Jerome of Prague.--His Trial and Execution 495 CHAPTER VIII.--THE HUSSITES. Inquisitorial Methods Attempted in Bohemia 506 Increasing Antagonism.--Fruitless Threats of Force 508 Parties Form Themselves.--Calixtins and Taborites 511 Sigismund Succeeds to the Throne.--Failure of Negotiations 514 Crusade Preached in 1420.--Its Repulse 516 Religious Extravagance.--Pikardi, Chiliasts 517 The Four Articles of the Calixtins 519 Creed of the Taborites 522 Failure of Repeated Crusades.--The Hussites Retaliate 525 Efforts to Reform the Church.--Council of Siena 527 Council of Basle.--Negotiation with the Hussites a Necessity 530 The Four Articles the Basis.--Accepted as the “Compactata” 533 The Taborites Crushed at Lipan 535 Difficulties Caused by Rokyzana’s Ambition 536 Insincere Peace.--Sigismund’s Reactionary Reign and Death 538 The Calixtins Secure Control under George Podiebrad 541 Rome Disavows the Compactata.--Giacomo della Marca in Hungary 542 The Use of the Cup the Only Distinction.--Capistrano Sent as Inquisitor 545 His Projected Hussite Crusade Impeded by the Capture of Constantinople 551 Efforts to Resist the Turks.--Death of Capistrano at Belgrade 552 Steady Estrangement of Bohemia.--Negotiations and Attacks 555 The Compactata Maintained in Spite of Rome 559 The Bohemian Brethren Arise from the Remains of the Taborites 561 Their Union with the Waldenses 564 Their Growth and Constancy under Persecution 566 APPENDIX OF DOCUMENTS 569 THE INQUISITION. BOOK II. THE INQUISITION IN THE SEVERAL LANDS OF CHRISTENDOM. CHAPTER I. LANGUEDOC.