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 way of anwer. He requires time, and promieth that he would anwer the writing; leave being given him, he frames this anwer, which out of the Bohemian tongue we have thus tranlated word for word.

Have undertood what charge was drawne up againt me by Iames Swojanovius, under the name of Mr. Bohuchwal Walkaun. The firt article is, That I have been pernicious to God my Creator, and to men in obligation, in that having turned Catholick, I have again fallen from the Roman Catholick faith, and have violated my Oath. To this I anwer, That heretofore being in a cruell prion, I was prevailed upon to inne againt God, my mot righteous Judge, becaue then I was weak in the faith, not truting God, that he was able to deliver his out of the hands of men: but God chatied me for this my fault, holding my concience captive for a whole year together, o that I could have no hope in Gods mercy: and yet I recalled to mind former inners, who did upon their repentance obtain mercy at the hands of God. Thereupon I cryed to my God, a whole year, night and day I did water my bed with my teares, becaue I thought my elfe damned: but that true and righteous God who is not the caue of our detruction, neither would that a inner hould die, but rather that hee hould be converted and live, when he aw a fit time, did not hide his mercies from me; for I obtained what I did Rh