hym, saying: Recedant vetera, noua sunt oīa. i. Let olde things passe, all thyngs be made new. &c. Ex hist. S. Alb. ex paralip, Vrsperg. MarginaliaWhy then doth the pope keepe still the olde Iewes ceremonies, if all thinges bee mad new.
An. 1417.This was. an. 1417.

Thus the Pope being now confirmed in his kyngdome, first beginneth to write hys letters to the Bohemians, wherin partly he moueth them to catholique obedience, partly he dissembleth wyth them, fainyng that if it were not for the Emperours request, he would enter processe against them. Thirdly and finally he threatneth to attempt the vttermost agaynst them, and with all force to inuade them, as well with the Apostolicall, as also with the secular arme, if they did still persiste, as they begon.

Albeit these new threates of the new Bishop, did nothing moue the constant hartes of the Bohemians, whō the inward zeale of Christes worde had before inflamed.

Although it had bene to be wished, such bloudshed and warres not to haue followed: yet to say the truth, howe could these Rabines greatly blame them herein, whom their bloudy tyranny had before prouoked so iniustly, if now with their glosing letters they coulde not so easely appease them agayne.

Wherfore these foresaid Bohemians, partly for the loue of Iohn Hus and Hierome their coūtreymen, partly for the hatred of their malignāt papistry, assembling together, MarginaliaA yearely memoriall of Ioh. Hus and Hierome kept among the Bohemians.first agreed to celebrate a solemne memoriall of the death of Iohn Hus and Hierome, decreyng the same to be holdē and celebrate yearely. And afterward, by meanes of their frendes, they obtayned certain churches of the kyng, wherin they might frely preache & minister the Sacramentes vnto the congregation. This done, they suppressed diuers monasteries, pharisaicall tēples and idolatrous phanes, begynnyng first with the great monastery of the blacke Friers viij. myles from Prage, and driuyng awaye the wicked and vicious priestes and monkes out of them, or compellyng them vnto a better order. And thus their nomber more and more encreasing vnder the conduict of a certayne noble man named Nicholas, they went agayn vnto the king, requiring to haue more and ampler churches graunted vnto them. The kyng seemed at the first willingly and gently to geue eare vnto the sayd Nicholas intreatyng for the people, and commaunded them to come agayne the next day.

MarginaliaK. Wenceslaus threatneth Nicholas.When the people were departed, the kyng turnyng him selfe to the noble mā Nicholas, which taried still behynde, sayd: Thou hast begun a webbe to put me out of my kingdome, but I will make a rope of it, wherwith all I will hang thee. Wherupon he immediatlye departed out of the kynges presence, and the kyng hym selfe went into the Castle of Vissegrad: within a while after, into a new Castle, whiche he him selfe had builded fyue stones cast from thence, sendyng Ambassadours to hys brother to require ayde.

These protestantes beyng assembled in the towne of Prage, holdyng their conuentions: the kyng sent forth his Chamberlaine with. CCC. horsemen, to run vppon them: but hee hauyng respecte vnto his lyfe fled. When newes therof was brought vnto the kyng, all þ^t were about hym being amased, vtterly detested the fact: but the kyngs cupbearer standyng by, sayd: I knew before that these thyngs would thus come to passe. Whom þ^e kyng in a rage takyng hold of, threwe him downe before his feete, and with his dagger would haue slayne hym: but being letted by suche as were aboute him, with muche a do, he pardoned hym his lyfe. MarginaliaThe death of K. Winceslaus.Immediatly the kyng beyng taken with a palsey fell sicke, and within. xviij. dayes after, when hee had marked the names of suche, whom he had appoynted do put to death, MarginaliaThe meruelous worke of Gods iudgement to be noted, in defendyng his people.incessantly callyng for ayde of his brother, and other hys frendes, hee departed this lyfe before the princes whiche he had sent vnto, were come with ayde, when hee had raigned lv. yeares, and was about the age of. lvij. yeares.

MarginaliaOut of AElig;neas Syluius.Immediatlye after the death of Wenceslaus, there was a certaine noble mā named Zischa, borne at Trosnouia, which from his youth vpwarde was brought vp in the kinges court, and had lost one of his eies in a battell, where as he had valiantly borne himselfe. This mā being sore greued for the death of Iohn Hus, & Ierome of Prage, mynding to reuenge the iniuries whyche the councell had done, greatly to the dishonour of the kingdome of Boheme, vpon their complices and adherents: he gathered together a number of men of warre, and subuerted þ^e monasteries and idolatrous temples, pulling downe & breaking in peeces the images and idols, driuing away the priestes and Moonkes, which he sayde were kept vp in their Cloisters like swine in their sties, to be fatted. After this, his armye being increased, hauing gathered together about. xl. M. mē, he attempted to take þ^e Castell of Vissegrade, which was but slenderly warded. MarginaliaZischa getteth Pelzina.From thence the sayde Zisca vnder the conduict of Coranda, went spedely vnto Pelzina, whereas he knew he had many friendes of his faction, and tooke the towne into his power, fortifieng the same very strōgly, and those which taried behind, tooke the castel of Vissegrade. MarginaliaThe quene sendeth for Sigismund the Emperour.Then the Quene Sophia being verye carefull, sent letters and messengers vnto the Emperour Sigismund and other nobles adioyning vnto her, requiryng ayde and helpe: but the Emperour made preparation agaynst the Turke, which had then lately wonne certain cassels of him. Whereupon the Quene seing all ayde so farre of, together with Zenko Wartenberge, gathered an host with the kinges treasure, and fortified the castell of Prage, and the lesser citye which ioyneth vnto the Castell, making gates and towers of wood vpon the bridge, ouer the riuer Multane, to stop that the Protestantes should haue no passage that waye. Then it happened that at the Ile of S. Benedict, one Peter Sterenberge fought an equall or indifferent battayle with thē. In the meane time the nomber of the Protestantes being increased in Prage, they fought for the brydge. In which battaile many were slayne on both partes, but at the length the Hussites wan the bridge, and the neather part of lesser Prage, the Quenes part flieng into the vpper part thereof: whereas they turning agayne fierslye, renued the battaile, and fought continually day & night by the space of. v. daies. Many were slaine on both partes, goodly buildinges were rased, and the councell house, which was in a lowe place, was vtterly defaced and burned.

MarginaliaThe Emperours ambassadours agree with the citizens of Prage.During the time of this troublous estate, the Ambassadours of the Emperour Sigismunde were come: which taking vpon them the rule and gouernaunce of the realme, made a truce or league w^t the city of Prage vnder this condition, that the castell of Vissegrad being rendred, it should be lawfull for them to send Ambassadours to the Emperour Sigismund to intreate as touching their estate, and that Zisca should render vp Pelzina and Piesta with the other fortes which hee had taken. These conditions thus agreed vpon and receyued, all the forrein protestantes departed out of the city, and the Senate of the Citye began to gouerne agayne according to their accustomed manner, and all thynges were quieted. Howbeit, the Papistes which were gone out of the towne, durst not returne againe: but still looked for the Emperour, by whose presence they thought they should haue bene safe. But this their hope was frustrate by meanes of certayne letters whych were sent from the Emperour, wherein it was wrytten that he would shortly come and rule the kingdome, euen after the same order and manner as hys father Charles had done before him. Whereby the Protestantes vnderstod that their sect and religion should be vtterlye banished, which was not begonne during the raygne of the sayde