contrary Religion, ſo God help, and the Virgin his Mother, and all the Saints.
17. It is not alike provided, how thoſe that were now made Catholiques, ſhould for the future behave themſelves, ſome being content that they had not once filled their luſts upon theſe heriticall Subjects, let them alone and moleſted them no more, yet theſe poor miſerable Creatures, when ever they had opportunity to ſee an Evangelicall Miniſter did bewaile their Apoſtaſie, and did again communicate in both kindes; but others were a ſecond time compelled, eſpecially, when it was ſuſpected that they did not in their hearts return to the Popiſh Church, concerning which certain Edicts of the Emperour, and Commiſſioners came forth to compell them again and again: a certain Butcher at Colone upon the River Elve, they forced and compelled to communicate in one kind, his ſtomack began to riſe, and he went from the Altar and vomitted all the way home; when this was told the Captain, he chect him, but yet let him alone, becauſe he thought it ſufficient that he did obey them.
18. If any through fear of thoſe tyrannicall proceedings betooke themſelves to flight, their ſafety was not, neither indeed could it be long-lived; for hunger drave thoſe out who had hid themſelves in woods and ſecret places of mountaines & as for thoſe that fled for refuge to neigh-
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