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 ^{XX}IIII
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 m^r 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 f^r felony or treason to apprehend him, he wold kill hym, yf
he could, f^r 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 f^r felonye or
treason, or that he brought my l maiors warrant."

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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?

Whenever a Russian passes a church, his custom is to cross himself (some do
so three times, accompanying it with bowing). In every room in their houses
an image (or picture) is placed in the east corner, before which they
uncover their heads and cross themselves on entering.

Their churches are filled with these their representatives of the deity,
and it is very curious to observe a devout Russian kissing the toe of one,
crossing him