profonde Erudition_."

The Author of the _Monitoriale adversus Italogalliam_, which some take
to be _Hotoman_ himself, has this Passage relating to the _Francogallia_:
"Quomodo potest aliquis ei succensere qui est tantum relator & narrator
facti? _Francogallista_ enim tantum narrationi & relationi simplici
vacat, quod si aliena dicta delerentur, charta remaneret alba."

It was objected to him, that he unawares furnish'd the Duke of _Guise_
and the _League_ at _Paris_ with Arguments to make good their Attempts
against their Kings. This cannot be deny'd; but at the same time it
cannot be imputed to _Hotoman_ as any Crime: Texts of Scripture
themselves have been made use of for different Purposes, according to
the Passion or the Interests of Parties. Arguments do not lose their
native Force for being wrong apply'd: If the Three _Estates of France_
had such a fundamental Power lodg'd in them; who can help it, if the
Writers for the _League_ made use of Hotoman's Arguments to support a
wrong Cause? And this may suffice to remove this Imputation from his
Memory.

He was a Man of a very handsome Person and Shape, tall and comely; his
Eyes were blewish, his Nose long, and his Countenance venerable: He
joined a most exemplary Piety and Probity to an eminent Degree of
Knowledge and Learning. No Day pass'd over his Head, wherein he employ'd
not several Hours in the Exercise of Prayer, and reading of the
Scriptures. He wou'd never permit his Picture to be drawn, tho' much
intreated by his Friends; however (when he was at his last Gasp, and
cou'd not hinder it) they got a Painter to his Bed's-side, who took his
Likeness as well as 'twas possible at such a time. _Basilius
Amerbachius_ assisted him during his last Sickness, and _James Grinæus_