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 doores, compell them to receive the Eucharit in one kind, as Severinus Talho in the village of Andercze, in the County of Pilnen, in the year 1628. with his word drawn, went about in the Church, and olicited thoe that refued to fall down and worhip John Adams, Czeyka in Newcitz, a Town of the ame County, did beat the joynts of their leggs with Clubs, and o forced them to fall down, which was alo done by William of Klenow, Lord of Rupovia, John Stepkenick being ent for by his Lord George Metrowsky at Mautina, when he perceived that he was to be fettered and chained, leapt through the window into the trench of the Catle, indeavouring to cape Apotaie by his flight; but he being purued by the Guard, was brought back again wounded, and was therefore ent to prion at Pilna, not to be releaed before he had abjured his Religion, the ame Metrowksy kept another man of his own (Ambroe Sterpothus a skinner by trade) in prion a whole yeare, becaue he continued firm in his Religion, and thrice he ent the Hangman to him, and commanded him to be racked, and by the torments of his rack forced him to confeion: at length he was let go, and was fined 100. Imperials: the Townmen of Kneoveia upon Slana purued with drawn Swords, the poor Countrey people that fled into the fields, and brought them back again, ome of them