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Joachimus Andreas, Schlik of Holeytche Count of Asaw Lord of Swijan.

E was a man of above fifty years of age, as of ancient noble family; o he of very good parts. For Heroicall magnanimity, with admirable modety of mind, a readinee of acting buinees with a Religious care and circumpection, as alo with a wonderful temperature excelled in him. Deervedly therfore by the Orders he was made choie of to be director of their Councels; and afterwards by Fredericke he was choe chiefe Judge, and made Pro-Marcio of Luatia.

2. Flying from the conquering hands of Ferdinand, he went into Luatia. But the Elector of Saxony taking of him, although in his youth he was his chiefe Officer, and one that did deerve very well of him, yet by the perwaion of I know not what Antichritian Paraite, he delivered him over to the fury of the enemie. With what reolution he anwered the examiners, is before mentioned, when he had received that horred entence of death, epecially that he was to be quartered, and his parts to be catered here and there, he anwered, The loe of a epulcher is eaie, when Roarius the Miniter came to him, and wihed to courage and