On the third day, Leopold, driven out of the town, took up a position on the heights, from which he commanded it with his artillery.

Then came a feeble voice from the Hradschin, telling all men that these Passau marauders and their episcopal chief were there by the Emperor's orders.

The triune city--the old, the new, and the Jew--was bidden to send deputies to the palace and accept the Imperial decrees.

No deputies came at the bidding.

The Bohemians, especially the Praguers, being in great majority Protestants knew very well that Leopold was fighting the cause of the Papacy and Spain in Bohemia as well as in the duchies.
And now Matthias appeared upon the scene.