chriſt: Of the frequent receiving of the Sacrament of the body and bloud of Chriſt. In which booke, at the end it is thus written; It expreſſeth the work of Mr. Matthias of Paris; a man famous for his admirable devotion, who for his conſtant preaching ſuffered great perſecution, and this for the truth of the Goſpell.
2. Hiſtories tell us that this Pariſian together with ſome other learned men, went to Charles (promoted unto Kingly Dignity) and requeſted him to call an Oecumenicall Councell for the churches reformation. But the King returned unto them this anſwer, That it was not in his power, but belonged unto the Ghoſtly Father, the Pope of Rome; and therefore he would write in their behalfe, and intreat a councell from him, which after he had done, the Pope was provoked and did ſo importune him for the puniſhing of thoſe raſh and hereticall men, that Charles being madded with the authority of the Pope (although he loved this pariſian,) yet commanded him to depart out of his Kingdome: who though indeed he returned afterwards, yet lead he the remainder of his life in private, deceaſing in the yeare 1394. Novemb. 30. See mention made of him in catalogo Test. Verit,
3, Now Ianovius being baniſhed the adverſaries forbad and aboliſhed communion in both kinds, not only in the Church of Aix, but every where at
