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the_o gentry_n valiant_a and_o industrious_a the_o hope_n and_o assurance_n of_o wealth_n all_o if_o we_o be_v such_o as_o we_o will_v seem_v and_o desire_v to_o be_v account_v or_o be_v we_o so_o far_o inferior_a to_o other_o nation_n or_o our_o spirit_n so_o far_o deject_v from_o our_o ancient_a predecessoures_n or_o our_o mind_n so_o upon_o spoil_n piracy_n or_o other_o villaniea_n to_o serve_v the_o portugal_n spaniard_n dutch_n french_a or_o turk_n as_o to_o the_o great_a hurt_n of_o europe_n too_o many_o do_v rather_o than_o our_o god_n our_o king_n our_o country_n and_o ourselves_o excuse_v our_o idleness_n and_o our_o base_a complaint_n by_o want_n of_o employment_n when_o here_o be_v such_o choice_n of_o all_o sort_n and_o for_o all_o degree_n in_o this_o plantation_n so_o let_v these_o answer_v such_o questionless_a question_n that_o keep_v we_o back_o from_o imitate_v the_o worthiness_n of_o their_o brave_a spirit_n that_o advance_v themselves_o from_o poor_a soldier_n to_o 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