Copy of the Resolution of the Elector of Saxony

His Electoral Serenity is bound to both His Imperial Majesty and the Holy Roman Empire; your high, carrying tr? Electoral Office, described at length in the Golden Bull The 1356 decree that served as the constitutional foundation of the Holy Roman Empire, defining the rights of the Prince-Electors., as well as your love and loyalty toward His Imperial Majesty, along with a particularly high, upright devotion original: "Affection"; a formal expression of political loyalty and personal regard. and steadfast friendship toward the most glorious Archducal House of Austria The Habsburg dynasty., likewise your own highness, rank, and dignity, and then a heartfelt desire for peace and quiet, so that the Holy Roman Empire might remain in its prosperity original: "flor"; from the Latin for blooming or flourishing., and its misfortune and damage be turned away.

In this regard, His Electoral Serenity has also found that in the year 1627, as far as the pressures original: "pressuren"; the heavy financial and military burdens or taxes imposed during the Thirty Years' War. of war are concerned, His Imperial Majesty was likewise most humbly requested by the entire Electoral College The group of princes entitled to elect the Emperor. at the convention original: "Convent" held in Mulhouse.

He was further moved by the fact that such a thing is traditional in the Empire, and that the utmost and highest necessity required it. Therefore, it was the duty of His Electoral Serenity, as part of His Imperial Majesty's innermost and secret council, to most humbly and open-heartedly remind him of this, and to consider the welfare and preservation original: "Conservation" of the Empire. This was required by his office, duty, and rank, as mentioned above; he hopes that in all of this, nothing improper or irresponsible has been done or undertaken.

Just as he, regarding his counsels original: "Consiliis" and actions original: "Actionibus" conducted in this matter, as well as various most humble and obedient writings that have followed in many ways since then, all...