heme. And if it happened that there were any brute or noyse before of his comming, the stretes were alwayes full of people, which were desirous to see Iohn Hus, and gratefy him: MarginaliaNurrenberge.and amongst all other specially at Nurrēberge, where as certayne marchauntes which went before certified the citizens of his comminge. In the same city there were many curates which came vnto hym, desiring that they might talke with him secretly apart, vnto whome he aunswered that he loued much rather to pronounce and shew forth his mind and opinion openlye before all mē, then in hugger mugger, for he would kepe nothing close nor hidden. So after dinner vntill it was night, he spake before the priestes and Senators, and dyuerse other citizens, in so much that they all had him in great estimation and reuerence, MarginaliaA charterhouse monke agaynst Iohn Hus.one onely doctour except, which was a charter house Monke, and the Curate of Saynt Sebaulde, whiche did improue al that he had sayd. The xx. day after that he parted out of the town of Prage, which was the third day of Nouember, he came vnto Constance, MarginaliaIohn Hus Hostes named Faythand lodged at an honest matrons house being a widow named Faith in saint Galles streat. The morow after the gentlemā maister Iohn de Clum, and maister Henrye Latzemboge, wente to speake with the Pope & certefyed him that Iohn Hus was come, whom they had brought to Constance to the generall counsell vnder the Emperour his safe conduite, desiring him also that he on his parte would graunt the sayd Iohn Hus libertye to remayne in Constance withoute any trouble, vexation, or interruption: MarginaliaThe pope consenteth to the safe conduct of Iohn Hus.vnto whome the Pope aunswered that albeit þ^t Iohn Hus had killed his brother, yet woulde he goe about as much as in him laye that no outrage or hurt should be done vnto him duringe his abode in the towne of Constance. In this meane time the greatest aduersary that Iohn Hus had, named maister Steuen Palletz, the whiche was also a Bohemian was come vnto Constance. MarginaliaStanislaus Znoma Husses enemye, going to Constance, dyed by the way.But his companion maister Stanislaus Znoma, was not yet passed the Borders of Boheme, when he was striken with an impostum wherof he died. MarginaliaSteuen Palletz, Michaell de Causis chiefe enemyes to Hus.As sone as the said Palets was come to Constance, he did associat vnto him one Michaell de Causis, the which had before falsly accused and blamed the sayd Iohn Hus. And this may not be forgotten that the sayd Pallets had ben familiarly conuersant and acquainted with the said Iohn Hus from his youth vpward, MarginaliaA Bull agaynst Ladislaus kyng of Apulia.but after that ther was a bul brought vnto Prage from Pope Iohn the xxiii. against the king of Pulia, named Ladislaus, þ^e sayd Iohn Hus withstode it openly, for somuch as he saw that it was wicked and noughte. And as touching the sayd Palletz albeit that he had confessed at a certayne banquet in the presence of the sayde Iohn Hus that the sayd bull was contrary to all equity and right: yet notwithstanding for so much as he was obliged and bound vnto the Pope by meanes of certayne benefices receiued at his hande, he maynteined and defended the sayd Bull against Iohn Hus. And this was the cause of the discord and falling out betwene them. MarginaliaMichaell de Causis.As for Michaell de Causis the companion of maister Palets, he was sometime the Curate of newe Prage, but he not beinge content therwith, but seeking after a further pray, dreamed and imagined out a new deuise how to attayne vnto it, for he made a semblaunce that he had founde out a new inuencion or meane, whereby the mynes of golde in Giloroy which were perished and lost, might be renued and set on woorke againe. By thys meanes, he did so muche with the kinge Wenceslaus, that he did put a greate some of mony into his handes to do that withall which he had promised.

MarginaliaThe wicked life of Mich de Causis Husses enemie described.This honest man after he had laboured & trauailed certayne daies about it, & perceiuing that he brought nothing to passe, and that by that meanes he was vtterlye in dispayre of his purpose, he conueyed him selfe priuely out of the realme of Boheme with the rest of the mony,and withdrew himselfe as a worthy bird for such a nest into the court of Rome. Such a man of such conditions was easely corrupt wyth money, and that by the aduersaries of the sayd Hus, and promised them to doo what he could for them, the which hee did shortlye after. MarginaliaThe enemies of Hus practise agaynst hym.The two ioly Roysters Steuen Paletz, and Michael de Causis drew out certaine articles against the sayd Hus, saying that they had gathered them out of his owne wrytinges, & specially out of his treatise which he had written of the church. They trotted vp and down, hether and thether, taking great paynes to shewe the sayd articles vnto the Cardinals, Bishops, Monkes, and such others of that sort, doing them also to vnderstande, that there were other matter of greater importance which the said Iohn Hus had committed and done, againste the holye constitutions and other ordinances of the Pope and the church: which if nede were, they sayde they woulde propound before the Councell. Thorow the kinling of thys their fire, they did so incense the Cardinals and all the Priestes, that al they with one minde & consent thought to cause the good man to be taken and layde handes on.

The. 26. day after the sayde Hus was come to Constance, during all which tyme hee was occupied in reading, writing, and familiar talke with his friendes, the Cardinals, which through the instigatiō and motion of Paletz and Michael de Causis, sent two bishops, to wit the bishop of Augusta, and of Trident, and with them the Borowmaister of the town of Constance, and a certayne knight, to the place wher Iohn Hus lodged about dinner tyme, which shoulde make report vnto him that they were sent by the Pope and hys Cardinals, to aduertise him that he shoulde come to render some knowledge or witnes of his doctrine before them, as he had often times desired, and that they were ready for to heare him. MarginaliaIohn Hus desireth to plead his cause before the whole councell.Vnto whom Iohn Hus answered, I am not come for no such intent as to defende my cause particularlye before the Pope and hys Cardinals: protesting that I neuer desired no such thing, but that I would willingly appeare before the whole assemble of the Councell, and there answer for my defence openly, without anye feare or doubt, vnto all such thinges as should be demaunded or required of me. Notwithstanding sayd he, forasmuch as you require me so to do, I will not refuse to go wyth you before the Cardinals. And if it happen that they euill intreate or handle me: yet neuertheles I trust in my Lord Iesus, that he wyll so comfort and strengthen me, that I shall desire much rather to dye for his glory sake, then to denye the veritie and truth whiche I haue learned by hys holy scriptures. Wherefore it came to passe that the bishops being instant vpon him, and not shewing any outward semblaunce, that they bare anye malice or hatred against him in their harts, albeit they had priuely layd garrisons both in the house where they wer assembled, and also in other houses: Iohn Hus tooke hys horse which hee had at hys lodging, and went vnto the court of the Pope & the Cardinals. MarginaliaIohn Hus is come before the pope and the Cardinalls.When he was come thether, and had saluted the Cardinals, they beganne to speake to him in this sort: MarginaliaThe wordes of the pope & the Cardinalls to Iohn Hus.We haue herd many reports of you, the whych if they be true, are in no case to be suffered. For men say that you haue taught great and manifest errours, and contrary and agaynst the doctrine of the true church, and that you haue sowed your errours abrode thorow all the realme of Boheme, by a lōg space or time, wherefore we haue caused you to bee called hether before vs, that we might vnderstande, and knowe how the matter standeth. Vnto whom Iohn Hus aunswered in few wordes, MarginaliaThe aunswere of Iohn Hus to the pope and the Cardinalls.reuerend fathers, you shal vnderstande that I am thus mynded and affectioned, that I would rather chuse to dye, then I should be founde culpable of one onely error, much lesse of manye and great errours for this cause: I am the more willinglye come vnto the generall Councell which is here appointed, to