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A72235	A ioyfull continuance of the commemoration of the most prosperous and peaceable reigne of our gratious and deare soueraigne lady Elizabeth, by the grace of God of England, Fraunce and Irelande, Queene, &c. nowe newly enlarged with an exhortation applyed to this present tyme / set foorth this xvii day of Nouember beyng the fyrst day of the xxi yeere of Her Maiesties said reigne, by Edw. Hake ... ; hereunto is added a thankesgiuing of the godly, for Her Maiesties prosperitie hitherto, with an earnest desire of the longe continuance of the same to Gods glory and our comfort.	Hake, Edward, fl. 1560-1604.	1578 (1578)	STC 12605.5; ESTC S5243	18,271	54

the fauorable cēsure encouragemēts of your said learned neighbor at one instant concurringe I was zealously bold to cast abroad into the view of the world this my smalle treatise as it were to prouoke the pen of some renowmed Homer to prepare the harts of al her highnes subiects to a further deper consideratiō of Gods exceeding superaboundaunt mercies that in the thankfulnes and sinceritie of their hartes they might not for one day supersticiously but for euer kepe holy vnto the Lord the cōmemoratiō of the most prosperous peaceable raigne of the same our gracious dere soueraigne lady queen Elizabeth And now my worshipful cowsen bicause the forces of these my priuate motions haue in this sort effected that nedes they must breake forth I trust to the honor of the highest and the same not meanely by occasion of the encouragemēts which I receiued in your house I cānot resist but coactedly as it were by loue I must confer that dedication thereof digested into this litle boke as you see vpon you before aboue the rest of my beloued friends assuring you that in the great ioy of my hart I haue founde you so equall vnto mine affections in the fauouring of this cause and in the comfort that you take by beholdyng the blisful daies of our sanctified DEBORA as also so Ialous for the Regestryng of her highnesse prayses or rather the prayses of our God vnto posteritie that if I knew by what other meane more acceptably then thus by the first view of these my trauayles employed to the glory of god I might manifest vnto you the sincerity of mine affection vndoubtedly you shuld finde me so for ward to accomplishe the same that the deede it self to the vtmost limit of my poore degree shuld be enough to make knowne what vnfayned loue I do beare you And wheras the dedication of all other bookes for the most part doe seeme to craue countinaunce and defence at the hands of the patron this my small booke assure your self for the dignitie of the personage of whom it treateth as also for the truth of the matter that it conteineth shal be able enough besides the defence of it selfe to geue both countinaunce and commendation to your person being indeede the verye man amongst men of your place and calling whose loyall harte and religious minde besides the consideracion of priuate duties of loue may challenge frō me such affection as best of al becōmeth a christian louer to his friend so wel approued And though the booke be but litle yet the personage of whō it treateth is great and so great as that the Booke may sooner be countenaunced with the royaltie of her highnesse name than be able by the thowsande parte to show foorth the number of her princely vertues much lesse of the large benefites that infinitely arise vnto our common wealth of England and to euery member of the same by the goodnesse of her rarest gouernment Some particuler partes whereof are as before is declared in these Quaires though brieflye yet truely discoursed But nowe that you may some way answere the name of a Patron of this my Booke although the matter of the same hath defence sufficient in it selfe in the truth thereof is able enough to stand against the faces of al the enimies of truth Yet because there is a sorte of people which I feare me more of enuy then of any true zeale or care of my well doynge as hauyng an awstere regard vnto my vocation which in deede resteth in the Study or rather in a meane place of practise of the cōmon lawes of this Realme will recken it a matter more then ordinary that I should after this sorte so transcende the limits of my sayd vocation as spendyng my time or at the least some parte of the same in thyngs by semblaunce so far discrepaunte from my profession let my defense be so made I beseeche you that it may in equall sort be considered or at the least wise by you enforced not only how muche and how largely loue and zeale are hable to woorke and brynge to passe in men otherwhyles conuersaunt in the consideration of thynges high and precious but also how seemely a thyng it is and how well agreeable with euery vocation to aduaunce and set foorth the high prayses of vertue and vertuous personages as also to batter beate downe the enforcementes of vyce and vicious monsters And for my selfe I haue boldly to affirme vnto all suche discontented myndes especially vnto those that haue the common lawes for theyr profession that the matter of this my littel booke is not so voyde of excuse but that by view of the substaunce ful scope therof it may yeelde foorth a stronge and ryghtfull defense agaynst these nice and ouer curious reprouers for as it concerneth the speciall prayse of God in the Commemoration of the Queenes Maiesties most prosperous and peaceable gouernment So it is not vnknowne that touchinge the Regiment of Princes the nature of Lawes the office of Counsaylers and the authorytie of Iudges the volumes of our Lawes are not so barrein but that they may and do minister matter aboundantlye to the professors and students of the same whereby to discerne and to deeme indifferently of them all for whether we would consider the good and godly gouernment of a Prince by often pardoning of offences in mercye or by sharplie punishing of offenders in iustice by planting of good wholesome lawes or by repealyng of euill and vnnecessary Statutes Not onely Bracton but also the worthy and worshipfull Knight master Forescue in sundrye places of his litle Commentary verie copiously geue foorth matter for the furtherynge of studious wittes in the consideracion thereof And no lesse may be gathered touthyng a difference and sownd censure of honourable Counsayllers but especially of Iudges of lawes Wherupon I trust I may inferre that to praise and extolle the admirable gouernment of our renowmed Soueraigne or to commende the sowndnes of her lawes or to aduaunce and set forth the wonderfull vertues of her highnes counsayllers or to acknowledge the rare learning holynesse of her reuerende Iudges so farforth as they be matters though but superfitially to be discerned and descyphred by the Bookes of our Lawes so farre they are not to be thought discrepaunt or impertinent for a student of the lawes to treat or to write of But wherfore should I thus carefully seeke to defend that which I suppose nedeth no reprehension why shuld I not rather challenge that liberty that is graunted to euery vocation of learninge yea to the lawyer himself namely to intermingle with painful trauayles of the minde the pleasures of some exercise more plausible and milde especially where the same may be practised to the glory of god to the profit of our brethren as I trust this is or at the least wyse was intended Well if all this notwithstanding these curious carpers wil

and Ioye her Foes and all full many kept from Death No ease to her but griefe of minde is losse of Subiectes breath Her Subiects goodes shée neuer séekes none lyues whom shée hath spoyld Her very Foes are frée from force no Foe with force is foyld Yea foes and all they sow and reape they plant and eate the fruit They build and buye no losse they take vnlesse by lawfull suite Each wight within her royall Realme possesseth as his owne Such substaunce as by lotte he hath and vnto him is growne With quiet course in equall sorte each man in his degree Draw'th forth his daies and spend'th his time full orderly to see Wrong resteth no mannes right by might wher Princes ayde is crau'de The poore with ritche contend a like by Law their Rights bee sau'de No Law lockt vp no Iustice stopt no one through her takes wrong O noble Prince and hast thou liu'de a vertuous Quéene so longe And hath thy name Elyzabeth so many yeares sustainde The cause of Trueth and runne that race that vertue hath ordeinde Now blessed be those daies of thine Thrise blessed be our God By whom our Quéene Elyzabeth those vertuous steppes hath trod Not force of Fleshe hath held her vp not sharpe deuise of man Not crafte not skill not worldly shifte her blessed state beganne Before her raigne bereaft of peace bereaft of outwarde Ioy Pursude to death by Romishe beastes still séeking her annoy Whose foamy frothye murthrous Iawes with stomackes stuft with guile Each day deuisde her graces death and sacred state to foyle Whome high Iehoue preserued hath in spite of Sathans rage To liue a Quéene in blessed peace to lyue an happye age Oh graunt her God an hart to prayse and magnifie thy name And as thou hast preseru'de her life so still preserue the same Let dewe remembraunce neuer slippe from forth her royall brest But let her alwayes beare in minde how thou hast wrought her rest Full seauentéene yeares this day her grace hath raign'de with vs a Quéene No Treasons force hath yet preuaild that euer could be séene No drift deuise no deuils déede no falshod fetchte from hell Hath yet tane place in sauetie yet her noble grace doth dwell Thyne hand Iehoue hath founde them out thine owne right hand hath broughte Each darke deuise to open viewe and treasons guile to nought Thine hand hath held her kingdome faste thine owne right hand hath stayde The running rage of rancour bent and made her foes afrayde Of wisdome hast thou lent her stoare to guide thy folcke aright What giftes of grace haue Princes more obtayned in thy sight Graue counsaile guiding all by Truth thou Lorde with her hast plaste Whose careful works for common wealth can neuer be defaste Whose mindes to rigoure they ne bende no hartes they haue to harme No woe they worke to any wight to none they cry Al arme No lawe they wrest to worke their willes no sleightes they doe impose No burthen on her Subiectes backes obtruded is by those They enuy not her peoples good no trappes they laye to traine Nor subtile baytes by pinching lawes at any time ordeyne Their Princes wrath they whet not on no wayte they lay for blood Oh noble wightes and haue you liu'de to worke your Countreyes good Haue all your Foes fownde endlesse bale that sought your honors spoyle And stande you yet in Countreys sight to séeke fowle Treasons foyle With teares we hold our hands to heauen and from our hartes we crie Lyue liue you noble Counsayllers liue liue and neuer dye Let Princes loue remayne on you and loue you her againe So shall no treasons drifte disioynte our englishe peace in twaine So shall you gaine a guerdon iuste for your so noble déedes And so shall wee poore Subiecte sortes still sticke to you at néedes Lorde blessed be thy name alwaies thrise blessed by thy name That guyd'st to good their graue attemptes dyrecting still the same These giftes for thine we doo proclame euen all these giftes for thine A gratious Quéene with Counsayle graue that to thy will encline A noble race of royall wittes a Senate surely knit A prudent sort of polishte heads who neuer haplesse yet Attempted ought that might redownd to wealth of Englishe soyle Who neuer yet emprised ought wherein they tooke the foyle By thée wée still enioy her grace by thée this Counsayle so By thée the same doe plant good lawes all vice to ouerthrow And for those lawes such Iudges set as Iustice well maintayne Such Iudges some as doubtlesse yet no former times could gayne Not moody sorte of wandring heades not hartes corrupt with guyle Not wrangling wittes not bribinge hands our Iudgementes Seates defile But séemely sortes of sacred heads but Sages sownde and graue But goodly viewe of learned wittes our Iudgement places haue Where looke what Lawe and Iustice wil that Iudges doo pronounce Where looke what lawe and Iustice nill that Iudges doo renounce Where hée my Lorde amongs the rest whose handes regard no méede Whose harte Dyes no deceyte at all with honour doth procéede As others eke in soundest sort to Ioyne together aye With Mercy Truth with Iustice Peace in firme and perfecte staye Ah hawtie Hall with honours deckt ah Roofes of royall viewe Ah Seates possest with Iustice self with peace and Iudgements trewe Sith laude sith thankes sith endlesse praise be dewe vnto thy name Swéet lord swéet Christ for these thy gifts we magnifie the same Lord blesse therfore these benefittes Lord giue them large increase Lord let thy mercies still endure Lord let them neuer cease Lord blesse our Quéene Lord prosper her Lord leade her with thine hand Lord teach her aye thy will to know and worde to vnderstand Lord graunt that shée in harte maye loue thy law and thy decrée That shée may knowe how all these giftes procéede good Lord from thée And for thy works of wonder done let her extoll thy praise Let her in truth and holy lyfe continewe all her dayes Let Lorde her graces eyes so pearce into thy Churches state That she with Iudgement sound and pure remooue from thence debate And let her Lorde so loue to heare thy godly Preachers voyce That shée reiecte not what they teache but take the best in choyse Let pompous state be vnto her no stoppe of dew regarde Ne let the faults of faythlesse mates at any time be sparde Let all her royall howsholde so reformed be from sinne That they to all the worlde may showe what vertue is therein That shée may bring a lasting praise and glory to thy name That life and doctrine fownde alike her foes may suffer shame Lorde giue her Iudgement to discerne and that with Counsayle graue Shée may finde out what sownde redresse our common wealth should haue To cut of crafte from wholsome lawes and chiefly to supplant From place of Rule and Iustice such as sownde profession want Whose handes how hurtfull they shall be in times of troublous