A History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages; volume III

spelling of names of people or places has not been corrected or normalized. (note of etext transcriber.) A HISTORY OF THE INQUISITION Vol. III. A HISTORY OF THE INQUISITION OF THE MIDDLE AGES. BY HENRY CHARLES LEA, AUTHOR OF “AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF SACERDOTAL CELIBACY,” “SUPERSTITION AND FORCE,” “STUDIES IN CHURCH HISTORY.” IN THREE VOLUMES . V OL . III. NEW YORK: HARPER & BROTHERS, FRANKLIN SQUARE. 1901 Copyright, 1887, by Harper & Brothers . —— All rights reserved. CONTENTS. BOOK III.—SPECIAL FIELDS OF INQUISITORIAL ACTIVITY. C HAPTER I. —The Spiritual Franciscans. Page Dissensions in the Franciscan Order from Elias to John of Parma 1 Joachim of Flora.—His Reputation as a Prophet 10 His Apocalyptic Speculations as to the Third Era 14 Adopted by the Spiritual Franciscans 18 The Everlasting Gospel.—Its Condemnation 20 The Spirituals Compromised.—John of Parma Removed 23 Persistence of the Joachites 25 Increasing Strife over Poverty 27 Bull Exiit qui seminat 30 Persecution of Italian Spirituals 32 The French Spirituals.—Jean Pierre Olivi 42 Arnaldo de Vilanova 52 Disputation before Clement V.—Decision of Council of Vienne 57 Renewed Persecution of the Spirituals 61 Commencement of Rebellion.—Dissensions among Them 62 Election of John XXII.—His Character 66 He Enforces Obedience and Creates a Heresy 69 Bloody Persecution of the Olivists 73 They Form a New Church 79 Their Fanaticism.—Naprous Boneta 81 Suppression of the Sect.—Its Career in Aragon 84 Jean de la Rochetaillade.—Remains of Joachitism 86 C HAPTER II. —Guglielma and Dolcino. Incarnation of Holy Ghost in Guglielma 90 The Guglielmites Form a New Church 94 Prosecuted by the Inquisition 98 Fate of the Sectaries 100 The Order of Apostles.—Spiritual Tendencies 103 Gherardo Segarelli.—Burned in 1300 104 Dolcino Assumes the Leadership 109 His Open Revolt.—Suppressed after Four Crusades 113 Continuance and Character of the Heresy 120 C HAPTER III .— The Fraticelli. Question Raised as to the Poverty of Christ 129 Reaction against the Holiness of Poverty 130 Doctrine of the Poverty of Christ Declared a Heresy 134 It Complicates the Quarrel with Louis of Bavaria 135 Marsiglio of Padua and William of Ockham 139 Gradual Estrangement of the Franciscans 142 Louis Deposes John XXII. as a Heretic 145 Michele da Cesena Revolts 147 Utility of the Inquisition.—Submission of the Antipope 149 Struggle in Germany.—The Franciscans Support Louis 153 Louis gradually Gains Strength.—His Death 156 Dissident Franciscans Known as Fraticelli 158 Sympathy for them under Persecution 160 Their Tenets 162…