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 Prague, and through the whole Kingdome: o that the more contant among them, could not celebrate and receive the Sacrament after their accutomed manner, except in private houes, and after that in Woods and Caves; and there not without hazzard of their lives, and perecutions: for they were et upon in the ways, plundered, beaten, and drown’d in rivers, o that at length they were neceitated to go together armed, and in trong companies. Which from that time continued until the days of Hue.

4. Letters Patents alo were extorted from Charles (although Hajec. ayth, it was ent to the Prelats of his own accord) wherein an inquiition is ordained, and punihment by fire determined to bee inflicted upon thoe, who departed from the faith and ceremonies of the Church of Rome. It is extant in ''Hajec. fol.'' 349. throughout proclaimed the 18. of September in the year 1376. where of this was the chief effect, that diligent care was afterwards had, that none but the Popes-creatures, might beadmittedbe admitted [sic] unto places of Magitracy, & publick Offices, which might be a bridle to retraine the Commonalty. And therefore Wencelaus the King son to Charles, choe 16 Germans, and only 2 Bohemians, in reforming of the Senates of Prague, uppoing that the Germans were more contant in the Pontificiall Religion (as they were) than the Bohemians. 5. We