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The Emp. understanding their intent, sent Lewes, the county Palatine of Heidelberg, and the L. Frederick, Burgrave of Nuremberg, to signify unto them which ruled the council, that nothing should be done in the cause of I. H. before it were hard with equity: & that they would send him all such articles ⟨p. 327⟩as were laid against the said Huss, which were either false or Heretical, and he would do so much that the said Articles should be examined, by good and learned men. Then according to the Emperors will, the judgement of the principals of the council was suspended, unto such time as the said Huss himself were present. Now John Huss being brought forth, & beginning to answer,¹ scarce had he opened his mouth, but they all began to cry out against him, that he had not leisure to speak one word: besides some did outrage in words against him, & other some spitefully mocked him: so that he seeing himself overwhelmed, with this rude & barbarous noise, & that it profited nothing to speak, he determined finally to hold his peace & keep silence. After that time, they cried, he is dumb, he is dumb (thinking they had won the field) this is a sign he consenteth to these his errors. But some more moderate then the rest, misliking the dealing, departed from the council for that present, and appointed to meet there again the morrow, to proceed in judgement.

The Emp. vnderstanding their intēt, sent Lewes, ye countie Palatine of Heydelberge, and the L. Frederike, Burgraue of Noremberg, to signifie vnto them which ruled the coūcel, that nothing should be done in ye cause of I. H. before it were hard wt equity: & yt they would sēd him al such articles ⟨p. 327⟩as were laid against the sayd Husse, which were either false or Hereticall, and he would do so much that the said Articles should be examined, by good and learned men. Then according to the Emperours will, the iudgement of the principals of the councell was suspended, vnto such time as the said Husse himselfe were present. Now Iohn Husse beyng brought forth, & beginning to answere,¹ scarse had he opened his mouth, but they all began to cry out against him, yt he had not leasure to speake one word: besides some did outrage in words against him, & other some spitefully mocked him: so yt he seing himselfe ouerwhelmed, with this rude & barbarous noise, & that it profited nothing to speake, he determined finally to hold his peace & kéepe silence. After that time, they cried, he is dumbe, he is dumbe (thinking they had won the field) this is a signe he consenteth to these his errours. But some more moderate then the rest, misliking the dealing, departed from the councell for that present, and appointed to méete there againe the morrow, to procéed in iudgement.