VII.

THE REFORM MOVEMENT FROM THE DIET OF 1359 TO THE RETIREMENT OF THE GERMANS FROM THE PRAGUE UNIVERSITY 154-187

(1359-1409.)

Movements of thought in the thirteenth century--Uncertainty in their direction--The “Beghards” or “Picards.”--Position of Charles in relation to religious reform--The Diet of 1359--Charles’s ideas of reform--Conrad Waldhauser--The Bohemian language question--Milic of Kromĕr̆íz̆--Thomas of S̆títný--Growth of Bohemian literature, and opposition of the “Masters” to it--Death of Charles--Accession and character of Wenceslaus IV.--His relations with the Pope--His quarrels with the clergy--Archbishop Jenstein’s opposition--Death of John of Nepomuc and its consequences--Wenceslaus’s relations with the nobles--Power and policy of the Rosenbergs--Imprisonment of Wenceslaus by the nobles--John and Sigismund--Violence of Wenceslaus--Opposition of the Electors to him--His deposition in 1400 from the Empire--Sigismund’s policy in Prague--The second imprisonment of Wenceslaus and his escape--Matthias of Janov--Founding of the Bethlehem Chapel--Early career of Jan Hus--Relations of the English and Bohemian Reformations to each other--The Prague University proposals of 1403 against Wyclif--Attitude of Hus towards Wyclif--Unique theological position of Hus--Zbynĕk and Hus--Wenceslaus and the Council of Pisa--Attitude of rival

## parties--The votes of the “Nations”--Hesitations and final

decision of Wenceslaus--The German resistance to the decree--The two sides of the question--Retirement of the Germans from Prague.