ing them, that they would regard the Romiſh-Caholick Church, and that they would helpe the Legate of that councell, Iohn Letmislenia biſhop, in oppreſſing Hereſie and Hereticks; theſe letters were dated at Conſtance in the yeare 1417, the 22 of March.
2 Thus the bohemians being incited to mutuall diſſentions by the Councell, contenſious brawlings, and hatred were exaſperated every day, more and more. The Priſtes did divulge from the Pulpit, excommunications againſt the Huſites, and devoted them with direfull execrations, and that they might render them the more hated, uſed certaine lying ſignes, amongſt the reſt, they caſt ſome dirt into the lamps of the wax candles, and when the flame had burnt the waxe candle to the moiſtneſſe of the dirt, it was extinguiſhed: then cryed they out, that God did by miracles declare, that the wicked Hereticks were unworthy to enjoy the light, they drove them therefore out of their ſociety, and perſecuting them all manner of wayes, breaking open their churches, whereſoever they could, which buſineſſe in the yeare 1419, the 13 of Iuly, raiſed ſuch a tumult at Prague, that the common people inraged, threw 12 Senators of old Prague, with the City Magiſtrate out of the windows, of the Senate houſe, who fell upon the points of ſpeares.
3 There was a new Pope elected of the Synod, who was named Martine the 5, who with kind let-
