STATE PAPERS. 
frontiers of our kingdom of Bohemia 
an enemy like the present, who, from 
day io day, arms the major part of 
their nation, and leads them against 
us ;—we caused several plans to be 
laid before us, having for their ten- 
dency the particular security of the 
said kingdom of Bohemia ; and 
though we discover in every part 
of them patriotic benevolence—yet 
we thought proper to give the pre- 
ference and our approbation to the 
establishment of a national militia, 
particularly from the consideration 
of its combining with the defence 
of the country, effectual and ready 
for every emergency, all possible 
indulgence to the inhabitants. We 
do hereby ordain ;— 
1. That the measure of a national 
militia, for the particular defence 
of the kingdom of Bohemia, be im- 
mediately put in force, and that for 
this purpose every zoth head be en- 
rolled out of the population of the 
whole country. . 
2. That the men thus enrolled be 
immediately trained in the use of 
arms, and in every branch of the 
service for which they are destined, 
and to which end the staff of the 
Bohemian general officers shall ap- 
point the commissioned and non- 
commissioned officers. 
3- In order that the men, during 
such exercise, may be kept as near 
as possible to their places of resi- 
dence, the places of rendezvous shall 
be marked ont in such a manner, in 
the different circles, that each per- 
son enlisted shall only have to repair 
to some place little distant from his 
own abode. 
__ 4. The men enlisted shall, during 
their absence from home on account 
of their being exercised, receive the 
same tfeatment as the soldiers actu- 
ally serving in the field, 
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s- Should there be any occasion 
for calling any of the men. thus 
kept in readiness into attive ser- 
vice, they are to repair to the ren- 
dezvous pointed out to them, there 
to wait the farther orders of their 
commanders, 
6. Their sole destination is to 
cover the frontiers of the country, 
or to be employed within its limits : 
but they are by no means to serve 
against the enemy abroad, 
7. We will not only grant to 
those men, as long as they shall 
continue under arms, full pay and 
provisions in the same manner as 
the troops serving in the field, but 
we also order, 
8. That to those who shall dis- 
tinguish themselves by their valour 
on proper occasions, silver and gold 
medals shall be granted, in the same 
manner as to the real soldiers, and 
they shall every. where wear them, 
as honourable marks of services ren- 
dered to their country, and enjoy 
at the same time the annual pension 
during life. 
g- All those who shail serve in 
this’ militia, shall be for ever after 
considered as peculiariy meritori- 
ous, and where equity will permit, 
all due preference shall be given, 
and every possible indulgence shewn 
to them. 
We rely, therefore, on the tried 
fidelity of all our Bohemian sub- 
jects. and on that love of their 
country so particularly their own, 
that they will voluntarily and rea. 
dily submit to these our orders, and 
that every individual, whether high 
or low, will use his utmost exer- 
tions, in conjunction with those of 
his king, to defend the kingdom 
from every hostile invasion; the 
more so, as the present moment is 
most dangerous to the religion and 
property. 
