the Electour of Saxony and his conscience was much perplexed whether he might any longer suffer the Evangelicks to enjoy the possessions of Ecclesiasticall goods in the Empire for the recovery whereof the warre had so long continued and so much blood had beene shed This question of conscience of so great a consequence was refer'd to the Counsell of Divines that thereupon they might declare their judgement Hereupon divers Ecclesiasticall persons were assembled from divers places in the City of Vienna the Counsell was composed of two Cardinals two Bishops two Prelates two Cannons two Fathers of every society and order amongst which were also two Iesuits And they deliberated and consulted thereon for divers weekes and at last delivered an opinion whereupon his Imperiall Majesty did afterwards agree of Articles with the Electour of Saxony and thereupon the peace was published And this Assembly of Ecclesiastiques was then called the Counsell of conscience because the matter touched the conscience of his Imperiall Majesty The Court Counsell for Hungary consists of Hungarians onely and hath a dependance on the Palatine of the Kingdome of Hungary who is there as Viceroy The present Palatine is the Lord Esterhasy Count de Gallanta Knight of the golden Fleece who governes the Hungarian Kingdome in secular matters as Cardinall Pasman the Iesuit Archbishop of Gran doth in spirituall To this Counsell also belong the affaires of the Kingdomes of Dalmatia Creatia and Sclavonia The Bohemian Court Counsell although it seemes not to be a set Counsell as the others because therein ordinarily are only a Chancellor Vicechancellor Secretary that besides the government of that Kingdom is committed to the Lieutenant and supreame Officers at Prag neverthelesse divers petitions and supplications touching tenures immunities confirmations and inlargement of Provinces and all sorts of feudall affaires are bought to the Bohemian Court Chancery as well out of the City as Country and are afterwards all dispatched in the Court Chancery There is also a particular Officer of tenures and fealties who the vassals conveniently desiring it doth grant unto them their recognziances or attestations that they have performed the feodatory oath which being brought into the Chancery there are afterward dispatched the feodary patents If there happen any processes they are first sent to the Royall Counsell of appeales for information and report of their opinion therein and afterwards they are resolved and decided in the Court Chancery Other appeales also from the whole Kingdome of Bohemia of all the cities townes and parts thereof are brought thither and many times decrees and sentenses about feudall affaires are there pronounced and obteined The Barons and Knights of that Kingdome seeke justice and redresse if they need at a Court called the royall Landtable And matters of debt are decided at a Court commonly called the office of the Burggrave next in dignity to the former Reviewes or affaires of Revision are referred out of the Chancery to the chamber called the Greene chamber When there happens any thing of moment in the Court there is held a Bohemian Counsell at the Lord Vicechancellours of the Empire the Baron of Stralendorfs To which purpose because there befall at this time divers businesses of great moment concerning the affaires both of the Kingdome of Bohemia as also the incorporate Provinces which are to bee discussed and resolved upon which would have beene too troublesome for the Bohemian Counsell alone his Imperiall Majesty hath deputed besides the said Bohemian Counsellors some others of the Imperiall Court Counsell and joyned them in Commission with his said Vicechancellour Stralendorff The confiscation Counsell consists of the Bishop of Vienna the Abbot of Lilienfield President of the Imperiall Court chamber the Count of Schlicke President of the Court Counsell of warre together with the Secretary of the Court chamber Hoffman of Ankerson In this Counsell of confiscation was taken the deliberation and resolution about the distribution of the confiscated goods and Lands of the late Duke of Fridland Count of Kinskie and the Baron Ilaw and since that time very lately in the same Counsell hath beene consulted about the distribution of the goods of Terskie a great part whereof is already bestowed on others And this cause of Terskie being now finished they are now busied in causes of Silesia and divers others And these confiscated goods amounted to many millions besides the three and forty millions already mentioned These and the like are the meanes whereby the souldiers are partly satisfied and appeased in their importunities CHAP. 10. Of the forraigne Ambassadours and Agents and of the Ambassadours and Agents of the Empire now at Vienna THe Pope hath an ordinary Nuntio to the Imperiall Court who is called the Appertolicke Nuncio He pretends spirituall jurisdiction not onely in the Kingdomes of Hungary and Bohemia with their adherent and incorporated Countries and in all other Countries and Provinces of Austria but even in the whole German Empire He watcheth also for the safety of the Roman Church that it may receive no prejudice nor detriment and if he observe any such thing he opposeth himselfe and protests against it As he did lately in the cause of Bremen and was much displeased at the Emperours gracious resolution therein to whom his Imperiall Majesty made answer that hee was enforsed by the Treaty of Prag to yeeld to that and many other things because the Pope had forsaken him The King of Spaine hath his ordinary Ambassadour and at this time almost continually an extraordinary the Count d' Onnate who helpes to direct and uphold the German and Imperiall Millitary forces as well with counsell as with meanes and supplies of money He hath his Counsell also his Counsellours are Father Chirova a Franciscan the Queene of Hungaries confessour Doctor Novara a Spaniard and Secretary Bodin The French Kings emulation and being in competency with the Spaniard hinders him from keeping an Ambassadour in the Imperiall Court His last Agent was forced to retire himselfe thence The King of Great Brittaine hath an Agent with his Imperiall Majesty The State of Venice have heretofore had an Ambassadour in the Imperiall Court but since the difference about style and title betwixt the Spannish Ambassadour the Count d'Onnate and Signior Pietro Gritti Ambassadour of Venice some thirty yeares since there hath beene no ordinary Ambassadour from the State of Venice in the Imperiall Court but they have their Agent who was invited not long since to dispose the Republique to send againe an ordinary Ambassadour to the Imperiall Court with proffer to receive him with the like honour as is given to Ambassadours of Kings The great Duke of Tuscany three yeeres since had likewise his Ambassadour there who was received with the Title of Ambassadour at the Imperiall Court and equall honour with the Ambassadour of Brussels But now he hath onely a Secretary at Vienna The Duke of Savoy hath for a long time sent no Ambassadour to the Imperiall Court because he pretends
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
privelidges had the exercise of their religion in the City it selfe even in the Minimes Temple at the Provinciall House And although the Emperour Rodolph the second and before him Ferdinand the first did resolve to their power to abolish the exercise of that religion and began likewise a great reformation and advanced the businesse so farre that under the Emperour Rodolph the second the Evangelicall state of Lower Austria lost the exercise of their religion in the City of Vienna and it seemed as if an universall deformation and a totall suppression and extirpation of all the Evangelicks in those Countries would have followed Yet the Emperour Matthias the first for divers great causes did most graciously grant the Evangelicall state of Lower Austria the exercise of their religion in the Village called Hoernals about a quarter of a German league from the City and granted them his high Imperiall and Archducall Protection notwithstanding the Catholickes especially the Cleargy whom the exercise of that religion did vehemently offend perswaded themselves that the sermons of Cardinal Clozel would have enduced the Emperour againe to prohibit the exercise of the Evangelicks at Hoernals And that he would not permit them Evangelicall Matrimony nor the administration of the Sacraments of Baptisme and the Lords Supper But when the Emperour Ferdinand the second tooke the raines of the Roman Empire and had taken the City of Prag a Priest did seriously inculcate to his Majesty that whereas since the states of the Evangelicall Provinces had beene permitted the exercise of their religion in the Village of Hoernals by the Emperour Matthias the first they had so multiplyed that in that congregation there were sometimes twenty thirty even forty or fifty thousand persons and therefore hee earnestly petitioned that the exercise of that religion might be abolished by publike command And thereupon it came to passe that a reformation of religion was directâ—d in the City of Vienna by an Imperiall Mandate and the exercise of the Augustan confession in the Village of Hoernals which was afterwards given to the Cathedrall Church of St. Steven in Vienna was quite suppressed upon a pretext that the Baron Helmhardt Iorger who was then in prison at Lintz had no right of patrinage in that Village and all the Evangelicall Preachers were forbidden to enter the City upon grievous punishments But yet in Austria they were suffred for their persons as heretofore and some of the Citizens and inhabitants had leave to goe out of the Towne unto Sermons and Sacraments after the Evangelicall manner at Intzerrdorff belonging to the Lord Geyer of Osterburg a Mile from the City But at the last Anno 1627. his Imperiall Maiesty severely required all Ecclesiasticall Evangelicks by publike Imperiall and Archducall Proclamations and Mandates to void by a certaine time all the Country of Austria and all other his Imperiall Majesties hereditary Dominions with prohibition under his highnesse pleasure and unpardonable punishents never to returne or to remaine there upon any termes In Ecclesiastically matters the City of Vienna acknowledgeth the Bishop who hath spirituall jurisdiction over all the Bishoppricke of Vienna And the Bishop hath his Officiat alwaies in Vienna The Cathedrall Church which is dedicated to St. Steven is of a costly great high and large building set off on one side with a very high spired and excellent faire steeple in which there is a very great and goodly Bell. A like steeple was on the other side begun and brought to some perfection but was never finished this they say the Bishop will perfect and make it answerable to the other and it is thought that in foure yeares space it may be finished The present Bishop hath likewise caused all the old Bishops house to be pul'd downe and is building a large magnificent Pallace in the place to which purpose hee hath obtained of the Emperour a hundred thousand Rixdollers which was the price of the Duke of Meckelburgs reconciliation This Church was raised to a Cathedrall by Pope Paul the second at the mediation of the Emperour Fredericke the third The Bishops revenew amounts but to 8000. florins which is but 1200 pounds sterling The present Bishops name is Antony who hath gained the Title of Prince from the Emperour And hee holds besipes the Bishoppricke the wealthy Abby of Crembsmunster of St. Bennets Order in Upper Austria He is also a Privy Councellour to his Imperiall Majesty and the first of the Counsell His predecessour was Cardinall Clozel who dyed at Vienna in the yeare 1630. There are sixteene Cannons of this Cathedrall but by reason of the small revenue of the Church their stipends are but slender They all dwell about the Cathedrall There are also divers other Churches and Cloysters within and without this City The Emperour Fredericke the second founded the University at Vienna in the yeare 1237. and indued it with very great priviledges and immunities which were afterwards renewed and amplified by Albert the third of Austria This Emperour Ferdinand the second about the yeare 1622. gave this Academy to the Iesuits with the adjoyning and appendant Burses and Colledges or Convents where now they teach and breed their schollers His Majesty also granted them the liberty of prefessing Theology and Philosophy but upon condition that the chaire should be free for any of the Dominicans Franciscans or Minimes to professe or dispute The Lawyers and Phisicians continue their ancient combination and every sixe moneths they choose a new Rector When they thinke fit to call a Counsell for the good of themselves or any other of the united persons of the University it is chosen and consists of sixteene of those faculties The Rector of the University hath jurisdiction over all the persons and members of the Vniversity The civil government of the City is ordered by the Senate which consists of eighteene Citizens and Senators to whom all businesses are propounded concerning the particular or common good of the Citizens or City and by them they are deliberated The chiefe of these is the Burgmaster In criminall matters the Burgmaster hath his Assessors and Assistants But the civill government is not absolutely in the Senate but doth depend on the Lieutenant of the Lower Austria And at all Colledges and consultations of the Senators an Imperiall Minister is alwaies present in person The Office of Lieutenant is now exercised by Baron Sigfrid Christopher Preunez one of his Imperiall Majesties Privy Counsell and president of the government of Lower Austria who hath chiefe cognizans in matters which concerne the Cities and civill government and in the absence of his Imperiall Majesty the government is solely in him The Arsenall of Vienna is compleatly furnished not onely with ships and Vessels usefull for the place but also with Armes all warlike preparation and with great and small Ordnance which are there kept The present Master of the which is Count Xantelier by Nation a Lorraine but because his Father brought him to the Imperiall Court when he
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