Servitus and Calvin, a study of an important epoch in the early history of the Reformation . , which impugned the systemthat placed the whole of his judges—Cardinal Tournon,Archbishop Paumier, Ory, Arzelier, and the rest—inpositions of affluence and influence, could only havebeen looked upon as a crime little less heinous thanthat of which the author of the book himself had beenguilty. But Charmier was known to have been onfriendly terms with Villeneuve ; and Paumier may haveguessed what that implied ; for let us not forget thatall we speak of came to pass shortly after Giovanni deMedici, unde
Servitus and Calvin, a study of an important epoch in the early history of the Reformation . , which impugned the systemthat placed the whole of his judges—Cardinal Tournon,Archbishop Paumier, Ory, Arzelier, and the rest—inpositions of affluence and influence, could only havebeen looked upon as a crime little less heinous thanthat of which the author of the book himself had beenguilty. But Charmier was known to have been onfriendly terms with Villeneuve ; and Paumier may haveguessed what that implied ; for let us not forget thatall we speak of came to pass shortly after Giovanni deMedici, under the title of Leo X., had been Pope ; andthat if the Reformation had more well-wishers in Francethan dared to proclaim themselves, Scepticism too, andof the deepest dye, was at the same time rife in highplaces. The poor priest Charmier, however, being ofthe rank and file only, must pay for having meddled;but let us hope that Archbishop Paumier interfered indue season and succeeded in greatly abridging theterm of his imprisonment. BOOK II. SERVETUS IN GENEVA, FACE TO FACEWITH
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