Protestantism in Poland and Bohemia - James Aitken Wylie

on the tower of the Bridge of Prague.
The third who was called to ascend the scaffold
was Christopher Harant, descended from the
ancient and noble family of the Harants of Polzicz
and Bezdruzicz. He had traveled in Europe, Asia,
and Africa, visiting Jerusalem and Egypt, and
publishing in his native tongue his travels in these
various lands. He cultivated the sciences, wrote
Greek and Latin verses, and had filled high office
under several emperors. Neither his many
accomplishments nor his great services could
redeem his life from the block. When called to die
he said, "I have traveled in many countries, and
among many barbarous nations, I have undergone
dangers manifold by land and sea, and now I
suffer, though innocent, in my own country, and by
the hands of those for whose good both my
ancestors and myself have spent our fortunes and
our lives. Father, forgive them." When he went
forth, he prayed, "In thee, O Lord, have I put my
trust; let me not be confounded."
When he stepped upon the scaffold he lifted up
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