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Metabo
,
Uolschi
,
Camilla
,
Muses
,
GEntlemen
,
I
know
you
wonder
,
that
hauing
so
long
time
kept
silence
,
I
salute
the
world
with
so
peremptorie
a
title
:
But
if
thou
consider
the
reasons
before
you
enter
into
mislike
;
you
shall
be
satisfied
,
and
I
excused
.
I
entitle
my
booke
not
in
contempt
of
the
learned
,
for
I
honor
them
:
not
in
disdaine
of
the
wel
mindded
,
because
they
cherish
science
;
but
in
despight
of
the
detractor
,
who
hauing
no
learning
to
iudge
,
wanteth
no
libertie
to
reproue
.
Who
worthily
deseruing
the
name
of
shall
rather
at
my
hands
haue
a
figge
to
choake
him
,
then
hee
,
and
his
lewd
tongue
shall
haue
a
frumpe
to
check
me
:
Sheepe
are
soonest
wooried
by
curdogs
,
because
they
are
mild
:
but
hee
that
nips
him
soundly
,
that
bites
him
cowardly
,
purchaseth
his
owne
peace
,
&
escapes
much
perill
.
intituling
one
of
his
bookes
with
the
praise
of
labour
,
King
(
causing
all
the
copies
to
be
bought
,
)
commanded
the
first
letter
of
to
be
put
out
,
and
called
the
booke
the
praise
of
the
asse
:
But
had
begun
with
and
toucht
him
with
cowardly
flight
from
with
effeminate
vanity
in
apparell
,
with
exceeding
gluttonie
,
and
drunkennes
;
with
his
letcherie
with
and
bawdry
with
the
King
would
rather
haue
giuen
a
talent
to
stop
his
mouth
,
then
deuised
(
by
taking
away
of
a
letter
)
to
abuse
his
title
.
UUhere
detraction
is
giuen
to
chalenge
,
it
is
good
striking
first
,
for
whelpes
that
are
whipt
for
brauling
,
are
quicklie
quiet
.
This
cause
(
gentlemen
)
hath
drawne
me
to
vse
this
title
,
and
vnder
this
title
I
haue
thought
good
to
include
first
by
reason
that
I
studie
to
delight
with
varietie
,
next
because
I
would
write
in
that
forme
,
wherin
no
man
might
chalenge
me
with
seruile
imitation
,
(
wherewith
heretofore
I
haue
beene
vniustlie
taxed
.
)
My
(
to
speake
truth
)
are
by
pleasures
,
rather
placed
here
to
prepare
,
and
trie
the
eare
,
then
to
feede
it
:
because
if
they
passe
well
,
the
whole
of
them
,
alreadie
in
my
hands
shall
sodainly
bee
published
.
In
them
(
vnder
the
names
of
certaine
Romaines
)
where
I
reprehend
vice
,
I
purposely
wrong
no
man
,
but
obserue
the
lawes
of
that
kind
of
poeme
:
If
any
repine
thereat
,
I
am
sure
he
is
guiltie
,
because
he
bewrayeth
himselfe
.
For
my
I
commend
them
to
men
of
approued
iudgement
,
whose
margents
though
I
fill
not
with
quotations
,
yet
their
matter
,
and
handling
,
will
show
my
diligence
:
For
my
they
are
in
that
kind
,
wherein
no
Englishman
of
our
time
hath
publiquely
written
,
which
if
they
please
,
may
draw
on
more
;
if
displease
,
haue
their
priuiledge
by
authoritie
.
Briefly
,
I
haue
so
written
,
as
I
haue
read
:
so
read
,
as
I
can
iudge
:
In
which
respect
,
if
any
man
doubt
,
let
him
aske
and
I
will
resolue
him
:
if
any
man
reproue
,
let
him
looke
to
it
,
I
will
nip
him
:
for
as
I
am
readie
to
satisfie
the
reasonable
,
so
I
haue
a
gird
in
store
for
a
Railer
.
Finally
,
gentlemen
as
after
he
had
formed
his
image
of
earth
,
presented
it
to
the
sunne
;
and
when
she
had
brought
forth
(
for
feare
lest
he
should
be
deuoured
by
time
,
figured
in
gaue
him
in
keeping
to
the
So
I
present
this
fraile
image
of
my
art
,
to
take
life
,
and
light
,
from
the
sunne
of
your
approued
iudgements
,
&
desirous
to
commend
,
this
infant
of
my
wit
to
immortalitie
,
and
defend
it
from
the
assaults
of
time
,
and
enuie
:
commit
,
and
submit
it
to
your
protection
,
the
true
of
all
cunning
:
who
accepting
these
fragments
in
good
worth
,
shall
shortly
receaue
from
me
,
matters
both
worthy
regard
and
reading
.
T.
L.
dele
(
)
.
Epost
.
1.
ad
Momum
.
Eclog
.
Pierias
,
Pierius
.
Epist.