The history of the Bohemian persecution, from the begining of their conversion to Christianity in the year 894. to the year 1632. Ferdinand the 2. of Austria. Reigning. In which the unheard of secrets of policy, consells, arts, and dreadfull judgements are exhibited.

CHAP. LIIII. Vngodly men are put into the places of the Mini∣sters of the Gospell.

I Am sorry to tell you, who, or what sort of men they bee that are placed in the roomes of the Preachers of the Gospell, to wit, uncleane men, wic∣ked blasphemers, foolish men, in a word men of no account. It was impossible, that so many hire∣lings could be had for the present as there were chur∣ches in Bohemia, they did therefore appoint one Pa∣rish Priest, for two, three, foure, nay ten or twelve Parishes, who knew how so well to play his game, that hee abounded in covetuousnesse, and luxury. Some Churches being deprived of their Ministers the flock did wander without a shepheard for the space of two or three years, but it was more tollerable to want wholesome food, (as they did) than to be dro∣ven to the Pastures aad there become a prey to the Wolves.

2. They therefore brought Monkes out of Polo∣nia for neerenesse and affinity, of their language, slow bellies, and unprofitable members of the earth, although they were brought unto it as the scourges of God, very fit without all doubt to punish the ingrati∣tude of the Gospellers (so commonly called.)

3. Concerning the lewd life of very many of them, I am ashamed to speak. We see the Whore of Baby∣lon, who was formerly wont to be half ashamed, hath now at the last slung of all modesty and disco∣vered her nakednesse. It was usuall sometime for a man to have his Concubine, Adulteries, Incests, Sodomies (sins never heard of by our Nation) are now almost publikely practised. Davia Sissius Chap∣laine of Hadrianus Hradicensis of Caelestine (but more truly Scelestine) that is ungratious, a most unsa∣tiable reveller, an impudent Sodomite, a most obscene scoffer, in one word I shall term him an Atheist, comming unto his lodging upon a time drunk, expo∣sed himself to the view of al men naked at his window falling from thence he wallowed in the dirt of the street, although Scelestinus with whom he had con∣tinuall War, said, that the rascall was thrown out of the window by the Devill and carried away.

4. Bohemo Brodensis a Deacon and a Polonian by nation, after the committing of many horrid acts; carried away with him the wife of a certain Citizen, being a beautifull woman in mans apparell her hus∣bands name was Iohn Paupessek, and fled with her in∣to Polonia.

5. The Parish Priest of Pakovia being reprehen∣ded by a worthy and eminent Gospeller, by nam•• Knauponus, for his lewd and dissolute life, with h•• Comrades as good as himself, broke in upon hi••

and beat him shrewdly, and in the night time brea∣king the windows of the Citizens left the Town.

6. I recount not many things more abhominable, being willing not to offend chast eares; let their me∣mory perish, whose names the Apostle thinks not worthy to be reckoned among the Christians. I return to the Ministers that are Martyrs of Christ.