To
the
right
worshypfull
Sir
Francis
Drake
Knight
:
Roger
Cotton
,
wisheth
continuance
of
health
,
with
prosperous
estate
and
felicitie
.
THe
happie
estate
of
the
present
,
with
the
constant
hope
of
further
prosperitie
(
Right
worshipfull
)
by
the
glorious
conquest
of
the
heauenly
armie
of
holy
ones
,
and
the
vertuous
zeale
that
you
haue
,
alwayes
had
to
defende
Gods
trueth
,
her
Maiesties
right
,
and
Countries
tranquilitie
,
hath
imboldened
mee
(
being
a
poore
brother
of
the
Worshypfull
societie
of
Drapers
,
whereinto
you
were
lately
incorporated
)
to
present
vnto
you
an
Historicall
discourse
and
short
thankes
giuing
,
which
I
haue
rudely
,
but
truly
,
and
according
to
the
storie
,
collected
out
of
the
holy
Scriptures
,
declaring
therein
the
extreame
rankour
of
the
wicked
agaynst
the
godly
,
throughout
all
ages
,
with
the
iust
iudgementes
of
God
,
duely
rewarding
their
impieties
;
and
also
a
description
of
the
marks
of
that
Tirannicall
Sea
of
Antichrist
,
the
sworne
enemie
to
the
gracious
Gospell
of
eternall
saluation
,
heereby
hoping
to
encourage
all
such
as
would
auoyde
the
heauie
burthen
of
that
Egyptiecal
yoke
,
the
captiuitie
of
that
misticall
Babell
,
and
the
persecution
of
Gog
and
Magog
,
to
study
the
holy
worde
of
God
,
which
is
the
sworde
of
the
spirite
;
and
to
take
vnto
them
the
whole
armor
thereof
,
whereby
they
may
be
able
to
resist
all
the
assaultes
of
the
euyll
one
,
with
all
his
souldiers
,
and
may
also
haue
a
full
hope
in
the
Lord
,
that
in
the
ende
they
shall
haue
a
victorious
conquest
,
as
now
we
haue
,
and
so
learne
with
Martyrs
,
Apostles
,
and
holy
Prophets
,
to
reioyce
and
sing
Hosanna
and
Haleluiah
for
the
wound
of
that
seauen
headed
Oragon
,
and
dyly
to
pray
for
the
ouerthrow
of
his
whole
rage
:
so
shall
their
naked
sores
be
couered
&
healed
with
the
leaues
of
that
florishyng
Tree
of
euerlasting
lyfe
,
which
groweth
by
the
Christall
streames
of
that
pure
Riuer
,
running
through
the
Citie
of
God
,
the
celestial
Ierusalem
.
This
if
your
Worshyp
shal
accept
,
being
the
first
frutes
of
my
small
paynes
,
not
regarding
the
barbarousnes
of
my
phrase
&
verse
,
being
no
Scholler
,
but
the
zealous
affection
of
my
hart
,
to
the
loue
of
your
godly
care
,
for
the
vpholding
of
Gods
Religion
.
I
shall
(
hauing
so
skilfull
a
Pilote
to
stirre
my
sterne
,
and
so
worthy
a
Captaine
to
encounter
the
enimie
)
be
imbouldned
hereafter
to
wade
into
deeper
discourses
(
as
God
shall
blesse
,
and
time
permit
)
to
gratifie
your
worthinesse
withall
:
Vntill
which
time
,
I
humbly
commende
your selfe
,
and
your
most
vertuous
proceedinges
,
to
the
gracious
gouernment
of
the
puissant
Iehouah
,
the
victorious
King
of
eternall
glorie
.
Your
worships
to
command
,
R.
C.
To
the
Reader
.
IT
hath
been
an
vsuall
thing
,
gentle
Reader
,
throughout
the
whole
Scriptures
,
for
later
ages
,
to
make
recitall
of
former
stories
,
both
concerning
the
cruell
rage
of
the
wicked
against
the
Church
of
God
,
and
also
the
tender
care
the
Lord
hath
had
for
the
defence
and
deliuery
of
his
:
and
vpon
present
experience
of
the
same
,
haue
assembled
themselues
togeather
,
not
onely
to
shew
foorth
Gods
glorie
by
songes
of
prayse
and
thanksgiuing
,
but
also
to
confesse
that
as
they
haue
heard
,
so
haue
they
seene
:
and
therefore
in
the
pallaces
of
Syon
was
God
wel
knowen
for
a
refuge
,
yea
for
a
God
most
great
,
&
therefore
by
them
most
highly
to
be
praysed
.
Euen
so
likewyse
(
since
all
thinges
that
are
written
in
the
holy
Scriptures
,
are
written
for
our
learning
,
that
we
through
patience
and
comfort
of
the
Scriptures
,
might
haue
hope
:
)
I
haue
brought
to
your
remembraunce
(
as
breefely
as
I
can
)
the
cheefest
stories
therein
conteined
for
this
purpose
,
that
when
you
haue
heard
,
you
may
also
say
,
that
you
haue
seene
,
his
great
seueritie
in
the
late
miraculous
destruction
of
his
and
our
Romish
enimies
,
and
his
accustomed
mercie
in
the
deliuerance
and
preseruation
of
his
children
,
and
so
by
that
meanes
be
stirred
vp
to
giue
all
thankes
and
prayse
vnto
God
,
and
to
haue
your
hartes
firmly
stayed
vpon
him
,
who
is
a
wall
and
strong
defence
to
Syon
his
Beloued
,
and
who
continually
sits
vpon
a
throne
,
hauing
a
Rainebow
round
about
,
to
assure
vs
of
his
fauour
to
be
continued
,
agaynst
the
waters
which
the
olde
Dragon
powreth
out
by
the
Italian
Synagoue
of
Rome
,
wherefore
seeing
he
is
our
defence
against
the
troublesome
waues
of
this
lyfe
,
let
vs
neuer
cease
to
be
talking
of
the
noble
actes
which
hee
hath
doone
,
and
the
great
deliuerance
which
he
hath
shewed
from
tyme
to
tyme
:
and
so
take
occasion
to
haue
our
mouthes
filled
with
his
prayses
continually
:
so
shall
God
haue
his
glorie
,
and
I
my
whole
desire
:
and
thus
I
rest
,
praying
for
thy
peace
,
and
wishing
(
for
my
brethrens
sake
)
thy
prosperitie
,
O
Ierusalem
.
Yours
in
the
Lord
,
R.
C.