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controversiae_fw-la religionis_fw-la etc._n etc._n now_o because_o the_o controversy_n of_o religion_n which_o be_v in_o agitation_n at_o this_o time_n among_o the_o forename_a protestant_n have_v not_o be_v hitherto_o reconcile_v but_o have_v be_v refer_v to_o a_o further_a endeavour_n of_o agreement_n so_o that_o they_o still_o make_v two_o party_n therefore_o concern_v the_o right_a of_o reform_v it_o be_v thus_o agree_v between_o they_o that_o if_o any_o prince_n or_o other_o lord_n of_o the_o territory_n or_o patron_n of_o any_o church_n shall_v hereafter_o change_v his_o religion_n or_o obtain_v or_o recover_v a_o principality_n or_o dominion_n either_o by_o the_o right_n of_o succession_n or_o by_o virtue_n of_o this_o present_a treaty_n or_o by_o any_o other_o title_n whatsoever_o where_o the_o public_a exercise_n of_o religion_n of_o the_o other_o party_n be_v at_o present_a in_o use_n it_o shall_v be_v free_a to_o he_o to_o have_v his_o court-chaplain_n of_o his_o own_o confession_n about_o he_o in_o the_o place_n of_o his_o residence_n without_o any_o burden_n or_o prejudice_n to_o his_o subject_n â—_o but_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v lawful_a for_o he_o to_o change_v the_o public_a exercise_n of_o religion_n or_o the_o law_n or_o ecclesiastical_a constitution_n which_o have_v be_v there_o hitherto_o in_o use_n or_o take_v from_o these_o that_o former_o be_v there_o their_o church_n their_o school_n their_o hospital_n or_o the_o revenue_n persian_n and_o stipend_n belong_v thereunto_o or_o apply_v they_o to_o the_o man_n of_o their_o own_o profession_n or_o obtrude_v minister_n of_o another_o confession_n unto_o their_o subject_n under_o the_o pretence_n of_o a_o territoriall_a episcopal_a or_o patronall_a right_n or_o under_o any_o other_o pretext_n whatsoever_o or_o bring_v about_o any_o other_o hindrance_n or_o prejudice_n direct_o or_o indirect_o to_o the_o religion_n of_o the_o other_o party_n and_o that_o this_o agreement_n may_v be_v the_o more_o firm_a in_o the_o case_n of_o such_o a_o change_n it_o
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the_o reform_a party_n to_o have_v the_o liberty_n of_o public_a profession_n within_o their_o wall_n there_o be_v one_o of_o the_o lutheran_n earl_n of_o hanaw_n who_o have_v give_v of_o late_a year_n to_o the_o reform_a party_n dwell_v in_o strasburg_n the_o liberty_n to_o build_v a_o church_n upon_o his_o territory_n and_o to_o have_v their_o public_a meeting_n therein_o and_o one_o of_o the_o lutheran_n marquess_n of_o brandenburg_n have_v do_v the_o like_a a_o year_n or_o two_o ago_o to_o the_o reform_a inhabitant_n of_o noimberg_n at_o bremen_n where_o the_o magistrate_n be_v whole_o reform_v within_o the_o city_n the_o lutheran_n have_v the_o possession_n of_o the_o cathedral_n church_n where_o they_o exercise_v their_o religious_a worship_n in_o public_a but_o there_o be_v complaint_n make_v of_o the_o late_a king_n of_o sweden_n that_o in_o the_o territory_n under_o his_o jurisdiction_n he_o have_v suffer_v the_o statute_n of_o the_o empire_n touch_v the_o freedom_n of_o 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