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 was a readie Scribe (my hands beinge heavie, as were the hands of Moses, by reason of old Age, when they were staied up by Aron and Hur) and the tongue of Tullie, who was a fluent Orator, to expresse the Goodnes of my God; As first of all, the timelie Visiting of the Day springc from an highe, which was by God’s Providence graunted to the Brittaines, allmost as soone as to anie other Nacion, or Ilef the Gentiles, the good Josephe of Arimathæa, a faithefull Disciple of our Saviour, beinge the Messenger, to bringe them the glad Tidings of Salvation, within sixteene yeres after the glorious Ascention of the imaculate Lambe; which Josephe with all diligence did instructe the Brutaines in the right faithe, pertinent to theire Salvation. And also, when the Normans and Saxons supposed utterlie to extirpate and roote out the Name and Memorie of the auncient Brutaines, as may appeare by theire cruell Lawes, Ordinaunces and Statutes, made or ordeyned against them, yet God still preserved them and theire Seed, so that they did not perishe from beinge a Nacion, althoughe the said cruell tirannouse Kings did not cease to invent Mischieffe against the Brittaines, from the said William Bastard to Henry the fowerth. Which Henry in a Parliament, holden in the seaventh yere of his Reigne, anno Christi 1406. was allmost a whole yere inventinge and makinge most cruell Lawes and wicked Ordinaunces against the Brittaines and theire Children, thinckinge utterlie to roote out theire Memoriall from under Heaven, and that onlie for that one Offence of Owen Glindower, who rebelled against the Kinge, thinckinge, by some uncerteine Prophesie, that the tyme of the Brutaines Bondage was finished, and that himself should be theire deliverer, bicause he was descended from the line and race of Kinge Caddwalader. But he was deceived, which turned to his owne utter Confusion, and the greate miserie of his Countrey. But fowerscore yeres after, the most famous Brittaine Kinge Henry the seaventh, (beinge sente and miraculouslie preserved of the Lord, for the Deliveraunce of the Brittaines and theire Children, from the cruell Bondage and Slavery, which they remayned in under the NormausNormans [sic] and Saxons,) and his famous and victorious Sonne Kinge Henry the 8. did free, release and deliver