drawen out certaine poyntes or articles out of your books for to betray them afterward: It semeth that in this point you do hym great wrong, for in myne aduise he hath vsed and shewed a great fidelitie and amitie towarde you, in þ^t he hathe alleuiated and moderated many of your articles much more then they are in your owne bookes. I vnderstand also that you haue like opinion of diuers other notable men, and specially you haue sayd, that you do suspect M. Chauncellour of Paris,MarginaliaHe meaneth Gerson. then whome there is no more excellent and Christian man in all the whole world.

MarginaliaAn other accusation for defending of Wickliffes articles.Then was there read a certayne article of accusation in þ^e which it was alledged that Iohn Hus had taught & obstinately defended certayne erroneous Articles of Wicliffes in Boheme. Whereunto Hus answered, that he neuer taught any erroures of Iohn Wickliffes, or of anye other mans. Wherefore if it be so that Wickliffe: haue sowed any errours in England, let the English men look to þ^t themselues. But to confirme theyr article, there was alleaged that Iohn Husse did withstande the condemnation of Wickliffes articles, the which was first condemned at Rome, & afterward also, whē the Archb. Swinco with other learned men, held a conuocation at Prage for þ^e same matter, when as they should haue bene there condemned for this cause, that none of them were agreeing to the Catholicke faith or doctrine, but were either hereticall, erroneous or offensiue: he aunswered that he durst not agree thereunto, for offending hys conscience, and specially for these Articles:MarginaliaCertaine Articles of Wickliffe that I. Hus stoode in. that Siluester the pope and Cōstantine dyd erre in bestowing those gret gifts & rewards vpō þ^e church Also that the pope or Priest being in mortall sinne, can not consecrate nor baptise. This article said he, I haue thus determined, as if I should say that he doth vnworthely consecrate or Baptise, when as he is in deadly sinne, and that he is an vnworthy minister of the Sacramentes of God. Here his accusers, with their witnesses, were earnest and instant, that the article of Wickliffe was written by the very same wordes in the treatise which Iohn Husse made agaynst Stephen Paletz.MarginaliaA treatise against Steuē Palletz. Verely said Iohn Husse I feare not to submit my selfe, euen vnder the daunger of death, if you shall not find it so, as I haue sayd. When the book was brought forth, they founde it written as Iohn Husse had sayd. He added also moreouer that he durst not agree vnto them which had condemned Wickliffes articles, for this Article: the tenthes were pure almes.

MarginaliaWhether tenthes be pure almoseHere the Cardinal of Florence obiected vnto him this argument, as touching þ^e almes: it is required that it shold be geuē freely without bond or duety. But tenthes are not geuen freely without bond or duety: therefore are they no almes. Iohn Hus denying the Maior of this Sillogismus brought this reason agaynst him. For somuch as rich men are bounden vnder the payne of eternall damnation, vnto the fulfilling of þ^e 6. works of mercy, which Christ repeteth in the 25. chap. of Mathew: and these workes are pure almes: Ergo, almes is also geuen by bond & duety.MarginaliaAlmose stādeth of duty Then an Archbishop of Englād stepping vp, sayd, if we all be boūd vnto those 6. workes of mercy, it doth followe that poore men, which haue nothing at al to geue, should be damned. I answere, sayd Husse, vnto your antecedent, that I spake distinctly of rich men, and of those which had where withall to doe those workes: they I say were bound to geue almes vnder payne of damnation.

He answered moreouer vnto the Minor of the first argument, that tenthes were at first geuen freely, and afterward made a bond and duetie. And when as he woulde haue declared it more at large, he could not be suffered. He declared also diuers other causes, why he coulde not with safe conscience, consent vnto the condemnatiō of Wickliffes articles. MarginaliaI. Hus his minde touching the cōdemnation of Wickliffes articles.But howsoeuer the matter went he did affirme & say, that he did neuer obstinately confirme any Articles of Wickleffes, but only that he did not alow and consent that Wickliffes Articles should be condemned before that sufficient reasons were alleadged out of the holy Scripture for theyr condemnation, & of the same minde, saith Iohn Hus are a great many other Doctors and maysters of the Vniuersitie of Prage. For when as Swinco the archbishop commanded all Wickliffes bookes to be gathered together in the whole City of Prage, and to be brought vnto him, I my self brought also certayn books of Wickliffes, which I gaue vnto þ^e Archbishop desiring him þ^t if he found any error or heresie in them that he would note and mark thē, and I my selfe would publish them openly. MarginaliaWickliffes bookes burned in prage by Archb. suinco.But the archbishop, albeit that he shewed me no errour nor heresie in them, burned my bookes together with those that were brought vnto him, notw^tstanding that he had no such commaundement from Pope Alexander the fifth of that name. But notwithstanding by a certaine pollicie he obtayned a Bull from the sayd Pope by meanes of Iaroslaus Bishopof Sarepte of the order of Franciscanes, that all Wickleffs bookes for the manifold errours, contayned in them (wherof there was none named) should be taken out of all mens handes.

MarginaliaA narration touching Wickliffes bookes.The archb. vsing the authoritie of this Bull, thought he should bring to passe that the king of Boheme and the Nobles shold consent to the condemnation of Wickliffes bookes, but therein he was deceiued. Yet neuerthelesse he calling together certayn deuines, gaue them in cōmissiō to sit vpon Wickliffes bookes and to proceede agaynst them by a diffinitiue sentence in the Canon law. These men by a generall sentence iudged all those books worthy to be burned. The which when the Doctors, Maysters and Shollers of the vniuersitie heard report of, they altogether with one consent & accord (none excepted but onely they, which before were chosen by the Archbishop to sit in iudgement) determined to make supplication vnto the king to stay the matter.MarginaliaThe vniuersitie of prage maketh supplication to the king for sauing of Wickliffes bookes. The king graunting their request, sent by and by certain vnto the Archbishop to examine the matter. There he denyed that he woulde decree anye thing as touchinge Wickleffes bookes contrary vnto the kinges will & pleasure. Wherupon, albeit that he had determined to burn thē the next day after, yet for feare of the king, the matter was passed ouer.

In the meane tyme Pope Alexander the fifth beyng dead, the Archbishop fearing least the Bull whiche he had receiued of the pope, would be no longer of any force or effect, priuily calling vnto him hys adherentes, and shutting the gates of hys Court round about him, being garded w^t a number of armed souldiors, he consumed and burned all Wickleffes bookes.MarginaliaWickliffs bookes burned in Prage against the kings will. Beside this great iniurie the Archbyshop by meanes of his Bull aforesayd, committed an other lesse tollerable. MarginaliaA decree that no mā should teach any more in chappels.For he gaue out commaundement that no man after that time vnder payne of excōmunication shold teach any more in Chappels. Wherunto I did appeale vnto the Pope, who being dead, and the cause of my matter remayning vndetermined, I appealed likewise vnto his successor Iohn 23. MarginaliaIohn Hus appealed to the pope & from the pope to Christ.Before whom when as by the space of 2. yeres, I could not be admitted by my aduocates to defend my cause, I appealed vnto the high Iudge Christ. When I. Hus had spoken these wordes, it was demaunded of hym whether he had receiued absolution of the pope or no he aunswered, no. MarginaliaA questiō of the councell whether it be lawfull to appeale to Christ or no.Then agayne whether it were lawfull for him to appeale vnto Christ or no. Whereunto Iohn Hus answered: Verely I doe affirme here afore you all that there is no more iust or effectuall appeale, then that appeale which is made vnto Christ, for asmuch as the law doth determine that to appeale is no other thinge then in a cause of griefe or wrong done by an inferior iudge, to implore and require ayde and remedy at a higher Iudges hand. Who is then an higher Iudge then Christ? Who I say cā know or iudge the matter more iustly or with more equitie? when as in him there is found no deceit, neyther can he be deceiued: or who can better helpe the miserable & oppressed thē he? While Iohn Hus with a deuout and sober countenaunce was speaking and pronouncing those words, MarginaliaThe popishe church derideth Christ.he was derided and mocked of all the whole councell.

Then was there rehearsed an other Article of his accusation in this maner: that Iohn Hus for to confirme the heresie which he had taught the common and simple people out of Wickleffes bookes, sayd openly these wordes, that at what time a great number of Monkes and Friers and other learned men, were gathered together in Englād in a certayne Church, to dispute agaynst Iohn Wickliffe, & could by no meanes vanquishe him or geue him the foyle, sodenly the church doore was broken open with lightning so that with much a doe Wickleffes enemies hardly scaped without hurt. He added moreouer that he wished his soule to be in the same place where Iohn Wickleffes soule was. Whereunto Iohn Hus answered: that a douseine yeares before that any bookes of Diuinitie of Iohn Wickleffes were in Boheme, he did see certayne workes of Philosophie of hys, the which, he sayd, did merueilous delite and please hym. And when he vnderstoode the good and godly life of the sayd Wickleffe, he spake these wordes: MarginaliaHus accused for trusting that Wickliffes soule is saued.I trust sayde he that Wickleffe is saued, and albeit that I doubt whether he be damned or no, yet with a good hope I wish that my soule were in the same place where Iohn Wickleffes is. Then agayne did all the company iest and laugh at hym.

It is also in hys accusation that Iohn Hus did counsaile the people according to the example of Moyses, to resist with the sword agaynst all such as did gaynsay his doctrine.MarginaliaSedition laid to his charge. And the next day after he had preached the same, there were found openly in diuers places certaine intimations that euery man being armed with hys sword about