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of which was: That he had incurred the loſſe of life honour and goods, but by the grace of the Imperial Majeſty life and honour was given to him, but onely his Goods hee owed to ſar, whether every farthing or onely a halfe , third, or a fourth part, &c.

6. So that it had an appearance of mercy, that all were nor deprived of all their Goods, but the proceeding of the execution ſhewed it to bee meer cruelty. For they tooke from the poſſeſſors all the Caſtles, Townes, and Villages giving them a paper for that which was left, whereby they were commanded to expect the payment of their part from the Chamber. But no man hath as yer ſeen a farthing of any payment, and ſo by the proceſſe of law, the Proteſtants were deprived of their goods after a Tyrannical manner, and driven into ſtrange places, ſome were freely received through the Cities, others betouke themſelves to their kindred, and friends of the Popiſh Religion, others became ſervants to the deſtroyers of their own goods: few of them kept their own and their wives goods for a time by the favor of the Commiſſioners by bribes, or by a ſecond lying, it increaſed there cruelty, not only their immoveable Goods were taken away, but there moveables alſo were ſequeſtred, ſcarce having ſo much as a garment left wherewith to cloath them, for example ſake, Burjan Slebowſki may be named, and that did not happen to him a-

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