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Matth. 5. 

 Beati pacifici, 

 quoniam fili'i 

 Dei vocabun- 

 tur. 



Cum placue- 

 rlnt Domino 

 via hominis 

 ejus inimicos 

 ad pacem con- 

 verter. 



Urbs beata 

 Jerusalem 

 dicta pacts 

 visio. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



Our Lord Jesu saith, Blessed motte they bee 



That maken peace ; that is tranquillitee. 



For peace makers, as Matthew writeth aright, 



Should be called the sonnes of God almight. 



God give us grace, the weyes for to keepe 



Of his precepts, and slugly not to sleepe 



In shame of sinne : that our verry foo 



Might be to us convers, and turned so. 



For in the Proverbs is a text to this purpose 



Plaine inough without any glose : 



When mens weyes please unto our Lord, 



It shall convert and bring to accord 



Mans enemies unto peace verray, 



In unitie, to live to Goddis pay, 



With unitie, peace, rest and charitie. 



Hee that was here cladde in humanitie, 



That came from heaven, and styed up with our nature, 



Or hee ascended, he yave to us cure, 



And left with us peace, ageyne striffe and debate, 



Mote give us peace, so well irradicate 



Here in this world : that after all this feste 



Wee may have peace in the land of beheste, 



Jerusalem, which of peace is the sight, 



With his brightnes of eternall light, 



There glorified in rest with his tuition, 



The Deitie to see with full fruition : 



Hee second person in divinenesse is, 



Who us assume, and bring us to the blis. Amen. 



Here endeth the true processe of the Libel of 

 English policie, exhorting all England to 

 keepe the sea environ : shewing what profit 

 and salvation, with worship commeth thereof 

 to the reigne of England. 



GOe furth Libelle, and meekely shew thy face ; 

 Appearing ever with humble countenance : 

 And pray my Lords to take in grace, 



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