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Rh this inolence. The brothers hearing of it, did write a new Apology to the King, giving him an account of their faith, and removing from themelves the late accuations and the blaphemies attributed to the Piccardins which occaioned he King by one edict to mitigate another, and commanded that thoe of the Univerity and the conitory hould have a friendly Colloquy with the Piccardins in which the chiefet of them hould endeavour by the trength of reaon to recall them from their errors.

2. Therefore in the Calends of January, in the year 1504. The Patrons of the Brothers, the Barons, were commanded to bring their greatet Doctor, to this Colloquie, with the Academians and thoe of the Conitory. The buinee of the Edict being deliberately canvaed, although they feared treachery, yet becaue it was held inconvenient to forake o good a caue, and to exaperate the King, it was reolved that there hould be a meeting, they ent therefore but as Sacrifices to the laughter, Francis Lucas of Prague, and Laurence Kraonice, two Pillars of their Church with, ome others, who were comended to the prayers of all the Brethren. There is extant Epitle of Bohusza Kostka Baron of Potupitz, Lord of Litomia, which he ent to Francis Kraonice, not long after he had taken his farewell of him, I conceive it to be no lot labour, to inert in this place ome part thereof. To love life (aid the Baron) is natu- Rh