name of the Commonalty by Hudriol Heremite a Citizen that seeing for near four hundred years the City and dependances had been under the power of the Church under which they and their predecessors had received gentle usage and been governed in peace it seemed to them neither profitable nor honourable for the Church and Prelate but rather dangerous and of bad consequence to the State and Commonalty to think of any Translation or Alienation and although that in times past there have been greater occasion for it than at present seeing there were Territories and Lordships contiguous to Geneva such as of the Earl of Vaux Lord of Statigny and the Lord of Gex brother of the Earl of Genevois and several others then living who disturbed the peace and quiet of the Prelate But now all the said Lordships being ended and reduced under one single Prince the Duke of Savoy who exercises Justice in his own Dominions and keeps a good correspondence with them his Neighbours They would never permit any alteration but would remain both they and their successors under the Government of the Church and Prelate Requiring him therefore according to his duty and Pastoral charge in pursuit of the Oath which he had taken at his entrance well and faithfully to govern the Church and keep its Rights as he had hitherto done promising for their parts to afford him any requisite aid and assistance against any who should molest him The Bishop thereupon makes an accord with the Citizens and Syndicks never to suffer any alteration or change in the State without the express consent of the Syndicks and Citizens Which he solemnly vowed to observe according to the usual Ceremony at his first entrance with his hand upon his breast and the Syndicks and Counsel took their Oath on the four Evangelists This Treaty is intitled in Latine A Transaction between the Reverend father John Patriarch and Minister of the Bishoprick of Geneva on the one part and the Citizens Burgesses and Commonalty of Geneva on the other against the endevours and suit of Duke Amé to Pope Martyn At the bottom of which are written the most part of the Names and Sirnames of them who were present at the said Council general who represented the Commonalty being in all to the number of 727. There being likewise the four Syndicks Aymé Sallanche a Lawyer Peter Gaillard Nicod of Vigier and John of Jussy After whom some of the principal Chanons set their hands Namely John and Amé of Arenthon Anselm of Chesnay Chanon of S. Peters Rodolphus of Porta and John of S. Thomas Divinity Professors Bartholmew Lombard Dr. of Laws Aymé Maillet Raymond of Orsieres Henry of Barmes Lawyers Mounsieur Authony Dr. of Physick Peter Roset Pancasel de la Rive Aymonet Fabry Nicolas of New-Castle Mermet Lulin Jaquemet Gautier John de la Roche James Revilliod Henry Chevalier John of Boloz Girard Milliet In short the said Act was signed by four Notaries Fulsend of Bruille John of Vaud Nicholas Chevrier and Anthony Fontanelle in the year and month aforesaid All persons who were interessed in the City were very well satisfied at this days work and they had new cause to rejoyce some months after by a declaration from the Emperor Sigismond which contained that Geneva was an Imperial City terming it Nobile Imperit Membrum wherein are mentioned at large the priviledes of Geneva which he declares he would take into his protection strictly charging all Princes Barons Captains and all other Officers of what quality soever and especially Amé Duke of Savoy not to molest in any sort the said Patriarch and Bishop of the Church of Geneva unless they would incur the indignation of the sacred Empire given at the Monastery of the Royal Court near Prague the sixth of June 1421. Signed Michael Chanon of Prague It is likely it was this Prelate who built the Bishops Palace his Arms standing on the outside of it which is a Band charged with three Dolphins For Frison in his Book intitled Gallia Purpurata blazons the Arms of this Bishop with Gules on a golden bar charged with three Dolphins in azure moreover in these Arms there 's behind the shield an Archbishops Cross which cannot agree with Amé of Gransons as we have already mentioned seeing he never was an Archbishop whereas John of Pierre-scize hath been Archbishop of Besançon and Roüen After John of Pierre-scize whom others call John of Rochetaillé there was chosen in his place John of Brievecuisse or of Courtecuisse Confessor to the French King Charles the sixth and Bishop of Paris who was Bishop of Geneva but one year he was of the Country of Normandy and had left Paris because he had opposed the K. of Englands interest there hath been one of this same family Bishop of Grenoble This last Bishop of Geneva was succeeded by John of Brognier who was born in a mean Village near Annecy called Brogny where when a Boy he kept Swine A Cardinal passing by took a likeing to him and carried him with him to Avignon where he brought him up to Learning It is reported before he went thither he came to Geneva to buy a pair of Shooes at the Taconnerie which is the street wherein is sold Leather and Shooes for Tacon in the ancient Language of the Savoyards signified Leather but he having not mony enough to pay for them the Shoomaker observing his perplexity said to him Go go friend you shall pay me when you come to be a Cardinal which proved a kind of a Prophecy for being one he called to mind this man and requited him with the Office of Steward of his Houshold He was called Cardinal of Ostie and it is for this reason that John of Bertrandis having had the same Title it was thought it was he who built the Chappel joyning to the Maccabees which at present is called the Philosophy School for it is certain it was John of Brognier who founded it seeing there is yet seen a little Hog carved on the outside of it which he caused to be set up for a memorial of his profession and in several parts of his Arms which are a Cross doubly traversed covered with a Cardinals Cap. The same Arms are in a Chappel at Brogny which he likewise founded as Mounsieur Morery hath observed passing through this Village he lies buried in the Chappel of Geneva and had for his successor Francis of Mies Priest of S. Marcel his Nephew or Sisters son some name him Francis of Savoy Severt would have him called though I know not with what reason John of Chalan which is the name of a Noble Family in the Country of Vaud In the Year 1430. there hapned a great Fire at Geneva which the Book called the Citizen affirms to have happened in the Year 1330. telling us he had it out of a Manuscript belonging to the Library at Geneva several others have mentioned it after him for most Authors
necessarily signifie Julius Caesar but only some Person of that Family as it is in XXVI Inscription thus C. IVL. SEMATVS XIV This was heretofore seen at Monnoye C. VALERIOT F. A. N. TR. MIL. LEG II. PATRONO OPTIMO GENEVENS PROVINCIA B. M. P. VIXIT ANN. LX. M. II. DIES XVII THis is a considerable Inscription Here is mentioned one Cajus Valerius Master of the Camp of the second Legion to whose memory the Province of Geneva had caused this Stone to be Engraven for the benefits which it had received by him as a good Patron for this word Patroni signifies something more than Protectors And these two words of Genevensis Provincia are remarkable seeing they inform us That the Genevois was erected into a Province of which Geneva was the Capital seeing it gave it its name XV. At S. Peter's near the Steps Q. STARDIVS MACER C. STARDIVS PACATVS C. ALBVCIVS PHILOGENES STATIVS ANCHIALVS NOVELLIVS AMPHIO CORNELIVS AMPHIO IIIIII VIRI THese are the names of six Sextumvirs of Geneva This Magistracy was established since Augustius his Reign consisting of six Persons who were changed from time to time after the same manner as 't is now with the four Syndiâ—ks XVI At the Colledge SEX ATTIO CARPOPHORO IIIIII VIRO AVG. IERIA CASTVLA SExtus Attius Carpophorus was it seems one of these Sextumvirs to whose memory his Wife set up this Monument XVII Another in the same Colledge ... XTI FIL. ... RINAE ... MINICAE ... MATERNAE THis fragment hath been made for some Roman Nun whom they called Flaminica XVIII Again MEMORIAE AETERNAe VERR VERVLAE COLVSAE STVRD CONIVGI INCOM PARABILI F. C. ET SVB ASC DED THis Epitaph was Consecrated to the everlasting remembrance of Verria Verula Colusa by her Husband Sturdius who had dedicated it together with the Ax which he used in cutting out and polishing the Stone The severity of the ancient Romans who would have retrenched the Funeral expences had caused them to make a Law Rogum ascia ne poleant but their vanity was too strong to be curbed by the twelve Tables and their luxury extended it self as well to the dead as the living XIX At S. Peter's towards a back Gate CAL. VERNAE VER VERVLA FIL. PIENTIS P. C. S. A. D. THis short Inscription had been made by Verria Verula for her Son Cal. Verna XX. At the Colledge ....... RI ... IONI LEGIONIS X HERED EXTEST THis fragment tells us nothing else but that the Heirs of a certain Centurion of the tenth Legion had acquitted themselves of the charge laid upon them by his Will. We may observe here as likewise in several other Inscriptions that the word Here 's is only written with a single e and not by an ae for this word comes from Herus because the Heir becomes Master of the Testators Estate XXI Under the Clock at Molard D. VALERIO ASIATICI LIBERT SISSI IIIIII VIRO COL EQ EXT THis Inscription as well as that which follows hath been brought heretofore from Versoy where they stood in Gruterus's time See underneath what we say of the Colony of Equestres amongst whom Decimus Valerius the freed man of Asiaticus was Sextumvir It seemeth that it is of this Valerius Asiaticus of whom spake Suetonius Talibus principiis magnam imperii partem non nisi consilio arbitrio vilissimi cujusque histrionum aurigarum administravit maximè Asiatici liberti. The Geneva Manuscripts tell us That it was he who gave his Sirname of Sessius to a Village of the Country of Gex called Seyssi and in Latin Sissium XXII Near the same place D. M. Diis Manibus L. AVR. RESPECTO IVVENI ERVDITO CAVSIDICO â—IS CIVI VALLENSE ET EQVESTRE DEFVNC TO ANNOR XVIII FILIO PIENTISSIMO L. AVREL. RESPECTVS PATER PONENDVM CVRAVIT THis Epitaph being dedicated to the gods Manes is in honour of Lucius Aurelius Respectus a learned young Man who had twice pleaded at the Bar although but eighteen years of age as his Father Lucius Aurelius Respectus testifies of him The Son is named Civi Vallense Equestre Citizen of Valay and the Equestres The one lying on the East-side of the Lake and the other on the West Some read it VALINSAE and thus hath Gruterus cited it but I have read it distinctly Vallense although that the rest be worn out XXIII At the Gate of Rive ANNOR XII L. PLINIO FAVSTI FIL. SABINO C. PLINIO M. F. C. N. FAVSTO AEDILI II VIRO IVL. EQ FLAMIN C. PLINIVS FAVST VIVOS THis Inscription was made for a Monument of a Father and his Son who were of the Family of the Plinies which was Illustrious under the Empire of Trajan and his Successors we must read the Fathers thus Caio Plinio Marci Filio Caii Nepoti Fausto Aedili Duumviro Coloniae Juliae Equestris Flamini Caius Plinius Faustus vivos or vivus sibi fecit So that he raised this Monument himself when his Son Lucius Plinius Sabinus being but twelve years of age died Some who understood not this word E Q. have rendred it Equiti a Knight which it cannot signifie for it would have been placed immediately after the name and before the other qualities and moreover the Ediles or they who had the superintendance over publick Buildings were not chosen from amongst the Knights but the People And in effect what would IVL. signifie As for the word Coloniae it is understood as in the name of Corinthe which hath been called heretofore Colonia Latina Julia Corinthus and sometimes LAVS IVLIA CORINTHVS for the name of Jules hath been given to several Colonies which have been sent over in his time or favoured by him as without doubt the Colony of Equestres were What I have said of this Colony may be seen in Munster p. 23. T. 1. Guilliman and the Author of the Book called the Citizen thought that the Colony of Equesters was Geneva or at least that it was the Capital and that Chablais had taken its name from Caballis or Equis and that which hath inclined them to be of this Opinion is the great number of Inscriptions which are to be seen in Geneva where there is mention made of it Guichenon hath very well judged that they might have been brought from some other place and I have read in the Manuscripts that those two which are at Molard where there is made mention of a Sextumvir of the Equestres and of a Citizen of the same Country had been brought from Versoy in the Year 1590. and likewise another Inscription wherein is mentioned Civitas Equestrium is cited in Authors who have written of the Country of Vaud as if it had been heretofore to be seen there It is likewise very probable by the right of Neighbourhood that several Persons of Quality who had Offices in the Colony of Equesters had likewise the same in Geneva or at least that they had died in that City SEDES LAVSANE ✚
return and having been repelled they plunder the adjacent parts of the City and demolished the Castle of Ville le Grand which belonged to the Bishop The year following was remarkable for several Jars between Lewis of Savoy Lord of Vaux and the Bishop of Geneva The first of these had caused Money to be coined in Nion which was within the Diocesse of Geneva which the Bishop would not suffer But referring the Case to Arbitrators it was declared That the said Lord might coin Money of mixt Metal of a different Stamp from Geneva even within the Liberties of the City provided he did Homage for this to the Bishop and Church of Geneva a fourth part of the Profits whereof should go to the Bishop This happened about the beginning of April and in the following Month dyed Amé Earl of Genevois Son of William II. and was interred at Montagny after a long War with the Earl of Savoy for the recovery of his right Neither ought the year 1309. to be forgotten being remarkable for the wrangling of the people with the Bishop for the Citizens having made open complaint against him pretending he had usurped over them he therefore cites them to appear before the Metropolitan of Vienna and they notstanding to his decision he excommunicates them and by this means made them condescend to his will. The people were assembled by the found of a Trumpet and ringing of the great Bell together with the Bishop and Clergy in the Church of S. Gervais where the Bishop was acknowledged Lord and Prince with all Jurisdiction and mixt Empire and that the Syndicks should not do any thing to the prejudice of his Authority Being moreover ordered to satisfie for the damages which came by the aggressions of the Citizens since the War with the Earl of Genevois and farther to build Halls at Molard a two thirds of the profits of which should come to the Bishop and the other to the Citizens for reparation of the City Gates And this was like a clap of Thunder to the liberty which Geneva hath and doth yet pretend to Reminding one day a Genevoise of this he answered me That this Passage made rather for their Liberties than against them For says he The complaint of the people was a certain token of the Usurpation of this Prelate and that Excommunication shewed very well the violence they suffered that what was forced was invalid and might justly be repealed That the Burgundians had after the same manner usurped over their City which had not therefore lost its Right But we may observe that it was not only the Bishops of Geneva who had possessed themselves of the Temporalities of their Diocess according to Monsieur Chorier in his History of Dauphine where he tells us The Prelates alone were the obstacle to the ambition of the Dauphins respect to their Authority carried it Frederick I. had given the Citys of Gap Valence Grenoble and Die and that of S. Paul three Castles to be held by Homage to their Bishops with all the Rights of the Regale In the Letters Patents of these Concessions he gives them the Titles of Princes which was an honour common to all Bishops But nevertheless their Successors have established pretensions to false and imaginary Principalities Howsoever the case was this Aimé du Quart enjoyed not long the effect of his Excommunication nor the Grant of Henry the Eighth who gave him the Assessment of a Denier on every Bushel of Corn and two on every Gallon of Wine which was transported out of the Town in consideration of those great services he had received from him This Priviledge was given him from his Camp before Bresse the third year of his Reign on the first of October Peter of Focigny Provost of the Chapter of S. Peter was chosen in his place the Thursday after Easter and the year following William the Third Son of Amé Earl of Genevois did him Homage for his Earldom for his Commission of Terny Balleyson Remilley in Albany Monfalcon Les Eschelles and for all that he held in the Courts of Arve and Rhosne the Marches of Thonon and Dependances on the Castle of Chatillon save the Fidelity due to the Emperour whereupon he fortifies Gaillard on the Arve and places there a Garrison which might serve for a place of retreat to his Souldiers returning from their Inroads into Savoy On the other side the Earl of Savoy caused the Castle of Malvaz on the Marches of Gex to be re-built But two years after they were both demolished upon the occasion of a Murder Edward of Savoy Son of Earl Amé did likewise homage to the Bishop Peter of Focigny and they promised mutual assistance But this hindered them not from demolishing some time after the Castle of Genevois in Focigny belonging to the Bishop on the other side William Earl of Genevois enraged against the City cut down the Vines on the side of S. Victor and Edward in requital took the Castle of Seyssel almost at the same time that the said William dyed after whom succeeded his Son who continued his hostility against Geneva coming oftentimes with them of Focigny plundering the Countrey-houses about the City The eighteenth of March in the year following a great Fire happened at Geneva all the Lakes side burnt down as likewise the New Street called De la Riviere which from that time was named La Rotisserie The Book called the Citizen mentions another fire which happened in the year 1330. but he is mistaken by a whole Age as we shall make apparent in its place This year 1330. was remarkable by a Battel fought under the Castle of Monthouz between the Earls of Genevois and Savoy two thousand men lay dead on the place but he Earl of Savoy kept the Field The Chanons of S. Peter made their advantage of it by an Anniversary which was established to pray for the souls of the slain and the Prebend of that day was of seven Florins value to every one of them Hugues of Genevois took the Castle of Ville le grand part of which he demolished the Earl Amé of Savoy and Lewis of Savoy pursued him but he had already made his retreat and they reduced the Castle to its first state The City had never been well setled since the last Conflagration which was also followed by another greater than the former For on the fourth of September being Sunday there was two thirds of the City burnt down together with the Cloister and Chanons houses and Bishops Court and S. Magdalens quarter the whole Church and Parish of S. Germains with the Bells Reliques and Vestments belonging to the said Church there perished eighty persons besides Peter of Focigny being dead was succeeded by Alamand of S. Joire after he had governed one and thirty years In the same year dyed Amé the Fifth Earl of Savoy who left his Son
VOBIS STVDIORVM HEREDIB MONVMENTO DEGENERIBVS OPPROBRAMENTO SCRIPSIT THEODORVS ALBINAEVS OCTVAGENARIVS OBIIT ANNO MDCXXX APRIL DIE XXIX THE stile of this Epitaph is not common He had made it himself and had left it as a publick Testament to his Children The sense of it is so excellent that it deserves to be universally known He begins then thus In the name of the Almighty and most merciful God. Behold here my Children my last Will and Desires for you that ye may enjoy that ease and plenty which I have purchased for you with a great deal of trouble although by lawful and honest means maugre the tempests which have threatned me on all sides And ye will live comfortably if you serve God and tread in your fathers footsteeps otherwise you will not fail to meet with the contrary It is your Father who hath been twice your Father who gives you this Council from whom although not primarily ye have received your being and well-being And this hath he written for to be an honourable testimony to you if ye follow his example but if ye degenerate he designs it for a reproach and publick disgrace Theodorus d' Aubigné Octuagenarie who departed this life 1630 the twenty ninth of April THE TOMBE oF THE DUKE of ROHAN XXV At S. Peters The Duke of Rohan's Epitaph D. O. M. S. HENRICVS ROHANII DVX INCLYTVS PRISCORVM ARMORICAE REGVM GENVINA ET MASCVLA SOBOLES NAVARRAE ET SCOTIAE PRINCEPS SVMMIS EVROPAE DYNASTIS AFFINITATE INNEXVS HIC IACET O VIATOR NOLI IN GESTA ALTVM INQVIRERE NON SVNT ILLA MAVSOLEI MANENT IN ANIMIS HOMINVM FAMA RERVM AETERNITATE TEMPORVM ABI CONTENTVS QVOD STRICTIM TIBI EDISSERO ANNO AETATIS XVI FATIS OSTENSVS SVB AMBIANI MOENIBVS OBSESSIS ANTE HENRICI MAGNI ORA EQVO PROSTRATO CAESOQ AVDAX IVVENTA OPIMA REPORTAVIT APVD BELGAS GROLLACENSI APVD SICAMBROS IVLIACENSI OBSIDIONE ILLVSTRIS IN TAVRINIS AD FELISSANVM FELICITER PVGNAVIT GERMANOS ET IBEROS IN RHOETIA ET INSVBRIA QVADRVPLICI PRAELIO DEBELLAVIT AD RHENIVM IN CAMPIS RHINFELDIACIS IN DEVEXO HIRCINIAE KALENDIS MART. ANNO M.DC.XXXVIII CAESARIS EXERCITV FVSO CONFOSSVS VVLNERIBVS PARTAE VICTORIAE SVPERSTES MACTVS GLORIA OBIIT KVNIGSFELDAE IDIB APRIL ANNO AETATIS LIX FELIX CLARITATE LETHI FELICIOR CLARITATE VITAE MORTALITATIS EXVVIAS TOTVM PER ORBEM DIVIDENDAS SVPREMA VOLVNTATE IN VRBE DILECTA PERPETVVM SERVARI VOLVIT EX DECRETO SENATVS POPVLIQ GENEVENSIS MARGARETA BETHVNIA MAXIMILIANI BETHVNII SVLLIACI DVCIS FILIA CONIVX TANTI MARITI FATA INTREPIDE SECVTA MENTEM INGENIO ASSECVTA MANDATA INVICTO ANIMO EXECVTA DOMI MILITIAEQ IN FLVCTVS ET BELLA COMES POSVIT INFELIX AETERNVM AETERNI LVCTVS MONVMENTVM QVOD MANES CINERESQ DIV TESTETVR AMATOS THis is written in Letters of Gold on a black Marble-stone 1. S t. Peters 2. the Borough de Four. 3. S t Leger 4. la Trelle 5. the Gate of la Trelle 6. Arsnall 7 the Town house 8. S t. Germans 9. the Gate of la Tartasse 10. the Coraterie 11. the City 12 the Bullwork de Loye 13. the new gate 14. the Churchyard and Hospitall for those that are inseâ—ted with the Plague 15 the Mony gate 16. the Isle 17. S t. Gervais 18. the Lake of Geneva 1â— the river Rhosne XXVII On the front of S. John's Bulwark Viator Munita licet satis sit si probè morata civitas Ipsique cives armati satis si benè animati ambo secura nimis si cura numinis excubet Externa tamen haudquaquam vetat Deus praesidia Ea propter Senatus populusq Genevensis vnica semper in Deum fiduciâ munimentum istud hanc ad diem desideratum Collato aere Lapide cingere coepit Kal. Mai A. D. M.DC.XLV Eique rei monumentum hoc conlocari voluit I Have transcribed this Inscription which was made by Monsieur Godefroy because some persons have judged it to resemble the beauty and virtue of Antiquity Yet we shall meet but with few such like affected Antitheses or sporting with words amongst the ancients as munita morata armati animati secura nimis si cura numinis munimentum monumentum although it is in the main of it very ingenious There are several other modern Inscriptions which are in the Printed Book called The Citizen and likewise several particulars and acts which might serve for proofs in this History but we do not think fitting to ingross our Book with them FINIS THE TABLE OF THE FIRST and SECOND BOOK A ANcient names of Geneva pag. 2 Antiquity of Geneva 3 Articles of agreement between the Earl of Savoy and Bishop of Geneva 22 Articles between the Duke and Fribourgers 69 Alliance with Berne and Geneva 81 Ambuscade at Lancay 84 Articles of Agreement between the Protestants and Romanists in the City 97 Amé the Eighth does homage 29 Articles of agreement between the Duke and City 47 Amé of Gingins chosen Bishop of Geneva 49 Assembly at Payerne 93 Articles of the Bernoises 101 B BIshop of Geneva 12 S. Bernards Epistles 18 19 Bishop of Geneva's claims of Sovereignty over the City considered 20 Bishop of Geneva quits his Bishoprick 22 Bishop and City disagree 25 Bishops of Geneva's Authority over the City considered ibid. Battle between the Earls of Genevois and Savoy 26 Bishop of Geneva a favourer of John Huss 29 He builds Common-Halls 30 Duke of Burgundy conveys the Dutchess of Savoy to Geneva 37 Bishop of Geneva kills the Bishop of Viviers 39 Bishop of Geneva's character 40 Berthelier sought after by the Bishop 55 Berthelier proposes an Alliance to the Fribourgers 58 Bernoises threaten the Genevoises if they opposed the Protestant Religion 96 Bernard makes publick profession of the Truth 104 Baudichon made Captain-General 106 Besancon Hugues with some others makes an Alliance with Fribourg 62 Burgership complained against by the Princes 63 Berthelier acquitted by the City 64 Berthelier apprehended by the Duke 71 Berthelier Executed 72 Bandiers appears before the Council 80 Bishop returns to Geneva 81 Bernoises embrace the Protestant Religion 86 Bonnivard betrayed c. 91 Bernoises send Forces to Geneva 92 C ROman Colony sent to Geneva 8 Culverins left by the Prior of S. Victor to Geneva 51 Consilii stabbed 75 Claudius Richardet breaks his Staff on the Treasurers head 78 Council divided 80 Several Churches built in Geneva 14 Charlemain comes to Geneva 15 Contract between the Bishop and City of Geneva 31 Caddoz spreads the Plague in Geneva 90 Castle of Rolle burnt 92 Conspiracy to bring in the Bishop 102 D DErivation of the word Geneva 5 Disagreement between the Earl of Genevois and Bishop of Geneva 17 Duke of Savoy writes to the Pope 30 Duke of Savoy turns Hermit 33 Duke Lewis of Savoy quits all claims to Geneva 35 Disagreement of the Genevoises in the choice of their Bishop 40 Duke of Savoy desires he might for some time remain at Geneva 41 Duke of Savoy comes
pro fulcienda sancta religione apud Gebennam fundavit Theodorick the Second was the last King of the Franks in Burgundy who having no Children by his Wife Brunchilde erected several Churches and Religious Houses in Geneva Soon after the death of Dagobert Pappolus the Second whom some call Paulus and the Centuriators of Magdebourg Papulus Genuensis was present at the Council of Chalons The Book called the Citizene tells us there was one remained at Geneva to reconcile the people of the Country of Vavx with them of New Castle in the year 726. who was succeeded by Robertus Aridanus Epoaldus Albo Huportunus Eucherius Gilabertus whom they of S. Martha call Gubertus Renembertus Leutherius and Galbertus who held that Seat sixteen years and whom some call Postbertus Towards the end of the eighth Century Charlemain came to Geneva where he called a Council of War about his passing into Italy against Didier King of the Lombards He confirmed the Liberties and Priviledges of Geneva both in Church and State and caused to be set up on the great Gate of S. Peter his own Statue of Marble and under it an Imperial Eagle with two heads the Eagle remains yet to be seen Some say it was Conradus the Second who caused it to be carved and set up when he had finished the Church The following Bishops were Valternus who held the Seat six and thirty years Apradus the First whom some call Artaldus or Cataldus Domitianus the Second Boso held the Bishoprick but seventeen Months after him Ansegisus half of whose Epitaph is yet to be seen in a Marble Stone taken out of the ruines of S. Victor's Church The Chronological Manuscripts of Geneva inform us he was the same who was Archbishop of Sens but they of S. Martha affirm the contrary saying he was buried in the Church of Sens where his Epitaph is yet to be seen They call the aforementioned Bishop of Geneva Anseguinus contrary to the Manuscripts and Marble Inscriptions which we shall produce at the end of the Book The Centuriatours of Magdebourg term Ansegisus only Archbishop of Sens saying that he was declared Primate of Gaule in the year 876. The Author call'd the Citizen tells us the Bishop of Geneva dyed in the year 840. but then there would be too great an Interregnum between him and his Successor Optandus who was not Consecrated before the year 881. His mistake lyes in taking Ansegisus who hath written a Summary of Charlemain and was but an Abbot for him resemblance of names oftentimes occasioning confusion in History The Allobroges having been for a long time under Emperours after the death of the Kings of Burgundy which were Transiurane Gundicaire and his Successors they fell again under the power of the new Kingdom of Burgundy of which Boson of Vienna was the first King who sometimes took upon him the Title of King of Burgundy otherwhiles that of Vienna after the same manner as his Successors Lewis Hugo Rodolphus I. Conradus and Rodolphus II. with whom ended this Kingdom in the year 1032. The Geneva Manuscripts in this particular are full of fabulous relations mentioning one Boson the Second who in fighting against the Genevoises was slain whereas there has been but one of that name This State of Burgundy sayes Monsieur Chorior in his History of Dauphiny after the death of Rodolphus the Second called the Sluggard fell into a confused Anarchy the Prelates making themselves Masters in the Cities of their Residency and Earls in their Jurisdictions The German Emperours not being able to hinder their Usurpations were forced to agree with them and gave them in trust what they saw was impossible to get out of their hands and from hence hath happened to apply this more particularly to Geneva the Original of those Differences and Feuds betwixt the Bishops and Earls of that City During the ninth and tenth Ages after Ansegisus the Bishops of Geneva were Optandus or Apradus II. consecrated by Pope John the VIII as we gather by the Letters of this Pope to the Genevoises after whom succeeded Bernardus Riculphus Fraudo Aldagundus or Aldagandus I. Aymo I. Girardus I. Hugo II. who joyned S. Victors Monastery at Geneva to the Church of Clugny by the consent of Rodolphus King of Burgundy and his Brother Burchard Archbishop of Lyons Conradus Aldagundus the Second Bernardus the Second and Frederick who was present at the Dedication of the Church called S. Stevens of Besançon by the Popes order who was Leo the Ninth Frederick was Bishop according to the account of them of S. Martha thirty seven years and according to the Annals of Geneva fifty years Borsadus who succeeded him exercised the Episcopal Government but five years This is the Epitome of the eleven first Ages since the coming of our Saviour and is in a manner all we can learn of them Now the reason of this is because the City hath been several times burnt as in the years 1291 1321 1334 1430. The following Ages will yield us more matter through the ambition of three Lords who would become Masters of Geneva Which three were the Bishop the Earl of Genevois and the Earl of Savoy who have several times brought it near to destruction But this their striving who should become Masters of it hath been a means to continue its Priviledges and Liberties as an Imperial City which the Magistracy claims time out of mind as well by the death of Oblius who left his Countreys free as also by the priviledge of a Roman Colony under the first Emperours and by a Confirmation from Charlemain For they tell us the Kings of Burgundy were Usurpers It belongs not to me to decide the contrary Pretensions of these three above mentioned Lords Guichenon and other Authors call the Earls of Genevois Earls of Geneva which is contrary to several ancient Titles of these Earls which name them Comites Gebennesii and not Gebennenses for it is well known that Gebennesium is Genevois which is separate from the Jurisdiction of Geneva But it is very likely some have taken upon them this Title as may be seen on an ancient Coin of an Earl who lived about the year 1370. who called himself Petrus Comes Gebennensis which the Bishops have resented ill especially John Lewis of Savoy The first Wars wherein Geneva was concerned happened since the twelfth Century upon occasion of Wido Bishop of Geneva's Grant to his Brother Ame. They were both Sons to an Earl of Genevois whose posterity for above five hundred years had possessed this Lordship The Bishops would have these Earls to be but only as Bayliffs in Genevois but Wido to strengthen his Family gave his Brother in this Investiture besides his Paternal Inheritance several Villages and Castles belonging to the Diocess of Geneva as Bonmont and Hautecombe and what Temporal Offices he had in the City making him his Rent-Gatherer or Bayliff Wido or Guido who
Persons who vigorously maintained the Catholick Doctrine viz. Caroli Dr. of the Sorbon and a Dominican Frier of the palace called Chapuisy The Syndicks had ordered Four Secretaries to write what should pass on either side to the end that the whole debate being considered by the Council they might thereupon advise what was farther to be done After this the same James Barnard embraced the Protestant Religion And within a while Married a Printers Daughter on whom he settled a Joynture On the Feast of S. Magdalen Farel accompanied with a great number of hearers having caused the Bell to ring according to custom came and preached in S. Magdalen's Parish-Church the Priests not having time to make an end of their Mass and the People who were there running away with them Six days after he preached at S. Gervais where the Syndicks had set a Guard of 50 Men to prevent any disturbance On the 5th of August he preached at S. Dominick's of the Palace and on the 8th day of the same Month at S. Peters notice being first given by the sound of the great Bell. In the same day the Reliques and Images of the said Church were defaced and spoiled by the common People The Statue of Charlemain which stood at the entrance of the Church was likewise overthrown whereat understanding Men were much displeased The next Morning the three Captains Nicholas Baudichon Peter Vandel and Amy Perrin marched with their Companies beating their Drums as they went to S. Gervais and to S. Dominick where they did yet worse for they spoiled a stately Picture which had cost 600 Ducats And from thence they went to the Bridge of Arve to our Lady of Grace's Church where the Syndicks hastned with their Staves to hinder them from demolishing the Chappel of René of Savoy On the next day Farel came and preached to the Council of 200 and mightily inveighed against the Priests and their Mass It was thereupon ordered that the Disputations held at Rivè should be looked into Two days after the Syndicks sent for the Augustin Monks Dominicans and Grey-Friers and caused the chief Heads of the afore-mentioned Disputations to be read before them asking them whether they had any thing to object against them They answered It belonged not to them to meddle with Articles of Faith which had been received and believed by their foreFathers At length the Syndicks made an order That all the Citizens and Inhabitants should embrace the Protestant Doctrine utterly abolishing the Roman-Catholick Religion The Nuns of S. Clare kept to their old Priciples There was only one Blasine the Daughter of Dominick Varembel who forsook the Monastery and presented her request to the Lieutenant to the end the Sisters might give her a Dowry Which they refused saying She had brought nothing to the Convent yet to avoid all Suits of Law they were content to put the matter to a reference There were ordered her 200 Crowns to be paid out of the Housholdstuff of the Convent They a while after requested the Syndicks to have Mass permitted them as heretofore or otherwise leave to depart the City The Syndicks answer was That they might either stay or go So that they determined to depart to Vitry and from thence to Anecy where the Duke caused a Convent to be fitted up for them They left Geneva being accompanied by the Syndicks and the Lieutenant as far as the Bridge of Arve according to their request lest they should have any rudeness offered them There were but Nine and there were some of them who for 30 years together had not stirred out of the Convent They reached no farther than S. Julien all that day which is but a League distant from Geneva And they were moreover so astonished to find themselves in the open Fields that in seeing either Cows or Sheep they took them for Lyons and Bears according to Sister Jussie's relation who hath described this Sally in a little Book called The beginning of the Heresie of Geneva This Book is written with all the simplicity and confusion which could be expected from a poor Nun for she was as well as her Companions in great fear before she got away thinking every minute they should have some violence offered them Yet as may be seen in this relation they were more afraid than hurt The greatest mischief they received was an Exhortation to leave their Veils and Marry Farel preached in their Convent and took his Text from these words of the blessed Virgin Exsurgens Maria abiit in montana And Mary arose and went into the hill country Shewing them That she was never a Recluse although a perfect pattern of Holiness But this shook not their constancy Baudichon a while after was chosen Captain General in the place of John Philippe and made a general Muster of them who had voluntarily Listed themselves under him who amounted to the number of 400. This Militia being not strong enough to take the Field against the Enemy Claudius Savoy who was sent to Berne from Geneva not obtaining help went to Newcastle to raise Men for Geneva who in their march thither had some skirmish near Nions with them of the Country of Gex but the Deputies of Berne caused them to be disbanded promising to reconcile the differences between the Genevoises and the Duke and them of Penay This did not at all please the Genevoises because the Savoyards had detained their Three Deputies Darlod Lambert and Tocquet whom they had carried away Prisoners to the Castle of Chillon The Savoyards and M. de Rolle having entred the Castle of Pency as Friends they carried away those within Prisoners to Gex accusing them of Treason They likewise abused the Women and Children of strangers who were sent out of the City as unprofitable mouths they stripped them to their Shifts and caused them to return back again There were several little conflicts on both sides while the Cantons endeavoured to reconcile these differences The Protestants continued to pull down the Images and spoil the Reliques of Churches Some days after the Officers of the City at the instigation of Farel published by sound of Trumpet a Fast enjoyning all persons the next Morning to Assemble themselves in S. Peter's Church to pray to Almighty God to send them Peace Farel preached and the Congregation was greater than ordinary About the end of this Year with which we will finish this our first Part the City being surrounded with Enemies wanting Provision and destitute of Mony this put the Magistrates upon Coyning some with the City Stamp the Savoy Coyn having been most currant before amongst them And for better assurance in this point of Priviledge there was search made for all old pieces of the City Coyn. At length there were found some pieces on one side of which there was S. PETRVS written round S. Peter's Head and on the other side a Cross with this Motto GENEVA CIVITAS
having broken it open were not a little displeased at some passages in it especially where he tells Viret That they of Geneva would govern without God and that he had to do with Hypocrites Being sent for to answer for this before them he justified his complaint by the instances of several debauched Persons who were suffered to scoff at the Word of God and to slight their Instructions He left the City at the same time Farel departed from Neuf-chatel to go to Zurich to be present at a Synod composed of Divines from Switzerland and Grisons the Points debated there have been since Printed At his return he set forth his Commentaries on the Epistle of St. Paul to Titus which he dedicated to Farel and Viret in consideration of the strict friendship and unity betwixt them Galeacius Caracciola Marquiss of Vico in the Kingdom of Naples where he had left his Estate and Family withdrew to Geneva upon the account of Religion Before his arrival some Persons spread a report that he came as a Spy but his conversation gave sufficient proofs of the contrary Bolsec a Carmelite who had left the Order and under pretence of embracing the Protestant Religion had betook himself to the profession of Physick and Divinity contradicted the Minister in a full Congregation charging the Protestants with making God the Author of sin and by that means contributing to the condemnation of the wicked as if God had been a Jupiter or a Tyrant alledging farther That S. Augustin was forcibly drawn into be a Patron of this Doctrine although 't is certain he was not of that opinion of which he warned them to take heed it being a new and dangerous Doctrine and of which he charged Laurentius Valla to be the Author Calvin being present at the Meeting he heard Bolsec discourse with an admirable patience and after he had said as much as he could Calvin presented himself and answered most ingeniously to every Article for the space of an hour and besides an infinite of places which he cited out of the Holy Scripture he quoted so many passages out of S. Augustine as would make any Man believe he had studied no other Author so that every one admired it and shut up all with this saying Would to God that he who hath so much cited S. Augustin had seen more of him than his covering Farel who was then at Geneva made a distinct Oration to confirm what Calvin had said before him and to shew that they were to blame who charged them with error Bolsec was thereupon committed to Prison where Calvin endeavoured to convince him of his error as well by personal Conferences as by Letters A while after by the consent of the Churches of Switzerland he was banished the City 'T is reported That ten Years after he recanted in a full Synod at Orleans but yet writ a Book of Calvin's Life wherein he very much injures his Reputation which occasioned Calvin's setting forth a Treatise concerning Predestination and Providence which the Magistrates of Berne did neither approve nor condemn prudently forbidding their Ministers to preach to the People a Doctrine which they and all Men else so little understood Troillet who had been an Hermit openly censured likewise Calvin's Institutions The Council enjoyned him to be silent but yet this hindred not often disturbances about this matter The young people of the City accusing Calvin of Pride and too much Severity About this time came Michael Servetus a Spaniard who had escaped out of Prison from Vienna to Geneva where he began to dogmatize He had composed a Book Intituled Christianismi restitutio full of execrable Heresies He annulled the distinction of the three Persons in the Godhead affirming the Son and Holy Ghost to have been Created in the beginning of the World. That the Essence of God was common to all Creatures even those who were inanimate which brought forth in Man a free will yet did not this hinder but that the knowledge of good and evil was stifled in him till he was twenty years of age before which time a man could not commit any mortal sin That it was sufficient to believe that Jesus Christ was the Son of God it not being absolutely necessary to lay hold on his promises All men both Jews and Heathens being justified by their good moral works That Baptism of Infants was but a meer foppery At first he was countenanced by some of the Magistrates who hated Calvin so that besides his natural maliciousness he was so rude in maintaining his Blasphemy as to give Calvin the lye above fifty times in one discourse and as often calling him wicked wretch and Simon Magus The Council could no longer endure his impudence and therefore committed him to Prison and Articles were drawn up against him which were sent to the four Protestant Cantons for their concurrence after which he was burnt alive not shewing the least sign of repentance but only a great fear of death Several were not displeased that so dangerous a person was rooted out who had sowed his wicked Doctrine for the space of thirty years amongst Christians Others thought he was punished too severely his Fact being only a matter of opinion which was at the bottom of it but only a mixture of Judaism and Anabaptism and that it were better to have expected his repentance which occasioned the setting forth of a Book De non puniendis haereticis gladio composed as it was thought by Castalion under the name of Martin Bellius which Book was answered by Theodore Beza The Magistrates of Geneva and Switzerland who had condemned Servetus considered him as an Apostate a Seducer and an Atheistical person Calvin likewise set forth a Book wherein he confuted his Heresies and exposed all the proceedings against him In the Year following Matthew Grybalde Sieur of Farges spread the same errors but he would not enter into a publick conference with Calvin but withdrew into the Countries of Berne where he made his Recantation yet living as before to the Year 1564. when he died of the Plague The City was fortified and the poor People of Merindol and Cabrieres who had fled for refuge to Geneva were employed about the work the reason of this precaution was That they had notice given them by the Bernoises that the French had some design upon them and that which occasioned this suspicion was The great multitude of French men who had withdrawn thither The Libertines of thè City bore them ill-will and were not willing to grant them the Burgership as they had done to others They designed one Night to massacre them all the Captain-General Amy Perrin a seditious and factious Person being the chief of their Party But the Council getting notice of it took care to hinder them There were some of them made severe examples Thirty of them fled and were sentenced though absent And thus the City was
lasting peace than a short War. He was desired to offer this to the Council because there were several who judged that a War would be no less conducing to the advancement of the publick Weal than it had been in the time of Duke Charles that all who were interessed in their preservation would undoubtedly assist them that several stout men who were desirous to shew their courage would come and proffer their service De Vic on the contrary very elequently and truly shewed them that Peace was so necessary for them and War so pernicious that there was an indispensable necessity of chosing the former and avoiding the latter that although the inducements to War were specious and the means easie yet were its effects never the less terrible and the success uncertain That War in general was profitable and ought to be undertaken when Peace could not be procured but that a well governed State which had ever thriven by Peace ought not to set out in these storms nor to please it self in Warlike incounters with its Neighbours In short he prevailed so far by his perswasions that they all inclined to Peace provided it was an honourable and profitable one and so well setled as to take away all occasions of it for the future Immediately after this there was a Truce made and this Treaty of Peace which was deemed so necessary was for some time in agitation but at length it broke off the Genevoises not being willing to accept it on any other terms but what were honourable and advantagious The Earl of Fuentes the King of Spains Lieutenant in the Dutchy of Milan hearing of the Treaty which had been ended sent orders to Don Zanche de Luna Master of his Camp to renew it and bring it on again He sent for this purpose a Spanish Captain named Sebastien Culebro to Geneva who having obtained a safe-conduct presented himself to the Council telling them that the Earl of Fuentes having been informed of a Treaty began between the Deputies of the Duke of Savoy and Geneva which yet had produced nothing he had thereupon sent an express to Don Zanche de Luna enjoyning him to dispatch a Captain to Geneva to desire them of that City to think of Peace and of the good resulting from it openly declaring that in case they did not agree with the Duke his Catholick Majesty as his Highness's Ally and having his Country in protection could do no less than assist him in this War. And at the same time he delivered them the Original of his Commission being the same which Don Zanche had given him which runs thus translated out of Spanish Captain Sebastien Culebro shall go to La Roche and desire Monsieur Albigny to conduct him safely to Bonne taking along with him Captain Vatanour and Peter the Drummer belonging to his Company the said Captain being at Bonne shall desire safe-conduct to go speak to Messieurs of Geneva telling them as from me and giving them to understand his Excellencies pleasure which is That his Catholick Majesties Forces are obliged to defend the Duke and to oppose them in whatsoever they shall undertake against him and that they should endeavour as soon as they can to comply with him because that if it falls out otherwise he will order his business accordingly At Anecy the 28 of May 1603. Signed Don Zanche de Luna and lower de Roza The Terms of the Spanish Laconisme are remarkable Para hir allar à los Sinores de Sinebra disiendo les come va di mi parte y dandoles a entender la voluntad de su Excellentia que es Que la gente de su magestad a de deffender al Duque y opponer se a quantos intentaren y que vean conciertar secon el luogo proque donde se tomara forma The King of France foreseeing that this War would not end only amongst them between whom it was begun but that the flame of it would break out farther was desirous to maintain Christendom in that Peace for the sake of which he had laid down his Arms at that time when they would have procured him great advantage wherefore his Ambassadors in Switzerland by his order prepared the Cantons of Glaris Basle Soleurre Schaffonse and Appenzel as them who were least suspected and interested for to be the mediators of this accord Which with much difficulty was at length obtained The Genevoises considering that the profits which might redound from the War could not equal the damages thereof and that all their hopes of advantage by it depended on the assistance from their Neighbours That the hope which is founded on a Foreign prop is usually uncertain That undoubtedly the Catholick Cantons would not break off with the Duke upon their account and that being his Neighbours it was absolutely necessary to come to some terms or other These reflections and the perswasions of their Allies made the Genevoises relent so that both Parties by degrees calmed their passions and laid down those Arms which they had taken up with so great an animosity The Deputies from the five Cantons mediated this Peace at Remilly and it was concluded at S. Julien During all these several Journies backwards and forwards which these mediators of the Peace made from Geneva to S. Julien which lasted a Month the High-ways from the Bridge of Arve to S. Julien were almost continually filled with People especially Savoyards who passionately breathed after this Peace and blessed the Deputies who gave them hopes of it So that immediately upon the Signing of it at S. Julien the President Rochette put his Head out of the Window of the House where was held the Conference and cried out to these poor People who thronged the Streets My Friends praise God the Peace is concluded Upon which they shouted for Joy and the Trumpets sounded forth the publick gladness This Treaty of Peace may be seen described in the printed Book called The Citizen of Geneva Both Parties having laid down their Arms a while after they began to combat with their Pens Buttet Advocate of Chambery entered the Lists setting forth his Cavalier of Savoy wherein he described all his Highnesses pretensions on Geneva It was debated in Council whether this Book ought to be answered They who were for it represented that should it not be done the World would be apt to believe that the Dukes Reasons were well grounded Whereas they who were of the contrary opinion alledged That in so doing they would expose their cause to the censures of passionate Men who being pre-possessed with prejudices would make use of their reasons against them The first advice was followed so that a learned Man of the Council a Person zealous for his Countries honour whose name was John Sarrazin was enjoyned to write an answer which he did and called his Book the Genevois Citizen against which there was published a little Book by a Savoyard under a feigned Title
called Monsieur Picter ' s Harangue or the Mischief of the Aristocratical Government of Geneva these Books abound with sharp invectives and are good for nothing but to renew former differences Philibert Blondel who was Syndick in the Year when the attempt of scaling Geneva was on foot had been several times censured in the Council and blamed by the People for having been so careless in securing the City although the principal Syndick had put him in mind of it the Night before the execution of their design according to the notice he had brought him of the Enemies march Blondel took it ill that he should be suspected and had the impudence to complain thereof to the Council pretending much zeal for his Countries service His complaint ended in his confusion for a Cutler whose name was Guidonet whom he had heretofore sollicited to be confederate with him in his Treachery having a quarrel with him could not suffer his Pride and called him Traytor before Witnesses Blondel taking it to heart addresseth himself thereupon to the Council and obtains an order to imprison his Adversaries amongst whom was Combe who at length brought such proof and alledged so many reasons against Blondel that at length for his Neglect and Treasons he was fined 2000 Crowns of Gold for the payment of which they seized on his Mills yet did he still stand upon his justification but the Witnesses proved again their Charge so clearly and fully against him that he was fined to pay 2000 Crowns of Gold more and degraded from the Council of 25. But he valued not the Mony having gotten in a short time an Estate to the value of 40000 Crowns no Body knowing how but he could not suffer his degradation with a quiet mind He resolved thereupon rather to lose his Head than to lie under this imputation The business was so agitated that at length the truth was bolted out it having been made apparent that he held the Lordship of Compois without paying any Taxes to the Duke that since the taking of Bonne he was observed to grow rich on a suddain that he had some private discourse with a Stranger the Night before the Walls were scaled and that to avoid the Officers deposition who had seen him he had sent the said Officer to Genes and given him a Horse that he being dead Blondel now thought himself secure and that there was found a Lanthorn in the Ditch having his mark and that a certain Person from Chesne brought him oftentimes Letters from the Governor of Savoy But this Article not being proved so clearly against him as the others he was sentenced only to lie in Prison for the space of seven Years and to pay another Fine of 2000 Crowns And forasmuch as the Persons deposition who carried the Letters was the chief cause of this his Condemnation he determined therefore to send for this Peasant to try whether he could not make him retract what he had declared against him he used such means that at last this poor fellow was clapt up in Prison where he offered him a great summ of Mony to deny what he had before affirmed The Jaylor whom Blondel had won by his gifts brought him word that he would not move a jot from his former deposition whereupon Blondel offereth the Jaylor fifty Crowns to strangle him in the Night Which being done and the Magistrates coming the next Morning to hear what this Witness had to say found him dead The Physicians were called to search him and make their report that he had not killed himself but had been strangled by some other The Jaylor and Porter are thereupon apprehended the latter of which only was wont to visit the Peasant He was put on the Rack and confesses the Fact and persists in this confession till death namely That what he had done was at Blondel's instigation who being convicted of the Murder and consequently of the crime of High Treason of which he was accused was put on the Rack It was supposed that the ordinary torment would not move him wherefore he was put into an Engine made of Wood called the Beurriere and had immediately Escarpins applied to him but all these torments could not draw from him a confession of his being privy to the Enterprize of scaling the Walls but he owned the Murder and that he had offered his Service to the Duke of Savoy But this was enough to deserve death He was therefore condemned to be hanged and quartered and was led to be executed without shewing any great remorse 'T is reported that he mentioned the Name of God but once upon occasion of a Womans crossing S. Peter's place for having used some great injustice towards this Woman when he was Syndick she broke out into this Imprecation wishing that he might one time or other receive as just a punishment as that which he had imposed on her had been unjust and he hearing her reproaching him with it at the time he was leading to execution he said to her holding up his hands Alas pray to God for me you see the miserable condition I am in This was the end of this wretched Man. After this Execution the Walls were raised higher and the number of Watch-men was increased and Palisado's were drove into the Ditches and the City fortified that they might be the better prepared against such-like Enterprizes In the Year following died Theodore de Beze whose life hath been written by Anthony de la Faye The last time he preached was on the day the Peace was proclaimed 1598 and expounded the 85th Psalm Thou hast made peace Lord with the people He was present at the Conference held at Poissy and presided oftentimes in France at the National Synods The Catholicks commonly called him The Huguenots Pope He was interred in S. Peter's Cloister and not in the Cemetery of the Plein-Palais because the Savoyards gave out That they would take up his Corps and send it to Rome The King of France dispatched about that time the Baron of Luz to be Governor of Burgundy and Boisse to be Governor of Bourg and the Sieur de Nerestan for to desire the Genevoises to grant him a place where he might build an Arsenal to prevent the Cities being in the like danger for the time to come The Council was divided One part said That God shewed himself propitious to them in sending them a Foreign assistance of that importance and that in accepting of it the Enemy would have no means left for making his incursions Others opposed on the contrary That the who had such assistance did thereby bring themselves under an Obligation to them from whom they received it that perhaps this Arsenal might be given in trust to such a Person who by his liberalities and winning behaviour might gain the hearts of the Citizens and dazle their eyes with the brightness of Royalty And farther Perphaps all the Kings of France would not be so candid in their
7. May 4. Verly slain May 5. May 27. Liberty of Conscience granted Verlys Relations bring with them 120 Soldiers to revenge his death July 15. August 6. Thoberet sentenced to lose his head Decem. 2. Furbity opposed by Froment Decem. 27. Furbity complained against by the Bernoises Decem. 27 The Fribourgers threaten to break off with Geneva 1534. Jan. 1. Jan. 4. Jan. 18. Quarrels about Rellgion 1534. Pennet sentenced to be beheaded Feb. 10. Feb. 29. Feb. 13. Furbity enjoyned to Recant Feb. 22. Articles of the Bernoises and their answer March 1. Farel Preaches publickly Mar. 30. Fribourgers break off with the Genevâ—ises Protestants and Papists equal in number June 23. July 29. A Conspiracy to bring in the Bishop c. 1434. Vandelled away Prisoner Octob. 5. Furbity's enlargement requested by the French-King Feb. 12. A Frier preaches in Lent at Geneva 1535. April 4. Viret almost poysoned May 5. Penay Castle assaulted by the Genevoises Bernard makes publick profession of the Truth May 30. July 22. Farel preaches at S. Magdalens Aug. 5. Aug. 6. Aug. 10. Farel preaches before the Council Aug. 27. Mass abolished in Geneva Aug. 30. The Nuns leave Geneva Beudichon made Captain General Farel causes a Fast to be proclaimed Dec. 18. Mony Coyned in Geneva with the City Stamp 1536. 1536. Jan. 3. Jan. 4. Jan. 14. Jan. 16. The â—ernoises promise the Genevoises their assistance They break off with the Duke Jan. 24. The Genevoises sally out Jan. 26. Jan. 29. A Bark fitted out by the Genevoises Jan. 30. Peney blown up Jan. 31. Gex surrendred Feb. 1. Feb. 2. Bernoises arrive at Geneva La Cluse surrenders Feb. 18. Chillon Castle besieged March 29. Bonnivard set at liberty May 21. Mass abolished Saunier teaches School 1536. Aug. 7. Calvin comes to Geneva Sept. 1537. An Anabaptist disputes with Farel March 10. Carolyn maintains the lawfulness of the Mass Calvin compiles a Catechism 1538. The Syndicks still Catholicks in their hearts April 23. Calvin with others banished the City Mare committed to Prison Decemb. Calvin writes to Geneva Saunier with others banished 1539. Nov. 5. 1540. June 5. Philippe kills a Man with his Leading-staff Artichauds Faction Richardet dies by a fall June August The banishment of the three Ministers repealed May. 1. Calvin sent for to Geneva Sept. 13. Calvin's painfulness 1541. Nov. 21. 1542. Plague at Geneva 1543. Calvin Disputes with Carolyn 1544. Castalio his Opinions 1545. Lentilles spreads the Plague in Geneva 1546. Calvin accused for teaching false Doctrine 1548. 1550. Marquiss of Vico comes to Geneva Bolsec charges the Ministers with preaching false Doctrine 1551. Octob. 6. Calvin cleareth himself and Brethren Bolsec writes Calvin's Life 1552. Aug. 1553. Servetus comes to Geneva Grybalde propagates Servetus's errors 1554. The French designed to be massacred in Geneva 1554. The English Church in Geneva 1555. 1560. 1556. 1557. Octob. 1558. Jan. Gentil disputes against Calvin A Colledge founded at Geneva 1559. June 5. 1560. Adultery severely punished 1561. Jan. The French King complains against the Genevoises for sending Ministers into France 1564. Calvin dies 1566. Spiffame his Tragical end 1566. 1567. May. Sept. 1567. Grimaud endeavors to spread the plague 1972. May 3. April 24. 1574. 1575. Novemb. 1578. Hâ—n the 3. of France makes an Alliance with the Switzers c. Aug. 29. 1579. 1582. The Duke of Savoy makes attempts on Geneva 1582. Aug. 16. 1582. 1582. Des plans April 18. The Jews request to Geneva 1584. March 1. An Earthquake Zurich makes a perpetual Alliance with Geneva 1585. 1586. A Famine in Geneva 1587. Vita di Sixto V. The Pope requested to assist the Duke against Geneva 1588. Olivarez's Counsel to the Dukes Ambassador 1588. Sancy animates the Genevoises against the Duke Bonne taken by the Genevoises 1589. April 7. Gex surrendred La Cluse attempted by the Genevoises 1589. 1589. Baron of S. Lagier slain April 12. April 16. April 26. April 27. The Royal Army consisted of 10000 Foot and three Troops of Horse 1589. April 29. The Regiment of Soleurre re-attacked May 1. May 14. Boege taken May 25. The Duke advances to attack the Fort near Arve May 27. June The Castle of Terny surrendred to the Duke June 3. The Genevoises engage the Enemy The Savoyards attack the Forces from Berne June June 28. July 14. The Bernoises agree upon a cessatlon of Arms. July 26. 1589. Aug. 22. Mercier the Minister flead alive Octob. Versoy besieged and taken Nov. 8. Jan. 2. 1590. Gex surprized Jan. 18. March 29. April 16. La Cluse surrenders April 21. Esgaillon beheaded May 21. The Savoyards set upon three Barks bound for Geneva Guiche assaulted by the Peasants Lurbigny defeats the Savoyards Genevoises worsted 1590. July 6. Amedée says Ambushes about Geneva The Genevoises defeated Aug. 23. The Baron of Conforgien arrives at Geneva Hermance lays an Ambush for the Genevoises gathering their Wine-harvest The Valour of a Captain Octob. 29. Crusille sacked aâ—d burat 1591. Jan. 1. Buringe besieged Feb. 6. 1591. Feb. 11. The Dukes Army approaches 1591. March 12. The Kings Army attached by the Savoyards Sonas slain Sadeel dies at Geneva May 17. 1592. Octob. Nov. 1593. March 19. April 17. Conforgien returns home Lancy demolished Sept. 9. 1593. 1594. The Fort of Arve demolished 1595. 1597. Sep. Beza reported to have turned Papist 1568. May. The Bastard of Savoy makes his entrance into Geneva A Peace concluded 1598. May. May. Serres dies at Geneva 1600. The Duke of Savoy desires that the King would desist from Protecting Geneva 1600. Beza makes a Speech to the King. The Kings answer Decem. 16. The Fort razed 1600. Sept. 16. The Ebbings and flowings of the Rhosne 1601. Jan. 17. The King of France declares Geneva comprehended in the Treaty April 5. 1602. A Jubilee at Thonon where the design was laid to scale Geneva A warning given to the Genevoises concerning the attempt on their City Albigny draws up his men near Bonne Warning a second time given to the City The Savoyards raised up Ladders against the City-Walls Sonas bleeds at Nose Alexander a Jesuit encourages the Enterprizers Dec. 12. Sonas with six others first climb up into the City The Duke dispatches Messengers to all parts to impart the news of their success The valour of a Taylor Thirteen of them who had scaled the City hanged Beza Preaches a thanksgiving Sermon for their deliverance A Letter from the Genevoises to the Sieur of Guiche A Letter of the French King to the Genevoises 1603. Jan. Maillet committed to Prison Tournon his Harangue to the Lords of Berne Bernoises not satjsfied with this harangue Genis taken by surprize De Vic ordered to assure the Geneâ—oises of the French Kings favour 1603. May. Culebro his Orders A Peace concluded between the Duke and Genâ—voises July 21. Buttet writes a Book which he calls The Cavalier of Savoy Sarrazin sets forth his Book called The Genevois Citizen 1604. Blondel his villanous actions 1606. Octob. 13. Beza dies 1605. 1606. 1607. The Landgrave of Hesse makes the City of Geneva a Present 1607. 1608. 1609. Canal a Traytor to the City Feb. 2. 1610. Terrail his designs on Geneva 1609. Terrail's design discovered 1609. Terrail sets out from Savoy for Flanders Terrail apprehended April 19. Bastide and Terrail executed 1610. Roset dies at Geneva Giovani accuses one of the Council of Treason 1610. 1611. Lectius dies at Geneva 1613. A Serjeant executed 1613. 1614. S. Claudes Relicks imbalmed and sent to Geneva 1614. The Plague in Geneva 1616. The Battel between the Duke of Nemours and the Duke of Savoy 1617. 1617. 1618. Chenalat executed for Treason 1619. Diodati c. sent to the Synod at Dort. 1621. 1622. A Synod of Protestant Ministers at Paris 1624. Marquiss of Bade retires to Geneva 1625. 1626. Biron of Esclavonia c. retires to Geneva 1627. The Princess of Orange resides in Geneva 1628. Aubigné comes and lives at Geneva 1628. Aubigné's death 1631. 1632. Antoine his errors and abominable practices 1632. The Church of Divonne in the Country of Gex The second Psalm 1636. 1638. May 17. The Duke of Rohan his Funeral c. 1638. 1642. 1645. A discourse of the Rhosne 1645. 1645. Gothofredus his Latin Inscription 1649. Octob. 3. Deodati's death 1651. Nov. 21. Dec. 7. 1653. Gautier hanged Aug. 9. 1655. Cromwel writes to the Genevoises 1656. The King of France comes to Lyons c. 1658. The States of Holland contribute to the building of the Fort on S. Victors Mount. 1660. 1661. The Bishop of Geneva presents a request to the French-King 1661. 1662. 1664. Crequi passes through Geneva 1664. 1667. The Duke of Savoy quarters Forces about Geneva The Genevoises fortifie the City Spies sent into Savoy The diligence of the people in working at the Fort. The Savoyards and Genevoises at variance about their priviledges City divided 1670. A fire on the Bridge of Rhosne 1671. The Prince Palatine entertained at Geneva 1673. An account of another project for the taking of Geneva discovered by its Author Novoy secured 1674. Prince George dyes at Geneva 1675. July 7. 1675. Savoy and Geneva at difference about the impositions of Salt. 1675. In Autum 1676. The French King assures the Genevoises of his good will. June 12. Deputies dispatched from Geneva July 18. Octob. Roset harangues the Queen and Dauphin Stoupe intercedes with the French King in behalf of Geneva 1677. March. Novemb. 1678. Feb. 1. 1677. Octob. 23. The Emperors Embassador passes through Geneva 1678. March 24. The Spanish Embassador passes through Geneva Conclusion Titi Filio Auli nepoti Bene merenti posuit Fieri curiavit sub Ascia â—x dicavit Ponendum curavit Sub Ascia dedicavit Coloniae Equestris Ex Testamenta Vide Inscript XXI Cosmograph L. 2. caii Filla Caii filius Parentes maerentes filiae meritissimae Pâ—â—endum â—â—ravit