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 Pators of oules, where they hould find new, after thoe were dead, who then lived with them. To expect that ome of the Ordination of Rome, hould come unto them for the love of the Truth, was an uncertain hope. And they remembred that Rokizane did often protet, that all things were to be retored from the foundation again. Therefore that there was an Ordination at Rome to be erected, by that authority, which Chrit gave unto the Church, that while they had yet amongt them ordained men, they might ordaine others, who againe hould have power to ordain others to ucceed them. To this, as their deires o their judgements did incline, but a fear invaded them, whether this Ordination were lawfull or no, becaue not a Bihop, but a Presbiter here did create a Presbiter, and how if any controverie hould be they hould defend uch an Ordinarion either among others, or themelves.

3. At length after certain yeares mot erious deliberations, the mot eminent of them in all Bohemia and Moravia, about eventy in number, convened at a village not farre from Rich-nove, and many teares and prayers being poured forth to God, that he would vouchafe to manifet, if their purpoſe were acceptable to him, and whether this were the time of it, they appointed to try by lots the pleaure of the Almighty. They therefore by the uffrages choe from the middet of them nine men, whom above other