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 tormented with this kind of punihment for three dayes and nights, at length begun to faint, epecially when his wife came to him, who was newly turned a Papit, and oppret him with her clamours, therefore halfe doubting, he conented, and was carried into a Monatery, and was received by the Guarden into the number of the Catholicks.

12. If Commiioners were ent any where, that the buinee might not be delayed, they took this policy in hand, that they hould firt aault the men of greatet authority, either by cunning, or force, and make them an example to the ret in the Town Minion, when Commiioner Zenkow de Kolowrat demanded a poitie anwer frõ the Subjects of that Countrey, convened together, whether they would be Catholicks or no; and one of them, in the name of the ret, began to peak boldly concerning Religion, That concience would nor could not be forced, he preently commanded him to be apprehended, and in the ight of them all to be laid upon the ground, and beat, withall asking whether he would be a Catholick, but he continually denying, yea when he could hardly peak, the Commiary commanded him to be torn in pieces; when he was halfe dead, the ret were affrighted at the dreadfulnee of this pectacle, and promi- ed