termination
and unanimity, given answer, that they are well-pleased with the notice
of our lords and their opinion, and that their reason is too weak to
praise enough the pious, honest resolution of our lords; therefore they
pressingly and earnestly pray our dear lords aforesaid to hold fast to
their good resolution and not let themselves be moved therefrom by
anybody, and not enter into this French alliance; then will they all
together and without exception pledge their souls, honor, lives and
property to our lords and stand by them till death."

"A general assembly at Kuessnacht, with one accord make answer: Your
community has been sore wondered at and annoyed by the other
confederates, who have brought themselves and their posterity into a
danger, which will last for a long while, and may result in great
damage to their people and cantons. Yet as for all, so the entire
assembly with one accord, and with the greatest zeal, thank our lords
for the true, friendly commands, brought by our two lords Walter Hans
Berger and Thomas Spruenglin of the Small and Great Council, and also
for the pious, honorable, just and Christian resolution, to suffer
grievance themselves rather than mischief should befall us and our
posterity in the course of time. Therefore, the assembly offer the
earnest and friendly prayer to our lords, that they will stick to their
resolution to give the go-by to all lords, so that they who belong to
them can remain unhampered, and every father also be aided by his sons,
if he has need to use them for himself. In this, the entire assembly
dares to pledge to our lords their lives and property and all that they
have, wishing them also to help to punish their own sons, when they
will not remain true, and act in a rebellious manner. The assembly also
desire our gracious lords, when troublesome persons stray into their
city or canton, and act in an unbecoming way, striving to seduce the
young men, that they will drive them off by authority, to prevent
greater disturbance, which might arise from their overbearing
dispositions."

Meila replied in a similar strain; and Maenedorf likewise.[3]

"A meeting at Staefa has agreed on this: Because, for several years past
it has unfortunately happened, that many honest people have been lost
and killed, it ought to be plain now, that it came by treachery, and by
means of the same lights, which burn in one confederacy at this day.
Therefore they agree that these lights o