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 2. After the Victory of Ferdinand, he accompanied his family out of Prague, (his Wife, his Sonne, Nure, Nephews,) and (leat he hould eeme to have foraken the Crowne, whereof with one Otto he was appointed keeper) he returned. His houe not long after was plundred, even to his wearing apparell, he onely aying, that the Lord hath given and the Lord hath taken.

3. Paulus Aretinus being Secretary of the Tribunalls, talking with him, (for he was now kept under arret in his owne houe) and being demanded; that ince he had b nbeen [sic] once in the deeps, why he would trut himelfe to thoe tempetuous torms, he did anwer, ''his concience preed him to what he did: It was Religion that perwaded him to forake his Countrey, and a good caue. But I know not Gods pleaures, whether he will that I hould eale it with my bloud. And riing up he aid, I am here my God, dipoe of me thy ervant as it eemeth good in thine eyes; I am full of years, take from me my life, that I may not ee thoe evils which I ee are now comming on my Country. Being another day viited by the ame party, and being before acquainted of the report that went on him (that for very griefe he died) miling he anwered; What me? I had never had the happinee to injoy o much pleaure as now: behold my Paradie (hewing his Bible) it never yeelded me o much Nectar and Ambroia as now, I live, and'' Rh