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T followeth how tyrannically they ued the free Cities. Epecially, for that intead of an halter, they placed Chief-Officers and Judges in the Cities, without whoe licence no man could move himelf: thoe of the Order of Knights, thee of Citizens. But what uch men? even uch, as in the great carcery of home-bred Romanes they were able to procure: Bannites, Italians, or Germanes: or ele apotate Bohemians, covetous muckwormes, who drove their own deignes, infamous homicides, bae-begotten perons, Spirits, uch as ell perons free born, Fidlers, Stage players, Smiths, certain alo not o much as A. B. C. darians, without etate, without any certain abode, without Concience, (all this we could eaily demontrate in particular and pertinent examples:) o that projecting villany with all impudency, they obliged their faith to Antichrit, (under the name of Cear) for to invent treachery, and lay nares for others: men, unworthy to have place in our writings.

2. To uch as thee, were all buinees in Cities committed, upon their determination the Ci- ty