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to_o be_v make_v to_o their_o man_n the_o vohych_a they_o do_v take_v with_o thanks_n &_o consider_v it_o to_o be_v a_o gift_n of_o favour_n his_o majesty_n give_v to_o duke_n morre_v y_o e_z robes_z of_z y_z e_z election_n with_z y_z e_z town_n belong_v to_o y_z e_z same_z &_o because_o amongst_o great_a thing_n he_o will_v not_o forgeat_fw-la the_o little_a he_o command_v to_o be_v give_fw-ge to_o the_o soldier_n y_fw-fr e_o which_o do_v swim_v to_o get_v the_o barge_n garment_n of_o crymyson_n after_o their_o fashyon_n and_o to_o everyche_a one_o xxx_o crown_n with_o the_o advantage_n of_o their_o banner_n ¶_o the_o emperor_n be_v come_v unto_o hale_n in_o saxonye_n which_o be_v a_o great_a town_n stand_v in_o the_o dyoces_n of_o madeburge_n although_o duke_n john_n have_v take_v it_o for_o his_o own_o his_o majesty_n lodge_v in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o there_o determine_v to_o put_v in_o effect_n that_o the_o which_o by_o the_o intercession_n of_o the_o elector_n it_o have_v please_v the_o emperor_n to_o consent_v the_o condition_n general_a which_o to_o my_o remembrance_n be_v these_o ¶_o first_o that_o the_o landgrave_n submit_v himself_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o emperor_n with_o all_o his_o possession_n &_o to_o swear_v fidelity_n to_o his_o majesty_n to_o give_v the_o four_o principal_a town_n that_o he_o have_v and_o for_o to_o be_v cast_v down_o at_o his_o commandment_n ¶_o he_o do_v geve_v to_o the_o emperor_n u_o c._n and._n â—_o m._n florauns_n of_o gold_n with_o all_o his_o artillery_n which_o be_v ij_o c._n piece_n cat_v &_o to_o deliver_v duke_n henrique_n of_o brunzwique_n which_o he_o have_v keep_v prisoner_n sense_n the_o year_n m._n d_o xlu_o and_o to_o restore_v to_o y_fw-fr e_o say_v duke_n all_o thing_n that_o he_o have_v usurp_v and_o to_o be_v in_o the_o determination_n of_o the_o chamber_n imperial_a this_o be_v the_o point_n which_o be_v to_o he_o so_o much_o voorthe_o that_o not_o for_o to_o come_v thereâ—â—â—_n he_o have_v sustain_v his_o opinious_a so_o long_o untyll_o that_o he_o have_v swear_v fide_fw-la live_v to_o the_o emperor_n &_o the_o noble_n also_o be_v swear_v that_o when_o the_o landgrave_n go_v out_o of_o the_o way_n they_o shall_v take_v he_o &_o bring_v he_o to_o the_o emperor_n who_o now_o pardon_v he_o his_o life_n and_o take_v away_o the_o vande_n imperial_a which_o be_v proclaim_v against_o he_o &_o like_o wise_n remit_v he_o from_o perpetual_a prison_n before_o the_o come_n of_o the_o launtgrave_n to_o hale_n there_o be_v a_o great_a question_n and_o bebate_v between_o the_o hispaniarde_n &_o the_o dutchman_n it_o be_v so_o far_o forth_o that_o the_o emperor_n put_v himself_o among_o they_o it_o be_v a_o necessary_a remedy_n for_o none_o but_o only_o he_o may_v suffice_v how_o be_v it_o that_o it_o be_v not_o without_o peril_n which_o may_v have_v chance_v be_v between_o ij_o party_n so_o furious_a which_o now_o be_v ganne_v to_o be_v blind_a ¶_o at_o this_o time_n the_o emperor_n do_v geve_v licence_n to_o y_z e_z ambassador_n of_o boeme_n say_v unto_o they_o in_o sum_n y_z t_z he_o will_v make_v intercession_n to_o y_fw-fr e_o king_n and_z y_z t_z if_o the_o realm_n be_v greve_v in_o any_o thing_n it_o shall_v be_v disgravate_v but_o this_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v come_v first_o into_o the_o obedience_n of_o their_o king_n in_o do_v their_o duty_n and_o if_o not_o his_o maiesti_fw-la can_v do_v no_o less_o but_o to_o take_v the_o affair_n of_o his_o brother_n as_o his_o own_o proper_a this_o be_v in_o sâ—me_n his_o answer_n how_o be_v it_o in_o his_o letter_n they_o be_v answer_v more_o at_o large_a ¶_o now_o the_o day_n be_v come_v that_o the_o landgrave_n come_v to_o hale_n with_o one_o hundred_o horse_n he_o do_v light_v at_o the_o lodging_n of_o duke_n morre_v his_o son_n in_o law_n now_o electour_n the_o next_o day_n at_o the_o hour_n appoint_v he_o come_v to_o the_o palace_n accompany_v with_o these_o two_o electour_n the_o emperor_n be_v in_o the_o haule_n with_o the_o ceremony_n accustom_v in_o these_o thing_n there_o be_v many_o lord_n and_o knight_n of_o almme_n which_o come_v to_o see_v that_o which_o they_o think_v never_o to_o have_v see_v in_o the_o landgrave_n but_o when_o he_o come_v before_o the_o emperor_n he_o do_v take_v of_o his_o bonnet_n and_o kneel_v down_o upon_o his_o knee_n &_o his_o chauncelour_n likewise_o the_o which_o by_o the_o name_n of_o his_o lord_n say_v these_o word_n ¶_o right_a high_a most_o mighty_a &_o victorious_a prince_n emperor_n and_o gracious_a lord_n philip_n the_o launtgrave_n of_o hessene_n have_v grevouslye_o offend_v your_o majesty_n be_v in_o these_o war_n and_o geve_v a_o cause_n of_o just_a indignation_n for_o the_o induce_n of_o other_o parson_n to_o fall_v in_o the_o same_o fault_n wherefore_o your_o majesty_n may_v use_v all_o rigour_n in_o y_z e_z correction_n of_o his_o deserve_n he_o confess_v meek_o that_o he_o be_v sorrowful_a with_o all_o his_o hart_n &_o follow_v the_o offer_n that_o he_o have_v offer_v for_o to_o come_v before_o your_o majesty_n he_o yield_v himself_o unto_o your_o majesty_n in_o all_o point_n free_o at_o your_o will_n humble_o beseech_v for_o the_o love_n &_o merci_fw-la of_o god_n y_fw-fr t_o your_o majesty_n will_v be_v content_a to_o use_v of_o your_o goodness_n &_o clemenci_fw-la to_o pardon_n and_o forgeat_fw-la these_o say_a offence_n and_o to_o take_v away_o the_o banishment_n imperial_a which_o your_o majesty_n have_v so_o just_o declare_v against_o he_o parmit_v y_o e_o he_o may_v possess_v his_o land_n &_o govern_v his_o vassal_n which_o make_v supplication_n that_o it_o may_v please_v you_o to_o pardon_n and_o to_o receive_v they_o