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T the length in the year 1624, in Augut the Kings decree went out, whereby all and every the Miniters of the Gopell, not omitting their crimes (to wit, becaue they were editious men, and educers of the common people) hould be banihed the Kingdome, a peremptory day of ix weekes being prefixt for their abode there. But herein they ued ome deceit, for they did uppree it for the pace of one whole moneth, o that it could not come unto many of their hands untill the date therein mentioned was expired, and to ſome it came after the date; Hence it is that there is o generall a diperion of them, ome being cattered and dipered into the neighbour Provinces, and ome concealed themelves in caves and dens.

2. But many of them not unmindfull of their duties, either returned privately, and gave a viit to their auditors; or comforted uch as came to them unto the mountaines and the woods with pirituall conolations, exhortations, and the adminitration of the Sacraments.

3. Which as oon as the enemies perceived, they Rh