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 by which thing it is incredible, into what treights all were brought, they report that Paul Michna the chiefe politician, did bragge that the Bohemians were more compendiouly thus impoveriht, than if they had layne under the burthen of a continuall army for tenne yeares, and thoe that were undertanding did aert, that the loe was more than if half the Kingdome had bin conumed in ahes.

2. After they were exhaulted of their money, it was ordered for the debtors ake, that the creditor hould looe the whole umme that he lent in the time of the Rebellion, he hould looe the ue and part of that umme which was lent before the Rebellion, the payment of the ret was deferred for tenne yeares; this was proclaimed by the Edict of Cæar the Emperour, in the year 1628. the 18. of Augut.

He firt way whereby we were brought to deparation was poverty, the other, was various inolencies, whereby they did inult over our affaires as abolutely lot: I hall not peake of thoe applaues, and Jubiles, wherewith the Churches, Courts and markets did ring, I hall not peake of thoe infamous bookes, inolent pictures, and proud words