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 4. The orders under both kinds made a friendly agreement with the orders under one kind, for the conideration of peace and mutuall concord among them, which having digeted into articles, they promied to enter into the Regitrie of the kingdome, but to be confirmed by the ubcription of Cæar & his Councehors. But three were found who did refue, being two or three times olicited, having ome cruple of concience. Zdenko Adalbertus Popel de Lobkowitz Chancellor of the kingdome, William Slawata de Chlum, and Iarolaus de Martinitz Smeczanskie. Therefore they olemnely protet againt the orders under both kinds, that if hereafter they hall attempt any thing againt this liberty granted to the whole kingdome by Cæar, that then they would punih them as diturbers of the publique peace; which protetation of the orders, Rodolphus aenting to it, is entered into the Regitrie of the Kingdome, and kept among the priviledges, and confirmed by the ame oath with other priviledges of the Kingdome, by Rodolphus and his ucceors.

5. Fale Huitime being taken away, a more pure Religion flourihed throughout the whole kingdome, so that there was carce one among a hundred who hid not profee the Evangelicall doctrine. But alas! with the liberty of Religion (as uually it happens) by little and little, two much liberty of life began to increae, and learning (even among whom formerly