tam  tncJfabtUm  gratiam  fummumq^  benefictum  praftat,  laudabimm,  bonorabtmm,ac
teUbrabtmm\Ctiamcfa  adversus  S.ttmV.inpcrpetua  obfequenttfiima  fubjcfttonegratos
exhibebimm.  SccmtnusSJ**  V.pro  fua  parte ,clcmcntifitmc  cogttabit;  ut,fecundum
dileclifitmiytn  Dco  nunc  requiefcentis,Domint  Parentis  Vefiri,laudatifitmamcmorut
muUtpltcta  ac  faptus  repettra,  tamore,quamfcrtptis,cUmentifitmamontta,  Religtonis
caufiajncnio  qutcquantcontra  alterum  attejuet  \  fed  in  fiatcrna  amtcitiaomnes  optimc
fibi  mutub  faveant  tacjuxta  cum  S.tiQ.fummamoperamdent,qubdtUftaPatriaj&
Rcipubluafalm,  contra  vtctni  arcbityraHts  Turctci  vtolentiam,  &  aliamperniciem  cu-
flodtatur\&  ita  uLiy,  locorum  agatur,uttsdCbrtftianum,ptum,manfuetum,Auflria-
cum  Magijrratum/tc  fidos  fincerosjf  Ordines  Provtnciales,at%  obedientes  Subdnos,de-
cet.  Sercntiatem  Vcfiram  adbucper  facrofanclam  glortofam  Trinitatem,  ejmjj  tnfint-
tam  mifericordiamjbisce  quam  demifitfiime,obfequenttfitme.fiebtlttcr  deprecantes  t  ut,
pro  cUmcnttfiima%jufiifitma,Chrtfitana>fUnarta  ablattone  ac  depofittone,fapcdtftis
prafcntiReltgionu  perfccutione  fummopere  gravatis,obfequentifiimis  fidelibm  Ordtni-
bm,tn  tribm  bis  victnis  unitis  Provinciit>inftgniter-intolcrabtlis  oneris,omniaifia  clc-
mentifiime  &  paterne  ad  animum  revocet  ac  ponderet\  attuitanegottum  hujm  chrt-
fttana  ad  Keltgionem  &  Confctentktm  pcrtinentis  caufic  ,co  fiatu,quo  tn  tngrejfu  fui

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Pnnctpalit  regiminis  offendtt,  dtque  ad  Ordinum  omntum  trmm  PrwincidrumAZhru
fttanx  Au<*uftanx  Confefitoni  addittorum,bac  tn  parte  folenmttr  fattam  Proreftatto-
nem,corporalirer  fattum  Principale  juramentum  ac  fidelitattm  prxftitit,m-pofterum
imptrturbdtum  reltnquat.  id  quod  ad  propagat  tonem  Det  omnipotentis  laudujionoris
&  glonx-,  dd  prdiduttoncm  &  dmolittonem  ddmnofifttmafideltum  Provinctdrumper-
niciei  dtque  tnterttus  ,  e  contrarto  dutem  dd  falubenimdm  dtlettd  Pdtrid  communu
fdcis  conjerxartoncn:  dc  promottonem  ,  certe-  fadurum  eft.    Atque  ipfi  etiam  fapc-
dtcltfideles  obfequenttfiimiOrdmes  ,commumter  dc  figiUatim,cumomnibus  ad  feper-
tinenttbus  Chrtftianx  fidei  fociis.totajjfuk  Pofteritdte ,  fidtlifitmk  impenfione&  ob-
jcclu  fuarum  ddhuc  reltqudrum  corporis  ,bonorum  ydcfdnguinuvirtumjtdnquamfin-
€tri  dc  fideles  Provsncidles  ,Subdttijs  obfequentifitmi ,  id  demerert  femper  quam-fub-
jettifitme  promtifiimeq3  ftudebunt.    Screniratt  Veftrd  juxta  untverfi  ac  finguti ,  ai
omnem  Princtpalem  grattam,pro  clementtfimk ,  tndubte  fatisfattona  attfc  exhilara-
bundk  refolutsone  fubjetttfitme  obfequenttfitmefy  nos  recommendamus.  Graciijin  Comt-
ttisjte  i9.)dnudrujtnno  1599.
