Copy of the Resolution of the Elector of Saxony

way unsuitable or irresponsible manner. Both for His Imperial Majesty and the Holy Roman Empire, he acted according to his high Electoral office—which is described at length in the Golden Bull The Golden Bull of 1356 was the fundamental law of the Holy Roman Empire, establishing the process for electing the Emperor and the rights of the seven Prince-Electors.—as well as his love and loyalty toward His Imperial Majesty. He also acted out of his special, high, upright affection and constant friendship toward the highly-famed Archducal House of Austria The Habsburg dynasty, which held the Imperial throne., as well as his own highness, status, and dignity.

His actions were further driven by a heartfelt desire for peace and quiet, so that the Holy Roman Empire might remain in its prosperity and its misfortune and harm be averted. In this regard, His Electoral Serenity John George I, Elector of Saxony. has also noted that in the year 1627, concerning the pressures of war original: "Kriegs pressuren"; referring to the immense financial and military burdens placed on the German territories during the Thirty Years' War., the entire Electoral College The group of princes entitled to elect the Emperor. at the Electoral Convention held at Mulhouse A meeting in 1627 where the Electors voiced their concerns to Emperor Ferdinand II regarding the conduct of the war and the behavior of his general, Wallenstein. similarly made a most humble request to His Imperial Majesty.

He was further moved by the fact that such a course of action is traditional in the Empire, and that the most extreme and highest necessity required it. Therefore, as His Imperial Majesty’s innermost and most secret counselor, it was his duty and obligation—by virtue of his office, duty, and status, as mentioned above—to most humbly and open-heartedly remind the Emperor of these things and to consider the welfare and preservation original: "Wolfarth vnd Conservation" of the Empire. He hopes that in all of this, nothing improper or irresponsible has been handled or undertaken. Just as he, regarding the counsel original: "Consiliis" and actions original: "Actionibus" he has conducted, as well as the various and many humble, obedient writings that have followed since that time, all...