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The Emperor going to Rome to be •rowned Emperor, wrote Letters to the Nobles of Bohemia, how he was borne a Bohemian, & that he was not more affected unto any Nation then his own, and that he went to Rome for no other cause but to be crowned: the which honour should be also to the Bohemians, whose renown hath been always his care, and that through his endeavour the Council of Basil is begun, exhorting all such as were desirous to be heard touching Religion, that they should come thither, and that they should not maintain any quarrel against the holy Mother the Church, and that the Council would lovingly and gently hear their reasons, and that they should endeavour themselves to agree with the Synod touching Religion, and to reserve a peaceable kingdom for him against his return, neither should the Bohemians think to refuse his Empire, whose Brother, Father, and Uncle had reigned over them.

The Emperour going to Rome to bee •rowned Emperour, wrote Letters to the Nobles of Boheme, how he was borne a Bohemian, & that he was not more affected vnto any Nation then his owne, and that he went to Rome for no other cause but to be crowned: the which honour should be also to the Bohemians, whose renowne hath béene alwaies his care, and that through his indeuour the Councell of Basill is begunne, exhorting all such as were destrous to be heard touching Religion, that they should come thither, and that they should not maintaine any quarrell against the holy Mother the Church, and that the Councell would louingly and gently heare their reasons, and that they should indeuour themselues to agrée with the Synode touching Religion, and to reserue a peaceable kingdome for him against his returne, neither should the Bohemians thinke to refuse his Empire, whose Brother, Father, and Unckle had raigned ouer them.

The Council of Basil also wrote their Letters to the Bohemians, to send their Ambassadors to show a reason of their Faith, promising safe conduct to go and come, and free liberty to speaks what they would. Whereupon an Embassy of three hundred Horses was sent to Basil: the chief were William Cosca a valiant Knight, and Procopius, sir-named Magnus, for his manifold victories, John Rochezana, Preacher of Prague, Nicholas Galicus, Preacher of the Thaborits, and one Peter, an English-man, of an excellent prompt wit: all the streets were full as they came to see them, and marvelling at their strange kind of apparel, stout courageous countenances, saying; it was not untrue that was reported of them. These Ambassadors were gently received: the next day Cardinal Julianus sent for them to the Council-house, and made a gentle, long, and eloquent Oration unto them, exhorting them to unity and peace, saying, the Church was the spouse of Christ, the Mother of the faithful, and hath the Keys of binding and losing, and is white and fair without spot or wrinkle, and cannot err in necessary points of salvation: and that he which contemneth her, is profane, an Ethicke, and Publican, and that the Church cannot be better represented then by the Council, and that they should give no less credit to the Council, then to the Gospel, by whose authority the Scriptures themselves are received and allowed, and that the Bohemians, which call themselves the Children of the Church, ought to hear their Mother, which is never unmindful of her Children; and how that of late they have lived apart from their Mother, but that was no new or strange thing: for there have been many in times past have forsaken their Mother, and yet seeking salvation have returned again. All without the Ark in Noah's flood perished, the Lords Passover is to be eaten in one House, there is no salvation out of the Church; she is the Garden and famous Fountain of Water, whereof whosoever shall drink, shall not thirst everlastingly. That the Bohemians have done as they ought, in that they have sought the Fountains of this water at the Council, and now at length given ear to their Mother: now ought hatred to cease, Armour be laid aside, and war rejected;