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 via, and many others privately in their Caves with bread and water. And etting aide all fear of men, he doubted not to give liberty to his own ubjects, but to others out of the neighbouring places of what degree oever to come to his holy exercies, which were performed in his own Catle Namech, by Hronovius. In which thing hee had in Bohemia, the Baron of Slaupna, George Sadorius, and ome few others his pious imitators: untill themelves as hall afterward be related, were commanded into banihment.

23 [sic]. In the mean time when wicked men are like Euripus, neither can bee quiet, but cat out mire and dirt, as the Prophet peaks, it came to pas that shey invented a new kind of rage. By banihing the intruments of the truth by a peculiar writ: that whooever of the Barons Noblemen or Citizens, did keep a Non-Catholick Tutor for their Children, hould preently dimis him: otherwie he hould be taken and punihed.

4. And that all might undertand that this was done eriouly, and that Cæar could endure none but Roman Catholicks, a decree was publihed in the year 1625. 22. of June, whereby Non-Catholicks were for ever prohibited, the ue of the laws of the Kingdome.

5. The good Protetants undertanding that the laws were not erviceable to them, and that nothing was