Protestantism in Poland and Bohemia - James Aitken Wylie

east; " and turning their backs upon the crucifix,
and prostrating themselves toward the west, with
their eyes and hands lifted up to heaven, they
invoked with great ardor the name of Christ.
Having taken leave of their children, Nicolas,
with great cheerfulness, mounted the pile, and
standing on the faggots, repeated the Articles of the
Creed, and having finished, looked up to heaven
and prayed, saying with a loud voice, "Lord Jesus
Christ, Son of the living God, who was born of a
pure Virgin, and didst vouchsafe to undergo the
shameful death of the cross for me a vile sinner,
thee alone do I worship -- to thee I commend my
soul. Be merciful unto me, and blot out all mine
iniquities." He then repeated in Latin the Psalm,
"In thee, O Lord, have I put my trust."
Meanwhile the executioner having brought
forward Clara, and laid her on the pile, now tied
down both of them upon the wood, and heaping
over them the books that had been found in their
house, he lighted the faggots, and soon the martyrs
were enveloped in the flames. So died this
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