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 ed obedience, if time would permit them. When the Senatours of Fermanno Metecia, a Town hard by Chruda, refued to be made examples to others of apotaie, they were thrown in a curvy prion, the preident of them being forced to ride the wooden hore in the Market-place (ued formerly to punih mutinous ouldiers) although he was very ancient, yet indured this ignominie, and contempt, and pain, for above ix hours, but at evening after the Jeuites had continually olicited him with their uggetions, and his wife and children with their lamentation, he yielded, and was taken off the wooden-hore halfe dead for he could neither go, nor make ue of any member, & o he was carried by other men to a Confeor.

13. When ome deired rather to die, then to be forced to Apotaie, it was anwered, That the Emperour did not thirt after their blood, but onely the welfare of their oule; ome others put quetions, and they were thus anwered in a coffing manner, O you affect the glory of Martyrdome, but ye are bae knaves, and are unworthy to have any thing to glory in: this Anwer had John Polacicus of (Franiium in Moravia) who being olicited by the Souldiers and Jeuites everally to Apotaie, he fell down upon his knees, & held up his hands, and intreated, That they would cut off his head, rather then force his Conſcience: And this Anwer Rh