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this_o that_o the_o protestant_n be_v necessitate_v to_o enter_v into_o a_o league_n or_o mutual_a union_n together_o for_o the_o maintain_n of_o their_o right_n and_o privilege_n in_o the_o empire_n against_o the_o infection_n thereof_o and_o manifold_a disturbance_n of_o their_o profession_n which_o contrary_a to_o former_a agreement_n at_o imperial_a diet_n do_v befall_v unto_o they_o in_o many_o place_n by_o the_o popish_a and_o jesuit_n practice_n whereof_o they_o can_v obtain_v no_o redress_n by_o any_o peaceable_a treaty_n therefore_o find_v that_o there_o be_v a_o design_n form_v in_o the_o conclave_n and_o by_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n to_o be_v put_v in_o execution_n tend_v by_o little_a and_o little_a to_o wear_v out_o and_o deprive_v they_o of_o their_o liberty_n they_o form_v a_o union_n among_o themselves_o to_o stand_v upon_o the_o defence_n of_o their_o right_n and_o to_o oppose_v the_o power_n of_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n by_o who_o mean_n both_o in_o 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war_n and_o chief_o upon_o this_o point_n the_o reform_a party_n and_o the_o landgrave_n of_o hessen_n who_o head_v they_o stand_v that_o thence_o forward_a the_o reform_a protestant_n alias_o call_v calvinist_n shall_v have_v equal_a freedom_n and_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n for_o the_o exercise_n of_o their_o profession_n in_o the_o empire_n with_o the_o papist_n and_o lutheran_n this_o condition_n be_v obtain_v and_o a_o way_n determine_v to_o give_v the_o aggrieved_a party_n in_o point_n of_o damage_n further_a satisfaction_n army_n be_v dismiss_v a_o new_a convention_n of_o state_n be_v hold_v at_o nurenberg_n to_o settle_v the_o remain_a matter_n within_o the_o empire_n which_o at_o munster_n and_o osnabrugge_n can_v not_o well_o be_v handle_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o treaty_n with_o foreign_a state_n and_o afterward_o a_o diet_n be_v call_v at_o ratisbon_n to_o confirm_v all_o what_o former_o have_v be_v treat_v on_o and_o conclude_v and_o to_o put_v the_o remainder_n of_o grievance_n in_o a_o way_n to_o be_v rectify_v to_o which_o effect_n at_o the_o dissolution_n or_o rather_o adjournment_n of_o the_o imperial_a diet_n at_o ratisbon_n a_o committee_n of_o deputy_n from_o all_o the_o state_n of_o the_o empire_n of_o equal_a number_n of_o both_o party_n that_o be_v so_o many_o of_o the_o protestant_n as_o of_o the_o popish_a party_n be_v name_v to_o meet_v at_o frankford_n and_o prepare_v by_o way_n of_o disquiry_n of_o right_n the_o matter_n then_o remain_v undecided_a that_o at_o the_o next_o session_n of_o the_o diet_n there_o may_v be_v a_o full_a decision_n and_o determination_n of_o they_o but_o before_o these_o delegate_n do_v meet_v the_o elector_n of_o mentz_n do_v broach_v a_o new_a quarrel_n with_o the_o elector_n palatine_n tend_v to_o abridge_v he_o of_o much_o of_o his_o right_n and_o to_o make_v he_o inconsiderable_a to_o the_o protestant_a party_n but_o