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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 Catholic 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. | 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 Catholic 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. | ||