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 others they thought mot fit for the taking of the Minitery, and twelve little Papers cloely folded up, being put into the hand of a little boy, ent for on purpoe, and not knowing what was to be done, he was commanded to ditribute thoe twelve lots unto the nine men. Nine of thee lots were blankes, on the other three were incribed the word I S, to wit the Will of God, which they deired might be revealed to them. It might therefore come to pae that thee nine men every one might have a blank, which would be a token to them that God was not at that preent pleaed at what they went about. But o it was, that the three lots were given into the hands of three of them, Matthew Kunwald, a mot Godly man, Thomas Przelauce, a learned man, and Elias Krzenove a man indued with ingular abilities of undertanding.

4. Thee being with great joy embraced, as men ent from Heaven unto them: they took new counels for the Confirmation, and the Ordination of them. And having undertood, that there were ome of the Waldenes in the confines of Moravia, and of Autria, that they might provide for the preent, and for the time to come, for the cruples of theirs and other mens conciences; they ent unto them Michael Zamberge their Pator, (who received his Ordination from a Romane Bihop) with two others, who hould relate what had beene done, and deire their judgement