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 was, to afford him mercy in thee traits, he demanded of them, what that mercy was. They did anwer, that they might hew him the way of the Lord. He replied again, I know that by the mercy of my God. They again aid, Sir, you are deceived a in your opinion. Unto whom hee anwered, I rely not on opinion on but the infallible truth; for I have no other way, but him who aid, I am the way, the truth, and life. But they replied there is no alvation out of the Church, and here they fall into dicoure of the authority of the Church, to trifle away the time, and would gladly confine it to the Pope, and Cardinals, in which dicoure they ue vaine repetition, in deiring their principles to be granted, whereat the Martyr incened, aid: but I think your Pope is a Divel, and Antichrit, and the on of perdition, and that Beat that was made red with the bloud of Saints: depart with him to the place ye have deerved, and let me alone: yet if ye will learn from me the way of truth, tay ye, it will not be tedious to me, to pend ome time and pains to ave your oules. Here they beating their breats, and igning themelves with the ign of the Croe they departed, complaining that they never met with uch a blaphemous Heretick.

6. In like manner (on the day of. Martyrdome) very early in the morning, two Jeuites came into the Court, and began again to trouble thee holy men: Rh