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 pound of wax: whereupon there aroe great alterations and hesitations among the people, there being a great quantity of books brought upon the 22 day of the ame moneth into the Court, they were forthwith burnt without the walls.

4. In the year 1626 the 6 of January the Martinian hore-men, having finihed their intended deformation in the neighbouring Lunencian Church, go with peed to Zaticum, and being brought into the houes of thoe Citizens that did refue to diert from the Gopell, they did extort from them a great umme of money, to be paid day by day. Upon the 20 of Jan. Don Martin himelf follows thee, upon whoe comming, many of the faithfull, through fear, did forthwith forake their houes, and other enjoyments, and yielded themelves up to the hardhips of a banihed condition. He in the mean time proclaimed, that none without his conent hould goe out of the gates, under pain of death. Which Proclamation he caued to be et upon the doors of the Court. The day following the Conull was arreted, nor could he have his liberty retored unlee upon the promie of Apotacy: but two Senators, Matthias Litomiskie, and Samuel Klatowskey (becaue that a little before they had refued to adore the Hot) were bound with Iron chains, and for fourteen days together grievouly tormented, till that they alo by reaon of their ufferings were forced to conent to the like Apotacy. 6.5. [sic] The