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The Hiſtory of

Chap. LXXXVIII.

The Protestants are probibited from the exerciſe of Religion, and the benefit of the Law, even thoſe that had not offended the Emperor.

I. IN the mean time the Miniſters (as is ſpoken of in this place) were baniſhed and thruſt out of the Kingdome, and a great charge publiſhed, that none ſhould receive any of them upon any pretence whatſoever. Which when they who had in no kind broken their allegiance to ſar, or whom ſar had already pardoned, boaſted not to belong to them, they were charged by reitterated commands to diſmiſſe them. Neither were the moſt part diſobedient to thoſe commands.

2. Charles de Zerotine alone (as we formerly mentioned) dared to oppoſe himſelf againſt this cruelty, and did not onely withſtand Cardinall of Ditrichſtein (Governour of Moravia) and his Commiſſioners, but when he found no help here (went to Vienna, complaining to the Emperour of the wrongs of the Cardinall, that he extended that punishment to him who was innocent, which was inflicted on perjured perſons (as they pleaſed to call them) and deſired that right might be done to him. But he received this anſwer of the Emperours Coun-

ſellours