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 ome among them to bee defendors of this liberty.

3. The Orders therefore reform the conitory, and for quietnee ake they chue 3 Huites, 3 Brethren, and 3 Gopellers, to thee they adde the 3 Profeours of the Univerity, and command thee twelve choen men to order all affaires concerning Church Government throughout the Kingdome. And becaue it was generally agreed that the confederates hould bee cahiered, and Church government bee according to the rule of Gods law. Elias Shudim of Semanin a Huite is choen firt Adminiftrator, and afterward to bee elected out of the ordinary ort of Miniters. But concerning the brethren it is concluded (the order of whole dicipline was granted for the better reconciliation) that they hould have their Seniour, being the next Colleague of the Adminitrator, o long as the diverity of this order yet in a friendly concord hould endure. To whom ar Prague a Church is given by the Univerity, as it were to the true off-spring of Hus called Bethlehem, famous for the preaching of Hus. All which things were done with the publick acclamation of all good people, and all things rung out with divine praies, and were fatned to the doors of the church thee lines.

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