remained faithful to the theories of Galen�察 �he founded in his 'History of
Fishes' a monument which our century respects。 He is above all an
inspirer�察�an initiator�察�and if he wants one mark of the leader of a school�察�
the foundation of certain scientific doctrines�察�there is in his speech what is
better than all systems�察 �the municative power which urges a
generation of disciples along the path of independent research�察 �with
Reason for guide�察�and Faith for aim。;
Around Rondelet�察�in those years�察�sometimes indeed in his housefor
professors in those days took private pupils as lodgersworked the group
of botanists whom Linnaeus calls ;the Fathers�察─ �the authors of the
descriptive botany of the sixteenth century。 Their names�察 �and those of
their disciples and their disciples again�察�are household words in the mouth
of every gardener�察�immortalised�察�like good Bishop Pellicier�察�in the plants
that have been named after them。 The Lobelia memorates Lobel�察�
one of Rondelet's most famous pupils�察 �who wrote those ;Adversaria;
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which contain so many curious sketches of Rondelet's botanical
expeditions�察 �and who inherited his botanical ��as Joubert his biographer
inherited his anatomical�� manuscripts。 The Magnolia memorates the
Magnols�察 �the Sarracenia�察 �Sarrasin of Lyons�察 �the Bauhinia�察 �Jean Bauhin�察�
the Fuchsia�察 �Bauhin's earlier German master�察 �Leonard Fuchs�察 �and the
Clusiathe received name of that terrible ;Matapalo; or ;Scotch attorney�察─�
of the West Indies�察�which kills the hugest tree�察�to bee as huge a tree
itself immortalises the great Clusius�察 �Charles de l'Escluse�察 �citizen of
Arras�察 �who�察 �after studying civil law at Louvain�察 �philosophy at Marburg�察�
and theology at Wittemberg under Melancthon�察 �came to Montpellier in
1551�察�to live in Rondelet's own house�察�and bee the greatest botanist of
his age。
These were Rondelet's palmy days。 He had got a theatre of anatomy
built at Montpellier�察 �where he himself dissected publicly。 He had�察 �says
tradition�察�a little botanic garden�察�such as were springing up then in several
universities�察 �specially in Italy。 He had a villa outside the city�察 �whose
tower�察�near the modern railway station�察�still bears the name of the ;Mas de
Rondelet。; There�察�too�察�may be seen the remnants of the great tanks�察�fed
with water brought through earthen pipes from the Fountain of Albe�察�
wherein he kept the fish whose habits he observed。 Professor Planchon
thinks that he had salt´water tanks likewise�察�and thus he may have been
the father of all ;Aquariums。; He had a large and handsome house in the
city itself�察 �a large practice as physician in the country round�察 �money
flowed in fast to him�察�and flowed out fast likewise。 He spent much upon
building�察�pulling down�察�rebuilding�察�and sent the bills in seemingly to his
wife and to his guardian angel Catharine。 He himself had never a penny
in his purse�此 �but earned the money�察 �and let his ladies spend it�察 �an
equitable and pleasant division of labour which most married men would
do well to imitate。 A generous�察�affectionate�察�careless little man�察�he gave
away�察 �says his pupil and biographer�察 �Joubert�察 �his valuable specimens to
any savant who begged for them�察�or left them about to be stolen by visitors�察�
who�察 �like too many collectors in all ages�察 �possessed light fingers and
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lighter consciences。 So pacific was he meanwhile�察 �and so brave withal
that even in the fearful years of ;The Troubles�察─ �he would never carry
sword�察�nor even tuck or dagger�此 �but went about on the most lonesome
journeys as one who wore a charmed life�察�secure in God and in his calling�察�
which was to heal�察�and not to kill。
These were the golden years of Rondelet's life�察�but trouble was ing
on him�察�and a stormy sunset after a brilliant day。 He lost his sister´in´law�察�
to whom he owed all his fortunes�察�and who had watched ever since over
him and his wife like a mother�察�then he lost his wife herself under most
painful circumstances�察�then his best´ beloved daughter。 Then he married
again�察�and lost the son who was born to him�察�and then came�察�as to many of
the best in those days�察�even sorer trials�察�trials of the conscience�察�trials of
faith。
For in the meantime Rondelet had bee a Protestant�察�like many of
the wisest men round him�察 �like�察 �so it would seem from the event�察 �the
majority of the university and the burghers of Montpellier。 It is not to be
wondered at。 Montpellier was a sort of halfway resting´ place for
Protestant preachers�察 �whether fugitive or not�察 �who were passing from
Basle�察�Geneva�察�or Lyons�察�to Marguerite of Navarre's little Protestant court
at Pan or at Nerac�察�where all wise and good men�察�and now and then some
foolish and fanatical ones�察�found shelter and hospitality。 Thither Calvin
himself had been�察 �passing probably through Montpellier and leavingas
such a man was sure to leave the mark of his foot behind him。 At
Lyons�察�no great distance up the Rhone�察�Marguerite had helped to establish
an organised Protestant munity�察 �and when in 1536 she herself had
passed through Montpellier�察 �to visit her brother at Valence�察 �and
Montmorency's camp at Avignon�察�she took with her doubtless Protestant
chaplains of her own�察 �who spoke wise wordsit may be that she spoke
wise words herselfto the ardent and inquiring students of Montpellier。
Moreover�察�Rondelet and his disciples had been for years past in constant
munication with the Protestant savants of Switzerland and Germany�察�
among whom the knowledge of nature was progressing as it never had
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progressed before。 Forit is a fact always to be rememberedit was only
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