The
Declaration
and
Information
of
the
high
and
puissant
King
of
BOHEMIA
,
against
the
vniust
Mandates
published
in
the
name
of
the
Emperour
;
as
also
against
those
that
are
further
threatned
to
be
decreed
and
executed
,
touching
the
Crowne
of
BOHEMIA
.
WE
,
Fredericke
,
by
the
grace
of
God
,
King
of
Bohemia
,
Count
Palatine
of
the
Rheine
,
and
Prince
Elector
,
Duke
of
Bauaria
,
Marquis
of
Morauia
,
Duke
of
Lutzelburge
and
Silesia
,
Marquis
of
vpper
and
lower
Luzatia
,
&c.
To
all
Christian
Potentates
,
Princes
Electors
,
Princes
,
and
States
in
generall
,
and
to
euery
one
of
them
in
particular
;
as
also
to
all
others
of
what
qualitie
,
state
,
or
condition
so
euer
they
be
;
make
knowne
our
willing
seruice
,
friendship
,
and
gracious
will
,
giuing
them
hereby
to
vnderstand
,
that
we
haue
beene
certainly
and
most
truly
informed
,
in
what
manner
not
long
since
,
vnder
the
name
of
the
Emperours
Maiestie
,
diuers
rigorous
,
&
vnaccustomed
Mandates
and
Patents
,
(
to
our
most
great
preiudice
,
defamation
,
and
dishonour
)
haue
beene
here
and
there
dispersed
,
as
well
within
as
without
the
Empire
,
and
in
some
places
publikely
set
vp
:
Thereby
vnder
pretence
of
all
manner
of
vntrue
narrations
and
friuolous
suggestions
,
pretending
,
that
our
true
and
lawfull
Election
vnto
the
Kingdome
of
Bohemia
,
made
and
performed
by
the
generall
vnanimous
consent
and
agreement
of
the
States
of
the
said
Kingdome
of
Bohemia
,
together
with
the
Countries
thereunto
incorporated
,
is
vtterly
void
,
and
de
facto
,
of
no
force
,
or
of
none
effect
.
And
withall
affirming
,
that
all
the
Princes
,
States
,
and
Members
of
the
Empire
,
(
which
hitherto
out
of
a
Christian
compassion
,
haue
in
any
manner
and
by
any
meanes
ayded
and
assisted
the
oppressed
Christians
of
the
Kingdome
of
Bohemia
and
the
incorporated
Countries
thereunto
annexed
,
inhumanely
persecuted
and
molested
by
extreame
Tyrannies
,
Murthers
,
Robberies
,
Burnings
,
and
innocent
bloud-shedding
)
are
by
the
said
Declarations
,
and
Letters
Pattents
,
vpon
the
auoiding
of
the
actuall
declaration
and
execution
of
the
pains
and
penalties
in
that
case
set
down
and
appointed
by
the
Imperiall
constitutions
,
commanded
and
strictly
enioyned
to
leaue
ayding
and
assisting
of
the
said
greatly
persecuted
and
oppressed
Christians
,
and
specially
Vs
,
their
now
orderly
elected
and
lawfully
crowned
King
.
And
further
,
by
most
friuolous
vntrue
and
slanderous
,
imputations
against
vs
,
and
with
like
seuere
menacings
,
by
Emperiall
power
,
within
a
certaine
time
therein
limited
and
set
downe
;
commanding
Vs
,
expressely
,
without
any
delay
,
certainly
,
infallibly
and
actually
to
abandon
,
leaue
,
and
giue
ouer
our
said
Kingdome
of
Bohemia
,
and
the
Countries
incorporated
thereunto
,
obtayned
by
so
iust
and
lawful
a
Title
,
and
being
in
vndeniable
iust
possession
.
Now
setting
apart
that
,
which
to
the
slander
and
disgrace
of
the
States
of
Bohemia
,
hath
at
large
(
though
vntruly
)
beene
published
concerning
the
displacing
and
remoouing
of
certaine
vnfit
,
peruerse
and
turbulent
Officers
,
alteration
of
Gouernment
,
and
establishing
of
Orders
for
the
naturall
defence
and
protection
of
their
Subiects
,
whereunto
by
nature
they
are
bound
:
As
also
that
,
which
for
the
confirmation
of
the
pretended
imaginary
claime
of
Inheritance
made
by
the
house
of
Austria
to
the
said
kingdome
,
may
be
,
and
is
produced
and
obiected
,
out
of
the
slender
,
insufficient
and
partiall
Declaration
made
by
the
Emperour
Charles
the
Fourth
;
concerning
the
free
Election
belonging
to
the
Bohemians
;
as
also
from
that
vnformal
and
disorderly
priuate
testification
made
by
King
Vladislaus
;
and
of
that
out
of
the
Decree
,
seuen
and
fortie
yeares
since
,
by
fire
and
sword
compulsiuely
extorted
and
wrung
from
the
assembly
of
the
States
in
Parliament
at
Prague
;
together
with
the
ill
alleaged
obseruation
of
their
pretended
eight
hundred
yeares
succession
.
Sith
that
all
these
things
haue
beene
fully
answered
and
confuted
by
the
Apologies
and
deductarie
Declarations
made
and
published
by
the
said
States
,
with
such
truth
and
good
ground
,
as
that
we
thinke
it
needlesse
here
to
rehearse
or
deduce
the
same
againe
at
large
.
Only
for
the
better
and
plainer
iustification
of
our
owne
Person
,
we
say
that
we
doubt
not
,
but
that
all
men
of
indifferent
and
vnpassionate
minds
,
(
that
haue
seene
and
read
our
Declaration
dated
the
twentieth
of
October
(
and
seuenth
of
Nouember
)
published
in
Prague
,
and
the
Bohemian
deduction
therein
mentioned
and
set
downe
,
)
sufficiently
perceiue
&
vnderstand
,
vpon
what
most
vrgent
and
ineuitable
reasons
and
motiues
,
after
so
great
and
notorious
necessities
,
calamities
,
and
miseries
endured
,
and
thereby
inforced
defence
;
the
said
States
of
the
renowned
Kingdome
of
Bohemia
,
together
with
the
Prouinces
incorporated
to
the
same
,
haue
beene
forced
and
compelled
vnto
that
wel-ordered
abdication
and
reiection
,
to
them
permitted
both
by
the
Lawes
of
God
and
man
,
and
by
vertue
of
their
lawfull
priuileges
hitherto
inuiolably
maintained
.
And
by
what
occasion
wee
for
our
parts
haue
beene
mooued
,
and
incited
to
accept
of
the
said
vacant
Crowne
,
(
vnexpected
by
vs
,
and
without
any
thought
of
Ours
)
and
lawfully
cast
vpon
vs
by
a
ioynt
,
free
,
and
generall
assemblie
of
the
States
of
the
Kingdome
of
Bohemia
,
according
to
the
ancient
Priuileges
and
Freedome
of
Election
reserued
vnto
them
by
their
fundamentall
Lawes
.
As
also
that
in
the
acceptation
thereof
wee
neuer
had
any
respect
to
the
further
aduancement
or
increasing
of
our
owne
dignitie
,
and
present
particular
profit
,
but
chiefly
and
before
all
things
to
the
glorie
of
God
,
the
common
wel-fare
of
our
natiue
Countrey
,
and
as
much
as
possibly
might
bee
,
to
the
preseruation
of
this
famous
Kingdome
,
and
Electorate
Principalitie
there
,
by
hostile
power
and
force
almost
vtterly
spoyled
and
ruinated
;
withall
hauing
commiseration
and
taking
pitie
vpon
the
miseries
,
sighes
,
and
lamentable
teares
which
wee
had
before
our
eyes
of
so
many
poore
distressed
Christians
.
And
therefore
with
our
pure
consciences
we
doe
now
againe
testifie
,
that
if
by
the
refusall
of
this
Crowne
then
offered
vnto
vs
,
wee
might
haue
beene
a
meanes
that
the
deuouring
fire
of
dissention
raised
in
the
said
Kingdome
and
the
Territories
thereof
,
(
and
still
more
and
more
increasing
)
might
haue
beene
quenched
,
the
persesecution
for
Religion
ceassed
,
their
infringed
Priuileges
restored
,
the
Countrey
freed
and
secured
from
menaced
bondage
and
suppression
,
and
the
Empire
also
,
and
specially
wee
our selues
,
and
other
States
bordering
about
vs
,
freed
from
apparant
dangers
:
Wee
would
not
only
haue
refused
the
acceptation
of
the
said
Crowne
offered
vnto
vs
,
but
most
willingly
haue
employed
our
vttermost
endeuour
in
that
behalfe
.
And
wee
hope
,
that
no
man
to
whom
our
actions
and
proceedings
,
from
and
before
the
beginning
of
these
troubles
raised
in
Bohemia
,
are
knowne
and
made
manifest
,
can
as
well
any
waies
doubt
of
our
sinceritie
,
seeing
it
is
vndeniable
,
that
we
not
onely
particularly
,
but
ioyntly
also
with
other
godly
and
true
hearted
Princes
Electors
,
and
Princes
,
presently
vpon
their
verie
first
bursting
out
,
as
vpon
the
encreasing
of
this
hurtfull
fire
,
for
the
preuention
of
ensuing
mischiefes
,
haue
not
spared
nor
refused
to
vse
any
good
meanes
,
nor
to
giue
any
true
and
vpright
counsell
therein
.
To
the
which
end
,
at
the
last
election
day
holden
in
Frankefort
,
by
our
fully
authorised
deputies
,
(
together
with
the
aduice
and
counsell
of
our
fellow
temporall
Princes
Electors
)
wee
did
most
faithfully
and
diligently
labour
,
and
gaue
our
aduice
,
to
procure
,
that
before
wee
handled
or
dealt
in
any
other
matter
,
the
hostile
troubles
raysed
in
the
Empire
,
and
specially
in
the
Kingdome
of
Bohemia
,
might
first
be
brought
and
reduced
to
a
peaceable
and
quiet
State
;
for
the
effecting
wherof
,
we
wished
&
desired
nothing
more
,
then
that
the
Ambassadours
of
the
States
of
Bohemia
,
then
sent
to
Frankefort
,
(
which
by
our
deputies
was
oftentimes
moued
)
at
their
instant
request
might
haue
beene
admitted
and
heard
,
and
not
(
as
they
were
)
so
contemptuously
reiected
and
put
off
.
And
the
electorall
Records
of
the
last
proceedings
in
the
said
Election
at
Franckfort
,
can
witnesse
,
That
our
fully
authorised
deputies
were
as
vnwilling
vnto
the
said
contumelious
refusall
of
the
Bohemian
Ambassadours
,
as
we
were
readie
to
the
approuing
and
admission
of
his
Imperiall
Maiestie
(
as
King
of
Bohemia
)
into
the
electorall
Colledge
;
but
rather
oftentimes
haue
protested
and
declared
,
that
wee
by
no
meanes
would
derogate
any
thing
from
the
liberties
and
rights
of
the
States
of
the
Crowne
of
Bohemia
,
nor
thereby
in
any
manner
seeke
to
prejudice
either
the
one
or
the
other
.
Therefore
,
because
such
good
and
faithfull
admonitions
,
aduice
,
and
protestations
could
take
no
effect
,
but
to
the
contrarie
,
the
said
Ambassadours
of
the
States
of
Bohemia
(
against
their
ancient
nationall
Lawes
and
Priuiledges
)
were
constrained
with
great
disgrace
to
goe
home
againe
vnheard
;
their
propositions
set
downe
in
writing
,
not
propounded
nor
read
in
the
Electorall
Colledge
,
nor
yet
the
cause
orderly
and
lawfully
discussed
and
handled
,
(
the
Countrie
in
the
meane
time
being
so
grieuously
afflicted
,
by
continuall
and
most
extreame
hostilitie
and
deuastation
)
as
the
like
hath
not
beene
heard
of
:
So
that
the
interposition
then
made
and
propounded
to
the
electorall
Colledge
(
which
notwithstanding
required
much
time
,
and
in
the
meane
while
the
Kingdome
of
Bohemia
might
haue
beene
vtterly
spoyled
and
ouerthrowne
)
could
not
be
brought
to
any
effectuall
treatie
,
neither
was
by
the
contrary
part
earnestly
,
nor
with
befitting
zeale
esteemed
of
,
nor
considered
vpon
,
as
conueniently
it
ought
to
haue
beene
;
but
much
rather
,
purposely
the
businesse
was
delayed
,
that
so
in
the
meane
time
the
Countrie
might
bee
weakned
and
tyred
out
.
For
these
considerations
,
the
States
at
that
time
assembled
together
in
the
Citie
of
Prague
,
beeing
then
in
danger
of
falling
into
most
great
extremitie
and
distresse
,
as
also
despayring
of
any
equall
and
impartiall
redresse
of
that
the
contumelious
reiection
and
refusall
of
their
said
Ambassadours
;
were
constrayned
and
forcibly
compelled
,
to
vndertake
some
other
meanes
(
by
vertue
of
their
ancient
and
legall
priuiledges
)
and
to
proceede
to
the
lawfull
alteration
of
the
Crowne
,
as
it
is
now
knowne
vnto
the
World
:
thereby
to
preserue
and
saue
themselues
from
vtter
ruine
and
final
destructions
,
as
by
their
publique
Apologies
and
Deductions
set
forth
,
and
imprinted
,
doth
sufficiently
and
at
large
appeare
.
From
whence
all
men
,
yea
also
euerie
simple
man
,
may
easily
know
and
perceiue
,
That
the
causes
and
motiues
,
whereby
the
States
of
Bohemia
,
and
the
Prouinces
thereinto
incorporated
,
were
enforced
to
this
finall
resolution
,
are
not
in
any
manner
to
be
ascribed
vnto
vs
,
whose
care
and
indeuour
still
was
imployed
by
all
the
meanes
that
could
be
,
to
procure
that
peace
,
quietnesse
,
and
concord
,
might
be
againe
reduced
,
and
re-established
within
the
holy
Empire
;
as
also
,
that
in
the
said
Kingdome
of
Bohemia
(
as
a
speciall
and
principall
Electorall
Principalitie
)
the
troubles
raised
and
begun
,
might
be
appeased
,
and
the
same
reduced
to
a
peaceable
and
quiet
State
:
But
much
rather
vnto
those
,
who
at
the
verie
beginning
,
(
preferring
force
of
armes
before
friendly
means
)
at
the
aforesaid
Electorall
day
,
neglected
,
and
reiected
all
good
counsell
,
admonition
,
and
protestations
;
seeking
all
the
meanes
and
waies
they
could
,
to
aduance
and
effect
that
their
so
long
before
premeditated
intent
and
secret
meaning
.
And
the
processe
of
these
affaires
manifestly
shew
,
how
little
the
contrarie
part
is
and
hath
bin
inclined
to
any
peaceable
course
of
proceeding
,
as
their
actions
sufficiently
testifie
;
and
especially
hereby
,
in
that
we
(
at
the
beginning
of
our
Regall
gouernement
)
when
occasion
was
motioned
of
entering
into
a
peaceable
treatie
,
willingly
offered
to
yeeld
thereunto
.
The
same
was
notwithstanding
by
them
vtterly
refused
and
reiected
.
And
whereas
it
is
imputed
vnto
vs
,
as
if
wee
by
our
accepting
and
taking
of
the
Crowne
offered
vnto
vs
,
both
orderly
,
and
without
all
intrusion
,
and
(
according
to
the
ancient
Lawes
and
fundamentall
Ordinances
of
the
Kingdome
of
Bohemia
,
and
their
olde
customes
)
by
lawfull
precedent
abdication
altogether
free
and
vacant
)
should
thereby
rebelliously
&
by
force
of
armes
,
haue
,
of
our
owne
actuall
manner
,
vndertaken
to
pull
away
the
said
Kingdome
and
Prouinces
incorporated
vnto
the
same
,
from
his
Imperiall
Maiestie
,
contrarie
to
the
common
peace
of
the
Empire
:
therein
we
finde
our selfe
to
be
altogether
ouer
much
wronged
,
and
may
in
regard
thereof
,
vndergoe
and
stand
vnto
the
censure
of
all
indifferent
persons
,
both
within
and
without
the
Empire
.
For
seeing
that
by
the
fore-mentioned
seuerall
published
deductorie
Writings
of
the
worthie
Bohemian
States
,
not
onely
their
right
and
lawfull
causes
of
vndertaken
Reiection
,
but
also
their
anciently
descended
,
&
well
grounded
lawfull
Right
of
free
Election
:
and
that
no
man
with
equitie
,
nor
vpon
any
good
ground
or
solid
reason
,
and
iust
foundation
,
can
boast
of
any
lawfull
succession
to
the
said
Realme
;
much
lesse
by
dangerous
conuentions
,
cessations
,
and
transports
(
wholly
opposite
to
the
Fundamentall
Lawes
)
made
against
and
without
the
knowledge
and
consent
of
the
said
States
,
transport
the
often
foresaid
Kingdome
of
Bohemia
,
and
proprietie
of
the
Empire
,
and
other
the
noble
Countries
,
vnto
any
out-landish
strangers
:
That
all
men
may
sufficiently
perceiue
what
great
wrong
and
iniustice
is
offered
thereby
vnto
vs
,
by
proceeding
against
vs
in
such
manner
,
who
neuer
sought
nor
desired
to
wrong
any
one
,
nor
take
away
against
right
from
any
man
(
of
how
meane
estate
soeuer
he
were
)
any
thing
that
belonged
vnto
him
.
And
although
the
Emperours
Maiestie
within
a
short
time
after
our
Coronation
,
in
an
edict
published
before
this
latter
Mandate
,
by
diuers
colourable
circumstances
and
allegations
,
hath
taken
vpon
him
,
not
onely
to
contradict
,
but
altogether
to
annihilate
and
make
void
the
aforesaid
Reiection
,
Election
,
and
Coronation
made
,
&
conferred
vpon
vs
by
the
said
States
of
the
Crowne
of
Bohemia
:
Wee
doubt
not
,
but
that
euery
man
may
easily
iudge
,
and
discerne
that
his
Maiestie
,
(
who
in
this
cause
touching
the
saide
States
of
Bohemiaes
Abdication
or
Reiection
,
and
therupon
ensuing
Election
and
Coronation
,
presumeth
vpon
certaine
suppositions
,
and
pretences
of
the
house
of
Austria
,
being
but
a
partie
plaintife
)
is
not
for
himselfe
to
iudge
,
whether
the
States
of
Bohemia
haue
herein
done
lawfully
,
and
according
to
their
ancient
Lawes
and
priuiledges
;
and
so
whether
the
new
Election
be
in
force
,
and
of
sufficiencie
,
or
not
:
nor
can
he
be
warranted
by
any
Law
,
or
vnder
any
colour
of
absolute
Imperial
authority
,
power
,
and
Soueraigntie
,
to
aduance
and
presse
thorow
the
priuate
dessignes
and
particular
Austrian
pretences
,
with
peremptory
processe
of
execution
,
&
by
his
own
power
to
make
himself
iudge
in
his
own
cause
,
contrarie
to
all
the
Laws
&
Ordinances
of
the
Empire
;
no
more
then
the
deceassed
Emperours
Frederick
,
Charles
,
Rodulph
,
and
others
,
in
their
owne
particular
controuersies
,
and
pretences
against
any
of
the
States
of
the
Empire
,
did
euer
vndertake
and
assume
vnto
themselues
,
to
be
both
Iudges
and
parties
.
Besides
this
;
The
States
of
the
Crowne
of
Bohemia
,
and
the
prouinces
incorporated
to
the
same
,
acknowledge
not
any
iurisdiction
or
Superioritie
in
the
Emperor
,
in
or
ouer
the
Kingdome
,
(
excepting
that
which
concerneth
the
Feudarie
Lands
had
from
the
holy
Empire
)
because
they
are
not
subiect
to
the
Romaine
Emperour
,
nor
to
any
of
the
holy
Empires
censurers
,
Whereby
it
easily
appeareth
,
how
vnseasonably
and
without
reason
,
the
Emperours
priuie
Councell
in
this
priuate
businesse
arrogate
against
vs
vnto
themselues
the
office
of
Iudges
,
whereunto
in
regard
of
their
Persons
or
Qualities
they
are
not
called
;
nor
by
the
temporall
Princes
Electors
,
and
other
Princes
,
are
acknowledged
or
deemed
to
be
such
as
are
worthie
,
of
their
owne
authoritie
to
assume
such
Princes
power
,
as
by
such
vnfit
and
disordered
proces
,
of
no
force
nor
validitie
,
to
proceede
against
a
King
,
and
a
Prince
Elector
.
But
if
his
Imperiall
Maiestie
,
as
Archduke
of
Austria
,
be
resolued
orderly
and
by
due
course
of
Law
to
prosecute
and
produce
his
pretended
hereditarie
claime
to
the
Crowne
of
Bohemia
,
then
he
ought
not
to
doe
it
before
his
owne
priuie
Councel
and
seruants
,
Forum
rei
,
sue
and
follow
the
same
,
before
them
,
and
according
to
the
Ordinances
of
the
generall
Common
Law
:
as
on
the
other
side
,
if
as
Emperour
of
Rome
,
hee
be
sued
by
order
of
Law
,
by
any
other
,
according
to
the
golden
Bull
of
Charles
the
Fourth
,
hee
ought
to
appeare
,
plead
,
and
answer
before
a
Palsgraue
&
Prince
Elector
;
and
therefore
neither
can
nor
ought
to
be
his
owne
Iudge
.
As
now
it
is
to
be
hoped
,
that
no
impartiall
person
whatsoeuer
may
any
waies
doubt
of
the
insufficiencie
and
manifest
nullitie
of
the
aforesaide
pretended
Imperiall
Edict
of
cassation
:
So
likewise
,
we
are
fully
perswaded
,
that
from
the
same
or
the
like
grounds
,
no
man
will
nor
can
,
but
hold
and
esteeme
the
alreadie
thereupon
ensued
Imperiall
rigorous
mandates
;
as
also
all
such
others
which
are
threatned
,
as
may
hereafter
follow
,
and
be
made
against
vs
,
or
others
,
either
belonging
vnto
vs
,
or
aiding
of
vs
;
to
bee
void
and
of
none
effect
(
as
in
verie
truth
of
themselues
they
are
)
and
which
we
(
as
occasion
serueth
,
and
our
necessitie
requireth
)
are
determined
in
all
euents
as
is
lawfully
permitted
vnto
vs
,
to
withstand
&
repugne
;
in
as
much
as
the
said
proceedings
deriued
from
a
passionate
minde
,
and
concerning
his
owne
priuate
pretended
right
,
are
done
without
any
lawfull
examination
or
knowledge
of
the
cause
,
and
then
specially
when
his
Maiestie
hath
alreadie
hitherto
chosen
another
course
by
force
of
armes
,
and
therein
hath
not
omitted
any
kind
of
hostilitie
whatsoeuer
;
&
whereby
he
hath
directly
not
onely
proceeded
contrarie
to
the
common
Lawes
of
all
Nations
,
but
also
against
the
good
and
profitable
Constitutions
of
the
Empire
,
and
the
Sacred
corporall
Oath
ratified
by
Imperiall
Capitulation
,
whereunto
his
Maiestie
also
hath
bound
and
obliged
himselfe
,
in
these
words
following
:
That
neither
he
,
nor
any
other
for
him
,
or
in
his
name
or
behalfe
,
will
or
shall
,
by
violence
or
force
,
molest
or
trouble
any
of
the
Princes
Electors
,
Princes
,
Prelates
,
Earles
,
Barons
,
nor
other
States
of
the
Empire
,
in
any
manner
:
But
that
,
if
his
Imperiall
Maiestie
himselfe
,
or
any
other
particular
person
,
hath
right
or
cause
to
demand
or
sue
for
any
thing
of
them
all
in
generall
,
or
of
any
of
them
in
particular
(
for
the
auoyding
and
preuenting
of
all
dissentions
,
troubles
,
and
other
inconueniences
in
the
Empire
,
thereby
to
preserue
and
maintaine
peace
and
vnitie
)
he
will
and
shall
proceede
by
lawfull
order
and
processe
;
and
in
such
cases
,
where
hee
or
they
may
haue
iustice
by
Law
,
be
willing
to
submit
themselues
thereunto
:
and
will
by
no
meanes
,
nor
vnder
any
pretence
whatsoeuer
,
permit
nor
suffer
them
to
be
molested
,
hurt
,
or
inuaded
by
warre
,
burning
,
defiances
,
or
any
other
manner
of
hostilitie
whatsoeuer
.
That
his
Maiestie
also
shall
foresee
,
and
hereafter
by
no
meanes
suffer
nor
permit
,
that
any
of
the
States
,
of
high
or
low
degree
,
Princes
Electors
,
Princes
,
or
any
others
,
shall
without
iust
cause
and
lawfull
audience
,
wrongfully
be
proclaimed
or
declared
guiltie
of
proscription
and
banishment
:
But
that
all
cases
shall
bee
proceeded
in
according
to
the
ordinarie
processe
,
and
the
holy
Romane
Empires
Lawes
established
,
to
the
direction
of
the
Lawes
of
the
holy
Empire
,
and
the
reformed
order
held
in
the
Imperiall
Chamber
,
and
agreeably
be
fully
and
strictly
obserued
and
followed
.
And
then
lastly
,
that
his
Maiestie
(
contrary
to
the
golden
Bull
,
and
other
Lawes
and
Ordinances
of
the
holy
Empire
)
shall
not
in
any
manner
,
nor
by
any
meanes
,
of
his
owne
authoritie
,
send
out
any
Rescript
,
Mandate
,
or
other
preiudiciall
Commission
,
nor
by
way
of
entreatie
procure
the
same
from
any
other
magistrate
whatsoeuer
:
with
this
expresse
clause
,
That
if
any
thing
repugnant
to
the
aforesaid
Articles
and
speciall
points
,
be
either
obtained
,
or
sent
forth
,
that
the
same
shall
be
in
all
respects
wholly
frustrate
,
void
,
and
of
no
force
at
all
.
As
therefore
in
this
present
difference
,
wherein
We
now
are
at
controuersie
with
the
Emperous
Maiestie
,
concerning
the
priuate
particular
pretence
which
hee
maketh
(
as
Archduke
of
Austria
)
vnto
our
lawfully
possessed
Kingdome
of
Bohemia
,
and
the
Prouinces
incorporated
thereunto
,
We
are
not
as
yet
at
all
summoned
by
ordinarie
course
of
Law
,
to
appeare
,
which
We
are
readie
and
willing
to
doe
and
performe
,
so
it
be
in
an
indifferent
and
conuenient
place
,
and
before
vnpartiall
Iudges
(
according
to
the
priuiledges
of
Bohemia
:
)
So
no
man
can
nor
ought
to
think
hardly
of
Vs
,
for
refusing
to
obey
the
Imperiall
Monitorie
Mandate
,
published
and
sent
forth
against
Vs
,
bearing
date
the
30.
of
Aprill
last
past
;
as
being
wholly
opposite
and
contrarie
to
all
the
Lawes
and
Ordinances
of
the
Empire
,
and
which
also
is
by
vertue
of
the
aforesaid
Imperiall
Capitulation
,
and
the
golden
Bull
,
of
it selfe
frustrate
,
void
,
and
of
none
effect
at
all
.
And
Wee
also
hope
,
that
other
States
and
fellow-members
of
the
Empire
(
that
haue
not
as
yet
openly
submitted
themselues
vnto
the
Spanish
seruitude
,
or
that
haue
not
betaken
themselues
vnto
the
seruice
of
that
House
,
)
wil
not
be
moued
by
the
said
Imperiall
Mandate
to
them
directed
(
which
for
the
reasons
aforesaid
is
of
no
force
)
to
desist
from
their
most
commendable
intents
and
purposes
,
which
hitherto
they
haue
had
,
for
the
glorie
of
God
,
and
the
comfort
and
consolation
of
so
many
poore
Christians
wrongfully
oppressed
.
And
the
rather
,
for
that
we
are
perswaded
no
man
of
vnderstanding
that
is
not
led
by
vntimely
immoderate
affection
,
or
blinded
with
priuate
considerations
&
imaginarie
respects
,
can
iudge
or
censure
,
that
Wee
or
Our
assistants
haue
in
the
least
respect
done
any
thing
contrarie
to
the
Constitutions
of
the
Empire
,
by
means
of
this
our
firme
resolution
,
which
We
haue
bin
,
and
are
forced
to
take
against
the
Emperours
Maiestie
;
not
as
he
is
Romane
Emperour
,
(
for
in
that
respect
We
neither
doe
,
nor
will
derogate
any
thing
from
him
,
but
rather
,
according
to
the
Imperiall
Lawes
,
in
all
things
duely
honour
and
respect
him
)
but
as
Archduke
of
Austria
,
in
regard
of
his
pretended
particular
and
priuate
pretences
.
And
therefore
,
that
neither
by
law
nor
equitie
doe
the
penalties
set
down
in
the
said
actuall
peremptorie
menacing
Declaration
and
Execution
,
(
as
grounded
vpon
the
Constitutions
of
the
Empire
)
belong
vnto
Vs
,
and
so
much
the
lesse
,
seeing
they
pretend
,
that
the
hitherunto
attempted
&
the
hereafter
further
threatned
processe
,
is
grounded
vpon
the
Empires
Constitutions
,
which
yet
are
not
by
Vs
at
all
:
but
much
rather
by
them
of
the
other
part
,
cleane
laid
aside
,
and
wholly
neglected
;
yea
,
and
in
such
manner
so
ouerstridden
and
transgressed
,
and
with
such
vnheard
of
cruell
insolencies
,
by
the
forraigne
barbarous
souldiers
who
are
brought
in
;
as
that
the
inforced
Defence
and
Deliuerance
permitted
by
all
Lawes
Naturall
and
Nationall
,
neither
can
nor
ought
by
any
the
like
surmise
and
colour
of
Lawe
,
or
other
pretended
ground
of
Reason
whatsoeuer
,
be
drawne
and
taken
at
all
away
from
the
oppressed
.
And
if
yet
his
Imperiall
Maiestie
(
beyond
all
expectation
)
shall
still
suffer
himselfe
to
be
so
far
transported
and
carried
away
,
as
that
(
not
regarding
nor
respecting
the
precious
Oath
he
hath
taken
)
in
respect
of
the
claim
he
pretends
(
against
Vs
)
to
Our
Crowne
of
Bohemia
,
and
the
Prouinces
thereunto
incorporated
;
continually
to
molest
and
grieue
Vs
,
our
friends
,
and
Allies
,
with
intimated
processe
of
Proscription
(
ex
authoritate
propria
)
and
of
himselfe
actually
proceede
so
farre
,
especially
as
in
hostile
manner
,
to
inuade
our
hereditarie
Countries
and
Territories
,
and
by
that
meanes
(
as
he
hath
already
done
,
and
yet
continueth
to
doe
,
both
in
the
Kingdome
of
Bohemia
,
and
the
neighbouring
confines
thereof
)
occasion
new
commotions
,
distractions
,
diuisions
,
and
alterations
in
other
places
of
the
Empire
,
and
thereby
(
as
much
as
in
him
lyeth
)
seeke
to
subuert
&
ouerthrow
the
publike
peace
of
the
said
Empire
:
We
must
indeed
then
with
patience
commit
our
Cause
vnto
God
the
highest
Iudge
,
with
assured
confidence
,
that
as
hitherto
Wee
haue
palpably
felt
and
seene
his
great
and
wonderfull
prouidence
,
and
mightie
out-stretched
arme
extended
towards
Vs
,
so
We
hope
that
his
diuine
Omnipotence
will
also
not
hereafter
forsake
nor
abandon
Vs
,
but
fatherly
affoord
vnto
Vs
such
meanes
,
that
,
by
his
powerfull
assistance
,
We
may
be
able
to
defend
Our selfe
and
Our
right
,
against
so
vnlawfull
wrongs
,
and
vnexpected
barbarous
attempts
.
And
hereby
We
doe
expressely
and
in
the
best
manner
that
Wee
may
or
can
,
truly
protest
,
both
before
God
and
man
,
that
if
,
by
further
menacings
,
and
vnlawfull
seuere
processes
of
Execution
,
a
generall
fire
of
wars
(
which
our
good
GOD
graciously
auert
)
shall
be
kindled
in
Our
natiue
Countrie
of
Germanie
(
as
is
to
be
feared
)
that
then
the
calamities
and
miseries
that
thereby
may
ensue
,
shall
not
in
any
wise
be
laid
vpon
,
nor
imputed
vnto
Vs
;
but
vnto
those
Counsellors
,
and
Seruants
,
that
haue
not
onely
neglected
to
put
his
Imperiall
Maiestie
in
remembrance
of
the
Capitulation
whereunto
Hee
hath
sworne
(
as
by
duty
they
were
bound
)
but
also
for
their
owne
benefit
,
particular
commoditie
,
and
imaginarie
greatnesse
in
the
Countrie
of
Bohemia
,
and
out
of
a
reuengefull
desire
,
haue
ministred
such
means
as
in
many
particulars
are
directly
against
the
aforesaid
Capitulation
,
and
the
common
peace
and
tranquillitie
of
the
whole
Countrie
.
And
this
We
thought
expedient
(
as
also
our
necessitie
requireth
)
to
giue
notice
of
vnto
euerie
one
;
verily
hoping
,
that
no
man
(
who
fauoureth
reason
,
truth
,
and
equitie
)
vpon
the
sight
of
this
Our
most
true
Information
,
can
or
will
bee
moued
to
censure
badly
of
Vs
,
or
to
distaste
Our
Actions
,
in
regard
of
his
Maiesties
friuolous
Mandate
(
repugnant
to
Lawe
and
the
Imperiall
Capitulation
)
published
and
sent
forth
against
Vs
,
Our
friends
,
Allies
,
and
adherents
,
in
regard
of
this
controuersie
that
Wee
haue
with
his
Maiestie
,
as
Archduke
of
Austria
:
nor
suffer
any
taxations
towards
the
performance
of
the
execution
of
such
priuat
pretences
,
to
be
laid
or
louied
vpon
them
;
which
the
House
of
Austria
it selfe
,
did
neuer
heretofore
respect
nor
account
of
,
nor
yet
euer
did
any
thing
or
contributed
in
the
like
cases
of
Execution
,
but
did
euer
,
and
vpon
all
occasions
,
wholly
exempt
and
free
themselues
from
the
same
.
In
regard
whereof
,
the
Princes
Electors
,
Princes
,
and
States
of
the
Empire
,
at
this
time
,
haue
lesse
cause
to
trouble
and
to
burthen
themselues
therewith
on
the
behalfe
of
the
said
House
of
Austria
,
against
Vs
;
but
on
the
contrarie
,
to
be
readie
and
willing
,
if
We
or
Ours
,
in
manner
aforesaid
,
shall
be
assaulted
and
inuaded
,
to
aide
and
assist
Vs
with
their
aduice
and
meanes
,
and
according
to
the
Order
of
Executions
,
(
which
Wee
euer
,
and
at
all
times
,
haue
duely
respected
and
obserued
;
)
and
so
much
the
rather
,
to
afford
Vs
their
helpe
,
for
that
euery
particular
Grant
,
Tract
,
and
State
of
the
Empire
,
ought
,
and
is
reciprocally
bound
to
aide
and
assist
each
other
,
in
the
like
hostile
oppression
and
inuasion
.
To
the
which
,
hereby
Wee
most
friendly
,
louingly
,
and
graciously
incite
them
,
with
promise
when
occasion
shall
bee
offered
,
to
requite
them
with
the
like
.
Giuen
at
Prague
the
1.
of
Iuly
,
1620.
FINIS
.