The History of the Bohemian Persecution

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Of the Bohemian Perecution

From the beginning of their converion to Chritianity in the year 894. to the year 1632.

Ferdinand the 2. of Autria, Reigning.

Chapter 1

THE

HISTORY

Of the

BOHEMIAN PERSECUTIO.

Cha. I.

1em

THe Bohemians Being Idolaters lived without the knowledge of the true God, and of Religion, till the year of Chrit 894. In that year, their Capraine Borivoius, being entertained by Swato Plaus, King of Moravia , by the trange providence of God, received the knowledge of Chrit, and with thirty Palatines were baptized at the 23 of lune, who returned home with joy, taking with him Methudius, the Bihop of Moravia (who was an oppoite to the Bohemians, amongt whom (when the eed of the Gopell was owne uddenly a great harvet was gathered, partly in regard Ludomilla the Captains wife laid aide the Idol Roina, which before he worhipped. Likewie a confluence of the Nobility and Commonalty were daily baptized, partly by reaon of thoe Churches and Schooles which were in many places erected by Borivoius.

2. Thus the Bohemians received the firt light of the Gopel; but the Croe was the concomitant of it, according to the will of Chrit, who as he did etablih his Church by his own bloud; o he prinkles it with the bloud of Martyrs, that it may be fruitfull: this is the counell of Divine Wiedome, that we may hope in Chrit, not for the things of this life. Therefore the Gopel cot the Bohemians ome of their bloud. The chief of thoe that witneed the truth were the Princes Ludomilla and Winceslaus, and ome hundreds of the common People: the tory of whom we hall briefly relate, chiefly out of Dubratius.

3. Firt of all Borivoius was banihed by the wicked faction of Infidels; Stoinurus was placed in his room, who was banihed thirteen years in Bavaria; but when they knew him to be a Chritian, they ent him again into exile, Borivosus being recalled, they compelled him to reign the dominion to his on Spitigneus, who was more favorable to the Heathens. He being dead, Drahomera a heathen (made famous for Nobility and Beauty) was given in marriage to Worutilaus, the younger on of Borivoius, who at firt was courteous to her Husband, and the Chritian Nobility, and promied after her Catechiiug that he would be baptized: but this wicked woman did boldly deceive both thoe that intructed her, and thoe that were her Sponers in baptie ; for he was more cruell againt Chritians, then Iezabel was againt the Prophets.

§.4. Whilet her pious Husband lived, he cunningly diembled that hatred which was evilly conceived againt the Chritians: but he being buried, when the Grandmother Ludomilla did undertake to educate the elder on Wenceslaus, Drahomira requiring the younger Bolilawes to be under her tuition, hee uurped the Government, and traightway commanded by a publike Edict, that the Churches hould be hut againt the Chritians, that the exercie of their Worhip hould be hindred. She likewie prohibited Miniters from intructing the people, and Schoolmaters from teaching Youth: thoe that diobeyed were liable to imprionment, banihment, and death. At Prague, the Magitrates were changed, and the mot cruell Idolaters were ubtituted in the places of the Chritians, by whoſe incitement the Chritians were ecretly, openly, unworthily abued and murthered, without any punihment to the perpetrators of that michief; but if a Chritian had killed another in his own defence, ten were maacred for one.

5. The inatiable crueltie of Drahomira could not be atisfied with this punihment, her great deire of driving away and udden detroying all Chritians excited her to deal with Ballioius, a mot cruel Citizen, whom she had et over the City of Prague, under title of Pretor, to him he doth reveal her mot execrable deire, and doth earnetly entreat him by fraud or force to effect this, promiing him a rich reward for his labour done. He entertains the cured motion,and aims ix hundred conpirators at his own houe, with them he hatens to thoe that were deigned for laughter; but the plot being dicovered to the Chritians, above four hundred mer to defend their own lives, the iue of the fight was victory on the Chritians ide the treets being poluted with the blood of about eight hundred that were lain.

6. Drahomira did much reent the evill uccee of her councell, and therefore fained that tumults dipleaed her, she commanded that the armes should bee laid downe on both ides, and be laid in the city Magazine, everely prohibiting any peron to walk with dart or word.

7, The Chritians although they upected her treachery, yet leat they hould eem to diobey the commands of the Magitrate, brought their armes to that place to which the eneimie eemed to carry theirs. Drahomira commands in the ilentet part of the night to let upon them being thus diarmed, leat in the day as lately, there hould be tumults made; there were killed in one night by alured Ruffins more then three hundred half aleep and half naked, Dra- homira rejoycing at this laughter, although no atisfied, peakes to the bloody Prœtor at Prague to detroy chritians; he obeys and beets all paages and treets with Ruffins, and executes and layes all that he meetes withall, (untill the Chritians, who choe rather to dy valiantly in fighting then in lothfull idlenee) gathered themelves together, who incountring with the Prœtor, overcame him and put him to flight, and in puruit flew this wicked peron.

8. Drahomira was enraged at the loe of this Miniter of cruelty, and when he could not deftroy the Chritians.at Prague; he intended the ubverion of their Churches; there being but two left, in one of which the Sepulchre of her husband was, both which he commanded to be burnt.

Chapter 2

CHA. I, The Martyr Ludomilla.

1.

WHilet Drahomira did thus rage againt the Chritians, Wencelaus, who hitherto excued himelf from undertaking the Government in repect of his age and tudies by the advice of his Grandmother Ludomilla and the Chritian nobility; took the Government into his own hands, and that he might etablih tranquillity by the conent of his nobles, he doth aign the city of Boleslavia with the adjacent grounds to bee inhabited by his brother Bolilaus and his Mother Drahomira.

2. Drahomira therefore laid aide her Government, but not her hatred and bloody imaginations againt the Chritians which did firt break out againt that holy Matron Ludomilla for when he perceived that Wencelaus did favour Ludomilla more then her elfe, who was his mother, and by that meanes the Chritian religion was much promoted, he did eek, til at lat he found fitting intruments to accomplih her cruelty, which were Juhuman, & Cuman, who were men of the highet nobility and of impudent audacity, who being ent forth by Drahomira in the night, they found out the holy widdow intent at her praiers, in her Oratory; they break in, and break down, and robbing the vail from her head, they trangled her, her jawes being open; there were ome who did inflame Wencelaus (who was exceedingly diturbed for the death of his Grandmother) to revenge that cruelty, or if hee would be wanting, they deired Commiion for to do it themelves: but he gravely tebuked all of them, in regard they did perwade him to do that which is contrary to that duty which is owed to any mother, and contrary to the modety and patience of a Chritian, not remembring what the Lord ayeth, vengeance is mine, and I will retribute it.

Chapter 3

CHA. III.

1em

1.

BUt Wencelaus was evilly requited for his pitty to his impious mother, for he deiring to ubject all Bohemia to Bolelaus, who imitated her upertition and manners; began to defame Wencelaus, and to tir up hatred againt him as if he were unfit to execute the offices of a Prince, which ought to bee performed, not by acred things and ceremonies; but by arms and fighting; at length when he perceived that he was confirmed, and his name began to be glorious, he did not only agitate wicked counels concerning the taking of him away, but whipered them to his Brother.

2. There happened an occaion uitable to her deire Bolilaus the infant being born, to whoe Baptime he honourably invites Wencelaus to come to Bolilavia; he going thither, was entertained by his mother and brother with kind imbracements & kies, & with a delicate feat, which was held til late of the night, Wencelaus when he upected all things for a reting place, went to the Church, and there decreed to pend the night in ighs and praiers.

3. Whilet he was thus buied, his brother Bolilaus invades him, being excited by his more vigilant mother, to that wickednee: at firt he lot his blow; in regard his word by a udden amazement, fell out of his hand, but thoe who were hired as coadjuters in this wickednee, inflamed him with new rage and fury, o he repeats his troak and eaily kills his diarmed brother who patiently receives his wound. This was done in the year 929, the 28 of September, which was after- ward conecrated to the memory of St. Wencelaus.

4. Bolilaus when he had thus attained the Government by his boldnee and impiety, threatned prionment and death to all Chritians and Clergy, who did not depart from Bohemia, his mother added that the lain hould not be buried, but left as food for dogges and birds; this edict terrified many, and caued their flight, many were eized upon and tormented divers ways to death, amongt the chief Podivinius who was of the Bed-chamber of Wencelaus, that was mot dear and intimate with him, was hanged.

5. But when the revenging eye of God, could not longer bear the deaths, and Martyrdomes, the Banihment and croes of his own, he declared a dreadfult example of his wrath upon Drahomira; for on that place where the Miniters bones lay unburied, the earth opened of it elf and devoured Drahomira alive, with the Chariot and thoe that were carried in it, which place is now to be een before the Catle of Prague.

6. And thoe were punihed from heayvn, who drew their words and were helpers in that maacre, ome of them loing their reaon in their rage, & madnee, cat themelvs headlong from high places, others detroyed themelves with the ame words wherewith they had murthered the innocent; furthermore, that part of the Church neer which Wencelaus was killed; could never be wahed from that bloud wherewith it was then prinkled, as an eternal witnes of that villany; thee various prodigies did o affright Boli- laus, that he dealt more mildly with the Chritians.

7. And though Cæar came upon him to revenge his Fratricide and Tyranny,and o traightly beieged Bolilaus, that hee was compelled to recall the banihed Chritians, to retore the Churches, to expiate all his former wickednee, and to promie that his children hould be intructed in Chritianity, Religion did flourih better, Heathenime vanihing (though not quite extinct) when godly Bolilaus his ſon ucceeded him.

Chapter 4

CHA. III.

1e

1.

FOr when Woytich (the econd Bihop of Prague, who was the beloved pupill of Adalburtus, the arch-Bihop of Magdeburgh, o that he took his name, and Hitories call him Adalburt) about the year 970. did eriouly labour in converting the reliques of the Gentiles, and in amending of their corrupt manners; there was raied a great edition by the fury of the Heathens; which Bolilaus was neceitated to keep down by armes; but VVoytichius was forced to a voluntary banihment.

2. When therefore he went towards Rome, the Pagans roe againt his own Brothers, and killed five of them together, Coleborius, Spitemerius, Prebilaus, Borita, and Czalaus, and make a conpiracy againt their Prince, but are overcome in battell.

3. Woytichius being carried into Hungary, by om ermons he converts to the faith and baptizes Stephen their Prince, who was not long after made their King; then returning home he is again banihed, he departs in Polonia, being about to confirm that nation, which was lately converted to the faith, by the marriage of Dubrawka, the daughter of Bolilaus the Bohemian, with Micelaus the Leader of the Polonians.

4. From thence he makes his paage into Pruia, and there neare to Fitahium is murthered by the darts of the Infidells, and is beheaded, his body was redeemed from the Barbarians and carried to Gueua in Polonia, where he etablihed a Bihopwrick, and according to the upertitious cutome of that age, hee was canonied for a Saint.

Chapter 5

CHA. V.

1em

1.

FOr when in thee times (as Hitories tetifie) the Pope of Rome, having uurped domination over other Churches, would have had the rites & ceremonies of his will-worhip, every where received and kept, it happened that uch things as were offenive unto the minds of the Godly, were obtruded upon the Bohemians alo; but mot epecially the ue of the Latine tongue in the Ordinances, the unmarriageable etate of the Clergy, and the maiming of the Eucharit by debarring the people of the cup in that Sacrament. Of which it will not be tedious or in vain here to recite what we find expreed in our Annals; becaue they were the firt incitements unto the Bohemians and as it were the firt parks, which afterward (in the time of Hue) burt out into open flame.

2. In the yeare 965 when Bolelaus Pius had founded Epicopacy at Prague, was choen Bihop, and confirmed by Hatto Arch-Bihop of Maguntium, Dethmar the Saxon then Pope of Rome, intituted a form of Church-government, expreely charging that none hould any whit decline from the rites ceremonies and Roman canting, by him precribed; which the Bohemians took very ill, for that the ue of their native language was taken from them. Now therefore Dethmar the the Bihop hortly after dying in the ame year,and Woytich his ucceours having freed Rome from the whirle wind of perecution; two of the Clergy Bolehot and Mitibor with four others viz. Krzwan, Roilaw, Waymire, aud Iarek, were ent to Rome unto the Pope in the year 977, for to act with him both for the return of the Bihop, and retoring unto them the ue of their mother tongue, in the Ordinances, who (as the Annals tell us) did both obtain their deires of the Pope, and had ent them from the bihop a form of prayers writ in their natural lan- guage, which is yet extant.

3. But when their ucceours, by reaon of certain inhibitions iuing from Rome, uffered the ue of their naturall language again to fall, Wratilaus Duke of bohemia (who hortly after for his heroick acts, and deerts in the Roman Empire, was created King) ent Ambaadors to Rome, and by them requeted of Gregory the 7. a confirmation of the liberty heretofore olemnly granted unto them. But what he obtained is manifet iu Hajecius (a Popih-writer) who fully ets down Pope Gregory’s anwer page, 136. which tranlated out of the bohemian language (for the Latine verion, is not extant, or not to us) is as followeth.

Gregory the bihop, ervant of the ervants of God, to Wratilaus Duke of bohemia, health and Apotolicall benediction. Amongt other Petitions your Highnee by letters hath requested of us, that we would permit you to exercie divine ervice in the free ue of the Slavonian tongue. Know therefore beloved on, that we cannot by any meanes grant your Petition. Becaue frequently meditating upon the Scripture, we find that it hath been, and is well pleaing to the Omnipotent God, that divine worhip be performed in an unknown tongue, leat it be undertood by every one, and promicuouly, epceially by the more ruae and ignorant, for if it hould be openly and commonly talked of by all, it would eaily come into contempt and didain, or if it could not be undertood by ome of the middle ors of men, by their often repetition, and not undertanding thereof, error (what not) may eaily be hatcht, which would hardly be rooted out of the hearts of men. Nor can it bee pretended, that the impler ort were ometimes a little indulg’d, epecially after their converion. True indeed, at the deires of incere and ignorant people, indulgencies were grantod in the primitive church; but in regard it was found, that many evills even hereies, have had their rie from thence, Christian order being now etablihed, it is not convenient to connive at it. And therefore it cannot be granted, what your people doth o earnetly but inconiderately deire, and this we forbid in the power of God and mot bleed Peter, exhorting thee alo by the honor of the omnipotent God, to withtand by all means uch like vain rahnee yea we command thee. Dated at Rome, anno 1079.

4. Loe here a Cover worthy the Dih! for Hitories do term this Gregory (alias Hildebrand) an ungodly man, a Magician, a vehement firebrand of the warres in Europe: Could therefore any thing of truth or holines be expected from him? But time it was, to punih the worlds ingratitude, wherein the educing power of errours hould be ent into the world (as the Apotle foretold, 2 The. 2.) and o neceary it was, that Bohemia it elf, (but lately converted to the Faith) hould participate of the dimnee which preceded the approaching darknee, and more and more be fet- tered with Antichritian bands. Neverthelee Bohemia never committed any abominations (which were viible to her through the darknee) without reluctancy and compulion. From whence it was, that Rome from Antiquity did often in large expreions, betow the title of Heretiques (before all others) upon the Bohemians.

5. When in the year 1197. Peter Cardinal of Brodeway, being ent to Prague by Pope Celestine, urged the neceity of ingle life, and enjoyned Divorces unto thoe who were ordained for the Miniterie, he was even upon the point of being toned by the Priets and and Prelates. Haiec. fol. 212.

6. About the year 1350. in the Reigne of Charles the fourth likewie (Emperour of Rome) the acriledgious adminitration of the Lords Supper under one kind, was firt heard and seen in Bohemia, under the firt Arch-Bihop Ernetus of Eardubitz the Italian, French, and Germane Divines and Magitrates, whom Charles had choen Profeors for the newly founded University of Prague, very much perwading him to it; Forreigners alo well learned in the Arts, who came thither in great troops, drawing away very many by their Example.

7. Certain of the Bohemians distracted by thee factions; apotatized, and began to aert; That the Cutome in other places received, ought not to be rejected there, that the Sacrament ought not to be eaily granted, much lee dailie disttibuted in both kinds, and that not without the peculiar indulgence of the Arch-Bihop.

Chapter 6

Cha. VI.

John Melice and Conrade Stickna,

1.

THee clamours increaing, Mr. John Melice of Prague, a man decended of a noble family, and of a fervent pirit, (of whom alo mention is made in the catalogue of witneses unto the Truth) whether by word or writing, was the firt that tood out in oppoition. For when for his rare Learning and Holinese of life, he was made Prefect of the Clergy in the Cathedrall Church of and had a great Auditory, he began to exhort the people unto a frequent communion in both kinds, to complain much of pirituall deolation, to rebuke divers abues & abominations being much helped with the godly endeavors of his faithful colleague Conrade Stickna, a man eminent for Learning and Eloquence.

2. Thee two by their zealous preaching effected (amongt other things) that the notorious Brothell houe at Prague (called Venice) was throwne downe, and in its place Mary Magdalen church erected, which peradventure was a præludium of the peedy detruction of the pirituall common Stewes,

3. Neverthelese Melicius himelf hath left a writing concerning himelf, (for ome of his writings are preerved) that he was pricked in concience, that he hould go to Rome, and there tetifie that the great Antichrit was come and did then reign. He prayed nnto God with fating and tears, that unlese thee cogitations did proceed from his pirit, he would deliver him from them; but becaue he could find no inward quiet, he went to Rome, and wric upon ome of the cardinalls doors, Antichrist is come, and itteth in the Church; and in his conferences with many, hee averred the ame.

4. There is a Bull of Greg. the 11. now extant: whereby Melice with his auditors were anathematized. Hee therefore imprioneth him: but afterwards (perhaps for fear of the people) he releaeth him, in the year 1366. Melice continued eight years in the hatred of antichrit, and (in the year 1374, and fourth Nones of February) he (Swan like) ended his life, five years after the happy disolution of his colleague Stickna.

Chapter 7

Cha. VII.

Mathias Janovius, or the Pariian.

1.

MAtthias Janovius of Prague (commonly called the Pariian, becaue he continued Student in Paris nine years) ucceeded him: he was confeor unto Charles the fourth, and more fervent and zealous then his Predeceors in defending communion in both kinds. He wrote many things, as, Of the life of a Christian: Of Hypocriie: Of Anti- chrit: Of the frequent receiving of the Sacrament of the body and bloud of Chrit. In which booke, at the end it is thus written; It expreeth the work of Mr. Matthias of Paris; a man famous for his admirable devotion, who for his contant preaching uffered great perecution, and this for the truth of the Gopell.

2. Hitories tell us that this Pariian together with ome other learned men, went to Charles (promoted unto Kingly Dignity) and requeted him to call an Oecumenicall Councell for the churches reformation. But the King returned unto them this anwer, That it was not in his power, but belonged unto the Ghotly Father, the Pope of Rome; and therefore he would write in their behalfe, and intreat a councell from him, which after he had done, the Pope was provoked and did o importune him for the punihing of thoe rah and hereticall men, that Charles being madded with the authority of the Pope (although he loved this pariian,) yet commanded him to depart out of his Kingdome: who though indeed he returned afterwards, yet lead he the remainder of his life in private, deceaing in the yeare 1394. Novemb. 30. See mention made of him in catalogo Test. Verit,

3, Now Ianovius being banihed the adveraries forbad and abolihed communion in both kinds, not only in the Church of Aix, but every where at Prague, and through the whole Kingdome: o that the more contant among them, could not celebrate and receive the Sacrament after their accutomed manner, except in private houes, and after that in Woods and Caves; and there not without hazzard of their lives, and perecutions: for they were et upon in the ways, plundered, beaten, and drown’d in rivers, o that at length they were neceitated to go together armed, and in trong companies. Which from that time continued until the days of Hue.

4. Letters Patents alo were extorted from Charles (although Hajec. ayth, it was ent to the Prelats of his own accord) wherein an inquiition is ordained, and punihment by fire determined to bee inflicted upon thoe, who departed from the faith and ceremonies of the Church of Rome. It is extant in Hajec. fol. 349. throughout proclaimed the 18. of September in the year 1376. where of this was the chief effect, that diligent care was afterwards had, that none but the Popes-creatures, might beadmitted unto places of Magitracy, & publick Offices, which might be a bridle to retraine the Commonalty. And therefore Wencelaus the King son to Charles, choe 16 Germans, and only 2 Bohemians, in reforming of the Senates of Prague, uppoing that the Germans were more contant in the Pontificiall Religion (as they were) than the Bohemians.

5. We find it alo recorded, that this Pariian, his death approaching, amongt others gave this comfort to his friends: The rage of the enemies of truth hath now prevailed againt us; but this hall not be alwaies; for an ignoble people hall arie without word or power, over whom they hall not be able to prevaile. Which Propheie where and when it hath bin fulfilled, we hall hereafter acquaint you.

Chapter 8

Cha. VIII.

John Hue and Ierom of Prague with ome other Martyrs.

1.

IN the year 1392, Mulhaymia, called the Temple of Bethlehem, was founded by a Citizen of Prague, and was to be dedicated unto the Academy, by the name of a Chappell ; whereunto Mr. Stephanus of Colon was firt admitted Preacher: but he dying in the year 1400. Mr. John Hue was contituted his Succeour, Profeor in the Academy, a man of an unblameable life, and famous for his zeale.

2. And foramuch as he had long before, that all orders were diolute, and none did his office, the King, Bihop, Citizen, Clergy, Nobles; onely puruing covetounes, pride, drunkennee, luxury, and all manner of wickednee, having an occaion put into his hands as from above, he et upon the worke pub- lickly, to oppoe thoe publicke ins. And indeed o long as he hot his darts againt ecular men, he was highly eteemed off amongt the Divines, as one out of whoe mouth the Holy Ghot pake: but as oone as he began to thunder againt them alo, their minds being altered, they cryed out that he was mad, and the Devils Agent.

3. Thoe that write of him tell us, that the firt complaints againt him, were put up by certain of the Nobles unto the King (to wit, Wenceslaus) whom the Pope preented unto the German Princes, as a luggih peron unprofitable unto the Empire, hateful (yet not infamous in Hitoryes) becaue of his unwillingnes to execute his Buls, and his indulging the Hereticks, againt his will) and required him to forbid Hue of his turbulent preaching. But the Arch-Bihop (Wolbrom) denyed that it could be done, becaue Hue had bound himelf by Oath at his Ordination, to peak the truth without repect of perons.

4. But when in the year following, this ame Hue much thore harply reproved the Coveteounes, Luxury, and Sacriledges of Spirituall perons & the Arch-bihop, requeted of the King the ame which the Nobles did before. The King anwered that it could not poibly be done, becaue Hue was obliged by oath to peak the truth without repect of perons; the Lord himelf thus frutrating the wicked plots contrived againt this holy man, as his own Intrument.

5. There returned out of England the ame year, (1400) Ierom of Prage, bringing with him the writings of Wickliffe, which came into the hands of many and was received by many, with good approbation: ome indeed approving of them (among whom this Hue was chief) others diliking and damning them, epecially the Academians, who (as we have formerly aid, did flock from divers Countries.

6. In the year 1404, two Englih men, Batchelours of Divinity (one lames, and Conrade Caddelaurgh) came to Prague, and being entred in the Univerity, they began to move diputes, concerning the Popes Supremacy, and the like; but hortly after were prohibited by publick command. They therefore (becaue that which was forbidden unto men, was lawfull for the walls to receive,) caued to be painted in the Parlor, where they Lodged; with the conent of their Land-lord, the hitory of Chrits Paion on the one ide, and the pomp of the Pope, and Cardinals Court, on the other oppoit; and of this picture when lohn Hue made mention in his preaching, as of a true Antitheis betweene Chrit, and Antichrit, great numbers of people came thither to view it.

7. In the year 1408. May 24, the Articles of Wickliffe were again examined and condemned, by forty Maters and an infinite number of Batchelors; and it was forbid that any hould teach them, upon pain of banihment.

8. Iohn Hue, when he aw the Univerity-men of Germany to trongly to ide with the Pope, deeming that omething was to be done to retrain their inolency, he made an Oration in a great concoure of people (in Carolin Colledge) aerting that the plurallity of voices belonged to the Bohemians, who were natives, and not to the Germans who were trangers: for although Charles, from the firt intitution granted three voices unto trangers, the fourth unto the Bohemians, in repect of their forcity, who then tudied learning, in his lat pattin he explicated his minde, that the cutome of the Pariian Univerity hould be oberved. Now it doth abundantly appear in France, trangers have but one Suffrage, but the home-bred have three, the Germans being angry for this, Appealed to King VVencelaus, the Bohemians do the ame, but the King after a yeares protraction, decides the Caue for the bohemians, in the year 1409. the 27. of Sept. the Germans interpreting this a digrace, leave Prague, and going into Miina (a neighbouring place) and there give occaion to the founding of Lipick, & Erphord, Schools: in the mean time, the Bohemians created by voices, Iohn Hue their Rector.

9. The Monks being thus deerted of the King & Univerity, intigate the Arch-bihop Shico of Haenburgh an unlearned man, & obtained in the year 1410, the 16. of Iuly, that the books of lohn Hue hould be condemned and burned, there were therefore burned as Eneas Silvius tetifies, above 200 volums fairly written, adorned with golden Boes, and precious covers. There are extant ome Bohemian Rimes compoed by one of the common people, in which that unlearned cenor of books was wittily jerkt, for being made an Archbihop, then he tudied letters, but Hue in that time wrote a tract concerning the reading of Hereticall books and intituted a particular dipute for the defence of lohn Wickliff, concerning the holy Trinity which they alo burnt.