The
grieuances
for
Religion
of
those
inhabiting
in
the
Prouinces
of
Stiria
,
Carinthia
,
and
Crag●●
;
not
onely
in
their
Bodies
outwardly
,
but
also
in
their
Consciences
inwardly
,
for
the
Testimonie
of
the
true
Gospell
;
most
cruelly
persecuted
,
by
the
enemies
of
the
Truth
,
and
their
Commissaries
:
Vnder
FERDINAND
,
now
Emperour
,
then
Duke
of
Gratz
&c.
TO
declare
to
the
World
the
hourely
and
minutely
griefe
of
Conscience
and
grieuances
for
the
Religion
which
wee
haue
had
,
were
almost
impossible
and
also
vnnecessary
,
since
it
is
,
alas
,
too
well
knowne
to
this
Land
,
to
the
Empire
,
and
to
a
great
part
of
the
World
;
yet
neuerthelesse
we
will
rehearse
a
few
.
1.
First
,
by
priuiledge
,
and
good
will
of
the
illustrious
Arch-Duke
Charles
of
Austria
,
of
famous
memory
,
our
gracious
Lord
and
Prince
,
was
granted
to
the
professors
of
the
Gospell
,
many
speciall
Ministers
in
principall
Townes
as
in
Gratz
,
Indenburgk
,
Clagenfourt
,
and
Labach
.
2.
Item
,
their
Colledges
and
free
Schooles
of
learning
,
for
instructing
Noblemens
,
and
others
Children
,
were
admitted
and
granted
them
,
in
the
foresaid
Townes
of
Gratz
,
Clagenfourt
,
and
Labach
,
all
which
priuiledges
are
most
violently
taken
from
them
.
3.
Item
,
in
the
Countrey
of
Stiria
,
were
many
Cathedrall
and
other
Parish
Churches
also
violently
taken
from
them
.
4.
Also
many
priuiledged
Churches
,
pulled
downe
,
and
blowne
vp
with
Gunpowder
.
5.
One
hundred
Preachers
and
Ministers
commanded
vpon
paine
of
death
to
depart
the
prouince
of
Stiria
.
6.
A
great
many
more
Schoole-masters
,
and
Teachers
of
the
Youth
,
most
pittifully
banished
.
7.
Item
,
many
Church-yards
,
and
resting
places
for
the
dead
bodyes
of
the
faithfull
,
being
walled
and
paled
about
,
were
most
barbarously
pulled
downe
,
and
made
leuell
with
the
ground
.
8.
The
bodies
of
the
faithfull
digged
vp
,
and
giuen
to
be
deuoured
by
Dogs
and
Hogs
;
as
also
the
Coffins
taken
and
set
by
the
high-way
side
,
some
burnt
with
fire
;
a
worke
both
barbarous
and
inhumane
.
9.
Also
vpon
the
buriall
places
of
the
faithfull
,
were
erected
Gibets
and
places
for
execution
of
malefactors
.
Also
vpon
those
places
where
Protestant
Churches
stood
,
or
where
the
Pulpit
stood
,
or
the
Font-stone
,
were
erected
alwaies
most
filthy
spectacles
most
vgly
to
behold
.
10.
Item
,
many
thousand
of
godly
and
religious
bookes
,
among
which
were
many
hundred
Bibles
,
the
witnesses
of
Gods
most
holy
Word
,
vtterly
burnt
with
fire
.
11.
Moreouer
,
(
a
griefe
aboue
all
griefes
)
many
thousands
that
professed
the
Gospell
,
were
most
cruelly
and
shamefully
tormented
and
tortured
,
and
by
the
same
torments
compelled
shamefully
,
to
denie
and
renounce
the
truth
of
Christs
Euangell
.
12.
Compelling
those
of
the
Religion
to
sweare
vpon
their
saluation
neuer
to
renounce
that
damnable
Popish
Idolatrie
,
the
which
they
were
now
forced
to
by
torments
.
13.
The
poore
distressed
people
,
were
also
compelled
to
their
extreame
cost
and
charges
,
to
vphold
and
maintaine
a
strong
gard
of
Souldiers
,
for
those
cruell
Commissaries
owne
obedient
mancipia
and
eùotoria
.
14.
The
constant
Confessors
and
Professors
of
Christs
most
holy
Word
and
Gospell
,
together
with
their
Wiues
,
and
innocent
Babes
,
were
most
cruelly
compelled
to
leaue
their
dwellings
and
habitations
(
whether
it
were
in
Cities
,
Townes
,
or
Villages
)
at
the
pleasure
of
those
barbarous
Commissaries
;
and
the
longest
terme
of
their
abode
was
,
six
weekes
and
three
dayes
,
sometimes
but
eight
dayes
,
and
sometimes
they
must
be
gonne
before
Sun-setting
,
and
sometimes
in
the
coldest
time
of
Winter
,
in
Frost
and
Snow
:
although
it
be
manifest
by
the
peace
of
Religion
,
granted
in
the
yeere
of
God
1555.
(
as
appeares
by
the
Formalia
)
that
all
Subiects
or
Tenants
vnder
Prince
,
or
Noble-man
,
who
were
persecuted
for
Religion
,
might
freely
choose
the
time
of
their
departure
out
of
the
Countrie
.
15.
They
were
not
admitted
time
and
leisure
,
to
make
sale
of
their
Lands
and
Goods
,
but
(
as
may
appeare
by
that
cruell
Edict
specialis
)
they
were
constrained
shamefully
to
sell
them
,
to
their
vnspeakeable
losse
,
yea
,
and
sometimes
compelled
to
giue
them
;
notwithstanding
,
that
it
most
manifestly
appeares
also
,
by
the
foresaid
peace
of
Religion
,
that
there
should
be
no
compulsion
,
in
selling
or
giuing
of
Goods
or
Lands
,
excepting
only
,
in
amore
Christianae
Religionis
.
And
if
they
did
sell
their
Goods
or
Lands
,
they
were
compelled
to
giue
the
tenth
Penny
thereof
,
as
by
way
of
taxation
;
alledging
that
in
Electorall
Princes
and
States
Lands
of
the
Empire
they
did
the
like
.
But
,
as
it
appeares
plainely
by
the
aforesaid
peace
of
Religion
,
it
is
said
,
those
Countries
shall
pay
the
tenth
Penny
,
who
formerly
did
doe
the
same
;
but
these
our
Countries
haue
euer
beene
free
of
those
taxations
.
We
omit
to
remember
that
those
Iewes
who
were
iustly
expelled
not
long
since
,
were
freely
pardoned
this
taxation
.
16.
Notwithstanding
,
those
Iewes
were
bound
by
bond
,
to
pay
the
tenth
Penny
,
at
their
departure
out
of
the
Land
per
modum
Compensationis
;
but
those
poore
Christian
Exiles
must
be
banished
&
troubled
,
and
forced
not
only
to
quit
their
Countrey
,
Friends
,
alliance
&
acquaintance
;
not
only
debarred
the
fruits
of
their
labours
,
but
also
must
be
bereft
of
that
little
money
appointed
for
their
maintenance
,
in
this
their
wofull
banishment
.
17.
And
this
was
not
a
banishment
with
moderation
to
those
deuout
and
most
faithfull
Christians
and
our
beloued
Patriots
,
but
they
were
exiled
vnder
paine
of
death
neuer
to
returne
.
A
banishment
most
infamous
and
most
lamentable
,
that
a
man
must
bee
constrained
neuer
to
returne
to
the
place
of
his
natiuitie
,
there
,
where
so
many
yeeres
he
had
dwelt
with
honor
and
respect
;
there
where
are
the
sepulchers
of
his
dead
predecessors
.
Although
it
be
expresly
set
downe
in
the
often
spoken
of
peace
of
Religion
,
that
it
shall
not
be
preiudiciall
for
any
man
,
freely
to
visite
his
Countrie
,
and
friends
,
from
whom
hee
is
banished
for
Religion
.
18.
Also
the
Noble-men
,
and
others
of
those
Prouinces
being
Protestants
,
were
not
exempted
this
infamy
,
but
were
put
by
their
hereditary
offices
of
State
,
onely
because
they
were
of
the
Religion
;
and
others
were
placed
in
their
offices
,
being
men
of
no
qualitie
or
merit
,
and
only
because
they
were
of
Romish
Religion
.
Our
Protestant
Noble-men
,
were
also
hindred
from
being
Administrators
,
or
exequutors
to
their
friends
or
their
children
,
althoug
they
deale
neuer
so
faithfully
:
Which
shewes
most
plainely
,
that
these
wrongs
done
vnto
them
,
was
not
for
the
insufficiencie
of
their
persons
,
births
,
or
qualities
,
but
only
because
they
were
Protestants
.
19.
Also
the
Noble-men
and
Gentrie
of
those
Prouinces
being
Protestants
,
were
most
grieuously
taxed
and
caused
to
pay
great
and
grieuous
summes
of
money
,
ouer
&
aboue
the
tenth
penny
;
notwithstanding
that
they
had
quitted
their
Churches
,
Schooles
,
Preachers
,
and
Schoole-masters
:
yea
,
euen
those
that
willingly
would
sometimes
goe
out
of
the
Countrey
for
deuotion
,
to
heare
a
Sermon
,
or
communicate
,
were
constrained
to
pay
the
tenth
penny
,
being
out
of
his
Highnesse
Countries
;
although
it
be
manifest
de
iure
,
that
nemo
extra
territorium
suum
can
punish
any
man
.
All
these
iniuries
are
directly
against
his
Highnesse
(
now
Emperour
)
owne
Edict
,
giuen
to
those
of
the
Religion
the
last
of
Aprill
,
1599.
20.
These
great
and
grieuous
troubles
and
tyrannicall
vexations
,
which
wee
haue
beene
and
are
plagued
withall
,
were
not
so
much
to
be
pittied
,
if
there
were
any
hope
of
our
ease
,
or
reliefe
.
But
alas
!
the
vnmercifull
answer
and
resolution
of
his
Highnesse
(
now
Emperour
)
giuen
to
the
Protestants
the
eighth
of
December
1609.
which
was
plainely
told
those
of
the
religion
,
That
he
would
neuer
yeeld
to
their
demandes
,
and
that
hee
would
continue
in
this
his
resolution
euen
till
his
graue
;
and
that
before
he
would
yeeld
for
any
of
the
least
of
their
demands
,
concerning
their
Religion
,
he
would
rather
aduenture
the
losse
of
all
that
euer
he
had
of
God
,
and
with
a
white
Staffe
,
goe
barefooted
out
of
all
his
Countries
.
Also
his
Highnesse
(
now
Emperour
)
did
threaten
mightily
the
Protestant
Estates
,
vowing
that
he
would
be
reuenged
on
them
,
for
seeking
any
tolleration
;
alleadging
that
it
was
against
his
princely
Authoritie
.
21.
To
conclude
,
this
last
is
the
worst
of
all
,
that
his
Highnesse
(
now
Emperor
)
will
not
heare
his
Nobility
&
Gentry
,
nor
one
of
those
of
the
Religion
,
but
he
oftentimes
commanded
them
vpon
paine
of
their
liues
to
keepe
perpetuall
silence
:
as
in
Anno
1598.
the
thirtyeth
of
September
;
the
fifth
of
May
1599.
the
fifth
of
March
1601.
and
this
last
time
,
the
eighth
of
December
1609.
Also
it
is
most
manifest
in
that
Edict
,
in
the
yeere
1599.
hee
absolutely
forbids
vnder
the
paine
of
death
,
that
no
man
of
what
degree
or
qualitie
whatsoeuer
,
should
entertaine
any
Preacher
or
Minister
of
the
Gospell
;
vowing
also
that
hee
will
not
heare
any
more
of
their
grieuances
:
Which
is
,
dura
&
acerbavox
regnantis
,
non
velle
audire
&
scripta
accipere
,
contrà
quàm
Vetula
illa
obijciebat
Regi
Macedonum
Philippo
audientiam
recusanti
:
Si
non
vis
audire
,
noli
ergo
Regnare
.
The
abuses
in
Religion
is
no
new
thing
,
especially
of
the
spirituall
sort
,
but
if
the
Spiritualitie
did
commit
any
excesse
,
or
gaue
any
euill
example
,
it
was
to
be
seene
into
by
their
temporall
Princes
and
Lords
,
as
we
haue
a
fine
example
in
the
History
of
Stiria
(
fol.
81
,
)
in
the
yeere
of
God
1518.
When
Doctor
Luther
had
gotten
the
vpper
hand
,
he
gaue
in
a
long
Catalogue
of
Complaints
and
abuses
of
the
Clergie
to
the
Emperour
Maximilian
,
complayning
of
the
abuses
of
their
Benefices
,
their
neglect
of
Gods
Seruice
,
the
insolencies
committed
in
their
Diocesse
,
the
carelesnesse
of
their
saluation
,
of
the
euill
gouerning
of
Church
liuings
,
and
of
the
too
many
idle
persons
,
that
were
maintained
to
the
heauie
burthen
of
the
Countrey
,
as
sundry
sorts
of
Abbots
,
Canonicats
,
Prebendes
,
Commendats
,
and
many
others
:
his
Imperiall
Maiestie
graciously
did
promise
a
redresse
,
giuing
command
to
all
Dukes
and
Lords
,
to
see
a
reformation
.
But
at
this
time
there
is
greater
cause
of
redresse
of
abuses
,
since
it
is
to
bee
plainely
seene
,
that
wickednesse
hath
gotten
the
vpper
hand
,
and
alas
!
there
is
no
hope
of
helpe
,
or
redresse
.
If
this
Prince
deales
so
hardly
with
his
owne
,
much
more
cruelty
is
to
be
looked
for
at
his
hands
,
if
he
can
haue
the
vpper
hand
of
others
.
The
most
humble
Supplication
of
certaine
of
the
States
of
lower
Austria
made
vnto
the
Emperour
:
Wherein
is
shewed
the
most
terrible
,
inhumane
,
and
barbarian
tyrannyes
,
committed
by
the
Emperours
Souldiers
,
by
the
Casockes
and
Wallons
in
the
said
Countrie
.
MOst
gracious
Prince
,
the
vnspeakeable
spoyling
,
destruction
,
miserie
,
trouble
,
calamitie
,
and
subiection
of
these
countries
,
wrought
and
effected
by
the
accursed
Cosackes
and
others
your
Maiesties
Souldiers
brought
into
the
same
,
together
with
the
robbings
,
murtherings
,
sackings
,
burnings
,
massacrings
,
and
other
barbarian
cruelties
vsed
and
committed
therein
,
mooueth
and
prouoketh
vs
in
the
name
and
behalfe
of
our
principall
Lords
&
the
whole
Countrey
,
to
take
and
haue
our
recourse
,
next
vnto
God
,
to
your
Emperiall
Maiestie
,
with
sighes
and
teares
to
renew
our
former
complaints
.
In
regard
that
the
same
(
in
the
least
degree
)
are
not
yet
redressed
,
neither
hath
your
Imperiall
Maiesty
,
nor
you
Generals
granted
any
message
,
nor
Mandate
in
writing
for
their
safe
conducts
;
and
to
obtayne
some
reliefe
therein
for
your
poore
subiects
.
For
although
your
Maiesty
hath
heretofore
oftentimes
beene
certified
and
aduised
,
how
and
in
what
manner
the
Countrie
in
generall
is
spoyled
and
destroyed
,
both
the
Gentil-men
and
Commons
rob'd
and
ransackt
,
some
of
the
Pesants
kild
,
and
some
of
them
driuen
from
house
&
home
into
the
Woods
,
and
Mountaynes
;
Vines
and
earable
Lands
spoyled
and
laid
waste
,
humanitie
set
aside
;
vertue
,
modestie
,
honestie
,
policy
,
law
and
right
hindred
and
neglected
,
and
an
innumerable
company
of
sinnes
,
and
shamefull
and
horrible
actions
are
daily
committed
,
and
cruelly
exercised
by
the
Souldiers
.
Your
Maiestie
hauing
most
graciously
granted
and
promised
,
to
take
speedy
order
for
the
redressing
and
preuention
thereof
;
and
to
that
end
vouchsafed
your
Gracious
Commission
to
the
Generall
of
your
army
,
for
the
ceasing
and
stay
of
the
same
:
being
compelled
thereunto
by
meere
necessitie
and
force
,
your
poore
and
humble
Subiects
are
againe
vnited
to
renew
their
said
complaints
,
and
to
let
your
Maiesty
know
,
that
the
said
insolencies
are
not
by
any
meanes
ceased
,
nor
yet
lessened
,
but
rather
from
day
to
day
,
and
continually
,
are
still
committed
,
and
more
and
more
encreased
and
wax
stronger
,
yea
,
and
in
such
barbarian
,
vnchristian
,
and
inhumane
manner
,
that
we
are
astonished
and
abashed
to
thinke
thereon
,
and
in
a
manner
haue
a
detestation
to
name
them
to
certifie
your
Maiesty
thereof
.
Therefore
sith
the
vnruly
Souldiers
,
specially
the
Cosackes
,
stil
persist
in
such
their
strange
,
feareful
,
and
detestable
actions
,
and
that
there
is
no
forbearance
nor
distaste
thereof
in
any
sort
,
as
also
being
certified
,
that
the
same
is
to
be
continued
and
practised
by
others
of
your
Maiesties
troops
.
Wee
,
being
vpon
more
then
a
sure
ground
,
for
that
we
are
certainely
perswaded
in
our
consciences
,
that
it
cannot
be
answered
before
God
,
together
with
the
States
,
whose
Officers
are
respectiuely
to
maintaine
the
Countrie
,
moued
with
no
small
griefe
and
inward
vexation
of
mind
to
behold
the
miserable
state
of
the
country-people
,
&
being
gouernours
and
fathers
of
the
same
,
(
as
the
duty
of
euery
Gouuernor
and
States-man
bindeth
him
)
most
heartily
and
earnestly
desiring
and
wishing
to
see
a
remedie
therein
.
Hoping
that
your
Imperiall
Maiestie
,
will
not
in
any
wise
be
offended
,
nor
take
it
in
euill
part
,
that
in
some
sort
we
make
the
same
knowne
vnto
your
Maiesty
,
only
to
the
end
,
that
your
said
Maiesty
,
as
a
Christian
Potentate
,
and
a
most
gracious
Prince
of
the
house
of
Austria
,
may
the
rather
with
all
speede
seeke
to
remedy
,
and
take
ayde
for
the
diuerting
of
these
great
,
most
enorme
,
and
mischieuous
proceedings
.
So
it
is
,
and
it
pleased
your
Imperiall
Maiesty
,
that
for
as
much
,
as
the
Wallons
,
and
other
strange
Souldiers
,
brought
into
this
Country
,
cease
not
continually
,
to
make
a
common
practise
to
waste
,
spoyle
,
burne
,
murther
,
and
massacre
the
Countrie
and
the
Commons
thereof
,
whereby
there
is
not
any
fearefull
,
vnspeakeable
,
and
inhumane
action
whatsoeuer
,
which
they
,
and
other
of
your
Maiesties
souldiers
with
al
cruelty
,
and
bloud-thirstinesse
,
haue
not
effected
,
exercised
,
and
committed
;
sparing
not
to
burne
whole
Villages
,
Hamlets
,
and
Market-townes
,
and
in
them
Store-houses
for
the
prouision
of
Widdowes
and
Orphans
,
(
among
the
which
we
also
that
are
Ambassadors
,
and
haue
a
speciall
protection
from
your
Maiesty
for
our
defence
against
all
oppressions
,
are
not
spared
)
seised
vpon
,
spoyled
,
and
burnt
their
Castles
,
houses
,
and
their
prouision
for
their
houses
,
being
taken
from
them
;
the
poore
subiects
that
are
employed
about
necessary
defences
,
cannot
get
a
bit
of
bread
to
relieue
themselues
withall
,
but
are
constrained
to
starue
and
die
for
hunger
.
Boys
and
Women
being
fearefully
violated
&
rauished
,
are
carried
prisoners
away
,
both
young
and
old
men
and
women
,
most
cruelly
and
terribly
martired
,
torterd
,
prest
,
their
flesh
pinsht
,
and
pulled
from
their
bodies
with
burning
tonges
,
hangd
vp
by
the
necks
,
hands
,
feete
,
and
their
priuy-members
;
women
,
gentlewomen
,
and
young
wenches
vnder
yeeres
rauished
till
they
die
,
women
great
with
child
,
layd
so
long
vpon
the
fire
,
vntill
which
time
as
that
men
may
see
the
fruit
in
their
bodies
,
and
so
both
mother
and
child
die
together
,
old
and
young
,
high
and
low
states
,
spirituall
and
temporal
persons
,
without
any
difference
,
oppressed
,
and
many
thousands
of
innocent
people
fearefully
murthered
.
Some
in
their
castles
(
and
yet
such
as
haue
deserued
wel
at
your
Maiesties
and
the
house
of
Austrias
hands
,
as
being
old
&
good
friends
to
the
same
)
notwithstanding
their
Letters
Pattents
of
assurance
and
protection
,
(
because
they
professe
the
Lutheran
Religion
)
pitifully
murthered
.
Some
of
them
with
their
wiues
and
children
being
brought
forth
in
their
shirts
and
smocks
,
and
wholly
bereft
of
all
reliefe
,
and
such
as
flie
out
into
the
fields
,
not
suffred
there
to
be
free
from
their
cruelties
,
but
running
after
them
,
haue
beene
most
pitifully
slaine
,
and
hewed
to
peeces
.
And
many
men
of
great
account
haue
beene
glad
to
take
Pasports
from
their
owne
seruants
,
with
many
other
such
like
vnspeakeable
and
inhumane
insolencies
,
and
horrible
,
and
cruel
actions
that
are
practised
;
which
although
,
now
(
as
loth
to
make
them
knowne
vnto
your
Maiesty
)
we
forbeare
to
write
it
as
much
as
in
conscience
we
can
,
and
wil
answere
for
the
same
before
God
,
we
wil
hereafter
not
spare
to
declare
.
Therefore
,
sith
we
know
,
that
your
Maiesty
takes
no
pleasure
in
these
feareful
and
horrible
excesses
,
and
intolerable
abuses
,
&
much
more
in
respect
of
your
Christian
charitie
&
Princely
minde
,
cannot
but
conceiue
a
great
disliking
thereof
;
and
that
it
is
to
bee
feared
,
that
your
Maiesty
hath
not
yet
,
or
may
for
a
long
time
refraine
from
resoluing
vpon
an
answer
to
be
made
,
&
order
to
be
taken
touching
these
our
obedient
&
humble
supplications
,
and
therefore
the
same
wil
haue
no
end
nor
be
restrained
,
whereby
the
whole
Country
will
bee
in
danger
to
bee
laid
waste
,
the
Lords
and
subiects
of
the
same
brought
and
reduced
into
extreme
miserie
and
affliction
,
to
the
great
preiudice
,
not
only
of
your
Maiesty
,
but
also
of
the
whole
famous
and
worthy
house
of
Austria
,
and
an
vnrecouerable
damage
vnto
the
Empire
.
Wee
most
humbly
,
once
againe
beseech
your
Maiesty
,
in
the
name
of
our
principall
States
,
for
the
mercy
of
God
,
in
the
bleeding
wounds
of
our
Lord
and
Sauiour
Iesus
Christ
,
that
you
would
be
pleased
,
according
to
your
naturall
commendable
Austrian
,
and
Imperiall
clemencie
,
to
haue
compassion
vpon
the
necessitie
,
miserie
,
and
pitifull
estates
of
your
faithfull
States
,
Subiects
,
and
inhabitants
,
whereby
your
Maiesty
shall
not
only
bee
a
furtherance
to
your
owne
desiring
of
peace
,
quietnesse
,
and
prosperitie
,
and
procure
your
most
gracious
satisfaction
,
but
also
obtayne
immortall
commendation
of
all
posteritie
.
Which
your
faithfull
and
bounden
subiects
wil
endeuour
with
all
dutie
and
obedience
to
deserue
at
your
Maiesties
gracious
hands
,
wherewith
we
referre
our selues
to
your
most
Princely
pleasure
and
disposition
.
The
true
neather
Austrian
Euangelicall
Committees
and
Ambassadours
.