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 Secretary of the Quetor, being a young man; which act a notable example of the Romih Religion was hewed. For cating the mierable man flatte on his backe, they filled his mouth with Gunpowder, et fire to it, and tore all his jawes and there devillih dipoitions taking pleaure in to barberous pectacles, mierably killed him.

12. Adam Piſecius was Pator of Byrechrum in Moravia in the Dominion of Charles of Zerotina, who becaue his Patron had kept faith with Cæar, feared no hurt, and entertaining curteouly both in language and geture, the Souldiers that came unto him, being wanting in nothing that might peake their welcome, but they aoone as they began to have knowledge of the Miniter, were mad, and firt of all beat him hrewdly, and then kill him as he was flying to the porch of the Temple, and tript him of his clothes and robd the houe. And when ome godly people intending to bury him, had cat a cloake over him, the Souldiers running thither not onely do take it away, but tore it in a great rage, neither content with this, they burnt his library which he had dipoed of in three places; and becaue no man durt come o long as this company of vile and naughty men remained there, this Martyr lay even weekes unburied, and then was buried by ome certaine Scholars.

13. In the ame year 1621. on the 17. of lanua- Rh