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 the Cardinall, and therefore from the Cardinall he appeales to Cæar.

3. Very willingly they agree to this, and therefore doe grant him but fourteene dayes, which being pat and the Baron in regard of the ill dipoition of his body, could not goe unto Cæar, the next day after the Epiphanie they returne, and pres hard for the execution of Cæars will, yet it was left to the Barons choie, whether he would promie to end the Miniters away, or whether he would leave this thing for them to doe. The Baron ayd, that neither of thee was convenient, that either he hould banih thoe whom he knew to bee the ervants of Chrit, or that the Commiioners hould precribe it to him; but that he would appeal to Cæar. They proteted that they ought to put in execution the commands of Cæar, and therefore immediately goe into the town, and make ready the citation, and having called the the BurrouhgBurrough [sic] Mater of the Towne, require him to provide them a mesenger, and preently, even that night, (that they may declare themelves to be of the number of thoe whom the Scripture ayth, ‘cannot take their ret unles they may doe ome michiefe, or thoe whoe leep departeth from them except they may detroy, Proverbs 4, 16.) commanding all that inhabite that village, that they appeare next morning very early.

4. The Miniters and they appeare, they read Cæar