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mercy, but be that is merciful: And after that he shall live in sorrow all his life time: And die by adventure, suddenly in a flood of the sea. And his progenie shall be fa herlesse in strange countries and lands for ever more because they were gotten against the law of God ; For by that generation the Realme of England is. repleat of all iniquity and abomination of sin And so the wolf, the dragon with the lyon, shall divide the realme of Eng- land, and so shall the land be conquest by the power and will of God, and not by the strength of man.

And he that is an Englishman born, shall deny and per- jure his native nation and realm. But yet they shall be as tributers to these aforesaid three beasts, and all wholly subdued to them. And then the Impose of God shall be glad of her deliverance, and her children shall inhabit their lands with joy in the service of their father by creator. Well is the man that keepeth his true part to that time. For after those days the law of the spouse shall be well.

But in the mean time, that religious persons suffer patiently persecution, and especially the poor, which have lift all for their spouse sake, for they shall be glad to flee to the mountains and caves for their safeguard : But he for whole sake they do suffer, shall redress their dolour to joy without end.

And the yle of Britane shall be in all joy and peace, and the just shall be glad in the suppressing or their adver- saries: And then shall all good men and women give perfect laud and praise to God Omnipotent; For God doth suffer men to be punished for sin.

And then shall the owle, the bear with the eagle be all destroyed, because they were untrue to the moon and changed into blood: For by their counsel, the whole lyon gentle of nature, was degenerate, and mad against them that was his trusty friends. For he shall be the cause of great and much trouble, and shedding of much innocent blood, and the beginning of great discord amongst them