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 and whatover they hould doe, would be confirmed by the ret, that he grew faint, and therefore the buinee could not be deferred untill another time. It came to that pas that the Orders did protet that, that Terme of receiving him King was new, he ought firt to be choen before he were received. But all thee things by divers devices, and private affections of ome men, and the affrightings of others were deluded and dahed. Whence it came to pae, that ome perceiving that there was no place for a free voyce, departed. But they which tayed and were preent at the Coronation, caued this, that before he were crowned, he hould give omething in writing to the Orders wherewith he hould bind himelfe, ‘that Mathew being alive he hould meddle with none of the affarres of Bohemia, much lee Religion. He is therefore crowned, and preently went into Moravia, and then into Sileia and Luitania, and there requeted that he might be received.

3. And after this time the enemies being made more confident, boat themelves outragiouly, and began to wih ill luck to the Evangelits, as alo to threaten them openly. And Ferdinand going into Moravia, to receive homage, the Jeuites erect at Olumatium a Triumphall Arche, and paint upon it among the Armes of Autria, with the Lion of Bohemia tied to it with a chaine, and the Eagle of Moravia, with a leeping hare lying with open eyes, and this