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 worhip of God, or covertly ue it: yet he would rather be afflicted with the people of God, then enjoy temporary profits. Having old his poeions (but for halfe the price, a part of which alo they extorted from him under colour of a certain Sute and Judgement, and other devices) he departed with Cæars knowledge and leave to Preland in Sileia: but a little after a Declaration was annexed to the Imperiall letters, that if the Baron would depart from that City, it hould be lawfull for him to go whither he would, o that he came not back into the Emperours Provinces, or went not to the Emperours enemies.

8. The Enemies in the mean time not vouchafing uch as had departed out of their Countrey, the name of banihed perons, called them Departers, either in corne, or ele to upbraid their headinee (as not being ejected by Cæar, but being blinded by meer obtinacy, had paed out of their Countrey.) But when as they could not endure them in banihment, a proclamation came forth in the yeare 1628. Augut the 18th.) wherein the Emperour accuing the perverity of ome, who had departed from Bohemia and Moravia, into Sileia, & Luatia only, proteted that it was not his intention to remove thoe obtinate perons out of Bohemia, and to uffer them in the accorporated Provinces. And therefore he commanded Rh