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There may be annexed hereto one other note, though not altogether of so great importance, yet perhaps not altogether unworthy to be remembered:¹ to wit, the same whereof the same John Hus maketh mention in his book of Epistles, and was revealed unto him in a dream many years before! Namely: That in the Temple named Bethlehem, whereof he was Minister, he should with pencil in hand very artificially paint the Images of Christ, and his Apostles: which being afterwards razed, and s•rapte clean out by the Pope, and his Cardinals, immediately sprang up many Painters, expert men in the same art, which should not only restore the same Images much more beautiful t•en before, but also that the number of the •ame Painters should be so great, that from thenceforth they seemed too contemn the violence of the Cardinals, and their Pope also. I mean not here to discuss the certain •uentes and interpretations of dreams: But this is to be •ondred at surely, to see how notably and aptly the sequel was in all points answerable to the divination touching those personages. And thus much hitherto of John Hus and ⟨image 20⟩Jerome of Prague: whom not long after succeeded Martin Luther mentioned before: raised up doubtless by the most evidently discernible providence of god. But of him we shall treat more at large hereafter, in place fit for the same, God willing. In the mean time let us proceed too the discovery of those things, worthy of consideration, which happened in that mean intercourse of time.

There may bee annexed heereto one other note, though not altogeather of so great importaunce, yet perhaps not altogeather vnworthie to bee remembred:¹ to wit, the same whereof the same Iohn Hus maketh mention in his booke of Epistles, and was reuealed vnto hym in a dreame many yeeres before! Namely: That in the Temple named Bethleem, whereof hee was Minister, he shoulde with pencill in hand very artificially paint the Images of Christ, and his Apostles: which being afterwardes razed, and srapte cleane out by the Pope, and his Cardinalles, immediatly sprang vp many Painters, expert men in the same arte, which shoulde not only restore the same Images much more beautiful ten before, but also that the number of the ame Painters shoulde be so great, that from thencefoorth they seemed too contemne the violence of the Cardinalles, and theyr Pope also. I meane not heere to discusse the certaine uentes and interpretations of dreames: But this is to be ōdred at surely, to see howe notably and aptly the seqele was in all points answerable to the diuination touching those personages. And thus muche hytherto of Iohn Hus and