# Many Pious Christians Throughout France And England, Cast Alive Into The Fire, And Burnt, For Maintaining Their Orthodox Belief, A. D. 1182.

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William of Armorica and Roger of Hovedon state
that at this time, namely, about the year 1182, in
various places throughout the entire kingdom of
France, very many Waldenses or Albigenses were
burnt under the name of Publicans.

Concerning this, the aforesaid William writes in
his history of Philip, King of France as follows: “All
the opposers of our faith, commonly called Publicans,
having been compelled to come forth
from their hiding-places, were brought before the
court, and, upon the law being applied to them,
convicted of heresy, and, hence, were cast into the
fire and burnt alive.” Philippidos, lib. 1.

Roger of Hovedon adds, for the end of the year
1182, that the King of England, Henry II., notwithstanding
there were very many of these Publicans,
that is, Waldenses or orthodox Christians, in his
land, he would in no wise tolerate them, but commanded
that they should likewise everywhere be
burnt, as in France.[163](/en/stories/mm-footnotes/part-12/#Footnote_163) Annal. part 2, at the close of
the year 1182.

As to the belief of the Waldenses and Albigenses,
who were also called Publicans by their enemies, it
has already, in their own confession, been shown
not to militate against the confession of the Anabaptists;
as we have said once for all, and to which we
here again call attention.



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