Richenaw S. Emmeran at Ratisbonne Salmanswile Shlussenried S. Vlrick in Augsburg S. Cornelius Munster Stabe l Vesin or Irsee Vsperg Weingarten Wettenhausen Wenden Abbatesses BVchaw on the Lake called Federsea Essen Guttentzel Gerenroda Hervord Heggenbach Lindaw The Vpper Munster in Ratisbonne The Lower Munster at Ratisbonne Quedlingburg Rottenmunster The Earles of the Sacred Roman Empire BArbey and Muhlingen Bentheim Bruckhorst Castell Erbach Eberstein Furstenberg Falkenstein Hohenloe Hanaw of Muntzenberg Hanaw of Liechtenberg Isenburg Lippa Lewenstein Leyningen Mansfelt Montsort Mandershied Nassaw Catzenelenbogen Nassaw Sarbrucken Neumar Ostfriesland Oldemburg Oetingen Ortemburg Ruepfen Solms Suliz Sayn The foure Counts of the Empire SWartzenburg Stollberg Schaumburg Schwartzenberg Tubingen Waldeck VVittigenstein Wildt and Count of the Rhine Wied Zimmern Freebarons Barons and Lords of the Sacred Roman Empire FLeckenstein Fugger Griechingen Graveneg Hohen Geroldsegg Hohenfels Konigsegg of Aulendorf and Marstetten Limburg hereditary Cupbearer of the Sacred Roman Empire Maxelrein Pappenheim hereditary Marshall of the Sacred Roman Empire Reussen of Plawen Senisheim Shoenburg Schenck of Trauttenberg Wallburg hereditary Sewer of the Sacred Roman Empire Wolfstein Winnenberg and Peilstein Waldbotten of Passenheim The Cities of the Sacred Roman Empire AAch or Aaken Augsburg Aalen Biberach Buchhorn Buchaw on the lake cald Federsea Bingen Bopfingen Constance on the Lake called Bodensea Colmar Collen on the Rhine Cammerich Dinkelspiel Dortmund Donawert which at this day enjoyes not the liberties of an Imperiall City but is detained by the House of Bavaria but is to be restored Esligen Francfurt on the Maine Fridberg Goslar Gemund in Swaben Giengen Giengenbach Hervorden Hailbrun Hall in Swaben Hagenaw Isna Kaufbeuren Keysersberg Kempten Landaw Leutkirchen Lindaw Lubec Munster in the Gregorian vale Mulhausen in Turingia Memmingen Norimberg Nordlingen Nordhausen in Turingia Offenburg Oberenheim Pfullendorff Popfingen Regensburg or Ratisbone Rotweil Reutlingen Ravensburg Rotenburg on the Tauber Rosheim Strasburg Spire Sweinfurt Schletstat Turckheim Weinsheim Weissenburg in Nortgaw Wangen Weill Wimpfen Weissenburg on the Rhine Worms Weizler Vlme Vberlingen Zell on Hammersbach RELATION OF THE present State of the Imperiall Chamber of the Sacred Roman Empire at Spire Anno M. DC XXXVI ONe Iudge of the Imperial Chamber Three Presidents of the Imperiall chamber One Assessour for the Electour of Mentz One Assessour for the Electour of Collen One Assessour for the Electour of Tryer. Two extraordinary Assessours of the Ecclesiastick Electours One Assessour for the Electour Palatine One Assessour for the Electour of Saxony One Assessour for the Electour of Brandenburg Two extraordinary Assessours for the secular Electours Two Austrian Assessours Two Burgundian Assessours Foure Assessours for the Circle of Franconia Foure Assessours for the Circle of Bavaria Foure Assessours for the Circle of Swaben Foure Assessours of the Upper Circle of the Rhine two places whereof are now voyd Foure Assessours of the Lower Circle of the Rhine all which places are now voyd Foure Assessours for the Circle of Saxony One Fiscal advocate being a Doctour in Law Fourteene Advocates all Doctours of Law One Fiscall Procuratour Doctour of both lawes Two and twenty procuratours all Doctours and Licenciats in Law One chiefe superintendent of the Chancery Doctour of both lawes Three Protonotaries the first and second places whereof are now voyd Foure Readers One Fiscall Notary One Register Foure Notaries One Master of the Messengers One Physitian Two Sergeants One receiver of the chancery Foure Engrossers Two Copiers One keeper of the Chancery chamber Tenne Messengers of the Chancery that serve on horse-backe Ten Foot-posts or Messengers serving on foot A Catalogue of all such persons which by his Imperiall Majesty during the time of his raigne have beene created Princes Earles Barons or Lords And first he created Princes of the Empire ERnest Count of Schaumburg Prince Iohn George Count of Hohen-zoler of VVoldstein Francis and Maximilian of Dieterichstein Philip Ottho Count of the Rhine Stenko Adelbert of Lobcowitz Albert Duke of Fridland Princes and Marquisses of the Roman Empire PEter Aldobrandin Marquis Fabritius Caraffa Prince Charles Spinelli Marquis Anthony Biglio Marquis Charles Emanuel of Gore Prince Charles Philibert of Este Prince Ludwig Victorius Marquis Ierome Caraffa Marquis of Monte-negro Prince Count of Contecroy Prince Charles of Cardenas Prince Paul Ierome Marquis Anthony Bishop of Vienna Prince George Ossomilimius in Tenzin Prince Albert Altovite Marquis Thomas Raggio Marquis Follow the new created Earles or Counts of the Empire THe Freebarons of Buchaim now Earles The Freebaron of Nachot The Barons of Meggaw The Baron of Bronkorst The Baron of Geraldine The Lord Michna Those of Tilly. Those of Mittrowitz Maximilian of Trautmanstorf The Baron of Losenstein Iohn Iacob Kissell Balthasar of Thanhausen N. of Taxis Sdenko of Shambach Sesyma of VVrâ—by Baron Rodrigo Barragan Iaspar Bernhard of Rechberg Those of VValdeck Herman Tshermi The two brothers of Cratzen Burian Bercka Adam Erdman Terzka VVilliam Verdugo Paul Andrew of Wolkenstein Henry Erbtruchsas Freebaron of VValdpurg VVilliam of Mihinitz Iohn Iacob Erbtruchsas Gotfrid Henry of Pappenheim VVentzel of VVurben Those of VVrzowitz Rodolf Tertzka VVoldemar Christian of Holstain Theodoric and Iohn Andrew of Aursperg Philip Adam of Cronberg Charles Christopher of Brandstein The Dorrings VVilliam of Clenowa N. of Konigsegg N. of Atthimis Iohn Balthasar Sigismund Ludovic of Dieterichstein Ladislaus of VValdstein Henry Holka Iohn Altringer Iohn Charles of Schonburg Ioachim of Mettich Iohn Ludovic Isolani Those of Wolkenstein Adolph and Charles of Puchaim Nicolas des Fours Iacob Kuen The Hutzfeldes Francis of Vlefelt Iohn Goetz Iohn of Ligniville Theodore Trivultius Francis and Baptista Crescentii Charles of Gaulz Iacob Strozzi Iohn Baptista of Verdenberg Henry de Ravero Sdenco of Collobrat Paul Bernhard of Font aines Vincent Cavalli Martin and Georg Krasichi Ioachim of Quincey Iaspar Ernest and Gerard of Donhof Maximilian of Gallian Lupus Walter Zapata These following were created Freebarons called Liberi Barones THe Virnemonds Freebarons Those of Reiffenberg Those of Ulm. Of Wrzeswitz The Webers Those of Stein The Toettenbeckes The Wattsen Of Sickingen Herman Isherin Kurtzen Of Benzenaw Spiering Of Closen Of Mespelbrun Vincent Mushinger Of Newhaus Otto of Nostitz Iohn Hersan Of Rorbach Of Wansheim Leuin of Mortagni Of Weichs Rodhaubt Vrban Shatzel George Zdiarskie of Zdiar Of Wurtenbach Of Degenfelt Of Questenberg Ferdinand Geitzkâ—fler William of Clenowa Thomas of Lindlo Iohn Vlric Schafgotsh Ioachim of Donnersberg Henry of Ginandis Iohn of Shonstein Henry Charles of Orscalor Of Husman Iohn Charles Fuchs Iohn Altringer Those of Baumgartner Charles of Heim Francis Marzoni Vlric of Ronmâ—g Iohn of Bremd Cornelius of Muhlen Alexander of Vehlen Iaspar of Gram. Of Comargo Theodoric and Iohn Andrew of Aursperg William and Werner of Bomgarten Iohn Vlric and George Ehrnrich of Puriâ—g Iohn Charles and Otto Frederick of Shonburg Philip Hector and Leopald of Adelshausen Of Closen Ferdinand Rodolf Lashanskie Henry and Christopher Adam of Muggenthal Iohn Fridecick and Iohn Constantine of Pentzenaw Eberhard Adolph of Muggenthall Thobias of Haubitz Iohn Henry Nothaft Francis Maximilian of Billehe Iohn of Reck. George Frederic of Standing Iacob Brechtold Iohn George of Seebach Sebastin Wietz Iohn Gotz Iohn Rodolf of Bredaw Reinhard of Walmerode Iohn Christopher and Iohn Paul of Ruppen Luther of Buwinghausen Maximilian of Goltz Of Paar Foppius and Aisema Iohn of Leuttersheim Corpus Iohn de Werth Of Reinach The Crafts brothers Barons or Lords Florian Theodorich Albert Clodomir Fabriani Wolfgang William Laminger Iohn Baptist Werda Henry Baradas Christoph Nicolas Andrew c. Orlick Martin Somogie Iohn Baptist Trecho Leo Groppello Medici Ernest of Suis Ioseph of Neuhaus Ernest of Linden Iohn of Merode Iohn William Arnold of VVachtendank George of Gaillard Iohn Cerboni Degenhard Bertram of Lohe in VVisen Iacob Francis Bestacalda Matthias Gallas Philip and Bernhard of Areyzaga Francis Porta Adrian of Enckefort Ernest Henry and Gotfrid of of Sharenberg Matthew of Vernier FINIS
precedency before the great Duke of Tuscany The Electors Princes States of the Roman Empire have some their Residents and others their Agents negotiating their affaires in the Imperiall Court but when their happens any thing of moment or difficulty they send their Ambassadours to his Imperall Majesty The Popes Nuncio takes the first place in the Court before all other Ambassadours and before the Princes of the Empire then present After him the Spannish Ambassadour claimes and pretends precedency FINIS THE STATE OF THE IMPERIALL-COVRT of the EMPEROVR FERDINAND THE SECOND Wherein is treated Of all higher and lower Officers and Ministers Privy Counsellors Imperiall Court Court-chamber Court-Millitary Hungarian Bohemian Austrian and divers other such like Imperiall and Royall Court-Councellors and Court dispatches of the severall Chanceries and of their Officers And principally Of the severall Iurisdictions of the foure chiefe Court Officers Of Ambassadours Residents and Agents Artificers Tradesmen and Musicians of the Court c. As it was MDC XXXVI LONDON Printed by ANNE GRIFFIN 1637. The High Steward of the Court. THe L. Leonard Hellfried Count of Megaw c. The Cabinet Counsellours THe L. Francis Cardinall and Prince of Dietrichstein Bishop of Olmuiz in Moravia The L. Anthony Prince and Bishop of Vienna Abbot of Crembsmunster The L. Leohard Hellfned Count of Megaw high Steward of the Imperiall Court The L. Maximilian Count Trantmansdorff high Steward to K. Ferdinand the third The L. Iohn Ernest Fugger Count of Kerchburg and Weissenhorne Knight President of the Imperiall Court-Counsell The L. Ignatius Abbot of Lilienfield President of the Imperiall Court-chamber The L. Henry Schlicke Count of Parsaw and Weisenkirhen President of the Imperiall Court-counsell of warre The L. Iohn Baptist Count of Werdenberg Chancellour of the Imperiall Court The L. Wolgang Count and Lord of Mansfelt Imperiall Counsellour of the warre and Governour of Raab in Hungary The L. George Lippai of Zombor Bishop of Vesperin Chancellour of the Hungarian Counsell The L. William Count of Schlavata high Chancellour of the Kingdome of Bohemia The L. Francis Christopher Khevenhiller Count of Frankenberg high Steward of the Court of the Queene of Hungary The L. Iulius Neidhard Count of Noersburg The L. Peter Henry of Stralendorff Baron Vice-chancellour of the Sacred Roman Empire The L. Sigfrid Christopher Preuner Baron Lieutenant of Lower Austria The High Chamberlaine THe Lord Iohn Iacob Khiesel Count of Gotsher The high Ma shalt of the Court. THe Lord Leonhard Helfried Count of Harrach The high Master of the Horse THe Lord Bruno Count and Lord of Mansfelt The Lords of the Emperours chamber in ordinary are these following THe L. Iohn Christopher of Paar Baron generall Post-master for the Court. Wentzel Count of Wurben Charles Count of Portia Georg Achat C. of Losenstein Szywa Count of Wurben Frederick Cou. of Caveriani Hierome Co. of Montecuculi Montauto Co. of Mountacut George Barthol Khiel C. c. Frederick Co. of Atomos Vratislaus Co. of Furstenberg Francis Co. of Picolomini Iohn Co. of Swartzenberg Wolf Engelbrecht Co. of Awersberg Diolate Co. of Conossa Simon Lewis Co. of Dietrichstein Iohn Count of Trauston George Ehrnrich C. of Trautmanstorf Adam Co. of Budiani Adam Count Forgatsh Iulius C. of Salm. Barons Gabriel Ardedi Free-baron Iohn Sigismund Gayler Free-baron Dionise Setshy Free-baron Stanislaus Potaizi Wolfskie Free-baron Iacob di Negro Free-baron William of Tedenbach Free-b Christopher of Ebiswald Free-baron Iohn Maximilian Free-baron of Lamberg Peter Ernest of Molar Free-baron Iohn George Free-baron of Herberstein Christopher Free-b Teufel Rodolf Free-baron of Paar These following of his Imperiall Majesties chamber extraordinary are all either Princes Earles or Lords PRince Christian of Anhalt Iohn Caspar Master of the Teutonick Order Prince of Mergetheim Iules Henry Duke of Saxen Lawenburg Collonel Rodolf Maximilian Duke of Saxen Lawenburg Collonel Francis Albert Duke of Saxen Lawenburg Collonel Rodolf Duke of Lignitz Henry Wentzel Duke of Munsterberg Maximilian Prince of Liechtenberg Ferdinand Prin. of Cardenas Earles Anthony Gunther Count of Oldenburg Christian C. of Waldeck Iohn Lewis C. of Nassaw Frederick C. of Hardeck George Lewis C. of Swartzenberg Frederick C. of Furstenberg William C. of Slawata Wolfgang C. of Mantsfelt Bruno C. of Mansfelt Henry C. of Shlick Maximilian C. of Dieterichstein Francis Christopher C. Khevenhuller Iaroslaw Borzita C. of Marzin Leonhard Hellfrid C. of Megaw Balthasar C. of Maradas Iohn C. of Nassaw George C. of Opperstorf Matthias C. of Gallas Michael Adolf Co. of Altheim William Vratislaw C. of Mitrowitz Adam Paul C. of Slawata Maximilian C. of Wallstein Leonhard Charles C. of Harrach Rodolf C. of Colloredo Octavius Co. Piccolomini Barons Arnold Freebaron of Peymer Philip Husman Freebaron Iohn Iacob Freebaron of Kusstein Ernest Freeb. of Kollonnitsh Ferdinand Curtz Freebaron of Serftenaw Christopher Loebell Freebar Sigfrid Christopher Preuner Freebaron Iulius Neidhard Freebaron of Moersburg William Leopald Nothaft Freebaron of Wehrenberg Gundacre Freebaron of Polheim Paul Palfy Freebaron Steven Palfy Freebaron Ernest Freebaron of Suys Paul Iacob Freebaron of Starenberg Rodolf Freebaron of Tieffenbach Frederic Freebaron of Thallenberg Christopher Thonradle Freebaron Christopher Paradiser Freebaron Sigismund Adam Freebaron of Traun Adam Freebar of Wallstein Charles Freebaron of Tzherotin Peter Henry Freebaron of Stralendorf Conrad Baron of Steinberg Henry Freebar of St. Iulian. George Teuffell Freebaron Iohn Freebaron of the Reck. Leopold Freeb. of Stralendorf Ioachim Adolf of Stralendorf Baron The Imperiall Court-counsell hath two Benches whereof the one is called the Bench of the Nobles and consisteth of Counts Barons and Knights to the number of twenty The other Bench is called the Bench of the learned Counsellours whereof are ten most of them Doctours or Batchellours both of the civill and canon Law The President of this Court-counsell is Iohn Ernest Fugger Count of Kirchberg Another Counsell called the Imperiall Court-chamber consisteth of seven Counsellors which are either Freebarons Barons or Doctours Ignatius Abbot of Lillyfield is the President of this Counsell The Counsell of Warre consisteth of eight Counsellours whereof is one Duke two Counts and five Freebarons and Henry Count of Shlick is President of this Imperiall Military-counsell The Captaine of the Guard with Javelins consisting of one hundred horse and called Hartshier is Don Balthasar Count de Maradas The Captaine of the foot or Halberdiers is Philip Count of Mansfelt and this Guard consisteth also of one hundred men The Master of the Staffe or the Imperiall Officer who bearing a blacke rod ushereth the meat which is carried to the Imperiall table commonly called Stab-master is Diodato Count de Conossa Bruno Count of Mansfelt is now both Master Falkner and Huntsman the two offices of the high Hunter and high Falkner The generall Postmaster is Iohn Christopher Freebaron of Paar At the Imperiall Court are alwaies as Counsellors for the affaires of Hungaria George Lippai Bishop of Vesperin Court-chancellour for that Kingdome and Thomas Mikulich of Brukonoz Counsellour of that Kingdome and Lieutenant
of the Kings personall presence in judgment In like manner are Counsellours for the affaires of Bohemia Namely William Count of Slawata supreme Chancellour and Adam Libstentzkie of Kolobrat Freebaron and Vice-chancellour of Bohemia After the supreme Master of the staffe or Stabmaster follow the ordinary Court offices in which are Three Cup-bearers the eldest whereof at this time is an Earle the other are Barons There are two Masters called Chamberlains of the plate whereof the first Chamberlain is Iohn George Freebaron of Herberstein The second or under Chamberlaine is Laurence Lord of Huttendorf The chiefe Master of the Kitchin is Theodore Hartman of Clarstein Ecclesiasticke persons FAther William Lamormain Iesuit Imperiall confessour and Counsellour of his Imperiall Majesties conscience Two Court Preachers one for the German the other for the Italian Paul Knor of Rosenroth chiefe Chaplaine of the Court and great Almoner There are seven other Court-chaplaines An Imperiall Library-keeper An Imperiall Historian And there was one but now is no Mathematician to his Imperiall Majesty The Treasurer is Nicholas Churland Court Physicians of his Imperiall Majesty are five Residents and Agents now present at the Imperiall Court are FOr the King of Spaine Ambrosius Reutz who negociates also for Brussels Mounsier de Scarbonniere Agent for the K. of France did of late negotiate at the Imperiall Court at Vienna but a few months since he was not onely prohibited but in a few daies commanded totally to leave the City The Agent for the Qu. Mother Mounsier Roverie is returned to his Queene The King of England his Agent Mr. Iohn Taylor The K. of Polands Agent Mouns Gibboni The Agent for the Republick of Venice Iohn Baptist Balderino Of Savoy Octavius Bolognese Of the Republicke of Genua Peter Panicall The D. of Mantua hath no body at the Imperiall Court The D. of Modena negociates his affaires by anothers Agent Vnder the High Stewards Iurisdiction ONe Controller One Cofferer called Fenning-master One Hushier Five Heralds One chiefe surveyor of the Tapestry Two Porters of the great chamber One servant of the Closet Three servants for the Plate The Court kitching ONe Cooke for the month Six Master-cookes Ten Under-cookes Two Basters or Rosters Two helpers or assistants Two Broth-cookes or for boyled meat Two helpers or boylers Eight Kitchin-boyes Two Kitchin-porters One Kitchin dore-keeper One Woodman or cleaver of the wood The Court Cellar ONe Court Cellar-man called chiefe Butler One clerke of the Cellar Two servants of the cellar Three coopers of the cellar Two children of the cellar The Court Larder ONe Kitchin clerke Two Purveyers Two keepers of the meat Two carriers or porters One Court burcher One Chandler Table Coverers TWo chiefe coverers of the free Tables Two chamber table-coverers Two preparers or coverers of the Lords and Gentlemen waiters table One coverer of the Pages Table Two coverers of the Officers tables Landresses ONe Landresse for the body One for the mouth One for the table and One for the Kitchin The high Chamberlaine his jurisdiction or those which serne in the Chamber TEnne servants of the chamber Two chamber doore-keepers One fire-maker for the stoves Foure Guards of the chamber vulgo Trabanten One chiefe Iester named Ionas Schissel Three other jesters or fooles Offices subject to the high Marshall of the Court his Iurisdiction ONe Court Quartermaster One Secretary of the high Marshals Court Six Harbingers vulgarly called Furriers of the Court. Three Messengers vulgarly called Einspanninger serving on horse-backe Two guards of the office vulgarly called Marshals Trabanten Two Court Chirurgions All Agents in the Imperial Court of the Electours Princes and States of the Sacred Roman Empire All and every Court negociatours artificers and tradesmen the number of them exceeds one hundred and fifty All the free Iewes of the Court. One Lieutenant of the chesse vulgarly Provost One Sergeant Vnder the chiefe master of the Horse his jurisdiction are Twenty Imperiall Pages of honour with their governour and tutor One Master Avenor One clerke of the Avery Two Horse-riders Two Colt-breakers vulgarly called Pastin and Klepper-riders Oâ—e Overseer Foureteene Court Trumpetters One Kettle-drummer vulgarly Heerpaucker One Master Fencer One charger of pieces vulgarly called Buchsenspanner who prepares the Guns to be discharged Two yeomen of the stirrop Two black or horse smiths Sixteene Footmen One Tentmaker One Master of the Coaches One Master of the Litters One Sadler for the Court-stables One Boot-cleanser Eight and twenty Grooms or Horse-keepers in the Spannish stable Six and twenty Groomes or Horse-keepers in the stable for hunting nags Ten servants of the Litters Two Coach-men of the Emperours Coach Foure and twenty Court Coach-men Six and twenty Postillons Six boyes of the Stable Ninty great saddle Horses fit for warre and warlike exercises Fourescore amblers and hunting Horses for the Emperours person Threescore Coach-horses Two and twenty Mules Vnder the Captaine of the Horse-guard are these Officers A Lieutenant A chiefe Furrier An inferiour Harbinger One hundred Hartshiers or Horsemen Three Trumpetters One Chirurgion One Black-smith One servant of the Guard Vnder the Captaine of the Foot guard are these ONe Gentleman harbinger One under Harbinger One hundred Souldiers called Trabanten with Holbards One Drummer One Fifer One servant of the Guard These following persons are join'd as Commissioners to the Imperiall Privy Counsell THe Baron of Questenberg and Bohemian affaires Commissioner for Italian D. Iustus Gebhard Counsellor of the Imperiall Court and commissioner in matters concerning the last Treaty of Prag Matthias Arnoldin of Clarstein Counsellour of the Imperiall Court and principall Secretary of State D. Iohn Soldner Counsellor of the Imperiall Court and Secretary of the Imperiall Court-counsell Now followeth the severall Chambers of the Court Chancery THe chamber for the Dispatches of the Privy-counsell whereof are Matthias Arnold of Clarstein before mentioned and also D. Iohn Soldner a civilian c. These have their owne clerkes and servants expediting the dispatches and if they need more they use the help of the clerks of the Imperiall chancery The chamber of the Imperiall Court-chancery for the affaires of Germany ALthough D. Iohn Soldner is Counsellour of the Imperiall Court and hath in the said counsell his owne voice and ordinary vote and being most commonly busied in more secret dispatches for which cause Paul Thomas who is otherwise an Inditer of the Imperiall Court chancery serveth in his stead in the said Court Imperiall counsell for enrolling Neverthelesse the direction of the court Dispatches in the Empire remaine still in his hands Bartholomew Immerdorffer Imperiall counsellour Fiscal or Court-receiver George Frisinger Imperiall Counsellor and Taxer for the dispatches George Dieterlin Register of the Court of chancery Fra. Katsemayer Vice-secretary of the Court-chancery Christopher Switzer enroller of the Court-chancery Foureteene clerkes and ingrossers One servant of the Chancery The Chamber of the Latin dispatch of the Imperiall Court-counsell IOhn Walderode Imperiall Counsellor and Secretary of the Imperiall Court counsell Foure
thereupon About two yeares since the Prince of Eggenberg had the direction of this Cabinet Counsell and was absolute Patron of Caesars will so that they then had but one heart one way as the Prince of Eggenberg within the Court had all the power so the Duke of Frisland did sway in the warres And although he kept his bed almost continually by reason of the gout and collicke with which he was much afflicted and although his house was a good distance from the Imperiall Court yet his Imperiall Majesty appointed his Cabinet Counsell to bee alwaies assembled there and himselfe past to his house from the Archducall Castle or Imperiall Court through a long Gallery and assisted in his owne person at the consultations Neither did he onely visit him at times of Counsell but other times also daily and sometimes often in one day And his Imperiall Majesty and the Empresse did often use to play and sport themselves in his house This Prnce was of an admirable judgement a quicke understanding a great capacity and eloquence and framed by nature to a most comely shape a bigot in religion dissembling most happy in advising and resolving counsells and on that knew how to satisfie his Imperiall Majesty in all things The Emperour had mightily inriched him and made him very great as may in part appeare by the titles which he enioyed whilst hee lived It was then a Proverbe that the Emperour had three mighty hills to wit Eggenberg Werdenburg and Questenberg and three precious stones Dietrichstein Walstein and Liechenstein in his hereditary Kingdomes and Provinces for that those Families had attracted and appropriated to themselves a great part of the best and fairest dominions in the hereditary Provinces of his Imperall Majesty But as this Prince of Eggenberg hath still enjoyed the constant grace of the Emperour the favour of all the house of Austria the esteeme and praise of all the Imperiall Court and a generall respect and honour of all the Country and Empire Son on the other side as soone as the treason of the Duke of Fridland his conspiracy intended at Pilsen was discovered both the Emperours grace and all other mens favour and respect towards him began to faile so that he had but even time enough yea scarce enough when the King of Hungary Ferdinand the third taking his last leave of the said Prince of Eggenberg and bidding him farewell without those termes of kindnesse which otherwise are usually given to Princes of the Empire to withdraw himselfe out of the Court and in the best manner he could make as it were his retreat into Stiria Of the Cabinet Counsell to the Emperour were the Cardinall of Dietrichstein a Moravian by Nation the Bishop of Vienna of the Rhine the Count of Megar an Austrian the Count of Trantmansdorff a Stirian the Count of Fugger of Suevia the Abbot of Lilieufield a Westphalian the Count of Schlick a Bohemian the Count of Werdenberg an Italian Count Mansfelt an Earle of the sacred Roman Empire who seldome comes to Counsell Count Schlawata a Bohemian Count Kevenhuller a Carinthian the Count of Morsburg a Franconian and the Lord Breuner an Austrian The Imperiall Court Counsell next in ranke to the Cabinet Counsell is where all affaires of the Empire both publike and private are both considered and decided according to the lawes and constitutions of the Empire and according to the grants and charters of priviledge and immunities of the Electours Princes and States of the Sacred Roman Empire that every one may be maintained and established therein and not by any meanes be burthened contrary to the Lawes The Counsellors of this Counsell are partly Nobles and partly Doctours Of the Nobles there are but sixe of the Empire the rest are all borne in the Emperours hereditary Provinces The Doctours are many and most of them borne in the Empire that is within the Austrian Provinces And because the affaires of the Electours Princes and States of the Sacred Roman Empire are of great moment therefore the consultation and direction being made his Imperiall Majesty is informed thereof in his Cabinet Counsell and from thence his resolution is expected Hence the dispatches are sent to the Secretary and being prepared the said Secretary first subscribes himselfe on the left hand below afterwards the Vicechancellour of the Empire in the midle towards the right hand and last of all his Imperiall Majesty signes the cloze under the writing towards the right side The yearely wages of every one of the Imperiall Court Counsellours is twelve hundred florins one hundred and forty pounds sterling and besides his Imperiall Majesty distributes and gives them gratifications according to their merit and according as every one hath faithfully and profitably discharged his office on his Imperiall Majesty The Court Counsell of warre is composed for the most part of Knights and Commanders In this they doe consult and make provision for the garrisons and souldiers how to continue the warre and to assigne necessary allowance to the souldiers money for the armies victuals and provision and to supply them with munition and all other things directed for the good profit and benefit of his Imperiall Majesty in all things which may and ought to be done The Court Counsell of the Imperiall Chamber hath not onely power and jurisdiction in all other chambers but also lookes unto all the revenewes and rents aswell of the Empire as chiefly of his Imperiall Majesty his hereditary Provinces For although every one of his Imperiall Majesties hereditary Kingdomes and Provinces have a peculiar chamber yet all of them depend upon the said Court chamber The resolutions of this chamber are somewhat slow and tedious and thence it was that in the Diet of the Kingdome of Hungary this amongst others was presented as a great grievance that the States and subjects of that Crowne could not obtaine dispatch but were constrained at great expence and charges to neglect the affaires and businesses of their owne familie to attend in vaine this Court chamber The now president of this Counsell and Court chamber is an Ecclesiasticall Prelate And here it is chiefely to be observed that the President of the Court chamber who directs so many millions of revenewes from the Emperours hereditary Kingdomes and Provinces whether he be deposed or resignes his office is not obliged to give any account of his administration The Ecclesiasticall Counsell was instituted by the Emperour Maximilian the second that Ecclesiasticall matters and those which concerne Religion aswell in the Empire as in his Imperiall Majesties hereditary Kingdomes and Dominions might be therein resolved and deliberated This Counsell hath neither a President nor a set number of Counsellours the one halfe whereof is of Ecclesiasticall persons and the other of Politique The Counsell of conscience consists onely in the meeting of Ecclesiasticall persons which are more or lesse according to the occasion When his Imperiall Majesty treated the peace of Prag in the yeare 1635. with