CHAPTER II

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1512-1525.

THE REFORMATION IN MEAUX 67 Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples 67 Restores Letters to France 68 Wide Range of his Studies 68 Guillaume Farel, his Pupil 68 Devotion of Teacher and Scholar 69 Lefèvre 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 Briçonnet, Bishop of Meaux 72 His First Reformatory Efforts 72 Invites Lefèvre and Farel to Meaux 73 Effects of the Preaching of Roussel and others 74 De Roma's Threat 76 Lefèvre publishes a Translation of the New Testament (1523) 77 The Results surpass Expectation 79 Bishop Briçonnet's Weakness 80 Forbids the "Lutheran" Doctors to preach 81 Lefèvre 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 Grève 89 The Hermit of Livry 92 Briçonnet becomes a Jailer of "Lutherans" 92 Lefèvre's Writings condemned by the Sorbonne (1525) 93 He becomes Tutor of Prince Charles 94 Librarian at Blois 94 Ends his Days at Nérac 95 His Mental Anguish 95 Michel d'Arande and Gérard Roussel 96

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