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Am orry to tell you, who, or what ort of men they bee that are placed in the roomes of the Preachers of the Gopell, to wit, uncleane men, wicked blaphemers, foolih men, in a word men of no account. It was impoible, that o many hirelings could be had for the preent as there were churches in Bohemia, they did therefore appoint one Parih Priet, for two, three, foure, nay ten or twelve Parihes, who knew how o well to play his game, that hee abounded in covetuounee, and luxury. Some Churches being deprived of their Miniters the flock did wander without a hepheard for the pace of two or three years, but it was more tollerable to want wholeome food, (as they did ) than to be droven to the Patures aadand [sic] there become a prey to the Wolves.

2. They therefore brought Monkes out of Polonia for neerenee and affinity, of their language, flow bellies, and unprofitable members of the earth, although they were brought unto it as the courges of God, very fit without all doubt to punih the ingratitude of the Gopellers (ocommonlyso commonly [sic] called.) Rh