The Castell of Courtesie Whereunto is adioyned The Holde of Humilitie: With the Chariot of Chastitie thereunto annexed. Also a Dialogue betweene Age and Youth, and other matters herein conteined. By Iames Yates |
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A thankesgeuing vnto God for the happie,
peaceable, and most gloriouse Reigne of our singuler Souereigne and Ladie, Queene Elizabeth.
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A thankesgeuing vnto God for the happie, peaceable, and most gloriouse Reigne of our singuler Souereigne and Ladie, Queene Elizabeth.
With humble heartes and faithfull mindes,assemble all and pray,
And sing high laude, vnto our God,
whose goodnesse to display,
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to glorifie the same:
With such desertes as rightly longes,
vnto his blessed name.
Oh England, ioy thou litle Ile,
in prayers do not cease:
Both day and night giue laud to God,
for this thy happie peace,
Inioyed vnder Perelesse Prince,
Eizabeth thy Queene:
Whose quyet raigne declares that God,
his blessing would haue seene,
Upon her grace and eke her realme,
the which O Lord preserue:
With Seemely Cepter in her Throne,
thy Gospell to conserue.
From forraine foe, and faithlesse friendes,
from all that mischiffe workes:
Lord breake the broode of Enuies wyles,
in secretie that loorkes.
Lay open to her Princly viewe,
all those that faithlesse be
In thought against her Maiestie,
Lord let her highnesse see.
We must confesse vnfainedly,
we haue deseru'd thy ire:
We dayly lord, be prompt to sinne,
smale goodnesse we require.
Yet haue compassion on our land,
and do the same defend:
From those which vnder shew of friendes,
their mallice do pretend.
Unto our Quene which raigned hath,
this three and twentie yeares:
In peacable Tranquillitie,
as well to vs appeares.
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ouer this Realme to Raine,
Amen, Amen, for Iesus sake,
amen: we do not faine.
God preserue with ioyfull life, our Gracious Queene Elizabeth.
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