Though he did little but translate other men's work he did that with genius.

His version of Erasmus's _Manual of a Christian Knight_ was exquisitely done, and his version of Luther's _Tesseradecas_ did not fall short of it.

Tried and condemned in 1523, he was saved by the king at the behest of Margaret.
[Sidenote: 1526] The access of rigor during the king's captivity gave place to a momentary tolerance.

Berquin, who had been arrested, was liberated, and Lefevre recalled from exile.

But the respite was brief.
Two years later, Berquin was again arrested, tried, condemned, and executed speedily to prevent reprieve on April 17, 1529.