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league_n they_o admit_v also_o the_o marquis_n of_o baden_n the_o duke_n of_o wittenberg_n landsgrave_n of_o hessen_n duke_n of_o dupontz_n and_o strasburgh_n norimbergh_n and_o many_o other_o city_n all_o which_o contribute_v so_o large_o to_o these_o war_n as_o the_o emperor_n never_o receive_v the_o like_a aid_n from_o they_o against_o the_o turk_n for_o as_o cogmandolo_n testify_v the_o several_a tax_n afford_v by_o they_o from_o the_o year_n 1608_o to_o the_o year_n 1619_o amount_v in_o the_o whole_a sum_n to_o no_o less_o than_o four_o million_o one_o hundred_o seventy_o six_o thousand_o nine_o hundrd_n and_o seventeen_o florin_n the_o concurrence_n of_o so_o many_o prince_n can_v not_o but_o argue_v mighty_a force_n which_o be_v much_o increase_v by_o the_o negotiation_n of_o mansfeld_n and_o nomarus_n in_o italy_n which_o nomarus_n be_v baltazar_n newwen_v principal_a secretary_n to_o onoltzbach_n and_o of_o volrad_n plessen_v with_o the_o hollander_n and_o of_o other_o with_o the_o duke_n of_o bullion_n bethlehem_n gabor_n and_o the_o rebel_n of_o hungary_n and_o though_o they_o can_v not_o persuade_v the_o king_n of_o england_n to_o enter_v into_o their_o league_n for_o great_a and_o weighty_a reason_n which_o he_o allege_v yet_o they_o hope_v for_o some_o good_a assistance_n from_o the_o grison_n and_o give_v out_o also_o that_o the_o hans_n town_n favour_v their_o union_n they_o omit_v not_o to_o solicit_v the_o venetian_n also_o with_o much_o earnestness_n as_o conceive_v it_o to_o be_v their_o interest_n to_o keep_v the_o other_o prince_n of_o europe_n in_o balance_n as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v and_o to_o be_v jealous_a of_o the_o too_o potent_a supereminency_n of_o any_o one_o but_o what_o answer_v the_o commonwealth_n give_v they_o be_v not_o certain_o know_v the_o pretence_n of_o their_o union_n be_v that_o it_o be_v pure_o defensive_a for_o the_o protection_n only_o of_o their_o religion_n liberty_n and_o privilege_n vetus_fw-la cantilena_fw-la the_o old_a song_n i_o confess_v but_o who_o can_v believe_v they_o can_v it_o be_v suppose_v of_o anhalt_n that_o he_o take_v arm_n only_o for_o conscience_n have_v be_v so_o well_o beat_v in_o france_n for_o it_o both_o out_o of_o his_o honour_n and_o fortune_n or_o that_o count_n mansfeld_n be_v a_o man_n that_o fight_v only_o for_o conscience_n and_o public_a liberty_n who_o trade_n and_o patrimony_n be_v the_o sword_n and_o who_o brave_v the_o world_n most_o common_o with_o a_o run_a army_n more_o use_v to_o pillage_n then_o fight_n rob_v and_o spoil_n all_o where_o ever_o he_o come_v beside_o do_v not_o achatius_n a_o donau_n write_v to_o anhalt_n november_n the_o fifteen_o 1619._o that_o the_o intention_n of_o bethlehem_n gabor_n a_o principal_a confederate_n be_v pied_a a_o pied_a by_o degree_n yet_o as_o close_o as_o foot_n can_v follow_v to_o root_v out_o the_o antichristian_a papacy_n where_o he_o come_v this_o be_v something_o more_o than_o to_o be_v only_o defensive_a and_o in_o the_o union_n itself_o which_o contain_v one_o and_o twenty_o article_n in_o all_o although_o they_o say_v it_o be_v only_o their_o buckler_n against_o the_o catholic_n assault_v they_o yet_o do_v they_o not_o profess_v art_n 8._o to_o have_v intention_n to_o expel_v papism_n as_o they_o call_v it_o and_o to_o preserve_v themselves_o from_o the_o yoke_n of_o spain_n and_o foreign_a government_n and_o do_v not_o bethlehem_n gabor_n in_o his_o letter_n to_o the_o turk_n profess_v also_o how_o much_o he_o labour_v now_o ut_fw-la rasa_fw-la pontificiorum_fw-la cobor_n etc._n etc._n that_o those_o shave_a company_n of_o papeling_n so_o he_o call_v the_o catholic_a clergy_n and_o religious_a may_v be_v utter_o destroy_v this_o therefore_o be_v certain_a have_v they_o prevail_v catholic_a religion_n long_o before_o this_o time_n have_v be_v extinct_a in_o those_o country_n and_o catholic_n themselves_o banish_v destroy_v and_o go_v in_o order_n to_o this_o do_v they_o not_o decree_v among_o themselves_o pag._n 43._o to_o fall_n upon_o churchman_n and_o church-goods_a first_o pag._n 131._o do_v they_o not_o resolve_v to_o invade_v some_o part_n of_o their_o adversary_n country_n as_o they_o call_v the_o catholic_n have_v first_o compel_v they_o to_o be_v so_o for_o their_o own_o defence_n and_o in_o particular_a do_v they_o not_o name_n and_o design_n out_o the_o archbishopric_n and_o city_n of_o trier_n as_o lie_v fair_o in_o their_o way_n and_o be_v a_o prince_n elector_n country_n catholic_a and_o the_o clergy_n rich_a but_o their_o noble_a and_o chief_a project_n be_v to_o invest_v themselves_o of_o two_o crown_n goodly_a booty_n indeed_o if_o they_o can_v catch_v they_o and_o temptation_n fit_a for_o such_o high_a spirit_n that_o be_v to_o say_v of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o bohemia_n and_o hungary_n the_o reason_n be_v give_v pag_n 25._o because_o thereby_o in_o the_o assembly_n of_o elector_n they_o shall_v be_v always_o secure_a of_o a_o double_a vote_n and_o therefore_o do_v the_o count_n palatine_n confess_v in_o his_o letter_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o saxony_n that_o he_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o administration_n of_o bohemia_n among_o other_o reason_n principal_o for_o this_o viz._n that_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o election_n of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o roman_n may_v be_v hence_o forward_o in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o protestant_n this_o be_v certain_o a_o main_a part_n of_o their_o design_n according_a to_o that_o which_o anhalt_n write_v unto_o donau_n in_o may_n 1519._o that_o it_o be_v better_o the_o turk_n be_v choose_v to_o wear_v that_o crown_n than_o ferdinand_n yea_o gabor_n tell_v the_o turk_n that_o the_o palatine_a and_o brandenburg_n be_v resolve_v no_o long_o to_o endure_v ferdinand_n and_o that_o all_o those_o province_n that_o be_v confederate_a with_o they_o ☞_o ☞_o cord_n &_o animo_fw-la omne_fw-la officia_fw-la fidelissimè_fw-la praestabunt_fw-la be_v ready_a with_o heart_n and_o goodwill_n to_o tender_v all_o faithful_a service_n to_o his_o
ottoman_a greatness_n and_o the_o whole_a nation_n of_o turk_n and_o that_o in_o a_o short_a time_n ferdinand_n will_v sure_o be_v expel_v out_o of_o all_o germany_n and_o force_v to_o seek_v his_o fortune_n in_o spain_n but_o o_o monstrous_a o_o incredible_a that_o such_o desperate_a malice_n and_o impiety_n shall_v enter_v the_o heart_n of_o any_o that_o profess_v themselves_o christians_o be_v it_o not_o that_o the_o record_n themselves_o be_v extant_a fide_fw-la publicâ_fw-la which_o do_v assure_v we_o thereof_o even_o beyond_o contradiction_n who_o can_v believe_v it_o o_o malice_n implacable_a o_o envy_n most_o perfect_o diabolical_a and_o o_o happy_a house_n family_n name_v of_o austria_n which_o for_o the_o interest_n of_o true_a religion_n and_o constancy_n to_o justice_n deserve_v to_o be_v make_v the_o object_n of_o such_o execrable_a spleen_n and_o to_o combat_n perpetual_o with_o such_o odious_a and_o antichristian_a conspiracy_n 20._o guicciard_n lib._n 20._o it_o be_v 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