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The Bohemian Perſecution.
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afterwards named the agreement, and Commiſſioners were ſent into Bohemia from the Councell and ſar, who were to declare that the Bohemians were received into the boſome of the Church, and were again to be eſteemed as deer children. Heere a Parliament being called, Rokizane, Rhetorically enough, did expound himſelf, how according to his deſire he obtained theſe things, in the fighting for which ſuch an exceſſe of bloud was made, and the Kingdome was made ſo great a Ruine. He was now pleaſed to ſtile the Pope and ſar in ſome other language then heretofore, when he called them the Whore ard the Beaſt.

6. It gave an occaſion of great grief to many, eſpecially to the zealous Thaborites, to depart in this manner from the Diſcipline of Hus, and to return into the profeſſion of the Church of Rome. They indeavoured what they could to reſtrain them, and at laſt they had recourſe unto armes again, in which the Thaborites were overthrown, and their defeat was ſo remarkable, that after this they defended themſelves only by the Word of God and patience. This hapned in the year of our Lord, 1434.

7. In the year following at a publick convention, Rokizane was ſolemnly choſen Arch-Biſhop, but when the Emperour endeavoured to hinder from the ſolemn Rites of conſecration (peradventure becauſe he did diſtruſt a man to deceitfull) he being impa-

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