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 hanging, burning, rather than we would inne againt God: and as they were going out he calleth out to them, aying, What ye do, do quickly. Forthwith it was commanded, that twice a week, and not oftner, there hould bee given them a mouthfull of bread, and a draught of water: and then they were kept apart one from the other: Akamit was left there, Nicholaus thrut into the inke of the prion (aving your preence) Sigimund into a furnace, and none permitted to viit them, at length, having for the pace of twenty one weekes, ued all meanes for the working upon them, and depairing of their converion, they et a fine upon them and o banihed them, who with joy leaving their poeions ditected their coure into Polonia, but Karlik having got a dieae in prion, died of it in his owne country.

22. But wee may moře rightfully, betow the praie of contancy (and why not of Martyrdome) upon them, who even to their death endured hardhip in prion; of this number before this univerſal perecution, was Iohn Burjan Kochowetz, a mot honet and learned man, whom the Governor of Lobkowicz, becaue that at his pleaure he would hot ubcribe to the Popih upertitions, caued to be bound; which he (although perpetually vexed with the Monkes and Jeuites) did yaliantly endure for the pace of three yeares: and in thoe bonds hee died, and af- Rh