voke his mercy for me, that he may deign to direct my life, and that after the victory over the perverse powers of this age, over the flesh, the world, and Satan, he may open to me at the day of judgment the celestial country. Adieu, then, in Jesus Christ, with all those who keep his laws. Receive my grey gown as a mark of my remembrance of thee; nevertheless, if thou art ashamed of the grey colour, dispose of it for the best, and as thou thinkest proper. Thou wilt give my white gown to the Curé, my disciple; thou wilt also give to George or to Suzikon, sixty silver groschen, or my grey gown, because he has faithfully served me.
Outside the letter, Huss wrote—
I conjure thee not to open this letter before thou hast ascertained the certainty of my death.
LETTER II.
JOHN HUSS TO THE BOHEMIANS PREVIOUSLY TO HIS SETTING OUT FOR THE COUNCIL.[1]
I, John Huss, in hope, priest and minister of Jesus Christ, to all our well-beloved and faithful brethren and
- ↑ This letter was written in Bohemia by Huss; several translations of it were made by his adversaries to injure him before the Council.
