hemians woulde depart from Basil, and could scarslye be appeased. Certaine of þ^e Bohemians would not heare Ragusinus finish his disputation.

MarginaliaEgidius Carlerius answereth agaynst the second Article. After him a famous Diuine, one Egidius Carlerius, Deane of the Church of Cambrey, answered vnto the second article, by the space of iiij. dayes.MarginaliaHenry Coldyrō aūswereth to the 3. article. To the thirde article answered one Henricus, surnamed Frigidū ferrū, three daies together.MarginaliaIohn Pollomarius answereth to the 4. Article. Last of all, one Iohannes Pollomarius, maister of the requestes of the pallace, answered vnto the fourth article likewise by the space of thre daies, so that the long time which they vsed in disputations, semed tedious vnto þ^e Bohemians. Notwithstanding this answere, the Bohemians stil defended their articles, and specially the first, in so mnche as Iohn Rochezanus did strōgly impugne Ragusinus answere by the space of vi. daies. But forsomuch as one disputation bred an other, and it was not perceiued how that by this meanes any concord could be made: the prynce William Duke of Bauaria, Protector of the councel, attempted an other remedy, that all disputatiōs being set apart, the matter should be friendly debated.

MarginaliaCertaine chosen on both sides to determine the matter. There were certayne appointed on either part to intreate vpon the concord: who comming together the eleuenth day of March, those which were appoynted for the Councell, were demaunded to say their mindes. It seemeth good, said they, if these men would be vnited vnto vs, & bee made one bodye with vs, that this bodye might then accord, declare & determine all maner of diuersities of opinions and sectes, what is to bee beleued or done in them.

The Bohemians, when they had a whyle paused, said: this way seemed not apt inough, except first of all, the foure articles were exactly discussed, so that either wee should agree with them, or they with vs, For otherwise it would be but a friuolous matter, if they nowe beyng vnited agayne, disagree in the deciding of the articles. Here aunswer was made by the Bohemians, that if they were rightly vnited, and the ayd of the holy Ghost called for, they should not erre in the deciding of þ^e matter, forsomuch as euery Christian ought to beleue that determination: which if they would do, it would breed a most firme and stronge concord & amity on either part. But this answer satisfied thē not, in somuch the other iij. rose vp & disputed against the ansWers which were geuen. At that time Cardinall Iulian President of the councel, made this oration vnto the Bohemian Ambassadours.

MarginaliaThe oration of Cardinall Iuliā. This sacred Synode, sayth he, hath nowe by the space of ten dayes, pacientlye hearde þ^e propositions of your foure articles, and afterwarde he annexed: you haue propounded sayth he, four articles, but we vnderstand that beside these foure, you haue manye other straunge doctrines, Wherein ye dissent from vs. Wherefore it is necessary, if that a perfect vnity and fraternity shall folowe betwene vs, that all these thynges be declared in the councel, to the end that by ehe grace of the holy Ghost, which is the autor of peace and truth, due prouision maye be made therein. For wee haue not gathered these thynges of light coniectures, But haue heard them of credible persons, & partly here are some present, which haue sene them with their own eyes in Bohem, and partly we do gather it by your owne reporte:MarginaliaNicolas the 2. propounder, charged by the Cardinall, for cōmending of Ioh. Wicklieffe. for mayster Nicolas, which was the second that did propound, amongest other thinges alledged, that Iohn Wickliffe was an Euangelicall Doctor. If ye beleue him to be a true Doctor, it followeth that you muste repute his workes as authentike: If ye do not so thinke, it is reason that it should be opened vnto vs.

Wherefore we desyre you, that you will certify vs vpon these and Certayne other poyntes, what you do beleue, or what credite you do geue vnto them. But we doo not require that you should now declare your reasons, but it shall satisfye vs, if you will answer vnto euery article by this worde. Credimus aut non credimus: that is, we beleue or beleue not. Which if you will doo (as wee trust you will, then we shall manifestly perceiue that you desyre that we should conceyue a good estimation of you. If there be any thing, whereof you woulde be certified by vs, aske it boldlye, & we will geue you an aunswere out of hand: For we are readye according to the doctrine of saint Peter, to render accompte vnto euerye man which shal require it, touching the fayth which we holde.MarginaliaA prudent aunswere of the Bohemians to the Cardinall Iuliā. Hereunto þ^e Bohemian ambassadours aunswered in fewe wordes, that they came onelye to propounde those foure articles, not in their owne name, but in the name of the whole kyngdom of Boheme, and to speake no more. Wherupon, William the noble protectour of the councell, callyng vnto him foure men on eyther parte, intreated touchyng þ^e pacifying of þ^e matter: by whose aduice, the Councell decreed to send a famous Ambassade, with the Bohemian ambassadors vnto Prage, wheras þ^e people should assemble vpon Sonday.MarginaliaThe Ambassadours of the Boh. returne without agreement. But they would not receyue these conditions of peace, which were offred, but made hast to depart. Wherupō, the fourteene day of Aprill, there was tenne chosen out of the councell, to goe with the Bohemian Ambassadours vnto Prage.

MarginaliaThe cōming of the Legates to Prage. It wer so long here to declare what honoure was done vnto these ambassadours, all the way in their iourney, and specially whē they came vnto Boheme by þ^e citizēs of Prage when as a great number of Bohemians were assembled at Prage at the day appointed, both of the cleargie, nobilitie & common people.

After the comming of those Ambassadours, much contention began to ryse betwene the parties.MarginaliaIoh. Rochezanus speaketh. First began Ioh. Rochezanus: who speaking in the publike person of the comminaltie, laboured to commend and prefer the iiij. verities of the Bohemians before propounded: charging also þ^e prelates and priestes for their slaundrous obtrectations, and vndeserued contumelies, wherwith they did infame the noble kingdom of Boheme, complayning also that they would not receaue those Christian verities, left & allowed by their king Winceslaus, now departed.MarginaliaEx Cochleo hist. lib. 7. Wherfore he required them in the behalfe of the whole nation, that they would leaue of hereafter to oppresse them in such sort, and that they would restore to them agayn their Iosephes vesture, that is, the ornament of their good fame & name, wherof their bretheren, their enemies had spoyled them, &c.

MarginaliaPolomar aūswereth to the Bohemians. To this Polomar maketh aunswere agayne, with a long & curious oration, exortyng them to peace and vnitie of the church, which if they would embrace, all other obstacles and impediments (said he) should be soone remoued, promising also that this their vesture of honour and fame, should be amply restored agayne: and afterward if there were anye doubtefull matters, they myght and should be the better discussed.

MarginaliaThe Bohemians reply agayne to Polomar. But all this pleased not the Bohemians, vnlesse they might first haue a declaration of their iiij. articles, which if they might obtayne, they promised then to embrace peace & concord, Which peace (sayd they began first to be broken by themselues, in that the councell of Constance by their vniust condemnation, burned Iohn Hus, and Hierome of Prage, and also by their cruell Buls and censures, raysed vp fyrst excommunication, then warre agaynst the whole kingdome of Boheme.

MarginaliaPolomar extolleth the Conncelles. Hereunto Polomar reclaimyng agayne, began to aduaunce and magnifie the honor and dignity of general councells. To conclude, as much as the sayde Polomar dyd extoll the authority of the Councels, so much did the aunswer of the Bohemians extenuate the same:MarginaliaGenerall councelles may erre & haue erred. saying that the latter councels which are not expressed in the law of God, haue erred, and might erre, not onely in fayth, but also in maners. For that which hath chaunced to the grene wood, may also chaunce vnto the dry. But of all other, the most strong pillers of the militant church, the Apostles I meane: seeme all to haue erred, and the catholike fayth to haue remained three dayes sound and incorrupt onely in the virgin Mary. No Christian man therefore ought to be compelled to stande to the determination of the Pope or the Councell, except it be in that, which is plainly expressed in the law of God. For it is euident, that all the generall councels which haue bene of long tyme, haue reformed very few thinges as touchyng the fayth, peace, & maners of the church: but haue alwaies both in their lyfe and decrees, notoriously swarued, & haue not stablished themselues vppon the foundation, which is Christ. Wherfore the sayd Bohemians protested that they would not simply and plainly (God beyng their good lord) yeld themselues to their doctrine, nor to such rash and hasty decrees: lest through that their hasty and vncircumspect submission, they should bynd their fayth and lyfe, contrary to the wholesome and sound doctrine of our Lorde Christ Iesus. In summe, in no case they would enter into any agreement of peace, except their foure articles, which they compted for Euangelicall verities, were first accepted & approued. Which beyng obtayned (sayde they) if they woulde condescend with them in the veritie of the gospel, so would they ioyne together, and be made one with them in the lord. &c.MarginaliaEx Cochleo hist. lib. 7. Ex Cochleo. Hist. lib. 7.

MarginaliaThe ambassadonrs of the councell and the Bohemians could not agree. When the Ambassadours saw the matter would not otherwise be brought to passe, they required to haue those articles deliuered vnto them in a certaine forme, which they sent vnto the Councell by three Bohemiau ambassadours.

MarginaliaA declaratiō of iii. articles promised to the Bohemians by the councell. After ward the Councell sent a declaration into Boheme, to be published vnto the people, in the common assembles of the kyngdome, by the Ambassadours, which were commaunded to report vnto the Bohemians, in the name of þ^e Councell, that if they would receiue the declaration of those three Articles, and the vnitie of the Churche, there should be a meane founde whereby the matter touchyng the fourth