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42 young men who strove after a purified Church life. These earnest seekers asked the Archbishop to advise them what to do in order to accomplish this reform. Jan Blahoslav, the historian of the Czech Brethren, recorded in 1547 Rokycana's answer:

By this time Chelc̄icky̍ had already established his reputation as an independent thinker, in addition, he and Rokycana had exchanged a number of letters in which they discussed matters of ecclesiastical discipline, sacraments, and articles of faith. Even though they did not see eye to eye on many points, Rokycana – at that time, anyway – respected Chelc̄icky̍'s views. Hence his recommendation to  Probably some time, in 1455. J. Goll,, (Peter Chelc̄icky̍ and the Unity of Brethren in the 15th Century), Prague: ricky̍ klub, 1916, p.67;

, (About the origin of the Unity of Brethren and the Order Thereof), Otakar Odloz̄ili̍k, ed., Prague: Reichel, 1928, p.58f.

N.V.Yastrebov, "Kogda napisal Petr Chelcicky Repliku protiv Rokycany?" in, St.Petersburg, 1914;. , 1914, p.80,, 1921, p.35f.