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gallantry_n they_o may_v express_v their_o good_a affection_n and_o add_v some_o new_a lustre_n to_o the_o accustom_a pomp_n and_o splendour_n of_o the_o coronation_n the_o pomp_n and_o splendour_n of_o which_o day_n be_v not_o to_o be_v describe_v by_o a_o ready_a pen_n than_o i_o be_o able_a to_o pretend_v to_o nor_o to_o be_v equal_v by_o any_o other_o in_o the_o time_n precede_v but_o only_o by_o the_o glorious_a day_n of_o the_o king_n reduction_n of_o which_o we_o may_v affirm_v with_o the_o court_n historian_n though_o with_o no_o such_o flattery_n laâ—itiam_fw-la illius_fw-la diei_fw-la consursum_fw-la totius_fw-la civitatis_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d pene_fw-la inferentiâ—m_fw-la coelo_fw-la mâ—â—is_fw-la etc._n etc._n what_o pen_n be_v able_a to_o express_v the_o triumph_n of_o those_o two_o great_a day_n when_o all_o the_o bravery_n of_o the_o nation_n seem_v to_o be_v pour_v into_o the_o city_n and_o the_o whole_a city_n empty_v into_o some_o few_o street_n the_o window_n in_o those_o street_n to_o be_v glaze_v with_o eye_n the_o house_n in_o a_o manner_n to_o be_v tile_v with_o man_n and_o all_o the_o people_n in_o the_o street_n the_o window_n and_o the_o house_n top_n also_o ingeminate_v and_o regeminate_v this_o most_o joyful_a acclamation_n god_n save_o the_o king_n 48._o for_o which_o great_a mercy_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o this_o glorious_a day_n let_v we_o sing_v our_o benedictus_n also_o to_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n bless_a be_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n for_o he_o have_v visit_v and_o redeem_v his_o people_n and_o have_v raise_v up_o a_o mighty_a salvation_n for_o we_o in_o the_o house_n of_o his_o servant_n david_n to_o which_o immortal_a and_o invisible_a god_n the_o almighty_a father_n and_o to_o the_o honourable_a true_a and_o only_a son_n the_o lamb_n that_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n and_o to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o comforter_n let_v we_o ascribe_v as_o we_o be_v bind_v all_o majesty_n may_v praise_n power_n and_o glory_n from_o this_o time_n forth_o for_o ever_o more_o and_o let_v all_o the_o people_n say_v amen_n the_o end_n end_n prov._n 15._o 23_o 2_o sam._n 20._o 1._o 2_o sam._n 16._o 5._o 1_o sam._n 16._o 13._o 1_o sam._n 17._o 24._o 1_o sam._n 28._o 28._o 1_o sam._n 18._o 27._o 1_o sam._n 18._o 1_o sam._n 19_o 1_o sam._n 19_o 1._o 1_o sam._n 20._o 33._o 1_o sam._n 21._o 6_o 9_o 1_o sam._n 22._o 18_o etc._n etc._n 1_o 1_o sam._n 21._o 10._o 1_o sam._n 22._o 3._o 1_o sam._n 23._o 1_o sam._n 23._o 20._o 1_o sam._n 25._o 11._o 1_o sam._n 22._o 1._o 1_o sam._n 27._o 2._o 1_o sam._n 22._o 2._o 1_o sam._n 29._o 8._o 1_o sam._n 27._o 2._o 1_o sam._n 27._o 6._o 1_o chr._n 12._o 1_o etc._n etc._n 1_o chr._n 12._o 22._o 2_o sam._n 2._o 1_o 4._o 1_o sam._n 14._o 50._o 2_o sam._n 2._o 8_o 9_o 2_o sam._n 3._o 8._o 2_o sam._n 4._o 2._o antiq._n jud._n lib._n 7._o cap._n 2._o august_n in_o confess_v lib._n 8._o cap._n 2._o 1_o sam._n 23_o 6._o ☞_o muscul._n in_o psal._n 31._o psal._n 127._o 1._o origen_n in_o rome_n cap._n 9_o horat._n aâ—iq_fw-la jud_v ic_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 7._o chap_n 3._o loseph_n de_fw-fr â—ello_fw-it jud._n lib._n 7._o c._n 17._o id._n ibid._n athanas._o in_o epist_n ad_fw-la mar._n in_o tom._n 3._o virgil._n aencid_n 1_o king_n 18._o 44._o tacit._n hist_o li._n 2._o vellei_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d hist._n l._n 2._o antiq._n judaic._n lib._n 7._o chap._n 10._o aug_n conf._n lib._n 10._o ch_n 23._o id._n ibid._n dan._n 3._o 5._o