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A03490	The Golden bull: or, The fundamentall lavves and constitutions of the Empire Shewing, the persons and priuiledges of the princes electors, the manner of the election, the forme and ceremonies thereof, with other politique orders to be obserued by the states and subiects of the Empire, which shall bee assembed at Francford (for the election of the now next emperour) the tenth day of Iuly next ensuing. 1619.; Bulla Aurea. English	Holy Roman Empire.	1619 (1619)	STC 13611; ESTC S104148	28,314	60

his or their hands Next the King of Bohemia shall beare the Kings cup to drinke which by reason of his regall Crowne and according to the priuiledge of his kingdome vnlesse he will voluntarily doe it he is not bound to doe The Earle Palatine of the Rheine shall serue in the first dish and the Duke of Saxon shall exercise the place of Marshall as he hath anciently vsed to doe The Priuiledges of the Earle PALATINE of the Rheine and the Duke of Saxon. AS often as the Empire shall happen to be void the illustrious Earle Palatine of the Rheine chiefe Sewer of the Empire in place of the future King of Romains by right and priuiledge of his Earledome ought to bee Oner-seer in the territories of the Rheine Sweuia and Franconia for the Emperor with power of exercising Iustice presentation of Ecclesiasticall Benefices receiuing Rents and Reuenews and in the name of the Empire to take the oaths of fidelitie and feoffments which neuerthelesse after the King of Romaines is elected shall all bee reiterated and they shall againe renew their oathes vnto him the oathes of the Princes and of those that are called Vanlehen excepted which we specially reserue for the Emperour himselfe or the King of Romains but all kindes of Alienations or Obligations of Imperial things are excluded out of his power The like power of Ouer-seer we giue and appoynt vnto the illustrious Prince the Duke of Saxon as Marshal of the Empire in those places where the Iurisdiction of Saxon extend in like manner and forme as aforesaide and although in the interim that the Emperour or King of Romaines are to be elected Iustice shall be done by the Earle Palatine as chiefe Sewer and Prince Elector yet the County Palatine shall not execute the saide Iudgement in any other place then openly in the Emperours Court where the Emperour himselfe or the King of Romains if they were present should doe it How the Princes Electors shall take place before other Princes and Noble men of the Empire VVEe further ordaine That whensoeuer and as often as the Emperour shall summon a Court of Parliament the Princes Electors aforesayd both Spirituall and Temporall according to the order prescribed shall sit on the right and left hands of the Emperour and so holde their places and no other Prince of what degree state or condition soeuer he be in any place within the said Court in going sitting or standing shall be preferred before them And this is specially to be obserued and noted that the King of Bohemia at the celebration of the said Court of Parliament in all and euery the actions aforesaid what other King Prince or Princes of what estate soeuer he or they be that may vpon any occasion be present therein shall haue the preheminence and preferment of sitting before him or them Touching the Succession of the Temporall Princes Electors AMong the innumerable cares wherewith wee are busied for the maintenance of the happy state of the Empire by the ayde and helpe of God our heart and minde daily laboureth to this end that a desired and wholesome vnion may alwayes be had and maintained with sinceritie of heart among the Princes Electors of the Empire whose prouidence in time will so much the sooner and easelier appeare and take effect when no errour shall arise among them and thereby Charity better obserued difficulty preuented and right and equitie giuen to euery man It is generally manifestly and publiquely knowne to all men farre and neare that the illustrious Princes the King of Bohemia the County Palatine of the Rheine the Duke of Saxon and the Margraue of Brandenburgh by vertue of his Kingdome and their Principalities in the election of the King of Romains to be Emperour with the rest of the Spirituall Princes their Co-electors by right haue their Places and Voices and together with them to choose them as true and lawfull Electors of the Empire lest that among the sayde Temporall Princes sonnes in time to come there may grow or arise any trouble dissention or contention touching the right voyce and power of election aforesayd and thereby to preuent all future impediments lets and hinderances therein desiring by Gods help carefully and wisely to stay and stop all dangers We ordaine and by our Imperiall authority commaund this present Law perpetually to be obserued and kept That whensoeuer the sayd temporall Princes Electors or any of them shall leaue their right voyce and power of election aforesayd the same shall iustly lawfully and freely escheat and fall to the eldest sonne and heire of him or them being a Temporall person without any contradiction whatsoeuer And if the said eldest sonne shall die without lawfull temporall heires male by vertue of this our Imperiall Edict the right voyce and power aforesaid shall fall to the next brother being a Temporall person rightly descending from his father and after him to his eldest sonne being a Temporall Prince And such succession from the eldest sonnes and heires of the said Princes in the right voyce and power aforesaid of election shall from time to time perpetually be obserued with this condition and clause neuerthelesse That if the said Prince Elector or his eldest sonne beeing a Temporall person shall die and leaue his heires male being Temporall persons at the time of his decease vnder age then the next brother to the said eldest sonne shall be tutor and administrator of the said children vntill the eldest of them shall attaine to lawfull yeares whom we doe ordaine and appoint to be Elector at the age of eighteene yeares and at that time the said right power and voyce and other appendances thereof shall escheate vnto him and then the said administrator shall resigne the said office and rights aforesaid wholly vnto him And if any of the said Princes houses shall happen to faile and be extinguished for want of heires male then the Emperour or King of Romaines for the time being shall and may take order therein and prouide an other Elector as an escheate lawfully fallen to him and the Emperour alwayes excepting the priuiledges rights and customes of our Kingdome of Bohemia touching the election of their King in case of vacation by the Subiects thereof that haue right and authoritie to elect their King Obseruing their priuileges and ancient customes continually vsed and by diuers Emperours of Rome or Kings graunted vnto them which by this our Decree wee will by no meanes breake nor infringe but rather confirme the same from hence forward to be and remayne in as full power and effect as heeretofore they haue beene and so for euer to continue Of the immunities and priuiledges of the Kings of Bohemia and the Subiects thereof WHereas by two illustrious Emperours of Rome and Kings of Bohemia our Progenitors and Predecessors it was giuen and graunted vnto the sayd Kingdome and Crowne and at this present in the said Kingdome from time out of minde is and hath beene a laudable custome and law

THE GOLDEN BVLL OR The Fundamentall Lavves and Constitutions of the Empire Shewing The Persons and Priuiledges of the Princes Electors the manner of the Election the forme and Ceremonies thereof with other politique Orders to be obserued by the States and Subiects of the Empire which shall be assembled at Francford for the Election of the now next Emperour the tenth day of Iuly next ensuing 1619. LONDON Imprinted by T. S. for Nathanaell Newbery and are to be sold at the signe of the Star vnder S. Peters Church in Cornehill and in Popes-head Alley 1619. The Imperiall Lawes and Constitutions set downe in the Golden Bull or Letters Patents of CHARLES the fourth Emperour of Rome for the Election of Emperors * ⁎ * In the Name of the most holy inseparable and glorious Trinity Amen CHARLES the fourth by the Diuine grace of God Emperour of Rome semper Augustus and King of Bohemia for a perpetuall memorie to all Posteritie Sendeth greeting Euery kingdome diuided in it selfe shal be madde esolate for the Princes thereof are become fellowes with theeues therefore the Lord sendeth the spirit of Blindenesse amongst them that at noone day they grope about as if they were in darkenes and remoueth their Candlesticke out of their place that they should be blind leaders of the blinde and they that walke in darkenesse offend and are deceiued and being blinde commit wickednesse and fall into diuision Tell mee Pride how didst thou raigne in Lucifer but by the meanes and aide of Dissention Say enuious Sathan how didst thou cast Adam out of Paradise terrestriall but by making him to disobey God Speake Lust how didst thou destroy Troy but by causing Helena to forsake her husband Say Wrath how didst thou destroy the common-wealth of Rome but by mouiug Iulius Caesar and Pompey to ciuill and intestine warre Thou Enuie like a craftie Serpent creeping into the Christian Empire which by the power of the holy and inseparable Trinity is grounded on the Theological vertues of Faith Hope and Charitie and whose foundation is happily established vpon the most Christian Kingdome of God by pouring thy auncient and most impious venime amongst the imperiall branches and nearest members of the same that the Pillars thereof beeing shaken the whole building might fall to the ground oftentimes hast set vngodly diuision among the seauen Electors of the Empire by whom as by seuen Candlestickes shining in the vnitie of a seuen-fold Spirit the holy Empire should be illuminated Therefore by vertue of our office which by the Imperiall Crowne we hold to preuent the dangers of future diuisions and dissentions among the Electors whereof as being King of Bohemia we acknowledge our selfe to be one by a double reason as well of our Imperiall Commaund as by our right of Election which we execute among other Lawes prescribed for the nourishing and maintaining of correspondencie among the Electors and thereby to induce them vnto an vnitie of Election and a detestation of the afore-said diuision and to stop the passage vnto diuers perills thereby ensuing at an Imperiall assembly holden in our Court at Norembergh in the presence of all the Princes Electors Spirituall and Temporall and of a great number of other Princes Earles Barons Knights Gentlemen and Burgesses of the Cities and Townes of our Empire sitting in our Throne apparelled in our Imperiall Robes and Crowne vpon our head with mature deliberation and by imperiall power ordaine declare and establish c. In the yeare of our LORD GOD 1356. in the ninth Indiction and the fourth Ides of Ianuary and of our reigne the tenth of Bohemia and the first of our EMPIRE In what manner the Electors are to be conducted to the Election and by whom VVE ordaine and by this our present Imperiall Edict perpetually to be obserued commaund of our meere motion and free Imperiall power that as often and whensoeuer in time to come vpon necessitie or the cause of Election of the King of Romaines to be Emperour it shall happen and fall out that the Princes Electors according to the auncient and laudable custome for the said Election are to trauell and set forward on their iourney euery Prince Elector shall vpon request made by the said Electors be bound to conduct and accompany his co-Electors when they are for that cause to trauell through their territories lands and iurisdictions and further also as necessitie requireth and without refusall conuey them to the City or place where such Election is to be made and celebrated and also at their returne from thence vpon paine of periurie and losse for that time onely of his or their voyce which he or they is or are to haue in the said Election Which said penalties to him or them that shall shew themselues rebellious obstinate or negligent in the said conduction we our selues will iudge and impose Wee further ordaine and commaund all other Princes Feodaries and belonging to the Imperiall Iurisdiction by what name soeuer they are called Dukes Earles Barons Knights and their Retainers Gentlemen and others Burgesses and Officers of Castles Cities and places whatsoeuer of the sacred Empire that at such time as the King of the Romains is to be elected Emperor vpon request vnto them made by the Princes Electours or any of them for conduction either of themselues or their Deputies which they shall appoint as aforesaid without any deniall to conduct guide them thorow their territories lands possessions further as need shall require And that if they shall presume or refuse not to doe as wee herein ordaine and appoint they shall be liable to the paines and penalties heereafter following viz. All Princes Earles Barons Knights Nobles and Gentlemen doing the contrary shall incurre the paine of guiltinesse of periurie and depriuation of all liberties and immunities whatsoeuer they hold and enioy by Imperiall right or otherwise as also of all other their offices and functions And all Burgesses and Commons of Cities and Townes that presume to doe the contrarie are likewise guiltie of periurie and shall be depriued of all the Rights Liberties Priuiledges and Immunities which by Imperiall libertie and graunt they hold and haue obtained which together with their bodies and goods shall escheate and fall into the Emperours hands and further ipso facto be depriued of all Law and Right whatsoeuer so that from thence-forth it shall be lawfull for euery priuate man of his owne authoritie without lawfull proceedings or aide of Magistrates freely to assaile and set vpon them not once incurring any penalty paine or punishment whatsoeuer by Imperiall authoritie or otherwise for the same they being so conuinced for disobedience against the Common-wealth and the sacred state and dignitie of the Empire as also against their owne honours and credits and found to haue rashly neglected their duties and done as rebells disobedient subiects and periured persons against the Decree aforesaide Decreeing further and commanding That the Citizens and Inhabitants of all Towns and places where