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 concern them, ince theementhese men [sic] are not uch as the Piccardines are decribed to be, and therefore Cæar did connive and looked not o narrowly after them, as that they hould o trictly oberve his decree herein, neither was it lawfull for the enemy to pree the Orders o farre, and it was related by a man of credit, that the evening before the 22. of July, when newes was brought to the King that Alba Regia was taken (being the chiefe City of Hungary) in great atonihment aid, I looked for ome uch thing, ince this day I began to uurp the Government of God, which is of conciences.

2. Neither intended hee any thing ele than to make good the promie of his father, and to ettle liberty of concience, as he declared afterwards, when in the year 1609 to the Orders of the Kingdome under both kinds (the Pope the Spanih faction and their counellors not conenting thereto) he committed the lower conitory, and the univerity to be reformed at the pleaure of the Orders, giving them Patents whereby this donation was confirmed to them, and gave leave that the churches and chools hould be inhabited, or if need be hould be built, and forbad that any of his ubjects whether Catholick or Spirituall hould bee punihed for his religion, and obliged thoe Kings that hould ucceed him, religiouly to oberve thee things, and alo gave power to the Orders to make choie of om