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Janov, but that they indeed remained somewhat beind those of the eadier divine. It is certain that some of Janov's writings were in ohemian, as a decree of the archiepiscopal vicariat lating from the year 1392) has been preserved in hich Matthew was ordered to submit for inspection vo Bohemian books which he had just written. All ace of both these books has long been lost. There Dwever, no doubt that the majority of Janov's books ere written in Latin. Those that have been preserved )nsist of large number of religious pamphlets, written different periods. Towards the end of his life Matthew )llected these writings and published them in large 3ok entitled Regulce Veteris et Novi Testamenti. The ork divided into three books consisting of chapters, •me of which retain the designation under which they id formerly appeared as separate pamphlets. No )mplete MS. of the Regulcz Veteris et Novi Testamenti in existence, but would be quite possible to reconruct the work from the different MSS. and publish ere seems, however, to be at present little probability at any one will undertake this task. No work of Matthew of Janov has up to now been inted except the pamphlet De abominatione in loco sacra, (lich forms the last chapter of the third book of the This treatise was formerly attributed both to '.gulce. printed in the large edition ycliffe and to Hus, and the works of the latter writer that was published at iremberg in the sixteenth century. Palacky has con;tured that several smaller pamphlets included in this •ge edition of the works of Hus really belong to Matthew indeed only recently that Palacky, Dr. Janov. ichler, and Mr. Wratislaw have attracted attention to is

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