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feettiing Zeal and affeStionate Concern for the
Chriftian Religion, that the Emperor was pre-
Vail'd upon, as is commonly reported, to grant
them his Letters to be fent to all the Chriftians,
requiring them to deftroy all the 'Pagans in his
Dominions ^ tho others fay that the Jefuits prefum'd
fo far upon the Emperor's good Affe£lion to
their Caufe, that they wrote thefe Letters in the
Emperor's Name without his Knowledge, and dif
patch'd them to all the Chriftian Churches. However,
this is certain, that all the Churches receiv'd
Orders written in the Emperor's Name, to rife up
in Arms at fuch an Hour of an appointed Nighr,
and deftroy all the Pagans, And tho' this Defign
was manag'd with all the Artifice of the Jefuits,
to conceal it until the time of Execution, yet
they could not carry it on fo fecretly but the Pagans
came by fome means or other to hear of it,
time enough to prevent the fatal Blow : For either
the Chriftians, who had Fathers or Mothers,
or other near Relations that were Pagans^ out of
natural aflPeO:ion to them, difcovered the Plot,
that they might have an opportunity to favc
their Lives ^ or others being touch'd with Horrour
at fo bloody a Conlpiracy againft their
Countrymen and Friends, found their good Nature
too hard for their Religion ^ and therefore
gave timely notice to the Pagan Kings and Princes
to fortify themfelves againft the intended
MaflTacre: Which they did fo effeSlually, that
having got all things ready, they rofe up in
Arms with their Pagan SubjeQs on the very Day
before that in which the Chriftians were to put
their Defign in Execution, and fell upon them,
and deftroy'd them wherefoever they could be
found. The Emperor being a Chriftian, and having
too much countenanced the Jefuits in their
intended