A detection of sundrie foule errours, lies, sclaunders, corruptions, and other false dealinges, touching doctrine, and other matters vttered and practized by M.Iewel, in a booke lately by him set foorth entituled, a defence of the apologie. &c. By Thomas Harding doctor of diuinitie.

Iewel. Pag. 111.

S. Hilarie, and other learned Bishoppes of Fraunce, for vsurping suche vnlavvful auctoritie, charged this same Pope Leo, of vvhom vve speake, vvith Pride, and ambition.

Harding. What a man this Hilarie was and how vnworthy to be called S. Hilarie.

* 1.1This is bothe an impudent, and also a crafty lye. Impu∣dent, as being suche, wherein M. Iewel him selfe knewe, he lyed. For al is vtterly false. For neither this Bishop Hilarie, as euil a man as he was, nor any other Bishoppes of Fraunce, for ought that M. Iewel hath to shewe, charged Leo with pride and ambition for vsurping vn∣lawful autoritie.* 1.2 In deede he is reported of Leo to haue spoken arrogant wordes against the reuerence of S. Pe∣ter. But what the wordes were, or, that he laid pride and ambition to Pope Leos charge, M. Iewel hath nothing to allege. Muche lesse can he proue it, of the other lear∣ned Bishoppes of Fraunce.

Leo contrariwise hauing hearde the complaintes of the great disorder, and outrage of this Bishop Hilarie, charged him with a strange pride, and immoderate am∣bition for vsurping vndew autoritie. For as it is cleare by that epistle of Leo, wherein this mater is laid forth, this Hilarie tooke vpon him to exercise the Iurisdiction of the Metropolitanes, chalenging vnto him selfe the or∣dinations and making of Bishoppes of al the Churches in Fraunce. He vniustly depriued Celidonius of his Bi∣shoprike. He besides al right and reason deposed Prote∣ctus lying sicke in his bed, and set an other bishop in his roome, whereby he seemed, besides the breache of the Canons, to haue don very cruelly, and to haue sought the shortening of his life. He rode vp and downe in the Countrie of Fraunce, as the people complained of him,

like a light person, much vnlike a Bishop, and ranne from place to place with a companie of armed Souldiers, to be the better hable to put his vnlawful attemptes in exe∣cution, if any resistance should haue benne made.

Al this notwithstanding M. Iewel calleth him S. Hi∣larie, wherein he vseth crafte,* 1.3 for which this maie be wel called a crafty lie. For who is there, specially of the vn∣learned, that hearing the name of S. Hilarie, would not thinke, that famous Father, and learned Doctour, S. Hila∣rie the Bishop of Poitiers to be meant? For none beareth that famous name of S. Hilarie, but he. Thus can M. Iewel to helpe forth his Gospel, abuse the name of Gods Saints, and make a Rebel, a proude, an arrogant, and ambitious vsurper of other mennes right, a Saint. Of suche Saintes they haue Canonizate vs good stoare. Thus he would gete credite to his doctrine that impugneth vnitie, vnder the false colour of the name of a blessed Saint.

Wherefore good reader let not M. Iewel beguile thee with the name of S. Hilarie, who as he died long before this Hilarie was borne, so he was alwaies obedient to the see of Rome, as who graunteth, that S. Peter for the con∣fession of the true faith deserued to haue,* 1.4 Vltra humanae infirmitatis modum supereminentem locū, a place of autho∣ritie passing al other beyonde the measure of humaine infirmitie: whereas this Hilarie, that M. Iewel speaketh of, was a violent vsurper of others right, a seditious trou∣bler of the vnitie of the Church, and otherwise an il man, and suche a one as against whose vniust, and violent do∣inges, the godly and discrete Citizens of certaine Cities in Fraunce, directed their commō lettres vnto Pope Leo, to haue refourmation. And thus is the forged matter of

this Hilarie newe sainted by M. Iewel, truly answered.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The 32. Chapt. An ••••∣pudent, and cra••¦ty lye.
• * 1.2

  Leo epist. 89 ad E∣piscopos prouincia Viennen.
• * 1.3

  S. Hilarie, a vvicked man sain∣cted by M. Ievvel bicause he despi∣sed the Pope.
• * 1.4

  Hilar. do. Trinit. li. 6