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 contriveances of the enemyes of the Truth for that time. This was at Buda in the year 1506. on the beginning of July.

3. Two yeares after this, the Bihops obtained what before they attempted, and the King overcome by their importunity, who cryed out that harp remedies mut be ued to take away uch a growing Evill, he commanded that all the Piccardins whatoever without difference either of exe, or Age, hould be punihed with the loe of life. This was in the year 1508. on the tenth of Augut.

4. IonhIohn [sic], Bihop of Warade, and Stanilaus Sturzo, Bihop of Olumitz brought this Edict unto Bohemia; and a full houe of the tates being called, gave it to them. But becaue many of the chiefe of the Nobility complained, that this Decree was made without the knowledge of the Parliament, they could not conent that it hould carry any force with it. The execution of it therefore went on but lowly, and almost eighteene moneths were pent in diputations only, and debates about it.

5. At the lat by the cunning Artifice, and proceedings of Albert Chancellor of Kolowratte and his Accomplices, this bloudy Edict received force by the aent of mot of the Nobility, in the preence of the King, at the Parliament held at Cutna in the year 1510, and it was ordered that it hould not only be ingroed in the Records of that Kingdome Rh