doores, compell them to receive the Euchariſt in one kind, as Severinus Talho in the village of Andercze, in the County of Pilſnen, in the year 1628. with his ſword drawn, went about in the Church, and ſolicited thoſe that refuſed to fall down and worſhip John Adams, Czeyka in Newcitz, a Town of the ſame County, did beat the joynts of their leggs with Clubs, and ſo forced them to fall down, which was alſo done by William of Klenow, Lord of Rupovia, John Stepkenick being ſent for by his Lord George Metrowsky at Mautina, when he perceived that he was to be fettered and chained, leapt through the window into the trench of the Caſtle, indeavouring to ſcape Apoſtaſie by his flight; but he being purſued by the Guard, was brought back again wounded, and was therefore ſent to priſon at Pilſna, not to be releaſed before he had abjured his Religion, the ſame Metrowksy kept another man of his own (Ambroſe Sterpothus a skinner by trade) in priſon a whole yeare, becauſe he continued firm in his Religion, and thrice he ſent the Hangman to him, and commanded him to be racked, and by the torments of his rack forced him to confeſſion: at length he was let go, and was fined 100. Imperials: the Townſmen of Kneſoveſia upon Slana purſued with drawn Swords, the poor Countrey people that fled into the fields, and brought them back again, ſome of
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