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 headed, two quartered, and the ret by Apotacy aved their lives.

20. Their afety was greater, who perwaded themelves that by contancy alone they hould prove invincible: of this ort ome were found of every ranck. We have mentioned ome Miniters before in their place: we will now peak of one of the Nobility Catharine Otti of Loe (formerly a Lady of Techobue) who, notwithtanding the banihment which Cæar threatned againt widowes, did neither forake her Religion, nor her Countrey: when the Commiaries required that he hould chue one of thoe two things, he anwered them, That he could not uffer banihment, becaue he wanted an etate, but yet that it was not lawful for her to change her religion, and that becaue of her concience; and therefore he would doe neither: if that they would ordain a third thing concerning her, he would leave it to their wils, but commit her elfe wholly unto God: hereupon they dimit her, either for hame, or ele becaue it was not yet appointed that any hould loe their lives meerly for religion: we have already mentioned ome Citizens, unto which we may joyn thee; Martin Stransky Citizen of Daczicum, and Simeon Siakowsky, Citizen of Crumlovia, in Moravia; neither of which could be bowed by fair promies, nor be prevailed upon