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ing distributed and counterpoised, as by this last 

 union they now are, it will be a foundation of the 

 universal peace of all Christian princes; and that 

 now the strife that shall remain between them, shall 

 be but an emulation who shall govern best, and most 

 to the weal and good of his people. 



Another great cause of our just rejoicing is, the 

 assured hope that we conceive, that whereas our 

 kingdom of Ireland hath been so long time torn and 

 afflicted with the miseries of wars, the making and 

 prosecuting of which wars hath cost such an infinite 

 deal of blood and treasure of our realm of England 

 to be spilt and consumed thereupon; we shall be 

 able, through God s favour and assistance, to put a 

 speedy and an honourable end to those wars. And 

 it is our princely design and full purpose and resolu 

 tion, not only to reduce that nation from their rebel 

 lion and revolt, but also to reclaim them from their 

 barbarous manners to justice and the fear of God; 

 and to populate, plant, and make civil all the pro 

 vinces in that kingdom : which also being an action 

 that not any of our noble progenitors, kings of Eng 

 land, hath ever had the happiness throughly to prose 

 cute and accomplish, we take so much to heart, as we 

 are persuaded it is one of the chief causes, for the 

 which God hath brought us to the imperial crown of 

 these kingdoms. 



Further, we cannot but take great comfort in the 

 state and correspondence which vVe now stand in of 

 peace and unity with all Christian princes, and other 

 wise, of quietness and obedience of our own people at 



