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Show - -.,...;.;...__--A~E-=f- -e-t~-er,- t-o -S-ir -G-eo~r:ge; V:i-lli-er-s,; &:c~. -··- --. --.-.- -------:--:7..~--nfh:::a;,lll hh;a~ve~w~atred, your new Dtgnttus, After that the Kmg, L d hich he intends you; And t~ar, with his Bou~ty' of the afn s, ~r means, which are now hke[ ome other th~ngs, concern t~! u on ou; I doe not fee, but yo? wife in Intention,· ~all hFe fe ~fi:a~Hhed. And therefore, u · k r pnvate ortunes ' h · fi t the may tht~ y' you fuould. refer your Aetions,. c le Y'' of . is now nme, that you_ d our Country. It IS the llfe, o an Good of your Sovera~gn; an y d never to exercife; But Men Oxe ~r a Beaft, alwates,~~ ea;, a~ not tO cramm in their Fortums, are born,( efpecial~ y Chrtyt4n A~d et the other' have been the but to exercife thetr f/~rtues; he unlJck~ humour)of great Per[ons, unworthy, and, ion~ctnnesi~l our further Fortune, be the further in our Times; N ctth{c\f' th~t Fortune, is of a womans Nature, off. For aifure your e . ' fii htin ' than by too m~ch Woo- . 'that will fooner follow you.by gt.you~ Self to the Publtck, I re- A d · h · s Dedtcauon, 0 h · k never incr : n In t 1 . . 11 that which I t ln ' was . co~nend unto you, P:'A~~w lich not done' .hath br~d, ~lmoft, • done, fince I was born? d . the Kingg Servtce: whteh ts, that , , a Wildernefs, and Sohtu e, tn and advance, able, and vertu- . you counte_nance, ~n~ enc~~;~:~s, and Profefiions. For in the ous Men, m all Km retounfellou.rs, when they bare the Sway, . time of fome;lar.e grea n and of purpofe, fupprefled : And • able Men ' were by ~~~fce £;oeth better' both in Churcfr, and Co~though, now fince, d Turn-Serving; and ~unnmg Canvlmonwealth, yet Mon~y, anrevail too nluch. And In places ofMofes, and lmportumty 'l P d Honeft Men, yours, than advance · ment, rather make Ab: e a~ecaufe they are yours : As for Cunthofe, that are otherwlfe, oumuft, I know, fometimes u[e them, ning and Conupt M.~' Y • And let it appear, that you make but keep them at a dt . ance ~t the lead you. Above all, d~pend ufc of them, rather tha~ th n the Jing; And be ruled,(as hitherwholly, (next to God,) hirrnftru6l:ions; For that's .heft for your to you have be,en~) by d Thoughts-, concernmg you, are Sel£ .. For the Kmgs Carehan of a great ~ing; whereas your according to the ~houg t:, Self, are, and ought to be, accorThoughts, coucernmg lou d :{t Man But let me not weary ding to the Though~s 0; M~~ think Goodntfs, the befi: part of you. ·The Summe ts, t at y her whence your Rifing comes, Great»e(s ; And that yod- rgeFyem Gel eve.r keep you_ . and. make .retut.n accor 1·~ . • · r ! , ----------------------- ~~~----------------------- ..d Letter, to the King, &c. .d Letter, tQ the King, tourhing Sir George Villiers Patent for Baron of Blechley, and Vifcount Villiers. ' Augufi 11. 161 6'~ It may pleafe your moff excellent Afajefty, J Have'fent, Sirarorge vtUiers Patent,dr.awn again, containing al-fo a Baronry; The N arne, Jilech!ey, whtch is his own ; And to my Thtnkmg, foundeth better, than whaddon. I have included both; 111 one Patent, to avoid a double Pr~(ace, and as hath been ufed, in the Patents, of Earls, <:flik~ nature. N evenh clefs, the Ceremony of cRaofaeh ron;f< E, aarnlds. otherwtfc, IS to be double, as 1s alfo ufed , in like It refteth, that I expre[s umo your Maiefly, my great Joy, in yo~r Honourin~, and Advancing, this Gentleman : whom to defcnbe ,not with Colours ,but with true Lines,! may fay thi ; Your .!Vfaje~y, certainly, hath found onr, and chofen, a fafe Nature, a capable Man;) and honefl Will, Generous and Noble Affletions, "nd a Courage well lodged; And one that, I know, loveth your Majefty, unfeigned] y ; And admircth you as 1~1uch, as is in a Man, to admire his SoT)eraign, upon Earth. Onely, your Majefiies School, (wherein, he hath already [o well profited, as in this Entrance upon the Stage, being the Time of grearefi Danger,he hath not committed :1ny manifeft Err our; ) will add PerteCt:ion, to your Majefties co111fon, and the grc. at Contentment, of your People; God ever preferve, and pre>fpcrj )'OUJ Majefty. I refi in all H U111ble1~efs, ·.1 • Your Maje~ies, mofi bounden , and mofi: devoted, Sub;e£1, and Servant. ---._._ __ ·------:----..._.---------------......-- A l etter, to Sir George Vil!iers, upon the Sending, of!Jis P;t. tent , for the Creation , of Vifcount, Sealed . . . . A ug~{l _20. 1~16. SIR, I took much Contentt~ent, in that, I perCeive bj your 1 Letter) that you took, info good pan, the Freedom of n1y Advice; And thai your Self, in your own Nature, con fen ted therewith. Certainly, no Service is comparable, tO good Counfell; And the H.eafon is, becaufe no Man,can doc [o much, for another, as a Man, may doe for himfdf: Now good Counfel , helpeth a Man, to help himfelf. But you have fo happy a Mafter,as fupply-erh all. My Service, and 2:00d will, {hall nor be wanting. ·1 I Llh It I |
