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 the Pope and Emperour, did kindle new flames of diention, and did tir up the hatred of the people againt the profeors of the pure doctrine, traducing them by the hatefull name of Piccardines; for you are to undertand that they called the Waldenes by a nick-name, Piccardines, who not long before being forced from France, did fit down in Autria, and were now famous for the infamy of the foulet of Hereticks: So ditractedly did diorder & confuion mannage al things, I told you before how zealous Zealine was made horter by the head. There were alo ome found, who o poeed Zica, Commander in chief of the Thaborites, that he hould unite himelf with the Calixtines, who were only and altogether for the Cup, and perecure the Piccardines, as he did the Papits, with fire and word.

2. In the year 1427, the Adminitrators themelves of the Conitory of Prague, Mr. Przibram, and Mr. Procopius de Pelna, being at that time Chancellour of the Univerity, with Peter de Mladoniowitz, and Dr. Krzotan a Phyitian, were firt imprioned, and afterward banihed for the profeion of the pure doctrine. It was no wonder indeed, if the intrets of Rome, and her Agents had not utterly diolved them, o diagreeing amongt themelves: but the wonderfull goodnee of God did otherwie dipoe it, which knew o wiely to temper the folly of men, that neither friends nor foes had any place left for the glory of Triumph: