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The Bohemian Perſecution.
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5. And becauſe the people of Bohemia were deprived of their Miniſters, they flocked to the Geman Churches as many as underſtood the German language (for they had free exerciſe in their own Temples built in the time of Rodolphus, the one at old Prague dedicated to our Saviour, the other at the Ieſſer Prague dedicated to the Trinity. The Jeſuites thought it better to move the Elector than to ſuffer this, preſſe hard and obtaine, that not a proſcription, but a gracious diſmiſſion ſhould be given notice of to the Miniſters of Germany to bee packing on the 29 of October of the year following, M. How, and the Elector proteſting agaſnit it. Therefore the Miniſters of the Germans went from Prague; M. Gaſparus, Wagner, Mr. David Lippuck, Mr. Fabinus Natus, great company of people of both ſorts follwing them. Of whom in the middſt of the field with great lamentation and howling they heard their farwell Sermon.

CHAP. LIII.

The Miniſters are removed out of other Cities.

I. THe next thing that was in agitation was to remove the Miniſters out of other free Cities, which immediately in the ſame year they attempted and with ſeverall inſolencies put it in execution. By

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