His Majesty is the first king of the religion.
He bears the title of Defender of the Faith.

His religion, his only daughter, his son-in-law, his grandson are all especially interested besides his own dignity, besides the common weal." He then adverted to the large subsidies from Queen Elizabeth many years before, guaranteed, it was true, by the cautionary towns, and to the gallant English regiments, sent by that great sovereign, which had been fighting so long and so splendidly in the Netherlands for the common cause of Protestantism and liberty.

Yet England was far weaker then, for she had always her northern frontier to defend against Scotland, ever ready to strike her in the back.

"But now his Majesty," said Barneveld, "is King of England and Scotland both.

His frontier is free.