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The Godly pretence and consideration of your warfare of late into Scotland Most gracious and victorious Prince, and the just occasion ⟨image 3⟩given by your Enemies to use the force of your most mighty and virtues Army: the lord hath so magnified with prosperous and victorious success: that it seemeth not only à victory most Noble worthy perpetual memory. But also to be esteemed as à singular favour and merciful benediction, of God given from heaven: Who accustomy the many times, unto such à godly pretensyd purpose, to annex and add an external sign and testimony of his god will, that the world should not only acknowledge him to be the God of battle and say, this thing is don by the lord and is wonderful in our eyes but also remember that thus the lord visiteth to bliss such as feareth his name, both in war and in peace. And as Every godly and good man doth press the divine majesty of God for his inestimable favour and ⟨image 3⟩grace in this heavenly victory, so he is to be called upon always here aster to follow your grace with like aid and consolation. that the thing godly begun, may take à gracious and blessed success, the old Amity and friendship restored that God by the creation of the world appointed to be in that one Realm and Island divided from all the world by imparking of the sea by natural descent of parentage and blood, one in language and speech, in form and proportion of personage one, one in manner and condition of living. and the occasion of all discord and hatred banished that the god scottish Englishman may confess and do the same at hom that he doth in foreign and strange countries Calling an English man all ways his countryman and studious to do him pleasure before any other Nation of the world. The Breach of ⟨image 4⟩this deuynd and Natural friendship is the very work of the devil by his wicked members that hath not taught Scotland only disobedience unto here Natural and Lawful prince and superior power the Kings majesty of England.

THe Godlye pretence and consideration of your warfare of late into Scotlond Moost grocious and uictorious Prince, and the iust occacion ⟨image 3⟩yeuen by youre Ennymyes to use the forse of youre moost mightie and uertews Armye: the lord hathe so magnyfied withe prosperouse and uictorious successe: that it semythe not only à uictory moost Noble worthy perpetuall memory. But also to be estemyd as à singuler fauour and mercyfull benedictiō, of God yeuen from heuen: Who accustomy the many tymes, unto souche à godlye pretensyd purpose, to annex and add an externall signe and testimonye of his godd will, that the worold shuld not only acknolege hym to be the God of batell and saye, this thyng is don by the lord and is wounderfull in our yeys but also remembre that thus the lord uisithe to blysse souche as ferithe his name, boothe in war and in peace. And as Euery godly and good man doothe preace the deuyne magestie of God for his inestimable fauour and