people, but to the wiſe a clear and evident token of their hatred to the word of Chriſt, that they beat the Pulpits of the Churches from whence the Word of the Goſpel ſounded, and the Altars from which the Sacrament was diſtributed under both kinds, with rods, and whips, which was of all done in thoſe chiefe cities Prague, Iglavia, Znoium, the Jeſuites of Prague being about to purge their Temple which under Ferdinand was granted to the Brethren, they ſprinkled powder upon the pavement and kindled it, thinking to root out the contagion of hereſie with fire and ſmoak.
3. And becauſe in moſt, if not all, the Churches, and Towers, and City-gates (in memory of the religion, of receiving under both kinds, maintained by the ſword) there were erected Challices made of ſtone or braſſe, they went about to take this away, a golden Chalice of great capacity in the Church at Prague was taken away, in the year 1623 the 23 day of Jannuary, and in its place the ſtatue of Mary was erected, the picture of Ferdinand armed with a ſword againſt the Hereticks, was placed in the room of George Rex, ſtanding by with a ſword in the maintenance of the Challice at Hradicius, they blotted out the picture of the cuppe which was over the doore of the houſe of Antonius and in the roome of it painted the Hoſt, and under thar a cup turned upſide downe with filthy thick water running
