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A03490	The Golden bull: or, The fundamentall lavves and constitutions of the Empire Shewing, the persons and priuiledges of the princes electors, the manner of the election, the forme and ceremonies thereof, with other politique orders to be obserued by the states and subiects of the Empire, which shall bee assembed at Francford (for the election of the now next emperour) the tenth day of Iuly next ensuing. 1619.; Bulla Aurea. English	Holy Roman Empire.	1619 (1619)	STC 13611; ESTC S104148	28,314	60

without any contradiction and mis-construction vsed among them that no Prince Baron Knight Gentleman retainers to Nobles Burgesses Citizens nor any other person or persons of the said Kingdome or their adherents of what estate dignitie preheminence or condition soeuer they be at any mans suite or summons whatsoeuer shall be called cited warned or summoned to appeare before any Iudge or Iudgement Seate Court of Law or Iustice whatsoeuer out of the Realme of Bohemia and the Courts of law and equity therein holden which time out of minde hath so beene holden and vsed among them Wee therefore to renew and confirme the same Priuiledge custome and indulgence graunted them by Imperiall authoritie aforesayd of our speciall grace and by our Imperiall authoritie doe ordaine That if any Prince Baron Nobleman Knight Gentleman retainers to Nobles Burgesses Citizens Peasants or any other person or persons of the saide Realme and Kingdome shall be summoned warned or adioyned to appeare or answere to and before any Iudge Iudgement Seate Court of Lawe or Iustice out of the Realme and Kingdome of Bohemia aforesaid either for any criminall ciuill or any other cause or action whatsoeuer and at any time or times what or wheresoeuer they are not in any manner or sort bound to appeare or answere to the same and if that for not appearing or answering at or before any such incompetent Iudge or Iudgement Seate or whatsoeuer authorities out of the Realme of Bohemia aforesaid their aduerse parties shall in such manner proceed against them and that Sentence definitiue or execution thereupon shal be giuen and pronounced in any cause whatsoeuer in those Courts against them by forraine authoritie as aforesaid We ordaine appoynt and iudge the said Citations summons precepts processes sentences and executions thereupon ensewing and all things which by the same or any of those meanes shall or may follow be done attempted in that manner against them to be vtterly void disannulled and of no force nor effect Further adding and expresly ordering by our saide Imperiall authoritie for euer to bee held That although in the said Realme of Bohemia time out of mind the same hath alwaies beene obserued if from hence forth any Prince Baron Nobleman Knight or retainer to Nobles Citizens Burgesses Peasants or any Subiects of the Realme of Bohemia of what estate preheminence dignitie or condition soeuer he be in any processe sentence definitiue precepts of the King of Bohemia or any of their Iudgements and executions thereof made pronounced and executed against them in Iudgement eyther before the King or the tribunall Seates of iudgement in the said realme thereunto commonly appoynted shall appeale to any other Iudge or Iudgement seate out of the realme of Bohemia whosoeuer he be that shall doe so and if the partie Defendant doth not resist nor gaine-say the Plaintife both the Defendant and Plaintife in that case shall incurre the danger of loosing their suite Of Gold Siluer and other kindes of Mettals THis present statute we ordaine for euer to be obserued and thereby declare that our successors Kings of Bohemia as also all and euery one of the Princes Electors both spirituall and temporall which for the time perpetually shall be shall lawfully haue hold enioy and possesse all Mines of such Gold Siluer Tinne Copper Iron Leade and other kindes of Mettals and also of Salt already found or hereafter to be found as at any time heretofore were within the said Realme of Bohemia or the territories thereof And likewise that the said Princes Electors in the prouinces parts lands in particular dominions and territories to them or any of them appertaining shal lawfully possesse hold and enioy the same together with all rights whatsoeuer none excepted whereby they might may and were wont to holde and possesse the same as also to take lawfull towles and customes heretofore giuen and graunted vnto them for the same which our Progenitors Kings of Bohemia and the said Princes Electors and their Predecessors and Progenitors lawfully might claime vntill this time according to the auncient laudable and approued custome at this day and long time before vsed and obserued Touching Money VVE also ordaine that the King of Bohemia our successour that for the time shall be as it appeareth that the illustrious Kings of Bohemia our predecessors were wont to haue and peaceably vsed in former times shall haue the vse libertie and custome of Coyning Making and vttering of Money stamped in Gold and Siluer in all places and parts of the said Realme or territories thereof where the said King shall be pleased to Coyne and make the same in what sort fashion stampe soeuer they will as vntill this time it hath been and shall perpetually be vsed And further wee giue vnto the Kings of Bohemia by this our imperial Constitution libertie to authorize the Princes Nobles Earles and other persons of the said Realme to buy Lands Castles Possessions goods and Morgages whatsoeuer or wheresoeuer in the Empire or to receiue and take them of guift by any manner or meanes whatsoeuer according to the tenour of the said Lands Castles Possessions Morgages or goods accustomed so that Free-hold may be bought for Free-hold Coppy-hold as coppy-hold Feodarie as Feodarie and shall in such sort be holden that whatsoeuer the Kings of Bohemia shall buy or receiue and shall be applied to the vse and benefit of the said Realme shall continue to yeeld and pay the accustomed and ordained quit-rents and tallages due from them vnto the Empire This present constitution grace and fauour of our Imperiall Maiestie so graunted to the Realme of Bohemia wee also giue and graunt vnto all the Princes Electors as well spirituall and temporall as also to their lawfull heires and successours in all points as it is formerly declared The Immunities and priuiledges of the Princes Electors VVEe ordaine and decree also that no Earles Barons Nobles feodarie Vassailes Knights Citizens Burgesses nor any other person subiect to the Ecclesiasticall Iurisdictions of Mentz Tryer and Collen of what state condition or dignitie soeuer they be shall not vpon occasion or by any procurement whatsoeuer be cited or summoned to appeare without the Territories Bounds and Limits of the said Churches and the appurtenances thereof before any other Tribunall seate or place of Iustice or Iudgement then onely in the liberties and iurisdiction of Mentz Tryer and Collen and before the Iudges thereof in time to come nor hereafter according to the custome of the said churches in times past obserued And that if contrary to this our present Edict the subiects of the Churches of Mentz Tryer and Collen or any of them vpon any occasion whatsoeuer shal chance to be cited or summoned to appeare before any tribunall seate for any criminall ciuill or other cause or businesse out of the limits and territories of the said Churches or any of them they shall not be bound to appeare nor in any sort to answere therevnto as also that the

THE GOLDEN BVLL OR The Fundamentall Lavves and Constitutions of the Empire Shewing The Persons and Priuiledges of the Princes Electors the manner of the Election the forme and Ceremonies thereof with other politique Orders to be obserued by the States and Subiects of the Empire which shall be assembled at Francford for the Election of the now next Emperour the tenth day of Iuly next ensuing 1619. LONDON Imprinted by T. S. for Nathanaell Newbery and are to be sold at the signe of the Star vnder S. Peters Church in Cornehill and in Popes-head Alley 1619. The Imperiall Lawes and Constitutions set downe in the Golden Bull or Letters Patents of CHARLES the fourth Emperour of Rome for the Election of Emperors * ⁎ * In the Name of the most holy inseparable and glorious Trinity Amen CHARLES the fourth by the Diuine grace of God Emperour of Rome semper Augustus and King of Bohemia for a perpetuall memorie to all Posteritie Sendeth greeting Euery kingdome diuided in it selfe shal be madde esolate for the Princes thereof are become fellowes with theeues therefore the Lord sendeth the spirit of Blindenesse amongst them that at noone day they grope about as if they were in darkenes and remoueth their Candlesticke out of their place that they should be blind leaders of the blinde and they that walke in darkenesse offend and are deceiued and being blinde commit wickednesse and fall into diuision Tell mee Pride how didst thou raigne in Lucifer but by the meanes and aide of Dissention Say enuious Sathan how didst thou cast Adam out of Paradise terrestriall but by making him to disobey God Speake Lust how didst thou destroy Troy but by causing Helena to forsake her husband Say Wrath how didst thou destroy the common-wealth of Rome but by mouiug Iulius Caesar and Pompey to ciuill and intestine warre Thou Enuie like a craftie Serpent creeping into the Christian Empire which by the power of the holy and inseparable Trinity is grounded on the Theological vertues of Faith Hope and Charitie and whose foundation is happily established vpon the most Christian Kingdome of God by pouring thy auncient and most impious venime amongst the imperiall branches and nearest members of the same that the Pillars thereof beeing shaken the whole building might fall to the ground oftentimes hast set vngodly diuision among the seauen Electors of the Empire by whom as by seuen Candlestickes shining in the vnitie of a seuen-fold Spirit the holy Empire should be illuminated Therefore by vertue of our office which by the Imperiall Crowne we hold to preuent the dangers of future diuisions and dissentions among the Electors whereof as being King of Bohemia we acknowledge our selfe to be one by a double reason as well of our Imperiall Commaund as by our right of Election which we execute among other Lawes prescribed for the nourishing and maintaining of correspondencie among the Electors and thereby to induce them vnto an vnitie of Election and a detestation of the afore-said diuision and to stop the passage vnto diuers perills thereby ensuing at an Imperiall assembly holden in our Court at Norembergh in the presence of all the Princes Electors Spirituall and Temporall and of a great number of other Princes Earles Barons Knights Gentlemen and Burgesses of the Cities and Townes of our Empire sitting in our Throne apparelled in our Imperiall Robes and Crowne vpon our head with mature deliberation and by imperiall power ordaine declare and establish c. In the yeare of our LORD GOD 1356. in the ninth Indiction and the fourth Ides of Ianuary and of our reigne the tenth of Bohemia and the first of our EMPIRE In what manner the Electors are to be conducted to the Election and by whom VVE ordaine and by this our present Imperiall Edict perpetually to be obserued commaund of our meere motion and free Imperiall power that as often and whensoeuer in time to come vpon necessitie or the cause of Election of the King of Romaines to be Emperour it shall happen and fall out that the Princes Electors according to the auncient and laudable custome for the said Election are to trauell and set forward on their iourney euery Prince Elector shall vpon request made by the said Electors be bound to conduct and accompany his co-Electors when they are for that cause to trauell through their territories lands and iurisdictions and further also as necessitie requireth and without refusall conuey them to the City or place where such Election is to be made and celebrated and also at their returne from thence vpon paine of periurie and losse for that time onely of his or their voyce which he or they is or are to haue in the said Election Which said penalties to him or them that shall shew themselues rebellious obstinate or negligent in the said conduction we our selues will iudge and impose Wee further ordaine and commaund all other Princes Feodaries and belonging to the Imperiall Iurisdiction by what name soeuer they are called Dukes Earles Barons Knights and their Retainers Gentlemen and others Burgesses and Officers of Castles Cities and places whatsoeuer of the sacred Empire that at such time as the King of the Romains is to be elected Emperor vpon request vnto them made by the Princes Electours or any of them for conduction either of themselues or their Deputies which they shall appoint as aforesaid without any deniall to conduct guide them thorow their territories lands possessions further as need shall require And that if they shall presume or refuse not to doe as wee herein ordaine and appoint they shall be liable to the paines and penalties heereafter following viz. All Princes Earles Barons Knights Nobles and Gentlemen doing the contrary shall incurre the paine of guiltinesse of periurie and depriuation of all liberties and immunities whatsoeuer they hold and enioy by Imperiall right or otherwise as also of all other their offices and functions And all Burgesses and Commons of Cities and Townes that presume to doe the contrarie are likewise guiltie of periurie and shall be depriued of all the Rights Liberties Priuiledges and Immunities which by Imperiall libertie and graunt they hold and haue obtained which together with their bodies and goods shall escheate and fall into the Emperours hands and further ipso facto be depriued of all Law and Right whatsoeuer so that from thence-forth it shall be lawfull for euery priuate man of his owne authoritie without lawfull proceedings or aide of Magistrates freely to assaile and set vpon them not once incurring any penalty paine or punishment whatsoeuer by Imperiall authoritie or otherwise for the same they being so conuinced for disobedience against the Common-wealth and the sacred state and dignitie of the Empire as also against their owne honours and credits and found to haue rashly neglected their duties and done as rebells disobedient subiects and periured persons against the Decree aforesaide Decreeing further and commanding That the Citizens and Inhabitants of all Towns and places where