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most evidently before our eyes, in divers provinces of 

 France, that is to say, Guienne, Provence, Nor 

 mandy, Britainy, which, notwithstanding the infinite 

 infesting troubles of that kingdom, never offered to 

 break again. 



We see the like effect in all the kingdoms of 

 Spain, which are mutually naturalized, as Leon, 

 Castile, Valentia, Andalusia, Granada, Murcia, To 

 ledo, Catalonia, and the rest, except Arragon, which 

 held the contrary course, and therefore had the con 

 trary success, as was said, and Portugal, of which 

 there is not yet sufficient trial. And lastly, we see 

 the like effect in our own nation, which never rent 

 asunder after it was once united ; so as we now 

 scarce know whether the heptarchy were a true 

 story or a fable. And therefore, Mr. Speaker, when 

 I revolve with myself these examples and others, so 

 lively expressing the necessity of a naturalization to 

 avoid a relapse into a separation ; and do hear so 

 many arguments and scruples made on the other 

 side ; it makes me think on the old bishop, which, 

 upon a public disputation of certain Christian divines 

 with some learned men of the heathen, did extremely 

 press to be heard ; and they were loth to suffer him, 

 because they knew he was unlearned, though other 

 wise an holy and well-meaning man : but at last, 

 with much ado, he got to be heard ; and when he 

 came to speak, instead of using argument, he did 

 only say over his belief: but did it with such assu 

 rance arid constancy, as it did strike the minds of 

 those that heard him more than any argument had 



