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 the people, and that the ervice of the Church might be in their own tongue,

2. That the Clerks or Miniters might uurp no authority in ecular things.

3. That the word of God might be freely preached and without diturbance.

4. That there may bee publicke punihment for publick offences.

4. The Legate of the Pope demanding if that they had not any more articles to propound, becaue he heard it reported that they affirmed that the Order of the Monks were from the Divells, Procopius made anwer, from whence otherwie could they derive their Original which was intituted neither by the Patriarks nor Prophets, neither by Chrit nor the Apotles, &c.

5. After this Delegates were deputed who on both ides, for forty days together, diputed on the articles. And when the Bohemians could not be confuted, they were drawn at lat to a friendly compoition, John Rokizane with the hope of an Arch-Bihopprick, being corrupted himelf, and educing others of the Commiioners, the affairs were o carried, that the Bohemians promied to return unto the obedience of the Church of Rome, and to oberve all their traditions and their rites, the ue of the Cup being among other demands excepted. Thee four Articles were afterwards