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 dition confirmed an agreement, betweene thoe of Prague, that no man hould be quetioned, concerning his faith (to wit the Piccardine & Lutheran) but that al hould be retored to their former freedom & enjoy the liberty of the city. It was requeted that an Embaador hould bee dipatched to Buda unto the K. for the confirmation of this ordinance. It was now lawfull for any to do what they pleaed to thoe of a good and right opinion. If one of them were found that was unwilling to pay what hee owed, they would lay to his charge that he was a Piccardine; ome were not imply banihed, but hamefully brought forth, as Ludovicus Pictor, becaue at the end of his ermon hee had admonihed the Monk of St. Barbara prating foolihly. That it was far better that the people hould be intructed out of the Gopell, than be detained with uch fables. By the clamors of the Monke hee was laid hold on by the common people that were called together, and hurried to prion, and afterwards by a Serjeant was led out of the City.

3. A certain Cutler becaue they had found about him a booke concerning the Sacraments, penned by a man of a incere opinion, was whipped openly in the market place and banihed. The like hapned to John Kelenetz, but hee was branded in the forehead, becaue he being a Lay-man, was aid to adminiter the Eucharit to himelf and his family. George Lopatski