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mala_fw-la expellenda_fw-la let_v we_o ordinand_n therefore_o make_v strong_a the_o bond_n of_o our_o concord_n and_o expel_v the_o mischief_n of_o discord_n for_o it_o have_v be_v our_o ancient_a honour_n and_o the_o britain_n glory_n record_v of_o this_o nation_n by_o cornelius_n tacitus_n commune_fw-la periculum_fw-la concordia_fw-la propulsandum_fw-la cognovere_fw-la britanni_n in_o vit_fw-mi jul._n agricolae_fw-la the_o briton_n by_o their_o mutual_a and_o intestine_a concord_n know_v well_o how_o to_o repel_v all_o common_a danger_n to_o themselves_o unite_v we_o therefore_o cheerful_o for_o according_a to_o socrates_n this_o union_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n be_v the_o very_a work_n and_o scope_n of_o friendship_n and_o such_o as_o be_v true_a friend_n ettam_fw-la â—…b_fw-la vehementiam_fw-la amoris_fw-la cupiunt_fw-la connasci_fw-la &_o unum_fw-la ex_fw-la duobus_fw-la fieri_fw-la desire_v even_o in_o the_o vehement_a heat_n of_o their_o love_n to_o be_v bear_v together_o again_o and_o one_o entire_a to_o be_v make_v out_o of_o two_o body_n which_o union_n or_o communion_n of_o the_o law_n and_o liberty_n with_o other_o emolument_n answerable_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o need_n and_o decency_n be_v confirm_v by_o discipline_n and_o discipline_n comprehend_v in_o the_o law_n and_o in_o philosophy_n when_o england_n and_o scotland_n be_v separate_v yet_o be_v they_o brethren_n for_o in_o one_o proverb_n they_o do_v consent_v that_o england_n be_v the_o elder_a and_o scotland_n the_o young_a brother_n and_o of_o late_a year_n their_o accord_n be_v so_o natural_a prognosticate_a this_o indissoluble_a union_n that_o to_o the_o breake-necke_n spite_n of_o our_o enemy_n our_o late_a peace_n of_o england_n dance_v in_o spiritual_a consolation_n feed_v upon_o that_o counsel_n which_o the_o divine_a psalmist_n utter_v ecce_fw-la quam_fw-la bonum_fw-la &_o quam_fw-la iucundum_fw-la est_fw-la fratres_fw-la habit_n be_v in_o unum_fw-la and_o in_o the_o day_n of_o our_o father_n when_o any_o jar_n happen_v betwixt_o we_o they_o be_v such_o cavil_n or_o emulation_n rather_o as_o common_o fall_v among_o brethren_n which_o though_o they_o