When Theise our Lynes Letters shalbe happye to come to your Majesties sight, I wish the Spirritt of the righteous god maye soe direct the powers of your Mynde, That you maye ioyfullye imbrace the Message I send, presenting to you the meanes of exalting the Majestye of God, and your owne renowne amongst men, The regall power allotted to our Charge makes vs first Comon Servantes to our Creator/ then to those whome we gouerne (the people) Soe that in the observing the duetie to our God, that we owe wee deliver blessings to the world, and in providing for the publique good of our States we magnifye the honor of God, like the Celestiall Bodyes/ that though they haue much veneracion serve onlye to yield Benefitts to the world/ It is the Excellencye of our Office, to be the Instrumentes whereby greate happynes is deliuered to the Nations/ pardon mee, this is not to instruct, for I knowe I speake to one of A Clearer and quicker Sight then myself/ but I speake this/ because god bine pleased to graunt mee an happy victorye one some parte of those rebelling Pyrats/ that haue soe long molested/ the peacefull Trade of Europe/ & haue present further occasion to route out the generacions of those that haue bine soe pernitious to the good of our Nations. I meane that since itt hath pleased God, to bee soe auspicious to our beginning in the Conquest of Salley/ wee might ioye and proceed with hope of like Successe of Warr against Tunnis Argiere and other places, dens and reseptacles for the inhumame Villanies of those that abhore rule & gouernment, herein while wee extir= pate the corruptions, and Malignant Spirrits of the world, we shall gloryfie the great God/ & perfect A great dutye/ that will shine as glorious as the sonne & Moone/ which all the Earth will see & reverence A worke that shall assend sweet as the perfume of the most pretious Odours in the Nostrills of the Lord/ A worke gratefull & happye to men, A worke whose me= morye shalbe reverenced, as long as there shalbe anye remayning A= mongst men/ that loue & honor the pietye and vertue of noble Myndes, This action I willinglye present to you/ whose pious vetues are equall to the dignitye of your power/ that wee that are both Servantes to the great and mightie God/ maye hand in hand tryumph in the glory this action presents to vs/ Now because the Ilands which you gouerne haue bene euer famous for the vnconquered strength of your Shipping/ I haue sent these my trustye Servants & Ambassadors to know whether in your princelye wisedome/ you shall thincke fitt to assist mee with such Forces by Seas/ as shalbe aunswerable to those that I provide by Land/ which if you please to Graunt I doubt not but the Lord of Hosts will protect and assist those that fight in soe glorious a cause nor ought you to thinke it strange/ That I whoe soe much reuerence the peace and accord of na= tions/ should first exhort to A warr/ your great prophett Christ Iesus/ was the Lyon of the Tribe of Iudah/ as well as the Lord & giver of Grace/ which maye signifie to you/ that he that is A Lover & mayntayner of Peace/ must appeare with the Terror of the Sword/ & wading throughe Seas of bloud, must arrive to tranquillitie/ This made Iames your Father of glorious memorye, soe happylie renownd of all Nations It was the noble fame of your princelye virtues, which resoundeth to the vtermost Corners of the Earthe/ that perswaded mee to intreate you to partake of the Blessinge wherein I boast my selfe most happy; I wish god may heape the riches of his blessings on you, increase your happynes with your dayes/ & hereafter perpetrate the greatnes of your name to all ages

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