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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_.

VOL. III.

NEW YORK:

HARPER & BROTHERS, FRANKLIN SQUARE

1901

Copyright, 1887, by HARPER & BROTHERS

_All rights reserved_




CONTENTS.


BOOK III.--SPECIAL FIELDS OF INQUISITORIAL ACTIVITY.

CHAPTER 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         