In summer 1627 many of the deserted subjects gathered in the woods at the intersection of Kouřim and Čáslav district, in the surroundings of Čestín, Kácov and Uhlířské Janovice: They came not only from the surrounding villages but probably also from more distanced manors. Some of the Czech exiles intended to take advantage of the gathered people burdened by the desperate situation and willing to do anything, for their political aims.
A new unrest in Bohemia was being prepared already from June 1626 as riots broke up at the kings manor Křivoklát and farmers in the Chrudim region gathered. The situation in Podlablanicko area was influenced mostly by the June riots occurred in Štěchovice and other neighbouring villages. The revolts reports speak also of the participation of Pavel Michna´s subjects – that might have been again subjects from Lešany or Konopiště manor. After the troops arrived and scattered the rebels the subjects moved back to the woods only to come back after a few days and plunder the Hradišťko farm belonging to the Strahov Monastery. The troops, infantry and cavalry were sent out against the rebels in July. As the farmers wanted to use weapons they were finally scattered, however the leaders managed to escape.
Even in the next years riots occurred in Bohemia. Again they were excited mainly by the cruel behaviour of the soldiers. What burden must have been only the accommodation of the troops at the manor may be proved by the Křivsoudova case that belonged to the high emperor’s officer Hugon Halleweil at that time. Although he had for his manor so called salva guardie from the emperor, the Křivsoudov subjects had to support emperor’s soldiers for 27 weeks in 1626, the other regiment than went twice through the manor in a short time, driving away a lot o cattle from the subjects and nobility. It resulted in 116 subjects escaping due to the unbearable conditions. No wonder that there were many people fleeing to the woods or forming a mob and defying themselves with weapon against the brutal persons at many manors. The government authorities did not hide its worries about a general revolt in the country.
In summer 1627 many of the deserted subjects gathered in the woods at the intersection of Kouřim and Čáslav district, in the surroundings of Čestín, Kácov and Uhlířské Janovice: They came not only from the surrounding villages but probably also from more distanced manors. Some of the Czech exiles intended to take advantage of the gathered people burdened by the desperate situation and willing to do anything, for their political aims. Unknown recruiting officers were making recruitment here in the end of August. Of one the famous revolts leaders, Prague burgess Matouš J. of Těchenice is said to have had 400 secretly hired soldiers in the Kouřim woods that he wanted to take away to Silesia to a Danish enemy. In the Danish services there was also another rebels leader, officer Christpines, under whose leadership the gathered hordes invaded the Catholic nobility farms at the Kouřim area on August the 24th. The chronicler’s report expressly states Rašovice and Rataje nad Sázavou, from the Podblanicko manors then Český Šternberk, Domašín and Vlašim. In the description of the revolt F.J.Peckovský attributes the main participation to the Pavel Michna´s subjects, an especially dramatic role to the Vlašim subjects that are said to have executed the Vlašim manor’s marshal, his head staked to the ground and cut his body into pieces because he starved one priest “in both kinds”. In other attack the conquest and plunder of the Benešov Monastery is described. Among the leaders a former owner of the Týnec manor, Adam Hodějovský of Hodějov is listed. The Peckovský´s data are, however, not supported sufficiently by other sources so they have to be taken with reserve.
The official sources assure only that the government officials sent out the troops against the rebels headed by an investigating commissioner Pavel Michna, the owner of Konopiště along with Sezima of Vrtba, the owner of the Votic manor as soon as a report of the storm arrived to Prague. The rebels, however, moved from Kouřim area to Čáslav region where they scattered in the woods before the troops could have reached them. They plundered the Svojšice chateau in the beginning of September – that was probably the last action of the main church scattered hordes. According to some description of this revolt a part of the rebels managed to get to Konopiště region – also the escape of Michna from the Konopiště chateau is described – being finally liquidated by the troops on the Neštětická Mountain (located about 4 km west of Konopiště). The scattered participants of the revolt were caught and imprisoned. The older literature stated that Adam Hodějovský found death at the battle on the Neštětice Mount along side of his soldiers. In reality whether he has participated in it at all he managed to flee since we meet him in the Swedish services later on
(he died in 1640).
The attempt to take advantage of the folk revolt to a general Anti-Habsburg resistance in order to support the Danish military actions being carried out at the same time failed. The nobility leaders fled and the people had to bear the burden of the time after the White Mountain Battle themselves.
A monument commemorating this event was erected 300 years late. That was the merit of the citizens of Neveklov and surrounding villages and the view tower was opened August 18, 1927 with the participation about 20 000 people.
Pavel Michna of Vacínov
He worked as a secretary in a Czech office. After the defeat of the Bohemian revolt in 1620 he sensed an opportunity and joined Karel of Lichenštejn, emperor’s vice-regent and Albrecht of Waldstein, commander in chief of the emperor’s armies. He became a general supplier of the emperor’s army during the Thirty Years War. He took part in large property transactions of the revolt’s leaders confiscated property. Due to his smart acting he managed to get a large property. After 1620 the Michna of Vacínov kin owned apart of others Týnec nad Sázavou, Chodov, Hlubočepy, Bučovice, Smíchov, Košíře, Dolní Břežany, Konopiště, Neveklov.
Adam Hodějovský of Hodějov
During the Bohemian revolt in 1618-1620 he stood up against the emperor. After the White Mountain battle apart of others Týnec nad Sázavou was confiscated within the property confiscation. This estate was bought in 1922 from the emperor by Albrecht of Waldstein, commander in chief of his armies and sold by him along with the Kopopiště chateau to infamous Pavel Michna of Vacínov one year later. Michna who managed to get large property from the confiscated property after the exiles acted with the same cruelness at the administration of his manor thus the subjected stood up against him in 1627.