3. They made a fair ſhew, and gave him ſome hope of life if he would turn Catholick, but the Lord ſo ſtrengthned him that he ſealed with his bloud the truth of the Doctrine in the ſame City wherein he taught it. He ingeniouſly confeſſed that hee neither quite laid down, nor for a time did lack thoſe parts of the Miniſtry, which he had received from Chriſt not from Cæſar, being demanded of the Maſſe-Prieſt, whether after the manner, of the Calviniſts he gave the bread inſtead of the Hoſt, and gave the Cup into the Communicants hands? He anſwered; That was Chriſts inſtitution; whoſe example to follom, and command to obey he accounted most ſacred. When they endeavoured to extort from him the confeſſion of the ſedition againſt Cæſar, and Koſiſchink one of the examiners admoniſhed him not to burthen his conſcience by concealing what he knew, he anſwered, thou perfidious fellow I have a greater regard of my conſcience than thou haſt of thine, at which words he being aſtoniſhed in Conſcience within a ſmall while after languiſhed and died, being again promiſed hope of pardon if he would change his Religion, he anſwered, ſince this body of mine is ſubject to corruption, and now it doth begin to decay, why would you have me hinder it.
4. On the 11 day of September he is brought forth to be puniſhed, and the cryer proclaimed with a loud voice that he was guilty of ſedition, with a loud voice
