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The Bohemian Perſecution.
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and cleave rather to the word of God than mans inventions, and at laſt pray for their enemies, and commend their ſoules to God. Then being taken into the boats, and brought into the middle of the river, they are caſt in with their hands and feet bound together, and are drowned. Some Officers ſtood upon the banks with iron forks and poles, watching that none of them might be caſt on the banks and ſaved, and ſtabbing thoſe that were rouled to the bank, although they were half dead.

4. The Conſuls daughter, ſeeing her husband, leapt into the river, and claſping him about the middle, endeavoured to ſave him from drowning. But ſhee being not able to wade, by reaſon of the depth, nor hee to unloſe himſelfe, and having ſwallowed down much water ſhe ſank, and was drowned together with her husband. The next day they were taken up embracing one another, and buried both in one grave. This was done 30. day of May in the year 1421.

5. This Hiſtory was ſhortly after engraven, in Golden letters, on the Church of All Saints, at Litomericia for an eternall memoriall, and was alſo to be ſeen in a table before St. Michaels gate: and now lately (in the year 1623. 8 of July) was raz’d out by the command of George Michna, a Commiſſioner for Reformation.

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