Regarding the Bavarian-Anhaltine Chancery.

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-nt completing the word "Piedmont" from the previous page [received] from the Duke (who had been his paymaster) with great thanks; and thus the aforementioned Count Ernest von Mansfeld, a prominent mercenary commander joined them with approximately 3,000 or 4,000 men. Considering now that the Duke of Savoy, as a Catholic prince, showed himself so willing to provide this assistance for political reasons original: propter causas politicas, everyone can easily judge that it would not have been proper for the Palatinate or other Protestant Evangelical|Original: Euangelischen. In the 17th century, this term referred to the Protestant estates (both Lutheran and Reformed) who followed the "Evangelium" or Gospel. estates to hinder such a thing. This is especially true considering that at that time the Bohemian affair was regarded and held by almost all Protestants, both within and outside the Empire, as a general Protestant cause and a common cause original: pro communi causa. It does not follow at all from this that anything was done against His Imperial Majesty at that time or practiced with malicious intent original: dolo malo, as the Bavarian "Cento" Cento|Original: centone. Historically a poem made of recycled verses, here it refers to the Anhaltische Kanzlei, a polemical Bavarian book that published intercepted Protestant letters to portray them as conspirators. would like to persuade people. For it is well-known original: notorium and fundamentally true that initially the Bohemian Estates did not intend to deal with their King Matthias, but only with the governors and other provincial officials in Bohemia, as their true and embittered adversaries original: adversariis. Indeed, they never declared any defection from His Imperial Majesty, but rather publicly, orally, and in writing, consistently presented themselves as his most obedient subjects. They frequently protested this (as the compiler himself admits on page 23 in the second main section original: secundo membro principali, and as is also mentioned in the formal excuse of the Upper Austrian estates) and most obediently requested the most gracious remedy for their grievances and the administration of justice original: administrationem justitiæ against their aforementioned adversaries.

And it is held by many wise and experienced people that if Emperor Matthias had shown himself as neutral, and as a judge original: Iudex between the Bohemian Estates and their adversaries, and had offered to take formal knowledge of the case original: ad cognitionem causæ between both parties, and had not leaned toward the side of the provincial officials, the matter could have been helped immediately at the beginning. That kingdom could have been brought back to its former peace and tranquility original: tranquillitet without further delay. However, when the said Estates saw that Lord Rain Jean de Raine, a diplomatic agent and others were sent to Bohemia only to fish for information original: expisciren and to bring about internal misunderstanding and mistrust in the kingdom, and that besides this, the Count of Bucquoy Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, a commander of the Imperial armies was summoned from the Netherlands in great haste to lead the troops brought together from various places—partly also requested from the Hungarian borders—immediately into Bohemia; and furthermore, when it was rumored that many at the Imperial Court were delighted that the Bohemians themselves had given the House of Austria cause and occasion to conquer the crown with the sword, and by right of war Right of War|Original: jure belli. A legal concept suggesting that by rebelling, the Bohemians had forfeited their constitutional rights, allowing the Habsburgs to rule them as a conquered territory rather than a constitutional monarchy. [to deprive] the Estates of all their liberties...