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060 [sic] judgement in this buines. They find there Stephanus the Bihop, who, another Bihop, and ome of the Miniters being ent for; they declare unto them their Originall from the time of Constantine, they repeat unto them the Articles of their faith, and what a horrible perecution they uffered for it, both in Italy and in France. Then they hear our men make a report unto them of their departure from the Pope, and the Calixtines which they approve of and congratulate. Moreover, giving power to thoe three to create Miniters, they create them Bihops with the impoition of hands, and return them to thoe that ent them.

5. Our men receive thee things with joy, and being deirous of the Chritian Unity, they deliberate whether they hould join with the Waldenes, and o be one people and one Church. The purity of their Doctrine, and Chritian converation of life, did much pleae them. But it again dipleaed them that they concealed the truth, neither did openly profee it as they ought, but under a deire to avoide perecutions, they frequented the Churches of the Papits and communicated with Idolaters. It was concluded that they hould be admonihed concerning this & other particulars. Therefore ome able men being ent againe to them they acquaint the Waldenes withitwith it [sic], who affirm, that the Propoition for being in an Unity with them is very gracefull to them. As for the