First of all some were condemned to imprisonment of their persons and other some to Corporall punishment .

1 The Lord William Poppel of Lockowitz , &c. High Steward of the Kingdome , who was brought forth first of all , his Iudgement was , that grace should be offred vnto him , but yet vpon the good liking and ratification of the Emperours Maiestye , was to remaine in perpetuall prison .

These are condemned in like maner vpon his Maties liking , to perpetual imprisonment . Paul Rinschan Hans Wastrowetz Felix Wentzel Pietibesky D. Matthias Borbonius .

6 Lucas Karabon is condemned to be Executed with the Sworde , but grace being shewed him , his Iudgement is , that he shall be sent to Raab , and there to remaine in perpetuall prison .

7 Wolfgang Haslawer , is to be sent to Raab and there to be shut vp in Iron chaynes .

8 Melchior Dubrecht , is to be banished out of the Land for euer , but grace shewed him , is to be sent to Raab and there to weare the Iron chaines for a yeare .

9 George Sabiota is also condemned to be banished for euer , but out of grace and vpon the Emperors pleasure , Execution is suspended .

10 Paul Patzko shall remaine in prison for a yeare .

11 Caspar Vszler is condemned to be hangd out of the Windowe of the new Cities Counsel-house , but by grace , till farther order , the Execution is stayed , and he in the meane time to remaine in prison .

12 Nicholas Diebis . Officer to the Burgamasters of the olde Citty , is condemned to haue his tongue cut out of his throat , and it fastened to the gallowes , and after that to be sent to Raah , there to be shut vp in Irons : but grace offered him , hee is to stand with his tongue nayled on the poast of the Gallowes , for the space of an houre , and then to be sent to Raab aforesaid to perpetuall imprisonment .

Amongst these are 2. Bohemian Procurators , all 3. are condemned to be whipt with Rods out of the citie and banisht the land . Wentzel Orsatzky , Ioseph Kubin , Hans Sirele .

16 Iohn Kammerit is , is to be banished for one yeare .

These persons following were condemned to Death . First men of Noble houses .

1 The Lord Ioashim Andreas Schlick , &c. chiefe Minister of the Iustice in the Land of Bohemia , one of the priuy Counsell Director , and head Gouernour in vpper Lufatia , &c. whome the Elector of Saxony seut Prisoner to Prague , hee had this heauy Sentence of condemnation pronounced against him , that first his right hand should bee chopt off , then to be quartered aliue , and the quarters to be hang'd vpon the high-wayes , his head and hand to be fastened on a pole vpon the Bridge Tower : But grace being offred vnto him , hee is to haue his head and then his right hand cut off , and both to be nayled on the top of a Pole and set vpon the Bridge Tower .

2 The Lord Wentzel of Budowitz Senior , President of the Appellations and Director , is condemned to the same penalty as the Earle of Sclick : Neuerthelesse mercy being shewed him , his Iudgement is mitigated , and is to be executed after the same manner as the said Earle of Sclick .

3 The Lord Christofer of Harrant , President of the Bohemian Chamber and Director , out of grace is adiudged to be executed with the Sword .

These following were Knights and of the Gentry .

4 Bohuszlaw of Michalowitz , &c. Burghgraue of Conig , Gratzer , Craitz , and Director , &c. shall be executed with the Sword , and is to haue his right hand chopt off , and both to be set and nayled fast vpon the Bridge Tower .

5 Casper Kaplitz , Lord high Secretary of the Kingdome of Bohemia and Director , is condemned to haue his head cut off , then to bee parted in fower quarters , & the quarters to be hang'd vpon the high wayes : But out of grace mercy being shewed vnto him , in consideration of his great age of fouer fcore yeares , this Iudgement is mitigated and he is to be Executed with the Sword and his head to be fastened with the others vpon the Bridge Tower .

6 Hinrick Otto of Losz , &c. Vnder burghgraue of Carlestein , also Vnder-chamberlaine of Bohemia , and Director , is condemned to be cut aliue in foure quarters , and the peeces to be hanged and set vp , as of the former : But by grace this Iudgement is mitigated , and is condemned to dye in such manner as the foresaid Kaplitz .

7 Procopius Dworsetzky , Vnder-chamberlaine of Bohemia , and

8 Friderick van Bilaw , Captain of the Dutch Leen or feofe , both Directors , and both had such heauy Sentence as the aforesaid Kaplitz : But yet out of grace their Iudgement is altered and mittigated , as of the aforesaid Kaplitz , and they are to be executed with the Sword , their heads set vp and fastened as aforesaid .

9 Willem Koneg of Klumboky , Director , and

10 Dionisius Tscher in , Captaine of the Castle of Prague , by grace shewed them , they are both sentenced to haue their heads cut off with the Sword .

These following , are of the Burgesses and of the best Cittizens . The three first Directors , but all foure condemnd to be executed with the sword , & ther heads on poles on the Bridge Tower . Valentine Kochan Tobias Stefgeck Christofer Cober senior Iohn Theodorus sixt .

15 Iohn Schulthetsz Burgemaster at Kuteenbergh , &

16 Maximilian Heostelig , Primus at Satz , both these are condemned to haue their heads stroken off with the sworde , and the Head of the first is to bee caryed to Kuttenbergh , and of the other to Satz , and each to be nayled on poles and made fast vpon the Gallowes of their seueral places .

17 D. Iobannes Iessenius , a Doctor in Physicke , a famous Learned man , and one of the eloquentest Orators that Bohemia euer brought forth , a Professor in the Colledge Carolini in the olde Citty of Prague , is sentenced to this grieuous and heauy Iudgement , to haue his tongue plukt out of his throat , and then to be quartered aliue : But by speciall mercy offred him , he is condemned to haue his tongue cut off as aforesaid , and thereupon to be executed with the Sword , and then to be quartered in fower peeces , which quarters are to be hang'd by the Gallowes Tower vpon the high streets there to remaine , but his head to be poled and set vpon the Bridge Tower .

These seauen receiued all grace and are to be executed with the Sword . Wentzel Maschir offizky Hinrick Bock , Elias Rossin Senior , Elias Kotzaw , George Stzetzisckky , Michel Widman , Simon Wockatschtz .

25 Iohn Kuttenaw , chiefe Captaine of the Citizens in the olde Citty , and

26 Simon Sussitzszky , Commissary of the Counsel , and of the Stewer-ampt , and also in former times Commissary of the Iesuites Colledge : both are condemned to be hang'd out of the Window of the Towne-house in the olde Citty on a beame or peece of Timber to that end stretched out of the same window .

27 Nathaniel Wodnianszky , is condemned to be hang'd and strangled on the Gallowes in the Market place in the olde City .

Immediately after this Iudgement and sentence of condemnation , it is likewise decreed and pronounced to all in generall , and to euery Prisoner in particular ( as well to those that were left aline , as to them that were afterwards executed ) that they had forfeited their Bodies , Liues , Estates , Honours , Dignities , good and blood , and that their goods should be seazed vpon ( as already in some sort it was affected ) but onely that some of their bed consorts and wiues , should haue free their Ioynture that they brought with them at their mariage .

This bloody and tragicall Acte of condemnation . being ended , and brought to that periode ; the Emperors , Atourny in his Maiesties name gaue harty thankes to the Lord Commissioners both in the Dutch and Bohemian language , and thereupon the said Lord Commissioners , returned againe to their houses , But the condemned Persons were conuayed againe to the place of their Imprisonment , & there they obtained leaue , that euery one that knewe any of them might freely come to visite them to speake and conferre with them , and to comfort them in this their Extremity . But assoone as from their arraignment they were returned into their Prisons , there resorted vnto them great Companyes of Iesuites all two and two , who did their vttermost endeuour with exceeding great perswasions to turne them to their opinion and to conuert them , if any wise it were possible ) to their Idolatry and Popish Religion ( they all being of the Augustine confession and with great constancy professing the Lutheran religion ( except Wentzel Badowitz being of the reformed Religion , & Dionisius Tschkerin a Roman Catholike ) but they got so much of the one as of the other , and in summe effected nothing at all . And because they disputed more then an houre with D. Iessenius in the presence of Mr. Dauid Lippach Minister & Preacher of the Augustan confession , at last he gaue them this for his finall answer & expedition , that all what in his baptisme he had promised to Iesus Christ his Lord and Sauiour , he was resolued to liue and dye thereby , and was most willing to ratifie & seale the same with his blood .

They likewise were suffered either ingenerall or particular to haue with them aswell Duch as Bohemian Preachers , both of the confession of Ausburgh as of the Hussites to their last end who did their best endeuour and tooke great paines with comforting them , and gaue them many good admonitions to dye constantly in the trew knowledge of God and their Redeemer Iesus Christ , to their grrat strengthning in this their last conflict .

On the aforesaid Saterday in the night time , ( besides the 43. whereunder 27. were condemned to dye ) there were two prisoners more adiudged to death in the manner as followeth , namely :

1 Leander Ruppell being of the secret Counsell of the Elector Palatine of Heydelborgh , and also Counseller and Agent for some other Princes , and

2 George Hawenschildt Aduocate & Counsellor of the Appellutions and Commissary they were both sentenced to haue their heads & hands cut of , and then the said their heads and hands to be nayled on poales , and set vpon the Bridg-Tower , and all their goods to be confiscated : but because that these two were not with the other prisoners conuaied to the Castle ) their sentence was not then pronounced vnto them , as to the others , and therefore their condemnation was sent to them in writing : and thus the execution which was to be done vpon their persons was denounced vnto them in the same night .

On Sunday following being the 20 of Iune very early in the morning there came many of the condemned sorowfull Wiues , children & friends to his Excellency the Prince of Lichtenstyn , out of the very bottom of their heartes crying most pittyfully for mercy , and interceeding their condemned Lords , Husbands , Fathers and Kinsmen : at least that their punishment might bee mitigated and their iudgement limmited , But they had a sober answer to the small comfort of their sorrowes in this their misery .

Vpon the same Sunday , the said Duch Lutherian Preacher master Lipp●ch in his Sermon did from the Pulpet most ernestly exhorte the people being there present in great multitude , no ioyne their instant & serious Christian Prayers with him to God Almighty for the condemned persones , that it would please his Diuine Maiesty to vouchsafe them a most happy , constant and Christian end , ●o ●e●eaue then soules in the Eternall Glory which was done accordingly and therevpon the most part of them that in great number were in the Church did weepe and lament most bitterly : all which , as likewise the greuous and pitifull lamenting both before and after that , of women and children , & of other persons of all sortes struken with great compassion at such a lamentable spectacle , all bewailing and howling ( the most part of the inhabitans of Prague , doeing nothing ells but weepe and cry out incessantly , pitying their vnfortunate and distressed state ) all which I say it were not possible otherwise but it would moue any stony heart , yea the stones themselues to commiseration , But in the meane time the condemned persons themselues were euer ioyfull within their soules , showing a chearefull Countenance , they resolued all together to dye coragiously in the christian Faith , and were full of comfort to their very last ends .

In the afternoone Doctor Iessenius , Leander Ruppell and George Hawenshild caused in the Sermon againe Christianly and feruently to be prayed for them , desiring that it might be denounced from the pulpet to all the people there present , that if they had in any wise offended any of them , out of Christian charity they would be pleased to pardon them .

Towards night the Theatrum or Scaffold was ouer and ouer and round about aswell at the sides as towards the Towne-house ouercouered some elles high with blacke Cloath : and assoone as after the Bohemian manner , the Clocke had strucken 24. houres , all the condemned persons were in eight Coaches brought from the Castle downe into the olde Citty , being conueyed thither with two companies of Horses and a company of Footmen , and immediately after that , the like is done with the other Prisoners that were in the new Citty . And in this night all the companies of Horse and Foot held their watches in seuerall places of the City of Prague , But in the meane time the condemned Prisoners passed and brought ouer all this night with continuall Prayers and singing of Psalmes till the next following Munday early in the morning when the Execution should be done .

On Munday the 21. of Iune in the morning betimes when the clocke after the Dotch manner was not yet fiue , there were seene in the Element two faire Rainbowes , standing crosse-wise one ouer another , what that signifieth God knoweth onely , that thereof is diuerfly discoursed and iudged : And at the same time , as also the whole night before and as long as the then following execution did continue , two companies of Horses and three companies of Foot were placed in the great Market-place before the Towne-house . And the Clocke striking fiue after the Dutch manner , a peece of Canon was discharged in the Castle for a signe and warning token , whereupon presently all the Gates of the Citty , as also that of the Bridge Tower were shut , and the Port-cullis let fall downe , and then they went forwards with the Execution .

Vpon a lesser stage which also was made purposely ioyning to the great erected Theatrum or Scaffold was sitting the Imperiall Iudge , and with him the Counsell of the olde Citty , but the three Iudges of Prague gaue attendance to the condemned Prisoners , to bring and conney them one after another to the place of execution . Vpon the said Scaffold in the same place ; where they should receiue the mortall stroake , a Crucifix was set by an vnknowne disguised man , one ( as it was thought ) of the Citties Officers , whereby euery one of them that were condemned did kneele downe vpon a blacke Cloath , and there with great patience receiued the corporall punishment that he was to endure .

But in the meane time during the Execution , neere to the place thereof , some companies of Footmen ( who with some other companies of Horsemen stood there ranged in order of Battell in the great Market-place round about the Scaffold , excluding all other spectators from thence as farre as they could ) were charged to make a noyse with their Drums , which was done accordingly , so that thereby it was vnpossible to any to heare his own wordes , much lesse such thinges as by euery patient in particuler might haue beene related for the last time & in the end of their liues , many being much desirous to heare what should be by them vttered for their last confession .

First of all was brought forth the said Lord the Earle of Schlick in a blacke Silke gowne , hauing a little booke of Prayers in his hand : he was of a ioyfull countenance , and well animated , looking vp to Heauen , and without intermission powring out his feruent Prayers to God Almighty , he came to the Scaffold in all maner free and loose , as likewise were all the others that were Executed in that place : There one of his Seruants puld of his vpper garment and Dublet , and he himselfe with the helpe of his said seruant vncouered and made naked the vpper part of his body , then the Earle kneeled downe vpon the blacke Cloath which purposely was laid there , and with great patience calling vpon the Blessed name of the Lord , he stretched forth his necke , holding vp his head , which the Executioner strucke of with great dexterity and nimblenes ; which being done , the said seruant tooke his Maisters right hand , and layd it vpon a little blocke which the Executioner chopt of likewise with his sworde : The said seruant taking presently his said Maisters head and hand in his custodie , but the body was wrapped in the black cloath whereupon he was executed , and then was assoone caried away from the scaffold by six men , who were all disguised , and cloathed in black mourning Gownes , wearing black hats vpon their heads & their faces couered with some kinde of black cypers to the end they might not be knowne , but were some officers of the Maiestrates and Citty of Prague ( as is thought ) so that the Executioner touched not , nor layd hand on any place of the body of the said Earle , nor on his garments . The like was performed about all the others , being in all to the nomber of 24. that there were executed with the sworde ( Doctor Iessenius onely excepted ) And as soone as the one was dispatched , then there was brought an other black cloath to the scaffold for him that should be the next , and it was layd downe in the place of the former , to be vsed for the same end

The said Earle being dispatched , as is aboue related , the Lord Budowitz ( being of the reformed Religion ) came forth to the scaffold , led by two of the said Iudges , no Priest nor Preacher being with him , He likewise offerrd his feruent prayers to God Almighty , and presently after suffered the corporall punishment decreede against him , as is before mentioned .

In like manner the other 22 who were yet remaining were brought one after an other to the scaffold and there their Iudgement , in such manner as it was pronounced against their Persons , was fully done and accomplished . And furthermore as often as one was dispatched , the body of him that was beheaded , was at an instant caried away from the scaffold by the abouesaid six disguised men wrapped in the said blacke cloath , and in steede thereof other two men disguised after the said manner came in and brought an other new black cloath laying it downe open for him that should be the next .

And thus all the aforesaid condemned men being euery one for his perticular and all ingenerall full resolute and of good comfort , with powring out their deuout prayers continually to God , trusting to be saued through the merits of our Sauiour Iesus Christ , lost their heads & dyed like good Christians perseuering constantly in the Euangelical Religion , accoridng to the confession of Auspurgh , comming forth to the scaffold with Euangelicall Mininisters , onely excepted the said Dionius Tscherin , who dyed a Roman Catholique , hauing with him a Popish Chanon and a Iesuite , and the abouesaid Lord Budowitz , being of the reformed Religion , who was not permitted to haue a minister of his religion , and refused to haue other with him .

Doct●r Iessenius comming to the scaffold last of all , the Executioner tooke him presently and tyed his hands vpon his back , and then sitting downe vpon his knees , a blacke cloth being laid open vnder him , he still calling vpon the name of God , where the Executioner with a litle payre of pincers puld out his tongue and cut it of with a knife , and therevpon presently after , he cut of his head with his sword , which his decreed Iudgment corporall punishment he suffered with great patience & constancy , hauing first offered his prayers with great deuotion to the Almighty God as is beforesaid .

Thus the Executioner of the Citty of Prague , hath brought to death in manner as is before related , the aforenamed 24 persons ; All which was performed with fower swordes : with the first were executed elleuen , with the second fiue , and with the other two , eight had their heads cut of ; and all with great dexterity , not missing one stroake , as if the winde had blowen their heads from their shoulders .

After this hee tooke the three other men who were condemned to be hang'd and in the great Market place before the Townehouse , he tyed their hands vpon their backs , whereof the two first was hanged vp on a peece of timber , that was struck out purposely of the windowe of the Townehouse , but the third was hanged on the ordinary Gallowes , so that within the space of lesse then fower howres and a halfe , by the Executioners own hands 27 men were put to death ; and thus miserably lost their liues .

This bloody and cruelll execution was nothing els but a fearefull and most lamentable spectacle , which many of the spectators did behold with the highest commiseration and Christian compasion ; so that many hundreth men , women and children were then seene & heard in the Citty of Prague most bitterly to weepe , lament & bewaile , wringing their hands , with many heauy and wofull exclamations , which might haue mooued any heart were it neuer so hard to compassion .

Which Execution was the more pittifull to beholde , because that those that were condemned ( no regard being had that many of them were of Noble blood and of eminent Dignities , of the best Houses of the Realme , and some of them being very olde men , whereof the most part had faire gray hayres vpon their graue heads , & snow white Beards : amongst them Ten their yeares being accounted together , made vp the number of 700. yeares of Age ) that those graue and aunci●nt men I say were forced to loose their deate Liues in such a miserable manner , and were brought to this infamous and shamefull end . But they all one with another went to their Death most Christianly & willingly , with the greatest ioy and patience , that may be related , remaining alwayes constant in their professed Religion , and in the seruice of God to their last breath , so that many stood thereat amazed , and wondred of their great constancy . Wherof to the number of 25. haue most happely ended their Liues in the profession of the Euangelical Lutheran Religion , no doubt but their soules enioy at this time the glory and felicitie of Eternall life .

Elias Russin the Elder , and Iohn Theodorus Sixt were likewise , as is before mentioned , sentenced , and should haue suffered the heauy punishment whereunto they were condemned , but thus farre is interceeded for them that the Execution is stayed till his Imperiall Maiesty himselfe commeth to Prague , then to doe as it shall please him .

And the Executioner layde no hand on any of them that were put to Death ( Doctor Iessenius onely excepted with the three that were executed with the Rope ) but they themselues with the helpe of euery one his seruants stript off their garments , till the vpper part of their bodyes was made naked , and thus they yeelded themselues willingly to dye .

As sooue as the head of any of them was strucken off , as likewise any of the handes being seperated from the arme , at the same instant one of the seruants tooke the head and hand of his Master and caryed it away , being in the meane time left in his keeping . And twelue of these heads were placed and fastened vpon the Bridge-tower , sixe on the one side and sixe on the other , and some of the handes were nayled to their heads : But the hand of Leander Ruppel was nayled and made fast on the Pillory , standing before the Towne-house of the olde Citty .

After this , the dead Carcasse of D. Iessenius was quartered by the gallowes Tower , and the 4. quarters were set vpon Poles in the high streetes there to remaine .

The dead bodies of the others were deliuered into the possession of their Widdowes ( whereof some already were dead for very griefe ) of the Children and their friends . And although the head of Leander Ruppel should haue been set vpon the Bridge-tower ( which also they went about to doe accordingly ) yet it is deliuered to the friends to be buryed with the dead body .

The Lord Budowitz his hand was chopt off : But the hand of the Earle of Schlick , his head being fastened vpon the Pole , then his hand that was chopt off , was nayled vpon his mouth . Thus there were in all Twelue heads and Foure hands set vpon the Bridge Tower : that of the Earle Schlick , that of the Lord Budowitz , that of Michalowitz , of Kaplitz , of Dworsetzky , of Losse , of Bilaw , of Kochan , of Steffetschtz , of Cober , of Iessenius , and of Hawenschild . And the said Earle Schlick , Michalowitz , Ruppel , and Hawenschild , their hands were also set vpon the Bridge-tower , being nayled on their heads .

On Tuesday then next following the 22. of Iune , the aforesaid Nicholas Diebis according to his Iudgement stood for the time of an houre nayled with his tongue on the poast of the Gallowes , and after that was caryed againe into Prison , he was condemned ( this penalty performed ) to be lockt vp in Iron Chaines , and to be sent to Raab in perpetuall imprisonment : but through the vnspeakable great paine and torment , which he suffered thus standing , he dyed the next Day after . On the same Tuesday , were likewise both the olde Citties Attornyes aforesaid , with another Officer of the said Citty , with roddes whipped through and out of the Citty , and for euer banished out of the Kingdome of Bohemia .

On Wednesday the 23. of Iune in the night time , one of the Heads that were set on poales vpon the Bridge-tower , fell downe at the one side thereof , so that no body doth know how it came down , neither is it , or at least it will not be knowne whose head of them that were executed it was , onely very timely in the morning , it was caryed vp againe , and set in the place where it stood before .

And thus ended this bloody Tragedy .

On Thursday next the 24. of Iune , the said Master Lippach , made an excellent and most godly Sermon in the Dutch Church in the high Germane language , there with a hearty thankesgiuing to the Almighty God , he related that God through his Diuine mercy and goodnes , had heard the earnest prayers , aswell of them that were Prisoners , and now departed out of this miserable world , as of others vpright and true Christians , shewing such extraordinary great grace and clemency to those that were condemned , in their last going out of this mortall life , that thereby they were strengthened with great patience to perseuere in the constant profession of their Christian Faith , in an assured hope of their Resurrection to Eternall saluation , in their Christian and fraternal Charity , and in continuall Prayers and supplications to God and his Son Iesus Christ their Sauiour and Redeemer to the very last end of their liues ; yea in the Death it selfe , and that accordingly , as most blessed and happy Christians : no doubt but God Almighty had already receiued their soules into his Eternall Glory , there to reioyce with him for euer . And that they , like a Hart thirsteth after fresh waters , so they haue longed for their temporall Death and seperation out of this miserable Life , and contrary to all mens expectation , not without great amazement of many , they apprehended and accepted most willingly the happy last moment of their departure out of this vayle of miseries .

Doct . Luke , Doct . George Frederick , and other Prisoners more of quality shall be likewise Executed within few dayes hereafter , according as the sentence of their Arraignment shall be .

The common speech goeth , that the next weeke after the Execution aboue rehearsed , some other notable men being apprehended are likewise to be Arraigned and to suffer death in the lesser part of the Citty of Prague , so that euery day there are yet more and more Arrested and Committed to Prison , and as men say , there is already a great number of persons of all conditions and quality noted and inroled in the blacke register Booke .

The Emperours Maiesty will be heere himselfe within these Three weekes , then there shall be proceeded further in this busines : what order shall be then giuen at his arriuall , time will showe . In the meane time , God graunt in his mercy , that now all troubles and sorowes may be once ended , and that the faire Sun-shining light of Gods Loue towards vs miserable offenders , may shine once againe in this Kingdome . To his Godly and continuall protection , I commend herewithall the beneuolent Reader .