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 contrary Religion, o God help, and the Virgin his Mother, and all the Saints.

17. It is not alike provided, how thoe that were now made Catholiques, hould for the future behave themelves, ome being content that they had not once filled their luts upon thee heriticall Subjects, let them alone and moleted them no more, yet thee poor mierable Creatures, when ever they had opportunity to ee an Evangelicall Miniter did bewaile their Apotaie, and did again communicate in both kindes; but others were a econd time compelled, epecially, when it was upected that they did not in their hearts return to the Popih Church, concerning which certain Edicts of the Emperour, and Commiioners came forth to compell them again and again: a certain Butcher at Colone upon the River Elve, they forced and compelled to communicate in one kind, his tomack began to rie, and he went from the Altar and vomitted all the way home; when this was told the Captain, he chect him, but yet let him alone, becaue he thought it ufficient that he did obey them.

18. If any through fear of thoe tyrannicall proceedings betooke themelves to flight, their afety was not, neither indeed could it be long-lived; for hunger drave thoe out who had hid themelves in woods and ecret places of mountaines & as for thoe that fled for refuge to neigh- bouring