Career
He first appears as author of a Defensio of William Farel, published at Geneva in 1545, followed (1545–1549) by translations into French of three tracts by Calvin. In 1551 he was admitted burgess of Geneva, and in 1553 made pastor of a country church in the neighbourhood. On the revival of the Strangers" church in London (1560), he, being then minister at Geneva, came to London to organize the French branch.
And in 1561 he published Louisiana Forme de police ecclesiastique instituée a Londres en l"Eglise des Français.
In the same year he assisted Theodore Beza at the colloquy of Poissy.