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found in any biography, from Melchior Adams,[1] and Fischlin's,[2] to any modern's, had performed good service for the See of Rome against the Reformers, for which he was rewarded with the bishopric of Capo d'Istria. He did not, however, escape suspicion of heretical leaning; and for the purpose of vindicating his Papal orthodoxy, he undertook to write a refutation of the existing reputed heresies. His success was that of many wellmeaning persons: he became a convert to the principles which he had undertaken to demolish; and, the discovery being made, the usual methods were resorted to to make him harmless. The notorious Giovanni della Casa, Archbishop of Benevento and Apostolic Nuncio at Venice, was, with the Patriarch of the place, commissioned to institute a process against him in 1546. He was summoned to Rome; and, knowing what he might expect, he took care to remove to a place of safety. Casa was not idle; but in 1549 published a list of proscribed
- ↑ Vitæ Theolog. Esteror. ed. Franc. 1705, pp. 59-61.
- ↑ Memoria Theolog. Wirtemberg. Ulmæ, 1710, Supplement. pp. 113, seqq. This Lutheran, like many others, indulges an illiberal and unworthy prejudice against the Reformed. In the present instance he has somewhat gratified the enemies of religious truth.
