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 ing them, that they would regard the Romih-Caholick Church, and that they would helpe the Legate of that councell, Iohn Letmislenia ihop, in oppreing Hereie and Hereticks; thee letters were dated at Contance in the yeare 1417, the 22 of March.

2 Thus the ohemians being incited to mutuall dientions by the Councell, contenious brawlings, and hatred were exaperated every day, more and more. The Prites did divulge from the Pulpit, excommunications againt the Huites, and devoted them with direfull execrations, and that they might render them the more hated, ued certaine lying ignes, amongt the ret, they cat ome dirt into the lamps of the wax candles, and when the flame had burnt the waxe candle to the moitnee of the dirt, it was extinguihed: then cryed they out, that God did by miracles declare, that the wicked Hereticks were unworthy to enjoy the light, they drove them therefore out of their ociety, and perecuting them all manner of wayes, breaking open their churches, whereoever they could, which buinee in the yeare 1419, the 13 of Iuly, raied uch a tumult at Prague, that the common people inraged, threw 12 Senators of old Prague, with the City Magitrate out of the windows, of the Senate houe, who fell upon the points of peares.

3 There was a new Pope elected of the Synod, who was named Martine the 5, who with kind let- ters