Then  he  was  commanded  to  come  down  to  the  execution  of  his
judgment,  and  in  his  coming  down,  one  of  the  seven  bishops  before
rehearsed,  first  took  away  the  chalice  from  him  which  he  held  in  his
hand,  saying ;  "  O  cursed  Judas  !  why  hast  thou  forsaken  the  council
and  ways  of  peace,  and  hast  counselled  with  the  Jews  ?     We  take
away  from  thee  this  chalice  of  thy  salvation.^'  But  John  Huss  received
this  curse  in  this  manner :   "  But  I  trust  unto  God,  the  Father  omni-
potent, and  my  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  for  whose  sake  I  do  suffer  these
things,  that  he  will  not  take  away  the  chalice  of  his  redemption,  but
have  a  steadfast  and  firm  hope  that  this  day  I  shall  drink  thereof  in
Thede-    his  kingdom,'"     Then  followed  the  other  bishops  in  order,  who  every
of  John    one  of  them  took  away  the  vestments  from  him  which  they  had  put
Huss.      Qj^^  g^p|-^  ^j^g  ^^'  ^j^gjQ  giving  him  their  curse.   Whereunto  John  Huss
answered  :  That  he  did  willingly  embrace  and  hear  those  blasphemies
for  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ.     At  last  they  came  to  the
rasing  of  his  shaven  crown  ;  but  before  the  bishops  would  go  in  hand
with  it,  there  was  a  great  contention  between  them,  with  what  instru-
ment it  should  be  done ;   with  a  razor,  or  with  a  pair  of  shears.
