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to it. The Chancellor preſently ſets upon him as a man knowing ſome new conſpiracy, and commanded him to declare, who he or they were who durſt oppoſe all the States of the Kingdome, whoſoever they were he ſaid they were Traitours to the Kingdome, wretched Villaines, and to bee involved in the ſame puniſhment with the Piccardines. The ſervant lifting up his hand, in heaven (he ſaid) there is one, who if hee were not preſent at your counſells, you have taken counſell in vain. The Chancellour replied, knave thou ſhalt find that, as well as the reſt; and full of fury he roſe up, making haſt to his owns habitation at Krupha. But in that very moment, a Carbuncle grew upon his foot, which turned into that diſeaſe called Ignis ſacer, which being to be extinguiſhed by no Art of the Phyſicians, did extinguiſh the impious man; from whence it came to paſſe, that the Bellowes of diviſion being taken away, the others did break more gently.

2. But the great Artiſt of Warade haſtning from Bohemia into Moravia, and willing to alight from his Chariot not far from Olumitz to make water, his breeches (according to the faſhion of that time) being not on, hee lo ſtrooke his Member on a ſharp naile that was by the boot of his Chariot, that in his haſty deſcent, hee drew out his entralls with him, ſome part of them ſticking upon

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