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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01161	The historie of France the foure first bookes.; Histoire de France. Book 1-4. English	La Popelinière, Lancelot-Voisin, sieur de, 1541-1608.; Hoby, Edward, Sir, 1560-1617.	1595 (1595)	STC 11276; ESTC S121258	361,950	276

and safe In such and like reencounters and skirmishes there passed 8. daies in great necessitie of victuals and maruelous discommodities of the ayre before Mariembourg vntill that almost all the waggons and carriages were entred in Then they retired themselues to the garrisons neere at hand as also the Prince of Orenge to Bruxels to the Emperor hauing sufficiently prouided for Philippeuille and Charlemont To enter againe into the estate of Almane Ferdinande K. of Bohemia assigned in that time in the name of the Emperour a diet at Ausbourg of the estates of Almane to accorde about the point of Religion and prouide as well for the necessities of the Empire as the particular of each one the yeare 1555. The Protestant Princes sent thither their Embassadors shewing that they held with the confession of Ausbourg according to which if they would giue them suretie they would contribute to all reasonable charges Hereupon August Duke of Saxe and elector by the decease of his Brother the D. Maurice whom the Pistoll shot which hee receaued the daye of the battaile against the Marquesse Albert caused to dye as elsewhere I haue tolde you and Touachin Marquesse of Brandebourg electors the Sonnes of Iean Frederic the Lantgraue and some other Princes neighbours about assembled at Numbourg vpon the Riuer Solo and there renewed the alliance which is hereditaire betweene the houses of Saxe and Hesse And vpon that they concluded constantly to stick to the confession of Ausbourg But fearing least some suspition might growe of any new and secret enterprise the fift day of their assemblie they wrote the cause therof vnto the Emperor insisting vpon the article of the treatie of Passau where the peace was concluded as I haue shewed vnto you and protesting that in all thinges they sought the repose of Almanie they proposed the confession of Ausbourg exhorting euery one to a generall quiet and beseeching that hee would not beleeue any which perhaps sought to trouble the tranquility of the Empire The K. Ferdinande had proposed vpon the fifth day of February such matters as were to be entreated of but for that many came so slackely thither they began not vntill the 7. of March Then the Deputies of the Princes Electors consulted of the byls and against the aduise of many they all consented in the end to begin with the point of religion The like was concluded in the councel of the Princes and townes After a long debate it was agreede that they should leaue religion in peace but they differed in that the associates of the confession of Ausbourg would haue it to be indifferently permitted to all kinde of men to follow their doctrine and that they might likewise be partakers of the benefit of the peace The other side stronglye withstoode that alleadging that that ought not to be permitted to any Townes which since seauen yeares had receaued the decree made at Ausbourg touching religion nor to any ecclesiasticall person And in case that a Bishop or Abbot should change his religion they would haue him depriued of his place and another put into his roome They of the confession of Ausbourg alleadged that the diuine promises as wel of the olde as new Testament in which our saluation is contained appertained to all men in generall by meanes whereof it was not lawfull for them to curtall or straighten them for feare of shutting both themselues and others out of the kingdome of heauen There was neither Iewe nor Turk were he neuer so little affectionate to his religion but would wish to drawe the whole worlde vnto it how much more ought we to be thus encouraged seeing we haue an expresse commandement from God for the fame it must needs be then that all remaine in their libertie Notwithstanding to gain peace they permitted vnto them that they should keepe their fashions and ceremonies vse and enioy all their goods possessions customes rightes and priuiledges vntil the different of religion should be determined But they would not allow the same condition to be prescribed vnto Bishops for thereby it might growe that they should be bound to make warre against their allies of the same religion and with great dishonour condemne their own cause for it were as much as to confesse said they that our doctrine and religion were not worthy of ecclesiasticall goods and that vntill this day such goods had bene vniustly bestowed vpon our Churches Ministers Moreouer we should confesse the Papists doctrine to be holy and their ministerye grounded vpon the word of God and that their goods were iustly deuoted to their order life statutes and ceremonies and what a scandall would it growe if we should defend their cause and goods which serue to no end in the Church and contrariwise we should betray them whome we ought to holde in singular recommendation by reason of the same religion The Catholiques alleadged other reasons that if it shuld be lawfull for ecclesiasticall persons to change religion within a while Bishops and like chapitres would be prophaned and being cut of from the Churches would fall into the Princes hands and so remaine vnto them as an heritage to which they answered that there was neuer any such matter meant but that their entent was to reduce things to their first institution and appropriate them to their true vsages annexing the goods for euer vnto the Churches and to take away all doubt they promised to giue caution that no goods of Bishops or chaptres should be aliened in case their religion should be changed prouided that after the decease or resignation of the Bishop or superiour the election and administration should be left free to them of the Colledge Now after many differents of the one part and other as well by wrighting as by speeche there was in the end agreede and enacted the fiue twentith of September and read in publicque audience according to the custome such decree as followeth the which being well obserued hath maintained the Empire and the Almanes in good peace vntill this present The decree of Ausbourg THat Emperour the K. Ferdinande and the rest of the Princes and estates should doe no wrong to any of the Empire in case whatsoeuer in respect of the doctrine of the confession of Ausbourg concerning the point of Religion and faith receiued nor hereafter compel by their commaundements or other meanes those which were confederate in the saide confession to abandon their religion ceremonies and lawes instituted by them within their territories or to be instituted hereafter especially that they haue not their religion in contempt but leaue them free with their goods enheritances customes possessions and all other rightes so as they may peaceably holde them That the different of religion be no otherwise determined but by holye amiable and peaceable meanes They of the confession of Ausbourg shall in like sort behaue themselues towardes the Emperour the K. Ferdinande and the rest of the Princes and estates addicted to the ancient religion

Emperour who yet had not his campe well entrenched nor the succour of ten thousand Fantassins and foure thousand Horse which the Counte de Bure brought vnto him they also lost the time at Nerlinge so as the Emperour being seased of the places bordring of Danube and hauing it so at his deuotion as he could cause all sorte of victuall to be brought pursued them then with great aduantage for they ill husbanding the opportunities which presented themselues and adding thereunto that they were two heads equall and banded in their opinions Schertelin first afterwards other retyred themselues from them Maurice in the meane time had praied his Cosin the D. of Saxe by his Father in lawe the Landgraue to take in good parte that he seased of his liuing but perceiuing himselfe refused ioyned with Ferdinande who to enforce the Bohemians to ouerrunne Saxe vtterly refusing it considering the alliance which they had made with that house and for that they verilye thought hee had wrong doone him caused his cauallerie of Hussaries of Hungaries to come downe and some Silesians with whome he put all Saxe to fire and sworde Maurice euer saying that hee had rather sease thereof himselfe then a straunger should considering that the mynes of siluer were common to him with his cousin and that his landes were shutte in within the others which hee made sure by this meanes besides that hee did nothing but by the aduise of the estates who had written to that end to his Cosin and further that the Emperour had sworne vnto him that hee ment no harme but to the Rebels and not to Religion wherefore in all cases the faith excepted one ought to obeye that Magistrate which suffered in his Countrie the exercise of religion and so determined to pursue his owne right and the differentes which so long time he had had with the Elector fearing least his landes should fall into the handes of Strangers offering when hee should be reconciled to the Emperour and Ferdinand that he would restore vp al vnto him whereof he certified his Cosin and his Sonne so as the Hungarians following of him he tooke all the places except Gothe-aenac and Witemberge binding all the subiects to sweate vnto him For which he was misliked by euery man rendring so poore a recompence vnto him whom he ought to haue held for a father author of all his good He was sonne to Henrie whose brother George Duke of Saxe had ordained by his testament that the Emperour should enioye his prouince vntill that his brother had renounced the Protestant Religion But the Elector and Landgraue hindered it making his testament to be broken tooke Henrie and his children into their league Moreouer whreas George had giuen vnto him a pension in mony that they feared for spight of Religion he would refuse to pay it the Protestants promised him in case it should so fall out to furnish the somme vnto him themselues so the Saxon being called on that side and seeing the Landgraue hauing left vnto him his people retyre himselfe and that the Allies furnished no more supplies hee went aganst Maurice out of whose hands in the end he got againe all the places and tooke a number of his people and whatsoeuer Ferdinand had taken from him shutting both them into Bohemia he subiected to himselfe also the Bishoppricke of Magdeburg and Halbestat hauing conuented with Iohn Albert the Bishop The Emperour in the meane time triumphed thoroughout Germanie ordayning and imposing great ransomes to al the Princes and Protestant Cities euen to the Elector Palatine who before as a Neutre was readye to haue reformed his Churches by Paul Faggius had not this accident fallen out and was faine to haue pardon of the Emperour for the 400. horse which hee had sent to the Protestants albeit hee protested that it was not ment against him but by right of Obligation carried by a particular contract with the Duke of Witemberg Whome likewise and his sonne Christopher hee pardoned but woulde not his brother George all renouncing the Leage and not speaking of Religion Afterwards the Emperour pursuing of the Saxon the 22. of Aprill 1547. ariued at Misnes which Frederic had quit and burning the woodden bridge encamped himselfe at Mulburge neare the riuer of Albye the Emperour still hastening for feare he should enclose himselfe within Witemberg So as with a thousand Spanish Harquebusiers which waded into the water to passe forward he assailed the garde on the other shoare notwithstanding the Cannon shot which showred downe on euerie side Afterwards with the small Boates which Frederic had abandoned hee made a bridge ouer which the Hungarians of Ferdinand and the light horse passed first followed with the rest hastning to follow Frederic who was reencountred 3. leagues from Albye neare the forrest Lochane where hee charged him so hard that after a long combat he was defeated hurt taken and brought by the Duke of Alua vnto him to whome hauing said I render my selfe thy prisonner most mercifull Emperour and pray thee to giue me entertainment worthy of a Prince he answered Now then thou doest acknowledge me an Emperour but I wil handle thee according to thy desert Shortly after being condemned to death the Elector of Brandebourge so much appeased the Emperour that he had his life not refusing any conditions offred vnto him sauing to obey the Emperours ordinances or the Councell chusing rather to die It was then ordained that the Emperour should confiscate all his goods which he gaue to Ferdinand and Maurice vpon condition that Maurice should yeerely pay vnto the Saxon and his children fiftie thousand crownes If it so seemed good to the Emperour and Maurice he should enioy Gote so as he raysed the Castle and fortefied not the Towne And for that hee was much in debt Maurice should giue vnto his children one hundred thousand crownes to be employed to the payment of his debtes growne before the league of Smalcade and that Maurice should discharge all such debts as his lands which had beene confiscat and giuen vnto him by the Emperour were lyable vnto And so all suites to be had at an ende and his children to haue the vsufruite of the goods mentioned if they approued these conditions and the people likewise And in respect his life was saued he should for euer after remaine prisoner to the Emperour and to his sonne the Prince of Spaine Hee surrendred likewise his right and dignitie of Elector into the handes of the Emperour who put Maurice as well in possession of the dignitie as lands of Frederic And by his decree it was ordayned that if the other should chaunce to dye without heires masles Augustus his brother and his children should be in remainder thereunto which was doone the 24. of Februarie 1548. at Witemberge Frederic regarding the ceremonies of his house all the Electors present the Landgraue vnder suertie of Brandebourge Maurice and Volfange his sonnes in law rendred himselfe