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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

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