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 to Freweynius) And of others who would ooner put their right hands into the fire then touch the prophane acrifice? The tryall of which ome avoiding, throwes themelves headlong from the houe-tops, before they would be taken and fall into the enemies hands; and thought rather to haten their death then to undergo the malice of wicked men. More may be there eene.

Mong the condemned perons was Matthias Borbonius, a mot excellent and uccesfull Phyician, being chief Phyician to three Emperours; whom when the Prince Lichtentein knew to be innocent, of the civill broyles, he obtained his pardon, and entertained him for his chief Phyician. But that exceedingly vexed his enemies, epecially the Imperiall Judge John Chryotome Schrepelius, who induced by the hope of gain (for he gaped for Borbonius his tately houes) had laden him with flanders. He therefore no longer able to conceale his diembled rancour gave command to the Sergeants, to et upon Borbonius in the treete of the City as he returuedreturned [sic] from the Prince, and to beat him with their clubs even to his