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A80219	The history of the Bohemian persecution, from the begining of their conversion to Christianity in the year 894. to the year 1632. Ferdinand the 2. of Austria. Reigning. In which the unheard of secrets of policy, consells, arts, and dreadfull judgements are exhibited.	Comenius, Johann Amos, 1592-1670.	1650 (1650)	Wing C5508; Thomason E1282_1; ESTC R208946	168,002	391

had no desire to return into their Countrey and give up themselves to such dangerous snares but commended their and the Churches cause with sighes to God 14. The Emperour in the mean time that he might preserve his Kingdome in a flourishing condition or else increase his glory fill'd the empty places of those that departed with spirituall persons to whom being advanced to the dignity of State he assign'd the first place and commanded that they should go and sit before Princes Counts and Barons which thing was never till that day heard of in Bohemia 15. He also abrogated the ancient Statutes of the Kingdom and established new ones which were printed declaring that he did confirme all the priviledges of the Kingdom except those Concerning Religion Of the free election of a King Of the use of the Bohemian language in publick Courts that he might by little little extinguish the language with the Nation Of the goods of persons that can make no wils _____ falling to the Common-wealth Of not alienating the lands from the male-stock by marriage That by the marriages of Bohemian maides with forraigners or new persons the ancient families might be thrust from their possessions or else more easily rooted out which was manifest by the effect when some were thrust out by others from fine inheritances whether they would or not As if it had been on purpose desired to oppresse every where the Kingdoms priviledges and to appoint a Government not over men but over beasts CHAP. XC Their Proceedings against the Free Cities IT followeth how tyrannically they used the free Cities Especially for that instead of an halter they placed Chief-Officers and Judges in the Cities without whose licence no man could move himself those of the Order of Knights these of Citizens But what such men even such as in the great scarcety of home-bred Romanes they were able to procure Bannites Italians or Germanes or else apostate Bohemians covetous muck-wormes who drove their own designes infamous homicides base-begotten persons Spirits such as sell persons free born Fidlers Stage players Smiths certain also not so much as A. B. C. darians without estate without any certain abode without Conscience all this we could easily demonstrate in particular and pertinent examples so that projecting villany with all impudency they obliged their faith to Antichrist under the name of Cesar for to invent treachery and lay snares for others men unworthy to have place in our writings 2. To such as these were all businesses in Cities committed upon their determination the City-Councells were commanded to depend Nor could the publick complaints of the ataxie and confusion of affaires prevaile any thing to the contrary but onely that they being unable to bear it in the yeare 1624. did afterwards displace the Capitanes or head-Officers and referred all to the Judges onely which neverthelesse were assisted by the chief of the Souldiery as a super-attendant lest the Kings affaires should suffer dammage 3. Their care in the next place was to suck juice and bloud out of the Cities which they notably effected by Taxes and Contributions for some yeares continued and extorted by the Souldiers power 4. Then the Ministers of the Churches being removed and Masse-Priests for the most part by force of Armes introduc'd they begun to compell people to frequent the Masse Marriages also were prohibited except amongst the Catholiques by which stratagem of Satan very many in every place carnally affected were brought to Apostasie and afterwards promoted to the dignity of Senators even men of no judgement or experience 5. The number of Apostates being thus augmented the Popish Senate began to be enraged against the rest of the Citizens diverse wayes which will not seem tedious particularly to describe how their proceedings were contrived onely we shall in the interim set down the generall instructions given to the Capitanes of Distresses in the yeare 1624. CHAP. XCI Articles gathered out of the Instructions given to the Capitanes of Distresses July 1624. 1. WHosoever do refuse to joyne with the Kings Majesty in point of Religion all traffick and commerce shall be debarr'd him 2. Whosoever shall permit private Preaching Baptisme or Matrimony in his house shall pay an hundred taleres or if he be not able shall suffer imprisonment six moneths But he that shall be found to harbour a Preacher in his house shall loose both goods and life 3. The ordinary Catholique Pastor of a place may not accompany any dead person which was not Catholique with ceremonies to his grave neverthelesse the funerall duties shall be paid him 4. If any shall follow his work upon Catholique holy-holy-dayes he shall be imprisoned and shall not be dismist till after payment of ten florences 5. If any shall be caught in a victualling-house in time of Masse he shall pay ten florences and the Victualler double 6. Whosoever shall laugh at the Catholique Priest or his Sermon his words gestures and so at the Catholique rites he shall be banished and his goods confiscated 7. Whosoever shall eat flesh upon dayes prohibited without an indulgence from the Pope shall pay ten florences 8. If at any time the Master of the Family shall be absent upon the Lords day or upon festivall Masse-dayes if he be of the richer sort he shall pay four pounds of wax toties quoties if of the meaner sort two 9. Let the youth be taken notice of throughout all Cities Towns and Villages those that place their Sonnes in non-Catholique Schooles let them call them thence by the feast of All-saints under paine of 50. florences for the wealthy and of 25. for the poorer sort 10. If any bring up youth privily in his house all shall be taken from him and himself cast out of the City by the common Catch-pole 11. It shall not be lawfull for any non-Catholique to make a will but if he shall it shall be null 12. No young men whether at home with their Parents or Prentices may be admitted unto any Arts or Trades as Masters unlesse they first have learned the Catholique Religion 13. If any shall speak unbeseemingly of God the blessed Virgin the Mother of God of the Saints Ecclesiasticall rites or the famous house of Austria he shall loose his head without all pardon or favour 14. Whatsoever any Citizen painteth in his house within or without to the dishonour of the Catholique Religion he shall be carefull that it be blotted out forthwith under paine of 30. florences In like manner whatsoever shall be ingraven or painted upon Gates Temples or other publique places that they cause it to be broken in peeces or blotted out and the memorial of Christ crucified or something else set up in its place 15. The poor people in Hospitalls unlesse they shall be converted before the feast of All saints this present yeare let them be cashiered and not re-admitted unlesse they turn Catholiques c. The conclusion was this Herein the constant and unalterable will of his sacred Majesty