A General Collection Of Treatys, Manifesto's, Contracts of Marriage, Renunciations, and other Publick Papers, from the Year 1495, to the Year 1712. Vol. II Containing ... With an Introduction, giving some Account of this Work. The second Edition. London: J.J. und P. Knapton, J. Darby u.a. 1732 (7: 8° J. gent. 136i), 415-417.
englisch 1713
Artikel VII IPO
And forasmuch as the Differences in Religion which are between Protestants have not been yet terminated, being reserv'd for a future Accommodation; and whereas for that reason they form two Parties, it has therefore been agreed betwixt both Parties, touching the Right of Reformation, That if any Prince, or other Lord of a Territory, or Patron of any Church, should afterwards go over to the Religion of another Party, or acquire or recover by Right of Succession, or by virtue of the present Transaction, or by any other Title, a Principality or Dominion where the Religion of another Party is publickly exercis'd at present, it shall be lawful for him without controversy to have near himself, and at his abode or place of Residence, private Preachers of his own Religion for his Court; but so that this may be no Charge or Prejudice to his Subjects: But it shall not be lawful to change the Exercise of Religion, or the Ecclesiastical Laws and Customs which shall have been receiv'd formerly, nor to take the Churches, Schools, Hospitals, or the Revenues, Pensions and Salaries thereto belonging, from the first Possessors, and confer them upon those of his own Religion; and far less to oblige his Subjects under pretext of the Right of the Territory, Episcopal Right, that of Patronage, or any other, to receive Ministers of another Religion, or give any trouble or molestation to the Religion of others directly or indirectly. And to the end this Convention may be observ'd the more exactly, it shall be lawful, in case of such Change, for the Communities themselves to present, or if they have not the Right of Presentation, to name able Ministers both for the Schools and the Churches, who shall be examin'd and ordain'd by the Consistory and the publick Ministers of the Place, if they be of the same Religion with the Communities that shall present or name them: And failing this, they shall be examin'd and ordain'd where the Community shall please, and afterwards confirm'd by the Prince or Lord, without any Denial.
And forasmuch as all those things are to be understood of a Change happening for the future, they shall not in any wise prejudice the Rights which in that respect belong to the Princes of Anhalt and other Princes.
But besides these Religions no other shall be receiv'd or tolerated in the Sacred Roman Empire.
