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 that being brought to the caffold, there hould bee no need of a new making ready. Kautnur, in the meane while, with others pray and earnetly deire of God, that if his Majety would bee pleaed to trengthen and confirme both themelves and the people concerning their innocence. And preently after the un riing, a beautifull bow appeared and compaed the heavens, the Miniters, the ouldiers, and many others, go to ee it. But the Martyrs looked out at the window and they all ee, (as well as thoe all over Prague) a Rain-bow of an unuuall colour, and the Heavens very clear, neither was it oberved that any rain had fallen for the pace of two whole dayes before. This ign being hewed from heaven, the Martyrs lifted up their voices and hands, part of them in whoe company Verbenius was, fell on their knees and praied God, here one calls to mind the Covenant of Noah, another thinketh one the Rain-bow in the Revelation, about the Throne of Chrits tribunall, who was judge of the living and the dead, and very much to comfort themelves herein.

11. But as oone as this heavenly ign of grace was vanihed another ign of approaching Martyrdome, the noie of a gun, being let off, ounded in their ears, which when being heard by the Miniters of the word, the Champions of Chrit, going to each other, alute one another, and pray that each of them may bee trengthned, they alo encourage one another, and