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 grave which they had digg’d with their own hands, and cover them with earth, perwading thoe that remained with their example and peech to the imitation of their piety.

2. This City when it begun again to be inhabited by the Survivers, and others flocking from other places, the Emperour gave to the Prince of Eckenberg, together with the Towns ubjet to it Baworow and Strunkonitz, and all the Villages. In the year 1625. it was promied them by the Commiioners of reformation, that if they would become Catholicks, their Liberty, Priviledges, and Towns, with the Villages, hould be retored. They refuing, were prohibited from their works and trades; and o put the diobedient perons, men, women, onnes and daughters, in divers prions, and mierably afflicted them four whole moneths, At length being made Catholicks, nothing was retored to them, that there might not want a tetimony that thee bloudy promiers were his progeny, who promieth all things, and performeth nothing.

3. But what need we relate more? It is ufficiently apparent by thee, how wickedly, cruelly, and impudently they proceeded againt free-men. For whatoever was done with the other free Cities, not mentioned here, was made up of the ame impotures, deceits, tyranny, and impudence. We