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 Rozvoda, who appears to have acted as leader of the party opposed to the Lithuanian prince, was accompanied by numerous partisans. One of the tumults so frequent in Prague at that period then took place, but it was this time unaccompanied by bloodshed. The bells of all the church towers were rung, and the people hurried to the market-place. John of Rokycan, followed by many priests of his faction and carrying the Sacrament, then left the neighbouring Týn church and appeared on the market-place. He declared that a plot against him and his followers had been discovered, and called on the people to defend him. Jerome Šrol, formerly one of the adherents of John of Zělivo, also called the people to arms. The citizens immediately began to attack the residence of Prince Korybutovič, who was greatly surprised at this sudden invasion and quite unprepared for resistance. He was, therefore, taken prisoner, without any struggle and conveyed in disguise to the Hradčany castle on the left bank of the VltavoVltava [sic]. From here his captors afterwards brought him to the castle of Valdštýn, where he remained a prisoner for some time. The coup d’état was carried out so suddenly and secretly that even his most intimate followers were for