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A pleasant new nosegay full of many godly and sweet flowers, lately gatheredA pleasaunt newe nosegaye full of many godly and swete floures, lately gathered
A pleasant new nosegay full of many godly and sweet flowers, lately gathered by Theodore Basil.A pleasaunt newe nosegaye full of many godly and swete floures, lately gathered by Theodore Basille.
printed for Joha, 1543printed for Ioha, 1543
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Theo. Certes we were unworthy to live under the dominion of so puissant a Governor, if we should not in all points satisfy even unto the uttermost his godly and reasonable requests, seeing we have & still daily do receive innumerable commodities & pleasures at his graces hand.
Theo. Certes we were vnworthy to lyue vnder the dominion of so puissaunte a Gouernoure, yf we should not in all poyntes satisfy euen vnto the vttermoost his godly and reasonable requestes, seyng we haue & styll dayly do receaue innumerable cōmodities & pleasures at his graces hande.
Phil. The charges which the Kings graces mayest sustaineth daily for the wealth of all us his subjects,1 are infinite, & far exceed the unexpert capacity of the rude simple people, as we may see before our eyes, & learn by the constant fame & common report of all men (as I may leave of to spea•e of y• building of many Castles, Block houses, strong holds, Bulwarks, fortresses. &c. & of men appointed unto the defence of the same, with all things pertaining thereunto, ⟨image 81⟩again of the common Schools & the teachers of them, of sending forth Preachers into every part of his Realm, of procuring learned magistrates, of giving exhibition to many virtuous & learned men, & of a thousand things mo, which his most gracious mayest doth for the wealth of us, & for the conservation of this his most flourishing Realm) therefore ought we to suppeditate and minister again unto him abundantly what so ever his grace requireth of us at any time, or else we grievously offend God, & walk not according to the order of Charity, but are manifest transgressors of Gods most holy will, which commandeth us & all that we have to be subject to the Kings graces pleasure.
Phil. The charges whiche the Kynges graces maieste sustayneth dayly for the welth of al vs his subiectes,