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 people, but to the wie a clear and evident token of their hatred to the word of Chrit, that they beat the Pulpits of the Churches from whence the Word of the Gopel ounded, and the Altars from which the Sacrament was ditributed under both kinds, with rods, and whips, which was of all done in thoe chiefe cities Prague, Iglavia, Znoium, the Jeuites of Prague being about to purge their Temple which under Ferdinand was granted to the Brethren, they prinkled powder upon the pavement and kindled it, thinking to root out the contagion of hereie with fire and moak.

3. And becaue in mot, if not all, the Churches, and Towers, and City-gates (in memory of the religion, of receiving under both kinds, maintained by the word) there were erected Challices made of tone or brae, they went about to take this away, a golden Chalice of great capacity in the Church at Prague was taken away, in the year 1623 the 23 day of Jannuary, and in its place the tatue of Mary was erected, the picture of Ferdinand armed with a word againt the Hereticks, was placed in the room of George Rex, tanding by with a word in the maintenance of the Challice at Hradicius, they blotted out the picture of the cuppe which was over the doore of the houe of Antonius and in the roome of it painted the Hot, and under thar a cup turned upide downe with filthy thick water running out