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When the Thirty Years War ended in 1648 the situation in Bohemia became much calmer. This made it possible to establish a politically stable government, to begin to re-Catholicize the Protestant sections of the population, and to create a new and functioning organization of local parish churches. A prerequisite was to obtain information about the true situation in all Bohemian regions at that time. | When the Thirty Years War ended in 1648 the situation in Bohemia became much calmer. This made it possible to establish a politically stable government, to begin to re-Catholicize the Protestant sections of the population, and to create a new and functioning organization of local parish churches. A prerequisite was to obtain information about the true situation in all Bohemian regions at that time. | ||
The issuing of a ''Patent by the Governors of Bohemia'' on 4 February 1651 provided the direct impulse for creating the ''Register of Subjects According to Their Religion'' that year. This ''Patent'' (royal edict) ordered every overlord in Bohemia to ensure that a register was made of all | The issuing of a ''Patent by the Governors of Bohemia'' on 4 February 1651 provided the direct impulse for creating the ''Register of Subjects According to Their Religion'' that year. This ''Patent'' (royal edict) ordered every overlord in Bohemia to ensure that a register was made of all subjects living on his estates. It was sent out with a standardized form enclosed. The register was suppose to include not just subjects, but also overlords, manorial officials, burghers living in towns belonging either to the crown or to the nobility, and freemen. The only persons excluded were clergyman and soldiers. | ||
At the end of the register for each estate, the enumerators were suppose to write up a report on the condition of the local church administration. | At the end of the register for each estate, the enumerators were suppose to write up a report on the condition of the local church administration. | ||