Character of Francis I.--Commencement of Modern Times-- Liberty and Obedience--Margaret of Valois--The Court-- Briçonnet, Count of Montbrun--Lefevre commends him to the Bible--Francis I. and "his Children"--The Gospel brought to Margaret--Conversion--Adoration--Margaret's Character 349 CHAPTER V. Enemies of the Reformation--Louisa--Duprat--Concordat of Bologna--Opposition of the Parliament and the University-- The Sorbonne--Beda--His Character--His Tyranny--Berquin, the most learned of the Nobility--The Intriguers of the Sorbonne--Heresy of the three Magdalens--Luther condemned at Paris--Address of the Sorbonne to the King--Lefevre quits Paris for Meaux 358 CHAPTER VI. Briçonnet visits his Diocese--Reform--The Doctors persecuted in Paris--Philiberta of Savoy--Correspondence between Margaret and Briçonnet 367 CHAPTER VII. Beginning of the Church at Meaux--The Scriptures in French-- The Artisans and the Bishop--Evangelical Harvest--The Epistles of St. Paul sent to the King--Lefevre and Roma--The Monks before the Bishop--The Monks before the Parliament--Briçonnet gives way 376 CHAPTER VIII. Lefevre and Farel persecuted--Difference between the Lutheran and Reformed Churches--Leclerc posts up his Placards--Leclerc branded--Berquin's Zeal--Berquin before the Parliament-- Rescued by Francis I.--Mazurier's Apostacy--Fall and Remorse of Pavanne--Metz--Chatelain--Peter Toussaint becomes attentive--Leclerc breaks the Images--Leclerc's Condemnation and Torture--Martyrdom of Chatelain--Flight 389 CHAPTER IX. Farel and his Brothers--Farel expelled from Gap--He preaches in the Fields--The Knight Anemond of Coct--The Minorite-- Anemond quits France--Luther to the Duke of Savoy--Farel quits France 408 CHAPTER X. Catholicity of the Reformation--Friendship between Farel and Œcolampadius--Farel and Erasmus--Altercation--Farel demands a Disputation--Theses--Scripture and Faith--Discussion 416 CHAPTER XI. New Campaign--Farel's Call to the Ministry--An Outpost-- Lyons--Sebville at Grenoble--Conventicles--Preaching at Lyons--Maigret in Prison--Margaret intimidated 423 CHAPTER XII. The French at Basle--Encouragement of the Swiss--Fears of Discord--Translating and Printing at Basle--Bibles and Tracts disseminated in France 432 CHAPTER XIII. Progress at Montbeliard--Resistance and Commotion--Toussaint leaves Œcolampadius--The Image of Saint Anthony--Death of Anemond--Strasburg--Lambert's Letter to Francis I.--Successive Defeats 438 CHAPTER XIV.