thynges we haue commaunded these present letters to be made, and confirmed the same with the settyng to of our seale. Dated in Prage xxx. of August an. M.iiii.C.xiiij.

Upon which matter also a publicke instrument was drawen, testified with the hand & seale of the publicke Notarie, named Michel Pruthatitz. The copy wherof is to be read more at large, in our former edition. pag. 193.

After this, as all the Barons of Boheme were assembled in the Abbay of S. Iames, about the affaires of the realme, where as the Archbyshop of Prage was also present: There the sayd Iohn Hus presented supplications: by the which he most humbly desired the Barons, that they would shew him this fauour towardes the sayd Archbyshop, that if the sayd Archbyshop did suspect him of any errour or heresie, that he would declare it openly, and that he was ready to endure and suffer correctiō for the same at his handes. And if that he had found or perceiued no such thyng in him, that he would then giue him a testimoniall therof, through the which he beyng as it were armed, he might the more frely go vnto Constance.MarginaliaConrade the Archb. cleareth I. Hus.The sayd Archbyshop confessed opēly before all the assembly of Barons that he knew not that the sayd Iohn Hus was culpable or faulty in any crime or offence, and this was his onely Counsell, that the sayd Iohn Hus should purge hymselfe of the excommunication he had incurred: this report, which the Archbyshop had geuen of Iohn Hus, doth appeare by the letters which the Barons of Boheme sent vnto the Emperour Sigismund by the sayd Hus in the towne of Constance.

Finally all the Prelates and Clergy assembled together in the town of Prage in the Archbyshop his Court, where as appeared personally the worshypfull maister Iohn Iesenitz Doctour of decretals and procurer, MarginaliaIohn Hus requireth to geue testimony of hys fayth, and could not be admitted.in the name and behalfe of the honorable man maister Iohn Hus, requiryng that either the sayd maister Iohn Hus, or that he in the name and behalfe of hym, might be suffered to come into the sayd Archbyshops Court, to the presence of the Archbyshop, and the Prelates which were there congregated together, for somuch as maister Iohn Hus is ready to satisfie all men which shall require him to shew any reason of his fayth or hope, whiche he holdeth, and to see and heare all and singular, whiche were there gathered together, that is to say, the Lord Archbyshop and Prelates or any of them, whiche would lay any maner of obstinacie, or errour, or heresie vnto him, that they should there write in their names, and accordyng both vnto Gods law and mans, and the Canon law, prepare themselues to suffer like punishment, if they could not lawfully proue any obstinacie of errour or heresie agaynst him: vnto whom altogether he would, by Gods helpe, aunswere before the sayd Archbyshop and the Prelates in the next generall Councell holden at Constance, and stand vnto the law, and accordyng to the Canons and Decretals of the holy fathers, shewe forth and declare his innocencie in the name of Christ: Unto the which maister Iohn of Iessenetz Doctour, one called Ulricus Swabe of Swabenitz, Marshall of the sayd Archbyshop, commyng forth of the sayd Court, did vtterly deny vnto the sayd maister Doctour and his partie all maner of ingresse and entrance into the Court, and to the presence of the Archbyshop aforesayd, and of the Prelates there gathered together. Pretendyng that the Archbyshop with the Prelates aforesayd, were occupyed about the kynges affayres, requiring the sayd maister Doctour, that he would tary in some place without the sayd Court, that when the Archbyshop and the Prelates had finished the kynges affaires, he might then returne, and haue libertie to come into the Court there. The sayd maister Iohn Hus, and the Doctour of law taried a while, intreatyng to be admitted into the Archbyshops Court. But seyng he could preuayle nothyng, he made there a solemne protestation of his request, that both he and also maister Iohn Hus and his part, could not be suffered to come into the Archbyshops Court, to the presence of the Archbyshop and the Prelates. Requiryng of the foresayd Notarie, publicke instrumentes to be made of the same. Which also was done.

And these were the thynges which were done, before Iohn Hus tooke his iourney to the generall Councell of Constance, the which I minded briefly to rehearse, wherunto I will also annexe somewhat, as touchyng his iourney thetherwardes. About the Ides of October. 1414. Iohn Hus beyng accompanyed with two noble Gentlemen, that is to witte Wencelat of Duba, & Iohn of Clum, he parted from Prage & tooke his iourney towardes Constance. And in euery place as he passed he notified his presence by his letters which he sent abroad, & especially in euery good towne or citie of name, the tenour wherof ensueth.

MarginaliaThe letters which I. Hus set vp in cities as he passed to Constance.MAister Iohn Hus goeth now vnto Constance, there to declare his fayth which he hath hitherto holden, and euen at this present doth hold, and by gods helpe wyll defend and kepe euen vnto death. Therfore euen as he hath manifested throughout all the kyngdom of Boheme by his letters & intimations, willyng before his departure to haue satisfied and geuen an accompt of his fayth vnto euery man, which should obiect or lay any thing agaynst hym in the generall conuocation holden in the Archbishop of Prages court: So likewise he doth manifest and signifie that if there be any man in this noble and Imperiall city, the which will impute or lay any errour or heresie vnto him, that he should prepare himselfe to come vnto the Councell, for so much as the sayd maister Iohn Hus is ready to satisfie euery man at the sayd Councell, which shal lay any thing vnto his charge as touching his fayth.

MarginaliaHow Iohn Hus was receaued by the way going vp to the coūcell.In all Cities as he passed by, and principally when he was parted out of Boheme and entered into Almayne, a great number of people did come vnto him, and he was very gently receiued and entertayned of his hostes thorough all the townes of Germany, and specially of the citizens and burgeses, and oftentymes of the Curates. In so much as the sayd Hus did confesse in a certaine Epistle, that he foūd in no place so great enemies as in Boheme. And if it happened that there were any brute or noyse before of his commyng, the streetes were alwayes full of people, which were desirous to see Iohn Husse, and gratefie hym: MarginaliaNurrenburge.and amongest all other specially at Nurremberge, where as certayne Merchauntes which went before, certified the Citizens of hys commyng. In the same Citie there were many Curates which came vnto hym, desiryng that they might talke with hym secretly aparte, vnto whome he aunswered that he loued much rather to pronounce and shewe foorth hys mynde and opinion openly before all men, then in hugger mugger, for he would kepe nothyng close nor hidden. So after dinner vntill it was night, he spake before the Priests and Senatours, and diuers other Citizens, insomuch that they all had hym in great estimation and reuerence, MarginaliaA Charterhouse monke agaynst Iohn Hus.one onely doctor except, which was a Charter house Monke, and the Curate of S. Sebaulde, which did improue all that he had sayd.

The xx. day after that, he parted out of the towne of Prage, which was the third day of Nouember, he came vnto Constance, MarginaliaIohn Husses Hostes named Faythand lodged at an honest matrons house beyng a widow named Faith in saint Galles streat. The morow after the gentleman maister Iohn de Clum, and M. Henry Latzemboge, went to speake with the Pope and certefied him that Iohn Hus was come, whom they had brought to Constance to the generall counsell vnder the Emperour his safe conduite, desiryng hym also that he on hys parte would graunt the sayd Iohn Hus liberty to remayne in Constance without any trouble, vexation, or interruption: MarginaliaThe pope cōsenteth to the safe conducte of Iohn Hus.vnto whom the Pope aunswered that albeit that I. Husse had killed hys brother, yet would he go about as much as in hym lay that no outrage or hurt should be done vnto him duryng his abode in the towne of Constance. In this mean tyme the greatest aduersary that Iohn Hus had, named maister Steuen Palletz, the which was also a Bohemian was come vnto Constance.MarginaliaStanislaus Znoma Husses enemy, going to Constance, dyed by the way.But hys companion Maister Stanislaus Znoma, was not yet passed þ^e borders of Boheme, when he was striken with an impostume wherof he died. MarginaliaSteuen Palletz, Michaell de Causis, chiefe enemies to Hus.As soone as the sayd Palletz was come to Constance, he did associate vnto him one Michael de Causis, the which had before falsly accused and blamed the sayd Iohn Husse. And this may not be forgotten that the sayde Palletz had bene familiarly conuersaunt and acquainted with the sayde Iohn Husse from his youth vpward, but after that there was a bull brought vnto Prage from Pope Iohn the 23. agaynst the kyng of Pulia, named Ladislaus, the sayd I. Hus withstode it openly, for so much as he saw that it was wicked and nought.

MarginaliaA Bull agaynst Ladislauz kyng of Apulia.And as touching the sayd Palletz, albeit that he had cōfessed at a certaine banquet in the presence of the sayd Iohn Hus that the sayd Bull was contrary to all equity & right: yet notwithstanding for so much as he was obliged & bound vnto the Pope by meanes of certayne benefices receyued at his hand, he mainteyned and defended the sayd bull agaynst Iohn Hus. And this was the cause of the discorde and fallyng out betwene them. MarginaliaMichaell de Causis.As for Michaell de Causis the cōpanion of maister Palletz, he was sometyme the Curate of