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The answer to Tom-Tell-Troth the practise of princes and the lamentations of the kirke / written by the Lord Baltismore, late secretary of state.
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Baltimore, George Calvert, Baron, 1580?-1632.
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as_o hen._n 6._o preserve_v amity_n with_o the_o netherlands_o he_o prosper_v and_o flourish_v yea_o say_v the_o enemy_n of_o peace_n but_o now_o the_o case_n be_v alter_v burgundy_n be_v then_o in_o mediocrity_n now_o it_o be_v in_o extreme_n for_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n be_v grow_v too_o great_a too_o potent_a and_o seek_v to_o over_o shadow_v his_o neighbour_n and_o terrify_v they_o with_o his_o title_n of_o greatness_n as_o if_o jupiter_n will_v ravish_v europa_n these_o be_v vain_a thunderbolt_n of_o fancy_n for_o the_o benefit_n which_o the_o realm_n may_v reap_v by_o peace_n with_o spain_n be_v well_o settle_v be_v of_o far_o more_o advantage_n than_o can_v any_o way_n be_v expect_v by_o join_v with_o holland_n for_o thereby_o you_o shall_v again_o establish_v commerce_n and_o traffic_n set_v all_o trade_n on_o work_n in_o the_o realm_n enrich_v your_o merchant_n advance_v your_o staple_n which_o be_v your_o majesty_n indies_n increase_v or_o at_o least_o continue_v your_o custom_n and_o so_o store_n and_o furnish_v your_o exchequer_n by_o peace_n which_o the_o war_n will_v continuâ—ally_o exhaust_v and_o draw_v dry_a moreover_o by_o this_o peace_n you_o may_v better_o hold_v holland_n in_o awe_n and_o a_o little_a restrain_v their_o insolency_n by_o a_o virtus_fw-la unita_fw-la and_o i_o see_v there_o be_v need_n to_o do_v so_o if_o you_o will_v bridle_v their_o headinâ—sse_n you_o must_v keep_v they_o between_o hope_n and_o fear_n neither_o make_v they_o despair_v of_o your_o aid_n by_o entertain_v their_o enemy_n nor_o give_v they_o cause_n to_o presume_v by_o rejâ—cting_v the_o amity_n of_o spain_n and_o so_o hold_v they_o in_o suspense_n they_o will_v seek_v by_o all_o good_a office_n to_o win_v you_o for_o they_o know_v that_o england_n only_o can_v curb_v they_o and_o advance_v their_o enemy_n and_o so_o a_o state_n always_o live_v in_o arm_n must_v be_v use_v because_o they_o be_v more_o dangerous_a neighbour_n then_o all_o other_o and_o want_v 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portugal_n and_o both_o the_o indies_n can_v be_v contain_v in_o any_o circle_n nor_o tie_v by_o any_o pact_n to_o hold_v friendship_n with_o any_o prince_n far_o than_o he_o please_v these_o be_v the_o scarecrow_n of_o amsterdam_n vain_a and_o untrue_a for_o maximilian_n the_o emperor_n after_o that_o great_a union_n make_v a_o league_n with_o king_n hen._n 8._o 1507._o and_o hold_v so_o good_a correspondency_n with_o he_o that_o at_o turvey_n he_o do_v his_o majesty_n the_o great_a honour_n that_o ever_o be_v do_v to_o england_n to_o take_v a_o hundred_o crown_n a_o day_n to_o serve_v under_o his_o standard_n and_o he_o further_o promise_v king_n henry_n to_o assist_v and_o aid_v he_o to_o take_v possession_n of_o the_o crown_n of_o france_n beside_o carolus_n 5._o on_o who_o the_o greatness_n and_o glory_n of_o spain_n and_o austria_n be_v most_o eminent_a and_o powerful_a do_v be_v not_o come_v to_o visit_v king_n henry_n in_o england_n do_v he_o not_o make_v the_o treaty_n of_o 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and_o therefore_o as_o we_o deny_v not_o a_o form_n of_o election_n so_o can_v camâ—rarius_n deny_v the_o verity_n of_o succession_n again_o when_o vratislavin_n the_o second_o be_v create_v king_n by_o henry_n the_o four_o emperor_n the_o dominion_n continue_v still_o in_o the_o same_o race_n and_o blood_n for_o many_o descent_n jure_fw-la successionis_fw-la et_fw-la electionis_fw-la and_o when_o philip_n the_o emperor_n create_v primislans_fw-la othocarus_fw-la king_n of_o bohemia_n and_o crown_v he_o at_o mentz_n an._n 1197._o when_o for_o a_o time_n the_o title_n of_o a_o king_n have_v be_v suspend_v the_o crown_n and_o sceptre_n continual_o remain_v as_o incorporate_v into_o that_o stock_n and_o family_n for_o many_o year_n after_o moreover_o carolus_n the_o four_o be_v both_o emperor_n and_o king_n of_o bohemia_n and_o from_o he_o and_o his_o issue_n the_o crown_n descend_v to_o vladislaus_n since_o who_o time_n the_o kingdom_n have_v ever_o remain_v by_o succession_n in_o that_o 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superstes_fw-la legitimus_fw-la nullus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la oriundus_fw-la quod_fw-la deus_fw-la avertat_fw-la vel_fw-la er_fw-mi quemcung_a all_o um_o modum_fw-la vacare_fw-la contigerit_fw-la dictâ—m_fw-la regnum_fw-la ad_fw-la praelatos_fw-la deuce_n principes_fw-la and_o barones_fw-la nobiles_fw-la et_fw-la communitatâ—m_fw-la dicti_fw-la regni_fw-la et_fw-la pertinentiarum_fw-la e_fw-la usdem_fw-la decernimus_fw-la rite_n and_o legitimè_fw-la in_fw-la perpetuum_fw-la pertinere_fw-la so_o here_o be_v grant_v a_o power_n of_o election_n but_o limit_v by_o a_o duntaxat_fw-la to_o make_v that_o free_a election_n only_o when_o all_o the_o branch_n of_o the_o tree_n be_v fall_v and_o none_o remain_v of_o the_o stock_n and_o let_v no_o man_n object_n that_o ancient_a custom_n can_v be_v alter_v by_o imperial_a constitution_n for_o here_o the_o emperor_n interpret_v the_o privilege_n of_o former_a emperor_n and_o declare_v in_o what_o sense_n they_o be_v give_v exponit_fw-la non_fw-la 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