he
willingly
condescended
.
At
Basill
he
found
an
Italian
called
Celsas
,
whose
right
name
was
Maximilian
,
and
was
descended
of
the
noble
house
of
the
Earles
of
Martinongo
in
Italy
:
this
man
had
got
a
great
name
in
Italy
amongst
the
Papists
for
his
eloquency
&
speech
,
and
lately
by
the
mercy
of
God
was
escaped
out
of
the
mite
of
popish
superstitions
.
Galeacius
right
glad
of
him
,
perswaded
him
to
breake
off
the
purpose
that
he
had
for
England
,
and
goe
to
Geneua
with
him
,
where
he
might
liue
in
the
fellowship
of
a
great
number
of
his
country
men
Italians
,
and
inioy
the
benefit
of
the
company
,
conference
and
familiarity
of
many
worthy
men
,
but
especially
the
most
sweete
acquaintance
of
that
great
Caluin
,
and
al
those
,
with
the
liberty
of
a
good
conscience
.
The
good
gentleman
yeelded
,
and
so
they
comming
to
Geneua
by
their
industry
and
good
meanes
(
together
with
the
helpe
and
direction
of
Caluin
in
all
things
)
that
forme
of
discipline
was
established
in
the
Italian
Church
,
which
at
this
day
standeth
&
florisheth
in
the
same
church
,
&
remaineth
recorded
in
a
book
for
that
purpose
:
&
Maximilian
the
Earle
,
of
whom
we
spake
afore
,
was
the
first
Pastor
elect
of
that
church
,
&
vndertooke
the
charge
,
purely
to
expound
the
word
of
God
,
and
to
administer
the
Sacraments
that
Christ
left
behinde
him
,
and
to
watch
ouer
that
flocke
and
people
:
certaine
Elders
were
ioyned
as
assistants
to
him
,
to
whom
was
committed
the
care
of
the
Church
,
to
looke
to
the
puritie
of
doctrine
and
life
in
all
estates
;
the
principall
of
the
Elders
was
Galeacius
himselfe
,
vnto
whom
the
honour
is
due
of
bringing
to
passe
so
worthy
an
enterprise
,
and
the
rather
for
that
by
his
authority
,
diligence
and
watchful
care
,
he
preserued
the
same
in
good
and
sure
estate
all
his
life
time
;
and
after
him
it
hath
continued
,
being
deriued
to
others
,
to
the
great
good
and
profit
of
many
soules
.
And
thus
he
passed
this
yere
1554.
withioy
and
comfort
.
CHAP.
XVIII
.
The
third
temptation
to
drawe
him
away
:
liberty
of
conscience
offered
him
by
his
vncle
,
Pope
Paul
the
fourth
:
which
after
many
temptations
of
flesh
and
blood
to
the
contrary
,
at
last
by
the
assistance
of
Gods
grace
he
refused
.
NExt
succeeded
in
order
the
yere
1555.
wherein
Satan
assauted
him
with
new
stratagems
and
deuices
:
for
that
yere
his
vncle
which
was
Paulus
quartus
,
his
mothers
brother
,
attained
the
feate
of
the
Papacy
of
Rome
,
whereby
the
Marquesse
his
father
conceiued
good
hope
,
by
this
meanes
either
to
draw
his
sonne
home
againe
,
or
at
least
to
procure
him
liberty
of
conscience
,
and
leaue
to
liue
in
some
Citie
of
Italy
,
where
he
might
inioy
the
society
of
his
wife
and
children
,
and
they
of
him
.
Whereupon
hauing
occasion
of
businesse
to
trauel
that
way
,
hee
sent
letters
to
his
sonne
to
Geneua
,
commaunding
him
to
meete
him
at
Mantua
in
Italy
,
and
for
his
easier
dispatch
hee
sent
him
prouision
of
money
for
the
iourney
.
Galeacius
obeying
againe
his
fathers
will
,
tooke
his
iourney
from
Geneua
,
and
came
to
Mantua
the
fifteenth
of
Iune
,
where
hee
was
entertayned
by
his
father
with
more
then
ordinarie
kindnesse
,
and
in
more
louing
maner
then
heretofore
was
accustomed
.
And
at
last
hee
opened
his
minde
vnto
him
,
the
substance
and
effect
whereof
was
:
that
hee
had
obtained
of
his
vncle
,
who
now
was
Pope
▪
a
dispensation
for
him
;
whereby
liberty
was
granted
him
,
to
liue
in
any
City
within
the
iuristiction
of
the
Venetians
,
wheresoeuer
he
would
without
any
molestation
to
be
offred
him
,
about
his
Religion
or
conscience
.
His
father
tels
him
that
if
he
doe
this
,
this
will
bee
a
greater
solace
to
his
olde
age
,
then
his
departure
and
absence
hath
beene
griefe
vnto
him
:
besides
all
this
,
the
good
old
man
most
earnestly
intreated
him
(
though
hee
was
the
father
and
spake
to
the
sonne
)
that
hee
would
gratifie
him
in
this
his
request
:
and
added
many
beseechings
,
who
in
any
lawfull
thing
might
by
his
authoritie
haue
commanded
him
:
and
euery
word
that
he
spake
was
so
seasoned
,
as
comming
from
the
affection
of
a
father
;
and
at
last
with
many
strong
reasons
perswaded
him
,
not
to
reiect
this
so
extraordinary
a
fauor
offered
him
by
the
Pope
in
so
speciall
and
rare
clemency
,
whereby
he
might
without
hurt
of
his
conscience
liue
more
commodiously
then
euer
afore
,
and
be
restored
to
his
former
honour
,
and
place
,
and
estate
:
and
recouer
the
former
loue
and
estimation
of
all
his
friends
:
yea
and
of
many
strangers
,
who
hearing
of
this
his
obedience
to
his
father
,
would
loue
him
for
it
,
vnto
which
obedience
to
me
(
saith
the
father
to
his
sonne
)
thou
art
bound
both
by
the
bond
of
nature
,
and
by
the
law
and
word
of
God
,
which
thou
so
much
talkest
of
and
vrgest
to
me
:
therefore
,
saith
he
,
if
there
be
in
thee
either
sparke
of
naturall
affection
,
or
any
Religion
and
conscience
of
thy
duety
,
thou
wilt
yeelde
vnto
me
in
this
,
especially
seeing
thou
maist
doe
it
without
hurt
or
endangering
of
thy
conscience
and
Religion
.
This
talke
and
request
of
the
Marquesse
diuersly
affected
Galeacius
:
for
the
thing
he
requested
,
and
the
reasons
he
vrged
seemed
to
be
such
,
as
he
could
with
no
good
reason
contradict
them
;
and
yet
he
durst
not
presently
entertaine
the
motion
:
besides
that
,
the
presence
,
authority
,
and
reuerent
regard
of
his
father
,
the
vehemency
and
affection
of
his
mind
,
and
especially
the
naturall
bond
and
obligation
,
wherein
the
son
stands
tied
to
the
father
in
things
law
full
and
indifferent
(
especially
when
by
that
obedience
no
violence
is
offred
to
good
conscience
)
all
these
did
greatly
moue
him
.
Also
naturall
and
carnall
reason
for
their
parts
,
assaulted
him
no
lesse
violently
with
such
kind
of
arguments
,
as
for
the
most
part
preuaile
with
all
men
.
For
his
father
offred
him
yearly
reuenues
,
competent
and
fit
for
his
estate
,
the
solace
of
his
children
,
and
society
of
his
wife
:
which
two
things
he
desired
aboue
all
other
in
the
world
.
So
that
to
this
motion
and
request
of
his
father
the
Marquesse
,
Galeacius
knew
not
well
what
to
answere
on
the
sudden
,
but
stood
for
a
time
musing
and
doubtfull
what
to
say
;
and
the
rather
,
for
that
he
then
wanted
his
speciall
friend
,
faithfull
Caluine
,
with
whom
he
might
consult
in
so
waighty
a
cause
.
It
seemed
to
him
impious
and
vngodly
,
not
to
yeeld
to
his
father
in
so
lawfull
and
reasonable
a
request
,
and
he
saw
no
way
how
he
might
denie
it
,
but
he
must
needes
incurre
and
vndergoe
his
fathers
extreame
displeasure
:
and
yet
how
hee
might
yeelde
to
it
with
safety
of
conscience
he
much
doubted
;
for
he
feared
that
more
danger
to
his
profession
and
Religion
,
and
consequently
more
hurt
to
his
soule
might
hereupon
insue
,
then
he
could
presently
perceiue
:
so
that
he
stood
altogether
vnresolued
in
his
owne
reason
what
to
doe
;
therefore
in
this
extremity
he
denied
himselfe
and
renounced
his
owne
wit
,
and
in
humble
and
feruent
prayer
betooke
himselfe
in
this
difficulty
to
the
blessing
and
direction
of
his
God
and
Sauiour
,
the
author
and
true
fountain
of
wisedome
and
constancy
:
humbly
crauing
of
the
Lord
to
assist
him
with
his
holy
spirit
,
that
in
this
extreamity
hee
might
aduise
and
resolue
of
the
best
and
safest
course
,
for
Gods
glory
and
his
owne
sound
comfort
.
(
O
how
truely
sung
that
sweete
singer
of
Israel
King
Dauid
,
when
he
said
,
How
happy
and
blessed
are
they
that
feare
God
,
for
God
will
teach
them
the
way
they
should
walke
!
)
Galeacius
found
it
most
true
in
his
owne
experience
;
for
vpon
this
his
submission
and
prayer
,
the
Lord
from
heauen
resolued
him
in
this
sort
:
That
seeing
the
Pope
did
(
Antichrist-like
)
directly
oppose
himselfe
to
Christ
▪
and
his
Religion
and
Church
;
that
therefore
he
might
by
no
meanes
sue
for
,
or
accept
any
fauour
at
his
hands
,
nor
be
by
any
meanes
beholden
to
him
at
all
.
Because
what
shew
of
seruice
soeuer
was
done
to
him
by
the
enemy
of
Christ
,
seemed
to
bee
taken
from
Christ
himselfe
.
Further
,
Gods
spirit
perswaded
him
it
caried
too
great
a
shew
of
Apostasie
,
or
backsliding
;
to
forsake
the
company
of
godly
professors
,
and
the
fellowship
of
Christs
Church
;
and
to
liue
amongst
Idolaters
in
the
midst
of
all
abominations
.
The
same
spirit
of
God
set
before
his
eyes
that
scandall
and
offence
,
which
this
fact
of
his
would
breed
in
the
minds
of
the
faithfull
▪
which
would
thinke
that
he
had
taken
his
farewel
at
Religion
,
and
would
now
shake
hands
again
,
&
renue
his
acquaintance
with
his
old
friend
the
world
:
that
he
had
lightly
esteemed
the
spirituall
blessings
&
heauenly
iewels
of
graces
,
which
God
distributeth
daily
in
his
Church
;
and
would
now
betake
himself
again
to
the
olde
affections
of
his
flesh
.
The
same
spirit
resolued
him
,
that
thus
to
forsake
the
ordinary
meanes
,
and
depriue
himselfe
of
the
true
vse
of
the
word
and
Sacraments
,
and
to
liue
in
a
place
where
was
nothing
but
Idolatrie
,
was
to
tempt
God
in
the
highest
degree
.
God
likewise
opened
his
eyes
,
that
he
perceiued
the
sleight
of
Satan
by
this
his
fathers
d●●t
:
namely
,
to
entangle
him
againe
in
the
net
of
worldly
cares
,
to
wrappe
his
mind
in
the
snards
of
Italian
pleasures
;
and
so
to
dazle
his
eies
with
the
honours
,
and
pleasures
,
and
sensuall
delights
▪
which
once
he
had
bin
brought
vp
in
,
that
his
Religion
might
decay
by
little
and
little
and
that
all
godlinesse
might
by
the
heat
of
these
new
pleasures
,
fall
and
melt
away
like
as
waxe
before
the
fire
:
and
lastly
,
the
Lord
vpon
his
prayer
granted
him
the
wisedome
of
his
holy
spirit
,
to
answere
al
his
fathers
obiections
,
and
confute
all
his
arguments
.
And
amongst
many
other
,
he
earnestly
intreated
his
father
that
he
would
not
do
that
vnto
him
,
which
afterward
hee
would
repent
that
euer
hee
had
done
:
namely
▪
that
he
would
not
be
a
meanes
to
make
him
a
prey
to
the
Papists
;
which
had
confirmed
for
a
law
,
and
ratified
it
by
many
examples
,
that
promise
,
faith
,
nor
oath
is
to
be
kept
with
any
man
whom
they
call
heretikes
.
Whereupon
,
said
he
,
it
is
better
for
me
,
and
more
ioy
to
you
,
to
liue
as
I
doe
with
this
poore
estate
,
then
with
hope
of
better
to
endanger
my
life
,
and
so
our
whole
posterity
.
By
these
,
and
such
like
perswasions
it
pleased
God
so
to
worke
vpon
the
Marquesse
,
that
hee
was
ouercome
in
this
sute
,
wherein
he
supposed
to
haue
preuailed
;
and
therefore
he
yeelded
against
his
will
:
and
so
with
a
sorrowfull
heart
he
returned
to
Naples
.
And
as
he
went
,
he
certified
the
Pope
the
obstinacy
of
his
sonne
,
and
so
the
father
and
the
vncle
bewailed
together
their
ill
successe
.
CHAP.
XIX
.
Of
his
acquaintance
with
Franciscus
Portus
,
and
the
Religious
Dutches
of
Ferrara
in
his
returne
home
to
Geneua
.
BVt
in
the
meane
time
Galeacius
after
he
had
accompanied
his
sorrowfull
father
somewhat
on
the
way
,
returned
with
a
full
glad
heart
;
and
came
to
the
city
of
Ferrara
▪
where
he
was
ioyfully
receiued
of
Franciscus
Portus
,
a
noble
and
renowned
man
for
learning
,
and
who
afterwards
taught
publikely
at
Geneua
many
yeares
,
and
read
the
Greeke
Lecture
with
great
profit
to
the
audience
,
and
praise
to
himselfe
.
This
Portus
bought
Galeacius
into
acquaintance
with
the
noble
Dutches
of
Ferrara
,
who
entertained
him
honourably
:
and
after
much
conferrence
had
with
him
of
the
alteration
of
his
Religion
,
of
the
successe
of
his
long
voyages
,
and
tedious
iourneies
;
of
the
Church
of
Geneua
,
of
Caluine
,
and
of
many
chiefe
points
of
Christian
Religion
;
she
dismissed
him
,
and
left
him
to
his
iourney
;
but
not
without
all
courtesies
that
she
could
affoord
him
:
and
namely
for
one
,
to
relieue
the
length
and
tediousnes
of
the
way
,
she
lent
him
her
owne
chariot
:
and
thus
Galeacius
was
conueyed
in
the
chariot
of
so
great
a
Princesse
as
far
as
to
the
towne
of
Francolium
:
from
whence
hauing
a
pleasant
tide
down
the
riuer
of
Po
,
or
Padus
,
he
came
by
water
into
Venice
:
where
taking
shippe
and
crossing
the
sea
,
he
went
thorow
Switzerland
to
Geneua
,
and
thither
came
the
foureteenth
of
October
in
the
same
yeare
,
the
whole
congregation
,
and
especially
his
chiefe
friends
,
reioycing
with
ioy
vnspeakeable
,
for
the
safety
of
his
returne
.
And
thus
this
cruell
tempests
thus
being
ouer-blowen
and
now
quieted
,
and
Satan
seeing
he
preuailed
not
by
any
of
those
forcible
assaults
;
yet
thought
to
trie
him
with
one
more
,
and
therefore
came
vpon
him
a
fresh
,
like
as
a
second
fitte
of
an
ague
stronger
then
the
first
:
and
by
this
Satan
feared
not
but
to
giue
him
the
ouerthrow
▪
and
to
bring
him
home
againe
into
Italy
:
and
thus
it
was
.
CHAP.
XX.
The
fourth
assault
that
Satan
vsed
to
bring
him
backe
againe
,
was
by
his
wife
,
who
by
her
letters
won
him
to
come
and
meete
her
in
Italy
:
which
he
yeelded
vnto
,
and
gaue
her
meeting
.
HIS
wife
Victoria
burned
in
long
loue
and
hearty
affection
toward
her
husband
Galeacius
,
so
that
it
cannot
be
vttered
how
vehemently
she
desired
his
company
:
wherupon
shee
neuer
ceased
writing
to
him
,
and
intreating
him
to
returne
againe
to
her
and
his
children
.
But
when
shee
saw
her
womanly
arguments
and
vaine
scribling
did
no
good
,
at
last
shee
in
all
earnest
manner
desired
him
to
meete
her
in
some
City
within
the
territorie
of
the
Venetians
,
not
farre
from
the
kingdome
of
Naples
.
To
this
motion
Galeacius
yeelded
:
and
thus
the
husband
and
wife
promised
to
meet
;
but
the
ends
that
they
aymed
at
were
diuers
:
she
hoped
by
her
slattery
and
faire
speeches
,
her
teares
and
lamentations
,
to
winne
her
husband
home
againe
:
on
the
other
side
he
was
much
more
busie
in
deuising
how
he
might
perswade
her
to
deliuer
her selfe
out
of
the
filth
of
Popery
,
and
come
and
dwell
with
him
.
With
these
resolutions
they
both
going
forward
,
shee
came
to
Vico
,
to
her
father
in
law
the
Marquesse
.
He
came
from
Geneua
to
Laesina
,
a
citie
in
Dalmatia
.
This
Laesina
is
distant
from
Vicum
an
hundred
Italian
miles
by
water
;
and
standeth
iust
ouer
against
Vicum
;
and
the
sea
called
the
Venetian
gulfe
lieth
betwixt
them
.
Galeacius
here
abode
and
expected
CHAP.
XXI
.
Of
his
arriuall
at
Vico
,
his
fathers
chiefe
house
,
and
his
entertainment
there
:
and
what
meanes
were
vsed
to
seduce
him
:
and
how
his
wife
refused
not
onely
to
goe
with
him
,
but
euen
to
lie
with
him
,
because
he
was
an
heretike
:
being
thereto
,
as
she
said
,
commanded
by
her
Confessor
.
AND
so
arriuing
by
Gods
mercy
on
the
coast
of
Italy
,
not
farre
from
Vicum
,
he
gaue
intelligence
of
his
approch
to
his
father
the
Marquesse
;
who
presently
sent
his
children
to
meete
their
father
:
and
all
his
retinue
to
attend
him
into
the
castle
;
at
whose
entrance
,
it
cannot
be
expressed
how
great
ioy
was
in
all
that
house
and
noble
familie
;
and
how
all
the
Nobles
and
Gentlemen
of
his
kinred
and
acquaintance
reioyced
at
his
returne
;
and
beganne
to
cheere
vp
their
hearts
with
a
new
hope
which
hitherto
had
beene
cast
downe
and
oppressed
with
griefe
and
despaire
.
But
aboue
all
other
his
wife
(
Madam
Victoria
)
surpassed
in
ioy
and
new
conceiued
delight
;
hoping
she
had
now
recouered
her
most
deere
Lord
and
beloued
husband
,
the
only
comfort
and
the
sweete
solace
of
her
life
.
All
(
but
Galeacius
)
exceedingly
reioyced
at
this
meeting
here
;
though
indeed
it
greatly
ioyed
his
naturall
affection
,
to
enioy
the
company
of
his
friends
,
so
many
,
so
neere
,
and
so
deere
vnto
him
:
yet
his
ioy
was
tempered
and
allayed
with
a
certaine
doubting
feare
which
ranne
in
his
minde
night
and
day
.
for
the
wise
Gentleman
well
foresaw
,
that
the
fruition
of
that
pleasure
was
but
to
last
a
while
,
and
soone
would
haue
an
end
▪
for
the
end
of
his
comming
was
not
that
which
they
imagined
:
and
euery
day
new
matters
ranne
in
his
heads
the
consideration
whereof
did
not
a
little
trouble
him
.
Hee
hath
often
since
discoursed
vnto
his
friends
,
that
all
those
dayes
he
liued
in
continuall
feare
,
to
be
suddenly
apprehended
,
and
cast
into
some
filthy
prison
;
where
he
should
spend
his
daies
in
languishing
and
lamentations
,
without
any
solace
of
his
friends
:
yea
and
be
vtterly
debarred
of
the
comfortable
reading
of
Gods
holy
word
.
But
returne
to
the
matter
.
At
his
first
arriuall
hee
was
entertained
with
much
ioy
on
all
sides
,
and
many
cherefull
countenances
and
kind
welcomes
.
But
alas
,
within
a
few
daies
all
this
mirth
and
ioy
was
turned
into
teares
and
lamentation
,
and
vnmeasurable
griefe
:
for
when
once
he
had
opened
to
his
father
the
Marquesse
his
constant
purpose
to
perseuere
in
the
truth
of
that
Religion
hee
had
begunne
to
professe
;
and
that
hee
would
rather
die
in
the
defence
of
it
,
then
be
drawen
from
it
;
then
alas
,
what
fighing
,
what
crying
,
yea
what
dolefull
lamentation
did
it
moue
in
them
all
!
But
then
let
the
Christian
reader
iudge
what
a
troubled
spirit
and
wofull
heart
that
good
man
had
in
this
so
fearefull
a
combatte
betwixt
the
grace
of
God
and
his
naturall
affections
;
and
what
a
torment
it
was
vnto
him
,
to
see
them
all
so
neere
and
deere
vnto
him
,
labour
to
withdraw
him
from
God
;
and
to
see
his
constancy
in
Religion
so
to
grieue
them
,
which
was
the
ioy
of
his
owne
heart
.
Yet
taking
vp
with
himselfe
as
well
as
nature
could
,
and
comforting
himselfe
in
his
God
,
he
afterward
dealt
with
his
wife
in
all
louing
and
yet
earnest
manner
that
she
would
follow
him
her
husband
,
and
delay
no
longer
time
,
but
come
and
liue
with
him
according
as
the
law
of
God
and
nature
required
:
which
if
she
would
doe
,
he
promised
her
liberty
of
her
conscience
and
Religion
,
to
liue
as
she
would
▪
But
for
his
owne
part
,
he
told
her
aforehand
,
as
she
should
after
find
;
namely
,
that
he
was
firmlie
esolued
to
liue
and
die
in
that
Religion
,
which
(
by
the
hand
of
God
leading
him
)
hee
had
vndertaken
;
and
for
the
which
he
had
forsaken
countrey
,
kinred
,
and
all
those
excellent
and
comfortable
blessings
of
thus
life
,
which
God
had
giuen
him
.
Here
I
leaue
it
to
the
reader
,
but
especially
to
the
harts
of
such
women
,
as
being
wiues
,
do
truely
loue
their
husbands
,
to
iudge
with
what
sobs
and
heart-breaking
the
silly
Gentlewoman
heard
these
words
of
her
husband
,
whom
she
now
saw
past
all
hope
to
be
perswaded
to
stay
with
her
;
which
she
desired
aboue
all
worldly
things
.
Yet
it
appears
it
was
but
in
meere
carnal
and
worldly
respects
,
as
the
consequent
shewed
:
for
though
she
loued
him
and
desired
his
company
neuer
so
much
;
yet
beeing
a
wise
,
worldly
,
wilfull
,
and
indeed
a
right
Papist
,
she
answered
him
plainely
(
though
with
many
teares
)
that
she
would
neuer
go
with
him
to
Geneua
,
nor
to
any
other
place
,
where
was
any
other
Religion
,
but
that
of
Rome
;
&
that
she
would
not
liue
with
him
as
long
as
he
was
intangled
with
those
heresies
(
as
she
called
them
)
wherby
it
appeares
that
she
was
a
carnall
politike
Papist
.
She
loued
him
,
but
where
?
in
Italy
;
and
there
would
line
with
him
,
but
not
at
Geneua
:
and
why
?
for
in
Italy
he
might
aduance
her
to
the
state
of
a
Marchionesse
;
in
Geneua
he
could
not
:
there
she
might
liue
with
him
a
life
ful
of
al
delights
;
but
in
Geneua
a
hard
,
base
,
&
obscure
life
,
and
subiect
to
many
outward
dangers
and
miseries
.
In
which
respects
it
was
that
she
was
so
instant
vpon
him
to
stay
with
her
.
But
the
conclusion
was
,
her
desire
was
to
enioy
him
&
Italy
both
:
but
rather
then
she
would
leaue
Italy
and
the
delicacies
therof
,
she
chose
plainely
to
forsake
him
;
&
to
withdraw
the
duty
of
a
wife
from
him
.
For
it
may
in
no
case
be
omitted
(
which
afterward
hee
imparted
to
some
his
intierest
and
most
inward
friends
)
that
shee
euen
then
and
there
denied
him
that
duetie
which
a
wife
is
bound
to
yeeld
to
her
husband
by
the
law
of
God
and
nature
:
that
is
,
she
would
by
no
meanes
giue
him
due
beneuolence
,
nor
consent
to
lie
with
him
as
man
and
wife
:
and
gaue
this
reason
;
that
shee
was
expresly
forbidden
of
her
Confessor
,
vnder
paine
of
excommunication
,
because
hee
was
an
heretike
.
Where
behold
Popish
Religion
what
it
is
,
that
can
separate
man
and
wife
for
disparity
in
Religion
;
and
can
discharge
men
and
women
from
those
dueties
of
marriage
with
which
God
hath
charged
them
.
How
this
monstrous
vnkindnes
and
vnwomanly
answer
pierced
his
heart
,
let
any
Christian
man
iudge
,
whom
God
hath
honored
to
be
an
husband
.
Yet
he
ouercame
and
euen
deuoured
all
these
tormenting
griefes
,
and
beare
them
with
an
inuincible
constancy
and
quietnes
of
mind
.
Yet
he
purposed
not
to
beare
so
great
an
iniury
for
euer
,
but
to
redresse
and
helpe
it
if
it
were
possible
:
and
therefore
he
further
proceeded
with
her
,
and
openly
and
plainely
denounced
to
her
,
that
vnlesse
she
would
yeeld
him
that
matrimoniall
duety
,
which
by
Gods
law
she
ought
:
namely
,
to
eate
,
and
lie
,
and
liue
with
him
;
it
would
be
a
cause
to
make
him
sue
out
a
diuorce
against
her
,
and
so
procure
a
finall
separation
;
which
if
she
were
the
cause
of
,
she
might
thanke
or
rather
blame
her selfe
,
who
withdrew
her
necke
from
that
yoke
of
duety
towards
him
which
marriage
required
,
and
which
he
for
his
part
said
,
he
would
neuer
haue
done
to
her
,
though
her
Religion
was
so
farre
differing
from
his
.
Yet
notwithstanding
▪
he
said
,
that
she
first
refusing
him
,
hee
had
then
iust
cause
to
refuse
her
,
who
had
first
by
refusall
of
that
duety
refused
her selfe
as
it
were
,
and
denied
her selfe
to
bee
his
wife
.
And
so
he
concluded
with
her
,
that
vnlesse
she
would
be
his
wife
,
he
would
no
longer
be
her
husband
.
This
protestation
no
doubt
,
amazed
and
troubled
her
not
a
little
,
and
vexed
the
silly
womans
mind
;
especially
for
that
he
was
and
had
alwaies
beene
such
a
husband
to
her
,
so
good
and
kind
,
and
euery
way
so
well
deseruing
,
that
she
loued
him
as
her
owne
eyes
(
therefore
more
was
she
to
blame
,
that
she
esteemed
him
not
as
the
light
of
her
eyes
:
)
but
though
this
troubled
her
sore
,
yet
it
moued
her
not
to
her
duety
;
so
good
a
scholar
was
she
in
this
Popish
learning
,
that
she
would
rather
incur
her
husbands
,
yea
Gods
displeasure
then
her
Confessors
;
and
rather
breake
their
commandements
so
holy
and
iust
,
then
his
,
which
was
so
vngodlie
,
and
so
vnreasonable
:
and
it
also
lesse
preuayled
with
her
because
she
imagined
he
would
not
so
doe
(
though
he
spake
so
)
but
onely
did
it
to
feare
her
,
and
so
in
feare
hereof
to
make
her
yeeld
vnto
him
.
CHAP.
XXII
.
Seeing
he
could
not
reclaime
his
Ladie
,
he
resolued
to
returne
to
Geneua
:
and
of
the
greeuous
temptations
he
endured
:
where
he
tooke
his
last
farewell
of
his
father
,
wife
,
children
,
and
friends
:
and
of
his
heauenly
courage
,
in
bearing
and
passing
thorow
them
all
.
WHen
therefore
the
good
gentleman
saw
all
things
so
farre
amisse
,
that
euen
his
wife
was
against
him
of
all
other
,
and
gaue
him
a
deeper
wound
then
all
other
his
friends
;
denying
him
that
societie
and
fellowship
which
the
bond
of
marriage
yeeldeth
,
&
seeing
that
the
time
passed
without
any
good
doing
,
but
rather
to
the
increasing
of
griefe
on
all
sides
;
hee
theerfore
resolued
to
depart
,
and
so
calling
his
wife
Victoria
againe
,
he
iterated
vnto
her
his
former
protestation
;
and
so
bad
her
take
it
as
his
last
warning
.
The
dolefull
day
of
his
departing
being
come
,
hee
held
on
his
purpose
,
and
so
entred
into
the
chamber
of
his
father
the
Marquesse
to
do
his
duetie
vnto
him
,
and
to
take
his
leaue
:
Who
seeing
his
son
thus
past
al
hope
of
recouery
,
quenching
his
fatherly
affection
in
fury
and
raging
madnesse
,
like
a
frantike
or
desperate
man
,
reuiled
him
in
most
dispitefull
termes
,
and
at
last
giues
him
his
farewel
with
many
a
heauy
and
bitter
curse
.
This
so
strange
and
extraordinary
persecution
,
did
this
good
gentleman
suffer
for
Christs
sake
;
and
it
is
marueile
that
it
did
not
cause
him
to
looke
backe
againe
,
and
turne
his
course
.
But
it
was
Gods
doing
that
his
father
should
vse
these
extreme
and
violent
curses
,
rather
then
to
goe
about
to
winne
him
by
allurements
and
gentle
perswasions
:
for
hee
hath
often
vsed
to
tell
his
friends
,
that
this
monstrous
inhumanity
and
vnnaturalnes
of
his
father
did
rather
confirme
and
settle
his
minde
;
his
nature
being
rather
to
be
ledde
then
drawen
,
and
rather
to
be
wonne
by
friendlinesse
and
faire
meanes
,
then
to
be
vrged
by
extremities
.
But
God
would
haue
his
seruant
to
be
tried
by
both
meanes
:
namely
,
the
allurements
of
his
wife
and
the
minacings
of
his
father
.
Thus
God
would
purge
him
in
the
fire
of
all
kind
of
temptations
.
And
thus
by
the
power
of
Gods
grace
hauing
passed
thorow
this
fire
,
behold
a
hotter
is
to
be
ventured
on
.
Departing
his
fathers
chamber
,
with
that
burden
of
curses
(
which
the
Lord
turned
into
blessings
)
he
came
into
the
great
chamber
,
and
so
into
the
hall
;
where
he
found
his
wife
,
his
children
,
his
vncles
sonne
(
afore
spoken
of
)
diuers
noble
gentlemen
his
kinsfolks
,
and
some
his
ancient
familiars
and
domestick
friends
:
all
fraught
with
griefe
,
and
making
heauy
cheere
;
nothing
was
heard
but
sighes
,
and
sobbes
,
and
cries
;
nothing
was
seene
but
teares
and
wringing
of
hands
:
his
wife
embracing
him
,
and
taking
him
about
the
necke
,
beseeched
him
in
most
louing
and
most
pitifull
maner
,
that
be
would
haue
care
of
himselfe
,
of
her
,
and
of
all
his
children
,
and
whole
house
;
and
not
so
wilfully
to
cast
them
all
away
.
His
yong
children
all
vpon
their
knees
,
with
armes
stretched
ou
t
,
and
hands
holden
vp
,
and
faces
swolne
with
teares
,
cried
vnto
him
to
haue
pitie
on
them
his
owne
bowels
;
and
not
to
make
them
fatherlesse
before
the
time
.
His
cosen
and
other
kinsmen
with
heauie
countenances
and
watrie
eyes
looked
rufully
on
him
;
and
though
for
griefe
they
were
not
able
to
speake
one
word
to
him
;
yet
euery
looke
,
and
euery
countenance
,
and
euery
gesture
was
a
loud
crie
,
and
a
strong
intreatie
,
that
he
would
stay
,
and
not
leaue
so
ancient
and
noble
a
house
in
such
wosull
and
desolate
case
.
No
words
can
suffice
to
expresse
the
griefe
of
that
doleful
company
,
nor
that
lamentable
departure
that
there
was
to
be
seene
.
Vnutterable
was
the
griefe
on
their
side
,
and
vnspeakeable
was
the
torment
&
temptation
which
the
noble
gentleman
felt
in
this
agonv
,
when
he
must
either
leaue
Christ
Iesus
or
leaue
all
these
for
him
.
But
amongst
&
aboue
al
,
there
was
one
most
lamentable
sight
,
which
would
euen
haue
wrung
tears
from
a
hart
of
flint
.
Amongst
al
his
children
he
had
one
daughter
,
a
towardly
&
goodly
yong
gentlewoman
of
xij
.
yeres
old
,
who
crying
out
amain
&
wallowing
in
teares
,
fell
downe
,
&
catching
fast
hold
about
his
thighes
and
knees
,
held
him
so
hard
as
he
could
by
no
means
shake
her
off
:
&
the
affection
of
a
father
wroght
so
with
him
,
as
he
could
not
offer
with
violence
to
hurt
her
;
he
labored
to
be
loose
,
but
she
held
faster
;
he
went
away
,
but
she
trailed
after
,
crying
to
him
not
to
be
so
cruell
to
her
his
childe
;
who
came
into
the
world
by
him
.
This
so
wonderfully
wrought
with
his
nature
,
he
being
a
man
of
a
most
louing
&
kind
affection
;
that
he
hath
often
reported
he
thought
that
all
his
bowels
rowled
about
within
him
&
that
his
hart
would
haue
burst
presently
,
&
there
instantly
haue
died
,
his
child
so
hauing
him
fast
about
the
legs
.
But
notwithstanding
al
this
,
he
being
armed
with
a
supernatural
&
heauenvly
fortitude
,
he
brake
thorow
al
these
temptations
,
&
treading
vnder
foot
whatsoeuer
might
hinder
him
from
Christ
,
he
escaped
out
ofthis
perillous
battell
a
glorious
conquerer
;
&
so
leauing
that
sorrowful
house
&
dolorus
company
,
he
came
with
speed
to
the
shore
:
where
presently
taking
shipping
,
he
caused
them
to
hoist
vp
sailes
towards
Laesina
with
a
turmoiled
&
distressed
mind
,
one
way
surcharged
with
sorow
to
remember
the
maner
of
his
departure
;
another
way
surprized
with
ioy
to
remember
that
he
had
escaped
.
And
euen
as
a
ship
in
a
tēpestuoussea
,
the
boisterous
waues
tossing
it
vp
&
down
,
is
thrown
about
,
somtime
touching
the
clouds
▪
somtime
plunged
into
the
depth
:
So
no
doubt
the
noble
mind
of
this
yong
marquesse
was
no
lesse
distracted
with
cotrary
cogitations
;
being
as
it
were
in
a
labyrinth
of
distempered
affections
:
sometimes
he
could
not
but
remember
that
lamentable
estate
wherin
he
left
his
father
,
wife
,
&
children
:
he
often
imagined
he
was
stil
amongst
them
;
he
thought
he
hard
them
cry
&
cal
vpon
him
;
thought
he
still
felt
his
litle
deere
daughter
clasping
him
about
the
legs
&
trailing
after
him
;
neither
could
he
contain
but
breake
out
into
tears
;
neither
could
he
for
his
life
but
often
looke
backe
at
that
princely
house
,
with
al
those
goodly
orchards
,
gardens
,
granges
,
fields
&
teritories
:
to
al
which
he
was
the
only
heire
apparent
;
yet
al
which
he
saw
he
must
leaue
for
Christ
sake
.
But
one
thing
pierced
his
heart
to
see
his
wife
,
and
children
,
and
other
his
alliance
standing
on
the
shore
;
who
when
they
could
not
speake
to
him
,
looked
at
him
;
and
when
they
could
not
see
him
ceased
not
to
looke
after
the
shippe
as
long
as
it
was
in
sight
;
neither
could
hee
refraine
but
with
a
wofull
countenance
looke
at
them
againe
as
long
as
hee
could
discerne
them
:
and
withall
he
called
to
minde
the
bitter
words
and
heauy
farewell
which
the
Marquesse
his
father
gaue
him
at
his
departure
;
all
which
cogitations
running
in
his
head
,
did
doubtlesse
wring
from
his
sorrowfull
heart
many
a
deepe
sigh
and
heauy
grone
,
and
many
a
bitter
teare
from
his
watrie
eyes
:
and
yet
notwithstanding
all
these
,
the
spirituall
strength
and
courage
of
his
minde
was
constant
and
inuincible
.
And
euen
as
a
good
Pilot
in
a
raging
sea
,
when
clouds
and
darkenesse
,
thunder
and
lightnings
,
storme
and
tempest
runne
together
,
and
tosse
the
shippe
from
waue
to
waue
,
as
lightly
as
a
ball
from
hand
to
hand
;
yet
for
all
that
he
sits
still
at
the
helme
,
with
vndanted
courage
,
and
markes
his
compasse
;
and
by
his
courage
and
skill
together
keepes
on
a
right
and
stedfast
course
thorow
all
the
rage
of
sea
and
weather
:
euen
so
this
our
thrice
noble
Galeacius
taking
hold
of
the
holy
and
heauenly
anchor
;
namely
,
a
liuely
faith
in
Christ
,
and
a
stedfast
hope
in
God
,
he
surmounts
the
clouds
,
and
fixeth
those
anchor-holdes
in
heauen
,
and
looking
stedfastly
with
a
spirituall
eye
,
at
the
true
load
starre
:
namely
,
Christ
Iesus
and
the
hope
of
eternall
happinesse
;
he
directs
his
course
towards
the
same
with
an
heroicall
spirit
,
and
heauenly
resolution
thorow
the
tempestuous
waues
of
those
fearefull
temptations
:
and
the
shippe
that
caried
his
body
,
did
not
so
fast
transport
him
from
delicate
Italy
towards
Dalmatia
,
as
the
shippe
of
heauenly
constancy
and
loue
of
God
withdrew
his
minde
and
meditation
from
all
naturall
respects
and
worldly
delights
,
and
made
it
mount
alost
in
holy
contemplation
.
And
thus
the
presence
and
grace
of
Gods
spirit
,
hauing
ouercome
the
power
of
naturall
affections
;
he
began
to
cheere
vp
himselfe
after
this
tempest
:
and
first
of
all
,
bending
the
knees
of
his
heart
to
the
eternall
father
in
heauen
;
hee
yeelded
his
Maiesty
most
hearty
thankes
,
for
that
he
had
furnished
his
soule
with
such
a
portion
of
his
grace
,
as
to
withstand
and
conquere
Satan
in
such
a
perillous
battell
:
and
for
that
hee
had
deliuered
him
from
the
danger
of
Popish
thraldome
,
from
the
inquisition
,
and
from
that
perpetuall
imprisonment
both
of
conscience
and
body
which
the
Popish
Church
would
haue
brought
him
vnto
,
had
he
not
thus
escaped
their
hands
.
Hee
likewise
praised
God
vnfainedly
,
that
he
vouchsafed
to
giue
him
time
,
opportunity
,
and
grace
to
discharge
that
duety
to
his
wife
the
yong
Marchionesse
,
which
at
his
first
departure
he
had
omitted
,
and
which
oftentimes
he
had
with
great
griefe
bewailed
,
and
that
he
had
enabled
him
to
omit
nothing
which
might
haue
perswaded
her
to
haue
left
Sodome
,
and
to
haue
vndertaken
with
him
this
blessed
pilgrimage
towards
the
heauenly
Ierusalem
.
The
remembrance
of
these
things
much
refreshed
his
troubled
minde
.
It
also
much
contented
and
satisfied
his
conscience
,
that
vpon
that
monstrous
and
vndutifull
behauiour
of
his
wife
towards
him
(
spoken
of
before
)
hee
had
made
that
protestation
which
hee
did
:
namely
,
that
he
would
vse
the
lawfull
meanes
to
be
diuorced
from
her
,
who
had
first
of
al
diuorced
&
cut
off
her selfe
from
him
,
by
denying
that
duety
of
loue
,
which
the
wife
may
not
denie
to
the
husband
,
nor
the
husband
to
the
wife
:
he
perswaded
himselfe
that
this
protestation
would
worke
well
with
her
,
and
make
her
more
confirmeable
to
her
duetie
,
when
she
had
aduisedly
thought
of
it
.
CHAP.
XXIII
.
Of
his
iourney
home
againe
by
Venice
,
and
thorow
Rhoetia
,
Switzerland
:
and
his
safe
arriuall
at
Geneua
:
and
of
the
great
ioy
he
brought
to
the
Church
by
his
safe
returne
.
REuiuing
his
troubled
spirits
with
these
cogitations
,
he
arriued
at
Lasina
in
Dalmatia
,
which
is
the
countrey
ouer
against
Italy
;
from
whence
he
passed
in
a
very
quiet
passage
,
and
calme
sea
to
Venice
:
where
hee
found
many
faithfull
seruants
of
God
,
and
good
Christians
;
who
hauing
heard
afore
that
he
was
gone
to
Vicum
,
were
exceedingly
afraid
for
that
imminent
and
ineuitable
danger
they
saw
he
was
in
,
either
to
haue
his
conscience
a
slaue
to
Popish
vanity
,
or
his
person
a
prisoner
to
Popish
cruelty
;
therefore
they
ceased
not
to
pray
for
him
night
and
day
:
and
yet
for
all
that
they
feared
greatly
what
would
become
of
him
.
But
when
now
at
last
they
saw
him
returne
,
both
sound
in
conscience
,
and
safe
in
person
;
&
such
a
glorious
conquerer
ouer
Satan
,
and
ouer
so
many
strong
temptations
with
which
the
world
and
naturall
affections
had
assailed
him
:
their
feare
was
turned
into
comfort
,
their
sorrow
into
ioy
,
and
they
all
glorified
the
Lord
for
him
.
And
so
after
mutuall
comfort
giuen
and
receiued
,
he
departed
from
Venice
,
and
trauelled
thorow
Rhoetia
and
Switzerland
;
where
he
visited
the
Churches
of
the
Protestants
,
and
comforted
them
greatly
with
his
presence
,
and
by
telling
them
what
great
things
the
Lord
had
done
for
him
:
and
so
by
the
good
hand
of
his
God
vpon
him
,
he
came
in
safety
to
Geneua
the
fourth
of
October
in
the
yeare
1558.
His
safe
arriuall
brought
exceeding
ioy
to
the
whole
Church
there
;
but
especially
to
the
Italian
Congregation
:
for
his
long
absence
had
brought
them
into
some
suspence
and
doubt
,
not
of
any
alteration
of
his
Religion
,
but
of
some
cruell
and
false
measures
to
haue
beene
offred
him
by
the
deceitfull
Papists
.
But
when
they
saw
him
so
safely
returned
,
vntoucht
in
conscience
,
and
vnhurt
in
his
person
;
and
that
he
had
passed
so
many
pikes
of
temptations
which
they
knew
had
beene
pitcht
against
him
;
they
gaue
great
thankes
to
the
Lord
for
him
.
But
when
he
had
discourst
vnto
them
particularly
the
whole
course
of
the
proceedings
:
first
,
what
a
strong
battry
of
temptations
and
assaults
the
diuell
and
the
world
had
planted
against
him
,
then
how
manfully
he
fought
and
withstood
,
and
at
last
ouercame
them
all
;
they
fell
into
admiration
of
so
rare
constancy
,
and
thought
him
worthy
of
all
honour
,
to
whom
it
is
giuen
(
as
the
Apostle
saith
)
to
suffer
so
much
for
Christ
and
for
Religions
sake
:
and
in
all
earnest
manner
they
magnified
the
singular
grace
and
mercy
of
God
towards
him
,
and
towards
the
whole
Church
in
him
;
which
had
not
suffred
his
seruant
(
this
noble
Galeacius
)
to
be
seduced
out
of
the
way
of
that
holy
calling
whereto
the
Lord
had
called
him
:
and
who
had
deliuered
him
from
so
subtile
a
traine
,
laid
by
the
policy
of
the
enemy
Satan
,
to
haue
intrapt
his
soule
and
conscience
,
by
ouerturning
him
in
the
race
of
his
Religion
:
and
they
all
acknowledged
that
this
noble
and
godly
Gentleman
found
it
verified
in
himselfe
,
which
the
kingly
Prophet
saith
in
the
Psalme
:
Because
he
hath
trusted
in
me
,
therefore
I
will
set
him
free
:
I
will
be
with
him
in
his
troubles
,
I
will
deliuer
him
,
and
crowne
him
with
honour
:
and
in
another
place
,
he
that
trusteth
in
the
Lord
shall
neuer
be
confounded
.
And
thus
the
Church
receiued
a
double
benefit
by
him
:
for
first
,
his
practise
was
an
example
vnto
them
all
of
a
most
extraordinary
and
heauenly
constancy
in
the
loue
and
profession
of
true
Religion
:
secondly
,
the
mercifull
dealing
of
the
Lord
with
him
,
was
a
notable
confirmation
of
their
faith
,
and
an
encouragement
to
them
to
perseuere
and
stand
to
the
truth
,
with
assurance
that
the
Lord
himselfe
would
stand
by
them
.
CHAP.
XXIIII
.
Certaine
yeares
after
his
returne
to
Geueua
,
he
begins
to
feele
in
himselfe
a
necessity
of
marriage
:
he
deliuers
his
case
to
Caluin
,
who
refused
to
consent
:
the
matter
is
referred
to
the
Churches
of
Switzerland
,
and
by
them
he
is
resolued
that
he
is
free
from
his
first
wife
,
and
may
marry
againe
.
AND
thus
with
vnspeakeable
contentment
in
his
owne
conscience
,
and
with
publike
ioy
and
thankesgiuing
of
the
whole
Church
,
he
setled
himselfe
at
Geneua
in
his
former
priuate
and
quiet
life
.
Where
after
a
few
yeares
he
began
to
find
in
himselfe
some
reasons
which
perswaded
him
to
thinke
it
needefull
for
him
to
liue
in
the
estate
of
marriage
:
and
therefore
hauing
thus
long
waited
and
expected
a
more
wise
and
duetiful
answer
from
his
wife
;
and
perceiuing
by
her
not
answering
,
that
she
still
persisted
in
that
monstrous
and
vnnatural
wilfulnes
,
which
her
blinded
Popish
mind
had
formerly
vndertaken
by
the
perswasion
of
her
blind
and
Popish
guides
;
he
therefore
purposed
to
take
such
course
for
his
remedie
,
as
by
the
law
of
God
and
his
Church
should
in
that
case
seeme
allowable
:
namely
,
to
be
diuorced
from
her
;
who
for
her
part
had
broken
the
bond
and
vntied
the
knot
of
matrimonie
.
And
first
of
all
he
imparted
his
mind
and
purpose
to
M.
Caluine
,
and
craued
his
godly
and
wholsome
counsel
in
a
case
of
so
great
importance
.
His
counsell
was
first
of
all
,
that
it
was
more
conuenient
and
lesse
scandalous
to
the
enemies
of
Religion
,
if
he
could
abstaine
.
But
the
Gentleman
replied
,
that
the
case
was
so
with
him
,
as
he
could
not
abstaine
,
and
gaue
him
many
weighty
reasons
which
drew
him
to
marriage
;
and
withall
participated
vnto
him
some
secret
reasons
:
for
the
which
he
affirmed
it
was
altogether
necessary
for
him
to
marry
.
Holy
Caluine
as
he
was
a
man
indued
from
God
with
sharpenesse
of
iudgement
,
and
a
wise
and
discerning
spirit
:
so
he
foresaw
plainely
that
many
would
speake
euill
of
the
fact
,
others
would
take
offence
at
it
,
some
would
plainely
condemne
it
,
and
speake
euill
of
Religion
for
it
;
and
the
rather
because
(
as
he
truely
said
)
very
few
did
rightly
conceiue
the
full
truth
in
the
doctrine
of
diuorcement
:
but
fewest
of
all
would
or
could
know
the
whole
circumstance
of
this
particular
fact
.
He
likewise
wisely
considered
that
the
like
president
was
seldome
seene
,
especially
in
the
Italian
Church
,
whereof
this
Gentleman
was
a
principall
member
,
and
of
speciall
account
,
both
for
his
nobility
,
birth
,
and
descent
,
and
for
his
zealous
loue
to
Religion
.
All
which
considerations
,
with
diuers
other
,
made
reuerend
Caluine
not
too
easily
to
subscribe
to
this
purpose
and
motion
of
Galeacius
.
Notwithstanding
,
when
the
Gentleman
vrged
him
out
of
the
word
of
God
and
good
conscience
,
with
arguments
which
he
saw
and
confessed
he
could
not
sufficiently
answere
;
therefore
lest
he
should
burden
and
trouble
the
conscience
of
so
good
a
man
,
which
alledged
for
himselfe
,
that
he
was
driuen
by
necessity
to
that
course
;
he
yeelded
thus
farre
to
him
:
that
if
he
would
repaire
vnto
the
learned
and
reuerend
Diuine
Peter
Martyr
,
and
aske
his
opinion
,
and
the
opinions
of
all
the
learned
and
chiefe
Diuines
of
Rhoetia
,
and
Switzerland
;
and
desire
them
seriously
to
consider
of
it
(
as
in
a
matter
of
such
moment
,
and
of
so
great
consequence
,
it
was
requisite
)
and
then
set
downe
their
iudgements
in
the
matter
,
and
the
reasons
mouing
them
thereunto
;
he
promised
that
he
would
also
subscribe
vnto
them
,
and
most
willingly
yeelde
vnto
him
,
what
liberty
soeuer
they
did
allow
him
:
alwaies
prouided
,
that
he
also
should
submit
himselfe
vnto
their
censure
,
and
stand
to
the
triall
of
their
iudgements
in
this
case
.
Galeacius
most
willingly
yeelded
hereunto
,
as
who
desired
nothing
,
but
that
which
the
Lord
by
his
word
,
and
by
the
voyce
of
his
Church
,
should
allow
vnto
him
;
and
so
taking
the
course
that
Caluine
had
aduised
him
,
he
caused
letters
to
be
drawen
and
sent
to
Zurich
,
Berue
,
and
other
the
Churches
of
Switzerland
;
opening
the
whole
circumstance
of
the
matter
,
and
expounding
the
case
truely
and
fully
;
and
humbly
craued
the
iudgement
of
the
Church
in
a
case
of
conscience
so
great
and
doubtfull
.
The
chiefe
Preachers
and
most
learned
Diuines
yeelded
to
his
honest
and
godly
request
,
and
assembled
about
it
:
the
matter
was
much
and
long
debated
,
and
argued
at
large
on
both
sides
:
and
after
mature
deliberation
,
and
sufficient
consultation
had
;
it
was
concluded
and
agreed
on
by
them
all
with
one
consent̄
,
that
he
might
with
safe
conscience
,
depart
from
that
wife
,
which
had
first
of
all
on
her
owne
part
broken
the
bond
,
and
dissolued
the
marriage
knot
:
and
for
the
proofe
of
this
their
opinion
,
many
causes
and
reasons
were
alledged
and
laid
downe
out
of
the
Scriptures
,
Fathers
,
Councels
,
and
out
of
the
Ciuil
law
,
which
is
the
law
almost
ofal
countries
in
Christendome
.
All
which
(
both
their
conclusions
&
their
reasons
)
were
put
in
writing
,
and
are
registred
and
safely
recorded
;
and
are
kept
to
this
day
ready
to
be
shewed
to
whomsoeuer
and
whensoeuer
neede
shall
so
require
:
for
it
was
thought
good
by
the
Church
so
to
doe
;
both
for
that
the
case
was
extraordinary
,
and
would
be
sinisterly
spoken
of
,
and
censured
by
many
;
who
knew
not
sufficiently
how
it
stood
:
and
especially
for
the
preuenting
of
any
slander
or
cauill
,
which
the
enemies
might
obiect
against
our
Religion
.
CHAP.
XXV
.
By
publike
sentence
of
the
Church
and
iudgement
of
the
law
,
he
is
diuorced
from
his
former
wife
:
and
after
a
time
he
marrieth
a
French
Gentlewoman
,
a
widow
of
about
fortie
yeares
of
age
,
himselfe
then
being
about
three
and
fortie
.
GAleacius
hauing
thus
laid
his
foundation
▪
proceeded
further
;
but
still
with
the
consent
of
the
Church
,
and
obseruing
the
due
forme
of
Law
,
and
the
ordinary
course
of
Iustice
in
such
cases
,
he
craued
publikely
of
the
Magistrate
that
he
might
be
diuorced
,
that
is
,
that
he
might
bee
pronounced
to
be
free
and
discharged
from
that
wife
,
who
had
already
cut
off
her
felfe
from
him
.
The
Magistrate
considering
the
trueth
and
circumstance
of
the
case
,
together
with
the
iudgement
of
the
Diuines
,
wherunto
also
was
agreable
the
iudgement
of
the
Law
,
graunted
vnto
him
,
as
by
his
aduocates
it
was
required
;
&
so
in
publik
Court
,
and
by
sentence
definite
,
and
irreuocable
he
was
diuorced
,
and
was
pronounced
to
be
free
,
and
discharged
of
his
former
wife
Victoria
;
and
that
it
was
lawful
for
him
and
in
his
choice
to
liue
vnmaried
,
or
to
marrie
as
hee
himselfe
would
.
After
which
liberty
obtained
,
hee
imparted
the
matter
to
his
friends
,
and
applying
himselfe
to
thinke
of
another
wife
,
he
asked
their
aduices
in
this
point
also
.
And
herein
hee
tooke
that
course
,
which
generally
men
in
the
world
take
,
not
;
for
in
his
choice
he
respected
not
so
much
wealth
,
birth
nor
beauty
,
but
onely
to
find
a
fit
companion
of
his
life
,
and
such
a
one
,
as
with
whom
he
might
lead
that
which
remained
of
his
life
,
in
a
comfortable
contentment
,
in
tranquillity
of
minde
and
peace
of
conscience
;
that
so
hee
might
the
more
cheerefully
serue
the
Lord
,
and
waite
for
the
comming
of
Iesus
Christ
.
Which
course
of
his
is
more
to
be
noted
,
especially
in
so
great
a
man
,
and
so
honorably
discended
;
and
the
rather
to
crosse
and
controle
the
carnall
and
worldly
courses
,
which
men
for
the
most
part
and
women
also
obserue
in
their
mariages
;
respecting
those
things
first
,
which
should
be
last
,
and
that
last
or
not
at
al
which
should
be
first
and
aboue
all
.
Galeacius
continuing
this
his
purpose
,
and
looking
about
for
his
choice
,
the
prouidence
of
God
(
which
doth
neuerfaile
his
children
,
especially
in
so
great
matters
)
did
offer
vnto
him
a
fit
opportunity
.
For
so
it
was
that
at
the
same
time
,
a
certaine
gentlewoman
of
France
,
a
wido
we
came
from
Roan
to
Geneua
,
for
true
religions
sake
,
which
she
loued
and
professed
,
and
for
the
loue
of
it
left
her
country
,
&
came
thither
for
liberty
of
her
conscience
.
She
was
a
matronelie
,
and
a
graue
woman
,
and
well
reported
of
for
her
modesty
,
honesty
,
feare
of
God
,
and
for
manifold
good
qualities
:
her
name
was
Anna
Fremeria
,
and
was
about
fortie
yeares
of
age
.
All
which
circumstances
Galeacius
well
obseruing
,
thought
her
a
fit
and
conuenient
wife
for
him
:
and
so
with
the
consent
and
liking
of
other
his
good
friends
,
he
tooke
her
to
wife
,
and
married
her
the
sixteenth
day
of
Ianuary
,
in
the
yeare
1560.
and
in
the
three
and
fortieth
yeare
of
his
age
;
and
they
liued
together
many
yeares
after
with
much
comfort
one
of
another
,
&
in
an
excellent
agreement
,
being
both
of
the
same
Religion
,
and
of
one
mind
;
alwaies
drawing
in
one
yoke
,
and
bearing
one
burden
;
diuiding
it
betwixt
them
;
whether
it
was
ioy
or
sorrow
:
so
that
the
vnquietnes
of
his
life
past
,
was
now
recompenced
with
a
life
full
ofall
contentment
;
and
so
louing
her
,
and
being
truely
loued
of
her
,
they
spent
their
daies
in
all
mutuall
comfort
,
solacing
themselues
in
their
quiet
and
priuate
life
,
and
ioying
in
the
mutuall
faithfulnes
and
loyalty
which
one
performed
to
another
.
Loe
thus
shall
the
man
be
blessed
that
feareth
the
Lord
.
CHAP.
XXVI
.
Of
his
course
of
life
after
his
marriage
:
his
frugality
.
NOw
being
married
,
he
laboured
to
deliuer
and
disburden
himselfe
of
worldly
cares
;
and
therefore
he
prescribed
to
himselfe
a
sparing
and
frugall
course
of
life
;
resoluing
to
keepe
himselfe
within
the
compasse
of
his
reuenue
▪
which
although
it
was
as
much
againe
as
it
was
afore
,
by
his
wiues
dowrie
:
yet
by
many
other
hinderances
was
farre
lesse
then
heretofore
it
had
beene
.
And
first
for
his
houshold
,
his
care
was
to
haue
it
little
as
might
be
,
and
therefore
Ferrara
,
Octauius
the
Prince
of
Selerum
:
and
thus
did
Fernesius
the
Duke
of
Parma
,
and
diuers
other
:
who
in
their
trauell
comming
by
Geneua
entertained
him
in
all
the
complements
of
courtesie
and
of
honour
,
no
lesse
then
if
he
had
beene
at
Naples
in
his
former
glorie
;
or
if
he
had
still
beene
a
courtier
in
the
Emperours
Court
,
as
heretofore
he
had
beene
.
In
a
word
,
no
Noble
man
,
no
Embassador
,
no
great
scholar
,
no
man
of
note
,
of
any
forraine
nation
came
that
way
,
but
presently
they
vsed
meanes
to
haue
a
sight
of
this
noble
Marquesse
;
and
for
the
most
part
desired
to
haue
some
company
and
conference
with
him
:
So
that
he
was
resorted
vnto
continually
by
men
of
all
sorts
;
as
though
he
had
not
beene
a
priuate
man
,
keeping
a
meane
estate
and
dwelling
in
a
little
house
;
but
rather
as
though
he
had
beene
a
great
Prince
in
the
Court
,
or
one
neere
in
place
to
the
Emperour
himselfe
.
But
though
all
men
desired
his
acquaintance
and
company
,
and
he
againe
was
not
curious
in
that
point
,
but
courteous
to
Besides
al
this
,
for
the
loue
he
beare
vnto
the
Church
,
and
the
desire
he
had
to
do
al
good
he
could
;
he
tooke
vpon
him
CHAP.
XXVII
.
Being
aged
he
falleth
into
a
long
and
languishing
sicknesse
.
ANd
thus
he
liued
at
Geneua
many
yeres
full
of
ioy
and
quietnes
,
comfort
,
and
contentment
:
farre
from
all
worldly
ambition
,
and
as
it
were
forgetting
what
he
was
,
&
what
he
was
borne
to
in
this
world
,
onely
respecting
what
he
was
to
inherite
in
the
world
to
come
;
&
as
he
had
begun
,
so
he
continued
in
a
loathing
and
detestation
of
all
popish
superstition
,
and
impieties
.
But
with
this
great
quietnes
of
mind
and
conscience
there
wanted
not
some
outward
and
corporal
vexations
:
for
after
his
long
peace
,
new
afflictions
&
storms
came
vpon
him
,
wherby
the
Almighty
would
yet
better
trie
him
,
and
make
his
faith
,
his
hope
,
his
patience
and
perseuerance
to
shine
more
gloriously
;
that
so
afterward
he
might
receiue
a
more
excellent
reward
,
and
a
more
glorious
crowne
.
For
first
of
all
,
he
fell
sicke
of
a
grieuous
,
doubtful
&
dangerous
disease
,
which
had
bred
vpon
him
by
abundance
of
rheume
,
wherby
he
became
so
short
winded
that
he
could
hardly
draw
his
breath
;
by
force
of
such
weakenes
he
was
exceedingly
tormented
night
and
day
:
for
the
good
gentleman
was
constrained
oftentimes
to
sit
vp
whole
nights
together
and
was
faine
to
be
remoued
from
roome
to
roome
,
and
from
one
place
to
another
,
to
see
if
by
any
meanes
he
might
take
some
sleepe
,
which
by
the
vehemency
of
this
disease
was
almost
quit
gone
from
him
.
This
disease
had
growen
vpon
him
by
reason
of
his
many
and
long
and
sore
iournies
,
which
he
had
taken
by
sea
and
by
land
for
his
conscience
sake
:
and
of
the
great
distempers
and
alterations
of
the
state
of
his
body
,
which
for
his
soules
sake
he
had
vndergone
.
CHAP.
XXVIII
.
A
new
temptation
assaults
him
:
a
Iesuite
is
sent
from
his
friends
in
Italy
to
reclaime
him
,
by
offring
him
great
summes
of
money
,
and
to
▪
make
his
yonger
sonne
a
Cardinall
:
but
he
valiantly
scorneth
it
all
,
and
sends
him
backe
with
shame
.
BVt
this
languishing
sickenesse
did
not
so
much
afflict
his
weake
and
aged
body
as
Satan
laboured
by
another
deuice
,
and
a
new
temptation
to
trouble
and
vex
his
righteous
soule
.
For
it
came
to
passe
that
about
the
same
time
,
when
this
disease
had
seazed
vpon
him
,
there
came
to
Geneua
out
of
Italy
a
nephew
of
his
,
the
naturall
sonne
of
his
owne
sister
,
with
letters
to
him
from
his
former
wife
Victoria
the
Marchionesse
,
as
also
from
his
eldest
sonne
the
yong
Marquesse
:
vnto
which
letters
this
yong
gentleman
being
also
a
scholar
,
added
many
words
of
his
owne
to
little
purpose
;
labouring
to
perswade
and
allure
him
with
much
and
vaine
babling
,
that
now
at
the
last
he
would
acknowledge
his
error
,
and
returne
home
againe
to
his
owne
countrie
to
his
former
Religion
,
and
to
his
ancient
inheritance
,
that
goodly
Marquesdome
.
The
principall
cause
both
of
their
writing
,
and
his
comming
so
farre
was
this
:
because
that
if
he
would
now
at
last
returne
againe
,
hereby
he
said
that
out
of
all
doubt
he
might
aduance
his
yongest
sonne
Charles
,
either
to
the
princely
State
of
a
Cardinall
,
or
at
least
to
be
some
great
Bishop
.
For
,
saith
he
,
whereas
your
sonne
is
now
admitted
into
holy
orders
,
and
is
(
for
his
great
friends
and
alliance
,
and
for
his
special
towardlines
)
in
possibility
of
so
great
preferment
,
your
pertinacy
and
obstinate
peruersenes
,
in
following
and
defending
a
new
found
and
vpstart
Religion
;
and
condemned
(
as
he
said
)
by
al
the
great
estates
of
Italy
,
is
the
very
only
hindrance
of
your
sons
preferment
.
These
kind
of
news
how
highly
they
offended
the
holy
and
Christian
soule
of
this
thrice
noble
Galeasius
,
who
from
his
hart
abhorred
,
and
in
his
soule
detested
those
vaine
and
vngodly
and
prophane
dignities
in
the
popish
Church
;
I
leaue
it
to
be
iudged
by
the
Christian
reader
.
And
therfore
hauing
with
much
griefe
of
mind
hard
thus
much
of
this
vnsauory
and
vnpleasant
message
,
and
not
ablelonger
to
forbeare
,
lie
first
of
all
tooke
the
letters
,
and
before
his
face
that
brought
them
,
threw
them
into
the
fire
;
and
then
briefly
,
but
grauely
,
wisely
,
and
zealously
hee
shaped
him
his
answere
by
word
of
mouth
:
thinking
so
badde
and
base
a
message
vnworthie
the
time
and
labour
of
writing
.
And
first
of
all
hee
tolde
him
,
that
there
could
not
haue
come
to
him
more
heauie
and
vnwelcome
newes
of
his
sonne
then
these
;
that
hee
was
so
blind
a
Papist
,
that
for
the
hope
of
this
worldly
aduancement
he
would
venture
the
ruine
and
subuersion
of
his
soule
.
And
bad
him
tell
his
sonne
that
he
would
hinder
him
in
that
vngodly
course
by
all
meanes
he
could
:
and
hee
said
,
hee
knew
not
whether
it
more
grieued
him
to
see
the
vanity
of
his
sons
proceeding
,
then
it
reioyced
him
that
it
lay
in
his
power
any
waies
to
hinder
him
in
the
same
:
Yea
,
saith
he
,
know
thou
,
and
let
that
my
seduced
sonne
know
,
that
you
could
haue
vsed
scarce
any
argument
vnto
me
so
forcible
to
make
me
persist
in
my
Religion
,
and
to
detest
Popery
,
as
this
;
that
in
so
doing
I
may
hinder
my
sonne
from
the
abominable
dignities
of
the
Popish
Church
:
and
therefore
,
saith
he
,
returne
my
son
this
answere
;
that
in
stead
of
helping
him
to
these
preferments
,
I
will
pray
for
euer
to
the
Lord
for
him
,
who
is
the
father
of
his
soule
and
mine
,
that
he
would
open
his
eyes
to
see
the
truth
,
and
that
he
may
haue
grace
after
the
example
of
me
his
father
to
see
the
horriblesuperstitious
idolatries
&
impieties
of
Popery
,
&
seeing
them
to
abhor
&
detest
them
:
&
renouncing
the
vanities
of
al
worldly
pomp
and
honor
,
to
direct
his
foote
steps
to
the
Lord
,
and
embrace
his
holytruth
,
and
yeeld
his
soule
and
conscience
obedient
to
the
heauenly
calling
,
and
so
become
the
seruant
and
childe
of
the
most
high
God
:
whereby
he
may
aspire
and
attaine
to
the
true
and
highest
dignity
;
which
is
to
enioy
the
fauour
and
comfortable
presence
of
God
,
&
his
holy
grace
;
to
loue
God
,
and
to
be
loued
of
him
;
and
so
at
last
to
be
aduanced
to
that
heauenly
and
eternalglory
which
is
prepared
for
them
who
in
this
world
do
forsake
themselues
and
their
owne
desires
,
that
they
may
in
true
holines
serue
the
Lord
.
With
these
and
such
like
holy
speeches
he
answered
the
disholy
and
dishonest
demand
of
this
carnall
Papist
.
But
for
all
that
this
importunate
and
vnreasonable
Iesuite
(
for
he
was
of
that
sect
)
ceased
not
to
be
troublesome
to
this
noble
and
holy
Gentleman
▪
still
vrging
him
with
fond
and
friuolous
reasons
,
and
pressing
him
with
rediculous
arguments
:
as
this
especially
for
one
;
he
promised
him
a
huge
sum
of
money
,
if
he
would
returne
home
:
which
,
saith
he
,
lies
ready
at
Lions
for
you
,
and
the
Brokers
and
Exchangers
there
are
prepared
to
pay
it
.
And
he
further
assured
him
,
that
if
he
would
come
againe
into
Italy
,
they
had
procured
him
liberty
of
his
conscience
and
Religion
at
Turing
:
and
there
also
(
he
said
)
he
should
find
a
great
summe
of
money
ready
for
him
.
But
when
this
importunatefellow
presumed
to
presse
the
good
conscience
of
this
resolute
Gentleman
with
such
base
arguments
▪
and
began
to
weigh
Religion
in
a
paire
of
gold
weights
;
then
the
noble
heart
of
this
holy
Christian
could
not
but
shew
it selfe
mooued
,
and
therefore
in
a
holy
zeale
and
an
ardent
loue
of
his
Sauior
Christ
Iesus
,
he
cryed
out
,
Let
their
money
perish
with
them
who
esteeme
al
the
gold
in
the
worldworth
one
daies
society
with
Iesus
Christ
,
&
his
holy
spirit
:
&
cursed
,
saith
he
,
be
that
religion
for
euer
,
which
shal
wed
men
to
the
world
,
&
diuorce
them
from
God
.
Go
home
therfore
,
saith
noble
Galeacius
,
take
away
thy
siluer
again
,
&
make
much
of
that
drosse
of
the
earth
,
together
with
your
dregs
of
popery
,
lock
them
vp
together
in
the
chest
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
And
as
for
me
,
know
it
,
that
my
Lord
&
Sauior
Christ
,
hath
made
me
enamored
of
far
more
precious
iewels
and
durable
riches
.
But
the
heauenly
constancy
of
this
holy
man
,
droue
this
frantike
papist
from
his
bias
,
into
an
extreme
choller
,
for
he
according
to
the
nature
of
his
Popes
holy
religion
thought
that
when
all
arguments
had
failed
,
yet
money
would
haue
wonne
him
,
and
therfore
seeing
him
so
highly
to
scorne
,
and
so
disdainfully
to
contemne
so
great
offers
,
hee
thought
it
very
strange
;
and
therefore
seeing
all
his
labor
lost
,
and
his
best
hold
proue
so
weake
,
he
fell
from
mony
to
meere
madnes
;
and
forgetting
himselfe
,
and
his
duty
,
brake
out
into
ill
words
,
and
reproohfull
termes
:
But
when
the
Magistrate
was
informed
of
it
,
and
saw
that
this
arrogant
papist
durst
so
far
abuse
the
patience
of
so
honorable
a
man
,
therfore
by
their
authority
,
they
forbad
him
the
Citie
(
as
the
manner
of
that
place
is
in
such
cafes
)
and
so
this
newes
bringer
had
his
pasport
to
be
packing
,
and
to
go
home
and
count
his
siluer
;
and
there
to
bragge
of
his
good
successe
;
for
he
now
could
say
by
good
experience
,
that
so
much
money
as
was
enough
to
lead
an
hundred
popish
friers
to
and
fro
whither
a
man
would
,
like
Beares
by
the
nose
,
could
not
touch
the
conscience
of
one
protestant
,
much
lesse
make
him
a
papist
.
CHAP.
XXIX
.
Being
deliuered
from
the
importunitie
of
the
Iesuit
:
not
long
after
,
came
a
Monke
,
nimble
witted
and
learned
,
a
kinsman
of
his
owne
,
who
had
a
strong
conceit
that
he
could
haue
reclaimed
him
:
but
he
came
too
late
,
the
Marquesse
being
dead
before
he
came
.
AND
thus
it
pleased
God
to
deliuer
this
sick
gentleman
from
this
troublesome
tempter
,
and
this
messenger
of
Satan
which
came
to
haue
buffeted
him
;
but
he
buffeted
,
yea
and
vanquished
him
,
&
Satan
in
him
;
and
he
might
report
at
home
,
that
he
found
the
Marquesse
sicke
in
bodie
,
but
whole
in
mind
,
yea
that
he
neuer
saw
in
all
his
life
so
resolute
a
conscience
,
and
so
couragious
a
mind
in
so
weake
a
body
.
And
thus
the
Lord
doubtlesse
did
in
mercy
to
him
;
that
being
from
this
disquiet
companion
▪
he
might
with
more
comfort
and
lesse
griefe
,
beare
the
burden
of
his
sickenes
,
which
now
grew
vpon
him
more
and
more
,
and
left
him
not
till
it
made
him
leaue
the
world
,
and
till
it
had
translated
him
from
this
his
pilgrimage
,
to
his
eternall
rest
;
and
till
it
had
made
him
of
a
poore
Marquesse
vpon
earth
,
a
glorious
King
in
heauen
.
Whose
death
as
it
was
wonderfully
lamented
of
the
whole
Church
for
the
vnrecouerable
losse
they
had
of
him
:
so
it
was
a
merciful
blessing
,
and
a
welcome
messenger
of
God
to
him
:
for
it
freed
and
deliuered
him
from
many
stormes
of
new
temptations
which
the
Diuell
was
raising
against
him
;
for
within
a
short
time
after
his
death
,
there
came
to
Geneua
a
certaine
Monke
,
a
good
scholar
,
a
gentleman
by
birth
▪
and
neere
a
kin
to
Galeacius
;
who
being
puft
vp
with
Monkish
pride
,
and
a
conceit
of
his
owne
ability
for
such
an
enterprise
,
thought
so
farre
to
haue
preuailed
with
Galeacius
by
his
nimble
wit
and
eloquent
tongue
,
as
to
haue
perswaded
him
now
at
the
last
,
either
to
haue
relinquished
his
Religion
,
or
at
least
to
haue
left
Geneua
and
to
haue
returned
into
Italy
(
where
his
vncle
had
beene
lately
Pope
)
that
so
by
his
presence
and
countenance
,
and
the
helpe
of
his
great
friends
(
which
he
had
both
in
the
Popes
and
the
Emperours
Court
)
his
children
might
be
in
more
possibility
of
those
high
dignities
and
great
places
in
the
world
,
which
they
and
their
other
friends
aimed
at
:
and
for
the
attainment
whereof
,
nothing
so
much
hindred
them
as
their
fathers
Religion
,
and
course
of
life
.
But
he
returned
home
a
proud
foole
as
he
came
,
and
ashamed
of
his
proud
and
insolent
spirit
;
which
perswaded
him
by
his
vaine
babling
he
could
haue
ouercome
him
whom
he
found
when
he
came
to
Geneua
to
haue
ouercome
the
world
,
and
all
spirituall
enemies
,
and
now
to
be
triumphing
in
the
glory
of
heauen
.
And
so
leauing
him
and
all
other
his
Popish
carnall
kinred
,
gnashing
their
teeth
for
anger
to
see
his
admirable
constancy
;
let
vs
returne
againe
to
our
sicke
gentleman
,
whose
end
now
hasting
on
,
will
also
hasten
an
end
of
this
strange
story
.
CHAP.
XXX
.
His
long
and
languishing
sickenes
grew
and
increased
vpon
him
in
such
measure
,
as
his
paine
was
most
grieuous
;
but
hee
bare
it
all
with
an
heroicall
and
heauenly
courage
:
so
that
it
might
manifestly
appeare
that
euen
the
Lord
from
heauen
did
lend
him
strength
;
and
as
the
torments
and
pangs
of
the
disease
increased
,
so
hisfaith
and
patience
and
all
heauenly
vertues
shone
in
him
more
and
more
:
so
that
it
was
most
true
of
him
which
the
Apostle
saith
,
as
the
outward
man
perished
so
the
inward
man
was
renued
daily
.
His
body
pined
away
,
buthis
minde
and
soule
grew
from
strength
to
strength
:
and
as
a
by-stander
feeles
not
the
paines
of
him
that
is
tormented
or
racked
before
his
eyes
:
so
his
soule
and
mind
stood
as
it
were
a
farre
off
,
beholding
the
paines
and
vexations
of
the
body
;
and
being
vntoucht
it selfe
,
did
as
it
were
laugh
at
Satan
,
sinne
,
death
,
and
damnation
;
who
by
all
their
ioynt
power
could
doe
no
more
,
but
onely
to
vex
and
racke
this
poore
carcase
with
bodily
disease
,
but
were
not
able
to
touch
the
soule
,
to
vexe
the
minde
,
or
wound
the
conscience
.
If
any
man
aske
the
reason
why
his
mind
and
conseience
were
so
quiet
in
this
so
great
torment
of
the
body
:
the
reason
was
▪
for
that
his
mind
was
imployed
in
holy
meditations
,
as
of
the
singular
loue
of
God
his
father
vnto
him
in
Christ
Iesus
;
whereby
he
assured
himselfe
vndoubtedly
of
saluation
,
of
the
manifold
holy
graces
,
wherewith
God
had
adorned
him
:
by
the
force
whereof
,
he
said
,
he
had
borne
off
so
many
buffets
of
Satan
,
had
passed
so
many
pikes
of
troubles
,
and
come
away
conquerer
in
so
many
fearefull
fights
,
as
had
opposed
themselues
against
him
in
his
conuersion
.
These
gifts
and
graces
of
God
he
weighed
with
the
crosses
of
his
sicknes
,
and
found
them
far
heauier
;
and
he
compared
these
momentany
and
light
afflictions
,
with
that
exceeding
and
eternall
weight
of
glory
,
which
,
he
said
,
he
knew
was
laid
vp
for
him
in
heauen
.
These
and
such
like
meditations
cheered
vp
his
spirit
more
then
the
force
of
his
sickenes
could
appall
him
.
But
aboue
al
things
he
felt
vnspeakable
comfort
and
sweetnes
in
his
prayers
to
the
Lord
;
which
he
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
feruently
,
and
with
a
zealous
and
faithfull
heart
.
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
often
say
,
that
in
the
midst
of
his
prayers
,
his
soule
seemed
to
him
to
be
euen
rauished
out
of
himself
,
and
to
taste
of
the
blessed
ioyes
of
heauen
.
So
that
the
saying
of
the
blessed
Apostle
was
verified
in
him
,
As
the
suffrings
of
Christ
abounded
in
us
,
so
consolation
by
Christ
abounded
much
more
.
In
his
sickenes
he
wanted
no
helpe
of
the
Physitions
,
for
they
came
to
him
out
of
all
parts
of
the
citie
:
and
willingly
did
they
all
do
their
diligence
about
his
body
;
whose
soule
they
knew
had
Christ
Iesus
to
be
the
Physition
for
it
.
His
friends
also
continually
visited
him
,
who
were
of
the
chiefe
men
in
the
citie
;
and
they
were
all
welcome
to
him
rich
and
poore
:
and
it
is
hard
to
say
whether
he
receiued
more
comfort
by
them
,
or
they
more
spirituall
edification
by
him
;
his
speeches
and
behauiours
were
so
full
of
patience
,
and
so
well
seasoned
with
all
grace
.
All
his
friends
performed
to
him
what
duety
soeuer
was
in
their
power
,
but
especially
his
worthy
wife
did
then
shew
her selfe
most
louing
and
loyall
,
for
she
was
neuer
from
about
him
,
and
saw
that
he
wanted
nothing
which
the
world
could
yeelde
for
the
recouery
of
his
health
.
But
all
was
in
vaine
,
for
the
time
of
his
dissolution
was
at
hand
,
and
he
had
runne
the
royall
race
of
a
most
holy
Christian
life
;
and
now
nothing
remained
but
a
blessed
death
.
He
might
say
as
the
Apostle
did
with
much
ioy
of
heart
:
I
haue
run
my
race
,
I
haue
finished
my
course
,
I
haue
kept
the
faith
:
from
henceforth
is
laid
vp
for
me
a
crown
of
righteousnes
,
which
Christ
the
righteous
Iudge
will
giue
to
me
,
and
to
all
such
as
wait
for
his
appearing
.
After
few
daies
the
violence
of
his
sickenes
was
such
,
as
it
ouercame
all
power
of
physicke
;
so
that
it
was
manifest
,
that
that
blessed
houre
approched
,
wherin
the
Lord
had
appointed
to
accomplish
his
owne
good
worke
in
him
;
therefore
he
sequestred
himself
altogether
from
any
more
care
of
his
body
,
and
from
al
worldly
cogitations
;
he
renounced
the
world
and
all
in
it
;
he
tooke
his
farewell
of
his
wife
,
and
all
his
Christian
friends
,
and
said
,
hee
should
lead
them
the
way
to
heauen
.
Hee
fixed
all
his
thoughts
vpon
his
soule
,
and
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
ixed
on
the
Lord
in
heauen
:
and
cried
to
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
hat
as
he
had
sought
him
al
his
life
,
so
he
would
●●
him
,
and
acknowledge
him
for
his
owne
.
And
thus
as
all
his
friends
sat
about
him
,
and
as
the
Preachers
and
Ministers
were
occupied
in
holy
praiers
and
reading
of
the
Scriptures
,
and
applying
to
him
the
heauenly
consolations
of
God
▪
word
,
in
the
performance
of
these
exercises
he
ended
his
dales
,
wherein
hee
had
taken
▪
delight
all
his
life
long
:
and
as
hee
reioyced
to
haue
them
in
this
life
,
so
it
pleased
the
Lord
that
he
should
haue
them
at
his
death
.
And
so
in
the
midst
of
all
his
friends
,
in
the
presence
of
the
Ministers
,
euen
in
the
fight
of
them
all
,
he
peaceablie
and
quietly
yeelded
vp
his
spirit
,
and
rendred
his
soule
into
the
hands
of
his
mercifull
God
and
faithfull
Creator
,
of
whom
he
had
receiued
it
;
who
immediatly
by
the
ministery
of
his
holy
Angels
receiuing
it
at
his
hands
,
and
washing
it
pure
in
the
blood
of
Iesus
Christ
,
crowned
it
with
the
crown
of
eternal
&
heauenly
happines
.
And
thus
this
holy
man
was
translated
from
a
noble
man
on
earth
,
to
be
a
noble
Saint
in
heauen
:
and
of
a
Marquesse
on
earth
in
bare
name
and
title
,
he
was
aduanced
to
be
a
glorious
&
triumphing
King
in
heauen
:
where
he
now
raignes
in
glory
with
that
God
whom
he
so
faithfully
serued
on
earth
.
That
God
and
mereifull
father
grant
that
all
we
that
reade
this
admirable
story
,
may
be
allured
to
take
vpon
vs
the
same
most
holy
profession
,
that
this
thrice
noble
Marquesse
did
;
and
may
renounce
and
cast
off
what
euer
in
this
world
we
see
doth
hinder
vs
from
the
holy
fellowshippe
of
Christ
Iesus
;
and
strengthen
vs
that
we
may
be
faithful
to
the
end
:
that
so
we
may
obtaine
the
crowne
of
life
in
that
glory
,
where
this
noble
Galeacius
and
all
the
heauenly
host
of
Gods
Saints
do
wait
for
vs
.
Amen
.
This
was
his
life
,
this
was
his
end
:
let
thy
life
be
like
his
,
and
thy
heart
walke
in
the
same
way
▪
then
shall
thy
soule
die
his
death
,
and
thy
latter
end
shall
be
like
his
.
O
Lord
how
glorious
art
thou
in
thy
Saints
!
FINIS
.
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