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 them wounded; ome they brought from the Victualling houes, and forced them to confeion, and received the Sacrament in one kind, Baron Kolowrat, et Muskets to the mouthes of thoe that refued to receive the Sacrament after the ame manner, or ele by gags forced their mouths open, and commanded the Hoat to be thrut down, perhaps in imitation of Smeczanius, who was ued to do o before.

At Ronspurg in Tota, and in certain other places, thee wicked reformers are reported to have gone o farre in their wickednee, as to force ome of the people not only meerly to abjure the Cup, but alo to throwe it upon the ground, and pit upon it, and tread it under their feete; and this was the uuall forme of abjuring the Cup, and wearing to the Catholique Religion.

''I weare before God Almighty and the Virgin Mary, and all the Saints, that I am not forced, but do voluntarily return to the holy Roman Catholique faith; and I do profee, that it alone is true, ancient, aving faith: I do abjure the Cup, neither will I partake of the Cup for ever. Yea moreover, I will by all poible meanes diwade my Children and thoe that are committed to my trut, from partaking of the Cup: I do alo promie, that I will contantly perevere in this Religion, and that I will oppoe men of'' contrary