, ▁in ▁St ▁G ud ula ' s ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁April ▁ 1 5 7 0 . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁entry ▁into ▁his ▁see ▁on ▁ 8 ▁May ▁ 1 5 7 0 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 – 1 0 ▁May ▁ 1 5 7 1 , ▁Met si us ▁pres ided ▁at ▁the ▁first ▁dioc es an ▁syn od ▁of ▁' s - H ert ogen bos ch , ▁the ▁stat utes ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁published ▁as ▁Stat uta ▁prim æ ▁syn odi ▁di œ ces an æ ▁Bus cod uc ensis . ▁In ▁ 1 5 7 2 ▁he ▁issued ▁a ▁Man ual ▁for ▁the ▁dioc ese , ▁Man uale ▁Past orum ▁s ive ▁formula ▁aut ▁rit us ▁administr and i ▁sacr ament a ▁pro ▁di œ ces i ▁Bus cod uc ens i . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁States ▁of ▁B rab ant , ▁Met si us ▁was ▁a ▁sign atory ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 5 7 7 ▁Union ▁of ▁Br uss els , ▁but ▁his ▁loyal ty ▁to ▁the ▁traditional ▁order ▁made ▁him ▁suspect ▁to ▁the ▁reb els . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 5 7 7 ▁he ▁fled ▁' s - H ert ogen bos ch , ▁finding ▁refuge ▁first ▁in ▁Cle ves ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁Nam ur . ▁In ▁ 1 5 7 9 ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁vic ar ▁general ▁of ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁of ▁Nam ur , ▁while ▁the ▁see ▁was ▁vac ant , ▁himself ▁consec rating ▁the ▁new ▁bishop , ▁François