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Author: Brousse, Jacques, ca. 1590-1673.
Title: The life of the Reuerend Fa. Angel of Ioyeuse Capucin preacher Sometimes duke, peere, and marshall of France, and gouernour for the Kinge in Languedoc. Together with the liues of the Reuerend Fathers, Father Bennet Englishman, and Father Archangell Scotchman, of the same ordere. Written first in the Frenche tongue, and now translated into English by R.R. Catholique priest.
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Print source: The life of the Reuerend Fa. Angel of Ioyeuse Capucin preacher Sometimes duke, peere, and marshall of France, and gouernour for the Kinge in Languedoc. Together with the liues of the Reuerend Fathers, Father Bennet Englishman, and Father Archangell Scotchman, of the same ordere. Written first in the Frenche tongue, and now translated into English by R.R. Catholique priest.
Brousse, Jacques, ca. 1590-1673., Faustinus Cranius. Alter Alexius. English., Rookwood, Robert, 1588-1668., Picart, Jean, engraver.
At Douay: [Printed by M. Wyon, and by C. Boscard at Saint-Omer] for Iohn Heigham. With permission of superiors, Anno 1623.
Alternate titles: Vie du révérend P. Ange de Joyeuse, prédicateur capucin. English
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TO THE REVEREND AND RELIGIOVS MOTHER CLARA MARIANA, RIGHT WORTHIE ABBESSE OF THE POORE CLARES of Grauelinge.
THE PREFACE.
TWELVE POINTS BREIFLY SETT DOWNE in commendation of the rule of the Friars called Minours.
THE LYFE OF THE REVEREND FATHER, F. ANGEL Ioyeuse a Capuchin, and prea∣cher: before his entrie into reli∣gion, Duke Peere, and Marshal of France, and gouernour depu∣ted by the king in Languedock.
Of his descent, and nobilitie. THE FIRST CHAPTER.
Of his birth and Education. THE SECOND CHAPTER,
Of his marriage, and hovv he liued during the tyme thereof. THE THIRD CHAPTER.
Of his entrance into Religion, and farevvell to the vvorld. THE FOVRTH CHAPTER.
Of his Nouiceshipp. THE FOVRTH CHAPTER.
Of his profession, and manner of lyfe. THE SIXT CHAPTER.
Hovv he forsook the habite of his religion, and vpon vvhat cavvse. THE SEVENTH CHAPTER.
Hovv he took againe the habit of a Capuccin. THE EIGHT CHAPTER.
Of his doctrine, and maner of preachinge. THE NINTH CHAPTER.
Of his humilitie. THE TENTH CHAPTER.
Of his Patience. THE ELEVENTH CHAPTER.
Of his Obedience. THE TWLEFT CHAPTER.
Of his Pouertie, and Chastitie, CHAPTER XIII.
Of his feruour and deuotion. THE FOVRTEENTH CHAP.
Of the great zeale he had to the obseruance of his rule. THE FIFTEENTH CHAPTER.
Of his Charitie. THE SIXTEENTH CHAPTER.
Of his Prudence. THE SEVENTEENTH CHAP.
Of his comportement while he bore the charges of Prouinciall, or Definitour, and of the qualities requisite therto. THE EIGHTEENTH CHAP.
Of his perseuerance. THE NINETEENTH CHAP.
Of his voyage to Rome to the generall Chapter, and what he did there. THE TWENTITH CHAP.
Of his returne from Rome, and what happened to him in the way. THE XXI. CHAPTER.
Of his death. THE XXII. CHAPTER.
Of the transportinge of his body to Paris. THE THREE, AND TWENTITH CHAPTER.
Of his miracles. THE FOVRE, AND TWENTITH CHAPTER.
A TABLE OF THE CHAPTERS.
Faults escaped in the first life.
TO THE BLESSED FATHER BENET ENGLISH CAPVCIN. A HYMNE.
THE MIRACVLOVS, LIFE, CON∣uersion, and conuersation of the Reuerend Father Bennett of Cāfeild an Englilsh man, and Preacher of the order of Capucins.
Of his Country, birth, and education. THE FIRST CHAPTER.
His exclamation vpon the state of this present life. THE SECONDE CHAPTER.
What hee was, and what hee was become, how hee doth actest his life past, and embrace a newe life. THE THIRD CHAPTER.
By wath meanes hee was called from his wordly, and Hereticall tentations. THE FOVRTH CHAPTER:
How hee was doubtfull in faith; and howe hee purposed to study: what a vision hee had while hee was abroad in the fieldes. THE FIFTH CHAPTER.
Of his conference with à Catholique and of his dangers escaped. THE SIXTE CHAPTER.
Of the manner which hee purposed to himselfe for his studies, and how hee wished and sought conference with a Puritan. THE SEAVENTH CHAPTER.
Of his Spirituall Tentations. THE EIGHTH CHAPTER:
The Tentation beeing ouercome, the consolation followeth the truthe was reuealed to him: and howe hee with an other by his meane beeing conuerted, were reconciled to the Churche. THE NINTH CHAPTER.
How hee studied controuersies, and hauing as∣signed a greate parte of his meanes to his kinsmen, hee past beyond the sea and of the motiues which induced him to enter into Religion. THE TENTH CHAPTER.
Of a certayne spirituall rauishment, wherein it was reuealed to him, what hee should doe: & of the totall obligation of all these things. THE ELEVENTH CHAPTER.
How hee entered into Religion, with an exposi∣tion of the foresaid vision. THE TWELFTH CHAPTER:
A briefe repetition of the foresaid principall points by way of Thankesgiuing. THE THIRTENTH CHAPTER:
Of his deuotion before hee became a Capucin. THE FOVRETENTH CHAPTER.
How hee tooke habit of a Capucin: of his Nouiceship and his admirable actions du∣ring that tyme. THE FIFTENTH CHAPTER:
Of his extraordinary fashion of life after his profession. THE FIFTENTH CHAPTER.
Of his learning and how hee vsed it. THE SEAVENTENTH CHAPTER.
Of his going into England; and what happened to him during three yeares that hee was in prison. THE EIGHTENTH CHAPTER.
Of his returne into France. THE XIX. CHAPTER.
Of his virtues. THE XX. CHAP.
Of his extasies and rapts, and of the graces which he receiued in them. THE XXI CHAPTER.
Of his last sicknes and his death. THE XXII CHAPTER.
A TABLE OF THE CHAPTERS.
Faults escaped in the second life.
Faults escaped in the third life.
approbation
AN HISTORICAL NARRATION OF THE CONVERSION AND CONVER∣SATION OF F. ARCHANGEL, BORNE of a noble family in Scotland, of the order of S. Francis, of those who are called Cappu∣cins: and of the Ladie Margarete Gordon his mother.
preface
F. Archangels countrie, and his mothers kindred. THE I. CHAPTER.
F. Archangels stocke by the Fathers side. His father infected with heresie. His fathers hate towards his mother for her faith: and his putting of her away for that cause. The vnfortunate mariages of per∣sons of diuerse religions. THE II. CHAP.
The diuerse persequutions and practises, vsed against the mother of F. Archangel. THE III. CHAP.
Newe attempts to take away the life of this matron, and newe plotts to depriue her of her honour: and likewise the tentation of the deuil. THE IV. CHAP.
The Father of Archangel taketh him from his mother to be brought vp in heresie: but the mother giueth not ouer her care of her sonne. THE V. CHAP.
The mother is carefull of the good of her elder sonne, the brother of Archangell. He goeth into the Lowe-countries, becometh a Cap∣pucine, and endeth his life piously in the or∣der, before the coming of his brother. THE VI. CHAP.
The deuotion of the most noble Duke of Parma Alexander Farnesio, towards this order of S. Francis. THE VII. CHAP.
Archangel is conuerted to the Catholique faith. His father seeketh to diuert him from it by a wife, who was an heretique. THE VIII. CHAPTER.
Archangel behaueth himselfe like a woer. He is inuited to the Seraphical order by an vnu∣sual vision, & taketh his leaue of his spouse, whom he persuaded to become a Catholique THE IX. CHAP.
Archangel taketh his flight, and exchanging his cloaths with a poore shepheard, forsa∣keth his fathers house. THE X. CHAP.
His voiage to Antwerpe, where he was cast into prison. What happened to the poore yong shepheard. There is great enquirie made after him. THE XI. CHAP.
The yong mans kinsmen, doe seeke to reuenge the losse of this yong man, by the death of his fathers concubine, to whom they impute his death, but the Ladie Margarete hin∣dreth them. THE XII. CHAPTER.
What Archangell did while he was in prison. What he did after his deliuerie. How he grewe acquainted with the Cappucins, amōg whom he would haue beene a lay brother, but by their aduise he followeth his studie. THE XIII. CHAP.
How diligent he was in his studies: how con∣stant in concealing his birth: and how fre∣quently he visited the Cappucins. THE XIIII. CHAP.
His progresse in studies, by the almes and helpe of Lewis Claris. He ouercometh manie other difficulties and tentations. THE XV. CHAP.
For what reasons this yong man made choice of the order of S. Francis. His conuersation a∣mongst the Cappucins: and his conctancie and behauiour in his Nouice-ship. THE XVI. CHAP.
He maketh his profession, and followeth his studies. His good life and manners, af∣ter his profession. THE XVII. CHAPTER.
Of his outward composition and feruour in prayer. THE XVIII. CHAPTER.
What course he kept in his studies, and with how manie mortifications he was exercised. THE XIX. CHAPTER.
He is remoued from the Conuent of Bruges, because his countrie-men lay in waite for him. THE XX. CHAP.
Of the conuersion of a certaine noble Scot∣tish man to the faith: and of his pro∣motion to be a Prelate. THE XXI. CHAP.
The coming of the mother of Archangell into the Lowe-countries. THE XXII. CHAP.
Fa. Archangel is placed at Antwerpe. His mo∣ther folowed him thither, and what things happened to him there. THE XXIII. CHAPTER.
The hand maide of the Ladie Margarete, be∣cometh a deuote to God, of the order of Saint Brigit. What happened to the spouse of Ar∣changel, left for Gods sake. THE XXIV. CHAP.
The death of the mother of B. Archangel and the constancie of both of them therin. THE XXV. CHAP.
Of how great expectation Archangel was, and how vnwilling to take anie charge of superio∣ritie, and how humble he was in it. THE XXVI. CHAP.
How fa. Archangel was adorned with the gift of the holy Ghost, and of other vertues. THE XXVII. CHAP.
Archangel is sent to Dixmunde, there he con∣uerteth more then three hundred Scotish∣men from heresie to the Catholique faith. He composeth a sedition risen betweene the Spaniards and the Scotishmen. He falleth sicke of his last disease. THE XXVIII. CHAPTER.
The consummation and death of Archangel. THE XXIX. CHAP.
A TABLE OF THE CHAPTER'S.