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 chrit: Of the frequent receiving of the Sacrament of the body and bloud of Chrit. In which booke, at the end it is thus written; It expreeth the work of Mr. Matthias of Paris; a man famous for his admirable devotion, who for his contant preaching uffered great perecution, and this for the truth of the Gopell.

2. Hitories tell us that this Pariian together with ome other learned men, went to Charles (promoted unto Kingly Dignity) and requeted him to call an Oecumenicall Councell for the churches reformation. But the King returned unto them this anwer, That it was not in his power, but belonged unto the Ghotly Father, the Pope of Rome; and therefore he would write in their behalfe, and intreat a councell from him, which after he had done, the Pope was provoked and did o importune him for the punihing of thoe rah and hereticall men, that Charles being madded with the authority of the Pope (although he loved this ariian,) yet commanded him to depart out of his Kingdome: who though indeed he returned afterwards, yet lead he the remainder of his life in private, deceaing in the yeare 1394. Novemb. 30. See mention made of him in ''catalogo Test. Verit'',

3, Now Ianovius being banihed the adveraries forbad and abolihed communion in both kinds, not only in the Church of Aix, but every where at Rh