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"Tlie citizens of Geneva are Geneva. He liad been ban- September 1541 and from give rip Varid.
being persecuted by tlie islied from Paris in 1533 tbis moment until his death Despite now becoming a
Duke of Savoy for tlieir becarise of lffs iiwolvement in 1564 he was the virlual massive foitress, Geneva
Protestant faitli and must be iii tlie Refoi'ination. He sub- ruler of the city. prospered during tlie six-
rescued from stai'vation. By seqiently became well teenth centiuy and, due to
tlie pact of 1526, Bei'iie is l(IIOWII for priblisliing a book Tlie presence of tlie Bei'nese Calvin's role iii spreading tlie
obliged to come to Geneva's describing IIOW the new in tlie Geneva region was not new religion, tlffs wealthy
aid." The Bei'iiese anny was Protestant religion should be altogether negative. Tlieir city came to be called tlie
ready for action and in'unedi- practised. Becarise of war- way of ninimg tligs was Protestant Rome. From tls
ately iitvaded the Drilce of fare in eastei'it France in July strict, impaitial and thor- moment oi'i, Geneva and
Savoy's tei'i'itoiy! Ill a few 1536, Calvin was obliged to origli. Eveiybody liad to pay Varid began to consider

days tliey took possession of make a detorir via Geneva taxes, paiticularly tlie i'icli tliemselves as part of

Morges, Rolle, Nyon, wliile ti'ying to reacli and pi'ivileged who liad pre- Switzerland, altliorigli it
Divoiuie, Coppet and Gex, Strasborirg. Farel was des- viorisly escaped tl'iis tauden. worild be 278 years before,
and reaclied Geneva on 2 perate for tlie lielp of a keen Fruthei'inore, evei'yone liad in Geneva's case, tliis
Februaiy 1536. Tlie "iinpreg- Protestant preaclier and per- tlie right of fair ti'ial by jruy. became a reality.
nable" Foit de l'Eclrise was suaded liim to stay. In For the first tiine, legal docu-
captured and tlie ai'iriy swept Geneva, Calvin was inunedi- ments liad to be wi'itten in HAYWARD BEYWOOD
rormd tlie Lalce of Geneva ately recogiffzed as aii orit- Frencli (as well as Latiii) so

and the Saleve as far as tlie standii'ig and ruicomproinis- tliat eveiyone corild ruider-

La Rocl'ie and Tlionon. Tl'ie iiig leader, but at first lie was stand tliem. Beggars, for-
Bemese set up tlieir liead- ruiable to convince tlie citi- nuie-tellers and mystics were
qriaiters at Gex, Tlionon and zens to accept liis severe banned.
Tei'iiier (nowadays an morality and lns ii'uiovatoiy
obscure baclcwater of St organization of tlie cluircli. However, tlie otl'ier Swiss
Julien-en-Genevois). Tlie cantons became jealoris of
city of Geneva was free - Following a disprite aborit Bei'iie's iitfluence. By 1560
but isolated iit a tenitory con- tlie way cluircli sei'vices tlie Catholic cantons of
trolled by Bei'ne. Tlffs tii'ne, sliorild be conducted, Calviii Switzerland liad persuaded
Bei'iie presented Geneva and Farel were banislied Bei'ne to give Temier,
witli a bill for 20,000 ecus! from Geneva at Easter 1538. TIIOIIOII, Gex and tlie valley
After new elections to tlie of Abondance back to tlie
&it 1536 was also tlie year city coruicil, Calviii's sympa- Iukes of Savoy.
tl'iat Jean Calvin came to tliizers called liim back iii Neveitlieless, Bei'i'ie did not

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