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lone but to many others who returning home at that very time when the Commiſſioners had entred his houſe to confiſcate his goods, he was commanded to alight, and told that his coach and horſes with theſe cheſts muſt be ſeized on for the Emperour.

7. And becauſe they thought that many had mony at uſe, that they might alſo ſqueeze out this, they commanded that every man ſhould bring what bonds he had, upon pain of loſing the whole ſumme, if any one did but conceale the leaſt. In Moravia there was a peculiar judicature erected for this thing, which they called Grida, at Nulasbergh, where all were bound to appeare; ſome were reſtored whole, viz. thoſe of a leſſe value, for an appearance of juſtice; others were ſuppreſsed for counterfeit reaſons; from others a part was ſet apart for the Emperour, If any certaine ſumme of money was broght u into the Kingdomes Regiſter, according to the accuſtomed manner, the Kings Treaſurer was at hand (for all things were ſtuft with Traytors and Treaſons,) who proteſting that the Emperour had need of it, to defray the charges of the Warre, took it away, giving to the Creditor a written note, to teſtifie that ſuch a ſumme was due to him from the Emperour.

8. So the ancient inhabitants being commanded to depart, thoſe that were addicted to the Popiſh Religion, divided the confiſcated goods among themſelves as it was commodious for any of them to add

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