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Show 0 f the 4Juttncement ofltar~ing m~morie. , is .notwitho~t (orne effect, which doth furuille her. But to your Maieftie,~hom God ha'th. alrcaqie blt[~ ith ch Roy~Jl ilft.k., worthie ta co~tinue-afldr~pi*'e n you for ~uer ~and whofe yourhfull and fr 1itfuli bed de doth }!et promifemariie the like r.enouations: It }s pro.~r ~nd agreeable. to be conu rfanr, hotbnly in the traptlr·ory parrs of good gouettament:: t • n1h~fu;ai1s i~o, \vhich are . · in th~ir nature perman~[:lt & perpetual]. Amongft ~he\vhich (if affection do not trrJnfporr.mce,) there· is not any more \vorrhie, then the further cndowe •. ment of the w9rla Wfthfo~unH and fruitfull know-· ledge : For why fhould a fcwe recciued Authors .. fianp vp;like 1{~&#/es ~~~nt.r,bey.on .,h ~mJ, there iliou!d be n,o -~1yli_ng,o~~l.fcouering,fincc \\'ce haue fo bnght andtbentgne aWarre ,.. as your Ma: to con .. du~and prOfptirY3 ·R W,p-r turne therefore where \v~e lett)it re111aitte h tdjl:()iifiaer of what kind ·thofe Aet$ ~re which haue h~1ie'vnaerraken~& performed by J(Jngs .and-others, ior the increafe and aduancc.. . ':lent of !~rn~ng., whe ~in t P;!lfl~o(e to fpeake ac:. tiuely wn~lO.Ut· d_tgtieffj ~oriiy1atin'g.~. · , · Let tbtsgroundthetfore be lay d., that aU workes. 2re ouerc?me~ by amplitude'of reward, by found• nc[e ofdtr~~hon,an~by the coniuAction ofia.bors. T·}lc firll:~nulr.ipl}'te.tl~ endeuo~r,dae fecona preucn" . tcthcliror,~n.~ the third fuppherh the frailty of m'an• But th~ pnnc1pal of thele is direction: For Clauda1 in via, .411lt'Vtrtit cttrffr~ ;extra vi am : And Salomon· c.x~ellentlyfi Jtctb jt,downe; _If1helron he not Jbarpe, ~ , it.: .I · fEh,!flconii.~Ooft.'- 2 1! • ,1:. .. ll . . b . . "'NJ~I1fll'? '!''~!~ l'~~t,~;gt ·: 11ut·w!fod1Jmt u~·tb~tt: rvhich ~1/tth: hgntfyn1g rhar·rhe Inuention.oreletlion C;i1me Meane, .-is more effcduall thentanie in force-.. U1(!nioraccuntulationof (!ndeuours. This I am induted ~c>fpc~ke s for .that(not derogating from the ·Gobl~ntnteat1on of any that ·haue becne ·deferuers ~rowa:rds, the State of learning) I do obferue·n euer ... theteffe, that their!w.orkes and Acts are rather matl(~ s of Magnificeri~e ·and Mt~orie, then of.pro • :greffioa and profictence-, ·~nd.~enae ·iatlier to aug ·ment the ·mafse of Learntng 1n ·the .multitude of :learned men ~, then .~o recti fie or raife the Sciences · thtmfelues. · ~ -~TJM!W'orks or Ad:s~fnledt'towards4t:arningare ~nv~fanr abo~t three obiects, the ·Places o£ lear- . u~ ; .the Bookes of'le~vhing ..; - and the ·Perfons of tb~learned. For as \Vate~;whetberit be.thede\ve of h~~n,ortth~·fprings of tl1e earth, d<>Jh 'fi;attcr and ~ ett· fftlfe .ln -the:gr()Und'• ~.except itb¢.toHeet~d 1ntofo1:ne Receptacle;\~lhc:rerit may. by ~vnion coin· ~ot.t and fufiaine·it·fi lfe.: ~nd for that caufe rheIn~ , ~·or- Ma~ ·n~th ·made.& framed.Springr heads~ (J ndutt~ t~cflernes,an.d I»oles,-which men haue <ruftomtd Hketvi(e to ·bea.uti" e and,adorne·\vith actaompli'fhmel'!tstofMagnificenceand State,as wcl .asoCvfc and neceffi~ie: So this excellent liquor of :JcnowJedge . . W·hetherJ~ d(fcend from ·diu.ine infpihtt~ 1_1,orfp,r1ngfron1 humaneferife,, ~,vould foone :P~~~~e a a~ vanifhe ··to'oblyuian , (if it \\'ere n.o.t .preferued 1n Bookes, Tr.a ditions, Conferences 'a nd -A a ..:z . :Places |