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land from the amity of England, died in no ill sea 

 son : a man withdrawn indeed at that time to 

 France; but not without great help. I may not 

 mention the death of some that occur to mind : but 

 still methinks, they live that should live, and they 

 die that should die. I would not have the king of 

 Spain die yet ; he is &quot; seges glorias :&quot; but when he 

 groweth dangerous, or any other besides him ; I am 

 persuaded they will die. What should I speak of 

 the fortunes of her armies, which, notwithstanding 

 the inward peace of this nation, were never more 

 renowned ? What should I recount Leith and New- 

 haven for the honourable skirmishes and services ? 

 they are no blemish at all to the militia of Eng 

 land. 



In the Low Countries ; the Lammas day, the 

 retreat of Ghent, the day of Zutphen, and the pros 

 perous progress of this summer : the bravado in 

 Portugal, and the honourable exploits in the aid of 

 the French king, besides the memorable voyages in 

 the Indies ; and lastly, the good entertainment of the 

 invincible navy, which was chased till the chasers 

 were weary, after infinite loss, without taking a 

 cock-boat, without firing a sheep-cot,, sailed on the 

 mercies of the wind, and the discretion of their ad 

 ventures, making a perambulation or pilgrimage 

 about the northern seas, and ignobling many shores 

 and points of land by shipwreck : and so returned 

 home with scorn and dishonour much greater, than 

 the terror and expectation of their setting forth. 



These virtues and perfections, with so great feli- 



