. The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times. TOWER OF BRIDGE OF PRAGUE. TO WHICH THE HEADS OF MARTYRS WERE AFFIXED. 271 272 THE STORY OF OUR CHRISTIANITY. were continually irritated by new measures taken against them from Christendom was now reunited under a vigorous pope, Martin V., he whoas Cardinal Colonnahad sat in judgment on the case of Huss and excommunicatedhim in 1411; he meant to accomplish more than his predecessors. In February,1418, he issued orders to the inquisitors, bishops, and prie
. The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times. TOWER OF BRIDGE OF PRAGUE. TO WHICH THE HEADS OF MARTYRS WERE AFFIXED. 271 272 THE STORY OF OUR CHRISTIANITY. were continually irritated by new measures taken against them from Christendom was now reunited under a vigorous pope, Martin V., he whoas Cardinal Colonnahad sat in judgment on the case of Huss and excommunicatedhim in 1411; he meant to accomplish more than his predecessors. In February,1418, he issued orders to the inquisitors, bishops, and priests of Bohemia and the. OUTRAGE AT PRAGUE adjoining countries, to pursue, arrest, and punish all those who did not adhereto Rome. At the same time the council required King Wenzel to do his not much, as yet, came from these proclamations, for the emperor kept hispromises only when it suited him, and usually contented himself with exhorting THE STORY OF OUR CHRISTIANITY. 273 and threatening his lazy brother. It is not easy to proceed against a whole king-dom, except by getting a sufficient force from outside. The Taborites were growing apace; on one day, July 22d, 1419, no less thanforty thousand of them met on their hill. Some wished to depose Wenzel; buttheir leader, Coranda, sensibly reminded them that as what they wanted wasliberty, King Log might suit their purpose better than King Stork, and it wasprudent to let well alone. WAR BEGINS. But Wenzels days were numbered. Jealous of the small remnants of hisauthority, which was little respected by the Hussites, he withdrew several timesfrom Prague.
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