The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-07-05

uon Dy Neai, III DIS history OF fufHans
by Laing, in his History of Sc olland; by
Penn. in his Life Of Fox and in Brandt's
History Reformation in the Low Countries
which furnishes many very terrible cases Of
the sufierings of the Anahapiis,s and > Re.
monstrants. In 1860, the Parliament OF
Scotland decreed, at one and the same time
the establishment of Cslvinism, and the
punishment of death agains, the ancient reli-
gion "With snch indecent haste (says
Robenson) did the very persons who had
just escaped ecclesiastical tyranny, proceed
to initiate their example," Nothing can be
so absurd as 10 suppose, that in barbarous
ages, the excuses were all committed by
one religious party, and none by the other
The Hugenols of France burnt churches,
and hung priests wherever they found them.
| Froumeneau, one of their own writers, con-
fesses, that in the single province of Dau.
phiny, they killed two hundred aud twenty
priests, and one hundred and Twelve friars.
In the Low Countries, wherever Vande merk
and Sonoi, lieutenants of the Prince of Or
ange, carried their arms, they uniformly put
to death, and in cold blood all the priests
( and religious they could lay their hands on.
The Protestant Servetus was put TO death by
the Prolestants of Geneva, for denying the
doctrine of the Trinity, as the Protestant Cen
tlis was, on the same score, by those of
Berne; add 10 these, Felix Macs, Ro,man,
and Barnevald. Of Servelus, Melanclhon,
the mdest of men, declared that he deserv-
ed to have his bowels pulled out, and his
body iom to pieces. The last fires of perse-
cuton which we're lighted in England, were
by Prolestants. Bartholomew Legate, an
Arian, was burnt by order of King James in
Smilhfeld, on the 18th of March, 1912; on
the 1lth of April, in The same year, Edward
Weightman was burnt at Litch field, by order
Of the Protestant Bishop ot Li,chfield and
Coventry; and this man was, l believe, The
last person who was burnt III England for
| heresy. There was another condemned 10
the fire for the same heresy, but as pity was
excited by The constancy Of these sufferers,
il was thought better TO allow him 10 linger
on miserable life in Newgate. Fuller,
who wrote in the reign OF Charles H., and
was Jealous Church of England man,
speaking of The burnings in question, says.
" 1t may appear that God was well pleased
with them.n
There are, however, grievious faults on
both sides; and as there are set of men,
who, not content with retalialing upon Prot
| Iony th, pareocnIipn cpirt af tho
Catholics, would ask them what they think
Of the following code, drawn up by the
French Catholics againsts The French Proies.
tants and carried into execution for one hum
dred yeals, and as late as the year l765, and
not repealed ill 1882?
Any Protestant clergyman remaining in
France three days, without coming 10 the
Catholic worship, 10 be punished with death.
| II Protestant sends his son 10 Protestant
school. master for education, he is 10 forfeit
I $50 livres month, and the school-masier
who receives HIM, so livres. If they sent
their children to any seminary abroad, they
were 10 forfei, 1000 livres, and The child so
sent, became incapable of possessing proper.
ty 10 France. To celebrats Proiestap, wor-
ship, exposed The c!ergymen 10 fine OF
$500 livres. The fine 10 a Protestant for
hearing 1t, was 1900 ivres. If any Protes-
tant denied The authority OF the pope in
France, his goods were seized for the first
offence, and he was hanged for the second.
If any Common Prayer-book, or book Of
Protestant worship be found in the posses.
sion OF any Protestant he shall forfeit 90
ivres for the first offence, 90 livres for the
second, and shall be imprisoned at pleasure
for the third. Amy person bring from beyond
sea, selling Protestant books OF worship, 10
forfeit one hundred livres. ANY magistrate
may search Protestant houses for such arti
cles. Any person, requiied by a magistrate
10 take an oath against The Protestant relig-
ion, and refusing, 10 be committed 20 prison,
and if he afterwards refuse again, TO suffer
forfeiture of goods. Any person, sending
any money over sea 10 the support of Pro-
testant seminary, 10 forfeit his goods, and be
imprisoned at the kings pleasure. Any per.
son going over sea, for Protestant education,
to forfeit goods and lands for life. The yes.
sci to be forfeited which conveyed any Prot.
eslant woman or child over sea, without the
kings license. Any person converting an
other 10 the Protestant religion, 10 be put 10
death. Death 10 any Protestant priest 10
come into France death TO the person who
receives him forfeiture OF goods and impris-
ounent to send money for the relief of any
Protestant clergyman large rewards for dis.
covering Protestant parson. Every Prot
eslant shall cause his child, within one
month after birth, 10 be baplised BY Cath
olic priest, under penalty OF 1000 livres -
Proiestanls were fined 1000 livres month
for being absent from Catholic worship, were
4 disabled from holding offices and employ
melts, from keeping arms in their houses,
from maintaining suits at law, from being
eqsrdians, from practising in law or physc,
and Irom holding Offices, civil or military
They were forbidden (bravo, Louis Xlv.!)