Scotlands ancient obligation to England and publike acknowledgment thereof, for their brotherly assistance to, and deliverance of them, with the expence of their blood, and hazzard of the state and tranquility of their realm, from the bondage of the French, in the time of their greatest extremity. Anno Dom. 1560.
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             Scotlands ancient obligation to England and publike acknowledgment thereof, for their brotherly assistance to, and deliverance of them, with the expence of their blood, and hazzard of the state and tranquility of their realm, from the bondage of the French, in the time of their greatest extremity. Anno Dom. 1560.
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             SCOTLANDS
             Ancient
          
           Obligation
           
             to
             ENGLAND
             and
             publike
          
           Acknowledgment
           
             thereof
             ,
             For
             their
             Brotherly
             Assistance
             to
             ,
             and
          
           Deliverance
           
             of
             them
             ,
             With
             the
             Expence
             of
          
           their
           Blood
           ,
           
             and
             hazzard
             of
             the
          
           State
           
             and
          
           Tranquility
           
             of
             their
          
           Realm
           ,
           
             from
             the
             Bondage
             of
             the
             FRENCH
             ,
             in
             the
             time
             of
             their
             greatest
             Extremity
             .
          
           Anno
           Dom.
           1560.
           
        
         
           
             PSALM
             133.
             1.
             
          
           
             Behold
             how
             good
             and
             how
             pleasant
             it
             is
             ,
             for
             Brethren
             to
             dwell
             together
             in
             Unity
             .
          
        
         
           
             EZECH.
             37.
             22
             ,
             23
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             And
             I
             will
             make
             them
             ONE
             NATION
             in
             the
             Land
             upon
             the
             Mountains
             of
             
               Israel
               ,
            
             and
             one
             King
             shall
             be
             King
             to
             them
             all
             ,
             and
             they
             shall
             be
             no
             more
             TWO
             NATIONS
             ,
             neither
             shall
             they
             be
             divided
             into
             TWO
             KINGDOMES
             any
             more
             at
             all
             .
             Neither
             shall
             they
             defile
             themselves
             any
             more
             with
             their
             Idols
             ,
             nor
             with
             their
             detestable
             things
             ,
             nor
             with
             any
             of
             their
             transgressions
             :
             but
             I
             will
             save
             them
             out
             of
             all
             their
             dwelling
             places
             ,
             wherein
             they
             have
             sinned
             and
             will
             clense
             them
             :
             So
             shall
             they
             be
             my
             people
             ,
             and
             I
             will
             be
             their
             God
             .
             And
             
               David
            
             my
             servant
             shall
             be
             King
             over
             them
             ,
             and
             they
             all
             shall
             have
             one
             Sheepheard
             ;
             they
             shall
             also
             walk
             in
             my
             Judgements
             ,
             and
             observe
             my
             Statutes
             and
             do
             them
             .
             Moreover
             I
             will
             make
             a
             Covenant
             of
             Peace
             with
             them
             ,
             it
             shall
             be
             an
             everlasting
             Covenant
             with
             them
             ;
             and
             I
             will
             place
             them
             and
             multiply
             them
             ,
             and
             set
             my
             Sanctuary
             in
             the
             midst
             of
             them
             for
             evermore
             .
          
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           
             Printed
             by
          
           John
           Macock
           ,
           
             for
          
           M.
           S.
           
             1646.
             
          
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           
             Scotlands
          
           Ancient
           Obligation
           to
           
             England
             ,
          
           and
           Publike
           Acknowledgement
           thereof
           ,
           for
           their
           Brotherly
           Assistance
           to
           ,
           and
           Deliverance
           of
           them
           ,
           (
           with
           the
           Expence
           of
           their
           
             Blood
             ,
          
           and
           hazard
           of
           the
           
             State
          
           and
           
             Tranquility
          
           of
           their
           
             Realm
             )
          
           from
           the
           
             Bondage
          
           of
           the
           
             French
             ,
          
           in
           the
           time
           of
           their
           greatest
           
             Extremity
             ;
          
           Anno
           Dom.
           1560.
           
        
         
           NOt
           onely
           our
           own
           Historians
           (
           as
           
             Holinshed
             ,
             Cambden
             ,
             Speed
             ,
             Stow
             ,
          
           &c.
           )
           but
           our
           Brethren
           of
           
             Scotland
          
           in
           their
           Printed
           Histories
           (
           especially
           
             Buchanon
          
           and
           the
           late
           published
           
             History
             of
             the
             Reformation
             of
             the
             Church
             of
             Scotland
             ,
          
           lib.
           3.
           pag.
           217.
           to
           255.
           
           Printed
           at
           
             London
             ,
             Anno
          
           1644.
           )
           make
           honourable
           mention
           of
           the
           
             Brotherly
             Releife
             ,
          
           and
           
             comfortable
             Support
             ,
          
           which
           the
           
             English
             Nation
             ,
          
           readily
           and
           freely
           afforded
           to
           their
           Protestant
           
             Brethren
             of
             Scotland
             ,
          
           in
           the
           year
           of
           our
           Lord
           1560.
           in
           
             their
             greatest
             extremity
             ,
          
           when
           as
           their
           
             Religion
             ,
             Liberties
             ,
             Estates
             ,
             Lives
             ,
          
           were
           ready
           to
           be
           sacrificed
           to
           the
           
             Tyranny
          
           of
           their
           Popish
           QUEEN
           MARIE
           ,
           and
           fury
           of
           an
           
             Insulting
             mercilesse
             Forraign
          
           Popish
           
             French
             Army
             ,
          
           introduced
           to
           extirpate
           or
           enthrall
           them
           .
           How
           free
           that
           
             Reliefe
          
           of
           Ours
           was
           ,
           without
           any
           expence
           at
           all
           to
           ,
           or
           pay
           from
           our
           
             Scottish
             Brethren
             ;
          
           how
           
             Puissant
          
           and
           
             well-provided
          
           Our
           
             Forces
          
           then
           were
           ,
           both
           by
           Land
           and
           Sea
           ;
           how
           Expeditious
           in
           their
           Marches
           ,
           inoffensive
           in
           their
           Carriages
           ,
           Valarous
           in
           their
           Encounters
           ,
           Patient
           in
           their
           Extremities
           ,
           faithfull
           in
           their
           Engagements
           ,
           Successefull
           in
           their
           Expedition
           ,
           Quick
           in
           their
           Return
           ,
           and
           fair-carriaged
           in
           their
           Departure
           thence
           ,
           to
           their
           Eternall
           Honour
           
             (
             the
             most
             part
             of
             the
             Scottish
             Protestant
             Nobility
             ,
             honourably
             convoying
             and
             accompanying
             them
             ,
             as
             indeed
             they
             had
             well
             deserved
             :
             )
          
           the
           
             History
             of
             the
             Reformation
             of
             the
             Church
             of
             Scotland
             ,
          
           Records
           at
           large
           :
           For
           which
           extraordinary
           Brotherly
           Assistance
           ,
           in
           such
           a
           
             time
             of
             Need
             ,
          
           Our
           
             Brethren
             of
             Scotland
          
           most
           thankfully
           acknowledged
           this
           
           their
           pre-ingagement
           unto
           Us
           ,
           many
           years
           before
           we
           of
           
             England
          
           were
           re-ingaged
           unto
           them
           for
           any
           such
           
             reciprocall
             Ayde
             :
          
           The
           memory
           whereof
           they
           gratefully
           Recorded
           in
           their
           publike
           
             Liturgie
             ,
          
           Printed
           at
           
             Edinburgh
             ,
          
           An.
           
           Dom.
           1575.
           which
           I
           finde
           not
           only
           in
           the
           originall
           Book
           it selfe
           
             p.
          
           63.
           but
           likewise
           thus
           lately
           re-printed
           at
           
             London
          
           for
           
             Franc●
             Constable
             ,
          
           Anno
           1641.
           
           By
           some
           
             Well-wishers
             to
             both
             Nations
             ,
          
           with
           this
           ensuing
           Preface
           thereunto
           .
        
      
       
         
           To
           the
           Courteous
           Reader
           .
        
         
           THis
           Ancient
           Prayer
           coming
           accidentally
           into
           the
           hands
           of
           some
           
             English
          
           well-wishers
           of
           the
           
             Scottish
          
           Nation
           ,
           and
           finding
           it
           ,
           in
           a
           manner
           by
           speciall
           Providence
           ,
           now
           produced
           ,
           in
           the
           time
           of
           our
           happy
           pacification
           with
           that
           Nation
           ,
           there
           being
           no
           greater
           blessing
           upon
           earth
           than
           the
           peace
           between
           the
           two
           Kingdomes
           ,
           under
           one
           and
           the
           same
           Governour
           ;
           it
           was
           thought
           fit
           and
           seasonable
           to
           publish
           this
           to
           all
           ,
           which
           whosoever
           shall
           read
           ,
           will
           easily
           perceive
           the
           constant
           perseverance
           of
           their
           affection
           to
           the
           
             English
          
           Nation
           ,
           since
           the
           year
           of
           their
           Deliverance
           from
           
             France
             .
          
        
      
       
       
         
           A
           Thankesgiving
           unto
           God
           ,
           taken
           out
           of
           the
           Form
           of
           Prayer
           and
           Administration
           of
           the
           Sacraments
           used
           in
           the
           Church
           of
           
             Scotland
          
           after
           their
           Deliverance
           from
           the
           tyranny
           of
           the
           
             Frenchmen
             ,
          
           by
           the
           
             English
             :
          
           with
           prayers
           made
           for
           the
           continuation
           of
           Peace
           between
           the
           Realms
           of
           
             England
          
           and
           
             Scotland
             .
          
           Printed
           at
           
             Edinburgh
          
           by
           
             Thomas
             Bassandine
             ,
             Anno
             Dom.
          
           1575.
           
        
         
           NOW
           ,
           Lord
           ,
           seeing
           that
           we
           enjoy
           comfort
           both
           in
           body
           and
           Spirit
           by
           reason
           of
           this
           quietnesse
           of
           thy
           mercy
           granted
           unto
           us
           ,
           after
           our
           most
           desperate
           troubles
           ,
           in
           the
           which
           we
           appeared
           utterly
           to
           have
           been
           over-whelmed
           ;
           we
           praise
           and
           glorifie
           thy
           mercy
           and
           goodnesse
           ,
           who
           pitiously
           looked
           upon
           us
           when
           we
           in
           our
           own
           selves
           were
           utterly
           confounded
           .
           But
           seeing
           ,
           O
           Lord
           ,
           that
           to
           receive
           benefits
           at
           thy
           hands
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           be
           thankfull
           for
           the
           same
           ,
           is
           nothing
           else
           but
           a
           seal
           against
           us
           in
           the
           Day
           of
           Judgement
           ;
           we
           most
           humbly
           beseech
           thee
           to
           grant
           unto
           us
           hearts
           so
           mindfull
           of
           the
           calamities
           past
           ,
           that
           we
           continually
           fear
           to
           provoke
           thy
           Justice
           ●o
           punish
           us
           with
           the
           like
           or
           worse
           plagues
           .
           And
           seeing
           
             That
             we
             by
             our
             own
             power
             were
             altogether
             unable
             to
             have
             freed
             our selves
             from
             the
             tyranny
             of
             strangers
             ,
             and
             from
             the
             bondage
             and
             thraldome
             pretended
             against
             us
             ,
          
           thou
           of
           thine
           especiall
           goodnesse
           didst
           move
           the
           hearts
           of
           
             our
             Neighbours
             (
             of
             whom
             we
             had
             deserved
             no
             such
             favour
             )
             to
             take
             upon
             them
             the
             common
             burthen
             with
             us
             ,
             and
             for
             our
             deliverance
             ,
             not
             onely
             to
             spend
             the
             
               *
            
             lives
             of
             many
             ,
             but
             also
             to
             hazard
             the
             estate
             and
             tranquility
             of
             their
             Realm
             and
             Common-wealth
             .
          
           Grant
           unto
           us
           ,
           O
           Lord
           ,
           
             That
             with
             such
             reverence
             we
             may
             remember
             thy
             benefits
             received
             ,
          
           that
           after
           this
           ,
           in
           our
           default
           ,
           
             We
             never
             enter
             into
             Hostility
             against
             the
             Realm
             and
             Nation
             of
          
           England
           .
           
             Suffer
             us
             never
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             to
             fall
             to
             that
             ingratitude
             
             and
             detestable
             unthankfulnesse
             ,
             that
             we
             shall
             seek
             the
             destruction
             and
             death
             of
             those
             whom
             thou
             hast
             made
             instruments
             to
             deliver
             us
             from
             the
             Tyranny
             of
             mercilesse
             strangers
             .
             Dissipate
             thou
             the
             Councels
             of
             such
             as
             deceitfully
             travell
             to
             stir
             the
             hearts
             of
             the
             Inhabitants
             of
             either
             Realm
             against
             the
             other
             .
             Let
             their
             malicious
             practices
             be
             their
             own
             confusion
             ,
             and
             grant
             thou
             of
             thy
             mercy
             that
             love
             ,
             concord
             ,
             and
             tranquility
             may
             continue
             and
             encrease
             amongst
             the
             Inhabitants
             of
             this
             Isle
             ,
             even
             to
             the
             comming
             of
             the
             Lord
             Jesus
             Christ
             ,
             by
             whose
             glorious
             Evangel
             thou
             of
             thy
             mercy
             dost
             call
             us
             both
             to
             Unity
             ,
             Peace
             ,
             and
             Christian
             Concord
             .
          
           The
           full
           perfection
           whereof
           we
           shall
           possesse
           in
           the
           fulnesse
           of
           thy
           Kingdome
           ,
           when
           all
           Offences
           shall
           be
           removed
           ,
           iniquity
           shall
           be
           suppressed
           ,
           and
           thy
           chosen
           children
           be
           fully
           endued
           with
           that
           perfect
           glory
           ,
           in
           the
           which
           now
           our
           Lord
           Jesus
           Christ
           reigneth
           .
           To
           whom
           with
           thee
           ,
           and
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           ,
           be
           all
           honour
           ,
           praise
           ,
           and
           glory
           ,
           now
           and
           ever
           .
           So
           be
           it
           .
        
         
           In
           the
           
             History
             of
             the
             Reformation
             of
             the
             Church
             of
             Scotland
             ,
             l.
          
           3.
           
             f.
          
           251.
           252.
           253.
           
           I
           read
           ,
           that
           on
           a
           publike
           Day
           of
           
             Thanksgiving
          
           at
           S.
           
             Giles
             Church
          
           in
           
             Edenborough
             ,
          
           for
           this
           great
           
             Deliverance
          
           and
           settlement
           they
           received
           by
           the
           
             English
             ,
          
           (
           at
           which
           
             the
             whole
             Nobility
          
           and
           greatest
           part
           of
           the
           
             Congregation
             of
             Scotland
             assembled
             ,
             )
          
           after
           the
           Sermon
           made
           for
           the
           purpose
           ,
           
             publike
             thanks
             were
             given
             unto
             God
             for
             this
             mercifull
             Deliverance
          
           concluding
           in
           forme
           as
           followeth
           ,
           the
           same
           in
           substance
           ,
           but
           a
           little
           different
           in
           words
           from
           that
           forementioned
           ,
           recorded
           in
           their
           
             Liturgy
             .
          
        
         
           
             But
             seeing
             that
             thou
             hast
             mercifully
             heard
             us
             ,
             and
             hast
             caused
             thy
             Virtue
             to
             triumph
             in
             us
             ;
             so
             we
             crave
             of
             thee
             continuance
             to
             the
             end
             that
             thy
             godly
             Name
             may
             be
             glorified
             in
             us
             thy
             creatures
             .
             And
             seeing
             that
             nothing
             is
             more
             odious
             in
             thy
             presence
             (
             O
             Lord
             )
             then
             is
             Ingratitude
             and
             violation
             of
             an
             Oath
             and
             Covenant
             made
             in
             thy
             Name
             .
             And
             seeing
             thou
             hast
             made
             our
             Confederates
             of
             
               England
            
             the
             
               *
            
             Instrument
             by
             whom
             we
             are
             now
             set
             at
             this
             liberty
             ,
             and
             to
             whom
             in
             thy
             Name
             we
             have
             promised
             mutuall
             faith
             again
             .
             Let
             us
             never
             fall
             to
             that
             Unkindnesse
             (
             O
             Lord
             )
             that
             either
             we
             declare
             our selves
             unthankfull
             unto
             them
             or
             prophaners
             of
             thy
             holy
             Name
             .
             Confound
             thou
             the
             Counsell
             of
             those
             that
             go
             about
             to
             break
             that
             most
             godly
             League
             contracted
             in
             thy
             Name
             ,
             and
             retain
             thou
             us
             so
             firmly
             together
             by
             the
             power
             of
             thy
             holy
             Spirit
             ,
             that
             Sathan
             have
             never
             power
             to
             set
             us
             again
             at
             variance
             not
             discord
             .
             Give
             us
             thy
             grace
             to
             live
             in
             that
             Christian
             charity
             ,
             which
             thy
             Son
             our
             
             Lord
             Jesus
             hath
             so
             earnestly
             commended
             to
             all
             the
             members
             of
             his
             body
             ,
             that
             other
             Nations
             provoked
             by
             our
             example
             ,
             may
             set
             aside
             all
             ungodly
             War
             ,
             Contention
             ,
             and
             strife
             ,
             and
             study
             to
             live
             in
             tranquility
             and
             peace
             ,
             as
             it
             becommeth
             the
             Sheep
             of
             thy
             Pasture
             ,
             and
             the
             people
             that
             dayly
             look
             for
             our
             finall
             deliverance
             by
             the
             comming
             again
             of
             our
             Lord
             Jesus
             .
             To
             whom
             with
             thee
             and
             the
             holy
             Spirit
             be
             all
             honour
             ,
             glory
             ,
             and
             praise
             now
             and
             ever
             .
             Amen
             .
          
        
         
           A
           prayer
           very
           fit
           to
           be
           publikely
           used
           now
           .
        
         
           The
           Contract
           made
           at
           
             Barwick
          
           with
           the
           
             Kingdome
             of
             England
             ,
          
           by
           our
           
             Brethren
             of
             Scotland
             ,
          
           dated
           the
           10
           of
           
             May
          
           1560.
           whereupon
           we
           were
           induced
           to
           send
           them
           this
           
             Brotherly
             Assistance
             ,
          
           was
           thus
           Prefaced
           by
           themselves
           ;
           Recorded
           in
           the
           self-same
           
             History
             ,
          
           p.
           233.
           
        
         
           
             
               JAMES
               ,
               Duke
               of
            
             Chattellarault
             ,
             
               Earl
               of
            
             Arrane
             ,
             
               Lord
            
             Hamilton
             ,
             
               and
               others
               of
               the
               Councell
               ,
               Nobility
               ,
               and
               principall
               Estates
               of
            
             Scotland
             ;
             
               To
               all
               and
               sundry
               whose
               knowledge
               these
               presents
               shall
               come
               ,
               Greeting
               .
            
             We
             have
             well
             considered
             and
             are
             fully
             perswaded
             ,
             in
             what
             danger
             ,
             desolation
             ,
             and
             misery
             ,
             the
             long
             Enmity
             with
             the
             Kingdome
             of
             
               England
            
             hath
             brought
             our
             Country
             heretofore
             :
             how
             
               *
            
             wealthy
             and
             flourishing
             it
             shall
             become
             ,
             if
             those
             two
             Kingdomes
             ,
             as
             they
             are
             joyned
             in
             one
             Island
             by
             Creation
             of
             the
             World
             ,
             so
             they
             may
             be
             knit
             in
             a
             constant
             and
             assured
             friendship
             .
             These
             considerations
             grounded
             upon
             a
             most
             infallible
             Truth
             ,
             ought
             no
             lesse
             to
             have
             moved
             our
             Progenitours
             and
             forefathers
             then
             us
             .
             But
             the
             present
             danger
             hanging
             over
             our
             heads
             ,
             by
             the
             unjust
             dealing
             of
             those
             ,
             of
             whom
             we
             have
             alwayes
             best
             deserved
             ,
             hath
             caused
             us
             to
             weigh
             them
             more
             earnestly
             then
             they
             did
             .
             The
             misbehaviour
             of
             the
             
               *
            
             French
             
               Monsieurs
               ,
            
             I
             had
             almost
             said
             Monsters
             ,
             here
             ,
             hath
             of
             late
             years
             been
             so
             great
             .
             The
             oppressions
             and
             cruelties
             of
             the
             Souldiers
             ,
             the
             tyranny
             and
             ambition
             of
             their
             Superiors
             and
             Rulers
             ,
             so
             grievous
             to
             the
             people
             ,
             the
             violent
             subversion
             of
             our
             liberty
             ,
             and
             conquest
             of
             the
             land
             ,
             whereat
             they
             have
             by
             most
             crafty
             and
             subtill
             means
             continually
             pressed
             ,
             hath
             been
             ,
             I
             say
             ,
             so
             intollerable
             to
             us
             all
             ;
             that
             at
             last
             when
             we
             could
             not
             obtain
             redresse
             by
             humble
             suits
             ,
             and
             earnest
             supplications
             presented
             to
             the
             Queen
             Dowager
             ,
             who
             both
             for
             duties
             sake
             ,
             and
             place
             she
             doth
             occupie
             ,
             ought
             to
             have
             been
             most
             carefull
             of
             our
             state
             ;
             we
             have
             been
             by
             very
             necessity
             constrained
             ,
             not
             onely
             to
             assay
             our
             own
             Forces
             ,
             but
             also
             to
             implore
             the
             Queens
             Majestie
             of
             
               Englands
            
             ayde
             and
             support
             ,
             which
             her
             Majesty
             hath
             most
             willingly
             granted
             ,
             upon
             certain
             conditions
             
             specified
             in
             a
             Treaty
             past
             at
             
               Barwick
               ,
            
             betwixt
             the
             Duke
             of
             
               Norfolk
               ,
            
             Leiutenant
             to
             her
             Majesty
             ,
             on
             the
             one
             part
             ,
             and
             certain
             our
             Commissioners
             on
             the
             other
             part
             ,
             whereof
             the
             Tenour
             followeth
             .
             &c.
             
          
        
         
           These
           Publike
           professions
           of
           our
           
             Scottish
             Brethrens
          
           deep
           Engagements
           to
           our
           
             Nation
          
           heretofore
           ,
           to
           omit
           our
           Brotherly
           Ayd
           and
           large
           contributions
           towards
           them
           in
           the
           year
           1641.
           and
           deniall
           to
           grant
           any
           Subsidies
           to
           the
           King
           himself
           against
           them
           ,
           when
           extreamly
           pressed
           in
           the
           dissolved
           Parliament
           ,
           
             Anno
          
           1640.
           as
           they
           were
           forcible
           Enducements
           (
           by
           way
           of
           
             Retaliation
          
           and
           
             Gratitude
             )
          
           to
           enduce
           them
           to
           contribute
           the
           like
           
             Brotherly
             Assistance
          
           unto
           us
           in
           our
           
             Necessities
          
           (
           though
           upon
           our
           own
           Expence
           ,
           Pay
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           preservation
           of
           their
           own
           Kingdome
           and
           Liberties
           as
           well
           as
           ours
           ;
           )
           so
           I
           presume
           the
           publication
           of
           them
           to
           the
           World
           ,
           will
           be
           a
           most
           strict
           
             Obligation
          
           to
           them
           inviolably
           to
           maintain
           that
           
             ancient
             League
             of
             Friendship
             ,
          
           into
           which
           they
           then
           entred
           with
           us
           ,
           and
           have
           of
           late
           more
           solemnly
           renewed
           by
           their
           most
           solemne
           
             Vow
             and
             Covenant
             ,
          
           then
           before
           ,
           and
           to
           demean
           themselvs
           in
           these
           Distracted
           times
           ,
           (
           when
           so
           many
           seek
           to
           divide
           and
           dash
           us
           one
           against
           another
           even
           now
           we
           have
           vanquished
           the
           common
           Enemie
           )
           with
           that
           
             Syncerity
             ,
             Integrity
             ,
             Simplicity
             ,
          
           and
           
             Candor
          
           towards
           us
           ,
           without
           giving
           the
           least
           
             just
             occasion
             of
             Jealosie
          
           or
           
             Complaint
          
           unto
           
             Our
          
           Nation
           by
           Speech
           ,
           Action
           ,
           or
           violating
           the
           least
           Title
           of
           their
           Covenant
           and
           Articles
           of
           Agreement
           with
           the
           
             Parliament
             ;
          
           as
           may
           exactly
           answer
           our
           ancient
           and
           late
           brotherly
           square
           carriage
           towards
           them
           ;
           and
           their
           last
           fair
           and
           honourable
           Retreat
           from
           hence
           into
           their
           own
           
             Country
             ,
          
           to
           the
           silencing
           of
           all
           
             Malignant
             ,
             Jealous
             ,
             Spirits
             :
          
           &
           most
           inseperably
           unite
           ,
           most
           cordially
           glue
           us
           one
           to
           another
           for
           Eternity
           ,
           and
           frustrate
           all
           the
           
             Machivillian
             Plots
          
           and
           remaining
           hopes
           of
           our
           inveterate
           Enemies
           ,
           who
           have
           now
           no
           other
           Policy
           left
           to
           raise
           themselves
           and
           ruin
           us
           ,
           but
           our
           
             Division
          
           after
           so
           solemn
           and
           sacred
           an
           Union
           .
           
             Si
             collidimur
             frangimur
             ;
          
           The
           prevention
           whereof
           ,
           is
           the
           onely
           end
           and
           Motive
           of
           this
           seasonable
           Publication
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
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