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360 APPENDIX.
ii., chap, v., "the true originals whereof are to be
seen in the publick library of the famous University
of Cambridge."
CHAPTER V.
The whole of these speeches are the true speeches of
Christian martyrs, many of which have been disentombed
from old MSS. by the diligence of Dr. Mus-
ton, of Bordeaux.—See his Israel of the Alps, vol. i.,
pages 59, 61, 62, 81, 90, 103, 106, 113, 121, 163, 202.
As being the real utterances of Christian martyrs,
they have a moral value, and are at least precious
bequests to posterity from the Inquisition,
CHAPTER VI.
This chapter is founded on a real incident, and took
place in 1560, in the town of Carignan. The man
was a French fugitive, named Mathurin, and his
wife, Joan, a Yaudois.— See Israel of the Alps, vol. i.,
chap, viii., page 123. The conversation introduced
into the text is quoted almost verbatim as it took
place.
CHAPTER VII.
The two pastors, Aquit and Gros, apostatized through
fear of death, and their subsequent repentance and
abjuration of Romanism (see Leger, part ii., page 65),
forms a most affecting document. It was publicly
read by them before the Churches whose ministers
they had been once. Page 70. This certificate was
sent to the University of Cambridge by Sir Samuel
Morland, as also the parchment alluded to in chap,
xxxiv. They are now lost. Page 80.—For the royal