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Onazelce is not accounted the meanet among the free Cities in the Kingdom, which the neighbouring Germans call Tusta, Przikik Jeniek an Officer of the Kingdom, did ollicit this City to a defection but in vaine, and when he had made complaint of, and bemoaned their obtinacy at Prague, in the Colledge of the Jeuites, Don Martin being by chance there preent, laught at him, and promied that if he did not effect it, he would be lyable to pay 500. Crownes.

2. Taking therefore with him ome of his Souldiery, he enters the City, and ends forth 20. Souldiers againt tenne of the Senators, giving them liberty of troubling them in what way they would, and o by this meanes in a hort time, many if not all of them were forced to an Apotaie, and o he receive again the pledge which he had left with the Confeour.

3. But he being bitterly et againt the Citizens of Tuta, becaue not for his ake, but for the ake of another, they became Catholiques, ets a fine upon them, and o the mierable Profeors of the Gopel were made like Tennis-Balles being toed up