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 this Emblem written under I have practied. cating a jeere upon the Orders, for uffering themelves o to be bound and tied to drowinee; but the year following a booke of Moltzarmius Alatia from the new erected Academie of the Jeuites came forth, in the dedication whereof encouraging Leopaldus to zeale they urge the example of his mot peaceable Brother the founder of the Univeritie, that howoever at his coronation in Bohemia after the uuall manner, he performed his oath to the Heriticks, yet firt he left it in the Vetrie of the Church, that he would not give way to the Heriticks, whereby the Church might be defrauded.

4. And it appeared mot ufficiently that Ferdinand ware to the Orders with his mouth in his heart to the Pope; truly from that time omething hath bin attempted, whereby it might not be well with the Gopelers, either by paing from them their right by coening, or by overcoming their patience, that by open injuries they might give them occaion to oppoe them. Preently after Ferdinand was gone, they went about, not only the Bihop and the Clergie, but the Laity, with thoe that did belong to the Pope. Slawata, Smeczanski and others (in Moravia, Olomucenis the Bihop; and alo the chiefe Duke Ladilaus de Lobkowitz, the Lord of Holdeorvia) to vexe his ubjects for Religion, contrary to the expree aurance of the obligation of his