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 boated, were taken from the Protetants ome millions of Gold, and it is not unlikely. For almot all the creatures of all men, and the jewels and bet moveables, were brought hither in the time of the War as to the centurecentre [sic] of ecurity, no man conidering that God had provided a rod for their backs. But all this rich prey within the Walls of Prague fel to the hares of Commanders: but the neighboring places were expoed to the fury of the ret, where the Germans, Italian, Spanih, French, Polonian, and Croation ouldiers (for with the cumme of o many Nations fighting for Antichrit in Cæars name were overflowed) robbed, and utterly spoiled Villages, Towns, Parihes, and Churches, burning and killing without any retraint.

2. The Garrion Souldiers that were afterwards dipered into everall Lordhips & Cities, would not onely have free quarter, but would extort mony from their Landlords every day.

3. Preently Commiioners were ent to promie ecurity to thoe Cities and Noblemen, that were taken into Cæars protection. But with this contdition, that every Baron, Knight, and Corporation, and alo the Miniters, hould bring in a good umme of mony for the payment of the Souldiers tipends, which (as they often aid) they would not receive as a free gift, but only borrow it. Cæars protection was promied to thoe that were liberall, and the ret