Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at DP Europe (http://dp.rastko.net); produced from images available at the Internet Archive. A HISTORY OF THE INQUISITION VOL III. A HISTORY OF THE INQUISITION OF THE MIDDLE AGES. BY HENRY CHARLES LEA, AUTHOR OF "AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF SACERDOTAL CELIBACY," "SUPERSTITION AND FORCE," "STUDIES IN CHURCH HISTORY." _IN THREE VOLUMES_. VOL. III. NEW YORK: HARPER & BROTHERS, FRANKLIN SQUARE 1901 Copyright, 1887, by HARPER & BROTHERS _All rights reserved_ CONTENTS. BOOK III.--SPECIAL FIELDS OF INQUISITORIAL ACTIVITY. CHAPTER I.--THE SPIRITUAL FRANCISCANS. Page Dissensions in the Franciscan Order from Elias to John of Parma 1 Joachim of Flora.--His Reputation as a Prophet 10 His Apocalyptic Speculations as to the Third Era 14 Adopted by the Spiritual Franciscans 18 The Everlasting Gospel.--Its Condemnation 20 The Spirituals Compromised.--John of Parma Removed 23 Persistence of the Joachites 25 Increasing Strife over Poverty 27 Bull _Exiit qui seminat_ 30 Persecution of Italian Spirituals 32 The French Spirituals.--Jean Pierre Olivi 42 Arnaldo de Vilanova 52 Disputation before Clement V.--Decision of Council of Vienne 57 Renewed Persecution of the Spirituals 61 Commencement of Rebellion.--Dissensions among Them 62 Election of John XXII.--His Character 66 He Enforces Obedience and Creates a Heresy 69 Bloody Persecution of the Olivists 73 They Form a New Church 79 Their Fanaticism.--Naprous Boneta 81 Suppression of the Sect.--Its Career in Aragon 84 Jean de la Rochetaillade.--Remains of Joachitism 86 CHAPTER II.--GUGLIELMA AND DOLCINO. Incarnation of Holy Ghost in Guglielma 90 The Guglielmites Form a New Church 94 Prosecuted by the Inquisition 98 Fate of the Sectaries 100 The Order of Apostles.--Spiritual Tendencies 103 Gherardo Segarelli.--Burned in 1300 104 Dolcino Assumes the Leadership 109 His Open Revolt.--Suppressed after Four Crusades 113