To this story of the servant, the priests added theirs, and said: ‘There are three devils in Geneva in the form of men—Farel, Viret, Froment; and many demoniacs. If ever you listen to those three goblins, they will spring upon you, enter into your body, and you are done for.’[462] Not satisfied merely with repeating such absurdities in their conversation, the priests began to preach to the people upon ‘the three devils.’ Next a song was written on them; and ere long the catholic mob went up and down the streets singing these rude rhymes:— Farel farera, Viret virera, Froment on moudra, Dieu nous aidera Et le diable les emportera.[463] The popular epigram was mistaken. At the very moment when the catholics were singing it about the city, tragic events were coming that were to change everything in Geneva. It was the Roman Church that was about to _veer_ and popery to depart. Footnote 445: Registre du Conseil des 10, 11, 12 Janvier, 1534.—Ruchat, iii. p. 251, 252.—MSC. de Gautier. Footnote 446: Registre du Conseil des 25 et 26 Janvier, 1534.—MSC. de Roset, liv. ii. ch. xviii. etc. Footnote 447: Registre du Conseil du 27 Janvier, 1534.—_Lettres certaines d’aucuns grands troubles._ Footnote 448: Furbito homine sinuoso, cui firma latera, frons ferrea.—_Geneva restituta_, p. 68. Footnote 449: Pictæ tectoria linguæ.—_Persius._ Footnote 450: Farello pro veritate strenue stante, etc.—_Geneva restituta._ Footnote 451: Deuteronomy xvii. 8-10. Footnote 452: Deuteronomy iv. 2. Footnote 453: Farel indicated the passages taken from the following chapters: Hebrews v. to x.; Romans xiv.; Matthew v.; Luke xxiv.; John v. viii. xii. xiv.; Romans xv.; Galatians i.; Deuteronomy xviii. Footnote 454: _Lettres certaines_, &c., by Farel. Footnote 455: Au lieu de porter la Parole de Dieu, portent la bourse. Footnote 456: _Lettres certaines._ Footnote 457: MSC. du Procès inquisitionnel de Lyon, p. 80. Footnote 458: Ibid. p. 81. Footnote 459: _Lettres certaines d’aucuns grands troubles_, &c. This work, which is dated Geneva, 1st April 1534, and consequently appeared two months after the discussion, is the principal source whence we have taken our account of these discussions. Footnote 460: Froment, _Gestes de Genève_, p. 86. Footnote 461: Froment, _Gestes de Genève_, p. 85. Footnote 462: Ibid. Footnote 463: Farel shall depart, Viret shall veer (go away); Froment (corn) shall be ground in the mill; God will help us, and the devil shall run away with them all. Froment’s _Gestes de Genève_, pp. 84-86. CHAPTER V. THE PLOT. (JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 1534.) [Sidenote: Christendom In Sixteenth Century.]