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HE City for 200 yeares having imbraced the Orthodox religion, was made the principle eat of the Brethren, and chiefly upon this account was hated by the Pope, in the year therefore 1623. after the ejection of certaine Miniters, they placed in their roome, two crafty Capuchins who indeavoured with indefatigable paines to pervert the inhabitants from the faith, but for the pace of three years notwithtanding all their cunning, they carce engaged o many Apotates as would reform the Senate.

2, In the year therefore 1626 a Garrion of three bands being brought in, force began to be ued, and firt of all in February certain of the Citizens were banihed, others cat into prion, upon the 20, of March Adam Trubacz, Iohn Bukac, Peter Stehlik, were equetred, to trike a terrour inco the ret. Having given them into their hands certaine quare taffs, two Cubits long, in which each of their crimes were ingraven, the firt thus: Adam Trubacz, is therefore eguetred, becaue he aid, that there was none o powerfull who hould command his Concience, alo that he would not give his oul to the Divell