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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68069	A declaration of the causes, for the which, wee Frederick, by the grace of God King of Bohemia, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Elector of the sacred empire, &c. haue accepted of the crowne of Bohemia, and of the countryes thereunto annexed; Proclamations. 1619-11-07	Bohemia (Kingdom). Sovereign (1619-1620 : Frederick I); Frederick I, King of Bohemia, 1596-1632.	1620 (1620)	STC 11351.3; ESTC S121195	8,536	24

A DECLARATION OF THE CAVSES FOR THE WHICH WEE FREDERICK BY THE GRACE OF GOD KING OF BOHEMIA COVNT PALATINE OF THE RHINE ELECTOR OF THE SACRED EMPIRE C. haue ACCEPTED OF THE CROWNE OF BOHEMIA AND OF THE COVNTRYES THEREVNTO annexed 〈…〉 CAESAR AVGVSTVS MIDDLEBVRG Printed by Abraham Schilders M. D.C.xx FREDERICKE By the Grace of GOD King of BOHEMIA Count Palatine of the RHINE Elector of the Sacred EMPIRE Duke of BAVARIA Marquisse of MORAVIA Duke of SILESIA and LVXEMEVRG Marquisse of the Higher and Lower LVSASIA c. TO ALL Potentates Electors Princes and States of Christendome happy Greeting WEE make no doubt but all in generall residing either within or without the Empire doe now sufficiently vnderstand the miserable and most perilous estate into which the Kingdome of BOHEMIA is reduced being so Famous for Antiquitie and a principall member of the Sacred Empire as also the Countryes thereunto annexed and Incorporated with other bordering Prouinces Neither can they be ignorant of such actions of Oppression hostilitie and violence which haue beene practised within a little time through continuall Rapines Murders Combustions Deuastations plentifull effusion of Innocent blood violation and rauishing both of Wiues and honest Virgins dismembring of little sucking Children with many other inhumane most Cruell and Barbarous insolences In like manner the true source and originall of all these euils of what afterwards ensued or may in future time accrue most euidently appeareth and is as cleare as day both by experience and the ample Relations that haue beene diuers times made thereof that they who by their depraued Councels and suggestions haue bene the means to precipitate the mightier sort into present danger and losse are now themselues conuinced euen within their owne consciences And notwithstanding the successe of these latter times wherein sundry opinions haue been hatched about the subiect of Religion may make one clearely discerne with his eye and as it were touch with his finger that according to the veritie of holy Scripture and a Maxime heretofore held and maintayn'd by the ancient Doctors of the Church that mens Consciences ought in no sort to be violated vrged or constrained and whensoeuer men haue attempted any thing by this violent course whether openly or by secret meanes the issue hath beene pernicious and the cause of great and wonderfull innouations in the principallest and mightiest Kingdomes and Countries of all Christendome Yet so it is that a certaine extrauagant and strange kinde of people hauing dispersed themselues ouer Christendome but especially within the Empire and other Kingdomes and Countries bordering and depending thereupon and hauing there brought in and planted a new Doctrine absolutely funestall and obnoxious to all Potentates and Magistrates nay and further hauing not onely obtained fauour and accesse to great men but also drawne to their own bent both their Councellours and Officers and generally the most Honourable and opulent of euery place through the false charme of a counterfeit and masked Sanctitie an implaceable desire and thirst did meruailously grow and increase of persecuting all those who were seperated from the Romaine Church yea and totally to extirpate them if they did not yeeld and come vnder that Iurisdiction Whereupon it came to passe that notwithstanding all the good endeauours that precedent Princes and Gouernours haue bestowed both in the Empire and more especially in the Kingdome of BOHEMIA for preseruation of common Peace and carying an euen hand between the adherents of the one and th' other Church conformable to the Concessions and Edicts of pacification granted in fauour of Religion their Successors for all this more through others instigation questionlesse then of their owne proper disposition haue beene vrged so farre as to giue a large field of leaue and Libertie to these pestiferous kinde of people and their complices who entring herevpon into a full and mayne Careir they presumed somtimes to innouate one thing then another and not onely by publike writing to draw into doubt and controuersie but also really to annihilate and make frustrate the said Concessions liberties of Religion Pacts Obligations and Oathes solemnly assumed for their confirmatiō But wee will not heere set downe in particulers what hath beene practised for many yeares since and attempted in all parts of the Empire vpon the purchase of this Licence and Lliberty neither in how weake and instable manner affaires still continue and stand referring our selues herein to that which Time shall further manifest by sufficient tryals and proofes in whatsoeuer shall be requisite and conuenient But as for the Crowne of BOHEMIA and the Countryes thereunto annexed wee must no wayes dissemble it and it is very well knowne that according as the light of the holy Gospell spred his beames more and more from time to time the lustre and repute of the Roman Catholike Religion hath there beene wonderfully eclipsed not without procuring much trouble and strife so that finally it most necessarily behoued to prouide for the maintainance of common Peace and tranquillitie within the Realme and this was effected by certain permissions and Licences to preuent that diuersity of Religion might not wholly alter or disturbe a generall and peaceable humane Societie So long as things remained in these indifferent tearmes both one and other party held themselues well contented But those turbulent Spirits of whom wee formerly spake hauing no will to consent to publike repose and peace they rather chose to hazard and reduce thinges to an vtter extremity then to diminish the least tittle of that intention which was so deeply grauen in their hearts which was that all things might come vnder the Popes spirituall iurisdiction and at last vnder the secular Dominion of some strange and forraigne gouernment All which added more and more agrieuances and molestations to Religion And aboue all the rest many plots were laide to frustrate the Royall Letters and Concessions of his Majesty to dimolish or at least shut vp the Euangelical Churches and Temples newly built to raise vp thunderings and threatnings amongst the Estates to interdict and actually prohibite their lawfull defence horribly to persecute the poore Subiects with comminations of more terrible Oppression Insults with losse of body Life and goods besides sundry other in-iustices perpetrated against men of euery seuerall condition And on the other side when naturall and iust resistance opposed these insolences or any other meanes which necessity vrged vnto as those Manifests published by the said Estates can testifie they of the contrary party in stead of referring their cause to reason and equall hearing proceeded further by open hostilitie and force of Armes to such a point that a good part of the said Kingdom of BOHEMIA and the Prouinces Incorporate remayneth now dismembred by Fyer and Sword being as it were turned into Blood and Ashes Whereunto we might also add that whereas many yeares since and especially the last past the said Kingdome and Countryes haue exposed their liues and substance for the