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The next day the Emperor with all the spiritual and temporal Lords, held a general Session in the head church of the city of Constance: in which John Huss was degraded, condemned, & delivered to the civil power.¹ When Joh. Huss was brought thither, he fell down upon his knees, & prayed a long time. In the mean while, the B. of Lundy went up and made a sermon: when his sermon was ended, the Procurer of the Council rising up, named Henricus de Pyro, required that the process of the cause of John Huss, might be continued, & so proceed unto the definitive sentence: then they alleged other articles against him. And last of all, that he should say, there should be a fourth person in the divinity: whereto John Huss said, O miserable and wretched man, which am forced, and compelled to fear such blasphemy, & slander. Afterward the article was read, how he appealed to Christ, and that by name was called heretical. Whereunto John Huss answered: O Lord Jesus Christ, whose word is openly condemned in this Council, unto thee again I make my appeal: who,² when thou wast evil entreated of thine enemies, diddest make thine appeal unto God thy father, committing thy cause to a most just Judge: that by thy example, we also (being oppressed with manifold wrongs, & injuries) should fly unto thee. Last of all, was read the article touching the contempt of his excommunication: whereto (after he had yielded a reasonable & lawful answer) ⟨p. 332⟩one of the judges read the definitive sentence against him.

The next day the Emperour with all the spirituall and temporall Lords, held a generall Session in the head church of the city of Constance: in which Iohn Husse was disgraded, condemned, & deliuered to the ciuil power.¹ When Ioh. Husse was brought thither, he fell downe vpon his knees, & prayed a long time. In the meane while, the B. of Lundy went vp and made a sermon: when his sermon was ended, the Procurer of the Councell rising vp, named Henricus de Pyro, required that the processe of the cause of Iohn Husse, might be continued, & so procéed vnto the definitiue sentence: then they alleadged other articles against him. And last of all, that he should say, there should be a fourth person in the diuinitie: whereto Iohn Husse saide, O miserable and wretched man, which am forced, and compelled to feare such blasphemie, & slander. Afterward the article was read, how he appealed to Christ, and that by name was called hereticall. Whereunto Iohn Husse answered: O Lord Iesu Christ, whose word is openly condemned in this Councell, vnto thée againe I make my appeale: who,