"To proue that the sayd Paget did say, Shortlye will come vnto the realme frenche dogges, I hope I shall see thame all rootted out.
"1. Mris Karter sayeth, she harde Paget say, Shortlie wil come vnto the realme frenche dogges, I hope I shall see thame all rootted out.
"2. Mris Anne Coot affirmeth the same.
"3. William Poyser sayeth, he harde Paget say, Within this week or two, there will come a great many frenche dogges.
"4. Mris Eleonore Borgourneci vppon her othe affirmeth the same.
"5. The l maior writteth in his lre to my l tresurer that Paget affirmeth before him that he wold the realme were ryd of all yll straungers, adding this qualification. [Qualification not given.]
"To proue the great assembly that was with Paget, before D. Julio came home to his howse.
"1. John Polton saieth, when his maister came home there was about a hundreth persone of men, women, and chyldren, vp and downe there.
"2. James Hudson sayeth, that he thinketh there was about XXIIII people assembled in the streett before this examinat his maister came home.
"3. Richard Preston sayeth, that there was in his iudgement aboue a hundred people in the streett before this deponets maister came home, and after his mr came home the nomber of the people were greater.
"To proue that the sayd Paget did resiste to the constable when he came to apprehend him.
"1. William Poyser sayeth, when the constable came to apprehende the sayd Paget he kept the constable out with force, and sayd he should not enter on him.
"2. James Hudson sayeth, Paget wold not suffer the constable to entere vnto his howse, but sayd if any man will entere vnto this howse, yf it were not fr felony or treason to apprehend him, he wold kill hym, yf he could, fr he sayd his howse was his castell.
"3. Richard Preston sayeth, when the constable came to apprehende Pagett, he hauing a bill or halberd in his hand, did keape him out of his howse, and sayd, he showld not enter except it were fr felonye or treason, or that he brought my l maiors warrant."
THE RELIGION OF THE RUSSIANS.
Public attention being very particularly directed towards the Russian nation at the present time, a few remarks regarding some peculiarities in their manner of worship, &c., which probably are not generally known, may be interesting.
I have been for some time past endeavouring to determine the exact nature of the homage the Russians pay to the "gods"—whether they should be called images or pictures? and whether the Russians should be considered idolaters or not?