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 people, that they did breake open the doores, and beholding the lamentable pectable, one of them brought forth the head of the Monk, and hewed it to the multitude tanding round about him, on which o generall was the out-cry, and o loud the lamentation, that no pen is able to expree it.

3. Not long after, a Priet (Gaudentius by name) carrying the head about the City (laid in a Charger) did incite all that met him, to revenge. By reaon whereof, the anger of the multitude being heightned and inflamed into a fury, they put to death ome of the Senators, others ayed themelves by flight. The Colledges themelves were plundered; the bodies of the deceaed good men were brought into the Church, and olemnly interred. The Preacher having heard the complaint of the people, and oberving uch a conternation in their minds, that many of them fainting away, did almot tremble into death, he became peechlee himelf. Having recovered his pirit, he did read his text out of the Acts of the Apotles, the words were, And godly men buried Stephen. At the end of his Sermon he did fervently exhort them, with many words, and tears, and obtetations, hewing the head of Zeline to the people, that what they had learned from o faithfull a Mater, they would be mindfull of it, and give no beliefe to any who hould teach the contrary, although he were an Angell from Heaven. Chap.