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A16300	Newes from Bohemia. An apologie made by the states of the Kingdome of Bohemia, shewing the reasons why those of the reformed religion were moued to take armes, for the defence of the king and themselues, especially against the dangerous sect of Iesuites. With a plaine declaration, that those who belong unto the monasteries and ecclesiasticall iurisdiction (according unto his Maiesties letters, and agreements made betweene that states of the reformed religion and the Papists) haue good right, as being subjects of the Imperiall Maiestie, to the peaceable exercise of their diuine seruice, and building of churches. / Translated out of Dutch into Latine, and thence into English by Will. Philip..; Stavové evangelicti. English	Bohemia (Kingdom).; Phillip, William.	1619 (1619)	STC 3211	15,443	33

message vnto him forasmuch as it concerned all the three Estates of the reformed Religion in generall desiring his Maiesty that it might please him to giue order to the Lord Chancellor then being to put the same in writing and deliuer it vnto him he would not faile to beare it vnto them to whom it appertained to deliberate further vpon it which although his Maiesty granted and gaue Commission to the said Lord Chancellor to doe it yet could not the said written resolution from his Maiesty be gotten nor procured from the Chancellour notwithstanding it had beene often required and sought for at his hands And besides this the Arch-bishop of Prage commanded the new Church at Cloystergraue the building whereof cost a great summe of money and whereunto some of the Electors Princes of Germany and other Noble-men had liberally contributed in contempt of the Gospell to be defaced throwne downe vtterly spoiled and laid euen with the ground And likewise commanded those of Bruna contrary to the Vnion to deliuer their Church vnto the Abbot and not to vse it and to leaue the keyes thereof in the Chancerie of Bohemia which because they denyed to doe and desired that they might still haue the vse thereof diuers of the principallest persons among them were cited to appeare in the Castle of Prage and there with great weeping crying and clamour made by their wiues and children were held prisoners This being done in such manner as you haue heard and among many other things diuers and sundry grieuances and oppressions in seuerall places still were committed and done and from the said places certified vnto the Protectors who by the common people were blamed and taxed and charged not to haue done their best endeuours to let and withstand them Wee the chiefe Officers the Kings Maiesties Councell and Iudges of both Lawes as also sixe persons out of euery Iurisdiction of the Religion assembled together in Prage at a certaine day thereunto appointed where being met we with them deliberately considering vpon the matter desiring to proceed peaceably and quietly therein did nothing else in that Assembly but onely agreed that by submissiue Supplications one directed to the Regent the other to his sacred Maiestie which we sent vnto Viana we would humbly craue that his Maiestie would bee pleased to stay those violent proceedings and withall to cause those Citizens of Bruna that were detained prisoners to be forthwith released And to that end also we by writing desired the States of the Marquisdome of Morauia the Princes and States of vpper and nether Siletia and the States of the Marquisdome of higher and lower Lusuitz being Prouinces incorporated vnto this Kingdome that in submissiue manner they would vouchsafe to petition vnto his sacred Maiestie for vs. Which done we presently agreed with the Protectors to meet together another day in the Emperor Charles the fourth his Colledge the Munday after Rogation Sunday last past about the same matter if in the meane time we receiued no answer from his Maiestie of our petition But vpon the said day when we met againe according to our determination we vnderstood that in all that time there was no answer touching the same comne from his Maiesty and also that our troubles and oppressions were not stayed nor diminished but to the contrary by the meanes procurements and malice of our enemies that his Maiestie had written a sharper letter vnto the Regent therein not onely blaming the Protectors but also all vs of the three Estates of the Reformed Religion willing him to certifie the same vnto the Protectors the Contents thereof being as followeth 1 First that his sacred Maiesty the Emperour vnderstood and esteemed that the same our meeting and Assembly was wholly done and called against the supreme Authority of his Imperiall and Kingly person 2 That both the demolishing of the Church in the Citie of Cloystergraue and the punishing of the disobedient Citizens of the Towne of Bruna belonging to the Cloyster were both done by his Maiesties owne permission and commandement 3 That we had proceeded further in those cases then his Maiesties Letters Patents permitted or authorized to the States of either of the two Religions 4 And lastly that wee had vsed and retained Strangers in matters vnlawfull and that we maintained and defended their open disobedience and mutinies against his Imperiall Maiestie and sought to support them therein which his Maiestie did little expect at the hands of some of those that were the Authors of those proceedings Adding further that seeing we abused his Maiesties gracious fauour and clemencie and sought to proceed further in those matters then wee ought his Maiestie would not faile to looke better into and to enquire more thereof and therein to do iustice and to punish euery one of the Offenders in that manner according to their deserts Prohibiting the Defenders in the meane time vntill his Maiesties returne into that Kingdome or vpon further order therein by him to be taken not to summon such meetings any more Withall willing the Lord Regent to certifie and to warne the Townes-men and Inhabitants by any meanes not to appeare vpon any such Summons nor to ioyne with vs as in the said Letters more at large appeareth Which Letter Wee the said States little suspected or expected much lesse that by the meanes and crafty instigation of our said Enemies in stead of obtaining our request wee should without hearing by his Maiestie be iudged faulty and forthwith condemned as guilty as if the matter or cause were true indeed as they vpon bad and false information had by their Writings informed his Maiestie perswading themselues that if his Maiestie maliciously and craftily informed in his Letters did auouch and charge vs that Wee against the Prerogatiue of his sacred Imperiall Person and Kingly Authoritie had summoned and called Assemblies of the Religion together and that wee maintained forraine Subiects in things vniust against his sacred Maiestie and likewise vpheld and protected them in their manifest presumptions and conspiracies against his Imperiall Dignity and strengthened them therein which things in the Lawes and Statutes of this Kingdome are expresly vpon capitall paine and grieuous punishment prohibited and forbidden Which although we had not done and were afterward by some of our enemies themselues cleered thereof before his Imperiall Maiestie neuerthelesse being animated thereby and hauing the Emperours said Letters in their hands which they caused to be published and read among themselues in contempt of Vs and our Religion they sufficiently shewed how ready they were as soone as any of vs should by course of Law be called in question for any such cause before iudgement should passe vpon vs through malice in their hearts conceiued against vs to verifie and confirme the same For it is most certaine that it was done by themselues in their secret Meetings and that the Letter was penned by them in Prage and sent vnto his Imperiall Maiestie to set his hand thereunto Whereby

it is euident that if wee were to be iudged by them that to their owne shame and confusion they could alledge no other thing then this against vs. But when as hitherto they cannot neither dare openly assault or set vpon vs yet vnder pretence of Right and Iustice they seeke to bring vs that are honest men and his Maiesties true and faithfull Subiects to satisfie their pleasures into vtter ruine and losse of goods to the great sorrow and griefe of our wiues children and friends wholly to extinguish our Religion And all whatsoeuer we by the Kings Maiesties Letters Patents as also the Concord Vnion and Agreement publikely made for our Religion with those of the contrary side in Court of Parliament and acknowledged and confirmed to bee a Law and Statute of this Kingdome wholly to annihilate and ouerthrow and by that meanes to stop and bar the Protectors and all of vs when any danger were likely to fall vpon vs from daring to call and assemble vs together to preuent the same Then the which what can be more dangerous and perillous vnto vs Which troubles by them craftily brought vpon vs and their sinister practices against vs we seeking to eschew and preuent when by meanes of their crafty conspiracies wee could haue no answer from his sacred Imperiall Maiestie of our humble petitions as also that his Maiestie by the strange practices of them and others their adherents was so perswaded that he beleeued all whatsoeuer they falsely deuised and alledged would by no meanes credit nor heare vs speake for our selues Insomuch as that the very name of the Reformed Religion and Protectors thereof was most odious in his Maiesties eares which they themselues lewdly were so bold euery where to boast and brag of Besides this as it is euidently knowne to all men when they would call any honest man in question they vsed all the meanes they could though it were against all right reason or orderly proceeding to bring many men by strange deuices into the danger of losse of life and goods specially such as were of the Reformed Religion and by their iudgements and decrees made black seeme white and white blacke the Kings faithfull and true Subiects disloyall and his disloyall subiects iust and true raysing and aduancing euill and vnfit persons to honourable Estates and Dignities and disgracing and defaming such as were worthy of honour and desert cruelly handling and strangely dealing with not onely their owne Subiects but those also of the Kingdome as well vnder his Maiesties Dominion as the Spiritualty for matters of Religion and against their wils cruelly contrary to the manifest decrees of the Vnion forced and compelled them to be of their Papisticall Religion And by the Kings Iudges menaces and threatnings brought diuers of the Cities to that point that they were compelled that they should no more vnder-write to be obedient at the Calling and Summons of those of the Reformed Religion nor any more to assemble and meete together with them and many other indirect courses And being asked by vs whether they themselues were the Authors and Deuisers of the Letter and condemnation afore-said made against vs they could not deny it For these causes aforesaid wee haue proceeded against two of their League and Confederacie the one called William Slawatam of Chulin and Cos-chumberk the other Iawslaws Borzita of Martinitz otherwise called Smetsanckii as perturbers and violaters of the Lawes and common-peace of the Land who for that not respecting their Offices wherein they were placed haue most shamefully and wickedly abused the same to the great dishonour of his sacred Imperiall Maiestie our soueraigne Kings authority the breach of the peace of this Realme and haue put both of them together with the Secretarie their Prouoker as it were bondslaue who with them hath sowne and raised many factions and seditions in the Townes of Prage hauing first found and proued them to be such persons as in truth they are according to the old accustomed manner out of their Offices and Dignities Against whom certainely because they are yet liuing as also the goods and reuenewes of them and of all others that defend and excuse them or that will taxe assaile or accuse 〈◊〉 for the same and bewale against as many others the violaters of the said Letters Patents and Vnion as we can by any meanes finde out specially against Paul Michna a most wicked pestiferous man a Traytor and violater of the Lawes and publike peace of the Land who from base and meane Parentage being aduanced to the Secretaries place of the Chancerie in Bohemia in short time waxt so proud that he together with our said Enemies did vsurpe and take vpon him the whole gouernement and administration in this Kingdome ouer the States and made himselfe fellow with the principall Officers and Iudges of the Land and despising or contemning them boldly and rashly thrust himselfe into matters which belonged not vnto him and by deceits craft wrought many mischiefes in this Land raised factions troubles and contentions and by all the meanes he could laboured sought to bereaue the States of the Reformed Religion of all their Priuiledges and now is gone and absenteth himselfe out of the Country whom we will condignely punish according to his and their deserts To the which end for the good of his Imperiall Maiestie and this Kingdome our natiue Country and for the defence of our wiues children as also of the whole Realm from al wrong and mischiefe we now at this present assembled our selues in the Castle of Prage which we haue not done of purpose in any sort to oppose our selues against the authority Royall of his Imperiall Maiestie our most gracious King and soueraigne Lord or to wrong or hurt our louing friends and 〈…〉 of the contrary Religion so they will liue in peace sith it is manifestly knowne that hereby no other Secular or Ecclesiasticall person is hurt or hindred nor any tumult or sedition made but throughout all the Townes of Prage as also throughout the whole Realme Peace shall be obserued and kept vnlesse it bee in such causes as are before rehearsed and not to be auoided and wherin we neither ought nor can possibly do lesse then we haue done Wherfore we hope that his Imperiall Maiesty our most gracious King and soueraigne Prince will not otherwise interpret our meanings and actions nor giue credit to our slanderous and malicious enemies Neither do we think that our fellow-subiects and friends of the contrary Religion for whatsoeuer wee shall iustly do or haue done against those that are violaters and perturbers of the Letters Patents Couenants Conditions Immunities Peace and common Vnity of this Realme or that hereafter shall be done and much lesse any other in their owne or other mens names either openly or secretly will for that cause declare or shew himselfe to be our enemy But rather hope that euery man well weighing considering and calling to minde the

reasons and causes aforesaid and the iust deserts and merits of the said persons as also that our meaning and intent is not nor neuer was in the least manner or in any sort to do any thing against the Emperours Maiestie our most gracious soueraigne Kings authority or against the Romish Religion and the Vnion betweene vs made will not onely excuse but also take part with vs and aide vs in all things that concerne the preseruation of the Priuiledges and Immunities of this Realme together with the concord and mutuall loue peace and amity thereof against all those that withstand it Therefore wee most humbly beseech his Imperiall Maiestie our most gracious King and soueraigne Prince that it would please him if need shall require to publish another and more large Apologie for our excuse and iustification vnto the world Giuen in the Castle of Prage in our common Assembly vpon Friday next after the Feast of the Ascension of our Lord Iesus Christ Ann. 1618. Reasons whereby it is shewed and proued that the people of Bohemia that are Subiects to the Monasteries and Clergie of the same Realme in their resorts by the Letters Patents and the Vnion contracted and made betweene those of the Reformed Religion and the Papists haue liberty to build themselues Churches and freely to exercise their Religion therein without interruption 1 FIRST it is declared and expresly set down in his Maiesties Letters Patents that all the vnited members of the Reformed Religion viz. the Lords and Knights as also those of Prage Ruttenbergh and other Townes together with their Subiects and briefely all those that make profession of and acknowledge the Bohemian Confession no man excepted shall and may freely and peaceably in all places exercise their Christian Religion of communicating vnder both kinds according to the said Confession and the Vnity made and shall be suffered quietly to professe and confesse their faith and Religion without interruption 2 That from the day of the date thereof none of the superiour free Estates nor any of the Cities Townes nor Country people shall neither by their Magistrates nor any other person whatsoeuer Spirituall or Temporall be troubled for their said Religion neither by force or violence be constrained or compelled to exercise the contrary Religion by any meanes whatsoeuer 3 Thirdly that against the said Priuiledge no Counter-mand nor any other prohibition which may in any sort be or procured the least impediment or alteration thereof from his Imperiall Maiestie his Heires and Successors Kings of Bohemia shall not be made nor granted and if any such thing shall happen or be enterprised and taken in hand by any one it shall be of no force nor vigour neither shall there be any further pursuite thereof made in Law or otherwise directly or indirectly whatsoeuer 4 That his Imperiall Maiestie certifieth and giueth all supreme Officers both present and future to vnderstand that it is his will and pleasure that the Barons Knights Townes of Prage Ruttenbergh and other places together with all their Subiects and namely all those that professe the Reformed Religion and acknowledge the Bohemian Confession by vertue of his Maiesties Letters Patents shall be suffered and permitted by them and euery of them freely to enioy all the Articles Clauses and Sentences therein set downe and declared and no hinderance let nor interruption to be done vnto them for the same by any man but to the contrary that they shall aide helpe assist them therein to the vttermost of their powers And if it shall happen that any Spirituall or Temporall person shall doe any thing contrary to his said Maiesties Letters or to the end thereby to disanull or interrupt the same his said Maiestie shall and will as also his Heires and Successors Kings of Bohemia and the States of this Realme euery one of them for their parts proceed against euery such persons as against perturbators of the common Peace and Tranquillity of the Law and will defend and protect the said States of the Reformed Religion in all respects as the Articles in the Statute of the Vnion concerning the peace of the Land containe and import 5. And in the Articles of Vnion between both the religions for the better explaning of the Letters Patents as also in the Exchequer or Office of the Rowls or Records of the Realme in Quaterno Emptionum argenteo Anno 1609. it is inserted in these words That in such places or Cities vnder the Kings Queenes or the Emperors Maiesties regiment those of the reformed Religion that haue not their owne particular Churches places of burial nor any places among those of the contrary religion by vertue of his Maiesties Letters Patents shall haue power to make and prepare Churches Hospitals and Burying places for themselues whensoeuer they will 6. In the coniunction of the States of the Religion in Bohemia and the Papists with the Princes and States of the Dutchy of Silesia these words are inserted Whosoeuer vnlesse it be the Emperors Maiesty himselfe whether he be a Spirituall or a Temporall person of what dignity or condition soeuer none excepted eyther in his Imperiall Maiesties name his owne or any others whatsoeuer shall goe about or attempt to trouble or molest the Lords of the three Estates of the Crowne of Bohemia or the Princes and States of Silesia or Slesia that are of the Ausburge Confession or any of the Subiects of the same profession whether they be vnder Spiritual or Temporall Catholike or Euangelicall iurisdiction in their Christian religion Churches Scholes or Consistories in any manner or vnder any pretence whatsoeuer of right belonging before to the Catholike foundatiōs Cloysters Churches Scholes Consistories Rents In-comes or Reuenues and now at this present are vsed and enioyed by these of the reformed Religion in both countries and still remaine so and would molest them for the same it shall bee lawfull for all the sayd States of the reformed Religion to ioyne and stand fast altogether and to doe their vttermost endeuour to the last drop of bloud in their bodies for the defence of the reformed Religion Churches Scholes Consistories and their appurtenances and to hold and keepe the same for their security And that whensoeuer they or any of their subiects or others of their profession that are vnder temporall or spiritual iurisdiction as aforesaid are troubled or vexed or by any Magistrate assaulted or assailed violently vnder or by what meanes or pretence soeuer it be as if they were seditious Rebels or otherwise as the enemies of God and his Word are wont to doe and daily practise the same as we commonly see The said three Estates of the reformed Religion in the Kingdome of Bohemia vpon the first motion thereof made vnto them by the Princes States of Silesia within one month then next after ensuing shall leuie one thousand horsemen two thousand footmen at the second time the like number and at the third time all the forces in Silesia to aide and assist them and the like shall be done by the Princes and States of Silesia in the Bohemians behalfe if need require Which their said coniunction action and vnity his Imperiall Maiesty shall fully euidently confirm allow 7. In his Maiesties Letters Patents giuen granted to those of Silesia it is likewise expresly signified and set downe that all the Subiects of the Prouinces of Silesia whether they be vnder Spiritual or Temporall Princes Commanders or hereditary Princes of Dutchies Cities Townes and Villages and other Magistrates none excepted shall be therein comprehended in these words That none of them whether they liue vnder spirituall or temporall power iurisdiction shall be compelled to vse any other religion then that they professe neyther shall bee sent away or banished from his dwelling place nor put from his office or dignity for religion or in any sort vexed molested or troubled for his conscience These Letters Patents granted to Silesia were after ours and by vs and our meanes proceeded neyther were they largelier made to them then to vs nor vnto vs then to them yet we as the superior members cannot be of worse or meaner condition besides this the Articles in our Letters Patents are generally compendiously contained but in the Silesian Patent more expresly and particularly declared 8. At the making of his Maiesties Letters Patents touching the Vnion it was not otherwise meant nor intended then that the Cloysters are his Imperiall Maiesties princely goods and reuenues and that he as the superior hath ful power ouer them as it is sufficiently knowne vnto them that then were present at the time of the making of the contract 9. That in the Kingdome of Bohemia the Spiritualty haue no singular state as those of Morauia and other Prouinces haue neyther haue any voyce in Parliament but are distinguished ordered by the Emperors Maiesty among the other States in all things concerning them 10. That all Ecclesiasticall goods be of the Archbishopricke as also of all the rest by superior right are vnder the power and disposition of the Kings of Bohemia as the highest and supremest founders and Patrones thereof 11. That the same Ecclesiasticall goods by the Statutes of the Land D. 40. belong to the Kings Exchequer or reuenew wherefore according to a Statute of the Realm Anno 11. no Colledge nor Cloyster without the Kings cōsent can alienate or change any thing belonging thereunto and if they do pawn sell change or alienate any thing thereof it shall be of no force and that whosoeuer doth take any thing of them in that sort he shall restore the same againe freely vnto the King or to any other to whom it shall please the King to appoint him to doe it 12. That Spirituall men are feodaries and admiuistrators of their temporal goods only for their life-time and so they ought to vnderstand it for that the Kings of Bohemia alwaies had right and power ouer their spirituall goods to sell the same vnto any of the inhabitants of the Land without the consent of the said Spirituall persons and to alienate and make them hereditary and to record them for such in the Records of the Exchequer or Rowles whereof many examples are extant in the reignes of Ferdinando Maximilian and Rodulphus Emperours and Kings of Bohemia FINIS