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 expedition of the States at Vienna, and had hot bullets againt the Emperors window: of whom one had lot the ue of his eies ten yeares before, the other being ick of the Palie, could not move himelf in his bed: by this it appeared that not o much the faults of the Protetants as their goods: And that appeared, that they made not o exact an inquiry unto men of a meaner etate: Yea (tell a truth) thoe merry Judges turned their wickednee to a jet, and had it not eldome in their mouths, when any one had purged himelfe of a fault in no wie committed by him, that although he had not actuall innes, yet he was infected with Originall inne, hereie, and wealth, and therefore could not bee exempt from punihment. This was heard often from the mouth of Cardinal Ditrichtein. That was ome comfort to the Godly, that they uffered not as evil doers but as Chritians.

5. Then were but eight dayes given to thoe that were warned to appear; when otherwie in the buinee of mony a longer term was uually granted. Thoe that did appear, had the Articles of the crimes read to them, not onely according to the confeion publihed, but whatoever might be flanderouly framed againt any man. Neither was time given or permitted to anwer: but if any one would offer, or had offered to purge himelf, he was commanded to hear his definitive entence in that place. The form of