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A00014
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Greate Brittaines noble and worthy councell of warr
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1624
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STC 10011.6; ESTC S3200
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420
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Greate Brittaines Noble and Worthy Councell of Warr To the right honble Oliver Viscount Grandisoâ George Lo Carew Fulke Lo Brooke Arthur Lo Chichester Sr. Edward Conway Sr. Horace Vere Sr. Edward Cecill Sr. Robert Manfell Sr. Iohn Oagle Sr. Thomas Button Yor. Honnors humble seruantâ The God of Warre lookes downe and from his eies Shoots smiles of ioy to see what Policies Are read here in this Schoole This Councell-Boord Vpheld by tenne braue Souldiers does afford Matter by Armes to heighten Englands State These being more great then Romes Decemuirate Happiest of Kings is ours who in his Throne SIts Kising Peace enioying her alone More then all Christian Kings doe yet when Drums Beate at his Neighbours Courtgates forthwith comes This heape of Worthies an by them t is knowne How to guard Strangers how to guide our owne Th e Souldier fights abroad but these at home Teach him to fight well From these ten Heads come Those streames of Councell by which War does stand As ãâã as in the Ocean does this Land Printed for Thomas Archer in Popes head Ally and are to be sold at his shop in Popes head Alley ouer against the siâââ¦e of the Horse-shoe