CHAP. LXXII.
Valentine Kochan, a Citizen of new Prague.
I. HE was a man well learned, and a Mr. of Arts, being about ſixty years of age. Becauſe hee being in Rodolphus his time choſen a Governour of the Conſiſtory and Univerſity, in the year 1617. When Ferdinando was thruſt upon them as their King, he being the Deputy of the inhabitants of the City of Prague, did proteſt, That by no meanes a King ſhould be choſen, without the conſent of the Moravians and Sileſians, much leſſe crowned: and by that meanes did draw ſo much hatred upon himſelfe, that he was firſt caſt out of his Office of Protonotary in new Prague: now the directorall dignity intervening, he was thought worthy of death.
2. Having called Mr. Roſacius, he deſired that the Euchariſt might be adminiſtred unto him; complaining much of thoſe which did not ſufficiently reſpect that Agreement which was made among the ſeverall degrees of Proteſtants, and who had promoted this Antichriſtian perſecution, by ſtirring up ſtrife and debate, becauſe of ſome difference in opinions and Ceremonies.
3. He diſcourſed very piouſly concerning many things in the time of his impriſonment, and did excee-
dingly
