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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19622	The mansion of magnanimitie Wherein is shewed the most high and honorable acts of sundrie English kings, princes, dukes, earles, lords, knights and gentlemen, from time to time performed in defence of their princes and countrie: set forth as an encouragement to all faithfull subiects, by their example resolutely to addresse them selues against all forreine enemies. Published by Richard Crompton an apprentice of the common law. 1599. Whereunto is also adioyned a collection of diuerse lawes ... with a briefe table, shewing what munition ought to be kept by all sorts of her Maiesties subiects ...	Crompton, Richard, fl. 1573-1599.	1599 (1599)	STC 6054; ESTC S105166	85,768	121

enterprises are not holden to proceede of courage and valour but rather of rashnesse which often bringeth danger to the whole Army And you couragious souldiors submit your selues to the order and direction of your chieftaines and leaders of whose great experience and skill in martiall affaires you shall not need to doubt by reason of their continuall training vp therin and so much the rather you must thus do because you are not yet such men of vnderstanding in warlike discipline Herodotus So did the noble Graecians as Herodotus writeth whereby small companies gaue sundry notable ouerthrowes to great multitudes of the Persians in battel euen when they were in their chiefest conquests moste triumphed of their glorious victories Where no order is the scripture saieth there is confusion and vtter ruine Keepe therefore your rankes break not your arraies stand fast in your places to which you are appointed for out of doubt as obseruation of orders in battell is neuer without hope of victory so doth disorder open the way to the enimy to ouerthrow you If you keepe order you shall be euen like a strong Bulwarke against the enimie which they will with all their forces attempt to breake being the only way to gaine them victorie of which purpose if they faile then they will bee vtterly discomfited and fall into your hands To conclude forsomuch as the chance of war is vncertaine and the sequele therof standeth doubtful although the causes afore remembred ought greatly to encourage you in this seruice and to hope of victory yet let vs all make our selues readie for whatsoeuer it shall please God to lay vpon vs and let vs make our humble prayers to Almighty God confessing our sinnefull liues and heartilie repent vs thereof who giueth grace in the very instance of time as by the example of the theefe which was hanged with our Sauior Christ appeareth who vsed these few words vnto him Lorde remember mee when thou commest into thy kingdome And Christ said vnto him This day shalt thou be with me in Paradice And let vs cal vpon him for his gracious assistance against our enemies who no doubt wil ayde and defend vs against them according to his promise for heauen and earth shall passe before one iòte of his Couenant or promise which he hath made to such as serue and feare him shal faile as the scripture doth plainely testifie Now let vs all kneele down and lift vppe our hartes to the throne of Gods Maiesty pray ALmightie God father of our Lord Iesus Christ maker of all things Iudge of all men we acknowledge and bewaile our manifold sinnes and wickednesses which we from time to time most greeuouslie haue committed against thy diuine Maiestie prouoking most iustly thy wrath and indignation against vs we doe earnestly repent and are hartily sorie for these our misdooinges haue mercie vpon vs most mercifull Father for thy blessed son our Lord Iesus Christs sake forgiue al our offences past graunt that we may euer hereafter serue and please thee in newnesse of life to the honor and glory of thy holy name through our onely mediator and aduocate Iesus Christ our Lord. And O thou most mighty God that art the King of kings and Lord of lords and gouernour of all things whose power no creature is able to resist stretch out thy mighty arme and come help vs and be our defence for without thee vaine is the help of man We go not against this multitude trusting in our owne strength but in thy name and in thy most gratious ayde and assistance let them know that thou art the Lord of hoasts and the onely giuer of victory and deliuer them into our hands if it be thy good pleasure that we may glorify thy holy name through Iesus Christ our Lord to whom with thee the holy Ghost that most sweet comforter that art one in three and three in one true and euerlasting god be all honor glory and praise for euer and euer so be it Now in the name of God almighty aduance our Standards display your Ensignes and set vpon them couragiously for the honor of your prince and country for all England prayeth for our good successe in this buisines this day THE MANSION of Magnanimitie ¶ Of the strength of this Realme in respect of the scituation pleasantnesse of ayre fruitfulnesse of soile aboundance of al sorts of Graine Cattell and other necessaries for the vse of man how it is replenished with thousands of couragious valiant men wherby to withstand all forren inuasion Also how it is defended with many strong holdes in places needfull and furnished with a Royall Nauy with mnnition sufficient to incounter the enemy Chap. 1. ALthough I doubt not both in respect of your loyalties to her Maiestie and fidelities to her Crown things due by all Lawes from euery true Subiect to his Prince and Soueraigne gouernor and also of the great loue and affection that euery man doth naturally beare to his natiue Cuntrey but that you wil be alwaies ready with hart and hand to ioyne in the defence of these against the enemy yet haue I thought it not vaine to set downe some speciall causes and reasons which shall the rather moue vs hereunto Amongst which as in the first parte of this booke I will commend to your considerations the strength of our Country in regard of the scituation therof The first cause of incouragement in respect of the scituation of our Countrey how our countrey is inuironed with the maine Sea sauing that part onely adioyning to Scotlād which is a sufficiēt defence to this realme in that the Quéenes most excellent Maiestie the noble King of that country are most surely linked as well in respect of the néernesse of bloud as also by reason of most honourable couenants and agréementes of league peace and amity which by Gods grace shall long continue concluded and passed betwixt them so that we may well assure our selues that none can come to vs but by shipping wherby what aduantage we haue that stand vpon the firme land ready to receiue or defend the enimy which must lie open to our forces from the sea euery man of any reasonable sence or vnderstanding may easily conceiue It is placed in that part of the world which is temperate neither vexed with too much heat nor oppressed with ouer much colde as many other Countries be It is also of a most delicate holsome ayre full of pleasant springs fountaines and riuers A Country of fruitfull soile Commodities of our countrey yeelding Corne of all sorts abundance of Wooll Allom Copper Mines of Leade Tin Yron Stone Wood Seacole Pittes to make Salt of and of all manner of Cattell Horsses Fowles Fishes Beasts of Venery of all kindes plentiful and all other things necessary for mans sustenance vse and pleasure A Country apt for traffick by sea from all places of the world in respect whereof we are of our selues