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 deliver the Idwallians Brittaines from theire said Bondage, and made them, in all points and degrees, as free as anie of theire Enemies were, either Normans or Saxons. So that, when they were utterlie past all hope of Recovery, the wonderfull Mercies and lovinge Kindnes of the Lord appeared, in sendinge a Moses of theire owne Nacion, to sett them at libertie, Kinge Henry the seaventh, who was lineallie descended from Kinge Cadwalader, and so from Brutus the first Kinge of the land of Brutaine; which Deliveraunce happened anno Domino 1485. after the Brutaines had remayned in Bondage under the Romaines 483. yeres, and under theire ould servaunts the Saxons and Danes till William Conqueror 481. yeres, from William Conqueror to the noble and prudent Kinge Henry the seaventh 409 yeres. The whole Summe and Contynuaunce of theire bondage lasted 1393. yeres, and yet the Lord had not forgotten the auncient Brittaines after theire longe Punishment, God make them thanckfull. And nowe anno Christi 1602. beinge 116. yeres after Kinge Henry the seaventh, the land beinge ruled under threr Kings and twoe Queenes, to wit Henry the seavente Henry the 8, FdwardEdward [sic] the sixte, Queene Marie and Queene Elizabeth of famous memorie, the Allmightie, multiplyinge his Mercies towards us, sent the most noble, learned, vertuous and religious King James, by God’s Grace Kinge of Greate Brittaine, descended by his Mother from the famous Kinge Henry the seaventh, and also linealie derived from the three Princes of Wales, and so from Kinge Cadwalader, and consequentlie from Brutus the firste Kinge of this Iland of Brittaine, who gave yt that Name anno Mundi 2855. before Christ’s blessed Incarnation 1108. yeres, and likewiese descended by his Father of all the Nobles and Princes of Brittaine, and generallie from Albenactus, Sonne to Kinge Brutus, his Majestie. . . . likewise deseendeddescended [sic] from most parte of the Nobilitie of th. . . partes of Europa, beinge miraculouslie preserved and se. . . . to be Kinge of Greate Brittaine, by the determinate Providence of God Allmightie, and to be the most assured Joie, and unspeakable Comforte of all true and most auncient Christian Brittaines, whose prosperous Reigne