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<p> a French prelate, was born at Calais, France. He studied philosophy at Paris; in 1431 was assessor of the philosophical faculty of Louvain; and finally bishop of Lisieux. He was a great favorite with king [[Charles]] VII, but was obliged to leave the country under his son, Louis XI. He went to Louvain, where he lectured on jurisprudence. From thence he went to Trier, and finally to Utrecht, where pope [[Sixtus]] IV appointed him archbishop of [[Caesarea]] and vicar to the. bishop, [[David]] Burgund, of Utrecht. He died Dec. 30, 1491. He wrote, Res suo Tempore Trajecti Gestce: — a treatise against Paul of Middelburg: and left in MS. Consilium super Processu Puellce Aurelianensis, i.e. a history of the Maid of Orleans. See D'Achery, Spicilegium, vol. iv; Matheus, Analectes, vol. ii; Jocher, Allgemeines Gelehrten- Lexikon, s.v.,; Lichtenberger, Encyclopedie des Sciences Religieuses, s.v. (B. P.) </p>

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