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A61145	The history of the city and state of Geneva, from its first foundation to this present time faithfully collected from several manuscripts of Jacobus Gothofredus, Monsieur Chorier, and others / by Isaac Spon ...; Histoire de la ville et de l'état de Genève. English	Spon, Jacob, 1647-1685.; Godefroy, Jacques, 1587-1652.; Chorier, Nicolas, 1612-1692.	1687 (1687)	Wing S5017; ESTC R12216	245,550	265

not hear him He died at length being aged Eighty years and was interred in the Cloyster where is a kind of Epitaph or Testament which he left to his Children Composed by himself which is as well remarkable for its Latin as ingenuity of matter It was about this time that the Swede entred into Germany The Chevalier Rache was sent to the Switzers to engage them in this party He had likewise an order to visit Geneva to assure that City of the Kings good will. He was received with extraordinary respect and stayed there some time A while after there was a person executed whose death caused as great a noise as that of Servetus His name was Nicholas Antoine who had Apostatized from the Christian Religion Some people murmured and were displeased at the proceedings saying they were too severe to put people to death meerly for an opinion But the Council considered him not only as an Apostate and Blasphemer who treated the Blessed Trinity as a Cerberus or three-headed monster but likewise as a seditious Impostor and perjured Villain who Preached his false Doctrine contrary to the Oath which he had taken at his reception Here follows an account of his Tryal and Condemnation by which it may be judged whether the Genevoises were to blame in their proceedings against him A Criminal Process Made and formed before Us the most Honourable Lords Syndicks and Counsellors of this City at the instance and pursuit of the Lord Lieutenant in those Causes against Nicholas Son of John Anthony of Berry in Lorrain who being committed Prisoner hath freely confessed That from his Youth he had diligently set himself to the study of Philosophy and conceived damnable and execrable Opinions touching our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ ITEM That about seven or eight Years since he had applied himself to the study of the false doctrine of the Jews and for to be the better instructed in it he had addressed himself to them of the City of Metz who after several Conferences had sent him to other Jews and namely to them of Venice Item He hath confessed That had it not been for fear of being discovered he had undertaken to have perswaded his Kindred and Relations to return to Judaism Item That about five Years past he went to Sedan and there perverted a young Student of that place and inticed him along with him into Italy entertaining him in their way thither with the Articles of his abominable Creed Item That being arrived at Venice they went and visited the Jews the said Anthony desiring them to admit him into their Synagogue and to Circumcise him but they refused him fearing lest they should fall under the Magistrates severity Whereat he remained satisfied being told by them That he might live amongst the Christians and yet be a Jew in his heart and that he was told the same by the Jews of Padoua Item That embracing this detestable doctrine he came to this City under pretence of studying Divinity and offered to dispute in Philosophy and for some time had exercised the charge of chief Regent in a Colledge yet all this while counterfeiting himself a Christian although privately he lived and prayed after the Jewish manner not daring to make an open profession of his belief Item That being called by a Church near the City to be their Minister after his examination and consent to the Doctrine of the Orthodox Religion he took an Oath to live and teach according to the confession of the reformed Churches although in his heart he believed in the Jewish Faith and by a cursed equivocation his meaning was different from his Oath Item That instead of preaching Jesus Christ according to the Oath he had taken he had only insisted in his Pulpit on the explication of the Old Testament and falsly wrested and applied passages thereof pointing to our Saviour and appropriated them to other Persons and above all in his last Sermon from whence it followed by the just Judgment of God that he the said Anthony became deprived of his Senses and ran about the Field like a distracted person and came bare-legged into the City uttering horrid blasphemies against our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Item That after he had been under the hands of Physicians and carefully looked after in the Hospital of this City coming again to his Senses and being out of his mad fits he had persisted in his blaspemies against the Holy Trinity and the Person of our Blessed God and Saviour maintaining as well by word of mouth as writing That Jesus Christ was an Idol and that the New Testament was but a meer fable Item He hath confessed That in Administring the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper in the Exhortation to the People he said only Remember your Saviour And that in reciting the words of the Apostles Creed where our Saviour is mentioned he pronounced not those words but muttered them betwixt his Teeth Finally That notwithstanding the serious exhortations and remonstrances which have been made him since he hath been in custody as well by the Magistrates as venerable Pastors of this Church tending to perswade him to renounce these cursed and damnable Opinions yet hath he persisted in his horrible and impious blasphemies having compiled and signed a Treatise in which he endeavours to combat and overthrow the Holy Trinity still obstinately denying the Deity and Incarnation of our Blessed Saviour having several times renounced his Baptism as it plainly appeared at his Trial. Here follows his Sentence The Sentence of Condemnation against Nicolas Anthony which was read and executed on the 20th of April 1632. WEE the most Honourable Lords Syndicks and Council of this City having seen the Criminal Process made and formed before Us at the instant suit of the Lord Lieutenant in the said Cases against Nicolas Anthony by which and by his own confessions it appeareth That he forgetting the fear of God hath been guilty of the crime of Apostasie and High Treason against God his Creator and Saviour having fought against the Holy Trinity denied our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ blasphemed his Holy Name renounced his Baptism for to imbrace the Jewish Religion and hath been perjured in dogmatising and teaching his damnable doctrine a case and crime deserving the greatest punishment For these and other causes moving the said Lords sitting in the Tribunal of their Ancestors according to ancient custom having the fear of God and the Holy Scriptures before their Eyes and having invoked his Holy Name that they might thereby be able to make a right Judgment beginning in the Name of the Father Son and Holy Ghost do by this final Sentence which they have committed now to writing condemn the said Anthony to be bound and led to the place of Plein-Palais to be there fastned to a stake on a pile of Wood and strangled according to the usual manner and afterwards to have his Body burnt and consumed to ashes and thus

succeeded by Denis who was followed by Paracodus to whom Victor wrote to the same effect So that here is already a great mistake to believe that Denis and Paracodus first planted the Christian Faith at Geneva for seeing they were both Bishops of Vienna then chief City of the Allobroges it is hence most likely they sent some to Geneva to preach the Gospel it lying in their Circuit But that which gives greater confirmation is what hath been found written in an old Manuscript Parchment Bible in the Library at Geneva viz. Genevensis Ecclesia à discipulis Apostolorum Paracodo ac Dionysio fundata Viennensibus Episcopis that is to say Paracodus and Denis Bishops of Vienna who have founded the Church at Geneva were called the Apostles Disciples because they taught the same Doctrine So that Paracodus could not be one of the Seventy Disciples seeing he lived towards the end of the second Century Likewise some would make him Contemporary with S. Irenaeus who was Bishop of Lyons and suffered Martyrdom under the Emperour Severus about the end of the same Age before which time the Gospel had made but small progress in Gaule as we may read in Gregory of Tours At the end of this fore-mentioned Manuscript Bible there is a list of the names of Bishops of Geneva which is now almost worn out with these three Verses towards the end of it Hos mensae Christi constat libamine pasci Vascula terra Dei proprio de sanguine facti In templo Domini prisca de Gente notati The first we meet with in this Catalogue of Bishops is Diogenus the next Domnus whom they of S. Martha call Dominius and so in order Salvianus Cassianus Eleutherius Theolastus Fraternicus Pallascus all which flourished about the third and fourth Century but we know nothing more of them than their names The fourth Century was lamentable to several Countreys by the Invasions of those Nations which began to tear the Roman Empire Geneva cruelly suffered so that in a Council held at Turin in the year 397. there was care taken for its reparation And from that time encreasing in Authority it presided over the neighbouring Countreys even to the Alpes it being agreed in this Council that the Bishops of Metropolitan Cities should be acknowledged Primates of their respective Provinces so that the Primate of Geneva had under him the Chablaises and Genevoises About the beginning of the next Century after the death of Theodosius the Vandals over-ran the Gauls one part of them setling themselves in the Countrey of Vaud to which it is thought they gave the name They built likewise several Borroughs which occasioned their being called Bourguignons at which time there was one Isaac called by others Isarius Bishop of Geneva whom S. Euchere mentions in the Life of S. Maurice These Bourguignons established a Kingdom amongst them whose first King was Gundicaire or Gonderic who dying divided his Realm between his four Sons Gondebaud had Vienna Chilperic Lyons Godesigile Geneva and Gotmar Besançon Sidonius Apollinaris who lived in those times gave them the name of Tetrarchs These Brethren being at variance Chilperic and Gotmar drave Gondebaud from his Territories but he having vanquished them returns in which conflict Gotmar was slain couragiously defending himself Chilperic who was taken Prisoner was beheaded and his Wife thrown into the Rhosne But some years after Cloüis King of France having espoused Clotilde Chilperic's Daughter that he might be revenged on Gondebaud for his cruelty proclaims War against him Godesigile to whose share Geneva had fallen joyned with Cloüis against his Brother Gondebaud who being vanquished was forced to receive Laws from the Conqueror He therefore renders himself Tributary to Cloüis and left Vienna to Godesigile but Gondebaud re-took Vienna and the wretched Godesigile was slain in a Church by the Sword. Cloüis moved at this barbarous action drove out Gondebaud and gave his Son Sigismond the Kingdom 'T was this Sigismond who founded on the Alpes S. Maurice's Monastery which foundation was subscribed by Maximus Bishop of Geneva This same Emperour caused to assemble the Council called Ponense Paunense or Epaunense as Mr. Chorier hath very well observed in his History of Dauphiné and after him the Abbot in his Epitome of Councils at Ponas near Vienna in Dauphiné Maximus was also at this Council His Successor Pappulus was present at that of Orleans After him the Manuscript Bible afore mentioned recites Gregorius Nicetius Rusticus Patricius Hugo the First Andreas Graecus and Domitianus whom they of S. Martha call Donatianus There is an Inscription in S. Victor relating to this Council which is this Haec acta sunt Episcopo Genevensi Domitiano These things were done when Domitian was Bishop of Geneva 'T was also in his time the Body of S. Victor was transported from Soleurre to Geneva Salonius his Successor was present at the Council of Lyons and Paris There hath been a Bishop of Geneva of the same name in the last Age The Bishop of Geneva writ himself Salonius Episcopus Genavensis After him succeeded Cariatho one of the Domesticks of King Gontran of Burgundy This King encreased the Church Revenues and was the Founder of S. Peter's Cathedral Monsieur Morus the Author of an Harangue Entituled De duobus Genevae Miraculis proves by some passages out of Avitus's Homilies that it was he who consecrated that Church there being there before a Temple dedicated to Apollo But the building was intermitted till the year 990 at which time the Emperour Othon caused it to be continued and Conradus finished it in the year 1024. But I doubt whether we ought to credit those Chronological Manuscrips which relate that under the Reign of Gontran a certain City named Taurodinum was overthrown into the Rhosne by an Earthquake whose course being stopped there followed such a great Inundation that it ran over the Walls of Geneva But there is not so much as any single Geographer who mentions this City Monsieur la Mothe le Vayer relates the matter after a different manner and more likely to be true Marius saith he Bishop of Laufare reports in his Chronicle that the Hill which he calls Tauretunensem in Valay fell so suddenly on a Castle and neighbouring Burroughs that it overwhelmed all the Inhabitants being followed with such an Inundation of Water as very much damnified the City of Geneva Appellinus whom some call Abelenus succeeded Cariatho The Legend of S. Columban Abbot of Lussienx mentions him he lived till the year 613. The French King Clotairius the Second drove out the Burgundians from the Countrey of the Allobroges and setled Magistrates at Geneva Dagobert his Son succeeded him and Theodoric second Son to Dagobert built several Churches according to the relation of Volfangus Lazius whose words are these Theodoricus secundus ultimus Merovingiorum in Burgundia qui cum ex Brunchilde uxore nihil procreasset multa

Herald came with Letters from Fribourg to demand his body which was granted them Some days after they came again requiring justice to be done not only on those who had killéd him but who were likewise present and who did not hinder the Murther and amongst others on the Syndick Coquet He answered that he was present with his Syndicks-staff according to the duty of his Office and that he had endeavoured to the utmost of his power to suppress this tumult After this Deputies from Berne presented themselves before the Council to offer their mediation and proposed that every person might be at liberty either to go hear Mass or Sermons A month after an Oath was taken to observe this proposal for the future and the agreement made on the twenty eighth of March that they might not appear disunited at the Bishops coming who was shortly expected at Geneva who in effect arrived on the first of June the Syndicks having gone a league out of Town to meet him he immediately caused several Priests to be released who were imprisoned for some misdemeanors The General Council being held after a Mass of the Holy Ghost was celebrated and a general Procession at which the Bishop assisted with the Deputies from Fribourg a President of the Franche Comté spake in the Bishops behalf exhorting the people to be faithful to him entreating them to live in unity and not to entertain the new doctrine At the same time Verly's kindred had brought with them six score Soldiers to revenge his death and having passed over the Lake they came and encamped themselves at Gaillard from whence they sent to demand justice Their suit was delayed upon the account of a difference betwixt the Bishop and Syndicks about Jurisdiction in Cases of life and death which the Syndicks would not yield to the Bishop The Syndicks at the instance of the Attorny-General drew up an Indictment against nine Men and Woman the greatest part of which were found not guilty at night there was a Watch kept left the Bishop should take away the Prisoners and bring them to answer it at his Bar. But whilst these things were doing he left the Town about the midst of July to take part with the Duke of Savoy against the City although he was so strictly bound to the contrary by the Oath which he had taken not only at his Election to the Bishoprick but likewise in making himself free of the City The Council earnestly besought him to set the City in Order but whether he feared some Tumult upon the account of the Prisoners or that he had some other secret design he coloured over his departure with a pretence of going into Franche Comté where the Emperor held an Assembly of the Estates and he promised that he would shortly return Verly's relations returned home all but two who remained at Gaillard with about twenty Soldiers who sued for justice to be done on them who were guilty of the Murther They who returned met on mount Jura Thomas Baudichon together with some Merchants of Stratsbourg Peter Verly brother to the deceased set upon him calling him Traytor and had it not been for his company his life had been in danger his horse having been already killed under him The Syndicks declared one part of the Prisoners innocent which caused the Attorney-General to make an Appeal but he was immediately told we having no Superiour do therefore admit no Appeal but at the same time Peter Thoberet was found guilty of the Murther of Verly having stabbed him in the back as he went up the Stairs of a House and was sentenced to lose his head Towards the end of the Year Guy Furbity Dr. of the Sorbon was sent for from Montmelian to Preach during the Sundays in Advent at S. Peters Church who speaking against the doctrine of the Protestants was contradicted by Froment who was returned and by another named Alexander Camus the last of these upon this was banished the City but Froment was secured and yet these disorders ceased not The Bernoises sent a Herald with Letters to the Syndicks requiring first To be paid their dues according to the agreement made in the Assemblies held in Switzerland and in the second place They complained that their servants who had Preached Gods Word to them were driven away by them whereas they ought rather to have expelled Furbity and such as he who Preached erroneous and blasphemous doctrine and thus they expressed themselves The people before ever the Letters were read imagined there were Luther an Ministers come to Town whereupon there arose immediately a great disturbance the greatest part taking up Arms and sticking small branches of Trees in their Caps for distinction The Proctor General likewise caused the Clergy to Arm themselves The Council having debated the matter would have delivered Furbity against whom the Bernoises had complained into the grand Vicars Custody but he would not receive him He left not off Preaching and affirming continually that all those who received the new doctrine were people who lived ill and that they were worse than others The Syndicks wrote to Berne the Furbity was under an Arrest and yet they knew not wherein he had offended them but if they had heard him they would not have suffered him so greatly did they value their Lordships friendship Some days after this came an Herald from Fribourg who delivered Letters to the Council to this effect That the States of Fribourg undèrstanding that Farel and others were at Geneva to Preach the new Law as they termed it they therefore requested them not to suffer him otherwise they would break off with them The first day of the following Year the grand Vicar published through all Parishes that none should Preach either in publick or private without the Bishops or grand Vicars Licence and that they who had any French or Dutch Bibles should burn them upon pain of excommunication Four days after arrived other Deputies from Berne and Fribourg These last said they understood there had been a great Tumult occasioned by the Luther an Preachers and that if they intended to suffer them they would break off with them They were answered that they designed to live as heretofore according to what they had formerly determined The Deputies from Berne urged the payment of the charges of the former War and demanded satisfaction for what Furbity had said against them The Syndicks made answer they were sorry if Furbity had done them any wrong but that they had no power over any Ecclesiastical person The Deputies were not content with this answer threatning still to break off with them and in effect they would have returned them the Letters of Association which they flung on the Table The Council instantly besought them to take them again and to satisfie them Furbity was caused to answer for himself in the Town house the Syndicks having first declared that