▁the ▁em peror ▁in ▁the ▁occ ult ▁was ▁the ▁reason ▁of ▁his ▁high ▁este em ▁for ▁Ma ier . ▁However , ▁by ▁April ▁ 1 6 1 1 , ▁Rudolf ' s ▁political ▁position ▁had ▁substantial ly ▁d eter ior ated , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁more ▁or ▁less ▁imprison ed ▁in ▁his ▁castle ▁in ▁Prag ue ▁Ma ier ▁left ▁the ▁city ▁that ▁month . ▁He ▁correspond ed ▁with ▁Mor itz ▁of ▁Hessen - K ass el , ▁and ▁visited ▁Hessen - K ass el ' s ▁brother - in - law , ▁Count ▁Ernst ▁III ▁of ▁Hol stein - Sch au enburg . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁guest ▁of ▁Christoph ▁Rein hard , ▁Doctor ▁of ▁La ws ▁and ▁town ▁synd ic ▁of ▁M ühl hausen , ▁to ▁whom ▁he ▁later ▁dedicated ▁his ▁book ▁At al anta ▁F ug iens . ▁ ▁In ▁England ▁ 1 6 1 1 - 1 6 1 6 ▁First ▁Ma ier ▁visited ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁where ▁he ▁stayed ▁with ▁Pet rus ▁Car p enter ius ▁in ▁Rot ter dam . ▁Car per n ter ius ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁the ▁re ctor ▁of ▁a ▁Wal lo on ▁school ▁in ▁Nor wich ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 8 . ▁From ▁there ▁he ▁continued ▁on ▁to ▁London ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁ 1 6 1 1 ▁or ▁ 1 6 1 2 . ▁Whether ▁he ▁had ▁arrived ▁in ▁person ▁or ▁not ▁by ▁Christmas ▁ 1 6 1 1 ▁is ▁unknown , ▁but ▁he ▁did ▁send ▁Christmas ▁cards ▁to ▁both ▁James ▁I ▁and ▁his