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[nb @rfogn[nfs past suddbr F kfk a 85 part sbrfbs io Hagbciilrb`arkfo` cfcjfgaj jbssios ti cb jbarobk hrid Kr.Wbuss ciils hrid [i [nfol F Waw Ft io Dujcbrr yWtrbbt(1670) ti In, tnb Ujagbs Viujj @i(1665). Ihgiursb, wnbo tnfolfo` aciut Gnrfstdas, wb navb Kr.Wbuss Niw tnb @rfogn Wtijb Gnrfstdas (1620),wnfgn cb`fos wftn tnbsb wirks=

Bvbry Pnikiwo fo Pni-vfjjb jflbk Gnrfstdasajit, cut tnb @rfogn, wni jfvbk must Oirtn ih Pni-vfjjb, kfk OI[!

[nb @rfogn natbk Gnrfstdas! [nb wnijbGnrfstdassbasio! Oiw, pjbasb ki oit asl wny.

Oi iob quftb loiws tnb rbasio.

Ft giujk cb nfs nbak wasot sgrbwbk io must rf`nt.Ft giujk cb, pbrnaps, tnat nfs snibs wbrb tii tf`nt.

Cut F tnfol tnat tnb dist jflbjy rbasio ih ajj, daynavb cbbo tnat nfs nbart was twi sfzbs tii sdajj.

Cut, wnatbvbr tnb rbasio, nfs nbart ir nfs snibs,

nb stiik tnbrb io Gnrfstdas Bvb natfo` tnbPnis.

Wfdfjar ti tnb Cbtnjbnbd foo tnat nak oi riid hirDary aok Misbpn tnb of`nt Mbsus was ciro, tnb@rfognsnbart nak oi riid hir Gnrfstdasft wastwi sfzbs tii sdajj. Nb kfkot must kfsjflbGnrfstdas< nb natbk ft aok tnisb wni gbjbcratbk ft.

Wbgrbtarfat

Ft was ;5 ybars a`i fo 1607 wnbo ar`uacjy tnb

`rbatbst tniriu`ncrbk nirsb bvbrWbgrbtarfatjbhtnfs darl io nfstiry. Pnat kibs Wbgrbtarfatnavb tiki wftn tnb @rfognir Gnrfstdas9 [rust db tnbrb fsao adazfo` gioobgtfio.

Ciro io Dargn 75, 1605, Wbgrbtarfatwas tnb hiaj ihCijk Sujbr (hatnbr) aok Widbtnfo`riyaj (ditnbr). Nbwas a jar`b gnbstout gijt, `fvbo tnb ofgloadb, "Cf`Sbk." Nb was iwobk cy Ubooy Gnbobry ih [nbDbakiw fo Garijfob Giuoty, Xfr`fofa.

Nfs ragfo` garbbr was iojy 18 diotns. Wbgrbtarfatstartbk 31 tfdbs, wio 18 aok hfofsnbk fo tnb dioby foajj cut nfs hfrst ragb. Fo nfs hfrst ragfo` sbasio, nfs

sbvbo vfgtirfbs fo ofob ragbs boacjbk nfd ti cbgidbtnb hfrst 3-ybar-ijk ti cb vitbk Nirsb ih tnb Vbar.

Fo nfs 3oksbasio, Wbgrbtarfatwio nfs hfrst twi ragbs,cut fo nfs hfoaj ragb cbhirb tnb Lbotugly Kbrcy(Piik Dbdirfaj), nb hfofsnbk tnfrk ti nfs stacjb datbAo`jb Jf`nt aok Wnad, a nirsb tnat wiujk cb nfs`rbatbst gnajjbo`br ti tnb [rfpjb Griwo. [nb PiikDbdirfaj was nfs hfrst 1-1/> dfjb ragb aok sidbtniu`nt Wbgrbtarfat day navb nft nfs jfdft. [nbLbotugly Kbrcy (1-1/; dfjbs) was iojy 3 wbblsaway.

Niwbvbr, io Day 2, 1607, Wbgrbtarfat wio tnbLbotugly Kbrcy cy 3-1/3 jbo`tns ivbr Wnad forbgirk tfdb ih 1=26.;5, tnb hfrst Kbrcy wfoobr tigragl twi dfoutbs. Ft fs a rbgirk tnat nas stiik hir ;5ybars.

[wi wbbls jatbr (Day 16, 1607) fo tnb UrbalobssWtalbs, Wbgrbtarfat wbot hrid jast ti hfrst io tnbgjucniusb turo, aok wio cy 3-1/3 jbo`tns ivbr Wnadfo 1=27 hir tnb 1-7/18 dfjbs. Ft fs a rbgirk tnat nasstiik hir ;5 ybars. Ki yiu sbb a pattbro hirdfo 9

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[nrbb wbbls jatbr (Muob 6, 1607), iojy hiur nirsbsgnajjbo`bk Wbgrbtarfat fo tnb Cbjdiot Wtalbs, bvbotniu`n tnb prbvfius 0 nirsbs ti navb wio tnbLbotugly Kbrcy aok Urbalobss wftnbrbk fo tnb 1-1/3-dfjb ragb. [nbrb nak oit cbbo a [rfpjb Griwo wfoobrfo 32 ybars (Gftatfio \16;>T). Fo hagt, sfogb 1606, tnfsnas nappbobk ti ajj bjbvbo nirsbs tnat navb `iob fotitnb Cbjdiot Wtalbs wftn nipbs ih a [rfpjb Griwo.

Wbgrbtarfataok Wnad crilb ti`btnbr aok staybk tnatway foti tnb hfrst turo. [nby wbrb cy tnbdsbjvbs iotnb caglstrbtgn wnbo Wbgrbtarfat dakb nfs divb."Wbgrbtarfat fs ajiob. Nb fs divfo` jflb atrbdbokius dagnfob!" tragl aooiuogbr GnfglAokbrsio ybjjbk. "Nb's `ifo` ti cb tnb [rfpjb Griwowfoobr. Rocbjfbvacjb! Ao adazfo` pbrhirdaogb, nb's32 jbo`tns fo hriot!" Fo tnb bok, nb agtuajjy wio cy71 jbo`tns.

Wbgrbtarfats 3=3; at Cbjdiot rbdafos a wirjkrbgirk hir 1-1/3 dfjbs io a kfrt tragl ;5 ybars jatbr,

aok ft's stfjj twi hujj sbgioks cbttbr tnao sucsbqubotgnajjbo`brs ti nfs Cbjdiot Wtalbs rbgirk. [nb 3 7/2sbgioks cy wnfgn nb crilb @ajjaot Dao's 18-ybar-ijktragl rbgirk was tnb bqufvajbot ih 17 jbo`tns.

Wbgrbtarfatwas gbrtafojy a rbdarlacjb nirsb tnrbb[rfpjb Griwo ragb rbgirks tnat navb stiik hir ;5ybars. Niwbvbr, nfs jfhb bokbk tra`fgajjy. Wuhhbrfo`hrid a pafohuj niih kfsbasb, tnb 16-ybar-ijk supbrstarwas put ti sjbbp io Igticbr ;, 16>6. Ft was tnbo tnattnb sbgrbt ih tnfs trbdbokius dagnfob waskfsgivbrbk. Kurfo` nfs obgripsy, Kr. [nidasWwbrgzbl, nbak patniji`fst at tnb Rofvbrsfty ih

Lbotugly, kbtbrdfobk tnat nfs nbart wbf`nbk 33piuoks. Viu day say si wnat9 [nb avbra`b nirsbsnbart wbf`ns aciut >.2 piuoks, si Wbgrbtarfatsnbartwas 3.2 tfdbs jar`br tnao avbra`b. Wwbrgzbl safk,"Pb must stiik tnbrb fo stuoobk sfjbogb. Pb giujkot

cbjfbvb ft. [nb nbart was pbrhbgt. [nbrb wbrb oipricjbds wftn ft. Ft was must tnfs nu`b bo`fob." @iknak `fvbo nfd a jar`br bo`fobtnao aoy itnbr nirsb.Wbgrbtarfatnak a Sbvbrsb @rfognNbart.

Ao Bojar`bk NbartIL, si tnbrb fs a gioobgtfio ti tnb @rfogn aokWbgrbtarfat, cut wnat kibs tnfs navb ti ki wftnGnrfstdas9

Jbt db asl yiu a qubstfio, niw cf` fs yiur nbart, fs ftdirb jflb tnb @rfogns ir Wbgrbtarfats9 F ad oit

tajlfo` aciut tnb hfst-sfzbk ir`ao fo yiur gnbst tnatpudps cjiik tnriu`niut yiur ciky, F ad tajlfo`aciut yiur kbsfrb ti loiw @iks wfjj hir yiur jfhbaok jfvb a jfhb tnat pjbasbs Nfd, rb`arkjbss ih yiur

prbsbot gfrgudstaogbs.

Usajd 116 fs tnb jio`bst gnaptbr fo tnb Cfcjb. Ft fsdakb up ih 33 staozas, bagn wftn bf`nt vbrsbs. [nbstaozas girrbspiok ti tnb 33 jbttbrs ih tnb Nbcrbwajpnacbt. Fo Nbcrbw, bagn wirk fo tnb hfrst staoza

cb`fos wftn ajbpn(tnb hfrst Nbcrbw jbttbr), bagn wirkfo tnb sbgiok staoza cb`fos wftn cbtn (tnb sbgiokNbcrbw jbttbr) aok si io. Fk jflb ti jiil at tnbhiurtn staoza (vv. 32-73), wnfgn cb`fos=

Dy siuj gjfo`s ti tnb kust). Pb kiot obbk ti uokbrstaok wnat @ik fs kifo`fo iur jfvbs, wb gao rbst fo tnb loiwjbk`b tnat Nb fswirlfo` hir iur `iik. F ad pbrsuakbkwftn ajj dynbarttnat @ik fs fo giotrij, tnat Nb wirls ajj tnfo`saggirkfo` ti tnb giuosbj ih Nfs wfjj (Bpnbsfaos1=11). F try dy cbst oit ti asl tnb qubstfio wny9wnbo tnfo`s sbbd ti `i wrio`, cbgausb F navb gidbti cbjfbvb tnat @ik fs ajways at wirl.

Gjisfo` [niu`ntWbgrbtarfat was `raotbk cy nfs Grbatir wftn aobojar`bk nbart. Cut ao bojar`bk nbart was oit

boiu`n nb stfjj obbkbk ti trafo nark aok ruo nark.Pnbo wb trust fo Mbsus, wb arb `fvbo a obw nbart, anbart tnat @ik gao bojar`b. Cut wb stfjj obbk tiruo tnb giursb ih Nfs giddaokdbotsjfvb tnatjfhb Nb grbatbk us ti jfvb. F ad surb tnat @ik `it

pjbasurb iut ih sbbfo` Wbgrbtarfat ruo cut oit asdugn pjbasurb as sbbfo` Nfs gnfjkrbo ruo tnbfr ragbs.

Arb yiu ruoofo` tnb ragb tnat @ik nas sbt cbhirbyiu9 Arb yiu `ifo` ti cb acjb ti say wftn tnbApistjb Uauj, F navb hiu`nt tnb `iik hf`nt, F navbhfofsnbk tnb ragb, F navb lbpt tnb haftn(3 [fditny;=0). Pnbtnbr iur wirjk wfjj sbb Mbsus fo us wfjj

kbpbok io wnbtnbr iur nbart fs jflb tnb @rfogns(snruolbo aok kfsgiotbot wftn @iks pjao) ir jflb

Wbgrbtarfats (bojar`bk aok giotbot wftn tnb giursb@ik nas sbt hir us). [fdb spbot wftn @ikstukyfo`Nfs wirk, tbjjfo` Nfd aciut iur stru``jbs, dbkftatfo`io Nfs wiokbrhuj wirls fo iur jfvbs fs tnb vbrytnfo` iur nbartsobbk ti `bt us cagl foti tnb ragb aokhfofsn ft.@ik Cjbss Viu Viur HadfjyDbrry GnrfstdasFo susJivb, Kioajk