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E got himelf a name, and much experience by his travells in Europe, Aia, and Affirica [sic], which he publihed to the world in his native language, he was made, by Rodolphus, one of his Privy-Chamber, by Matihias a Privy-Counellour, latly by Fredericke chiefe of the Kings Chamber. This was the caue why the entence of death was pronounced againt him becaue he was preent at the expedition of the Orders in Autria, and not being abolved of his former Oath took an oath to be true to Frederick which thing was as wel done by others as by him, o that it was evident that thee Politicians ought their pretences, meerly out of the hatred they did bear unto religion.

2. Going to uffer, he called unto him Roacius, a Miniter of the Gopell, and told him how much he was troubled for his wife and children, for hee knew his wives coldnee in religion, and therefore feared what hee hould commit to her, hee now wanting a counellour. He remembers that he left in witing omething with her, which he doth deire to remember, and therefore deirtehdesireth [sic] the Miniter to reheare them to him. Firt, that he hould be contant in the Gopell Religion, nor uffer her elf by a- any