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Lana, otherwie a City for the King, yet yielded to Phalaris Martinitz, and by him cruelly handled, over whom Nicholas Hansbursky was made Captain by the ame Martinitz, who a little before (for ome fact) was delivered to the Hangman of Prague, and had redeemed his life by Apotaie. This man that he might ingratiate himelf with the Jeuits, did trongly promote the perecution of the faithfull. In the year 624. he appointed a olemn proceion at Slana (in that pompeous feat of the Body) mot of the Citizens being brought to it, either by deceit or force. John Bleya being cited by him, & olicited to be a companion of his Idolatry, refued. When he asked the Reaon, he aid: As often as I have received the Lords upper, o often have I obliged my elf to God, to hun thee abominations. The other telling him, thou halt not reit the Emperours pleaure; he anwered, In thee things which belong to Cæar it is otherwie: but here Gods buinee is acted. He inferring that there hould not be meanes wanting whereby thou mayt be forced, he anwered, God eekes willing, and not forced Worhippers: The end of this diputation was a publick prion, where Bleya uf- fered