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 upon by cruell mieries, being both of them reolved to die for the faith: the Adveraries therefore overcome with their patience, let them out of prion, and uffered them freely to take up a banihed condition.

21. There is alo a memorable example of contancy in four handy-craft-men, in the reformation of Koumberg, for when among three hundred Subjects, there were only ten that remained couragious, o as to endure imprionment; It came to pae alo that ix of thoe ten (unable to endure hardhip, and cold, and famine, in prion) forook their caue: only foure (Sigimund Kruowsky, Nicholas Szarowetz, John Akamit, and Laurence Karlick) were left to be tormented by the hands of the Tyrants: who, after they were much and daily upbraided with their obtinacy, were at firt expoed to cold, for five weeks together (in the moneths of February and March) and afterwards for nine dayes were pined with hunger, not having a crum of bread allowed them; only they had a mall portion of bread of their own, with which they did all that time utain themelves, drinking their own urine: a Jeuite entring in with the Governour of the Catle, in many words threatened them harder uage, unlee they did repent; to whom Sigimund anwered, We willingly imbrace all afflictions, famine, hanging,