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 this or that Village, Towne, Catle, or other Lordhip to their owne bounds, and as they could obtaine it from the Emperour as a gift, or upon any other account. The greatet part fell to the hare of trangers, Spaniards, Italians; Germans, the Commanders of the Imperiall Army, intead of their pay.

9. If there remained any goods of Widdowes, or Wards that were not taken away by colour of Law, there carce wanted Ahabs to covet Neboths vineyard: For if any one was pleaed with anothers mans ground, bordering on him, he would circumvent him by craft, or allure him by promie as a favour or compell him by quartering Souldiers on him to ell it. Whereas the buyers for the mot part performed the part of pricers, cheapners, and contractors obtruding uch a price on them as they themelves lited, and afterwards not paying it.

10. The Emperour commanded the Charter of the Kingdome granted by ancient Kings, to bee brougbtbrought [sic] to him at Vienna, which when hee received (he aid) Are thee the Papers which have procured o much trouble to our Ancestors? And viewing the everall ParchmeutsParchments [sic] eals and ubcriptions, he rent them, and threw them into the fire. Adam de Waldstein Burgrave of Prague and upream Officiall of the Kingdome, who brought them, tanding by atonihed and ecretly ighing. Chap. 88.