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 to Lewis in Hungary, who comming afterward to Prague, and having delivered letters to divers, nay even to the conitory, and to Zahere, he mot flatteringly did ininuate that there might be an union in the Church. In the meane time Iohn Paoke was made Conull at Prague, a deceitfull, cruell and upertious man, whoe faction potently prevailing, Zahere joined himelf with that part, and wrote in that nature to the Legate in the name of the conitory, that it was an evident tetimony that hee was delivered over to a reprobate ene, for after other things hee concluded with thee words. As alwayes heretofore o now alo wee hold nothing more deare or ancient, than that we may be found contant in the body of the Church by the unity of faith, and obedience to the Apotolicall eat, neither can your reverence expect any thing more welcome than what it hall receive from our Legates, whom hortly we wil end unto you. For truly our Bohemia upporting it elfe on the mot ure foundation of the mot ure Rock the Catholick faith, hath utained & broken al thoe waves of errors, with which our neighbour countries in Germany have been haken, and as a Beacon placed in the middet of a tempetuous ea, it holds forth a cleare light to every Sea-man, and (heweth them a Haven afe from Shipwrack. We trut therefore mot reverend father for the buine concerning which your acred reverence did write Rh