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Show -----:-------:T(~o::tbi:el.L~otd Trcafurcr Burghley. . \ at loveth Honour; Nor ~nder Juptter, as a Man, born under Sol, th Qnttm lative Planet,carrteth r;te away that loveth Bufine(s;(For t~e C unler an E:xcellent So'L'trdtgn, that wholly,) but as a ~a~, orn all Mens Abilities. Bcfidcs, I doe deferveth the DediCauon, ~~ Self-lovC,but that the greater parts, t finde in my fclf, fo mu 11 (if I were able,)of.myFrends, no ' to deferve we , l f hi 'Dm of my Thoughts are, fb . . who being the .At as, o t s "• - and namely of your Lord tp ' ou[e and the fecc:md FtJun.dt~ of my monwealth, the Honour of ~y Xt duties, both of a good Patrtot, and oor Eft ate, I am ~yed, y nd of an Obliged Servant, to employ pfan unworthy Ktnfman, a S · e Again, the Meannefs of ow hatfoever I am, to doe you ervmtc e•. For though I cannot accu [ce my Eftate, doth fome~hat mo~~gal .or fioathfull, yet ~y Health Y Self that I am either p~ 't Laftly, I confdle, that I mis not to' fpend:, nor my.C ounrd,se toags eI h•a ve tnoderate ,,·v ~" l E nd s : ha as vaft Contemplattve E ' b my Province. And 1fi could F vel, have taken all Knowledge,toh e ot the one 'with frivolous ourrg e, it of two rl.o rt o fR. ovcrs, wd Ve erreb ofities ; T' he oth er, "th Wl bitputations, Confutauons, :tn \anT raditions, and Impoftures.; blind Experiments, and Au~~~~ ho e,I fuould bring in,Induftr~hath committed fo many f r c ' luhons and profitabl~ Inventtous Obfcrvations? gro~teft S ~;t~ of th;t Prtvinct. _Thts ' wh~ons and Difcovenes, t e . 1 or Nature, or, ( tf one take 1t ther it be Curiofity, or Yat .n-fo fir~d in my minde,.as it cannot be favourably,) Philanthropta'tts ~ o . ~bat Pl,sce of any Reafonahle Counremoved. And I doe eafi y ee 'nt of more wits, than of a Ma~s ttsance, doth bring co~mandeme ~ffeet. And for your Lordfbtp, own· which is the Thmg I great!ystren th, and Iefs Encounter,tn perhaps you !hal~ not Iinde~~ !hall ~nde now, or at an~ time, any other And tf your Lor J"' t' whereunto any that ts ncathatl doe feek, or a~eet, any~ ~~~~urrent, fay then, that I am a rer unto your Lordfbtp, fha~l b ur Lorafhlp, will not carry me on~ moft difhoneft Man. And lf ~d ho reduced himfelf, wuh Co~- 1 will not doe as .Anax&goras dt 'e~ . But this I will doe, I ":Ill tcmplation, unto voluntary ~o~nd y ~rchafe [orne Leafe, of gutck fell the Inheritanee, that I ~av ·' thaf {hall be exe<;uted by Dtput1' Rcvenew, or fome office 0 G~;;vice and become. fomc for~y Boo~and [o giyeover, ~ll Ca~e of ·n: of Truth, wluch ~he ~atd,) lay aker or a true Ptoner, ln that M_t nto your Lordfhtp' ts rather j. duf. This which I haven w(~t d~wn without all Art, DifguiThoughts, than~ ords, :~ g I have done honour' bot~ to youf zing, or Refcrvauon~ yY d e~em hat that will be beft believed o Lordfhips Wifdom, ~~ JU gm~ ~ our Lordfhips good Natu~e, our Lordfhip,wh!ch ts trueft; Xn~c~en fo; I wifh your Lordfht.p, Lre taining nothmg from/?£" Means and Occafion, to be ~ddcil, all Happinefs, and t~ my de ' ou Service. From my Lodgmg at to my faithfull defire, to oe y . Grays /nne. - ~0 To the Lord Treafurer Burgh1ey. To the· Lord Tre~furer ~urghley. My fingul~tr good Lord, ' · · · ·. l your I:ordJbips comfortable Relation, ofher Maitjlits graciou~ I 0 pi won, and Meaning towards me, though,at thattime; your lleifure gave me not leave, to !hew how I was affeCted the"rewith ; yet upon every Reprefentation thereof, it enrreth, and firikethl ! more deeply into me, as both my NatUre, and Duty ,prefleth me, to return fome Speach ofTbankfii!nefs. It mufi be, an exceeding Comfort, and Encouragement to me; fetting forth, and putting my Self, in way, towards her Maitffies fervice, to encounter ~itban Example, fo pri~at~,and d~mefiital, ofher Maitftit~y,ra. c10us Goodnefs, and Bentgnny; Be1ng made good, and venhed, in my FiJthtr, Co far forth, as it extendeth, to his Poflerity; Accepting them, as commended by his fcrvice, during the Nonage, (as I rna y term it, )of their own Deferts, !,for my parr, am very well content, that I take l~afi: part, either ofhis Abilities ofMinde; or ofhis Wordly Advancement; Both which he held, and received, the one of the Gift of GQd immediately, the other ofher Mait!tits Gitt: Yer,in the loyal, and earnefi: Affeetion, which he bare to her Maitfti'es S~rvice~I trufi:, my portio~ iliall not be wi~h the l~afi,nor in proporuon wuh the youngefi: Btrth. For methmks, h1s Prefident, lhould be a fuent charge, upon his Blcffing,unto us all,in our Degrees, to follow him afar o~, and to dcd~cate unto h_er. Maitjttts Service ,both the ufe, and fpendtng, of our L.tves. True lt ts, that I mull needs a~knowledge my felf, prcpared,and furnilhed the~c'unco, with nothlng,but wuh a Mulutude,ofLacks,& Imperfechons; But calling to mind,how diverfely, and in what particular provi dcn~e, God hath declared himfelf, to tender the State, of her Majtjlits Affairs, I conceive, and gather hop~, tha~ thofe, who~ he hath, in a manner, preft, for her MaJeftus S~tce, by working,, and imprinting i~ them, a ~ngle, and zealous _minde , t~ befiow their duties therem; He wdl fee them, accordmgly app<)lnted, of Sufficiency convenient, for the Rank, and Standing, where they fball be employed: So as under this her Maiefties Bleffing, I trufi:, .~- tO receive, a larger allowance, of GQdS Graces. And as I may hope for this, fo I canaffuce, and promif<: '· for my Ende.avour, that it ihall not be in fault: But what Dthgcnce, can enutle me unto, that, I doubt not, to recover. And now feeing, it hath plea. fed her Maitfty, to take knowledge,of t~is my Mind~ and to vouchfafe, to appropriate me, unto her Serv1ce , prevenung any deferr of mine, with her Princely liberality ; F irft, I am humbly, to befee<; h your Lordfhip, to prefent to her ~iefty,. my more than I humble Thanks, for the fame : And withall, havmg regard, to mine own unworthinefs, to rec.eive fuch FQvour; And to thefmall . poffibility, ip me, to fausfie, andanfwer, what her MaieflJconcei-i , vcth; I |