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 3. Comming upon the caffold, he turned himelf to the Imperiall Judges, and aid: Tell Cæar that we now undergo his jut judgement, but that hee hall undergo the more grievous but yet jut judgement of God. And while he put off his cloathes, hee gave his pure with an Hungarian Ducket to the Miniter of the word: Behold here my lat riches, and thee which are uniprofitable for mee, I reigne to you.

4. And when he aw a piece of gold coine hang about his necke, wherein was engraven the Coronation of Frederick, hee takes it, and delivers it to one of the tanders by: I adjure thee, that whenoever my deare King Fredericke hall recover the Throne of his Kingdome, you deliver this to him, and likewie tell him that for his ake I wore this even to the moment of my death, and that now I lay downe my life willingly for God and my King. Having thus poken, nee kneeled downe, and being truck with the word in the midt of his ighs, he gave up his oul to God.

Man of ancient credit, and honety, and learned and Counellor to the then King of Rh