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The Ioyfull peace concluded betweene the King of Denmarke and the King of Sweden by the meanes of our most worthy soueraigne, Iames, by the grace of God, King of Great Brittaine, France, and Ireland, &c. to the tune of Who list to lead a soldiers life.
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1613
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STC 5193; ESTC S1859
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The Ioyfull Peace concluded betweene the King of Denmarke and the King of Sweden by the meanes of our most worthy Soueraigne Iames by the grace of God King of great Brittaine France and Ireland c. To the tune of who list to lead a Soldiers life THe Lord of Hosts hath blest no Land As he hath blessed ours Whom nâither famine sword nor fire Nor mysârie deuoures But in his mercy alwayes still He giues vs blessings storeâ And doth the hungry euer âll And feede both rich and poore For wee that know not woes of war Forget the âoves of peace But if we once should feele wars stroak Then would our Ioyes decreace Let men o` Iudgement ponder well The dangerous State of Armes And theâ will wâae a happy peace More good then ãâã allarmes How many kingdomes hath bin spoyld How many Cittyes sackt How many valliant men byn foyld How many ships byn wrackt What bloody mâssakers and Rapes What dismall horride deeds The ware hath both vndon and âeââ Whilst thousand thousands bleeds And true report to Britaines brings What warlike cruell strife Twixt Denmarke the Sweauian kings Where thousands lost their life Till mighty Iames our Royall Leidge Did cause the wars to end And both these foes gaue or'e their seidge And each is others freind For what the one demanded still The other still denyed And Kings contention was the cause That many subiects dyed What Princes speake in heate of blood In feirce consuming wrath And seldome can it be withstood Without their subiects sâath The Royall King of Denmarkâ layd Iust clayme to certaine Land The which the Sweauian King denayd And did his force with stand But after many myseries And deadly dints of wars Our gracious Soueraigne Lord King Iames Did end these bloody Iars The second part of the Ioyfull Peace concluded betweene the King of Denmarkâ and the King of Sweden by the meanes of our most worthy Soueraigne Iames by the grace of God King of great Britaine France and Ireland c. To tha tune of who list to lead a Soldiers life SIxe Articles of consequence betweene them is agreed With oathes confirm'd betweene each Prince to be performed indeed The which conditions of the peace in order follow heere Whereby the cause of all those broyles to all men may appeare First that the King of Sweden should The City Calman yeald Into the King of Denmarkes hands e're further blood be spil'd UUith all the profits of the same If he the same would hold Or else to his commodity The Citty must be sold. That Elsbach Otland two great townes and Mensborch with the land And Forces must be all deliuer'd to mighty Denmarks hand For twelue yeares space he must inioy Those Castles Townes and Forts And now in rest these Princes great do florish in their Courts Besides the King of Sweden must to end ãâã mighty quarrels Unto the King oâ Denmarke pay of gold full fifteene barrells For charges of the foresaid warres and that their shippes at seas May pâsse through one anothers bounds and ne man them displease That Layland euer shall be free without all contribution That Greeneland is the Danish Kings and giue no restitution That Denmarks King without all let foure golden Crownes may beare Which was the great and greatest cause he first these warres did reare Besides some things of smaller note betwixt them is decreed And so those mighty Christian Kings like brothers are agreed Thus after many bloody fights and many people slaine The deadly stroake of dangerous armes brings blessed peace againe FINIS Those which are desirous to see this matter more at large I referre to the booke newly come forth according to the Dutch Coppie Printed for Henry Gosson and are to be sold at his shop on London Bridge 1613.