often present at his Sermons, and diuers of his collations which he hath made vpon diuers places of the scripture, and I neuer found or perceiued in him any errour or heresie, but in all his words and deedes I haue found him alwaies a true and a Catholike man, neither haue I found any thing that doth sauour of any errour or heresie.

Againe, the said maister Iohn his procurer, in the behalfe as aboue, required and asked the said Lord Nicholas Byshop and inquisitour, whether any man haue accused the said maister Iohn Hus of any heresie before him, being inquisitour for heresie, and hath conuicted him of heresie. He aunswered, that since the time he knew Iohn Hus, and that he was made inquisitour for heresie in the Citie and diocese of Prage (as is afore saide) neuer anie man accused, either conuinced the said maister Iohn Hus of any heresie before him vnto this present time. Adding moreouer, that he the said maister Iohn Hus did openly set vp his letters patents this present yeare afore said, in the said moneth of August, vpon the porches of the Cathedrall Church of Prage, and other Collegiate and parish Churches of the Citie of Prage, and vpon the gates of our saide Lord, our Lord the King, and the Archbyshop of Prage, conteining in them this effect, how that he would appeare before Conrade Archbishop of Prage, and all the Prelates and Cleargy of the kingdome of Boheme, which should be congregated and called together at a certaine day of the moneth aforesaid, ready alwaies to satisfie all men as touching the faith and hope which he helde, and to see and heare all and singuler that woulde laye anye obstinacie of error or heresie vnto him, that they should determine themselues there, to suffer the like punishment, according to the extremitie both of Gods lawe and mans lawe, vnto whome altogether he would answere in his owne right before the saide Archbishop of Prage, and the sayd Lord Nicholas, Bishop and inquisitour aforesaide, and the Prelates, euen in the next generall Councell of Constance, and there according vnto the Canons and decrees of the holy Fathers, declare and shewe foorth his vprightnes and innocencie, vpon all and singuler, which proceedings, maister Iohn de Iesenitz procurer, and in the procurours name or behalfe as afore, required and desired, that he might haue one or many publique instruments made vnto him by me the publique Notary heere vnder written. These things were done the yeare, indiction, day, monthe, houre, place, and byshopricke, as is afore saide, in the presence of these noble and famous men, the Lords William de Zwirgelitz, Baron of the Kingdome of Boheme, Peter his sonne, the Lord Hlawaczion de Renow, likewise Barron, Wenceslaus de Lunarx, Vnssone de Miekoniz, Burgraue of the Castell of Liechetenburg, Cztiborius de Bodanetz Esquier, and William de Dupore Knight of the saide diocese of Prage, with manye other woorthy and credible witnesses, which were specially desired and required vnto the premisses. And I Michaell, sometimes the sonne of Nicholas de Prachatitz, of the diocese of Prage, and by the Imperiall authoritie, publique Notary, was present, with the witnesses afore named, at the affaires afore said, at the request, demaund, aunswere, and petition, and all and singuler the dooings within written, and did see and heare all these things to be done in foresayd maner and fourme. But being busied withother matters, I haue caused this to be faithfully drawne and written, and subscribing the same with mine owne hand, haue published and reduced it into this forme, and haue signed it with my seale and name, accustomed being called and required to beare witnes of all and singuler the premisses.

After this, as all the Barons of Boheme were assembled in the Abbay of Sainct Iames, about the affayres of the Realme, where as the Archbyshop of Prage was also present: There the sayde Iohn Hus presented supplications: by the whiche he most humbly desired the Barons, that they woulde shewe hym thys fauour towards the sayde Archbyshop, that if the sayd Archbyshop did suspect him of any errour or heresie, that he woulde declare it openly, and that he was ready to endure and suffer correction for the same at hys hands. And if that he had founde or perceiued no such thing in hym, that hee would then gyue hym a testimoniall thereof, through the which he being as it were armed, he might the more freely go vnto Constance. MarginaliaConrade the Archb. cleareth Iohn Hus.The sayde Archbishop confessed openly before all the assembly of Barons, that he knew not that the sayd Iohn Hus was culpable or faulty in anye crime or offence, and thys was hys onely counsell, that the sayd Iohn Hus should purge himselfe of the excommunication he had incurred: this report, which the Archbishop had geuen of Iohn Hus, doth appeare by the letters which the Barons of Boheme sent vnto the Emperour Sigismund by the said Hus in the towne of Constance.

Finally, all the Prelates and Cleargie assembled together in the Towne of Prage, in the Archbishop hys Court, where as appeared personally the worshipfullmaister Iohn Iesenitz, Doctour of decretals and procurer, in the name and behalfe of the honourable man maister Iohn Hus, MarginaliaIohn Hus requireth to geue testimony of his faith and could not be admitted.requiring that either the sayde mayster Iohn Hus, or that hee in the name and behalfe of hym, might bee suffered to come into the sayde Archbishops Court, to the presence of the Archbishop, and the Prelates which were there congregated together, for somuch as maister Iohn Hus is readye to satisfie all men which shall require hym to shew any reason of his faith or hope, which he holdeth, and to see and heare all and singular, whych were there gathered together, that is to saye, the Lord Archbyshop and Prelates, or any of them, whych would lay any maner of obstinacie, or errour, or heresie vnto hym, that they should there write in their names, and according both vnto Gods lawe and mans, and the Canon law, prepare themselues to suffer lyke punishment, if they could not lawfully prooue any obstinacie of errour or heresie against him: vnto whome 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 according to the Canons and Decretals of the holy Fathers, shewe foorth and declare hys innocencie in the name of Christ: Vnto the which maister Iohn of Iessenetz Doctour, one called Vlricus Swabe of Swabenitz, Marshall of the sayde Archbyshop, comming foorth of the sayd Court, did vtterly deny vnto the sayd maister Doctour and his partie all manner of ingresse and entrance into the Court, and to the presence of the Archbishop aforesayd, and of the Prelates there gathered together. Pretending that the Archbyshop, with the Prelates aforesayd, were occupied about the Kings affaires, requiring the sayde maister Doctour, that hee woulde tary in some place without the sayd Court, that when the Archbyshop and the Prelates had finished the Kings affaires, hee might then returne, and haue libertie to come into the Court there. The said maister Iohn Hus, and the Doctour of lawe tarried a while, intreating to bee admitted into the Archbyshops Courte. But seeing hee coulde preuayle nothyng, he made there a solemne protestation of hys request, that both hee 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. Requiring of the foresayde Notarie, publicke instruments to be made of the same, which also was done.

And these were the things which were done, before Iohn Hus tooke hys iourney to the generall Councell of Constance, the which I minded briefly to reharse, whereunto I will also annexe somewhat, as touching his iourney thetherwards.

About the Ides of October 1414. Iohn Hus being accompanied with two noble Gentlemen, that is to wit: Wencelat of Duba, and Iohn of Clum, he parted from Prage, and tooke hys iourney towardes Constance.MarginaliaIohn Hus taketh his iourney to Constance. And in euery place as hee passed, he notifyed hys presence by hys letters which he sent abroade, and especially in euery good towne or citie of name, the tenour whereof ensueth.

MarginaliaThe letters which Iohn 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 will defend and keepe euen vnto death. Therefore euen as he hath manifested throughout all the kingdome of Boheme by his letters and intimations, willing before his departure to haue satisfied and giuen an accompt of his fayth vnto euery man which should obiect or lay anie thing against him 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 Citie, 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 shall lay any thing vnto hys charge as touching his faith.

In all Cities as he passed by, and principally when he was parted out of Boheme, and entred into Almaine, MarginaliaHow I. Hus was receiued by the way going vp to the counsell.a great number of people did come vnto him, and he was very gently receiued and entertained of hys hostes thorough all the townes of Germany, and specially of the Citizens and burgeses, and oftentimes of the Curates.