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
withall to sit at the table with him which he did also in the Castle of Vienna When his Imperiall Majesty sits at the table with the Empresse in stead of Noblemen Knights and Gentlemen the Imperiall Ladies and maids of the Empresse serve at the table and then there is most exquisite Musicke otherwise there is no musicke at dinner unlesse it be on festivall and holydaies The meates which are served on the Imperiall board are neither costly nor dainty nor any way superfluous in splendor or magnificence for so great a Prince According to the time and occasion there are Iesters which make sport and tell merry tales Amongst these Ionas is the prime for sudden jests but they are never so free as when the Emperour is abroad or hunting CHAP. 4. Of the manner of the Emperours going to the Church or Chappell of his attendants and of the carriage of the Ambassadours and Agents at those times and how his Imperiall Majesty is served returning from Church or Chappell and what he then used to doe WHen his Imperiall Majesty goes to the Church the King of Hungary being present goes next before him in a Coach alone and then followes his Imperiall Majesty either alone or with the Empresse When the Queene of Hungary is present the Empresse and she and the Archdutchesse are most commonly carried in one Coach and follow next after the Emperour and after then the Ladies and Gentlewomen in divers Coaches The Archduke goes before the King and before all these on foote goe the Courtiers Knights and Imperiall Ministers of all sorts and condition On both sides walke the Guard called Hartschierer and Trabanten bareheaded which indeed is a brave sight and makes a great traine A troupe of Souldiers on foote follow the Ladies which attend and waite on the Emperour from his going out of Court till he returne to dine at the Court or any where else be it in a Monastery or Colledge or any other place wheresoever The Popes Nuncio and other Ambassadours never appeare before his Imperiall Majesty till after divine service or other publike acts bee done and then they present themselves to his Imperiall Majesty and waite upon him to his Coach and then they presently retire When his Imperiall Majesty is in the City out of the Court the City gates are all shut and locked up The great Master of the horse doth use to goe with his head covered on the left side of the Imperiall Coach but abroad he sits in the Coach ouer against the Emperour When the Emperour goes out of his chamber to Church or Chappell and returnes againe by the Knights great chamber and antichamber the Pages of honour the Nobles Knights Gentlemen of the chamber Counsellours Barrons Earles Princes and other Officers of severall conditions follow them After the Princes follow the Ambassadours if any bee present then the Popes Nuncio the Archduke the King of Hungary and then his Imperiall Majesty and after him the Empresse the Queene of Hungary the Archdutchesse every one with his h of master and last of all the Ladies of honour The Guard of both sorts waite till the traine be passed and untill his Imperiall Majesty be set at dinner within and without the Knights chamber even to the antichamber On Sundaies and festivall daies the Trumpets use to sound in the Court of the Castle called Burgplatz CHAP. 5. Of the Imperiall antichamber and of the Knights and Nobles chamber c. and what is usually done there THe Barons and Knights Councellors and principall Officers Agents and others who either have had audience of the Emperour or who otherwise have accesse thither untill it be time to returne home use to waite in the antichamber or chamber of Knights In the roome where his Imperiall Majesty gives audience no man may put on his hat but an absolute Prince or a Prince of tht Empire a Cardinall the Popes Nuncio and Kings Ambassadours Here it is also to be observed that when his Imperiall Majesty is to passe the Knights chamber and comes neare it one of the huishers with a key raps the doore twice for a signe of his Imperiall Majesties comming When the Emperour passeth the chamber of Knights divers petitions and memorials are frequently presented to him and withall he is admonished and put in mind of the necessity and importance of the businesse which his Imperiall Majesty most graciously receives and gives eare unto every ones petition although sometimes it be very long with great patience and equanimity without displeasure or anger When his Imperiall Majesty sees any forraine Knight of speciall qualities or any who is lately returned to the Imperiall Court whom he had knowne before he gives him his hand to kisse He willingly heares propositions made unto him and most graciously answereth them and sometimes of himselfe hee moves and askes some gentle and pleasing questions He receives all writings and memorials with his owne hands and carries them with him into his owne chamber and never gives them away untill he come thither He usually speaketh German or Italian and sometimes also Latine and that very readily and correctly but never speakes French or Spannish no not with the Spannish Ambassadour himselfe CHAP. 6. Of the yearely revenewes of the Kingdomes and hereditary Provinces of his Imperiall Maiesty IT is difficult to speake certainely of the yearely revenewes of his Imperiall Majesty out of his Kingdomes and hereditary Provinces because those Countries aswell by reason of the ordinary and extraordinary contributions as for other causes are changed much from the ancient state and are very uncertaine His Imperiall Majesty hath a very great revenew from the Hungarian mines of gold and silver but doth expend it all and much more in preserving the places bordering on the Turke The Duke of Bavaria hath long possessed the Vpper Austria for twelve millions of florins payd at Ratisbone in the yeare 1622. and still by that agreement it remaineth ingaged unto him And this at the present is much depopulated in divers places by the insurrections of the boores The Marquisate of Vpper and Lower Lusatia in the yeare 1636. was granted to the Electour of Saxony for some millions in hereditary propriety The revenew of Bohemia and Moravia besides the ordinary and extraordinary contributions and other impositions some few yeares since amounted about some three millions yearely The revenew of Silesia hath beene uncertaine of late yeares but the yearely impost on Beere onely is farre above two hundred thousand florins But the revenewes of Lower Austria Stiria Carinthia Carniola c. are of all others the most certaine safe and ordinary and these according to report amount unto about two millions of florins The faithfull subjects also of his Imperiall Majesties dominions doe yearely send to the Imperiall Court some hundred thousand florins The provinciall Dyets doe likewise helpe him to much money And besides all these the goods which were confiscated by reason of the many rebellions in Bohemia and Moravia