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a more ample provision) but there would of all sortes 

 most willingly put themselves into the same : some 

 caried with an honorable desire to be in action, and 

 some in love of such would affectionately folow their 

 fortunes ; some in thirsting to revenge the death and 

 hurts of their brethren, kinred, and friends : and some 

 in hope of the plentifull spoyles to be found in those 

 countreys, having bene there already and returned poore, 

 would desire to goe againe, with an expectation to make 

 amends for the last : and all, in hatred of that cowardly 

 proud Nation, and in contemplation of the true honour 

 of our owne, would with courage take armes to hazard 

 their lives agaynst them, whom every good Englishman 

 is in nature bound to hate as an implacable enemie to 

 England, thirsting after our blood, and labouring to ruine 

 our land, with hope to bring us under the yoke of per- 

 petuall slaverie. 



Against them is true honour to be gotten, for that we [II. ii. 154.] 

 shall no sooner set foot in their land, but that every 

 step we tread will yeeld us new occasion of action, which 

 I wish the gallantrie of our Countrey rather to regard 

 then to folow those soft unprofitable pleasures wherein 

 they now consume their time and patrimonie. And in 

 two or three townes of Spaine is the welth of all Europe 

 gathered together, which are the Magasins of the fruits 

 and profits of the East and West Indies, whereunto I 

 wish our yong able men, who, (against the libertie they 

 are borne unto) terme themselves Serving men, rather 

 to bend their desires and affections, then to attend their 

 double liverie and 40 shillings by the yeere wages, and 

 the reversion of the old Copy-hold, for carying a dish 

 to their masters table. But let me here reprehend my 

 selfe and crave pardon for entring into a matter of such 

 state and consequence, the care whereof is already laid 

 upon a most grave and honorable counsell, who wil in 

 their wisdoms foresee the dangers that may be threatned 

 agaynst us. And why do I labour to disquiet the secu- 

 ritie of these happy gentlemen, & the trade of those 



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