Bohemian (Cech) Bibliography: A finding list of writings in English relating to Bohemia and the CechsCapek, Thomas
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Bohemian (Cech) Bibliography: A finding list of writings in English relating to Bohemia and the Cechs
Capek, Thomas
Bohemia (Czech Republic) -- Bibliography
Then his Majestie mounted on horsebacke, but yett stayed a whyle, till the
lords and gentry were also mounted and that theire Coronell Kinski had
orderly marshall’d them, whose discipline his Majestie well liked. Then
the(y) marched on conductinge his Majestie towerds Prague; when he came
into the cittie, the citizens of the 3 citties of Prague stoode in armes,
very bravely appointed, as well on horsebacke as on foote on both sides of
the street and open places, makeinge a lane or courte or guarde frome the
entringe in of the cittie unto the castle; theire Majesties rid alonge,
and that in this manner.
They of the little cittie were one cornett of horse with 6 trumpetts
and one kettledrumme, they of the newe cittie one cornett of horse with
6 trumpetts and one kettledrumme, they of the ould cittie one cornett of
horse with 6 trumpetts and one kettledrumme, as also another companie of
200 horse voluntary well-willers, and 7 companies of foote, all citizens,
exceedingly well mounted and furnished.
And when his Majestie came nere unto the newe forte and bullwarke before
the castle, whereon stood a companie on foote with a displayed ancient,
there were standinge 400 boures or husband and laboringe countrymen
representinge the communalty and 4th state or parte of the land, all
armed accordinge to the ould and auncient custome and manner of their
country, videlicet, they had an ould weatherbeaten ancient wherein was
painted the name Ziseha (sic),[19] theire auncient captaine or generall
and deliverer, with a challice, and the hoste or signe of a wafer, eache
theire armes of the ould fashion, a hevy brestplate, a massie headepeece
to assault and scale with all, wooden clubes set with iron spikes, iron
flayles of threshalle, crosbowes, great iron sheildes, with 2-handed
swords, and stood in battaile array as Lizeha (sic) had in his time
appointed them. When his Majestie came unto them he stayed a while and was
by theire captaine entertained and welcommed with a Lattine ovation, who
did greatlie congratulate his Majesties comeinge, and havinge concluded,
the multitude began to cry out, Vivat, vivat Rex Fredericus! and so ran
together to route on a heape one amongst another, makinge such a greate
noyse with theire armes as that his Majestie tooke greate pleasure thereat
and could not forbeare laughter. Before his Majestie there marched 400
horsemen under theire Coronell Kinsby (sic), representinge the knightehood
and gentry of the land, who had 8 silver trumpetts and 4 other trumpetts
with 8 cettledrummes; theire cornett was of blew damaske whereon were the
Prince Elector Palatine’s armes richly imbrodered; the Lords Derectors
and States of the land followed after bravelie mounted; after them rid
the Duke of Mansterberge (sic) of Silesia, haveinge on his right hand the
Duke of Wertemberge and on the left hand the younge Prince of Anhalt.
Then rid his Majestie’s Lord brother Lodowicke with ould Prince Dhinstion
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