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 Lopatski, being one of thoe that was banihed, when as the King had wrote that hee liked not uch proceedings and had commanded the banihed to be retored; uppoing that it had beene confirmed returned home to his houe at Prague, but being apprehended, he was thrut into prion & there murthered.

4. In the meane time the AembiiesAssemblies [sic] of the Kingdome being held, and thoe wicked pragmatical men urging it, it was agreed upon, that the communicants under one and both kinds, by the violence of thoe that were joyned together hould bee one body, but the commands of Wladilaus hould bee put in execution againt the Piccardins. From whence aroe a new perecution to the brethren, their Church doores being hut up, and their exercie forbidden.

5. Seeing thee things were o way wardly done, one Matthias an Eremite, a plaine man, but of an holy converation of life, who came to Prague in the year 1419. and hitherto was wont to exhort the people in the treets and market places, flocking unto him in great companies in the fear of God, and repentance, the Clergy in vaine triving to inhibit him, felt the evere hand of Zahera. For when he had admonihed Zahera the chiefe Magitrate by letters which he wrote unto him in the year 1525 of Theologicall moderation, that men hould bee converted to the faith by Scripture, not by imprionments, cour-