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 rather to be avoided. Howoever they never denied, that they received the power of ordaining Miniters and by that, the externall ucceion of them from the Waldenes, although, and this alo oftentimes accordingly as they aw occaion, they wiely did pae by in ilence.

7. Neverthelee God would have the Brothers in Bohemia to be partakers of the perecution of the Waldenes in Autria, againt whom in the year following viz. 1468. George the King (the States being olemnly called to councell) did publih a bloudy Decree, which was, that every one of the Peeres within the Territory of his Jurisdiction hould endeavour to apprehend as many of the Piccardines as he could, and having apprehended them, to proecute againt them accordingly as he aw occaion, by this meanes of cruelty attempting to hinder the eparation.

8. Many therefore were apprehended, and for a long time kept in prion, untill the Death of the King, among whom was one of the chiefet of them, by name Michael Zambergh, with which unjut and cruell proceedings the Brothers being moved, did write an Apology to Rokizane, and to the Conitory, and afterwards to the King, and at lat to them All altogether. And it came to pae by the wonderfull Counell of God, that by the greater indeavour as they laboured to put out this parke, by o