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elector_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o other_o prince_n especial_o tâ—e_v most_o illustrious_a and_o gracious_a prince_n frederick_n count-palatine_a elector_n our_o gracious_a lord_n together_o with_o the_o most_o illustrious_a princess_n his_o wife_n and_o the_o princess_n daughter_n of_o the_o late_a elector_n and_o our_o young_a prince_n and_o all_o the_o noble_a house_n of_o the_o counts-palatines_a prince_n elector_n with_o their_o counsellor_n and_o officer_n maintain_v and_o preserve_v they_o all_o with_o thy_o gracious_a patronage_n protection_n and_o defence_n take_v care_n also_o we_o beseech_v thou_o of_o all_o widow_n and_o orphan_n and_o preserve_v our_o body_n with_o the_o comfort_n of_o health_n and_o crown_v our_o life_n with_o christian_a uprightness_n and_o integrity_n help_v all_o those_o which_o endure_v diverse_a affliction_n especial_o such_o as_o suffer_v grievous_a persecution_n for_o the_o truth_n sake_n make_v they_o know_v by_o their_o experience_n that_o jesus_n our_o saviour_n be_v more_o able_a to_o comfort_v they_o than_o all_o the_o world_n to_o make_v they_o to_o sorrow_n final_o when_o the_o short_a term_n and_o time_n of_o our_o life_n shall_v pass_v away_o refresh_v and_o comfort_v we_o before_o we_o depart_v from_o hence_o and_o receive_v we_o into_o the_o arm_n of_o thy_o mercy_n translate_v we_o out_o of_o this_o old_a world_n to_o that_o new_a one_o which_o be_v not_o finish_v nor_o end_v with_o any_o course_n of_o the_o sun_n or_o of_o the_o moon_n but_o wherein_o thyself_o be_v to_o be_v the_o sun_n the_o moon_n and_o all_o in_o all_o thing_n these_o mercy_n we_o ask_v in_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o pray_v also_o further_o as_o he_o have_v teach_v us._n our_o father_n etc._n etc._n finis_fw-la errata_fw-la pag_n 3._o help_v r._n fulfile_v p._n 4._o adorn_v r._n adore_v p._n 17._o treptquine_n r._n trepto_fw-la be_v r_o be_v p._n 20._o r._n the_o smalcaldian_a war_n p._n 22._o r._n with_o for_o which_o p._n 24._o retain_v for_o relieve_v p._n 25._o he_o r._n they_o ibid._n some_o r._n home_n p._n 52._o l._n 2._o r._n there_o be_v set_v out_o etc._n etc._n p._n 33._o r._n in_o their_o church_n p._n 39_o add_v for_o and._n pag_n ultima_fw-la daughter_n read_v dowager_n