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 of which was: That he had incurred the loe of life honour and goods, but by the grace of the Imperial Majety life and honour was given to him, but onely his Goods hee owed to Cæar, whether every farthing or onely a halfe, third, or a fourth part, &c.

6. So that it had an appearance of mercy, that all were nor deprived of all their Goods, but the proceeding of the execution hewed it to bee meer cruelty. For they tooke from the poeors all the Catles, Townes, and Villages giving them a paper for that which was left, whereby they were commanded to expect the payment of their part from the Chamber. But no man hath as yer een a farthing of any payment, and o by the procee of law, the Protetants were deprived of their goods after a Tyrannical manner, and driven into trange places, ome were freely received through the Cities, others betouke themelves to their kindred, and friends of the Popih Religion, others became ervants to the detroyers of their own goods: few of them kept their own and their wives goods for a time by the favor of the Commiioners by bribes, or by a econd lying, it increaed there cruelty, not only their immoveable Goods were taken away, but there moveables alo were equetred, carce having o much as a garment left wherewith to cloath them, for example ake, Burjan Slebowki may be named, and that did not happen to him a- Rh