1630. Project for a trade to be made from England to the lower parts of Germany, Hungary, Bohemia, Slavonia, Croatia, Carinthia, Styria, Tyrol, Morlacca and other countries. V. 1629-31, p. 449.
1633, Sept. 10. Bohemian divines to the divines of Sion College, London. Give a history of the Bohemian Church, and express their own desire for unity. Noted in Laud’s handwriting, “Rece. Octob. 21. 1633. These letters were delivered by some Bohemians to them of Sion College about the peace between Lutherans and Calvinists, etc.” Papers Relating to John Drury’s Mission to the Continent. Rep. 4, p. 160, part 1.
1635, July 18. Certified particular of the names of all such strangers born as dwell within such parts of Middlesex as are adjacent to the city of London. Among them is Jeremy Lefeaver, born in Bohemia, weaver. V. 1635, p. 283.
1635, Sept. 20. Return of all the strangers born at present inhabiting within ward of Cripplegate Within: the total number was 23. In the parish of St. Alban, Wood Street, dwelt Christopher Mecenere, a jeweller, born in Bohemia. V. 1635, p. 389.
1648-1649. Treatise relative to the position and claims of the Elector Palatine and the King of Bohemia so far as dependent upon the Emperor. It is divided into paragraphs designated “considerations.” Under the 10th “Consideration”: “To cover the cause of the (Thirty Years) war made for religion, a desire for peace is everywhere pretended, but that which is done proves more than that which is deceitfully conceived to the grief and terror of Germany. The Bohemish cause might have been compounded by a friendly treaty or decided by law, both which the Palatine always desired, and it had been best for the Empire that it had been ended by law. It might have been ended by arms in Bohemia, where the war began, etc.” V. 1648-49, pp. 398-99.
1654, July. Leszna, Poland. Peter Figulus (Komenský’s son-in-law), to Samuel Hartlib in London. I cannot but bless the name of the Lord our God, whenever I get something from you; for I see evidently, that God hath chosen you long since to be an instrument in his hand, as for many other his good works, so likewise to work a Godly comfort and edification in our souls, whereof all your letters are full. The public letters which were sent to you, are subscribed by baron Sadowsky, brother to him that is in England. They are written in the name of all our exiled nation, and directed to the lord protector, his highnes’s council, and the parliament. The baron is a very good soldier, hath served long in the Swedish wars, longs mightily for some help to the church of God grievously distressed and afflicted in these quarters by the Papal and Austrian adherents, being willing and resolved to spend himself, and do all what he can to that end.... But he and we all leave the whole management of this affair to the wisdom of the lord protector and his council. Perhaps they will thereby be moved, or occasioned to take into a more serious deliberation the case of our nation, and of us miserable exiles.... The emperor seeks nothing but the suppression of the Gospel, and a dilatation of the Austrian power. There is a monk lately converted to our religion, who tells, that the emperor with the pope are resolved infallibly to make a war against the protestants. All the cloisters have promised to such a war to contribute each of them two soldiers and he tells, that they reckon under the emperors dominions 96,000 cloisters or monasteries. But now the exacerbation of minds increaseth by the most grievous persecution in Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia and Austria. There are thousands of those, that wait and pray to God for some Zyska, that would begin a religious war for the protestant cause: yet none of the princes in Germany have the courage to oppose themselves against the house of Austria. B. Sadowsky is fully persuaded, that God would bless this enterprise thus seconded, and purely directed to the glory of God and the relief of the oppressed; especially if in the meantime the triumphant arms of the Commonwealth of England permit not the Spaniards to assist the emperor.... My good Father Mons. Comenius is once come again out of Hungary to us at Lesna; the Lord’s name be praised for it. (Appended: Greeting in Latin by Comenius.) Collection of the State Papers of John Thurloe.
1657, Nov. 4. In Council. The Petition of the pastors of several churches of the Reformed religion in Higher Poland and Bohemia, now scattered abroad by persecution, asking relief. V. 1657-58, p. 149.
1658, Mar. 25. Mr. Secretary reports his Highness’s approval of the declaration for a collection for distressed Protestant churches in Poland, with some additional clauses concerning 20 Protestant families hitherto seated in Bohemia. V. 1657-58, p. 343.
1658, May 12. In Council. The Treasurers for money collected for the Piedmontese Protestants to advance £500 for 20 Bohemian families, and dispose it as the Committee for that affair shall direct. V. 1658-59, p. 21.
1658, June 24. In Council. Whereas on 15 June, for better transmission of moneys collected for the distressed Protestant churches in Poland, and 20 families in Bohemia, it was agreed between Sam. Hartman and Paul Cyrillus, agents for the churches, and Fredericus Krettechmarus (Kretchmar), agent for the families that £400 should be paid to the families, and £50 to their agent and the whole remainder to the Poland exiles. V. 1658-59, p. 76.