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Show .d Letter,to Mr. Faules, ~S Martii, t6o3. _ . your Difcretion, to deliver, and prefcnt the fame, to his Mait{lits J Hands. Of which Letter, I fend you a Copy, that you may know, what you carry; And may take, of Mr. M~tthew, the Letter it Self; it you be plea fed, to undertake the Dchvcry. Lafi:ly, 1 doe commend to your Self, and fuch your Cunc!ics, as Occaiion m,ay require, this Gentleman, Mr. Matthew ; ~ldefi: Sonne,. to my Lo'td Bifhop, of Durefm, and my very good Fnend; ~Aifurmg you, that any Curtcfy, you {hall ufe towards him, you fhall ufe, to a very worthy yo~111g Gentkmar:t, and one, I know, whofe A~- , quaintance, you will 111uch cfi:eem. And fo I ever conu-nue. -- -------- A Letter, to Mr. Davis, tbengone to tl'e. ~ing) at his jirfl Entrance. MR. 'D6vif, Though you went, on. the fuddcn, yet you could not goe,before you had fpoken wuh your Sclf,~o the purpofe, which I will now write: And therefore, I know, 1t fuallbe altogether needlcfs, favc that I meant to fhcw you, that I was n~t afieep. Briefly, Icommen~ my Selt to your Love, .and the we~ ufing my N a~c .; As wc:ll.m.repreff!ng~ and anf wenng for me? 1f there be any Bumg, or~ tbhng a.t ~t, 111 that Pl.acc; . As by ~mpriming a good Concett, and Opmlon of me,ch1eflr 1n the Kmg; ( of whofe favour, I make 1ny Set f, con1fonable Afiurance ; ) As . otherwifc in that Court : And not oncly fo, but generally, to perform to me, all the good ~ffices, which the Vivacity of y~ur , Wit, can fuggeft, to your mtnde> to be per.formed to ~me, w1th whofc AffeCtion, you have fo great Sympat~y ~ And 1n whofc FortUtle, you have fo great Inter en. So dcfinng you to be good, to conctaled Po~ts, I continue. . A Letter, to Mr. Faule~. 28 Martii, 1603. MR. Fllulrs, I did write unto you, yefi:erday, by Mr. Lake,( who was difpatched hence, from their Lotdfhips,) a Letter, ofR~w vivour~ ofthofc Sparks of former Acquaintance, between us, 111 my BrotiJers time : And now, upon the fame Confidence, finding [o fit a Mdfcnger, I would not fail o falute you; Hoping it will fall out io happily, as th~t you fhal be one,of the Kings Servants, which his Maj~fty; will firfi: employ, here with us :where, I hope, ro have fome means, not to be baJ;ren, in Fri~ndfhip,towards you. We all thirf£, after the Kings Comming, , accounting all this, bur as the Dawning, of the Day; before the Rifhzf., of the Sun, till we have 1 .. ._ _ .,. ,... , .... 'f .. ·- . .A Letter;ttHnj Lord ofNort!utmberland, ~c • . have his Prefence. And though, now, bis Majefiie, mu{l be Ja. nus Bifrons,. to have a Face co Scotl&nd, a~ we~l as to Engla'nd, yer, k,od nunc mftat agendum: The Expetl:auon 1s here; that he will come in State, and not in Strength. So for this time, 1 commend you to Gods Goodnefs. • f - • 0 • • .. -------~-....-~~ ...... _....._, _______ I A ~etter, to Mr. Robert Kempe, upon the ~eatb . of Qgeen Elizabeth! · · "- ~I R. Kqnpe, This Alteration is fo great, as you tnight jufrly l.V.lconceive, fome Coldnefs of my Affeetion towards you)ifyou fuould hear nothing from me, I living in this Place. It is in vain· tO tell you, with what wonderflill Still, and Calm, this Wheel is turned round: Which, whether it be, a Remnant, of her Felicity,' that is·gone, or a Fruit, of his R'tputation-, that is comming, I will · not determine. For I cannot> but divide my Self, between her · MemtJry, and hls Name : Yet we account it, but a fair lJ'forn before sun-rijing, befor~ his Maj~fties Prefencc; Though, for my part, l fee not, when~· any VVcatbcr fhould ari[e. The Pa.pifts arc contained, with Feat enou.~.h, and Hope too much. The Frenc~, is thouo-h'tto ttirrt his Praeticc, upon procuring, fomc Difturbance ~inSc~land; where Crowns may doe wonders: But this Day, is fo wekom to the Nation, and the time fo ibort, as I doe not fear the Effetl:.~ My Lord of Southampton ~ expeCl:eth Releafe, by the next Difpatch, ahd is already much vifited, and much well wifhed. There is continual poafting; by Men of good ~ality, towards .the King. The rather~ I think, becaufe thi~ Spring time, ·it is but a kinde ot Sport. It ts hoped, that as the State hetc, hath pcrfonned the patt, of good Atturr.eys, to deliver the King:> quiet Poif<:ffion, of his Kingdoms: So the King, will re-deliver them, quiet Poffeffion of their Places,; Rather filling Places void, than re- · moving Men placed. So, &c. d Letter, . to my Lord ofi Northumberland , mentioning a · Prodam3t1on, drawn for the King, at his Entrance~ ' I i '- . It may p1eafe )Q~r Lordfhi p, · · · .' . I Do~ fiold it, a" Thing formal, and neceifary, for the J(r.nJ!., to fore-runn his Cointning ;· ( be it .ne~cr fo fpeedy,) wuh fon1e Gracious Declaration, for the Ghen11ung,:Entertammg and preparing; of Mens !\-fft tl:ions •. For w_h.ich .purpofe, .I h.avc co.nceived, a Draught, tt b~ing a thll'l_g fatnll~a.r 111 mY. M~~r« ~er umcs, to have my Petm ufcd, 111 Pubhck Wntmgs, of SausfaCl:10n, The Ddd 2 ufe |
