A league was formed by certain lords, who pledged themselves to protect the free preaching of the Gospel upon all their possessions and estates and to obey the power of the Bishops only where their orders accorded with the injunctions of the Bible. The university would arbitrate any disputed points. The entire Hussite nobility joined the league. Other than verbal protest of the council's treatment of Hus, there was little evidence of any actions taken by the nobility until 1417. At that point several of the lesser nobility and some barons, signatories of the 1415 protest letter, removed Catholic priests from their parishes, replacing them with priests willing to give communion in both wine and bread. The chalice of wine became the central identifying symbol of the Hussite movement.John Klassen, "The Nobility and the Making of the Hussite Revolution" (East European Quarterly/Columbia University Press, 1978) If the king had joined, its resolutions would have received the sanction of the law; but he refused, and approached the newly formed Roman Catholic League of lords, whose members pledged themselves to support the king, the Catholic Church, and the council. The prospect of a civil war began to emerge.
a league was formed by certain lords who pledged themselves to protect the free preaching of the gospel upon all their possessions and estates and to obey the power of the bishops only where their orders accorded with the injunctions of the bible the university would arbitrate any disputed points the entire hussite nobility joined the league other than verbal protest of the council's treatment of hus there was little evidence of any actions taken by the nobility until 1417 at that point several of the lesser nobility and some barons signatories of the 1415 protest letter removed catholic priests from their parishes replacing them with priests willing to give communion in both wine and bread the chalice of wine became the central identifying symbol of the hussite movementjohn klassen "the nobility and the making of the hussite revolution" (east european quarterly/columbia university press 1978) if the king had joined its resolutions would have received the sanction of the law; but he refused and approached the newly formed roman catholic league of lords whose members pledged themselves to support the king the catholic church and the council the prospect of a civil war began to emerge