this or that Village, Towne, Caſtle, or other Lordſhip to their owne bounds, and as they could obtaine it from the Emperour as a gift, or upon any other account. The greateſt part fell to the ſhare of ſtrangers, Spaniards, Italians; Germans, the Commanders of the Imperiall Army, inſtead of their pay.
9. If there remained any goods of Widdowes, or Wards that were not taken away by colour of Law, there ſcarce wanted Ahabs to covet Neboths vineyard: For if any one was pleaſed with anothers mans ground, bordering on him, he would circumvent him by craft, or allure him by promiſe as a favour or compell him by quartering Souldiers on him to ſell it. Whereas the buyers for the moſt part performed the part of pricers, cheapners, and contractors obtruding ſuch a price on them as they themſelves liſted, and afterwards not paying it.
10. The Emperour commanded the Charter of the Kingdome granted by ancient Kings, to bee brougbt to him at Vienna, which when hee received (he ſaid) Are theſe the Papers which have procured ſo much trouble to our Ancestors? And viewing the ſeverall Parchmeuts ſeals and ſubſcriptions, he rent them, and threw them into the fire. Adam de Waldstein Burgrave of Prague and ſupream Officiall of the Kingdome, who brought them, ſtanding by aſtoniſhed and ſecretly ſighing.
