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 the States and confirmed by Rodolphus his letters Patents they choe ixe perons out of everall Lordships (two Barons, with as many Knights, and Citizens) to conult jointly what was bet to be done in this time of their enemies inolence. But preently there arrived an injunction in Cæars name, that neither the Governours hould attempt to call any together, neither hould any man who was called, dare to appear, and if any did contrary to this command, they hould bee guilty of high treaon, and that Cæar would not acknowledge any man the Governour of his Kingdome but himelf.

2. Notwithtanding the Major part of the States met, and when as new prohibitions and threatnings were pread abroad, and thoe States were certified by ufficient proofs, that the thunderbolts were not brought from Vienna (where Cæar had his reidence) but forg’d in, and hot from the Catle of Prague by the Deputies: Their wronged patience was uddenly changed into everity, and being guarded with a great troup, they go up to the Catle and apprehending Smeczaniuis, and Slawata, the chiefe authours of thee troubles, they throw them headlong out of the Catle windowes, together with their ecretary Philip Fabricius, who was privy to all their deigns. This indeed was done rahly, and without mature deliberation, but they were engag’d to it by a protetation made againt the