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AspeechElizabethImadein1588totheEnglishmilitarybefore

theywentintobattleagainsttheSpanishArmada:
Mylovingpeople,wehavebeenpersuadedbysome,thatare
carefulofoursafety,totakeheedhowwecommitourselvesto
armedmultitudes,forfearoftreachery;butIassureyou,Idonot
desiretolivetodistrustmyfaithfulandlovingpeople.Lettyrants
fear;Ihavealwayssobehavedmyselfthat,underGod,Ihave
placedmychiefeststrengthandsafeguardintheloyalheartsand
goodwillofmysubjects.AndthereforeIamcomeamongstyouat
thistime,notasformyrecreationorsport,butbeingresolved,in
themidstandheatofthebattle,toliveordieamongstyouall;to
laydown,formyGod,andformykingdom,andformypeople,
myhonorandmyblood,eventhedust.IknowIhavebutthebody
ofaweakandfeeblewoman;butIhavetheheartofaking,andof
akingofEngland,too;andthinkfoulscornthatParmaorSpain,or
anyprinceofEurope,shoulddaretoinvadethebordersofmy
realms:towhich,ratherthananydishonorshouldgrowbyme,I
myselfwilltakeuparms;Imyselfwillbeyourgeneral,judge,and
rewarderofeveryoneofyourvirtuesinthefield.Iknowalready,
byyourforwardness,thatyouhavedeservedrewardsandcrowns;
andwedoassureyou,onthewordofaprince,theyshallbeduly
paidyou.Inthemeanmylieutenantgeneralshallbeinmystead,
thanwhomneverprincecommandedamorenobleandworthy
subject;notdoubtingbyyourobediencetomygeneral,byyour
concordinthecamp,andbyyourvalorinthefield,weshall
shortlyhaveafamousvictoryovertheenemiesofmyGod,ofmy
kingdom,andofmypeople.
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