¶
The
defence
of
Militarie
Profession
.
IT
hath
bene
an
old
controuersie
in
the
opinions
of
the
English
nation
,
what
profession
of
life
is
most
honorable
in
worldly
states
.
Greece
,
Italie
,
and
France
,
and
nowe
last
of
Germany
.
Whereupon
this
is
to
be
concluded
,
that
as
Justice
is
not
of
it self
able
to
set
vp
it selfe
in
authoritie
,
and
to
exercise
rule
ouer
the
multitude
of
Adams
rebellious
and
stiffe-necked
broode
,
without
the
friendship
&
ayde
of
Armes
:
so
must
wee
estéeme
martial
prowesse
,
as
the
common
fortresse
,
wherein
ciuill
Policie
with
all
her
partes
and
appendants
,
are
hatched
,
nourished
,
&
preserued
:
for
the
orderly
nourishment
and
preseruation
of
Man
and
Beast
,
of
Fishe
and
Foule
,
of
Fire
and
Salte
,
of
Earth
&
Water
.
Where
this
benefit
wanteth
,
there
wanteth
Science
and
gouernement
,
without
which
,
the
whole
worlde
woulde
soone
become
a
desolate
wildernesse
,
ewithout
man
to
manure
or
to
inhabite
it
.
So
that
the
wickednesse
and
transgressions
of
men
being
the
founder
and
mother
of
humane
lawes
and
pollicies
,
we
must
giue
most
honourable
place
to
that
profession
and
occupation
,
that
is
moste
of
force
and
value
to
chastise
the
wickednes
of
the
wicked
,
and
to
vphold
the
righteous
:
to
preserue
the
weaklings
&
little
ones
,
and
to
giue
frée
passage
and
estimation
to
right
,
and
vertue
.
And
further
,
as
man
naturally
is
inclined
to
pride
and
emulation
,
and
thereby
infected
with
malice
and
couetousnesse
,
and
looke
how
much
mightier
the
person
is
that
is
possessed
of
the
vices
,
so
muche
the
more
hurtfull
they
are
in
worke
and
practise
.
And
therefore
are
they
moste
pestiferous
and
noyfull
in
kinges
and
souereigne
Princes
,
whiche
as
they
are
of
hautie
courage
and
ambitious
,
so
are
they
daungerous
and
commonly
full
of
quarrels
&
troublesome
to
their
Neighbours
.
When
such
are
encouraged
with
a
desire
to
conquer
and
to
bring
to
their
obedience
,
them
that
are
frée
from
their
bondage
,
or
to
spoile
them
of
liues
,
goodes
,
and
habitations
:
they
are
not
ruled
ouer
by
the
equitie
of
lawe
,
neither
pacified
by
persuasions
nor
mollified
with
praying
or
preaching
,
but
violence
must
be
resisted
with
violence
,
and
one
lawlesse
In
the
value
of
warlike
prowesse
,
Simeon
and
Leui
,
the
Sonnes
of
Iacob
,
reuenged
the
violation
of
their
By
force
of
Armes
,
the
Israelites
comming
out
of
Egypt
,
By
the
Armes
of
rude
nations
,
the
Goths
,
Hunnes
,
&
Vandalles
:
the
Lorde
visited
the
proude
Empire
of
the
Romanes
,
for
their
pride
and
tyranny
,
&
confounded
it
.
By
the
Armes
and
prowesse
of
the
Emperour
Constantine
the
Lord
relieued
his
church
,
and
restored
true
religion
amongst
many
nations
.
By
Armes
,
El
Enfante
de
Pelago
recouered
the
kingdom
of
Leon
,
and
comforted
Spaine
,
in
the
daies
of
cruell
afflictions
,
when
all
the
lande
was
harrowed
and
possessed
by
the
Moores
and
Infidels
.
By
Armes
is
the
worthy
kingdome
of
France
garded
and
preserued
in
a
State
moste
honorable
:
so
is
Spaine
:
so
are
the
commonweales
and
principallities
in
Italy
.
By
Armes
,
the
Switzers
purchased
their
freedome
,
and
by
Armes
they
defende
and
preserue
their
limits
and
liberties
,
to
their
great
fame
and
benefite
.
By
Armes
hath
Germany
made
her
might
and
prudence
knowen
to
the
whole
worlde
:
by
Armes
they
holde
the
maiestie
of
the
Empire
in
their
power
and
election
:
and
bytheir
inuincible
prowesse
,
they
mayntaine
and
preserue
their
states
and
honours
,
priuate
and
publike
,
and
are
terrible
to
the
nations
rounde
about
them
.
By
Armes
are
the
kingdomes
of
Denmarke
and
Polonia
defended
and
saued
from
the
power
of
the
cruell
Russians
and
Muscouites
.
So
is
Germany
from
the
powers
of
the
cruell
and
mighty
spoylers
of
the
world
:
the
Turkes
,
Tartarians
,
Muscouites
also
,
and
Russians
:
and
by
Armes
,
they
establish
peace
amongst
themselues
,
and
are
preserued
at
home
and
abroad
.
By
Armes
,
Ferdinando
the
king
of
Spaine
seazed
into
his
power
the
West
Indias
,
and
by
Armes
are
the
same
possessed
and
holden
in
obedience
to
the
Scepter
of
Spaine
.
By
the
Armes
and
prowesse
of
ciuill
princes
,
are
many
rude
and
sauage
nations
subdued
to
ciuill
gouernement
.
The
Lorde
our
God
vseth
no
occupation
of
men
in
his
works
and
proceedings
vpon
earth
,
like
as
he
doth
Militarie
prowesse
:
For
by
it
hee
executeth
his
wrath
and
Justice
vpon
the
rebellious
and
faithlesse
people
of
the
world
.
Also
by
the
same
meanes
it
pleaseth
the
heauenly
maiestie
to
deliuer
the
righteous
from
oppression
,
and
to
giue
waye
to
his
trueth
vppon
the
earth
,
to
restore
his
Churche
,
and
to
defende
his
Sanctuarie
from
the
rage
and
violence
of
the
tyrants
:
As
for
example
.
After
the
great
and
wonderfull
fauour
of
God
in
relieuing
and
comforting
his
Church
in
olde
time
by
the
Asia
,
Greece
,
and
Affrica
,
deliuered
ouer
into
the
power
of
the
cruell
Turkes
and
Sarrasens
:
whome
the
Lord
raised
of
a
vile
people
,
to
be
mightie
,
dreadfull
,
and
inuincible
in
Armes
,
for
the
lamentable
spoile
,
ruine
,
and
extirpation
of
many
Empires
,
states
,
kingdomes
,
&
nations
,
not
onely
in
honour
,
names
,
bounds
,
and
liberties
:
but
also
in
ciuill
policies
,
honest
sciences
,
in
knowledge
of
true
religion
,
and
in
the
verye
tongues
,
generations
,
and
procreations
of
the
vanquished
people
.
Wherein
the
Lorde
hath
shewed
foorth
a
fearefull
hande
of
his
intollerable
wrath
and
Justice
for
the
sinne
and
disobedience
of
these
irrecouerable
nations
:
to
the
good
warning
of
the
nations
that
doe
yet
rest
in
their
olde
seates
,
in
knowledge
eke
and
libertie
to
professe
and
to
serue
GOD
,
according
to
his
trueth
in
Christ
Jesus
.
Which
if
they
abuse
and
contemne
as
their
forefathers
did
,
and
as
they
of
Asia
,
Africa
,
and
Greece
haue
also
done
,
and
receiued
their
By
the
fidelitie
also
and
industrie
of
Militarie
occupation
,
doth
the
Lord
holde
possession
for
his
saintes
in
the
proude
and
mightie
kingdome
of
France
,
preseruing
Rochel
the
fortresse
of
his
sanctuarie
,
for
the
inuocation
That
holy
citie
Geneua
with
all
the
godly
places
Thes
being
the
publique
effects
and
workes
of
martiall
Judustrie
:
what
occupation
or
vocation
darre
putte
forth
it selfe
to
make
comparison
withit
?
the
exercise
and
substance
whereof
consisteth
of
But
if
Englande
stood
in
the
continent
of
the
world
enuironed
with
mightie
nationes
,
that
in
the
dayes
of
frendeship
would
moue
discretion
to
feare
their
malice
in
the
time
of
controuersy
:
then
should
it
know
the
value
of
a
soldier
,
&
lick
the
dust
off
the
feete
of
her
men
of
prowesse
:
then
would
the
lawer
&
the
marcheant
humble
themselues
to
the
warriers
,
&
be
glad
to
geue
honour
&
salary
to
the
martialist
:
and
shew
frendly
grace
to
his
page
,
and
fauor
to
his
lackye
.
And
al
be
it
our
state
is
better
at
ease
and
that
we
by
the
benefite
of
the
seate
of
our
lande
,
doe
stande
in
more
securitie
then
the
nations
of
the
firme
land
:
yet
is
not
our
assurance
such
as
may
so
deliuer
vs
vp
in
the
time
of
peace
,
to
the
carelesse
&
spitefull
contempt
of
armes
:
as
though
the
common
welth
and
state
publique
stood
in
such
prosperitie
and
saftie
,
by
the
wisedome
of
the
lawier
and
by
the
riches
of
the
marchant
,
as
that
they
should
neuer
stande
in
neede
of
militarie
forces
,
nor
to
nourrishe
men
of
warre
,
but
to
consume
them
with
penurye
and
with
the
galowes
.
Let
al
the
miserable
drudges
Whoesoeuer
therefore
will
see
the
value
of
martial
prowesse
in
preseruing
a
kingdome
,
in
vpholdinge
the
souereigne
maiestie
of
theire
Prince
,
in
redeming
their
countrie
from
the
power
of
forren
ennemyes
mightie
and
warlike
,
in
pacifyinge
ciuil
vprores
,
and
in
extinguishinge
the
most
ragiouse
furies
of
any
rebelles
in
the
worlde
:
and
in
reducinge
the
gouernement
to
obedience
,
iustice
,
housbandry
,
traffique
,
literal
exercise
,
and
all
ciuill
policies
and
ordinances
to
their
places
againe
.
Looke
throughe
the
state
of
France
,
from
the
beginning
euen
to
this
day
:
But
specially
in
the
dayes
of
Kinge
Iohn
,
of
his
sonne
also
Kinge
Charles
the
fift
,
and
eke
of
Charles
When
the
Lord
meaneth
to
plague
a
wicked
natione
for
sinne
and
to
translate
them
to
the
power
and
scepter
of
another
nation
:
then
he
filleth
them
with
the
fatnesse
of
the
earth
,
and
geeueth
them
peace
that
they
may
wax
rotten
in
idlenesse
,
and
become
of
dulle
wittes
,
slowe
of
courage
,
weake
handed
,
and
feeble
kneede
:
that
when
the
spoiler
commeth
,
they
may
in
al
pointes
be
vnfurnished
of
warlike
prowesse
,
and
not
able
to
resiste
,
but
so
made
a
praye
to
their
ennemies
.
As
the
Persians
were
to
Alexander
,
the
Greekes
and
Hungarians
with
many
other
natones
to
the
Turkes
:
and
the
olde
Brutes
to
the
Saxons
.
And
likewise
when
the
Lord
meaneth
to
aduance
Canaanites
.
Cyrus
&
the
Syria
:
Alexander
&
the
Grecians
for
the
conquering
of
the
Persians
,
&
for
translating
of
the
Monarchie
from
Asia
to
Europa
.
The
Romanes
eke
being
a
poore
smale
people
,
and
of
an
Goths
,
Hunnes
and
Vandales
.
And
so
the
Turkes
of
a
small
people
,
and
Hungarie
,
Tamberlan
France
,
Italy
,
Philipe
Lantgraue
of
Hesse
,
&
of
the
famous
and
warlike
cities
,
Augsborough
,
Strasborough
,
Vlmes
Magdeborough
.
&c.
And
when
the
champions
of
the
kingdome
of
darkenesse
(
vnder
the
conducte
of
the
most
renowmed
Emperour
Charles
the
fifth
)
seemed
to
renge
the
hoste
of
Israel
vnder
a
terrible
victory
:
then
did
the
Lorde
of
hostes
bestirre
himselfe
,
and
frustrating
the
counsailes
,
and
dispersing
the
forces
of
his
enemies
,
he
vanquished
the
troupes
of
the
Philistims
by
the
Armed
hand
of
his
chosen
captaine
Maurice
Duke
of
Saxoni
:
who
by
the
vertue
of
Martiall
prowesse
ayded
by
the
Lord
God
of
hostes
,
brake
the
teeth
of
the
vngodly
,
and
restored
the
worde
of
God
to
a
free
passage
throughout
all
Germanie
.
So
did
the
Lorde
preuaile
by
Armes
in
Surike
:
by
vertue
of
which
also
,
wydened
the
passage
of
his
gospell
into
France
,
and
by
the
force
and
power
of
one
poore
towne
,
there
holdeth
possession
for
his
Sanctuarie
,
maugre
the
might
and
malice
of
all
his
enemies
.
This
being
the
most
glorious
effects
of
Militarie
industrie
in
these
saide
countreis
,
to
the
enlarging
of
Christes
kingdome
for
the
saluation
of
many
,
and
comfort
of
the
whole
worlde
:
praise
the
inuincible
Arme
of
our
God
mighty
and
victorious
in
battell
:
and
see
yet
a
greater
worke
then
all
these
,
nowe
a
doing
by
force
of
Armes
for
the
ciuill
libertye
,
and
for
the
freedome
of
true
Religion
in
lowe
Dutchelande
:
where
the
hande
of
the
Lorde
hath
bene
so
apparant
fauourable
,
that
in
all
the
progresse
and
successe
of
these
warres
it
may
be
saide
:
This
is
the
worke
of
the
Lord
our
God
,
in
the
sight
of
all
the
Heathen
,
and
it
is
marueilous
in
our
eyes
.
Let
vs
therfore
examin
some
part
of
those
affaires
,
&
see
how
Iacob
hath
preuailed
in
his
warres
by
slow
and
vnexpert
souldiers
,
against
the
most
famous
,
arrogant
,
&
implacable
enemies
of
the
gospel
of
Christ
:
and
then
let
the
swinish
fooles
that
contemne
martiall
profession
,
stoppe
their
mouthes
and
be
ashamed
.
For
the
heauens
doe
reioyce
,
the
worlde
is
comforted
,
and
Israel
shal
be
glad
through
the
victories
of
God
,
purchased
by
the
fidelitie
&
prowesse
of
his
valiant
men
at
armes
.
When
King
Philip
had
wearied
his
good
subiects
of
Mont
Darragon
,
who
was
driuen
by
distresse
of
victuals
(
all
the
forces
of
the
king
being
not
able
either
to
relieue
him
or
to
succour
him
)
to
render
vp
the
town
,
departing
from
it
with
1400
men
of
war
in
armes
:
wherby
the
whole
Island
of
Walkeren
came
entirely
vnder
the
direction
of
the
Prince
of
Orange
,
to
the
inspeakeable
comfort
of
the
cause
publike
.
For
by
the
benefite
of
this
victory
,
the
Zelanders
,
vtterly
vanquished
the
kinges
forces
vppon
the
Sea
and
bet
him
quite
from
it
:
whereby
the
Brabanders
and
Flemings
,
Flanders
,
Brabant
,
And
farther
,
he
fell
into
this
ouersight
:
that
he
exceeded
so
farre
in
the
proportion
of
the
kings
charges
,
by
fortifications
,
and
superfluous
supplies
:
aboue
all
the
leuie
and
receiptes
that
were
to
come
in
,
by
all
the
pillage
,
dueties
,
and
lones
that
he
could
deuise
:
that
he
ranne
indebted
to
the
men
of
warre
,
aboue
xxxiij
.
Monethes
paye
,
whereby
the
souldiers
became
disordered
spoylers
:
&
at
the
last
so
mutinous
,
that
the
Spanyardes
forced
their
pay
,
and
bound
the
Duke
to
shamefull
conditions
,
and
for
his
last
farewel
he
was
forced
to
kéepe
his
lodging
vnder
gard
,
&
durst
not
present
himselfe
openly
to
the
men
of
war
at
his
departure
out
of
Belgia
,
vntil
the
Commander
Don
Lewes
de
Requezes
the
new
lieuetenant
,
had
giuen
his
promise
,
in
the
wordes
of
the
king
,
and
set
downe
an
order
for
the
soldiers
full
pay
.
With
these
errors
he
ioyned
many
faultes
in
the
direction
&
pursuit
of
these
wars
:
which
turned
to
the
aduauntage
of
the
poore
defendauntes
,
but
much
to
the
disgrace
&
discredit
of
himself
.
Immediatly
vpon
the
getting
of
Harlam
,
&
the
horrible
massacher
there
done
:
the
Monseur
Lamot
&
don
Iulius
Rhomero
(
who
with
fiue
ensignes
of
footmen
possessed
&
garded
the
town
)
being
assembled
with
their
companies
,
departed
with
their
people
,
leauing
the
town
to
the
possession
of
the
mutiners
:
which
standing
stiffely
vpon
the
demand
of
their
ful
paye
,
&
finding
the
Duke
slow
&
ouersterne
to
yeelde
to
the
same
,
they
fained
that
they
would
kéepe
the
towne
to
the
vse
of
the
States
of
Holland
,
&
the
prince
of
Orange
:
&
that
they
would
surrender
it
to
Monseur
Delorge
:
which
brought
the
Duke
into
such
a
perplexitie
,
that
hee
passed
conditions
with
the
mutiners
:
such
as
danted
his
glory
and
hautinesse
,
more
then
any
one
matter
that
euer
happened
to
him
in
all
his
life
.
Thus
was
he
impeched
,
and
could
not
,
neither
did
he
seeme
to
be
desirons
to
folowe
the
opportunitie
that
the
victorie
ouer
Harlam
did
present
,
to
the
great
aduancement
of
his
seruice
,
had
he
folowed
it
with
like
industry
&
expedition
:
For
the
terror
of
that
atchiuement
,
&
eke
of
the
ouerthrowe
of
the
countey
Batenburgh
with
the
Princes
armie
,
had
opened
vnto
him
al
the
Gates
in
Holland
,
had
he
hotly
pursued
the
aduantage
geuen
.
After
he
had
reconciled
the
mutiners
,
&
set
al
things
in
order
in
Harlam
,
hee
went
forth
to
beset
Alkemer
:
where
he
arriued
vpon
the
day
of
a
great
faire
holden
in
the
towne
:
which
was
therefor
filled
with
the
country
This
was
the
Dukes
last
attempt
in
Holland
,
and
this
his
repulse
much
hardened
&
encouraged
the
Hollanders
to
stande
fast
in
their
cause
.
Hee
had
so
farre
exhausted
the
Kings
Treasure
and
his
owne
money
,
that
he
borowed
.
12000.
gylderns
of
Then
succeded
in
his
charge
,
Don
Lewes
de
Requezes
greate
Commander
of
Castile
:
who
practising
to
mingle
hypocrisie
and
bloud
in
one
drift
and
policie
,
(
that
was
to
snare
and
to
confounde
the
Prince
of
Orange
)
hee
preuailed
in
both
lesse
then
he
hoped
.
For
he
could
no
more
preuaile
against
Israel
,
then
did
Fernando
de
Toledo
.
Duringe
his
gouernement
,
was
the
Kinges
nauey
and
all
his
forces
by
sea
quite
vanquished
and
broken
.
First
as
they
relieued
Midleburgh
by
Estecaple
vnder
the
conduct
of
S.
de
Beuoys
:
in
which
exploit
perished
viii
.
or
ix
.
shippes
great
and
small
.
At
the
conflict
by
Rhomers
wall
,
the
Papistes
making
forth
to
the
fight
,
vnder
the
gouernement
of
Iulius
Rhomero
:
they
were
discomfited
with
the
losse
of
xvi
.
or
xvii
.
boates
of
warre
,
&
aboue
1500.
of
their
most
chosen
Soldiers
:
where
that
valeant
Iulius
flyinge
the
terror
of
the
Zelanders
,
hardely
saued
his
life
,
recouering
to
lande
by
a
Scute
,
where
also
the
Commander
stoode
lookinge
on
the
fight
with
a
crosse
in
his
hande
,
and
a
Frier
at
the
right
side
of
him
,
prayinge
together
for
the
good
successe
of
the
batell
:
wherein
it
appered
that
the
Lorde
hearde
them
not
,
yet
were
the
Zelanders
sore
spente
and
weakened
,
with
ix
.
weekes
colde
wynter
lyinge
on
shippeboorde
,
thinnely
clothed
,
&
as
thinnely
dieted
,
with
browne
bread
,
cheese
,
redde
heringes
and
small
beere
,
in
all
poyntes
inferiour
to
their
ennemies
:
but
God
was
with
the
poore
,
against
the
prowde
and
mightie
:
to
him
be
the
glorie
and
the
praise
.
Upon
Whitsondaye
next
folowinge
,
the
Zelanders
invaded
&
spoiled
the
rest
of
the
Kings
nauey
in
the
riuer
of
Andwerpe
.
The
Papistes
once
beséeged
the
citie
of
Leyden
for
the
space
of
sixe
monethes
,
and
preuailing
not
,
they
departed
.
Nowe
being
enformed
that
the
Towne
was
vnfurnished
of
men
of
warre
,
and
none
woulde
receiue
,
and
vnstored
of
victualles
and
none
would
prouide
,
but
reiected
the
commandement
of
the
Prince
in
both
these
pointes
,
they
come
agayne
,
and
shut
vp
the
vnarmed
city
with
such
forces
,
that
the
prince
and
states
were
not
able
to
make
any
resonable
attempte
to
succor
the
distressed
Towne
by
land
:
which
made
them
to
fal
in
deuise
to
drowne
the
countrie
,
preparingé
an
Armada
,
of
small
boates
wel
appoynted
for
Leiden
Dam
,
and
of
Leiden
Dorp
:
and
so
terrified
all
the
ennemies
dispersed
in
scouts
,
to
the
number
of
12000
▪
men
of
warre
,
that
they
ranne
away
from
all
their
standinges
,
and
abandoned
the
siege
,
in
a
flyinge
feare
.
And
the
Admiral
poursuinge
the
occasion
with
great
industry
and
courage
,
arriued
with
his
shallowe
and
vitorious
nauie
at
the
walles
of
the
hungrie
Towne
.
And
forthwith
sent
aduertisements
to
the
Prince
of
this
most
happie
and
vnlooked
successe
,
within
xxiiii
.
howres
of
the
former
contrary
letteres
.
And
this
was
a
wonderfull
worke
of
God
,
by
the
hands
of
a
people
,
earst
slowe
,
feareful
and
vnwarrelike
:
and
nowe
(
by
the
exercise
of
Armes
,
and
conduct
of
the
General
commander
of
all
Armies
)
industrious
,
hardye
,
and
vanquishers
of
the
most
warrelike
.
Here
is
to
be
noted
for
a
wonderful
worke
of
God
also
.
In
the
verie
nighte
that
the
winde
so
serued
the
point
,
to
driue
the
floodde
ouer
the
lande
,
200.
pases
of
the
wales
of
the
besieged
Citie
fel
into
the
ditch
,
with
such
a
noise
as
terrified
the
ennemies
,
as
it
had
bene
the
noise
and
sturre
of
the
aduersaries
cominge
in
a
Camisado
,
whiche
made
the
Papistes
to
flie
their
places
,
to
the
discomfiture
of
all
them
that
were
in
the
farther
scoutes
,
assaulted
by
the
Admiral
and
his
people
,
and
so
ranne
all
away
without
any
resonable
cause
why
,
other
then
the
feare
that
God
strake
in
their
hartes
.
God
also
prouided
further
for
the
miraculous
preseruation
of
that
Towne
:
that
where
at
the
first
pitchinge
of
the
siege
,
they
made
proportion
of
their
victualles
but
for
two
monethes
,
according
to
the
nomber
within
:
the
Lord
sent
a
plague
that
diminished
of
them
six
thousand
and
more
:
and
so
leauing
not
aboue
seuen
hundreth
able
men
to
weare
Armes
,
the
victuals
serued
for
sixe
monethes
:
but
xv
.
dayes
before
the
succours
came
,
they
were
vniuersally
without
bread
within
the
towne
,
&
two
or
three
dayes
without
any
maner
of
foode
:
yet
were
not
the
faithfull
&
valeant
Bourgars
weery
of
their
partes
:
so
deere
is
ciuil
libertie
,
and
so
terrible
&
odious
is
irksome
seruitude
and
oppression
to
honest
&
manly
hartes
.
Then
folowed
,
the
surprise
of
Schonehouen
,
Olderkyrk
.
&c.
by
the
Papistes
:
and
inuadinge
also
the
Ilande
of
Zeland
called
Scowen
,
where
at
their
entry
,
perished
the
noble
and
faithful
gentleman
Charles
Boysot
Generall
gouernor
for
the
Prince
in
Zeland
,
being
hurt
with
the
shotte
of
one
of
his
owne
people
.
They
besieged
Bomenyer
,
a
litle
village
fortified
at
the
sodeyne
by
the
countrie
men
,
who
had
to
their
aide
and
defence
of
the
place
,
Capteyne
Hooke
and
two
hundreth
Germanes
,
whoe
together
with
the
valiant
Boores
(
newely
made
martialists
)
so
approued
their
prowesse
and
fidelitie
,
that
they
all
(
sauing
fiue
men
)
spent
their
liues
in
resistinge
the
fierse
assaultes
of
the
ennemies
,
which
at
the
sixth
assault
recouered
the
place
,
where
many
a
worthie
Soldier
of
the
Spanyardes
perished
,
to
the
number
of
3000
▪
and
vpwardes
:
amonge
whiche
were
some
such
speciall
Capteines
and
Gentelmen
,
as
the
losse
of
them
brake
the
very
hart
of
the
famous
Marques
Vittello
,
wherevpon
the
Commander
made
a
vowe
,
that
he
woulde
neuer
more
attempt
to
winne
towne
in
Hollande
or
Zelande
by
force
of
assault
.
Zurickesea
being
also
surprised
by
the
Papistes
(
a
Non
est
Salus
in
filijs
hominum
.
Whilest
they
stoode
yet
reeling
and
coulde
not
finde
a
sure
grounde
to
rest
vpon
,
the
Lorde
that
in
this
maner
doth
vse
to
trie
the
faith
of
his
people
(
and
findeth
litle
in
fleshe
and
bloude
but
feare
and
distrust
in
God
)
awakened
,
and
wrought
for
himselfe
:
and
at
a
moment
altered
so
the
state
of
thinges
that
the
Commander
being
dead
,
the
Duke
of
Arskot
,
the
countie
Meusfeelde
and
Monseur
Barliamount
,
entred
the
Gouernement
ciuil
and
martial
,
vntil
the
King
sent
thither
the
Lorde
Iohn
of
Austria
:
who
at
his
first
comming
Don
Lewys
.
Their
bosting
pride
and
malice
is
at
an
end
,
&
the
Lord
God
of
hostes
procedeth
in
his
warres
,
and
so
shall
hee
confounde
and
consume
al
his
ennemyes
from
the
face
of
the
erth
:
prosper
and
aduance
his
name
,
his
trueth
,
and
glorie
,
and
make
the
Crowne
of
his
anointed
to
floorish
,
by
the
hands
of
his
men
of
prowesse
,
and
by
the
value
of
his
armed
martialistes
,
by
whose
labour
and
industrie
he
hath
wrought
and
done
al
thes
thinges
before
our
eyes
,
and
wee
behold
them
euen
in
our
bedes
.
Praise
God
therefore
,
and
geue
honor
to
his
faithfull
Souldiers
:
&
let
the
coueteous
merchant
,
and
the
ambitious
lawier
leaue
of
his
drudgerie
for
greedy
lucre
,
despise
the
delicacie
of
his
belly
,
&
dassh
the
wantonnes
of
his
eyes
,
and
cast
his
idol
out
of
his
seruil
hart
:
that
is
,
senseles
auarice
,
and
put
on
Armes
,
&
furnishe
himselfe
with
policie
and
warlike
Prowesse
,
yf
hee
will
iustely
be
numbred
amongst
the
people
of
noblenesse
&
honor
.
Hauinge
said
somewhat
concerning
militarie
profession
and
militarie
men
in
general
,
nowe
behoueth
it
to
describe
what
kinde
of
man
is
worthy
of
the
name
of
a
martialist
,
what
men
did
proffesse
and
exercise
this
occupation
in
old
time
,
now
doe
,
and
hereafter
must
:
and
eke
to
distinguishe
betwixt
Souldier
and
Souldier
:
The
man
that
loueth
right
and
honoreth
iustice
,
is
fit
to
be
the
defendor
of
the
same
:
he
that
is
merciful
to
the
poore
,
and
pitieth
the
afflicted
,
is
a
meete
man
to
succour
his
countrie
nation
&
against
the
violence
of
tirantes
and
oppressors
:
he
that
loueth
the
habitationes
of
the
iust
,
&
the
prosperity
of
the
righteous
:
he
that
tendereth
the
widowe
and
the
fatherles
:
he
that
delighteth
to
se
science
,
social
amitie
,
and
vertue
to
floorishe
in
his
countrie
,
deuine
The
cheefe
man
therefore
of
militarie
order
,
is
ech
souereigne
prince
in
his
state
&
gouernement
.
Hee
being
a
man
complet
in
all
the
vertues
&
condicions
that
are
behoofull
to
one
of
that
charge
and
proffession
:
shall
passe
full
fraighted
of
loue
&
honor
,
and
rest
in
glorie
&
prayse
vpon
earth
,
as
the
Sunne
in
the
firmament
.
The
office
&
charge
of
euery
soueriegne
maiestie
in
general
,
is
to
minister
iustice
,
for
the
maintenance
of
right
and
domesticall
peace
amongest
his
people
,
&
eke
to
defende
the
same
from
intestine
and
forren
violence
.
For
the
true
accomplishement
whereof
,
this
Prince
or
cheefteine
,
must
be
furnished
with
prudence
to
consider
the
state
and
nature
of
all
partes
and
particulars
pertaining
to
the
commodity
and
aduauncement
of
the
health
and
wealth
of
his
people
,
priuate
,
and
publike
:
and
accordingly
to
prouide
to
establishe
and
to
continue
the
same
.
For
as
hee
is
the
heade
of
his
people
,
so
must
he
bee
their
wisdom
,
their
light
,
and
their
example
:
and
looke
For
as
the
Armed
hoste
is
the
extreeme
remedie
to
chastise
,
and
to
represse
the
insolencie
,
iniuries
,
and
▪
offences
He
that
is
fitte
for
the
Chappell
,
is
meete
for
the
fielde
.
And
whereas
Armes
are
most
in
vse
and
bee
best
gouerned
,
there
are
the
vertues
and
worthinesse
of
the
minde
had
most
in
exercise
and
honour
.
Whereof
it
followeth
,
that
the
Cheeftaine
must
be
wise
in
counsaile
,
temperate
in
life
,
affable
in
speach
,
faythful
in
words
,
courteous
in
greeting
,
wakefull
in
charge
,
prouident
in
perill
,
abstinent
in
dyet
,
continent
in
life
,
apt
to
traueile
,
prudent
and
couragious
in
Battell
,
constant
in
wisdome
,
prowesse
,
and
vertue
:
bountifull
to
the
worthie
,
amiable
to
the
honest
,
seuere
to
the
wicked
,
gratious
to
the
afflicted
,
and
mercifull
to
the
Captiue
,
modest
in
victorie
,
and
constant
in
magnanimitie
,
not
fearing
the
frailetie
of
warlike
state
and
prosperitie
,
nor
drowping
vnder
the
alteration
of
the
same
:
Such
a
prince
is
a
compleat
Martialist
.
Such
was
Iupiter
Such
also
was
Cyrus
King
of
Persia
.
Such
was
Alexander
the
great
,
til
he
began
to
waxe
idle
(
as
not
hauing
whereupon
to
exercise
his
prowesse
)
and
to
giue
ouer
his
life
to
drunkennesse
and
incontinency
.
Suche
was
Philippe
the
Father
of
Alexander
.
Such
was
Agesilaus
:
Themystocles
,
Simon
,
Aristides
,
and
other
most
famous
Captaines
amongst
the
Greekes
.
Such
were
the
Metelli
,
the
Fabij
,
the
Scipiones
,
&
such
was
Pompeius
:
and
many
other
most
renowmed
Cheefteynes
amongst
the
Romanes
.
Such
was
Mythridates
the
most
valiant
and
warlike
king
of
Pontus
:
and
such
was
Pyrrhus
king
of
Epyrus
.
Such
was
Iulius
Caesar
,
the
most
worthie
and
best
renowmed
martialist
of
the
world
.
Such
were
also
Octauius
Augustus
,
Marcus
Anthonius
Pius
,
Alexander
seuerus
:
and
many
other
renowmed
Emperours
,
kinges
,
and
Cheefteins
amongst
the
olde
heathen
.
And
by
these
vertues
they
prospered
in
Armes
,
and
became
great
in
the
world
:
&
vnder
the
gouernment
,
nourishment
,
and
protection
of
them
,
flowrished
science
,
honest
exercises
,
and
ciuill
policies
.
Amongst
the
Israelites
and
Christians
are
also
to
be
remembred
in
dutifull
loue
and
honour
,
many
Emperours
,
kinges
and
princes
,
endued
with
plentie
of
high
and
most
noble
vertues
,
and
as
they
excelled
in
Iosua
.
Othniel
,
Gedeon
,
Samson
,
Iephthe
Samuel
,
&
Deborah
the
woman
.
Then
Dauid
,
the
most
acceptable
&
worthy
captain
&
prophet
,
gods
special
&
chosen
king
ouer
his
people
Israel
,
by
whose
mightie
value
&
martial
prowesse
,
the
Lord
stretched
forth
the
kingdom
of
Iacob
,
to
the
promised
bounds
:
&
being
a
terror
to
the
enemies
of
Israel
abrode
,
&
a
chastiser
of
the
rebels
&
hypocrites
at
home
he
,
stablished
peace
&
Justice
in
Israel
,
and
applied
his
wisdom
,
zeale
,
trauaile
and
treasure
to
aduaunce
the
honour
,
trueth
,
and
true
worshipping
of
God
&
his
couenant
in
all
the
common
wealth
of
Israel
:
which
he
pursued
with
such
indeuor
&
integrity
of
hart
,
that
all
things
so
prospered
in
his
hand
to
the
glorie
of
the
Lorde
,
and
to
the
health
and
wealth
of
Israel
:
that
(
in
that
respect
)
the
Lorde
saide
:
that
He
had
found
Dauid
his
seruant
,
a
man
after
his
owne
heart
.
Such
also
were
Zedekiah
,
Iosaphat
,
and
Iosias
,
renowmed
in
the
Scriptures
of
God
.
With
these
are
to
bee
numbred
(
though
not
in
that
preeminencie
)
many
Princes
of
the
Christians
,
greatly
endued
with
wisdome
,
ciuill
vertues
,
and
prowesse
:
which
euer
goe
together
,
woorking
the
effecte
of
peace
and
prosperitie
,
in
all
places
where
they
dwell
in
vse
and
power
.
Amongst
such
are
chiefly
to
be
named
Constantine
the
great
,
Charles
the
great
,
and
manye
more
Emperours
of
the
olde
time
:
and
nowe
lately
,
Charles
the
fifth
:
neyther
is
the
last
Ferdinando
cast
out
of
the
Of
the
French
kings
,
manye
were
of
high
prowesse
vertues
and
value
,
&
great
nourishers
of
iberall
Sciences
.
As
were
Charles
martel
,
Lewes
the
pitious
,
Philip
Augustus
,
the
holy
Lewes
,
Philippe
the
fayre
,
Philippe
de
Valois
.
Iohn
,
Charles
the
fift
.
Charles
the
sixt
,
a
very
sufficient
Prince
till
he
became
Lunatike
,
Charles
the
seuenth
,
Lewes
the
eleuenth
,
Charles
the
eyghth
,
Lewes
the
twelfth
,
and
Frances
renowmed
for
his
prowesse
,
modestie
,
prudence
,
and
for
his
affection
and
aduancement
of
lerning
,
commonly
called
,
The
Father
of
Sciences
.
Then
succeeded
his
Sonne
King
Henrie
,
a
prince
of
high
value
in
Cheualrie
,
gratious
to
his
people
,
and
bountifull
to
his
friendes
,
and
very
readie
to
gratifie
the
deserts
of
men
,
and
to
aduance
men
of
worthinesse
,
and
in
Armes
most
valiant
.
And
considering
what
rebellious
and
furious
people
the
French
are
:
it
is
to
be
wondered
,
that
the
prudence
and
industrie
of
their
kinges
was
continually
able
to
represse
to
refourm
,
and
to
reconcile
so
mutinous
and
rageous
a
nation
,
as
they
haue
alwais
shewed
themselues
to
be
,
molesting
,
vexing
,
and
spoyling
the
King
,
the
gouernement
,
and
common
welth
,
by
peopetuall
vprores
,
continuing
in
Armes
.
Pillage
,
murthers
,
horrible
massachres
and
disloyaltie
(
in
some
ages
)
three
score
yeres
together
.
As
in
the
dayes
of
King
Iohn
,
Charles
the
fifth
,
Charles
the
sixth
,
&
Charles
the
seuenth
,
which
approueth
great
fidelitie
,
prowesse
,
and
prudence
,
in
the
gentlemen
,
nobilitie
,
and
bandes
of
warre
:
by
whose
value
,
so
implacable
and
mad
rebelles
could
be
repressed
and
the
state
reformed
.
Of
the
Kings
of
England
bene
also
many
renowmed
Brutes
.
Edmonde
,
Edgar
,
Athelston
,
Edwarde
and
Edwarde
amongste
the
Saxons
.
And
since
the
conquest
:
William
the
conqueror
himselfe
,
Henry
the
second
,
Richard
the
first
,
Edward
the
first
,
Edwarde
the
thyrde
,
Henry
the
fifte
,
and
Henry
the
seuenth
,
and
Henry
the
eighte
.
Of
Spayne
King
Pellaro
:
and
some
others
:
but
lastely
and
cheefly
Fernando
the
fifth
,
the
first
entire
Monarch
of
Spayne
,
that
by
his
noble
wisedome
and
passinge
value
in
Armes
,
recouered
the
kingdome
of
Granado
from
the
Mores
:
tooke
the
kingdome
of
Naples
,
helde
Sicilia
in
peace
,
and
possessed
the
Indias
.
The
Charles
,
that
aduanced
the
honor
and
state
of
Spayne
to
the
full
summe
:
by
vertue
of
military
industrie
and
martial
prudence
,
became
renowmed
amonge
the
most
warrelike
Princes
of
the
worlde
.
Now
omittinge
the
famous
Kinges
and
Princes
of
other
countries
and
nations
,
for
that
I
haue
inferred
authorities
sufficient
in
force
and
number
,
to
approoue
and
to
magnifie
the
prayse
of
Armes
:
and
to
auoide
more
tediousnesse
then
here
needeth
:
I
will
summe
vp
the
Catalogue
of
renowmed
Princes
,
with
the
sacred
memory
of
them
that
are
most
worthie
to
be
praised
among
Fredericke
,
Iohn
,
and
Maurice
,
the
renowmed
Princes
in
honour
,
chiualrie
,
and
vertues
,
Dukes
of
Saxoni
:
Philippe
Lantgraue
of
Hesse
:
Albert
Marques
of
Brandenbourgh
,
Christopher
Duke
of
Wyrtembergh
,
the
warlike
and
faythfull
states
of
Germany
and
Zurik
.
The
Nobility
of
France
,
and
aboue
them
al
,
William
,
Earle
of
Nassau
,
the
vertuous
,
good
,
and
happie
Prince
of
Orange
.
By
vertue
of
the
fayth
,
industry
,
and
prowesse
,
of
these
sacred
martialists
,
is
the
gospell
,
and
kingdome
of
Christ
Jesus
,
brought
againe
to
their
passage
,
&
fréely
preached
to
the
world
,
an
inspeakable
comfort
&
riches
to
al
mankinde
,
and
that
specially
to
the
elect
children
of
God
,
to
whom
be
prayse
,
Amen
.
These
Militarie
men
being
the
most
renowmed
,
the
most
sacred
,
beneficiall
,
and
profitable
personages
of
the
world
:
to
the
worlde
,
and
to
all
that
dwell
,
and
haue
dwelled
vpon
earth
,
and
that
by
warlike
industrie
:
It
must
be
granted
,
that
al
their
assistants
,
and
adherents
:
by
whose
labours
,
perils
,
blood
,
and
valiancie
,
the
great
effects
of
Armes
haue
bene
wrought
:
must
bee
comprehended
in
the
fame
,
and
honour
of
their
Princes
,
as
a
matter
iustly
to
be
imparted
to
euery
one
,
according
to
the
value
of
his
worthines
:
wherein
the
Romanes
vsed
orderly
distributions
of
aduancement
,
&
graces
to
ech
on
,
as
the
prowesse
&
noblenesse
of
the
Souldiers
deserued
.
The
nature
and
due
honour
,
of
Militarie
profession
being
such
:
what
meaneth
the
vulgare
multitude
of
the
English
Nation
,
so
maliciously
to
contemne
soldiership
,
and
so
brauely
to
despise
the
profession
of
Armes
,
as
a
vile
,
and
damnable
occupation
?
Surely
,
bicause
they
are
of
seruile
and
vnnoble
heartes
:
foolish
in
discretion
,
idle
bellies
,
carelesse
of
the
common
welth
of
their
countrie
,
litle
friendly
to
mankinde
in
generall
,
and
lesse
zealous
toward
the
glory
and
preseruation
of
their
Soueraigne
Prince
and
gouernement
.
Nowe
be
it
they
may
seeme
to
voide
this
rebuke
with
a
sleight
,
in
denying
to
contemne
Militarie
profession
:
for
they
honor
the
,
profession
,
and
doe
accordingly
esteeme
of
all
them
that
worthily
pursued
the
same
:
But
to
despise
the
common
sort
If
the
contemners
of
martiall
Armes
did
kéepe
themselues
within
the
compasse
of
these
reasones
and
discretion
,
they
coulde
not
bee
iustely
reproued
:
for
the
wicked
in
his
wickednes
is
not
to
bee
defended
,
bicause
he
professeth
chiualry
,
or
bicause
he
is
a
diuine
.
Let
the
euil
therefore
beare
the
blame
and
shame
of
his
Now
let
vs
examine
the
matter
to
trie
whether
these
contemners
doe
directly
despise
the
verie
selfe
profession
of
Armes
,
or
noe
.
If
they
doe
not
,
then
doe
they
fauor
it
:
and
grantinge
it
to
bee
commendable
and
necessarie
,
they
desire
to
practise
the
vse
thereof
in
their
domesticall
pastymes
and
exercises
:
they
couet
the
company
of
such
as
can
instruct
them
in
the
same
:
they
are
prouided
of
habilements
for
the
purpose
,
they
loue
honest
Souldiers
,
&
are
frendely
to
them
:
they
put
themselues
forth
to
the
publike
shew
&
practise
before
the
presence
of
the
royal
maiesty
and
the
nobilitie
:
they
striue
in
emulation
to
excel
in
the
redines
&
knowledg
of
Military
order
,
and
in
the
vse
of
their
weapons
:
they
desire
to
serue
against
the
intestine
disturbers
of
the
State
publike
,
and
couet
to
fight
against
the
inuaders
of
their
countrie
:
and
are
liberall
in
contributing
to
the
charges
of
warres
.
But
when
the
prince
commandeth
Musters
through
the
realme
in
citie
,
towne
,
and
country
,
and
to
appointe
selecte
people
to
be
numbred
and
deuided
into
bands
,
for
to
be
practised
and
exercised
in
the
vse
and
order
of
Armes
,
that
thereby
the
realme
may
bee
the
better
furnished
of
Militarie
men
for
the
fielde
,
and
thereby
stand
in
the
more
assurance
if
neede
of
warre
shall
happen
:
for
the
hoste
of
an
vnskilfull
multitude
in
Armes
,
is
before
an
Armie
of
experimented
warriours
,
as
a
flocke
of
sheepe
before
a
troupe
of
wolues
:
which
consideration
should
moue
honest
heartes
feruently
to
desire
to
be
of
profitable
value
for
this
occupation
:
wherein
consisteth
the
preseruation
of
the
soueraigne
maiestie
,
and
of
the
state
publike
:
and
consequently
of
euery
particular
state
and
person
comprehended
in
the
same
.
If
then
I
say
,
the
rurall
man
,
by
bribes
,
by
a
liuerie
He
that
will
rather
bestowe
ten
thousand
pound
on
a
purchase
,
then
giue
his
xl
.
s.
toward
the
furnishing
of
an
honest
minded
poore
gentleman
to
the
warres
:
the
same
is
no
louer
of
Armes
.
He
that
seeth
a
man
of
good
ablenes
,
distressed
with
nakednes
,
&
hunger
,
begging
his
relief
,
&
wandring
in
miseries
,
without
home
or
harborogh
?
&
rather
then
he
wil
comfort
them
with
a
Testone
,
would
bestow
fiue
ponds
on
the
lyning
of
a
sommer
gowne
,
&
fiue
thousand
poundes
to
purchase
leases
ouer
the
heads
of
the
poore
,
&
to
builde
vp
olde
rotten
tenements
of
the
new
,
that
he
may
enhance
the
rents
thereof
:
that
fellow
is
no
louer
of
armes
,
but
a
caterpiller
in
the
orchards
,
and
a
noyfull
swine
in
the
meddowes
of
the
common
welth
of
his
countrie
.
He
that
wil
rather
bestow
a
hundreth
pounds
on
building
of
a
banketting
house
in
his
garden
,
then
a
hundreth
shillings
in
a
subsidie
to
ayde
the
charges
of
his
prince
in
the
affaires
of
his
country
:
the
same
surely
,
(
if
any
such
be
in
England
)
is
no
louer
of
Armes
:
neither
hath
he
any
fancie
to
militarie
exercise
.
He
that
had
rather
hang
twenty
able
men
for
smal
offences
(
forced
through
the
extréeme
oppression
of
miserable
want
)
then
to
relieue
on
distressed
body
,
&
to
plant
him
in
state
to
liue
without
euil
shiftes
:
surely
the
same
man
is
no
louer
of
Armes
.
For
he
that
loueth
Armes
,
loueth
men
also
:
&
he
that
acknowledgeth
the
honor
and
value
of
warlike
profession
,
wil
be
tender
ouer
the
liues
of
men
:
and
will
therefore
open
his
purse
to
helpe
the
distressed
:
lest
through
want
he
fal
to
euill
&
perdition
.
Looke
so
many
of
our
nation
as
are
tainted
with
these
faults
,
&
such
like
,
are
contemners
of
armes
,
&
consequently
no
faithful
friends
or
louers
of
their
prince
&
country
,
&
likewise
improuident
toward
their
own
priuate
state
:
The
like
considerations
made
the
Romanes
to
pursue
the
exercise
of
warre
(
for
many
yeares
at
the
foundation
of
their
state
)
without
wages
or
stipende
:
and
whilest
they
did
growe
,
there
was
neuer
Citizen
in
Rome
estéemed
noble
for
his
riches
,
but
for
his
prudence
&
prowesse
.
Nay
,
the
man
of
Rome
that
omitted
armes
,
and
became
a
merchant
,
for
gathering
of
aboundance
of
riches
,
was
rather
reckoned
amongst
the
seruaunts
,
then
estéemed
as
a
very
Romane
.
The
French
also
do
not
estéeme
a
merchant
worth
thousandes
,
so
much
as
they
do
a
valiant
souldier
not
worth
a
Testone
in
wealth
.
So
in
Germany
,
&
likewise
in
Spaine
,
howbeit
,
the
Lawier
,
and
Merchant
,
the
Rustique
,
and
Clearke
,
that
by
honest
bountie
and
frendly
grace
towarde
Martialistes
,
doe
shewe
them selues
to
be
louers
of
armes
,
and
to
honour
warlike
prowesse
:
are
in
their
vocation
greatly
to
be
worshipped
and
praysed
.
But
the
merchauntes
and
Lawyers
of
most
countries
in
the
continent
,
thinke
not
so
to
satisfie
the
desire
of
their
owne
credite
and
estimation
,
or
so
to
accomplishe
their
bounden
loyaltie
towarde
the
state
publique
:
that
by
their
fauour
&
liberalitie
towards
men
of
warre
,
it
were
séemely
&
lawful
for
them
to
withdraw
themselues
from
the
pollice
and
vse
of
armes
:
and
therfore
doe
labour
to
be
skilfull
in
the
vse
of
warlike
weapons
,
and
in
the
pollicies
eke
,
and
orders
of
the
warre
,
and
stand
)
ech
according
to
his
ability
)
alway
furnished
for
the
feelde
,
as
the
merchants
,
&
Citizens
in
high
Almaine
,
are
horsemen
:
the
Artificers
are
footemen
.
Neyther
doe
the
citizens
of
high
Almaine
,
that
are
of
segnioritie
and
worshippe
,
euer
walke
abrode
in
the
streets
,
without
their
Swordes
by
their
sides
:
For
where
the
men
of
chiefe
rule
and
creditte
in
a
citie
,
doe
leaue
of
the
vsual
wearing
of
domestical
weapons
,
within
their
owne
iurisdictions
,
there
séemeth
the
state
or
citie
to
be
vanquished
and
subdued
to
an
Armed
ruler
,
that
for
auoiding
of
mutinies
and
rebellions
,
forbiddeth
the
inhabitants
to
beare
any
Armorie
.
Well
,
this
discourse
may
seeme
more
tedious
then
auaileable
:
for
it
is
harde
to
teache
an
olde
horse
to
manach
:
so
is
it
nothing
hopefull
,
to
see
the
secure
rustikes
,
and
dayntie
citizens
of
England
,
faithfully
to
fauour
the
pursuite
of
Armes
,
much
lesse
to
practise
the
vse
and
skill
thereof
:
For
say
they
,
it
belongeth
not
vnto
them
,
neither
doth
the
state
of
our
Countrie
(
and
as
they
hope
it
shall
not
)
stand
in
any
such
neede
,
that
men
of
credit
,
of
worshippe
,
and
of
wealth
,
should
be
driuen
to
enter
the
occupations
of
Souldiours
:
for
their
purses
shall
serue
the
turne
.
If
they
will
aunswere
men
so
,
I
will
reason
a
litle
If
these
men
would
lift
vp
their
eyes
from
the
greedy
desire
of
fleshly
lust
,
and
set
their
heartes
at
libertie
from
the
wretched
bondage
of
seruile
loue
to
this
present
worlde
and
to
the
vanities
thereof
,
and
discreetly
consider
the
alterations
and
troubles
of
all
the
States
,
kingdomes
,
and
nations
of
the
continent
,
throughout
all
the
whole
flower
of
the
olde
Romane
Empire
,
and
how
things
doe
dayly
more
and
more
encliue
to
dangerous
and
dreadfull
chaunges
,
and
then
conclude
that
England
also
(
though
in
the
middest
of
the
great
Ocean
)
is
a
worldly
state
and
kingdome
,
subiect
(
as
the
rest
are
)
to
the
vncertenty
of
peace
&
prosperity
,
standing
renged
withall
the
world
,
vnder
the
sword
of
Gods
high
iustice
:
and
therefore
,
doubt
the
fraile
felicity
of
their
Countrie
,
and
accordingly
haue
care
and
regard
to
the
same
.
Then
would
they
vse
the
endeuors
of
wise
hearts
,
then
would
they
loue
vertue
,
embrace
godlines
,
honor
Armes
,
and
consequently
prouide
and
furnishe
themselues
(
eche
one
after
his
habilitie
)
of
those
habilements
that
are
behoueful
and
necessary
for
couert
&
defence
,
in
the
day
when
the
Lord
shall
visite
the
pride
and
security
of
men
,
powring
out
the
tempest
of
is
wrathfull
indignation
,
eyther
by
forren
:
or
intestine
war
,
or
els
by
both
:
which
doth
orderly
fal
at
one
time
or
other
,
vpon
all
and
euery
nation
vpon
earth
,
so
that
not
one
citie
of
the
whole
worlde
can
scape
the
araignement
of
the
most
high
,
when
hee
setteth
him
down
to
iudge
.
The
armour
that
saueth
all
men
,
and
nations
from
the
dint
and
dart
of
the
enemy
,
is
a
sure
faith
,
an
humble
feare
,
sounde
loue
and
trust
in
the
Lorde
God
of
hosts
,
through
Christ
Jesus
our
Lord
,
that
great
conquerour
,
king
of
kings
,
Lord
of
Lords
.
The
wisdom
eke
and
prowesse
that
doth
make
a
man
pollitike
in
warres
,
is
heauenly
contemplation
,
and
a
righteous
hearte
maketh
the
souldier
inuincible
in
the
battell
:
adding
vnto
these
matters
,
the
iron
armour
,
the
sword
,
the
speare
,
the
shield
,
and
the
horse
,
the
corslet
,
and
the
pike
,
the
murrian
,
and
the
caliuer
,
the
bowe
and
the
bill
:
with
the
requisite
skill
,
courage
,
industrie
and
agilitie
that
doe
apperteine
vnto
the
vse
of
the
same
.
The
citie
or
kingdome
that
is
stored
of
men
,
furnished
with
these
habilements
,
may
well
set
foorth
an
armie
,
compleate
in
armes
,
hopefull
of
victorie
,
and
assured
of
triumph
.
Of
such
a
suite
of
Militarie
men
,
consisted
the
hostes
of
Moses
,
and
Iehosuah
,
and
Gedeons
three
hundreth
,
by
Iudas
Macchabeus
and
his
brethren
.
These
were
the
good
children
of
God
:
most
valiant
,
and
most
famous
in
warlike
prowesse
:
For
by
vertue
and
armes
,
they
became
inuincible
in
the
field
,
and
most
profitable
in
the
citie
.
The
christan
therfore
,
that
desireth
to
be
worthily
reckned
amongst
the
honorable
,
praised
of
the
honest
,
&
estéemed
with
the
wise
&
faithful
sort
:
the
same
must
in
martiall
armes
,
&
eke
in
heauenly
vertues
,
be
a
compleate
Israelite
.
This
being
true
,
(
as
it
is
a
heauenly
trueth
,
and
cannot
be
repugned
,
without
the
contempt
of
the
high
maiesty
of
the
lord
God
of
hosts
)
let
euery
citizen
&
rurall
man
,
gentle
or
vngentle
,
noble
or
vnnoble
,
riche
or
poore
,
that
meaneth
to
prooue
himself
a
good
christian
,
a
faithful
Englishman
,
zealous
toward
the
state
publike
of
his
country
,
of
commendable
integrity
toward
his
prince
and
feruent
in
the
loue
and
maintenance
of
Gods
kingdome
and
glory
vpon
earth
:
let
euery
such
one
I
say
,
imbrace
godlinesse
:
honour
,
nourish
,
and
exercise
Armes
,
and
learne
with
diligence
,
the
skill
and
prudence
that
doe
necessarily
accompany
the
same
.
Though
the
purses
of
the
riche
,
doe
sufficiently
serue
the
turne
in
furnishing
forth
others
,
to
serue
in
their
stéede
in
these
warres
,
that
séeme
rather
voluntary
or
politike
,
than
daungerous
to
the
state
publike
of
their
Countrie
:
yet
should
they
eche
in
his
order
,
and
sense
,
couet
to
knowe
the
pollicies
and
discipline
of
warre
:
and
so
desire
,
and
voluntarily
put
foorth
themselues
,
to
aduaunce
Mililitary
knowledge
and
actiuitie
,
that
they
would
rather
beseeche
the
Souereigne
Maiestie
,
to
giue
them
liberty
to
practise
the
feelde
vpon
their
free
courage
and
charges
,
then
to
tarie
the
commaundement
and
direction
of
Let
London
therfore
,
the
royall
Chamber
,
and
head
of
the
state
,
appeare
to
loue
Armes
,
and
endeuor
themselues
to
aduance
the
knowledge
&
practise
of
the
same
:
and
as
they
are
more
prudent
,
more
honorable
,
more
mightie
,
&
more
able
then
any
state
,
or
particular
countrey
els
within
the
Realme
,
and
most
conueniently
associated
and
vnited
together
,
to
enter
,
and
to
erect
the
familiar
&
domesticall
practise
of
Military
knowledge
&
actiuity
:
so
shuld
they
be
an
example
&
an
encouragement
to
al
the
rest
of
the
comminalty
,
to
immitate
them
with
honest
emulation
,
through
the
fauor
&
authority
of
the
soueraigne
maiesty
,
the
same
being
admited
to
the
people
of
honest
state
&
credit
,
&
likeliest
in
ciuil
towardenes
.
So
shoulde
London
be
more
honorable
then
earst
it
hath
ben
,
and
the
nation
strong
and
prudent
against
the
day
that
those
vertues
might
happe
to
stande
them
in
better
stéede
then
much
riches
,
and
more
auailable
to
the
common
welth
,
then
al
the
lawe
and
merchandise
in
the
lande
.
For
methinketh
that
it
is
poore
thing
and
a
verie
ignominious
In
the
litle
citie
Geneua
,
are
5000.
citiziens
of
ordinary
Iacke
strawe
,
then
euer
it
had
afore
:
and
for
that
worthie
fact
,
the
Maiors
of
London
,
are
adorned
with
knighthood
,
which
is
an
honour
properly
perteining
to
chiualry
:
not
to
marchandise
,
nor
to
any
other
occupation
,
nor
yet
to
the
aboundance
of
riches
.
If
they
then
,
and
their
ancesters
,
citizens
of
London
,
are
beholding
to
Military
prowesse
,
for
the
chiefe
honour
&
ancient
(
yea
,
and
newe
)
preseruation
of
their
citie
:
why
do
they
not
honour
the
profession
,
&
desire
libertie
of
their
prince
,
to
practise
armes
,
and
to
nourishe
Militarie
practise
amongst
themselues
?
Their
approued
loyaltie
shall
not
faile
to
obteine
that
grace
of
their
blessed
Queene
.
Then
should
London
be
martial
against
the
day
of
war
,
and
able
vpon
the
sodaine
to
put
it selfe
in
armes
(
the
soueraigne
prince
and
nobilitie
being
farre
of
,
and
otherwise
entangled
)
for
the
repression
of
domestical
mutinies
if
any
should
happen
nere
them
,
or
towarde
them
:
As
all
rebels
haue
their
chief
purpose
to
make
hauok
of
London
.
It
were
a
small
matter
for
the
citie
of
London
to
haue
fiue
thousand
citizens
of
special
manry
,
trained
in
arms
,
booked
,
and
deuided
into
bands
,
and
ready
at
a
moment
,
if
néed
were
:
in
which
number
,
should
no
seruant
nor
fugitiue
person
bee
admitted
,
but
the
very
housholders
,
and
their
sonnes
:
neither
were
it
much
for
them
to
haue
fiue
hundreth
furnished
&
exercised
horses
for
the
field
.
Anthony
Fugger
,
the
great
money
master
of
all
Christendome
,
And
to
speak
in
general
,
pity
it
is
to
see
so
worthy
a
nation
as
ours
is
(
so
valiant
&
actiue
in
arms
,
when
they
be
entred
in
the
exercise
therof
)
to
be
so
poorely
inclined
to
follow
wars
,
&
to
continue
the
pursuit
of
chiualry
:
the
punishment
therfore
of
our
idle
people
cannot
be
to
extreeme
:
so
that
there
were
a
sufficient
order
set
down
for
the
employment
of
them
But
to
say
truely
,
let
the
soueraigne
maiesty
&
the
court
of
parliament
,
prouide
&
establish
neuer
so
easie
,
&
neuer
so
profitable
&
séemly
means
for
the
succour
of
the
poore
,
&
for
imploiment
of
the
able
people
,
this
nation
wil
not
obserue
it
:
such
slouth
&
corruption
is
in
the
Justices
of
the
country
,
&
in
the
magistrates
of
townes
&
cities
,
&
eke
such
peruers
obstinacie
in
the
merciles
harts
of
rich
folke
,
both
of
towne
and
country
,
that
euery
mans
endeuor
wholly
tendeth
to
his
owne
priuate
profit
,
that
of
al
hands
they
neglect
,
yea
,
&
contemne
the
publike
welth
&
honour
of
their
country
:
much
lesse
do
they
regard
the
preseruation
of
the
poore
:
so
dul
&
senseles
is
the
common
sort
of
this
nation
:
neither
will
it
bee
remedied
for
any
thing
that
can
be
deuised
or
commanded
,
til
God
himself
do
remedy
it
with
a
scourge
of
his
owne
making
.
Fiue
persons
standing
at
the
barre
condemned
to
dye
vpon
the
statute
of
Rogues
,
&
vpon
no
other
matter
,
proclamation
was
made
in
the
ful
appearance
of
the
country
,
that
if
any
would
come
forth
and
take
any
one
of
the
condemned
,
and
reteine
him
in
seruice
,
&
answere
for
his
behauiour
,
he
should
deliuer
a
man
from
death
,
in
all
the
throngs
of
the
people
there
was
not
one
moued
with
compassion
so
to
doe
,
then
were
all
these
miserable
wretches
executed
:
surely
a
hard
condition
amongst
the
people
that
professe
Christ
:
whose
commandement
it
is
,
that
as
we
are
his
,
so
must
we
loue
one
another
as
he
loued
vs
.
Christ
committed
his
body
to
the
shamefull
Crosse
,
&
his
soule
to
the
tormentes
of
hell
,
for
the
redemption
of
trayterous
Rebbels
against
the
high
Maiestie
of
God
,
and
to
reconcile
the
wicked
to
grace
:
and
willeth
vs
to
be
mercifull
,
as
our
Heauenly
Father
is
mercifull
.
But
how
farre
we
are
from
these
qualities
,
the
Lord
he
knoweth
it
,
and
so
doe
the
poore
.
God
surely
will
iudge
it
with
a
heauie
sentence
.
But
surely
,
this
is
a
true
conclusion
,
that
the
man
,
the
people
,
or
nation
that
fauour
not
the
renowme
and
maintenance
of
Military
prowesse
,
nor
imbrase
the
high
value
of
Armes
,
the
same
are
enemies
to
all
vertues
,
neyther
haue
they
respect
to
godlinesse
:
but
all
to
their
owne
bellies
,
as
the
swine
.
If
the
nourishment
and
practise
of
Armes
should
depende
on
the
voluntarie
charges
and
endeuours
of
the
common
multitude
,
Martiall
profession
should
lye
in
the
streete
,
vntill
it
were
trodden
to
dunge
.
In
deede
it
is
not
a
matter
that
doth
properly
apperteine
to
base
&
seruile
mindes
,
but
doth
belong
to
the
noble
and
ambitious
courages
.
Let
them
therfore
that
are
truely
noble
,
loue
Armes
,
and
let
them
that
chalenge
,
or
loue
the
name
of
honour
,
vertue
,
honestie
,
or
worthines
,
put
their
hands
to
the
vse
and
aduancement
of
warlike
knowledge
and
actiuitie
:
yea
,
the
more
noble
,
the
more
prudent
,
and
honorable
that
men
will
bee
esteemed
,
so
much
the
more
friendly
to
Armes
ought
they
to
be
,
and
the
like
delightfull
in
the
practise
and
vse
of
the
same
.
And
as
they
esteeme
of
it
,
so
to
esteeme
of
them
that
do
applye
the
occupation
thereof
in
the
feelde
,
where
they
sustein
no
wanton
labour
,
but
are
in
continual
trauail
of
the
body
,
and
eke
of
the
minde
,
dayly
presented
to
the
daungers
of
death
:
whose
hourely
appearaunce
to
the
Martialist
in
Armes
,
shoulde
make
him
to
consider
the
frailtie
of
his
state
,
and
the
fewnesse
of
his
dayes
,
and
therefore
to
apply
his
heart
to
wisdome
,
and
vertue
,
and
to
be
alwayes
,
as
a
man
prepared
,
and
ready
to
be
sacrificed
?
yet
when
the
secure
bellie
doth
rest
vpon
an
assured
hope
of
long
life
:
and
hating
the
remembrance
of
death
,
hideth
himselfe
from
the
sight
of
wisdome
,
and
geueth
ouer
his
heart
to
lust
and
couetousnesse
,
the
mother
and
nourse
of
all
euils
.
If
any
tongues
more
malicious
,
then
discreet
,
will
disable
our
martialists
,
and
defame
our
souldiours
,
and
then
make
a
false
conclusion
,
against
the
profession
it selfe
:
let
those
malignant
spirites
confesse
the
renowmed
Scots
,
French
,
nor
Spanyards
,
were
able
to
resist
:
nor
yet
safely
to
stand
within
the
compasse
and
industrie
of
the
Captaines
:
and
that
this
present
generation
of
the
English
people
,
being
trained
and
exercised
vnder
the
like
conduct
,
nourishment
,
&
gouernment
as
our
kindred
were
vnder
the
moste
famous
kings
,
Richard
the
first
,
Edward
the
first
,
Edward
the
third
,
Edward
the
blacke
Prince
,
Henry
the
fifth
,
the
Duke
of
Bedford
,
&c.
wold
shew
it self
to
be
the
rightfully
begotten
children
of
the
olde
English
Fathers
,
most
valiant
and
famous
in
Militarie
feates
and
knowledge
:
yea
,
looke
how
much
more
subtile
and
perilous
the
warres
at
these
dayes
are
,
then
they
were
in
the
olde
time
:
by
so
much
the
more
shoulde
we
exceede
our
ancesters
in
the
affaires
of
the
same
,
if
wee
were
accordingly
imployed
and
mainteined
.
Let
therefore
,
the
gratious
Nobilitie
of
England
(
Fathers
to
their
Prince
,
people
,
and
common
wealth
)
remember
,
that
as
martiall
profession
must
of
necessitie
bee
vsed
and
nourished
,
that
euen
the
followers
of
the
same
must
be
likewise
estemed
and
mainteined
:
and
eke
to
set
downe
an
arrest
,
for
the
domesticall
practise
of
the
same
.
Vsus
enim
promptos
facit
.
And
that
being
continued
through
the
Realme
by
such
order
and
direction
,
as
may
conueniently
and
sufficiently
be
proportioned
and
stablished
:
there
should
be
within
a
few
yeres
,
many
thousandes
of
able
Souldiers
in
England
,
that
neuer
saw
enemie
in
the
field
:
and
that
with
smal
charges
to
the
Soueraigne
Maiestie
.
And
as
all
Souldiers
of
worthinesse
and
knowledge
are
to
bee
highly
estéemed
and
mainteined
,
so
are
the
gentlemen
,
and
worthie
people
of
our
nation
that
haue
pursued
the
defensory
warres
in
the
lowe
Countrie
,
specially
to
be
praised
:
for
they
haue
approued
that
the
olde
English
valiancy
is
not
so
extinguished
in
the
English
nation
through
long
securitie
,
and
corrupt
idlenesse
,
but
it
is
soone
stirred
vp
to
a
double
force
,
when
it
hath
a
while
acquainted
it selfe
with
the
exercise
of
the
fielde
.
Record
of
their
seruice
in
Brabant
against
the
Spaniards
,
vpon
Lammas
day
last
:
where
the
Commanders
shewed
commendable
value
of
prudence
and
courage
,
and
in
likewise
the
common
seruitours
,
honest
hardinesse
,
and
worthy
actiuity
:
and
are
therefore
to
be
cherished
for
their
owne
deserts
,
and
eke
to
bee
esteemed
fo
the
encouragement
of
others
.
And
for
that
I
haue
here
made
mention
of
the
seruice
of
our
nation
in
Brabant
,
that
it
may
bréede
further
encouragement
vnto
others
that
are
likewise
wel
minded
vnto
Martial
occupation
:
I
haue
thought
good
briefly
to
set
downe
the
maner
of
their
seruice
done
at
the
same
time
,
that
the
worthy
acts
of
those
valiant
&
worthy
captaines
and
souldiers
,
may
remain
a
proofe
of
the
value
of
the
English
nation
,
and
shew
that
they
are
not
so
far
degenerate
from
the
high
courage
and
manlines
of
their
auncestors
&
forefathers
,
but
that
(
if
they
were
exercised
and
accustomed
to
the
field
&
practise
thereof
)
they
woulde
soone
attaine
and
deserue
their
pristinate
valiantnes
,
and
so
become
a
terror
to
their
enemies
,
as
their
forefathers
in
times
past
haue
bene
.
It
is
to
be
noted
,
that
the
campe
of
the
States
of
the
lowe
Countrie
,
lay
entrenched
in
a
great
heath
or
sandie
ground
,
on
the
right
hand
of
whose
campe
towards
Loueine
there
was
a
ryuer
ranne
all
along
,
and
without
the
trenches
on
the
same
side
,
was
the
Englishe
and
Scottishe
mens
warde
,
wherein
was
a
hill
that
the
Spanyardes
layd
hard
at
to
haue
gotten
,
which
if
they
coulde
haue
wonne
,
from
the
same
they
might
haue
discryed
all
their
maner
of
dealing
in
the
States
Campe
.
On
the
other
side
of
the
campe
toward
Askot
,
was
another
hill
,
vpon
the
which
,
the
horsemen
of
the
States
kept
scoutwatch
,
and
betweene
these
two
hils
was
a
great
valley
of
champion
grounde
,
with
some
smal
sandie
hils
at
the
entring
into
the
plaine
.
On
the
farther
side
of
the
plain
,
were
certain
houses
,
which
the
Englishmen
set
on
fire
,
thereby
to
anoy
the
enemy
.
The
horsemen
of
the
States
which
lay
in
scoute
vpon
the
hill
,
on
the
left
hand
,
perceiuing
the
Armie
of
Don
Iohn
to
approche
out
of
the
streight
into
the
plaine
,
sent
worde
vnto
the
Captaines
of
the
Englishmen
and
Scots
,
willing
them
to
stande
manfully
to
it
that
day
against
the
enemie
,
and
to
doe
their
best
,
and
they
shoulde
be
assured
that
they
woulde
not
forsake
them
,
but
liue
and
dye
with
them
.
Whereupon
the
Chiefe
commaunders
of
the
Englishe
and
Scottishe
regiments
went
to
counsell
,
to
take
aduice
for
the
ordering
of
their
companies
,
and
howe
they
might
endomage
the
enemie
,
fully
purposing
to
trie
the
value
and
courage
of
their
enemies
,
for
that
such
a
brute
had
bene
spreade
ouer
the
worlde
(
but
especially
in
all
the
lowe
Countries
)
of
their
inuincible
prowesse
and
knowledge
in
Martiall
discipline
,
as
though
there
were
not
any
nation
that
durst
encounter
them
in
the
fielde
.
After
good
aduice
taken
,
euerie
Captaine
&
officer
was
appointed
to
his
charge
for
the
day
,
as
some
to
stand
in
battel
,
some
to
lie
in
ambush
,
others
to
relieue
their
fellowes
with
fresh
shot
,
and
some
to
furnish
them
that
wanted
shot
and
pouder
:
and
the
chiefe
Coranels
taking
to
them
certaine
valiant
gentlemen
,
and
a
conuenient
number
of
approued
souldiers
,
determined
to
giue
the
onset
vpon
the
enemy
.
Betwixt
nine
and
ten
of
the
clocke
in
the
morning
,
the
horsemen
of
Don
Iohn
issued
out
of
the
streight
,
into
the
plaine
&
champion
ground
,
whereupon
the
States
horsemen
(
for
what
purpose
,
it
was
to
vs
vnknowne
)
Don
Iohn
,
and
the
Spanyardes
.
Thus
through
the
goodnesse
of
God
(
in
whose
quarrell
they
fought
)
for
the
aduancement
of
his
name
and
true
religion
,
and
by
the
prowesse
of
those
valiant
English
men
that
there
serued
vnder
the
States
(
whose
noble
harts
sheweth
forth
a
liuely
patterne
of
the
prowesse
of
their
progenitors
)
with
the
aide
onely
of
a
few
Scottish
men
that
serued
there
also
:
so
terrified
the
harts
of
the
Spanyards
,
that
amongst
all
the
encounters
that
I
haue
sene
in
al
the
time
that
I
haue
serued
,
for
these
xxij
.
yeares
,
I
neuer
sawe
enemies
so
danted
with
any
losse
or
repulse
as
the
Spanyards
were
that
day
,
in
flying
the
fury
of
the
people
,
they
being
of
so
great
strength
,
and
our
folke
but
a
fewe
loose
shot
.
Then
issued
forth
the
Graue
van
Bussu
,
generall
of
the
States
armie
,
and
stood
vpon
a
litle
hill
,
facing
the
horsemen
of
of
Don
Iohn
,
and
vewing
the
maner
of
the
skirmish
.
After
that
the
Spanyards
were
thus
driuen
to
forsake
the
plaine
,
and
to
retire
into
the
closes
neere
adioyning
,
seeing
the
inuincible
courage
of
our
men
,
durst
not
any
more
come
forth
into
the
plaine
,
but
now
and
then
salyed
out
,
and
straight
wayes
retired
in
againe
.
About
foure
or
fiue
a
clocke
in
the
after
noone
,
the
English
and
Scottish
souldiers
were
so
stirred
vp
,
that
they
determined
no
longer
to
stande
dallying
with
the
Spanyardes
,
but
purposed
to
forsake
the
plaine
champion
,
and
to
follow
the
Spanyardes
into
Don
Iohn
seeing
his
footmen
were
put
to
the
worse
,
and
fearing
a
further
mischief
,
was
driuen
of
necessity
to
make
a
profer
with
his
horsemen
,
but
did
not
breake
,
which
caused
our
men
to
stay
their
going
ouer
into
the
fields
,
so
that
in
this
meane
while
,
the
Spanish
footmen
(
before
the
English
&
Scottish
men
were
a
ware
)
were
a
quarter
of
a
mile
off
,
retiring
in
running
maner
ouer
hedge
and
ditch
with
their
ensigns
,
and
so
ended
the
skirmish
.
The
Coranels
and
captaines
both
of
the
Englishmen
and
Scots
did
lead
the
seruice
themselues
that
day
,
with
such
great
boldnesse
,
that
it
greatly
imbased
the
glory
and
force
of
the
Spanyards
,
and
had
vtterly
ouerthrowen
them
,
if
the
horsemen
had
done
their
endeuor
halfe
so
well
as
did
the
footmen
.
Thus
gentle
reader
I
haue
briefly
described
the
seruice
of
our
countrimen
vppon
Lammas
day
last
past
,
whose
valiant
seruice
,
for
the
exalting
of
the
worde
of
God
,
&
honor
of
their
countrie
,
deserueth
the
fauourable
liberalitie
of
all
honest
and
louing
harts
,
that
where
occasion
serueth
and
need
requireth
,
they
would
reach
forth
their
hands
,
and
out
of
their
plentie
,
relieue
the
necessitie
of
such
poore
soldiers
as
haue
aduentured
their
liues
for
the
aduauncement
of
true
religion
:
so
shall
others
thereby
be
encouraged
to
imploy
themselues
in
the
like
seruice
,
and
be
ready
,
and
prest
at
all
times
to
offer
vp
themselues
and
their
seruice
in
the
defence
of
the
quiet
state
and
prosperitie
of
their
prince
and
countrey
:
for
these
dayes
are
dangerous
,
and
more
dangerous
will
yet
be
.
Honos
enim
alit
artes
.
Let
England
therefore
while
it
hath
blessed
rest
and
leasure
,
wise
regiment
,
and
God
present
in
the
Sanctuarie
,
waken
it selfe
out
of
senselesse
securitie
,
and
diligently
looke
to
her
Tacles
:
for
a
storme
will
come
,
and
a
tempest
will
fall
:
for
at
this
present
houre
,
the
hand
of
the
Lord
God
of
hostes
is
in
the
seconde
time
for
gathering
together
of
the
remnant
of
Israel
:
the
yeere
of
his
redeemed
is
come
,
and
euery
kingdome
that
wil
not
serue
the
Lord
,
shal
vtterly
perish
from
the
earth
:
stand
fast
therefore
,
O
ye
people
of
England
,
for
the
sworde
of
the
Almightie
is
drawne
,
and
will
not
be
put
vp
till
hee
hath
confounded
,
and
vtterly
consumed
all
the
enemies
of
Iacob
from
the
face
of
the
earth
for
euermore
.
Euerie
vaine
and
misbelieuing
soule
is
aduersary
to
Iacob
,
and
it
shal
be
cut
of
.
Serue
the
Lorde
therefore
in
trueth
of
heart
,
and
remember
the
wonderful
benefites
and
blessings
of
God
so
abundantly
bestowed
vpon
you
,
&
vpon
your
fathers
,
and
be
thankful
:
for
you
and
they
haue
enioyed
your
countrey
many
yeres
in
vniuersal
peace
,
and
in
dayly
increase
of
priuate
and
publike
prosperity
.
The
Lorde
hath
nowe
twise
deliuered
you
his
Gospell
without
blood
,
and
in
this
second
restitution
,
he
hath
holden
you
twentie
yeeres
in
the
free
occupation
thereof
,
without
murther
or
molestation
:
the
Lord
hath
not
so
dealt
with
your
neighbours
,
looke
vpon
the
miserable
state
of
France
,
and
lowe
Dutchland
,
and
in
the
viewe
therof
consider
the
goodnes
and
prouidence
of
your
heauenly
Father
towardes
you
:
for
their
troubles
haue
nourished
your
rest
,
and
their
miseries
haue
continued
your
blessings
.
Sée
into
the
procéedings
of
the
Amighty
,
and
be
wise
hearted
,
lest
through
lewde
ingratitude
you
moue
the
Lord
God
of
hostes
to
wrath
,
&
through
your
rebellious
insolencie
,
you
prouoke
the
most
high
to
forsake
his
Sanctuary
in
England
:
as
they
of
Iudah
and
Ierusalem
through
their
wickednes
draue
him
to
abandon
his
holy
mounte
Sion
in
the
dayes
of
Zedekiah
.
But
if
the
Lord
depart
from
you
,
woe
shal
be
vnto
you
,
as
it
was
to
them
of
Iudah
and
Ierusalem
.
Looke
wisely
to
your selues
,
and
as
ye
loue
the
aduancement
of
Gods
kingdome
in
England
,
so
will
you
pray
and
labour
for
the
preferment
of
the
same
amongst
the
French
&
Dutch
:
as
that
the
Lord
may
set
his
sanctuarie
at
rest
amongst
them
as
he
hath
done
it
amongst
vs
,
and
that
they
may
haue
the
grace
so
to
receiue
,
and
so
to
reteine
the
Lord
their
God
,
as
he
may
haue
delight
to
continue
with
them
.
As
time
draweth
to
his
ende
,
and
the
corrupt
world
to
her
death
,
so
shall
all
maner
of
euils
abound
amongst
men
:
and
these
last
dayes
shal
be
troublesome
,
daungerous
and
cruell
,
for
the
last
drams
of
Sathan
that
must
fill
vp
the
measure
of
wickednesse
to
the
brimme
,
shal
be
most
infectiue
and
pestiferous
:
be
wise
therefore
,
and
acquainte
your selues
with
armes
,
both
corporal
and
spiritual
,
that
you
may
at
al
times
and
in
all
causes
be
compleat
Israelites
ready
for
the
fielde
.
God
grant
▪
it
The
Lorde
God
of
hostes
blesse
and
preserue
our
good
Queene
ELIZABETH
,
the
Nobilitie
,
people
,
and
comminaltie
of
England
.
Lord
,
Amen
.
FINIS
.