Chapter II

1512-1525.

THE REFORMATION IN MEAUX 67
Jacques Lefevre d'Etaples 67
Restores Letters to France 68
Wide Range of his Studies 68
Guillaume Farel, his Pupil 68
Devotion of Teacher and Scholar 69
Lefevre publishes a Latin Commentary on the Pauline Epistles (1512) 70
Enters into Controversy with Natalis Beda (1518) 71
The Sorbonne's Declaration (Nov. 9, 1521) 71
Briconnet, Bishop of Meaux 72
His First Reformatory Efforts 72
Invites Lefevre and Farel to Meaux 73
Effects of the Preaching of Roussel and others 74
De Roma's Threat 76
Lefevre publishes a Translation of the New Testament (1523) 77
The Results surpass Expectation 79
Bishop Briconnet's Weakness 80
Forbids the "Lutheran" Doctors to preach 81
Lefevre and Roussel take Refuge in Strasbourg 84
Jean Leclerc whipped and branded 87
His barbarous Execution at Metz 88
Pauvan burned on the Place de Greve 89
The Hermit of Livry 92
Briconnet becomes a Jailer of "Lutherans" 92
Lefevre's Writings condemned by the Sorbonne (1525) 93
He becomes Tutor of Prince Charles 94
Librarian at Blois 94
Ends his Days at Nerac 95
His Mental Anguish 95
Michel d'Arande and Gerard Roussel 96