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 ment, but to blind chance.

17. George of Machod, Auditor and Patron of the Brethren in Moravia from his youth, afterwards (from a Noble-man being made a Count) he became a mot pervere Apotate (who buried holy Bibles in tinking channels, as we have noted in the chapter immediately preceding) and was punihed by God after a miraculous manner, with a terrible dieae in his throat, whereby his tongue putrified, and many holes were eaten out below his chin: o that whatoever nourihment or medicines entred into his mouth, did either traightway flow forth, or ditilled out by little and little. All remedies therefore being ued in vaine, after his uffering cruel torments about two moneths pace, he breathed out his oul, which was mot unteadfat, and old to Antichrit, for the moak of honours.

18. At Niclaspurg in the Tower of Cardinall Ditrichteinius and Governour of Moravia, (in the year 1626) a hrill voice was heard two houres before day, doubling, Wo, Wo, Wo. Many raied by this voice (the Secretaries aroe at that time to their buinees) and atonihed with the news, heard this voice four times. And becaue the voice eemed to ound from under the houe tops, they went up with lights for to know the matter: they then heard the ame words abundantly repeated, ometimes in Dutch, Weh, Weh, Weh, other times in the Bohe- mian