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 that not without the peculiar indulgence of the Arch-Bihop.

Hee clamours increaing, Mr. John Melice of Prague, a man decended of a noble family, and of a fervent pirit, (of whom alo mention is made in the catalogue of witneses unto the Truth) whether by word or writing, was the firt that tood out in oppoition. For when for his rare Learning and Holinese of life, he was made Prefect of the Clergy in the Cathedrall Church of Prague [sic] and had a great Auditory, he began to exhort the people unto a frequent communion in both kinds, to complain much of pirituall deolation, to rebuke divers abues & abominations being much helped with the godly endeavors of his faithful colleague Conrade Stickna, a man eminent for Learning and Eloquence.

2. Thee two by their zealous preaching effected (amongt other things) that the notorious Brothell houe at Prague (called Venice) was throwne downe, and in its place Mary Magdalen church erected, which peradventure was a præludium of the peedy detruction of the pirituall common Stewes,

3. Neverthelese Melicius himelf hath left a writing concerning himelf, (for ome of his writings are preerved) that he was pricked in concience, that he hould