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OF THE RESOLUTION,

His Electoral Highness of Saxony, etc.

original: "Copia Resolutionis"

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From which everyone may perceive how very faithfully and diligently His Highness has at all times been concerned so that the manifold grievances, in which the obedient and faithful Estates of the EmpireThe 'Reichsstände' were the various princes, prelates, counts, and cities that held a seat and a vote in the Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire. are involved, might be remedied; the laws of the Empire and German LibertyA political term used by German princes to describe their traditional rights and autonomy against the perceived overreach or "absolute" power of the Holy Roman Emperor. preserved; all extreme measures prevented; while on the other hand, amicable treaties promoted; and also good trust and a lasting, secure peace might be restored.

As well as how His Electoral Highness justified the Leipzig ResolutionThe 'Leipziger Schluß' of 1631 was a declaration by Protestant princes to form a defensive union and demand the repeal of the Edict of Restitution, which had stripped Protestants of their land. with firm foundation and permanence, and why He also stood firm in it.

But how innocently and cruelly His Electoral Highness, as well as His lands and people, were persecuted because of it, and were finally forced and compelled to the utmost to join with the army of His Royal Majesty in Sweden, etc., to give open battle to the General Count von TillyJohann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly, was the commander of the Catholic League’s forces. He had recently sacked the city of Magdeburg, an event that horrified the Protestant world., and to protect Himself and His faithful subjects.