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whereas, if we give him leave quietly to hatch and bring 

 foorth his preparations, it will be with danger to us all. 

 He taketh not armes against us by any pretense of 

 title to the crowne of this realme, nor led altogether 

 with an ambicious desire to command our countrey, but 

 with hatred towards our whole Nation and religion. 

 Her majesties Scepter is already given by Bull to 

 another, the honours of our Nobilitie are bestowed for 

 rewards upon his attendants, our Clergie, our Gentlemen, 

 our Lawyers, yea all men of what condition soever are 

 offered for spoyle unto the common souldier. Let every 

 man therefore, in defence of the libertie and plentie he 

 hath of long enjoyed, offer a voluntarie contribution of 

 the smallest part of their store for the assurance of the 

 rest. It were not much for every Justice of peace, who 

 by his blew coat protecteth the properest and most 

 serviceable men at every muster from the warres, to 

 contribute the charge that one of these idle men doe 

 put him to for one yeere : nor for the Lawyer, who 

 riseth by the dissensions of his neighbours, to take but 

 one yeeres gifts (which they call Fees) out of his coffers. 

 What would it hinder every officer of the Exchequer, 

 and other of her Majesties courts, who without checke 

 doe suddenly grow to great wealth, honestly to bring 

 foorth the mysticall commoditie of one yeeres profits ? 

 Or the Clergie, who looke precisely for the Tenths of 

 every mans increase, simply to bring forth the Tenth 

 of one yeeres gathering, and in thankfulnesse to her 

 Majestie, (who hath continued for all our safeties a most 

 chargeable warre both at land & sea) bestow the same 

 for her honor & their owne assurance, upon an army 

 which may make this bloody enemy so to know himselfe 

 and her Majesties power, as he shall bethinke him what 

 it is to moove a stirring people? Who, though they 

 have received some small checke by the sicknesse of this 

 last journey, yet doubt I not, but if it were made 

 knowen, that the like voyage were to bee supported by 

 a generalitie, (that might and would beare the charge of 



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