He falls upon his knees, and calling upon God after a ſtuttering mariner was beheaded; which was laid by to be ſet up with other heads: and the body being thruſt into a ſack, and (after the execution of the reſt was finiſhed) quartered under the Gallowes without the walls, and hung upon four ſtakes.
Chap. 75.
Chriſtopher Khober a Citizen of little Prague.
BEing endued with an Heroicke mind, and elder then the other Citizens, he diſcourſed piouſly of many things which were helps to conſtancy. Among other things he exhorted them, to conſider how glorions is the memory of the Prophets, Apoſtles and Martyrs, alſo of Hus and Ierome; and for no other reaſon, but becauſe they laid down their lives willingly for the Teſtimony of Ieſus Chriſt. Why therefore ſhould they envy themſelves, when God would have them be in the number of this moſt holy company. He cited the words of Ignatius: I am the Corne of God, and I ſhall be ground with the teeth of beaſts. We alſo, ſaith he, are the Corne of God, ſown in the field of the Church, and that we may be for our Mr. We are now to be torne by beaſts; but be of good cheare, the
