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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

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 vnto the Monasteries and Ecclesiasticall Iurisdiction according vnto his Maiesties Letters and Agreements made betweene the States of the Reformed Religion and the Papists haue good right as being Subiects 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. LONDON Printed by George Purslow for Ralph Rounthwaite and are to bee sold at his Shop at the Signe of the Flower de luce and Crowne in Pauls Church-yard 1619. Newes from Bohemia AN APOLOGIE MADE BY THE STATES of Bohemia in their Defence against the Iesuites WEE the Barons Knights c. of Prage Ruttenbergh Cutna and other Cities of the famous Kingdome of Bohemia that receiue the holy Sacrament of the Supper of our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ vnder both kinds and with one minde and consent hold and acknowledge the Bohemian Confession Now at this present assembled in the Castle of Prage both in our owne names and also in the names of those that are absent send greeting or make knowne vnto all men That whereas after many iniuries and calamities practised and done in former yeeres by the meanes and procurements of certaine malicious and turbulent persons not onely Secular but also in title Spirituall as they would pretend specially that pernicious and most dangerous Sect of Iesuites in the Kingdome of Bohemia whose whole practises actions and counsels tend onely and specially by crafty and subtill meanes not onely to bring our Kings soueraigne Maiestie but also the States and all the common people of the said Kingdome that receiue the holy Sacrament of the precious Body and Bloud of our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ sub vtraque vnder both kindes into the yoke and subiection of forraine power that is of the Church of Rome not onely by the Estates but also by all others the Inhabitants of the said Kingdome as well in Ciuill as Ecclesiasticall causes sustained and endured In the yeares of our Lord 1609. and 1610. all contentions and controuersies were fully pacifyed and ended and to that end by the Letters Patents of Rodulphus the late Emperours Maiestie of famous Memory as also by consent of both parts that receiue the Sacrament as well sub vna as sub vtraque that is vnder one and vnder both kinds at a generall Assembly or Parliament then made and holden it was firmely agreed vpon and generally confirmed and consented vnto that neither part should from thence-forth trouble grieue or molest one the other but that as well they that receiued sub vna and those that communicated sub altra according to the Vnion made and confirmed betweene them should from thence-forth peaceably and quietly at all times and in all places without interruption either of Spirituall or Temporall Authority freely serue God as by the said Letters Patents Contract and publique Assembly of Parliament holden more at large appeareth The which also his Imperiall Maiestie our Soueraigne King of his great and Princely clemencie at his entry into the raigne of this his Kingdome according to the manner and ancient custome of the Land not onely generally but specially ratified and confirmed Neuerthelesse the aforesaid common enemies as well of the King and this Kingdome as of all peace and quietnesse haue spared no meanes paines nor labour to deuise and practise not onely how and which way they might procure the breach and annihilating of the said most desired and confirmed Peace but also to effect their euill wicked and pernicious purposes and intents secretly practised against this Kingdome and the Inhabitants thereof And to that end when the said Peace and Vnion was fully ratified and confirmed reiecting all other points not onely refused to agree vnto the said Letters Patents and Peace made but also vtterly denyed to subscribe vnto the Amnestia whereby we by the late Emperours Rodulphus of famous memory consent were fully and wholly reconciled together and all reuenge and euill will to surcease and be ended but rather sought by all the meanes they could practise and deuise wholly and altogether to dissolue and exterminate the same and to many men daily shewed their wicked and malicious intent whereas before they were not onely secret but in many causes and actions open enemies vnto this their natiue Country going about to bereaue and take from our present Lord and soueraigne King the assignation of this Kingdome and to trans-fer the same vnto another But when they could not effect the same and their hopes therein were altogether frustrated for that by Gods mercy in his time appointed all things by the commandement of the Emperours Maiestie our soueraigne Lord and King were fully confirmed they proceeded so far through the procurement of the Iesuites and others their adherents againe by many slanderous reports and censures both by word of mouth and writing to publish and proclaime all those in this Kingdome that receiue the Communion vnder both Kindes to be notorious Heretikes with whom according to a maxime of their Papisticall doctrine they are not bound as they teach to keep or hold any faith or promise giuing also diuers other new-fayned and infamous names both vnto vs and the doctrine of the Gospell to the great contempt of our Religion of receiuing vnder both kindes and not onely that but also in their scandalous writings affirme all those that vse the same Religion as also all that are not conformable to the Romish Religion to bee worthy of and to haue deserued all kinde of Infamie and punishment animating the Secular Magistrate with fire and sword to persecute all those that professe the receiuing of the Communion vnder both kindes And the better to deceiue the simpler sort of people and to set diuision and enemity betweene those of the reformed Religion the said enemies of this Kingdome and the common peace thereof sought to set those whom we by the Kings Maiesties Letters Patents and his Graces speciall Consent had made Protectors and Super-intendents of our Religion at variance by that meanes not onely vtterly to with-draw them from their functions but also wholly to subuert and ouerthrow our Religion For in open Assemblies when by meanes of their wicked and secret conspiracies they had sowed contention and hatred among those of our Religion when the said Vnion for Religion on our parts was made and his Maiesties Letters Patents in Parliament rehearsed as also a generall confirmation of all our immunities and priuiledges of this Kingdome confirmed by his sacred Maiestie our King now raigning were in specie related purposely to further their wicked and malicious intents they were by them diuersly and contrarily interpreted

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

Sometime with great promises and then againe with threatnings of incurring the Emperours Maiesties indignation they sought to disswade and terrifie the said Super-intendents from perseuering in the protection by them vndertaken and by that meanes made such as in their profession of Religion were not well grounded and confirmed to doubt and to wauer bringing others by promises and hopes of dignities to yeeld to them by fearing and doubting to be wholly disgraced and reiected of men as also not to lose the benefite of earthly preferment and so ere they were aware forsaking the Truth once by them acknowledged and receiued fell from the same to ioyne with them in their erronious doctrine Then proceeding further hauing gotten and obtained higher Offices and Dignities not onely by Princely authority and vertue of their Offices but also by the Emperours Maiesties Regents they found meanes to displace and thrust diuers old and well-deseruing persons of the Kingdome out of their Offices and in the same to put other Captaines and adherents of their owne Religion and by them troubled and molested the people for Religion causing them vnder pretence of temporall offences to be punished and tormented And such Ministers as by authority from his Maiestie were permitted to preach the Reformed Religion in diuers Villages they likewise displaced and put others therein of the contrary Religion And in the Townes of Prague they also tooke such order that those of the Papisticall Religion obtained the chiefest Offices who by subtill practises and threatnings found meanes by their importunities to deale in such sort with diuers Officers and Counsellers of the reformed Religion that they were constrained to do whatsoeuer they desired and commanded Forasmuch therefore as that it toucheth vs the Burghemasters and Councell both of the old new and lesser Townes of Prague which are of the Bohemian Profession and communicate vnder both kinds That whereas we and our Predecessours as also the rest of the Cities professing the Religion by a full consent and agreement made by them and vs vnder our hands and Seales at a publique Meeting when any thing was to bee done and handled touching the Letters Patents and the liberty of Religion the principallest persons of the said Townes and Religion as also of all other Townes of the same Profession bound themselues faithfully to aide and assist one the other therein vpon paine of incurring perpetuall shame and infamie As also that by the tenor of the said Letters Patents and Meetings we were strictly bound when or at what time soeuer the Protectors of our Religion and of the Vniuersitie of Prage hauing any thing concerning the said Letters Patents and our Religion to be determined and deliberated vpon together with themselues summoned the Lords of his Maiesties Councell and the Iudges of both the Lawes to determine the same there should sixe persons out of each Towne of Prage as also out of euery other Towne of our Religion bee called to those Meetings Which we did not so well know and that because at those Meetings Offices in Townes and Cities of this Realme were oftentimes innouated and changed as also that by those of the contrary Religion that sate and were mingled amongst vs and by other meanes we and our Protectors were much hindred in our proceedings whē before the Emperours Maiesties departure from hence expresse Commission was giuen vnto the Emperours Officers all Papists throughout the Townes of Prage that they contrary to all ancient custome should take vpon them to enquire of the foundations of the Reformed Churches as also to deale and meddle with the reuenewes thereof and that without them and their consents we neither could nor should determine vpon nor dispose of any cause concerning our Religion in any of our Dioces as before wee had done All which tend to the annihilating of his Maiesties libertie granted vnto vs by his Letters Patents and of the Vnion wherein among other things is contained and set downe that as much as concerning those of the Religion as also their Churches that the Emperours Maiestie should not trouble himselfe therewith but that they of the Religion themselues without the Emperour should end and determine the same and were thereunto perswaded by them that for because the said Protectors hauing twice by their Letters summoned them to meet we contrary to ancient custome sent no man of our Religion thereunto but with them of the contrarie Sect did consult of things concerning our Religion which they should not doe and further wrote vnto the Emperours Maiestie our Soueraigne King that wee sent no such vnto the Councell to deale or speake for vs and that so we agreed and consented vnto their said proceedings Adding further that all of vs with one full and free consent had agreed not to haue any other Protector of our Cause and Religion but onely the Emperours sacred Maiestie whereby what iniury might thereby hereafter be done vnto vs and in the meane time to all those of our Religion all men of equall and sound iudgement may well see Wherefore perceiuing our selues to bee deceiued and in an error and further that it was told vs that as touching the supreme defence and protection of our Religion in this Realme in our Preface of the Bohemian Confession which is printed this is therein openly comprehended and set down That all the three Estates of the reformed Religion and their Protectors and Consistories would haue no other Defender nor Protector next vnder God but onely the Emperours Maiesty our most gracious and Soueraigne King and those to whom by the consent and certaine knowledge of his sacred Imperiall Maiesty should by all the three Estates of the reformed Religion be chosen to haue the ouersight and care of their said Consistories For these and many other iust and reasonable causes wee the said superiour States haue at this present assembled together in the Castle of Prage both for and in our names and for those of all the three Estates of our religion which haue not refused nor gone backe from the protection which for our religion is appointed nor by no meanes will be drawne from it by writing to make our reasonable excuse in this case vnto his Imperiall Maiestie and therein haue so much preuailed that they once againe haue all faithfully protested to ioyne with vs in the same We for our parts haue vndertaken both presently promise in time to come to maintain and vphold with all our power and might euen to the last gaspe all whatsoeuer belongeth appertaineth vnto or concerneth the Emperors Letters Patents and the Contents thereof for our defence so they bee in such sort ioyned as that the one cannot subsist without the other and be done with his Imperiall Maiesties consent But that we the said three Estates of the reformed Religion may the better charge these publike enemies of the King their Country and the peace thereof and make it apparant what they haue further practised it is that contrary

to the lawfull proceeding in the Assemblies of the State of the Land to be holden they haue made and ordained themselues as partiall Iudges of his Maiesties said Letters Patents Assemblies and Vnion And perceiuing that his sacred Imperiall Maiesty our King soueraigne Lord is otherwise employed in diuers waighty affaires and businesse concerning the estate of Christendome in generall and thereby is not able to remember and thinke vpon all the immunities and priuiledges contracts compacts and grants concerning the Realme that they might set his Maiesty at discord with the sayd three Estates of the reformed religion and to mooue him to grant such commission to them which without doubt is contrary to the said Letters Patents they haue giuen out by writing to his Maiesty that in the saide Letters Patents contract of Vnion it is not contained that such subiects as are belonging vnto Cloysters should haue any right or authority to build themselues Churches whereas that is not referred to their owne iudgements but as it is said before is committed to both parts that is that if any question should rise thereof lawfull iudgement and determination should be made and giuen therein by an equall number of persons of both religions therevnto purposely appointed This notwithstanding letting passe that manner of proceeding at their pleasures they procured a Commission from his Maiesty vnto the Towne of Bruna to command them to surcease from proceeding to build their Churches begun Which they of Bruna certifying to the Protectors and Superintendents of our Religion by vs made and appointed thereunto and therein sought to be holpen desiring requesting that they might therein bee ayded and protected by vertue of his Maiesties Letters Patents and the Vnity made at the Assembly of the three Estates of the Realme in the Parliament to that end holden The Protectors for their parts vpon good deliberation and aduice by them taken thought it conuenient to call the principall Officers Iudges the Kings Maiesties Councell of both lawes concerning the reformed Religion and withall sixe persons of resort and Towne according to the Act of Parliament and their instruction therein to assemble and meete together in Prague where beeing met vpon good deliberation they found that not onely those of Bruna but also all others that are subiect vnto the Spiritualty within the Realme of Bohemia not onely by the Articles which are in this our Apology set downe in Print but also for other reasons causes which here for breuity sake are omitted are participants of and ought to enioy the Benefits Graces and Priuiledges which belong and are giuen by the Emperors Maiesties Letters Patents vnto those of the reformed Religion The said Letters Patents among other things specifying that contrary to the same and our securities no Commission or Prohibition which in any sort might hinder or let our proceedings eyther from his Imperiall Maiesty and his Heyres or Successors Kings of Bohemia nor by any other whatsoeuer And that if any such should bee giuen forth or permitted the same should be of no force nor validity in any such case what pretence or allegation soeuer should therin to the contrary bee made set downe or pretended Whereupon when we the sayd three Estates and Protectors vpon good deliberation and aduice had made and giuen this answer vnto the inhabitants of Bruna the Hill townes and Cloysters graues which are vnder the Archbishops of Prage that they shuld proceed to the building vp of their Churches and in the same for the honour of God vse their accustomed manner of preaching c. alwaies with this condition that otherwise they should in all things behaue themselues peaceably honestly and ciuilly and not to stirre moue nor giue occasion vnto any one of the contrary Religion much lesse to the Lord Abbot or the Archbishops as being their Superiours of the least cause of offence or motion to anger whatsoeuer either by word or deed as knowing well that the same is specially and expresly forbidden but to the contrary that they should behaue themselues towards them in all reasonable obedience concerning worldly and politike matters as true subiects ought to doe All we of the three Estates of the reformed Religion at the Assembly holden in the Castle of Prage Anno 1615. by common consent of the Protectors and vnder our hands in a generall and free Court did approue ratifie and confirm it and also at that Assembly made it known vnto the Emperors Maiesty as to our King and Soueraigne Lord as also diuers and sundry old wrongs oppressions and iniuries which were not only done and committed in the places aforesaid touching the Vnion but also to the preiudice of his Maiesties authority Royall vnto the common people contrary to the expresse meaning of his Maiesties Letters Patents hoping to procure some releefe and redresse therein before our said Assembly should breake vp The said common enemies of the King the Country and the Peace thereof continuing in their accustomed secret practices deuices and perswading themselues that they could worke the Emperors Maiesty as they list they found the meanes that our three Estates could in no manner get any answer from his Maiesty therein before their Assembly brake vp And further besides that certaine persons by their meanes at common and ordinary Assemblies Courts expeditions vsed all manner of hard proceedings and courses against those of the Religion at the last they proceeded so far that they brought vpon our three Estates of the Religion beeing the Emperors Maiesties true and faithfull Subiects besides the former ouer-heauy burthens layd vpon vs our poore subiects for the space of fiue yeares being most great and intolerable taxations contributions towards the paying of his Maiesties debts which we willingly granted vnto in hope that the same would at length bee a meanes of vnburthening vs of our wrongs This notwithstanding after our Assembly was broken vp by the sollicitation of diuers of the Countries enemies there could no answere from his Maiesty be giuen vnto vs and much lesse any helpe or remedy was to be had therein but to the contrary we were rather daily more more wronged and oppressed till at the last when his Imperiall Maiesty was ready to depart out of the Kingdome and going forward on his iourney lay at the Castle of Brandis by their procurement he called one of the Protectors vnto him Lord Henry Matthias Earle of Thurin at that time Burgraue of Carlistein c. and in the presence of two persons said to him That hee did not acknowledge nor vnderstand the three Estates of the reformed Religions petition concerning their grieuances to be true as they alleadged and that he had resigned his authority concerning the protection of their cause vnto the Archbishop of Prague and that he would be no more troubled therewith And when the said Earle of Thurin humbly besought his Imperiall Maiesty that he would be pleased not to commit the charge of deliuering that