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pleased to remember how the French king revolted 

 from his religion; whereby every man of common 

 understanding may infer, that the quarrel between 

 France and Spain is more reconcileable, and a greater 

 inclination of affairs to a peace than before : which 

 supposed, it followeth, Spain shall be more free to 

 intend his malice against this realm. 



Since the last parliament, it is also notorious in 

 every man s knowledge and remembrance, that the 

 Spaniards have possessed themselves of that avenue 

 and place of approach for England, which was never 

 in the hands of any king of Spain before ; and that 

 is Calais ; which in true reason and consideration of 

 estate of what value or service it is, I know not; but 

 in common understanding, it is a knocking at our 

 doors. 



Since the last parliament also that ulcer of Ire 

 land, which indeed brake forth before, hath run on 

 and raged more : which cannot but be a great at 

 tractive to the ambition of the council of Spain, who 

 by former experience know of how tough a com 

 plexion this realm of England is to be assailed ; and 

 therefore, as rheums and fluxes of humours, is like to 

 resort to that part which is weak and distempered. 



And lastly, it is famous now, and so will be many 

 ages hence, how by these two sea-journeys we have 

 braved him, and objected him to scorn : so that no 

 blood can be so frozen or mortified, but must needs 

 take flames of revenge upon so mighty a disgrace. 



So as this concurrence of occurrents, all since our 

 last assembly, some to deliver and free our enemies, 



