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Tumult at Thorn College After July Procession
Historical Register notes a July tumult in Thorn where Jesuit students provoked violence during a public procession to St James Churchyard. Students forced citizens to kneel, assaulted youths with blows and stones, and clashed with guards. Several injured, a Lutheran student abused, and efforts to release a captured comrade led to further conflicts near the Burgrave’s house and the college.
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