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 where Mr Welch was preaching. Mr. Welch commanded to make way, and to et aleat that the duke might hear the word of the Lord. The duke intead of interrupting him at down, and gravely heard the ermon to an end, and then told Mr. Welch he behoved to go with him to the king, which Mr. Welch willingly did. When the duke came to the king, the king aked him why he brought not the miniter with him and why he did not interrupt him. The duke anwered, Never man pake like this man but that he had brought him with him. Whereupon Mr. Welch is called, and when he entered the king's room, he kneeled upon his knees, and ilently prayed for widom and aitance. Thereafter the king challenged him, how he durt preach where he was, ince was againt the laws of France, that any man hould preach within the verge of his court? Mr. Welch anwered him, Sir, if you did right you would come and hear me preach, and make all France hear me likewie. aid he, I preach not as thoe men you ue to hear preach; my preaching differs from theirs in thee two points. Firt, I preach that you mut be aved by the death and merits of Jeus Chrit, and not your own. Next, I, aid he, that as you are king of France, you are under the authority and command of no man on earth; men aid be, whom you hear, ubject you to the pe of Room, which I will never do. The king no more, but Et bein vous erir mon minitre. Well, ll you hall be my miniter; and ome ay called him er, which is an honour the king of France betows few of the greatet prelates in France; however he  favourably dimied at that time, and the king alo  the city in peace.

But within a hort time thereafter the war was renewed and then Mr. Welch told the inhabitants of the city now their cup was full, and they hould no more ; which accordingly came to pas, for the king took  town, and as oon as ever it fell into his hand he  Vitty the captain of his guard to enter the, and preerve his miniter from all danger; and  were hores and waggons provided for Mr. Welch,