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the greatest interest Bfezan has little or no information to give, and his biography, as already stated, is disappointing.

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outline of the occurrences is given. When mentioning Peter's journey to England, Bfezan merely tells us (under February 1563) that "after Lord Peter had been received in England with Christian kindness by her royal majesty Queen Elizabeth, and had then been kindly and graciously dismissed, her majesty was graciously pleased to grant him a royal decree addressed to all her officials and to those of all the towns." Bfezan then gives the full in which wording of this passport, if we may thus call " described as one of the chamberlains of Lord Peter our good brother the King of the Romans." Bfezan devotes much space to detailed accounts of the domestic arrangements at the castle of Wittingau, and his book treasury for those who would study the social condition of Bohemia at this period. Bfezan's style has little grace, partly no doubt in consequence of the chronological form which he has given to his book. The following portrait of Lord Peter of Rosenberg characteristic specimen of Bfezan's style " Lord Peter's should be mentioned motto was In silentio et in spe.' that this lord, for the purpose of living wisely, prudently, Christian, and also that he and in way that beseems death's might constantly remember death, always had board over the table in his apartment. head placed on He even founded an association, the device of which was golden death's-head of the value of eight ducats. This had badge he himself usually wore round his neck. on one side the inscription, Memento mori,' and on the other, Cogita aeternitatem.' And this order he distri-