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 6. In the mean time Mathias Dies, and the Bohemians with the Moravians, Sileians, and Luations conult whether Ferdinand who wawas [sic] o open an enemy both of their Religion and Liberties, and rather obtruded on them by ubtilty, than choen by their free conent, and who had intermedled with their affaires, while Matthias was yet living, contrary to his own Letters Patents, hould bee admitted to the Crown, and at lat conclude that hee hould not fucceed. Whereupon they end Embaadors to Franckford where the Electors were aembled for the choice of a new Emperour) to ignifie this, and to deire that Ferdinand might not bee admitted among them by the name of King of Bohemia, whom they would not acknowledge for their King. But this was in vaine, for hee was admitted and afterward choen Emperour, the Bohemians in the mean time electing Fredericke Count Palatine for their King.

Hoe of the League being provoked by this, are hurried into furie, and raiing greater forces, ruh againe into Bohemia under Maximilian Rh