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 openly than afterwards they came, which thing that godly King Rodolphus formerly did much feare: that Ferdinand from Stiria, hould be advanced to the Kingdome.

N the year 1617. Matthias came into the Kingdome unhoped for, accompanied with his Cosen Germane Ferdinand, and the decree being ent out to the Orders, that the Aemblies peedily hould come together he went to Dreda Elector of Saxonie, deiring to get Ferdinand into his favour, and returning he goeth to the Aembly, ome few of the Order in hope, not by any deire of their owne, appearing. For it was now harvet time, neither did any one then take pleaure in being taken from his houhold affaires.

2. There Cæar complained that he had no iue, and therefore told them that he would adopt Ferdinand his onne, he commendeth his virtues, and deireth that he may be received and crowned; the Orders anwered, that a matter of that conequence in the abence of the united Provinces, could not be done. Cæar urgeth; that Bohemia is the chiefe eat, and