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 4. But when they aw that few were drawn unto them by their fox-like ubtilty, they returned to their wolvih cruelty, and compelled ome by force to frequent their Mae, and therefore Catalogues are made through all the Churches, and punihment to thoe that were abent, the Sexton being to give notice.

5. If any went privately to the Neighbour Churches of the Protetants (while there were ome yet remaining) or to their private religious Exercies, being known they were fined, imprioned, and whipt; ometimes ouldiers were uborned who might ditribute, and ruine the Protetant meetings, by their invaion of which thing I will relate one example, when that the year 1623. was brought about, when as much people had met upon the Feat of the Nativity of Chrit, in the Temple near to Kutiburg, and the Village Wyoke (in the Oratory of the Barons of Dona) Beneda and Lazgeausky, Bohemian Noble-men, Collonels of Hore, remaining in the Garion of Kutiburg, on a udden flie hither with their came, incompae the Temple, ruh in, and draw from the Altar the Miniter George Barthius; trip off his clothes, and carry him away prioner (but yet he ecapt) and cat the holy bread upon the earth, and poure out the wine, and trample upon it. They then take away with them what-