“1. The ayde is too chargeable for the cost, and almost impossible to be executed.
solitudo in periculis
“2. If the Emperor should dye in this confederacy we should be left alone in the warr.
amicorum suspitio vitanda
“3. It may be the German Protestants might be more offended with this conjunction with the Emperor, doubting their owne cause.
sperandum bene ab amicis
“4. The amytie with France is to be hooped will amende and continue and the commissioner’s coming may perchance restore.
“Corollarium of a meane way.
judicium
“1. So to helpe the Emperor as we maye also joine with other Christian princes and conspyre against the F. King as a common enemy to chr̅e̅dome.