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Show \ :·<fro~V:P.abcrtCec~ _: ' --~--- ~..._ _ cciveth ; I ~m mo~~d to become, a tn?fr humble Suter to her l'Y!a-je~ y, that tlus B twf.l:t .~l.fo., 111~;y \1~p.ffil~~' uns the other: wh.Kh is. That if there app~ar tn me, no fuch fowardnefs, of Service, as 'it may be her MaJefty, doth benignly vall;le, ~nd afftf? me at; by reafqn .o£roy fu_ndr~ wants, ~J}d ~pc dif'1 VfHlta~e ?f ~11y Nat~Ir~, bdt g t.u~1pt to laY. iorth,the $t1Jll~le Store1o~.tbQ(e wfcno~r Gtft~, w}:}jM Q94 hatP,Flott~d. \lnto tn~_,. ~n,oil to v ~ew ; yet that 1t would ple~fe ·lif:~ Ex~el.l~n~. M.a1e~y, ~1~tJQ ;lcc;ount A~Y Tnankfulnc~sj the lef~) f<tf'that lUY: p~~~bility_ \~great, to 0.1ew lt~ But to fufiam me, i~l \); ~ Ma.ftflies graG19-us opUlW>n1~\'f:he~~uwn ~andy rc{t, and not UP9~l ~y ex.pc~atl'Wf?f J?cfc;;,t~,~C?:Prec~~d fJ;.<tln my Sdf,towards thG, p~tcn~ment tlwteoL .n.~, 1k1t ilial~ pkafe .God, to fend forth an oc~~~Olh)Vbe~~hYr mY fat~bful} f\~raJ.911~1l!lflY betrye~, I tru~, ir ijff\l~fav~ ~ne labou.t, fo~ c~crtlnakmg1··1~Pr~· protdtauon ot lt b.~r.e~j\erc. , In .. the. tncan ume, h?wfoever).l~.b~ not .m.ade ~~~ow.n 'co jl~.r _tl-Jjl.ieffy_, yet Gad k~1oweth n, t~1r~ug~~~~e da~l y folhntau-ons:¥ wharewuh I .aq<\re(s my ~-'t~l,)nto b.~m~ ~n unfeJ.gHed prayer, forth': Multipl~ing, of her M4Je~;e.s profpe.t;l~tcs~ To yow Lrwd[ pip a\fo,. whot~·Recommcnd~ti~rr, l ~n9.~.r~g,\)t well, h•u:h been mate~ial, to ad'J~n~~,her MtJltjhes gOO\\ op.~w~~ of1~1~ >I can be hlJt a-.hounden .>~rva-il.t. 5;9 tpuch ~nay 1 i~f~y:pre1n1~ , ~nrl pur:pof~~ tQ he, feeing pub~ick, and pnvate :BQ~ap, v_ary .not, · b~t that . my Sfrvite, to her M4-Jeftr, an(.~ypur uraJhtp,J draw ill a : Lm~ •. I wiHt .t~refon~' -to fbew 1h w 1~h ajS good prwf_, as I can fay tt, 111 goG\~ fili~~t,. &c. · , ·~ ( · · _3 · ) ,_, c Your.Lq~~~~s,. &c. J '•l. J ---------~~-~t..-..-r- ' ' It TNI/tj pleafe )'OtJ71 good Hononr.; · . · . ; ,. · . . · . . l ,A:m a.pt enough, tocontcml\M~ACt$ P4~; ycttt ts wtth th~s Diftm6hon ; As. f 11mt walks an10ng lnfenours> and n~t as tt hath Ennance iuto {onle Ears . . And yet, neven:hele(s, .1n that kinde a \to, I intend toavoilia fufpicious £Lcnce, b?t not to tn~kc anybafe Apalbgy. It i~blown.abont the Town, that Ifho~ld gtve opiniod,.roudungmy-Lordoffgt"~ Caufe; .F~fi:, that ttwas a Prt£mMnirl; Anlinow laft, that llLteachec\ to Htp,b freaf~A:: And this Opibion) iliould.be giv~n, inoppofition,. tO the o.plnlOll' of the Lurd (bitj']t.t_~ic~ and o£ Mt • ..dttuT1Je'JGt"Neral. ~rr, I thank Gad> wha.tfocvcr Opmion, m~ -Head ferverh met? dc~1ver, to her Ma~P¥,..h ing asked, M)!' He~rt'fervcrh. me to ~amtam,. the fame horr.Cfr.Dmy, dir~·aing tne, . attd:: affifting me. ~ut the utter untrml. toft~Lis Rtpon, .c;od,. andt:he.Qtttei'tcan ~ttnefs ; And the Irnptobahility·o( it, ever~ Man:that hath~ tt~more or lcffe_, can conceive. The R.oot of th1s, I d.ifcern to be; nvt fo 1nuch, a hght, . ·and ---------------- -=~-------··----'-· ). To the· Queen~ -------~ and hu~~rous Envy,_ at my Ac~;(fe~-~o her Mltje~y; (which 0 f her Ma7e{tus grace, bcmg begun m my firfi: years, .1 would be for-ry fhe iliould efi:raunge in my lafi: years ; (For fo I account them 1 reckoning by Health, not by Age?) As a deep Malice, to you: l H?nourable Self; upon whom, by me, through nearnefs, rhty ! tlu_nk, t? make fom~ Afperfion. B?t as I know no Remedy, a- 1 ga.mfi: L1bels, and L1es; So I hope, It fball m~kc, no tnanner of D 1£fcvcrance , of your Honourable good Conceits , and Affecrion towards me; which is the Thing I confeffe to fear. For as for a ::. ny violence, to be offered to me, wherewith my Friends tell me, to no frnall terrour, that I am threatned; 1 thank God, I have the. privy Coat, of a go~d Confcience; .~nd have, a good wh1le fince, put oft any fear full care of Ltte, or the Accidents of Life_. So ddiring to be pre[erved, in your good Opinion, I_ re_ma m. . ._._...,.......--..____.___:.;.;.....,:.__._._....;.....-~------~ To tbe Qyeen. . I j .. ' l It may plea[e your moft excellent Majefl:y, 1 P~efun1e, according to the Crren~oiq, and good rnanner of rhe T1me, and 1ny accuflomed Dury,m all Hurnbleneffe, to pre[ent your Maiefty, wit~ a fi1~ple Gift; Almofi: as farre frotn anfwcring my Mind, as forn~g.wtth your Greameifc; And therewith wifh, that .we n1ay.connnue t.o reckon on, and ever,your Majefties happy .Yeares of RetJ.n: And they that-reckon tipon any Other Hopes, I would they mought reckon ilion; and to their Coil:. And [o craving pardon~ moil !1~mbly, I ,ommend your Majefly, to the prefervation, of the Dtvtne Goodnejft. __ .__. ________ . ·---·------· .......... ----~_....;.... · To the Qyeen. It may pleafe )'Our mo~ excellent Majefry, · 1 Mofi humbly entr:eat your .Majefty, not to impute my abfence, to any weakneffe of mmd, or unworthineffe. But I allure your Majeft)~ I?o find Envy beati?g [o firongly upon me, fianding .1s I do, ( 1t thts be to frand,) as 1t were not Strength o~1ind, bru: Stupidity, if I iliould not decline the Occafions; Except I could doc your .Majefty more Service, thah I can, any wayes di[cern, that I am able to doe. My Courfe towards your Majefty, (God is my witneffe,) hath been pure, and unleavened: And never poor Gtntleman, ( as I am perf waded, ) had a deeper, and truer defire, and care of your glory, your fafety, your Repofe ot Mind, your fervice: VVherein, if I hav~ exceeded, my outward vocation, I moft hum- 99 ---------__::....-------·---~------- ·- -···--·· . --- ·--- |