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 obcure Parents, (being a Butchers onne in the towne of udus) but skillfull in the Jeuites practies, and by them firt promoted to bee ecretary of State, and afterwards for the paines hee tooke for the houe of Auſtria againt his country and religion he was Knighted, and preently after created a wealthy Baron, and at length an Earl. It is reported of him, that when the grand forgers of thee plots met after the etablihment of their victory to conult what was to bee done? Whether they hould bee banihed the Kingdome, and how they hould begin, that he hould anwer. It was not a fit time, becaue they would carry many things with them, and poile the Province and endure banihment with greater eae: They were firt to bee well queezd and deprived of all their goods, and then other things would be carried on with greater expedition. They carried on their deigns by thee meanes.

Fter Prague was yielded the ouldiers were authorized to plunder the houes of the Noblemen and citizens, but yet at everal eaons & chiefly in the night time were their plots cunningly forg’d by their Captains. By which means as the enemies themelves boated