CHAPTER V: 1534-1535 — CHAPTER VI: 1535-1545.
1534-1535. Melanchthon's Attempt at Conciliation, and the Year of the Placards
[168]159 Hopes of Reunion in the Church [169]159 Melanchthon and Du Bellay [170]160 A Plan of Reconciliation [171]160 Its Extreme Concessions [172]161 Makes a Favorable Impression on Francis [173]162 Indiscreet Partisans of Reform [174]162 Placards and Pasquinades [175]163 Féret's Mission to Switzerland [176]164 The Placard against the Mass [177]164 Excitement produced in Paris (Oct. 18, 1534) [178]167 A Copy posted on the Door of the Royal Bedchamber [179]167 Anger of Francis at the Insult [180]167 Political Considerations [181]168 Margaret of Navarre's Entreaties [182]168 Francis Abolishes the Art of Printing (Jan. 13, 1535) [183]169 The Rash and Shameful Edict Recalled [184]170 Rigid Investigation and many Victims [185]171 The Expiatory Procession (Jan. 21, 1535) [186]173 The King's Speech at the Episcopal Palace [187]176 Constancy of the Victims [188]177 The Estrapade [189]177 Flight of Clément Marot and others [190]179 Royal Declaration of Coucy (July 16, 1535) [191]179 Alleged Intercession of Pope Paul III. [192]180 Clemency again dictated by Policy [193]181 Francis's Letter to the German Princes [194]182 Sturm and Voré beg Melanchthon to come [195]182 Melanchthon's Perplexity [196]183 He is formally invited by the King [197]184 Applies to the Elector for Permission to go [198]184 But is roughly refused [199]185 The Proposed Conference reprobated by the Sorbonne [200]187 Du Bellay at Smalcald [201]188 He makes for Francis a Protestant Confession [202]189 Efforts of French Protestants in Switzerland and Germany [203]191 Intercession of Strasbourg, Basle, etc. [204]191 Unsatisfactory Reply by Anne de Montmorency [205]193
1535-1545. Calvin and Geneva--More Systematic Persecution by the King [206]193 Changed Attitude of Francis [207]193 Occasioned by the "Placards" [208]194 Margaret of Navarre and Roussel [209]195 The French Reformation becomes a Popular Movement [210]196 Independence of Geneva secured by Francis [211]197 John Calvin's Childhood [212]198 He studies in Paris and Orleans [213]199 Change of Religious Views at Bourges [214]199 His Commentary on Seneca's "De Clementia" [215]200 Escapes from Paris to Angoulême [216]201 Leaves France [217]202 The "Christian Institutes" [218]202 Address to Francis the First [219]203 Calvin wins instant Celebrity [220]204 The Court of Renée of Ferrara [221]205 Her History and Character [222]206 Calvin's alleged Visit to Aosta [223]207 He visits Geneva [224]208 Farel's Vehemence [225]209 Calvin consents to remain [226]210 His Code of Laws for Geneva [227]210 His View of the Functions of the State [228]210 Heretics to be constrained by the Sword [229]211 Calvin's View that of the other Reformers [230]212 And even of Protestant Martyrs [231]212 Calvin longs for Scholarly Quiet [232]213 His Mental Constitution [233]214 Ill-health and Prodigious Labors [234]214 Friendly and Inimical Estimates [235]214 Violent Persecutions throughout France [236]216 Royal Edict of Fontainebleau (June 1, 1540) [237]218 Increased Severity, and Appeal cut off [238]218 Exceptional Fairness of President Caillaud [239]219 Letters-Patent from Lyons (Aug. 30, 1542) [240]220 The King and the Sacramentarians [241]221 Ordinance of Paris (July 23, 1543) [242]221 Heresy to be punished as Sedition [243]222 Repression proves a Failure [244]222 The Sorbonne publishes Twenty-five Articles [245]223 Francis gives them the Force of Law (March 10, 1543) [246]224 More Systematic Persecution [247]224 The Inquisitor Mathieu Ory [248]224 The Nicodemites and Libertines [249]225 Margaret of Navarre at Bordeaux [250]226 Francis's Negotiations in Germany [251]227 Hypocritical Representations made by Charles, Duke of Orleans [252]228