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 while after the thirty of October the like example of charity was howed to one whom the Pator did ue with the like cruelty, for a little onne of his baptized ele-where.

10. Why hould I produce more examples of their cruelty, O that it were lawfull to write upon the fore-heads of thee men, that which Semirames is reported to have commanded, hould bee writ upon his chets, If thou hadst not beene a wicked man thou, wouldest not have diturbed the quiet of the dead.

11. Yet perhaps it would not bee farre from our purpoe, to hint out how they did expree their rage upon the very name of Frederick (meerely for the hatred of that mot pious Prince) who was an Evangelicall King; for an Evangelicall people, in the year 1622 a Citizen of new-Prague by name Mr. Iohn Libertine, becaue that he had given the name of Frederick to his little onne, was at firt without all reaon tormented with the numerous ouldiery, and for a punihment, was commanded to pay 500 Dollars, it was a mot uuall thing for them to pull in pieces the pictures of Frederick, to trample them under their feet to digge out their eyes, and ignominiouly to handle all thoe with whom they were found; o that it was almot a capitall offence even to think of Frederick. Chap. 106.