A
PRESIDENT
FOR
EPISTLES
.
I.
An
Epistle
exhortatorie
,
which
may
come
from
any
Honourable
Enemie
(
being
a
man
of
eminence
)
for
the
pacifying
a
sedition
between
their
Families
of
one
kindred
,
or
betweene
two
Kingdomes
.
COnsidering
with
Our selues
the
present
state
of
things
,
and
waying
more
déeply
the
manner
and
tearmes
wherein
you
and
we
do
stand
,
it
maketh
me
to
meruail●
what
euill
and
fatall
chance
doth
so
diss●uer
your
harts
,
and
maketh
them
so
blind
and
vnmindefull
of
your
profit
,
and
so
still
conciliat●
and
heape
to
your selues
most
extream●
mischiefe
:
And
also
by
all
reason
and
order
of
necessitie
it
should
be
rather
more
conuenient
for
you
to
séeke
and
require
moderate
agréements
of
vs
,
whom
God
hath
hitherto
,
according
to
our
most
iust
,
true
and
worthy
intents
prospered
,
and
set
forward
with
your
affliction
and
misery
,
then
that
wée
hauing
the
better
hand
should
séeke
vnto
you
:
yet
to
the
intent
that
my
charitable
mind●
should
not
cease
,
by
all
meanes
possible
to
prouok●
and
call
you
to
your
owne
benefit
,
euen
as
the
Father
to
the
sonne
,
or
the
elder
brother
to
the
younger
,
and
as
the
louing
Phisitian
would
doe
to
the
mistrustfull
and
ignorant
Patient
,
I
am
content
to
call
and
cry
vpon
you
to
looke
to
your
state
,
to
auoyde
the
great
calamities
your
family
is
in
,
to
haue
vs
rather
kinsmen
then
〈◊〉
,
and
rather
kinde
allyances
from
one
●●ocke
,
then
deuyded
strangers
full
of
enuye
:
And
if
your
Ruffin●seruants
shall
retayne
and
kéepe
from
you
this
mine
〈…〉
they
haue
done
many
things
,
in
like
nature
,
●●●●ing
to
the
like
effect
,
for
their
owne
priuate
wealth
and
commodity
,
not
regarding
though
you
be
still
in
misery
,
and
shall
abuse
you
with
fayned
and
forged
tales
,
yet
this
shall
be
a
witnesse
before
God
and
all
Christian
people
,
betwixt
you
and
vs
,
that
we
professing
the
Gospell
of
Iesus
Christ
,
according
to
the
doctrine
thereof
,
doe
not
cease
to
cal
and
prouoke
you
from
the
effusion
of
your
owne
blood
,
from
the
destruction
of
your
family
,
from
perpetuall
enmity
and
hatred
,
and
from
the
small
ruine
of
your
long
setled
prosperitye
,
to
liberty
,
amity
,
and
to
equality
with
vs
.
Besides
,
who
can
possibly
take
into
his
consideration
our
néerenesse
in
affinitye
,
hauing
one selfe
name
and
selfe
bréeding
,
but
will
thinke
it
a
thing
very
vnméete
,
vnnaturall
,
and
vnchristian
,
that
there
should
be
betwixt
vs
such
mortall
hatred
,
who
in
respect
of
other
houses
,
should
be
like
two
brothren
of
one
w●mb●
?
If
you
call
it
Prouid●nce
or
Chance
,
to
be
still
affl●icted
and
punished
,
may
not
the
highest
say
,
I
of
mine
infinit
mercy
and
loue
to
your
house
,
had
provided
you
many
pacifications
,
but
you
refused
them
,
you
loued
better
dissuention
then
vnity
,
discord
then
agréement
,
quarrell
then
peace
,
hatred
then
loue
and
charity
●
if
you
doe
then
therefore
smart
for
it
,
whom
can
you
blame
but
your
●●●ne
ellection
?
But
because
of
some
of
you
,
may
say
that
we
séeke
not
equallity
,
but
dominion
,
not
to
be
friends
but
Lords
,
although
our
protestations
haue
done
inough
to
declare
the
〈…〉
I
protest
,
and
declare
vnto
you
,
and
all
Christian
people
,
that
it
is
not
our
will
to
subdue
,
but
to
haue
〈◊〉
,
not
to
〈◊〉
by
force
,
but
to
conciliate
by
loue
,
not
to
〈◊〉
and
kill
,
but
to
saue
and
kéepe
,
not
to
disseuer
and
diuorce
,
but
to
knit
and
conioyne
from
the
greatest
to
the
least
both
the
families
,
and
to
make
of
two
houses
one
,
in
loue
,
amity
,
concord
,
peace
and
charity
,
which
if
you
refuse
,
and
driue
vs
to
sedition
,
who
is
guilty
of
the
bl●●dshed
?
who
is
the
〈◊〉
of
disturbance
?
who
maketh
the
braules
and
〈◊〉
which
shall
follow
?
and
what
end
can
you
looke
for
in
these
procéedings
but
such
succe●●●
as
héeretofore
hath
ben
experimented
and
assayed
?
We
offer
loue
,
we
offer
equalitie
,
we
are
victor●
yet
offer
peace
,
wé
winne
and
yet
would
giue
away
our
conquest
:
what
can
be
more
offered
then
intercourse
o●
loue
,
and
comerce
of
societyes
▪
the
abolishing
of
all
grudges
,
and
the
memorie
of
all
repetitions
which
might
be
impediments
to
a
mutuall
amity
?
Wée
haue
offered
,
not
〈◊〉
to
leaue
,
the
authoritye
,
name
,
title
,
right
or
challenge
of
the
elder
house
,
but
to
receiue
,
if
possible
,
a
degrée
inferiour
vnto
you
.
But
peraduenture
your
hope
is
in
the
ayde
of
some
stranger
friends
or
neighbours
:
but
I
tell
you
,
whosoeuer
shall
helpe
you
to
nourish
discord
,
euen
they
will
be
your
oppressors
,
filling
your
houses
,
wasting
your
goods
,
spending
and
consuming
your
victuals
,
houlding
you
in
subiection
by
your
beholdingnesse
,
and
in
the
end
regard
you
but
as
their
slaues
,
which
without
them
could
not
liue
.
O
remember
what
it
is
to
haue
a
●orraine
power
within
you
,
and
a
strong
enemy
vpon
you
:
you
as
it
were
the
campe
and
plaine
betwixt
them
to
fight
on
,
and
to
be
troden
on
by
both
parties
.
If
you
looke
but
into
the
state
of
kingdomes
,
you
shall
sée
how
dangerous
it
is
to
draw
in
strangers
:
Did
not
〈◊〉
Britains
call
in
the
Saxons
for
help●
,
and
by
them
were
put
out
?
Did
not
France
expell
the
Gaules
,
the
Turke
winne
▪
Grecia
,
and
now
all
Hungarie
,
onely
vnder
the
collour
of
ayde
?
and
did
not
the
Goth●s
by
like
meanes
get
all
Italie
,
and
the
Lumbards
one
part
thereof
now
called
Lumbardy
?
What
looke
you
for
mor●
,
but
when
strangers
know
you
cannot
liue
without
〈…〉
they
commannd
you
to
doe
?
what
will
they
not
〈◊〉
vpon
you
?
what
will
they
not
〈…〉
and
what
will
they
not
thinke
they
〈…〉
and
what
will
they
thinke
that
you
〈◊〉
doe
?
〈…〉
helpe
is
your
confusion
:
〈…〉
so
g●t
is
〈…〉
is
to
be
thought
〈…〉
and
acquit
all
〈…〉
and
so
end
all
●span
?
There
〈…〉
;
and
〈…〉
you
will
not
haue
peace
,
you
will
not
haue
〈◊〉
,
you
will
not
haue
concord
▪
so
that
vncindenesse
commeth
vpon
you
whether
you
〈…〉
,
I
feare
it
will
appeare
that
it
were
better
for
you
to
be
vn●●●●●
by
vs
,
〈…〉
by
strangers
,
lesse
losse
to
your
good●
,
〈…〉
to
your
〈◊〉
,
and
lesse
dishonour
to
your
reputations
〈◊〉
neither
your
gouernors
,
〈…〉
haue
wronged
you
in
their
〈…〉
to
prorogue
all
good
times
)
〈◊〉
you
with
〈◊〉
words
,
and
bring
you
into
the
snare
,
from
whence
they
cannot
deliuer
you
.
Againe
,
i●
we
and
our
houses
being
made
one
by
amitie
,
be
most
able
to
〈◊〉
vs
against
all
oppositions
,
hauing
our
for
a
wall
,
our
natural
loue
for
a
garison
,
and
God
for
defence
,
should
〈◊〉
so
noble
and
well
agréeing
a
posteritie
,
that
neither
in
peace
we
may
be
ashamed
,
nor
in
〈◊〉
afraid
of
any
worldly
power
,
why
should
not
〈…〉
of
the
same
,
and
haue
as
〈…〉
?
If
〈◊〉
honour
of
●o
good
〈…〉
doe
not
moue
you
so
sake
and
accept
our
〈…〉
and
〈…〉
the
fore-named
losses
〈◊〉
you
〈…〉
that
〈◊〉
which
shall
displease
God
▪
〈…〉
in
danger
,
〈◊〉
your
reputations
,
vndoe
your
issue
,
wast
your
commodities
,
and
lastly
,
bring
to
your
seats
a
generall
desolation
.
We
require
but
your
loues
,
and
agréement
in
vnitie
,
which
God
of
his
infinit
clemency
and
tender
loue
which
he
hath
declared
to
beare
to
both
our
families
,
hath
offered
vnto
vs
both
,
and
in
manner
called
vs
both
vnto
it●
whose
calling
and
prouocation
we
haue
and
will
follow
to
the
best
of
our
powers
,
and
in
his
name
,
and
with
his
ayde
,
admonition
,
exhortation
,
requests
and
messengers
,
not
being
able
to
doe
it
,
and
to
finde
stablenes
in
promises
,
we
shall
not
wittingly
but
constrained
pursue
your
rancours
,
and
chastize
your
wickednesse
,
by
the
angry
Angels
of
God
,
our
swords
and
mallices
,
whereof
I
require
and
exhort
you
all
,
who
haue
loue
to
your
name
;
pittie
to
your
houses
,
true
hearts
to
your
heyres
,
regard
of
your
honours
,
and
any
〈◊〉
vnto
peace
,
loue
,
vnity
,
and
concord
,
to
come
and
imbrace
vs
and
declare
your
true
and
Godly
hearts
thereunto
:
in
which
incounter
you
shall
finde
so
much
loue
sorted
with
the
best
vertue
,
that
doubtlesse
wée
shall
euer
hereafter
liue
one
anothers
admirers
.
Thus
leauing
this
to
the
best
of
your
worthyest
considerations
,
I
bid
you
farewell
.
A.
S.
II.
An
Epistle
which
may
come
from
any
King
,
or
Councell
of
State
,
for
the
calling
in
of
any
supreame
Officer
,
to
answere
to
wrongs
which
hee
hath
offered
.
H.
By
the
grace
of
God
,
King
of
D.
to
our
welbeloued
cosen
,
C.
Earle
of
E.
gréeting
:
So
it
is
that
di●●rs
Bishops
and
Pr●●●●es
,
Barons
,
Knights
,
Uniuersities
,
Communalties
and
Colledg
〈…〉
and
about
the
pr●ci●●●●
〈…〉
of
your
command
,
and
the
dwellers
,
and
〈◊〉
of
other
more
remote
places
,
besides
other
of
〈◊〉
subiects
,
are
resorted
and
come
to
our
Court
,
to
〈◊〉
right
of
certaine
griefes
,
and
vnlawfull
troubles
,
which
〈◊〉
by
most
vnadui●ed
counsaile
,
and
simple
〈◊〉
,
haue
pur
tosed
to
doe
vnto
them
,
whe●●●f
〈◊〉
meruaile
:
There●ore
to
withstand
and
redresse
〈◊〉
,
so
much
●normous
to
our
state
,
we
are
so
conioyned
to
them
,
that
we
haue
thought
good
by
our
royall
power
and
authority
,
to
command
you
to
repayre
to
our
City
of
R.
in
proper
person
,
and
there
to
shew
and
pre●●●●
your
slefe
before
vs
in
our
Councell-chamber
,
that
you
may
be
constrained
to
doe
right
to
our
people
,
concerning
the
griefes
,
which
they
alledge
,
that
you
are
about
to
appresse
them
with
,
who
claimeth
to
haue
their
resort
into
our
court
,
as
the
onely
place
for
redresse
of
their
iniuries
,
and
that
you
faile
not
●hus
to
doe
,
in
as
spéedy
manner
as
you
can
immediately
vpon
the
receit
and
sight
of
these
our
present
Letters
,
for
true
testimony
whereof
wée
haue
to
the
same
fixed
our
royall
Signet
.
Giuen
at
R.
the
seauentéenth
day
of
A.
H.
III.
A
Counsell-giuing
Epistle
,
sent
from
a
man
of
wisdome
,
to
a
man
of
great
authority
,
who
vpon
some
dislike
went
about
▪
not
onely
to
giue
ouer
the
world
but
all
manner
of
promotions
therein
.
IF
as
well
it
had
pleased
you
,
at
your
departure
,
as
now
,
to
haue
vsed
mine
humble
seruice
,
●oth
I
should
in
better
season
and
to
better
〈◊〉
haue
spoken
,
and
you
(
if
my
spéech
not
preuailed
)
should
haue
béene
at
this
time
as
no
way
〈◊〉
in
danger
,
so
much
more
in
quietnesse
:
I
would
〈◊〉
sayd
that
wisedome
,
and
vertue
be
the
onely
destinies
appointed
to
man
to
follow
,
whence
we
ought
to
séek
al
our
knowledge
,
since
they
be
such
guide
as
cannot
faile
,
which
besides
their
in
ward
comfort
,
do●
lead
so
direct
away
of
procéeding
as
either
must
ensue
,
or
if
the
wickednesse
of
the
world
should
oppresse
it
,
it
can
neuer
be
sayd
that
euill
hapneth
to
him
,
who
falles
accompanied
with
vertue
:
But
since
it
is
weakenesse
too
much
to
remember
what
should
haue
béene
done
,
and
that
your
commandement
stretcheth
to
know
what
is
to
be
done
,
I
doe
(
most
deare
Sir
)
with
humble
boldnesse
say
,
that
your
determination
doth
in
no
sort
better
please
me
then
your
actions
.
Many
yéeres
you
haue
liued
,
so
that
neither
alie●
,
nor
homebred
,
could
accuse
you
for
the
least
blemish
in
your
vertue
;
and
those
which
haue
enuied
you
,
haue
found
you
so
●urtlesly
strong
,
that
they
thought
it
better
to
rest
in
your
friendship
,
then
make
new
triall
of
your
enmity
.
If
this
then
haue
procéeded
out
of
the
good
constitution
of
your
state
,
and
out
of
a
wise
prouidence
,
generally
to
preuent
all
those
things
which
might
encumber
your
happinesse
,
why
should
you
now
séeke
new
courses
,
since
your
owne
example
comforts
you
to
continue
,
and
that
it
is
to
me
most
certaine
,
that
no
desteny
whatsoeuer
,
can
bring
mans
wit
to
a
higher
point
then
wisedome
and
goodnesse
?
Why
should
you
depriue
your selfe
of
gouernment
,
for
feare
of
loosing
your
gouernment
,
like
one
that
should
kill
himselfe
for
feare
of
death
?
nay
;
rather
if
this
aduersity
be
to
be
accounted
of
,
arm●
vp
your
courage
the
more
against
it
,
for
who
will
sticke
to
him
that
abandons
himselfe
?
Let
your
friends
haue
you
in
their
eyes
,
let
them
sée
the
benefits
of
your
vertue
dayly
more
and
more
,
and
so
must
they
needes
rather
like
of
present
sureties
then
incertaine
changes
:
Lastly
whether
your
time
call
you
to
liue
or
dye
,
doe
both
like
a
man
of
goodnesse
.
Now
for
your
second
resolution
,
which
is
the
aband●ning
of
your
children
:
What
shall
I
say
,
if
the
aff●ction
of
a
father
to
his
owne
,
cannot
plead
sufficiently
against
such
●ancies
?
〈◊〉
certaine
it
is
the
God
which
is
the
God
of
nature
,
doth
neuer
teach
vnnaturalnesse
:
certainly
in
your
children
nature
promiseth
nothing
but
goodnesse
,
and
there
education
by
your
fatherly
care
,
hath
béene
hetherto
such
as
hath
béene
most
fit
to
restraine
all
〈◊〉
,
giuing
these
mindes
vertuou●
delights
,
and
not
gr●e●●●g
them
for
want
of
〈◊〉
ruled
liberty
:
now
to
fall
to
sodaine
fortaking
them
,
what
can
it
doe
but
argue
suspition
;
a
thing
no
more
vnpleasant
then
vnsure
for
the
preseruing
of
vertue
?
But
you
will
leaue
them
to
the
guard
of
seruants
,
which
(
besides
that
the
thing
in
it selfe
is
stronge
)
doth
surely
come
of
an
euill
ground
,
that
ignorance
should
be
the
mother
of
faithfulnesse
,
no
,
hée
cannot
be
good
that
knowes
not
why
hée
is
good
,
but
stands
so
farre
good
as
his
fortune
may
kéepe
him
vnassayd
:
but
comming
once
to
that
,
his
rude
simplicity
is
either
easily
changed
,
or
easily
deceiued
,
and
so
growes
that
to
be
the
last
excuse
of
his
fault
,
which
séemed
to
haue
béne
the
first
foundation
of
his
faith
.
Thus
farre
hath
your
command
ment
,
and
my
zeale
drawne
mée
,
which
I
like
a
man
in
a
valley
,
that
may
discerne
hills
,
or
like
a
poore
passenger
that
may
spie
a
●●che
,
so
humbly
submit
to
your
worthy
consideration
,
beséeching
you
ageine
to
stand
wholly
vpon
you
owre
vertue
,
as
the
surest
way
to
maintaine
you
in
that
you
are
,
and
to
auoyde
any
euill
which
may
be
imagined
.
Faithfully
yours
S.
T.
IIII.
A
letter
,
or
Potent
eyther
from
a
Councell
of
Warre
,
or
a
Councell
of
State
,
for
the
lodging
of
a
b●nd
of
Souldiers
.
AFter
our
very
harty
〈…〉
here
as
we
haue
oppointed
the
two
hundred
men
vnder
your
leading
,
to
lye
for
a
certaine
time
in
the
towne
of
T.
and
there
to
be
furnished
with
lodging
,
fire
,
and
candle-light
,
and
likewise
hauing
taken
order
that
they
shall
be
well
,
and
sufficiently
,
victu●led
from
the
generall
store-house
:
These
are
therefore
to
will
and
command
you
immediatly
,
vpon
the
sight
hereof
,
to
cause
the
sayd
number
to
repayre
thither
accordingly
,
&
there
to
lye
vntill
you
receiue
further
direction
to
the
contrary
▪
whereof
you
may
not
faile
:
and
for
your
doings
this
shall
be
your
warrant
.
Giuen
at
D.
th●
20.
of
Sep.
H.
W.
T.
R.
W.
S.
Superscribed
;
To
our
welbeloued
N.
D.
Captaine
of
200.
foote
.
V.
A
Letter
,
or
Potent
either
from
Generall
,
or
Councell
of
Warre
,
for
the
raising
of
a
company
to
march
into
present
seruice
.
AFter
our
very
hearty
commendations
:
Whereas
for
especiall
waighty
seruices
,
to
vs
best
knowne
,
wée
haue
resolued
that
you
,
and
the
band
of
foote
vnder
your
leading
,
shall
without
delay
be
at
the
towne
of
M.
vpon
wednesday
next
at
night
,
being
the
third
of
this
present
month
:
These
are
therefore
straitly
to
charge
and
command
you
,
without
delay
accordingly
,
at
the
time
aforesayd
not
to
faile
to
be
at
the
towne
of
M.
and
there
,
as
likewise
during
the
time
of
this
seruice
,
to
be
at
the
command
of
Sir
C.
S.
Knight
,
Colonell
of
one
thousand
foote
;
whereof
faile
not
at
your
extreame
perill
:
〈◊〉
for
your
so
doing
this
letter
shall
be
your
warrant
.
Giuen
at
D.
&c.
H.
W.
T.
R.
W.
S.
Superscribed
.
To
our
welbeloued
friend
N.
D.
Captaine
of
200
▪
foote
.
VI.
A
Letter
,
to
countermand
,
or
stay
,
the
former
proceeding●
.
AFter
our
very
hearty
commendations
:
Understanding
that
the
affayres
,
and
necessities
of
the
forts
and
defencible
places
,
doe
not
require
such
hasty
and
expeditious
seconds
as
our
car●
was
willing
to
haue
administred
vnto
them
;
and
for
diuers
other
especiall
good
causes
,
to
vs
best
knowne
,
wée
ha●●
therefore
thought
good
to
deferre
the
iourney
lately
appointed
to
be
made
,
for
a
time
:
Wherefore
wée
require
you
to
take
notice
thereof
,
and
to
forbeare
remouing
from
your
Garison
,
vntill
you
shall
receiue
further
order
in
that
behalfe
.
And
yet
wée
charge
you
,
that
the
band
of
foote
,
vnder
your
leading
,
may
be
in
a
full
readinesse
against
the
time
that
shall
be
next
appointed
for
the
seruice
,
formerly
intended
,
and
so
we
bid
you
farewell
:
from
D
,
&c.
Your
very
louing
friends
,
H.
W.
T.
R.
W.
S.
Superscribed
;
To
our
welbeloued
friend
N.
D.
Captaine
of
200.
foote
,
at
his
Garison
in
T.
VII
.
A
Letter
from
the
Generall
of
an
army
,
to
the
Muster-ma●●er-Generall
,
for
the
entring
of
a
Captaine
and
his
whole
B●nd
into
pay
.
E.
Whereas
we
haue
made
choyse
of
our
wel-be-loued
N.
D.
Esquyre
,
to
command
a
Company
of
200.
foot
,
with
Officers
,
and
●ntertainements
belonging
to
the
same
.
These
are
therefore
to
giue
you
notice
thereof
,
and
withall
,
to
will
and
require
you
to
make
entry
of
the
said
Captaine
N
D.
in
his
Maiesties
Checque-roles
of
the
Musters
,
as
Captaine
of
200.
foote
,
together
with
the
allowance
for
himselfe
of
viij
.
shil.
ster
.
per
diem
:
for
his
Lieutenant
of
iiij
.
shil.
ster
.
per
diem
,
one
ensigne
at
ij
.
shil.
ster
.
per
diem
:
thrée
Serieants
,
two
Drums
,
a
Fhy●●
,
and
a
Surgion
,
at
xviij
.
d.
ster
.
per
diem
,
a
péece
,
and
200.
Souldiers
at
viij
.
d.
ster
.
per
diem
,
a
péece
:
the
sayd
seuerall
payes
and
entertainments
to
begin
the
first
of
March
,
1613.
and
to
continue
during
pleasure
:
And
further
,
to
make
forth
warrants
of
full
pay
vnto
his
Maiesties
Treasurer
of
the
warres
,
for
payment
hereof
accordingly
,
and
this
shall
be
your
sufficient
discharge
in
that
behalfe
:
from
the
Castell
of
D.
&c.
Superscribed
To
our
welbeloued
Syr
R.
I.
Knight
,
Muster-master
generall
,
and
Clarke
of
the
Checque
.
VIII
.
A
Letter
from
a
Counsell
of
State
,
to
the
Iustices
of
any
County
,
for
preferring
a
Gentleman
either
to
the
Muster-mastership
,
or
any
other
Office
in
their
ellection
.
AFter
our
very
hearty
commendations
;
Whereas
you
are
to
haue
an
especiall
care
to
the
trayning
of
your
selected
Bands
,
and
to
the
election
of
a
Muster-master
,
sufficient
for
the
discharge
of
the
same
place
:
Now
,
vnderstanding
that
such
a
place
is
voyd
in
your
Countie
,
we
thought
good
to
recommend
vnto
you
this
Gentleman
W
P.
who
hauing
of
long
time
commanded
in
many
of
his
Maiestis
seruices
,
is
,
no
doubt
,
euery
way
sufficient
for
the
same
place
,
and
the
rather
,
in
that
he
is
no
stranger
nor
a●yen
amongst
you
,
but
a
Gentleman
of
qualitie
borne
,
brought
vp
,
and
dwelling
in
your
Countrie
:
wherefore
,
hoping
you
will
not
faile
herein
,
we
bid
you
farewell
:
from
the
Court
at
S.
&c.
Your
very
louing
friends
,
H
W.
T
R.
W
S.
N
G.
Superscribed
,
To
our
very
louing
friends
,
his
Maiesties
Iustices
of
the
Peace
within
his
Countie
of
R.
IX
.
A
Letter
of
consent
from
a
man
of
the
most
eminent
place
in
his
Country
,
for
confirming
the
former
petitioner
in
the
place
aforesayd
.
AFter
my
hearty
commendations
:
whereas
the
bearer
hereof
Master
W.
P.
hauing
béene
of
late
a
sutor
vnto
you
,
for
the
Offic●
of
Muster-master
,
within
the
Countie
of
R.
and
is
already
assured
of
some
of
your
consents
,
is
now
desirous
that
I
amongst
the
rest
,
should
passe
my
liking
and
allowance
of
him
:
these
are
to
signifie
vnto
you
,
that
I
holde
him
a
Gentleman
of
so
good
a
courage
,
temper
and
experience
,
so
likely
to
doe
seruice
to
his
Country
,
and
honour
to
the
place
,
that
as
I
thinke
none
more
fit
for
it
then
he
is
,
so
wish
I
none
but
he
may
be
admitted
so
it
,
and
so
I
bid
you
hartely
farewell
:
from
,
&c.
Your
very
louing
friend
,
C.
O.
Superscribed
,
To
the
right
Worshipfull
,
Syr
I
B.
Knight
,
Syr
L
M.
Knight
,
and
the
rest
my
very
good
friends
,
the
Commissioners
for
his
Maiesties
Musters
,
within
the
County
of
R.
Chartels
and
Challenges
,
with
their
Answeres
.
X.
An
honourable
Chartell
or
Challenge
,
which
may
be
sent
from
any
Noble
person
,
comming
into
a
strange
Country
,
onely
to
see
the
wars
,
hauing
no
Spurre
but
his
owne
reputation
.
A
Of
England
.
to
B.
of
France
,
sendeth
the
gréeting
of
a
hatelesse
enemie
:
The
liking
of
martyall
matters
without
any
mislike
of
your
person
,
hath
brought
me
rather
to
the
company
then
to
the
mind
of
your
besiegers
,
where
,
languishing
in
idlenesse
,
I
desire
to
refresh
my
mi●●
with
some
exercise
of
armes
,
which
might
make
knowne
the
doers
,
with
delight
of
the
beholders
:
therefore
,
if
there
be
any
Gentleman
in
your
Towne
,
that
eyther
for
the
loue
of
honour
,
or
honour
of
his
loue
,
well
armed
on
horsebacke
,
will
with
Launce
and
Sword
winne
another
or
lose
himselfe
,
to
be
a
prisonner
at
discretion
of
the
Conquerour
,
I
will
to
morrow
morning
by
Sunne-rising
with
a
Trumpet
and
a
Squyer
onely
,
attend
him
in
like
order
furnished
:
the
place
I
thinke
fittest
,
is
before
the
wals
,
so
that
the
Ladyes
may
haue
the
pleasure
of
séeing
the
Combat
;
which
,
though
it
be
within
the
commandment
of
your
Towne
,
I
desire
no
better
security
then
the
promise
I
make
to
my selfe
of
your
vertue
.
I
attend
your
answer●
,
and
wish
you
such
successe
〈◊〉
may
bee
to
your
honour
,
rather
in
yéelding
to
that
which
is
iust
,
then
in
maintaining
wrong
by
violence
.
A
XI
.
An
answere
to
the
former
Char●●ll
.
B.
Of
France
▪
to
A.
of
England
,
wisheth
all
his
own●
wishes
sauing
those
which
may
be
hurtfull
to
another
:
the
matter
of
your
Letter
so
fit
for
a
worthy
mind
,
and
the
manner
so
sutable
to
the
noblenesse
of
the
matter
,
giue
me
cause
to
thinke
how
happy
I
might
account
my selfe
if
I
could
g●t
such
a
friend
,
who
estéeme
it
no
small
happinesse
to
haue
met
with
so
noble
an
enemy
:
your
challenge
shall
be
answered
,
and
both
time
and
place
,
and
weapon
accepted
.
For
your
security
from
my
treachery
(
hauing
no
hostage
worthy
to
counteruaile
you
)
take
my
word
,
which
I
estéeme
aboue
all
respects
:
prepare
therefore
your
armes
to
fight
,
but
not
your
heart
to
mallice
,
since
true
valour
néedes
no
other
whetstone
then
desire
of
honour
.
B.
XII
.
Another
honourable
Chartell
of
the
same
nature
,
and
for
the
same
purpose
.
RIght
famous
Syr
,
if
my
perswasion
in
reason
,
or
prayer
in
good
will
,
might
preuaile
with
you
,
you
should
by
better
meanes
be
like
to
obtaine
your
desire
,
you
should
make
many
braue
enemies
become
your
faithfull
seruants
,
and
make
your
honour
flye
vp
to
heauen
,
being
carried
vp
by
both
the
wings
of
valour
and
iustice
,
whereof
now
it
wants
the
latter
.
But
since
my
s●i●e
nor
counsail●
can
get
place
in
you
,
disdaine
not
to
receiue
a
mortall
challenge
from
a
man
so
●arre
inferiour
vnto
you
in
vertue
,
as
that
I
doe
not
so
much
mislike
the
déed
as
I
haue
the
doer
in
admiration
:
prepare
therefore
your selfe
,
according
to
the
noble
manner
of
a
Souldier
,
and
thinke
not
lightly
of
neuer
so
weake
an
arme
,
which
strikes
with
〈◊〉
sword
of
Iustic●
.
D.
XIII
.
An
answere
to
this
Chartell
.
MUch
more
famous
D.
I
whom
neuer
threatnings
could
make
afrayd
,
am
now
terrified
by
your
noble
curtesie
;
for
well
I
know
from
what
height
of
vertue
it
doth
procéed
,
and
what
cause
I
haue
to
doubt
such
vertue
,
bent
to
my
ruine
:
but
right
,
which
iustifieth
the
iniustice
you
lay
vnto
me
,
doth
also
anymate
me
against
all
danger
,
since
I
am
full
of
him
by
whom
your selfe
desires
euer
to
be
gouerned
:
I
will
therefore
attend
you
before
the
walles
,
carrying
this
aduantage
with
mee
that
as
it
shall
be
a
singular
honour
if
I
get
the
victory
,
so
there
can
be
no
dishonour
in
being
ouercome
by
D.
XIIII
.
Another
Chartell
of
the
same
nature
,
and
to
the
same
purpose
,
onely
proceeding
from
an
angry
enemie
vnknowne
.
TO
thée
H.
of
England
,
an
vnknowne
Knight
wisheth
health
and
courage
,
that
by
my
hand
thou
mayst
receyue
punishment
for
thy
treason
,
according
to
thine
owne
offer
,
which
wickedly
occasioned
,
thou
hast
proudly
begun
,
and
accursedly
maintained
;
I
will
presently
(
if
thy
minde
faint
thée
not
for
his
owne
guiltinesse
)
méet
thée
before
the
walles
,
or
if
the
time
,
place
and
weapon
like
thée
not
,
I
am
ready
to
take
thine
owne
reasonable
choise
in
any
of
them
,
so
as
thou
doe
performe
the
substance
.
Make
me
such
answere
,
as
may
shew
that
thou
hast
some
taste
of
honour
:
and
so
I
leaue
thée
to
liue
till
I
méet
thée
.
Anonimus
.
XV.
An
answere
to
this
Chartell
.
VNknowne
Knight
,
though
your
namelesse
challenge
might
carry
in
it selfe
excu●e
for
●
man
of
my
birth
and
estate
,
yet
her
〈…〉
your
heart
at
rest
,
you
shall
bee
satisfied
,
I
will
without
stay
answere
you
before
the
wals
,
and
come
both
armed
in
your
follish
threatnings
,
and
yet
the
more
fearelesse
,
expecting
weake
bl●wes
,
where
I
finde
so
strong
words
:
you
shall
not
therefore
long
attend
me
,
before
proofe
teach
you
that
of
my
life
you
haue
made
your selfe
too
large
a
promise
:
in
the
meane
time
farewell
.
E.
XVI
.
The
forme
of
a
Chartell
or
Challenge
which
may
be
sent
from
one
King
vnto
another
,
wherein
the
ground
,
and
occasion
of
the
quarrell
,
is
mentioned
,
for
the
auoyding
of
exceptions
and
delayes
.
WEE
H.
by
the
Grace
of
God
King
of
B.
to
you
C.
by
the
same
grace
King
of
S.
Wée
doe
you
to
vnderstand
,
that
in
all
the
answeres
that
you
haue
made
to
our
Embassadors
and
Heraulds
sent
to
your
for
the
establishing
of
peace
,
in
excusing
your selfe
without
reason
:
you
haue
accused
vs
,
saying
,
that
wee
haue
plight
you
our
faith
,
and
broken
the
●ame
.
In
defence
of
our
Honour
which
hereby
might
be
〈◊〉
too
much
,
against
all
truth
,
we
throught
good
to
send
you
this
writing
by
which
we
giue
you
to
vnderstand
,
that
for
the
satisfying
of
all
men
,
and
our
sayd
Honour
,
which
wee
minde
to
kéepe
,
if
it
please
God
,
vnto
the
death
:
that
if
you
haue
charged
,
or
will
charge
vs
not
only
with
our
faith
,
but
the
breach
thereof
,
or
that
euer
we
did
any
thing
that
became
not
a
Gentleman
who
had
respect
to
his
Honour
,
that
you
●ie
falsely
in
your
threat
,
and
as
oft
as
you
say
it
you
doe
lye
:
and
we
doe
determine
to
defend
our
Honour
to
the
vttermost
drop
of
our
blood
;
Wherefore
,
séeing
you
haue
charged
vs
against
all
truth
,
write
no
more
to
vs
héereafter
,
but
appoint
vs
the
field
,
and
we
will
bring
you
the
weapons
,
protesting
,
that
if
after
this
declaration
you
write
into
any
place
or
vse
any
words
against
our
Honour
,
that
the
shame
of
the
delay
of
the
combate
shall
light
on
you
,
séeing
that
the
offering
of
cambate
is
the
end
of
writing
:
Dated
at
our
Towne
and
Citie
of
P.
the
twentieth
day
of
March
,
Anno
Dom.
1613
H.
XVII
.
A
rough
Chartell
sent
from
a
Commaunder
in
the
warres
,
to
a
man
of
like
place
,
hauing
done
publike
iniurie
to
his
Superiour
.
SYR
,
IF
eyther
your
birth
or
bringing
vp
had
wrought
in
your
noble
minde
,
or
estimation
of
credit
,
hardly
would
you
haue
so
much
forgotten
and
stained
your
Honour
,
as
in
a
Parlée
of
late
with
our
Generall
you
did
,
at
whom
vildly
and
dishonourably
shooting
,
you
falsed
that
assurance
of
warre
which
Souldiers
submit
themselues
vnto
,
and
trained
him
to
your
treason
vnder
trust
:
a
thing
heretofore
not
accust●●●ed
,
nor
presently
to
be
allowed
of
:
he
assuredly
pretending
your
owne
and
your
friends
good
,
commoditie
to
your
Country
,
and
quietnesse
to
the
state
.
But
your
pride
ioyned
with
a
harmeful
meaning
to
those
which
you
prosesse
best
vnto
,
and
selfe
wilfull
vaine
glory
without
cause
why
;
refused
that
which
reason
and
Honour
commanded
you
to
haue
done
:
Therefore
because
his
calling
is
presently
with
his
charge
better
then
yours
,
and
mine
not
inferiour
,
I
summon
you
reasonably
to
excuse
that
fault
supposed
to
be
yours
,
or
else
maintaine
that
traiterous
acte
with
your
person
against
mine
in
fight
,
when
,
where
,
and
how
you
dare
,
otherwise
I
will
baffell
your
good
name
,
sound
with
the
Trumpet
your
dishonor
,
paynt
your
picture
with
the
héeles
vpward
,
and
beat
it
in
despight
of
your selfe
,
in
the
meane
time
I
attend
your
answere
:
from
the
Campe.
G.
G.
XVIII
.
A
Chartell
or
challenge
from
an
inferiour
,
hauing
receiued
grosse
wrongs
from
a
Superiour
.
SYR:
THe
greatnesse
of
your
birth
and
place
,
is
no
priuiledge
to
doe
iniurye
to
any
that
is
frée-borne
,
&
the
wrongs
you
haue
done
me
are
vnabideable
:
the
satisfaction
wherof
,
your
owne
generous
nature
,
I
know
,
will
both
acknowledge
and
proportion
:
wherefore
,
appoynt
time
,
place
and
weapon
,
without
aduantage
,
and
you
shall
find
me
ready
to
maintaine
the
assertion
of
your
euill
doing
.
This
if
your
greatnesse
(
which
is
nothing
if
it
be
not
accompanied
with
goodnesse
)
shall
make
you
eyther
neglect
or
delay
,
you
will
force
mee
to
publish
that
(
which
yet
I
am
not
apt
to
beléeue
)
you
are
not
vertuous
.
T.
H.
XIX
.
A
generall
Challenge
,
which
may
passe
betweene
any
Gentlemen
,
the
quarrell
being
foule
and
not
doubtfull
.
SYR:
MY
wrongs
〈◊〉
in
the
worlds
general
knowledge
,
and
〈◊〉
from
you
assignement
of
time
,
place
and
armes
,
〈…〉
your
vertue
can
instruct
you
in
the
proporti●ns
,
the
manner
I
refer
to
this
Gentleman
my
second
.
T.
Q.
XX.
A
Chartell
or
Challenge-conditionall
,
hauing
reference
to
some
doubt
.
SYR:
IT
is
a
generall
report
in
the
Worlds-mouth
,
that
you
are
both
the
author
and
reporter
of
these
words
;
first
,
That
I
haue
dishonourably
broken
my
fayth
in
the
warres
,
by
abandoning
my
Colours
in
the
time
of
best
action
,
and
lastly
,
laid
imputations
on
my
Captaine
,
both
without
desert
or
iudgement
.
These
spéeches
if
you
acknowledge
(
as
vertue
will
not
denie
her
actions
for
danger
)
you
must
be
pleased
to
vnderstand
from
this
Letter
,
that
you
haue
little
affinitie
with
truth
,
for
you
haue
spoken
grosse
falsehoods
,
which
I
wil
euer
maintaine
●
approue
in
any
Gentleman
like
posture
of
your
owne
election
.
Therfore
I
beséech
you
let
me
receiue
from
you
such
satisfaction
as
may
vertuously
agrée
with
an
humalicious
truth
,
eyther
in
affirmation
or
deniall
,
and
you
shall
finde
me
prepared
honestly
for
eythers
entertainment
.
R.
P.
XXI
.
An
answere
to
the
former
Chartell
,
giuing
a
sufficient
satisfaction
to
the
doubt
,
and
retorting
the
iniurie
.
SYR:
YOu
call
me
to
so
fayre
an
account
that
I
cannot
chuse
but
deliuer
you
an
honest
reckoning
of
my
vertue
:
Therefore
be
pleased
to
beléeue
,
vnder
this
protectation
,
that
these
spéeches
wherwith
you
burthen
my
reputation
,
did
neuer
procéed
from
me
,
nor
haue
my
lips
at
any
time
deliuered
from
them
word
or
matter
to
that
purpose
.
And
albe
you
make
the
world
your
Author
,
yet
I
know
a
Gentleman
of
your
worthinesse
and
iudgement
will
neuer
enter
into
an
opposition
of
this
nature
without
a
ground
of
greater
value
and
certaintie
,
whence
I
must
for
mine
owne
satisfaction
,
demaund
of
you
an
author
personall
,
without
disparagement
,
against
whom
I
will
iustifie
the
contradiction
of
his
slaunder
.
This
right
if
any
former
ceremonie
shall
make
you
denye
mee
,
besides
the
vnlawfulnesse
of
such
secrecie
,
you
will
giue
me
libertie
to
coniecture
,
that
your selfe
onely
is
to
your selfe
an
euill
instrument
,
and
that
I
haue
no
other
accuser
but
malice
.
R.
O.
XXII
.
A
Chartell
or
Challenge
of
an
vnworthy
nature
,
being
such
as
all
Gentlemen
of
vertue
should
forbeare
to
imitate
,
though
the
aduersarie
were
neuer
so
vnworthy
.
SYrrah
,
the
basenesse
of
thy
villainous
nature
,
hauing
prouoked
thée
to
doe
me
iniurie
,
I
entend
to
scourge
with
my
sword
,
which
shall
deuide
a
wicked
life
from
a
more
wicked
body
:
therefore
,
vnderstand
by
this
sedule
,
that
neither
drunkennesse
(
to
which
thou
art
naturally
adicted
▪
)
nor
●●enzie
(
which
thy
pride
hath
put
vpon
thée
)
shall
be
any
excuse
for
thy
most
slauish
demeanour
,
but
that
with
my
sword
I
will
thrust
those
lyes
thou
hast
deliuered
downe
thy
throat
,
and
thorow
thy
heart
into
thy
gots
,
therefore
if
thy
cowardlinesse
dare
aduenture
vpon
such
a
businesse
appoynt
time
,
place
,
and
weapon
,
and
I
will
〈◊〉
thée
,
and
appr●●●
vpon
thée
that
thou
art
a
〈◊〉
.
L.
N.
XXIII
.
An
answere
as
vnmannerly
as
the
Challenge
was
vnworthy
,
both
set
downe
,
not
for
imitation
,
but
scorne
,
though
some
men
of
good
place
in
this
Kingdome
,
haue
vsed
them
ignorantly
.
SYrrha
,
I
haue
receyued
thy
base
raising
Letter
,
from
which
feminine
humour
I
gather
the
colde
cowardly
grossenes
of
thy
spirit
,
spending
it selfe
so
much
in
words
,
that
in
action
,
I
feare
,
it
will
not
dare
to
encounte●
with
a
shaddow
,
the
world
hauing
euer
noted
thée
for
a
coward
,
and
al
thy
companions
derided
as
a
braggart
of
filthy
estimation
.
But
in
as
much
as
your
saucinesse
is
now
growne
vnto
the
height
of
impudency
,
set
your
heart
at
rest
,
for
I
will
put
you
to
the
touch
of
your
best
strength
,
and
from
the
bearer
hereof
,
my
friend
,
you
shall
receiue
notice
both
of
the
time
and
place
,
and
with
your
eyes
behold
the
weapons
of
mine
election
,
which
I
doubt
not
but
with
the
expence
of
thy
best
blood
shall
naile
the
villaine
fast
to
thine
owne
bosome
:
and
so
farewell
,
till
I
come
to
plague
and
scourge
thée
.
M.
Q.
XXIIII
.
A
foolish
Challenge
,
sent
from
one
who
neyther
had
wit
nor
courage
,
but
a
foolish
prouocation
.
SYrrha
T.
the
wrongs
thou
hast
done
me
are
so
grosse
and
notorious
,
that
I
cannot
with
my
reputation
put
them
vp
:
and
although
thou
deniest
when
thou
gauest
me
the
lye
,
that
thou
didst
it
in
disgrace
of
me
,
yet
vpon
consideration
,
I
finde
it
must
néeds
be
done
with
a
disgracefull
minde
,
though
thou
didst
like
a
coward
deny
it
.
I
haue
learned
not
to
hazard
my
Knight
hood
vpon
mine
inferiours
,
Esquyres
of
low
degree
,
but
if
thou
make
mée
not
some
honest
satisfaction
,
thou
wilt
vrge
me
to
forget
my
place
:
farewell
,
I
hope
thou
wilt
be
wife
:
yours
as
you
vse
him
.
A.
C.
XXV
.
An
answere
from
a
merry
wit
,
sutable
with
the
former
follie
.
K.
Ar●a●d
,
or
arrand
K
:
As
the
wrongs
you
pretend
I
haue
done
you
,
were
yours
by
right
,
so
I
will
doe
you
right
and
iustifie
them
,
for
I
loue
to
giue
euer
the
Diuell
his
due
:
I
denied
indéed
that
I
meant
your
disgrace
by
giuing
the
lye
,
because
I
knew
if
a
disgrace
without
all
qu●●tion
to
haue
the
lye
,
and
a
sta●●
ignorance
to
call
it
into
〈◊〉
,
I
beléeue
you
would
be
very
louth
to
hazard
your
,
King
〈◊〉
,
yet
you
must
,
if
you
will
〈◊〉
satisfaction
,
for
what
I
intend
to
giue
is
at
my
méeting
with
you
to
morrow
morning
about
sike
of
the
clocke
in
the
Uale
betwéene
the
〈◊〉
and
Riuer
:
I
haue
sent
you
my
Rapie●
paral●ll
both
it
and
my
●er●nds
by
this
Gentleman
:
farewell
.
R.
T.
Superscribed
.
To
the
Honorable
Knight
,
Syr
A.
C.
XXVI
.
An
answere
to
a
Challenge
where
the
appealants
assertion
is
not
doubtfull
,
and
so
the
defendant
not
tyed
to
the
tryall
of
the
sword
.
SYR:
THE
tryals
of
the
sword
are
onely
in
case
of
doubts
vndisru●●able
,
and
not
tyed
to
the
indiscréet
will
of
euery
desperate
opposition
,
for
that
were
both
to
cons●●d
iustice
and
reason
:
therefore
I
would
haue
you
pleased
to
know
,
that
the
imputation
which
you
would
excuse
by
accusing
mee
of
falsehood
,
is
so
cleare
and
manifestly
knowne
to
the
world
,
that
the
record
thereof
is
registred
in
an
honourable
Court
,
whence
all
errour
is
depriued
,
so
that
the
remembrance
thereof
cannot
chuse
but
instruct
you
in
your
misconceit
,
and
beare
that
falsehood
backe
to
your selfe
,
which
you
would
wrongfully
impose
on
another
,
for
it
were
monstrous
if
a
man
should
be
bound
to
defend
with
his
sword
,
whether
it
were
day
,
when
the
Sunne
shined
,
I
or
no
,
and
such
like
is
your
quarrell
;
therefore
,
if
the
〈◊〉
of
your
courage
must
néeds
be
all●yd
by
my
Rappier
,
ellect
a
ground
of
more
certaine
doubt
,
and
I
will
answere
it
with
my
best
vertue
:
in
the
meane
space
be
satisfied
that
all
the
best
spirits
of
this
nation
will
thinke
I
haue
herein
giuen
your
insufficient
call
a
sufficient
satisfaction
.
T.
W.
XXVII
.
A
reply
by
the
former
challenger
,
againe
to
vrge
the
field
.
SYR:
YOur
instructions
are
not
to
me
vnknowne
,
neyther
doe
I
disallow
your
euasion
,
yet
thus
●arre
you
must
giue
mee
leaue
both
to
expo●nd
my selfe
and
my
Letter
,
that
I
call
you
not
to
an
account
for
the
reports
,
whether
they
be
true
I
or
no
,
but
for
the
malice
you
made
apparant
in
such
tryuiall
discourses
,
which
,
for-as-much
as
it
is
a
passion
wicked
and
dishonourable
,
I
holde
it
the
part
of
euery
Gentleman
of
vertue
,
to
defend
himselfe
from
such
a
vi●ia●●●
imputation
.
And
here
I
doe
accuse
you
to
be
a
Gentleman
full
of
●ancour
and
hatred
,
and
what
you
haue
reported
of
mee
hath
béene
onely
to
display
your
〈…〉
which
I
will
maintaine
with
my
sword
,
where
my
indifferency
shall
oppoynt
me
.
R.
O.
XXVIII
.
An
answere
to
this
second
call
,
wherein
the
fielde
is
likewise
auoyded
.
SYR.
YOU
trauell
now
from
wayes
vnreasonable
into
pathes
impossible
,
wherein
it
séemes
to
me
you
display
a
disposition
●oth
absurde
and
cruell
:
for
it
you
allow
my
reports
not
to
be
in
question
,
what
a
tyrannous
boldnesse
is
it
in
you
to
become
the
searcher
&
vnderstander
of
my
thoughts
(
which
is
a
power
onely
in
the
power
of
the
〈◊〉
)
and
yet
not
ther
by
circumstance
,
or
suggestion
,
giue
the
world
any
inducements
to
proue
me
so
inclined
?
But
Syr
,
both
for
the
auoyding
of
your
further
trouble
is
writing
,
and
your
more
disgrace
in
insufficiently
writing
,
I
am
content
thus
far
to
satisfie
the
world
▪
and
your selfe
(
which
otherwise
will
be
but
v●urpers
of
knowledge
)
that
what
I
haue
any
wayes
spoken
of
you
,
as
it
was
true
,
so
it
was
vtterly
without
touch
of
mallice
or
hatred
;
against
which
you
cannot
affirme
,
in
that
my
thoughts
are
knowne
to
my selfe
and
to
no
other
mortall
creature
.
T.
W.
XXIX
.
An
answere
to
any
challenge
which
comes
from
any
Seruant
to
a
Free-man
.
SYR:
I
Haue
retained
your
modest
call
,
and
would
willingly
doe
you
right
therein
,
onely
there
is
the
difference
〈◊〉
vs
,
that
I
●eale
I
shall
double
your
iniurie
:
for
in
〈…〉
makes
you
at
anothers
and
not
at
your
〈…〉
how
can
you
be
capable
of
the
houses
of
your
aduersaries
appoyntment
?
Therefore
you
must
be
pleased
;
eyther
〈…〉
or
your
right
in
challenges
,
(
a
choise
dist●stefull
to
your
spirit
)
for
till
you
can
become
an
equall
,
you
may
not
lawfully
enter
into
matters
of
equaltie
:
yet
because
you
shall
not
baptize
mine
aduantage
with
eyther
feare
,
or
cruelty
,
I
am
content
to
giue
you
my
rights
,
assuring
you
I
will
attend
the
houres
of
your
owne
election
.
L.
O.
XXX
.
A
generall
answere
to
any
honest
and
sufficient
Chartell
.
SYR:
YOur
call
is
like
your selfe
,
full
of
vertuous
anger
,
to
which
with
all
willingnesse
I
will
giue
satisfaction
:
therefore
I
beseech
you
,
giue
credence
to
this
Gentleman
my
seconds
,
who
shall
giue
you
the
time
and
place
,
and
make
mine
election
for
the
weapon
.
Yours
T.
A.
Amorous
Epistles
,
containing
matter
of
loue
or
accompliment
.
XXXI
.
An
Epistle
which
may
come
from
any
woman
of
worth
,
eyther
to
her
Father
,
chiefe
friend
,
or
guardian
,
who
not
affecting
her
choise
in
loue
,
seeke
not
only
to
diuorce
it
,
but
with
all
violence
and
aduantages
pursue
her
friend
,
euen
vnto
death
.
SYR:
WHat
you
will
determine
of
me
it
is
to
me
vncertaine
,
but
what
I
haue
determined
of
my selfe
I
am
most
certaine
,
which
is
no
longer
to
enioy
my
life
then
I
may
enioy
him
for
my
husband
whom
the
heauens
for
my
highest
glory
haue
bestowed
vpon
me
:
if
you
please
to
kill
him
,
execute
me
,
let
any
throat
satisfie
the
hunger
of
〈◊〉
;
for
alas
,
what
hath
hee
done
that
had
not
his
originall
in
me
:
Looke
vpon
him
,
I
beséech
you
,
with
indifferency
,
and
sée
whether
in
those
eyes
all
vertue
shines
not
?
sée
whether
that
face
can
hide
a
blemish
?
Take
leysure
to
know
him
,
and
then
your selfe
will
say
it
hath
béene
too
great
an
inhumanitie
to
suspect
such
excellency
.
Are
the
Gods
thinke
you
,
deceiued
in
their
workemanship
?
Artificers
will
not
vse
Marble
but
to
noble
vses
:
should
those
powers
be
so
ouer-shot
as
to
frame
so
pretious
an
Image
of
their
owne
,
but
to
honourable
purposes
?
O
speake
with
me
,
O
heare
me
,
O
know
him
,
and
become
not
the
putter
out
of
the
worlds
light
.
Hope
you
to
please
heauen
by
hurting
him
it
loueth
about
all
the
world
?
I
beseech
you
let
not
his
losse
make
you
accursed
of
the
whole
earth
,
&
of
all
posteritie
,
he
is
a
Gentleman
of
eminence
:
why
should
you
hinder
mine
aduauncement
,
who
if
I
haue
past
my
childe-hood
,
hurtlesse
to
any
,
if
I
haue
refused
no
body
to
doe
what
good
I
could
,
if
I
haue
often
mitigated
your
anger
,
euer
sought
to
maintaine
your
fauour
;
nay
,
if
I
haue
helde
you
deerer
then
my
life
,
robbe
mee
not
of
more
then
my
life
comes
vnto
?
Teare
not
that
which
is
inseparably
ioyned
to
my
soule
,
but
if
hee
rest
misliked
of
you
(
which
O
God
how
can
it
be
?
)
yet
giue
him
to
me
,
let
me
haue
him
,
you
know
I
pretend
no
right
to
your
estate
:
therefore
it
is
but
a
priuate
petition
I
make
vnto
you
:
or
if
you
bee
hard
heartedly
bent
to
appoynt
otherwise
(
which
O
sooner
let
me
dye
then
know
)
then
to
end
as
I
began
,
let
me
by
you
be
ordered
to
my
last
end
,
with
ou●
for
more
crueltie
you
meane
to
force
me
to
vse
mine
owne
hands
〈…〉
of
your
owne
children
.
The
saddest
F.
XXXII
.
An
Epistle
neare
of
the
same
nature
,
but
is
to
be
sent
from
a
Gentlewoman
whose
Parents
being
dead
,
is
left
to
the
tuition
of
friends
,
and
they
onely
are
aduerse
and
opposite
to
her
choyse
in
Loue
.
IN
such
a
state
(
Gentlemen
)
you
haue
placed
me
,
as
I
can
neither
write
nor
be
silent
;
for
how
can
I
be
silent
since
you
haue
left
mée
nothing
but
my
solitary
words
to
testifie
my
misery
,
and
how
should
I
write
,
who
neither
can
resolue
what
to
write
,
nor
to
whom
to
write
?
What
to
write
it
is
hard
for
me
to
say
,
as
what
I
may
not
write
,
so
little
hope
haue
I
of
any
successe
,
and
so
much
hath
no
iniury
béene
left
vndone
to
me
wards
.
To
whom
to
write
where
may
I
learne
,
since
yet
I
wot
not
how
to
intitle
you
;
shall
I
call
you
my
Soueraignes
,
set
downe
your
lawes
that
I
may
doe
you
homage
?
shall
I
fall
lower
,
and
name
you
my
Kinsemen
,
shew
mee
your
bloods
in
your
loue
?
but
shall
I
name
my selfe
the
Mistresse
of
my selfe
?
alas
,
no
;
I
am
your
prisoner
:
But
whatsoeuer
I
be
,
or
whatsoeuer
you
be
,
O
all
you
beholders
of
these
dolefull
lines
,
this
doe
I
signifie
vnto
you
,
and
signifie
it
with
a
heart
that
shall
euer
remaine
in
that
opinion
,
the
good
or
euill
you
doe
to
him
I
loue
,
I
will
euer
impute
it
as
eyther
way
done
to
mine
owne
person
;
he
is
a
Gentleman
,
and
worthy
to
be
my
husband
,
and
so
is
he
my
husband
,
by
me
worthily
chosen
.
Beléeue
it
,
beléeue
it
,
eyther
you
shall
be
murderers
by
killing
me
,
or
if
you
let
me
liue
,
the
killers
of
him
shall
smart
as
murderers
:
for
what
doe
you
thinke
I
can
thinke
;
am
I
so
childish
,
as
not
to
sée
wherein
you
touch
him
you
wound
mee
?
can
his
shame
be
without
my
reproach
?
no
,
nor
shall
be
,
since
nothing
he
hath
done
that
I
will
not
anow
.
Is
this
the
comfort
you
bring
me
,
to
make
me
fuller
of
shame
then
sorrow
?
Would
you
doe
this
if
it
were
not
with
full
intention
to
preuent
my
power
with
slaughter
?
and
so
doe
I
pray
you
,
it
is
high
time
for
mée
to
be
weary
of
my
life
too
long
led
,
since
you
are
weary
of
me
before
you
haue
power
in
me
.
I
say
againe
,
I
say
it
instnitely
vnto
you
,
I
will
not
liue
without
him
,
if
it
be
not
to
reuenge
him
;
eyther
doe
iustly
in
sauing
both
,
or
wi●ely
in
killing
both
:
if
I
be
your
better
,
I
command
his
preseruation
▪
if
your
inferiour
,
I
beg
it
,
for
I
take
all
truth
to
witnesse
,
he
is
worthy
and
bertuous
.
Therefore
to
conclude
,
in
wronging
him
you
wrong
me
,
neither
conceive
with
your selues
that
your
iniuries
aspyze
to
the
life
of
a
stranger
,
but
euen
to
the
life
of
your
vnfortunate
kinsewoman
,
P.
D.
XXXIII
.
An
answere
vnto
the
two
former
Epistles
.
IF
the
loue
to
your
person
(
Madam
)
and
the
great
obligation
betwixt
my
soule
and
your
noble
deceased
fathers
(
to
which
the
eye
of
the
highest
was
tired
for
a
witnesse
)
haue
sirred
vp
in
you
in
you
so
many
perturbations
,
both
of
spirit
an●
body
,
that
it
hath
taken
from
you
all
excellent
remembrances
and
cogitations
worthy
the
meditation
of
your
vertue
,
so
that
forgetting
your selfe
,
you
bréed
a
neglect
of
your
vnspotted
reputation
.
I
beséech
you
,
be
pleased
to
let
me
a
waken
your
knowledge
,
and
stirre
vp
your
considerations
with
the
in●●●●cation
of
mine
honest
and
sincere
designes
,
which
euer
haue
had
eyes
fixed
onely
vpon
your
vertuous
aduancement
.
First
,
for
the
residence
of
your
person
,
so
much
displeasing
vnto
you
through
the
sollitude
thereof
;
albe
I
must
confesse
it
is
barren
of
those
confluences
of
time-seruing
tongues
,
whose
flattering
musicke
onely
pleaseth
the
descréese
eare
,
but
for
a
little
season
;
yet
is
it
so
sufficiently
stored
with
honest
and
faithfull
plain●nesse
(
the
best
comerce
for
vertue
)
that
howeuer
now
swayed
with
the
billow
of
your
passion
,
hereafter
I
hope
your
wisedome
will
neyther
doubt
of
your
spéech
or
silence
,
nor
to
whom
to
impart
your
bosomes
directions
,
since
my
faith
and
seruice
(
euer
versed
in
the
preoccupation
and
businesse
of
your
good
)
shall
neuer
deserue
to
become
such
a
stranger
to
your
goodnesse
.
Touching
the
Gentleman
,
your
election
,
I
neither
deny
his
worthinesse
of
person
or
estate
,
but
affirme
his
much
vnfitnes
both
in
respect
of
his
already
néerenes
in
affinitie
,
whereby
your
house
shall
be
no
more
then
formerly
strongthened
,
as
also
his
abode
&
comorance
in
a
far
remoued
country
,
whereby
your
owne
country
being
depriued
of
these
comforts
which
their
hopes
haue
t●di●usly
expected
,
there
shall
red●und
vnto
it
nothing
but
a
depriuation
of
those
blessings
,
and
a
strong
feare
of
the
deuastation
of
those
costly
Buildings
which
your
auncestors
haue
erected
to
couer
their
names
,
and
giue
reliefe
to
their
neighbours
,
till
the
last
day
of
the
worlds
continuance
.
But
you
feare
his
murther
,
as
if
my
gainestanding
his
affection
should
compell
his
griefe
(
being
accompanied
with
dispayre
)
to
styfle
him
:
alas
(
Madam
)
such
thoughts
are
but
supererogating
workes
of
your
faith
,
which
in
a
person
of
lesse
merit
would
appeare
too
gaudily
clothed
in
selfe
loue
;
for
neither
doe
I
thinke
his
heat
is
so
violent
,
nor
his
resolution
so
irreligiously
constant
for
his
owne
destruction
,
especially
since
such
actions
doe
depriue
men
of
all
worth
and
good
titles
whatsoeuer
.
neyther
shall
any
outr●ge
in
him
bréed
imputation
of
guiltinesse
in
me
;
my
hand
of
duty
calling
meets
the
preuention
of
〈◊〉
euill
,
into
which
you
shal
eyther
imbarke
your
honour
or
hopest
to
come
,
which
motiue
when
your
excellent
iudgement
hath
examined
and
poysed
in
the
scale
of
vertue
:
you
will
thinke
him
〈◊〉
vnworthy
of
threatnings
;
much
lesse
of
reuenge
,
who
will
euer
liue
to
●bay
all
your
modest
commaunds
.
L.
E.
XXXIIII
.
An
amorous
Epistle
onely
complementall
,
which
may
passe
betweene
any
two
persons
,
of
what
degree
soeuer
.
IT
is
not
the
eye
(
my
déerest
and
best
respected
Mistris
)
which
taketh
in
the
excellency
of
true
loue
,
and
by
the
vertue
of
its
intelligence
,
maketh
the
heart
onely
capable
of
all
loue
,
faith
and
constancy
,
as
if
,
being
depriued
the
best
iudging
sence
,
it
could
deserue
nothing
but
by
a
her●auld
or
instruction
;
making
that
maymed
and
disfigured
which
is
the
noblest
,
best
accomplisht
,
and
the
most
excellent
in
the
whole
worke
of
nature
:
O
no
(
my
déerest
)
the
heart
is
not
the
borrower
of
those
lights
,
but
hauing
all
his
communication
and
frequency
with
the
diuine
soule
,
like
the
Sunne
which
is
both
the
eye
and
spirit
of
Nature
,
lendeth
from
his
owne
cleare
beames
those
excellencies
of
resolution
and
faithfulnesse
which
makes
our
loues
renowned
for
the
vertue
of
truely
and
worthily
louing
,
for
it
is
most
certaine
,
that
the
loue
which
taketh
vp
his
lodging
onely
in
the
eyes
closet
of
admiration
,
and
is
but
thence
recommended
to
the
hearts
considerations
;
it
is
a
loue
as
insubstanciall
as
a
shaddow
,
and
no
longer
to
be
retained
then
a
sound
,
which
the
eare
in
his
best
liking
looseth
.
This
I
write
(
swéet
)
that
you
may
know
(
as
long
as
trueth
●olds
his
place
in
your
knowledge
)
that
the
affection
which
perpet●ally
is
made
one
with
my
heart
,
sprang
from
no
delight
or
amazement
of
mine
eyes
,
(
into
which
onely
the
excellency
of
colours
doe
insinuate
)
but
from
iudgement
,
deliberation
,
and
resolution
,
the
hearts
thrée
faithfullest
and
best
deseruing
counsailors
,
so
that
your
vertues
and
worthy
parts
,
hauing
inseparably
fixed
in
me
the
remembrance
&
acknowledgement
of
your
perfections
,
my
hope
is
,
that
no
customary
coynesse
,
which
is
but
the
false
title
and
motley-garment
of
discretion
,
shall
eyther
discourage
my
pro●éedings
(
which
haue
onely
vertue
for
their
conduct
)
nor
delay
my
hopes
,
which
are
onely
perfect
,
in
that
they
hope
nothing
but
what
is
most
suteable
with
an
honourable
reputation
.
It
the
infancy
of
your
knowledge
,
yet
too
yong
to
iudge
my
merit
,
because
time
hath
presented
mee
,
but
as
a
straunger
to
your
sight
,
make
you
feare
to
imbarke
the
treasure
of
your
loue
into
a
vessell
of
whole
soundnesse
you
are
vncertaine
(
albe
the
outward
face
neuer
so
richly
imbellished
)
know
,
that
euen
vnto
rumour
himselfe
,
who
is
most
vnacquainted
to
speake
well
by
the
noblest
perfection
(
slaunder
and
he
being
seldome
or
neuer
vncoopled
)
I
dare
●oldly
prostitute
both
my
good
name
and
actions
,
assured
that
enuie
is
not
so
destitute
of
fit
subiects
to
cast
his
malices
vpon
,
as
hée
will
attract
the
least
drop
of
his
poyson
to
deface
that
image
of
my
vertue
,
which
hath
hitherto
liued
cléere
,
free
,
and
vndespighted
:
to
which
considerations
when
trueth
shall
fixe
his
vndoubted
affirmation
,
then
my
hope
is
you
will
thinke
him
worthy
,
who
will
euer
liue
and
dye
,
your
admyrer
,
R.
C.
XXXV
.
A
blunt
Epistle
from
an
honest
true
affection
.
MIstresse
,
I
loue
you
honestly
,
and
desire
to
enioy
you
faithfully
:
my
birth
is
not
hid
,
nor
mine
actions
concealed
,
mine
estate
hath
no
couert●re
but
the
ayre
,
nor
my
priuate
wealth
any
pursse
but
mens
knowledges
.
If
your
eye
can
be
satisfied
with
the
one
,
and
your
minde
with
the
other
,
without
accomplements
(
the
guilt
of
falsehood
)
you
shall
finde
that
faith
,
care
,
and
frugall
seriousnesse
,
which
shall
expyre
but
with
my
breath
onely
:
with
vertue
I
séeke
to
win
you
,
with
vertue
I
will
euer
kéepe
you
,
and
till
vertue
shall
be
vtterly
consumed
,
I
will
be
euer
faithfull
.
R.
R.
XXXVI
.
An
Epistle
which
may
come
from
any
man
of
good
place
,
to
any
woman
of
worthinesse
,
on
whom
his
loue
doateth
with
so
much
violence
,
that
hee
is
euen
at
the
poynt
of
death
with
the
extremity
thereof
.
MO●
〈◊〉
Paper
,
which
shal●
〈◊〉
that
hand
wherto
all
〈◊〉
is
in
nature
a
seruant
,
doe
not
dis●ayne
to
ear●y
with
thée
the
〈◊〉
words
of
a
myser
now
dispayring
:
weyhter
be
afrayd
to
appears
before
her
〈◊〉
the
〈…〉
of
the
●●nder
,
for
〈◊〉
sooner
shall
that
diuine
hand
〈◊〉
thée
,
but
that
thy
basen
esse
shall
be
turned
to
most
high
preferment
.
Therefore
mourne
boldly
nine
Luke
,
for
〈◊〉
shée
lookes
vpon
you
,
your
blackenesse
will
shine
:
cry
out
vo●●dly
my
lamentations
,
for
〈◊〉
she
reade
you
,
your
cryes
will
be
musicke
:
say
then
(
O
happy
〈◊〉
of
a
most
vnhappy
message
)
that
the
too
soone
〈…〉
dying
creature
,
which
dares
not
speake
,
no
not
looke
,
no
not
scarcely
thinke
(
as
from
his
miserable
self
vnto
her
heauenly
highnesse
)
onely
presumes
to
desire
thée
(
in
the
time
that
her
eyes
and
voyce
doe
exalt
thée
)
to
say
,
and
in
this
manner
to
say
,
not
from
him
,
O
no
,
that
were
not●●●t
,
but
of
him
,
thus
much
vnto
her
sacred
iudgement
.
O
you
the
onely
honour
to
women
;
to
men
the
onely
admiration
,
you
that
being
armed
by
loue
defye
him
that
armed
you
,
in
this
high
estate
wherein
you
haue
placed
,
yet
let
me
remember
him
to
whom
▪
I
am
〈◊〉
for
bringing
me
to
your
presence
,
and
let
me
remember
him
who
(
〈…〉
is
yours
,
how
meane
soeuer
●ee
〈◊〉
)
it
is
reason
you
haue
an
account
of
him
.
The
wretch
(
yet
your
wretch
)
though
with
languishing
steps
〈…〉
,
and
will
you
suffer
a
Temple
(
〈…〉
yet
a
Temple
of
your
diety
)
to
be
razed
?
but
he
dyeth
,
it
is
most
true
,
he
dyeth
,
and
he
in
whom
you
liue
,
to
obay
you
,
dyeth
,
whereof
though
he
plaine
,
he
doth
not
complaine
,
for
it
is
a
harme
,
but
no
wrong
,
which
he
hath
receyued
:
he
dyes
,
because
in
wofull
language
,
all
his
sences
tell
him
that
such
is
your
pleasure
,
for
since
you
will
not
that
he
liue
,
alas
,
alas
,
what
followeth
of
your
ruined
seruant
but
his
end
?
End
then
most
euill
destyred
man
,
end
,
and
end
thou
wofull
Letter
,
end
:
for
it
sufficeth
her
wisedome
to
know
that
her
heauenly
will
shall
be
accomplished
,
by
her
onely
dispayre-full
catite
,
Anonimus
.
XXXVII
.
Another
amorous
Epistle
of
like
nature
,
but
not
full
so
violent
.
TIme
and
knowledge
,
the
onely
forte●●ers
of
the
mind
,
in
all
worthy
and
vertuous
opinions
,
haue
with
so
constant
a
resolution
(
my
onely
dearest
and
best
respected
Mistresse
)
setled
your
perfections
in
my
deuinest
part
,
that
neyther
Alexander
with
his
sword
,
nor
the
Diuell
with
any
slanderous
imputation
,
can
deuide
or
vntwiste
the
least
part
of
that
knot
which
tyes
me
eternally
to
your
seruice
,
and
albe
the
best
of
worthinesse
,
is
euer
(
and
proud
it
euer
may
so
be
)
a
continuall
attendant
on
your
vertues
,
and
so
out
of
the
wealth
of
such
merit
may
make
my
loyaltie
neglected
,
yet
shall
the
contention
of
my
fayth
so
vnresistably
striue
for
the
supreamest
eminence
(
as
not
to
be
excéeded
by
any
brest
of
greatnes
)
that
when
your
iudgement
shall
call
all
your
creatures
into
a
comparatiue
account
,
none
shall
come
néere
me
eyther
for
loue
or
continuance
:
many
other
protestations
I
could
make
,
but
none
more
able
,
more
effectuall
;
and
therefore
,
since
all
holde
their
alyance
with
truth
,
and
truth
so
inseperably
ioyned
with
my
soule
that
death
hath
not
authoritie
to
vrge
diuorcement
betwéene
them
,
let
me
(
O
you
all
best
of
your
sexe
)
humbly
beséech
you
,
to
entertaine
with
beléefe
into
your
memory
the
knowledge
of
my
faithfull
loue
,
that
thence
I
may
gaine
the
hope
of
some
noble
pittie
,
and
from
your
pitty
the
blest
grace
,
which
is
the
God
of
a
louers
Fortune
.
This
if
you
will
vouchsafe
to
a
merit
as
strong
in
it
one
beléefe
,
as
you
are
noble
in
the
worlds
opinion
,
you
shall
not
onely
be
the
creator
of
all
blisse
,
which
shall
accompany
my
dayes
,
but
fill
euery
minute
in
them
with
a
studious
obseruation
,
how
to
be
more
and
more
thankefull
in
my
seruice
:
the
contrary
whereof
,
when
you
shal
administer
to
my
misfortunes
,
so
desperate
a
dispayrefulnesse
will
fixe
it selfe
with
the
easie
beléefe
of
mine
vnworthinesse
,
that
a
sodaine
and
abortiue
death
will
be
the
best
ende
of
my
wretchednesse
,
how
euer
being
your
slaue
it
is
your
voice
must
bring
me
manumission
,
or
binde
me
to
continue
eternally
in
the
labour
of
affliction
:
to
which
I
will
submit
with
such
patience
,
that
your selfe
shall
not
forbeare
to
proue
against
your selfe
that
I
am
onely
your
truest
seruant
,
S.
G.
XXXVIII
.
A
modest
answere
negatiue
,
which
may
come
from
any
Gentlewoman
of
place
to
her
Sutor
.
SYR:
THE
excesse
of
your
protestations
vrge
in
me
a
little
iealousie
of
beléefe
,
both
because
I
am
assured
that
truth
is
so
modast
&
temperate
in
euery
faculty
of
its
owne
worthines
,
that
it
h●teth
Hyperboles
,
and
superrerogating
works
of
too
much
praise
,
as
also
,
in
that
reason
,
(
which
is
the
soundest
counsellor
to
a
weake
iudgement
)
instructs
me
,
that
the
plainest
loue
hath
euer
the
plainest
garments
,
coueting
rather
to
be
transparent
and
view'd
through
,
then
with
this
armed
shelter
o●
accomplementall
protestations
,
to
disfigure
much
the
countenance
of
true
meaning
.
Neyther
can
you
make
mee
so
ambitious
,
to
beléeue
that
such
●pythet●us
as
you
linke
me
,
vnto
,
are
eyther
mine
by
inheritance
,
or
yours
any
longer
then
shadow-like
they
attend
,
&
follow
the
Sunne-shine
of
your
Pen
,
custom●
and
imitation
,
hauing
taught
you
in
this
dissembling
age
,
the
Art
of
gilding
so
perfectly
,
and
with
so
little
cost
,
that
rather
then
you
will
neglect
your
art
,
you
will
imploy
your
paynes
vpon
earth
,
or
the
most
despised
images
:
for
mine
owne
part
,
I
am
not
vnacquainted
that
such
labours
are
euer
aparrelled
with
scorne
,
neyther
will
I
dye
with
wings
which
will
melt
to
beholde
the
Sunnes
countenance
:
therefore
pardon
me
that
I
cannot
thanke
you
for
my
prayse
,
nor
beléeue
the
vanitie
of
your
protestations
,
Loue
:
with
whom
I
haue
vowed
all
strangenesse
of
affection
,
and
vtter
disknowledge
for
euer
,
hauing
no
more
power
to
worke
vpon
my
soule
,
then
you
sence
to
féele
the
passions
which
gouerne
mee
.
Hence
I
beséech
you
,
Syr
,
let
procéede
a
desistance
of
solicitation
,
for
I
neither
can
,
will
,
nor
may
,
assent
to
your
desires
:
both
my selfe
and
those
greater
powers
which
onely
haue
power
to
direct
and
gouerne
mee
,
being
so
opposite
to
what
you
entreate
,
that
impossibilitie
is
onely
left
to
assure
you
that
what
time
you
spend
hereafter
in
this
nature
is
lost
and
fruitlesse
.
Your
worth
I
acknowledge
to
be
noble
and
vnspotted
,
and
thence
your
merit
to
procéed
what
soeuer
in
mee
you
account
excellent
,
giuing
your
fortunes
vndoubtable
resolutions
,
that
you
may
enioy
the
best
of
those
which
walke
in
a
ranke
before
mee
:
but
for
my selfe
,
there
is
neyther
hope
,
neyther
possibilitie
,
which
assurance
I
doubt
not
,
but
will
so
fortifie
your
wisedome
to
alter
the
course
of
your
loue
,
that
I
shall
hereafter
liue
frée
from
this
Pen-trouble
:
in
requitall
of
which
merit
,
none
shall
excéede
me
in
good
wishes
for
your
aduancement
,
or
with
chaste
thoughts
better
estéeme
you
then
M.
N.
XXXIX
.
An
other
amorous
answere
affirmatiue
,
with
some
doubt
,
which
may
be
sent
from
any
discreet
Gentlewoman
to
her
Sutor
.
SYR:
I
Could
haue
wisht
your
loue
had
come
clothed
in
this
Paper
,
with
lesse
circumstance
and
more
plainenesse
,
for
so
should
I
haue
béene
more
capable
of
your
chaste
intent
,
and
my
braine
lesse
troubled
in
the
decision
of
your
loue
,
which
the
garments
of
good
words
makes
doubtfull
and
much
subiect
to
censure
:
but
I
am
charitable
,
and
will
beleeue
(
till
your
errour
make
mee
more
sound
in
iudgement
)
that
in
the
fayre
field
of
your
protestations
,
no
tempting
Serpent
lurketh
to
vndoe
mine
honour
,
being
a
companion
so
beare
to
my
soule
,
that
when
it
shall
receiue
the
least
〈◊〉
my
body
shall
perish
for
euer
.
But
to
auoyd
that
vanity
of
which
I
talke
you
,
be
pleased
to
vnderstand
,
that
it
eyther
mine
eye
of
eare
might
be
the
iudges
of
my
fortunes
,
or
their
intelligence
had
power
to
giue
satisfaction
to
all
which
gouernes
me
,
then
I
could
put
all
doubts
and
scruples
from
your
remembrance
,
because
I
neither
sée
in
your
person
any
thing
to
dislike
me
,
nor
haue
heard
of
your
estate
to
be
otherwise
then
may
well
sort
with
your
place
and
reputation
.
But
Syr
,
you
must
know
I
haue
not
interest
in
the
moytie
of
my selfe
,
being
by
mine
owne
gift
so
estranged
from
mine
owne
desires
,
that
I
cannot
without
vsurpation
say
any
of
my
serious
thoughts
are
at
mine
owne
disposure
,
I
haue
,
Syr
,
a
Father
,
whose
worthy
iudgement
is
(
and
worthy
euer
to
be
)
so
potent
ouer
me
,
that
not
onely
my
person
,
but
euen
my
thoughts
are
wholy
to
be
desposed
by
him
:
him
if
you
please
to
solicite
,
and
make
his
wisedome
commend
your
vertuous
desires
to
my
consideration
,
there
is
no
doubt
but
my
easie
beliefe
may
soone
be
traduced
to
imagine
that
there
is
nothing
in
your
loue
but
honour
and
goodnesse
.
The
contraries
whereof
,
if
he
shal
please
to
annex
with
his
opinion
,
be
then
assured
it
is
as
impossible
to
wrest
mee
from
the
like
thoughts
,
as
for
the
Insant
Hyla
to
take
by
force
the
Club
from
his
Master
Hercules
.
If
the
labour
of
this
double
paynes
bréed
in
you
any
discouragement
,
you
cannot
too
earely
desist
,
nor
too
soone
giue
mee
ease
of
a
néedlesse
trouble
,
your
worth
will
make
you
frequent
with
better
choyse
,
&
my
contract
with
wisedome
against
passion
,
will
euer
fortesse
me
to
liue
without
the
knowledge
of
vnr●lieuing
repentance
.
Thus
you
haue
both
mine
&
your
own
resolution
in
your
bosome
,
agrée
them
or
seperate
them
,
both
are
to
mee
indifferent
,
and
charitie
shall
euer
make
me
your
chaste
well-wisher
.
A.
D.
XL.
Another
answere
affirmatiue
,
when
friends
and
all
parts
are
satisfied
.
SYR
,
THis
action
of
marriage
,
which
is
the
last
date
of
a
womans
libertie
,
being
for
the
dignitie
fearefull
,
and
for
the
seriousnesse
worthy
our
carefullest
considerations
,
is
to
me
such
a
bug-beare
full
of
Chymerean
shapes
,
that
I
oft
start
and
tremble
at
such
shadowes
:
onely
I
am
so
much
fortefied
in
your
noble
loue
,
&
the
true
constancy
of
your
well
setled
affection
,
to
which
your
vowes
and
my
friends
satisfactions
hang
as
seales
,
that
I
haue
banisht
all
oppositions
,
and
doe
now
boldly
giue
my
loue
and
honour
into
your
protection
,
hoping
you
will
as
carefully
preserue
them
,
as
I
haue
dearely
and
with
all
stricktnesse
of
thought
nourisht
them
,
in
which
you
shall
shew
a
vertue
worthy
your
goodnesse
,
and
make
me
contend
in
my
fayth
and
seruiceablenesse
to
excéede
the
best
example
of
my
sexe
,
for
being
onely
conquered
by
your
vertue
no
tribute
,
is
sufficient
but
this
,
that
I
will
euer
liue
and
dye
your
faithfullest
▪
M.
N.
XLI
.
An
Epistle
of
Loue
from
a
playne
Country-man
,
to
any
woman
his
equall
.
BOth
report
(
Mary
)
and
mine
owne
eyes
haue
assured
mee
of
your
sufficiency
in
all
those
good
things
which
should
appertaine
to
a
woman
of
your
place
,
and
from
thence
my
loue
hath
taken
such
sure
roote
that
it
can
neyther
wither
nor
perish
whiles
my
life
lasts
:
what
I
am
you
know
,
or
at
least
may
from
your
neighbours
intelligence
:
as
for
my
substance
,
I
néed
not
in
this
Letter
make
the
audite
thereof
,
because
when
your
friends
shall
call
it
in
account
,
their
owne
eyes
shall
giue
them
the
reckoning
,
only
it
is
your
benest
affection
which
I
intreat
,
to
which
I
will
ioyne
mine
,
with
so
good
a
meaning
,
that
howsoeuer
any
man
may
enuy
mee
,
yet
you
shall
haue
cause
neuer
to
accuse
my
breach
of
promise
:
more
words
I
would
vtter
,
but
more
substance
I
cannot
tender
,
therefore
expecting
your
answere
,
I
rest
your
euer
most
assured
T.
D.
XLII
.
An
answere
of
denyall
to
the
former
Epistle
.
THomas
▪
I
am
not
as
you
,
eyther
beholden
to
report
,
or
mine
▪
eyes
,
for
any
goodnesse
that
is
contained
in
you
,
which
makes
mée
doubt
,
if
I
should
séeke
to
intelligence
,
I
should
finde
nothing
to
giue
me
contentment
:
therefore
you
must
know
,
my
loue
hauing
no
root
it
is
impossible
for
you
to
expect
any
fruit
from
my
loue
:
as
for
my
knowledge
of
you
▪
it
is
so
little
,
it
is
not
worthy
the
examination
:
and
for
my
friends
,
calling
your
liuing
to
account
,
I
will
saue
them
that
labour
,
for
it
is
most
certaine
,
I
neyther
can
nor
will
giue
you
mine
affection
:
many
circumstances
binding
me
thereunto
:
therefore
if
you
please
hereafter
both
to
spare
your
word●
and
your
wooing
,
you
shall
both
giue
mee
pleasure
,
and
your selfe
●ase
,
making
me
so
much
beholden
to
your
little
trouble
,
that
I
will
euer
liue
your
friend
.
M.
B.
XLIII
.
Another
answere
of
graunting
to
the
desire
of
the
Sutor
.
YOU
néede
not
(
Thomas
)
appeale
to
these
witnesses
of
your
loue
,
séeing
both
your
owne
honesty
and
my
beliefe
will
euer
perswade
you
from
mocking
of
a
simple
Mayden
,
whom
you
may
sooner
delude
with
dishonest
practise
,
then
any
way
abuance
by
your
best
affection
.
But
the
truth
is
,
I
know
you
to
be
discréete
and
good
,
which
are
bonds
sufficient
to
kéepe
you
from
euill
doing
,
therefore
as
you
haue
wonne
me
with
your
loue
and
discretion
,
satisfied
my
friends
with
your
meanes
and
honest
behauiour
:
so
I
pray
you
couet
to
kéepe
me
with
the
like
vertues
,
for
though
many
haue
moe
words
,
yet
none
shall
haue
more
loue
,
nor
you
finde
your selfe
more
deerely
estéemed
in
any
bosome
,
then
in
mine
,
that
will
euer
faithfully
loue
you
,
and
faithfully
liue
yours
for
euer
.
M.
B.
XLIIII
.
An
amorous
Epistle
of
an
olde
Man
to
a
yong
Mayd
,
of
good
parts
and
parentage
.
IT
is
but
the
enuy
of
youth
(
swéet
heart
)
which
layeth
imputations
vpon
age
,
making
it
disable
,
apt
to
frenzie
,
vnfound
,
vnsauory
,
and
vncleanely
,
which
indéede
are
attributes
,
onely
appropriate
to
themselues
,
the
first
springing
from
their
ungrowne
ripenesse
:
the
second
from
heate
of
blood
:
the
third
from
their
lusts
:
the
fourth
from
vnwasted
corruptions
,
&
the
last
from
negletiue
carelesnesse
:
all
in
generall
eschewing
the
comerc●
with
wisedome
,
in
whom
age
is
euer
conuersant
.
Beléeue
it
,
youth
onely
imagineth
what
they
would
haue
vs
,
but
we
assuredly
know
what
they
are
,
who
frameth
fayre
buildings
with
yong
twygs
,
and
not
with
olde
Tymber
,
who
adorneth
himselfe
with
buds
&
not
with
full
growne
Flowers
.
What
perfection
is
in
imperfectnesse
?
or
what
pleasure
in
distaste
?
It
is
onely
time
which
makes
men
wise
,
and
yéeres
which
bringeth
forth
wisedomes
childe
,
truest
experience
:
knowledge
is
the
end
of
our
creation
,
for
in
it
onely
the
highest
is
glorified
,
and
who
can
rightly
know
which
hath
not
time
for
his
Tutor
?
These
things
drawne
into
your
consideration
(
my
déerest
)
why
should
I
feare
(
for
that
which
is
my
best
vertue
)
to
solicite
you
with
a
loue
constant
and
spotlesse
(
two
liuories
which
yet
could
neuer
fit
youths
backe
)
séeing
your
wealthiest
hopes
are
confined
in
such
goodnes
:
neyther
haue
the
resolutions
of
my
loue
procéeded
from
mine
eyes
,
but
iudgement
,
a
setled
counsaile
of
wisdome
,
and
reason
confirming
my
desire
,
and
imboldening
my
spirit
to
manifest
the
chast
and
honest
loue
which
inflameth
me
with
a
noble
ardency
.
O
then
be
pleased
to
know
,
that
discretion
hath
taught
mée
to
loue
you
intirely
,
&
that
loue
compels
me
to
beg
from
your
bosome
a
loue
sutable
to
its
goodnes
;
giuing
you
this
assurance
from
a
minde
vnwauering
,
that
as
farre
as
honest
industry
,
fayth
and
religions
care
haue
power
,
so
far
I
will
euery
way
contend
to
make
me
worthy
your
enioyment
:
but
if
all
shall
be
(
through
imiginary
feares
)
neglected
,
know
,
you
shall
but
preuent
nature
a
little
,
and
bring
him
to
an
earely
graue
,
who
estéemeth
your
good
,
and
aduancement
,
equal
with
the
glory
of
his
owne
soule
;
my
heart
hath
taught
mine
eyes
to
delight
but
in
one
obiect
,
and
mine
experience
binds
them
hath
to
a
setled
constancy
in
their
election
,
so
that
not
being
able
to
moue
,
they
rest
obedient
to
heare
the
doome
of
your
will
,
which
howsoeuer
it
be
swayed
,
shall
neuer
alter
mee
from
being
your
eternall
admyrer
.
A.
G.
XLV
.
An
answere
to
the
former
Epistle
.
SYR:
TO
defend
ones
selfe
by
anothers
iniurie
,
appeares
to
me
much
vncharitable
,
especially
where
a
néedlesse
imputation
is
néedlesly
raysed
:
for
though
the
guiltinesse
of
age
may
bee
stirred
with
feare
,
yet
I
can
assure
you
youth
is
no
actuall
opposer
against
you
,
neither
is
my
minds
so
much
acquainted
with
eyther
,
that
it
studies
vpon
any
of
their
perfections
,
onely
you
must
giue
mee
leaue
for
mine
owne
yéeres
sake
,
so
farre
to
defend
youth
,
that
albe
blood
and
violence
binde
it
to
some
distemperatures
,
yet
is
it
not
subiect
to
such
mortall
sickenesses
as
your
Pen
would
infect
it
with
:
for
should
such
cold
Pals●ys
so
earely
benumbe
it
,
t'
were
doubtlesse
it
could
not
continue
to
come
to
the
name
of
aged
:
it
is
blood
consuming
,
not
increasing
,
which
bréeds
weakenesse
,
and
coldnesse
,
not
heat
,
which
is
the
mother
of
mortall
infection
:
in
contraries
,
there
is
neuer
friendship
,
and
where
there
is
dissimilitude
of
parts
,
there
the
figure
hath
an
vnséemely
proportion
.
But
why
doe
I
trouble
my
Pen
with
this
argument
?
let
it
suffice
you
Sir
,
I
haue
considered
your
loue
,
and
beléeue
it
to
be
as
worthy
as
you
would
make
it
;
onely
when
I
would
fixe
mine
vnto
it
;
my
blood
stirs
such
a
commotion
in
my
bosome
,
that
no
reconcilement
can
bring
them
by
many
leagues
together
:
your
wisdom●
,
mine
indiscretion
:
your
temperance
,
my
rashnesse
:
your
coldnesse
,
and
my
flame
,
appearing
in
such
contrary
colours
,
that
euen
reason
and
religion
agrées
to
make
an
euerlasting
diuorce
between
them
.
Therefore
I
beséech
you
,
be
pleased
to
let
wisedome
ouer-rule
your
passion
,
and
where
there
cannot
be
delight
,
doe
not
compell
consent
,
least
what
you
purchase
with
constraint
,
perish
with
discomfort
,
and
your selfe
too
late
grieue
to
sée
how
farre
remedie
is
exiled
from
you
:
more
I
cannot
say
,
except
more
time
had
giuen
me
more
testimonie
,
that
the
euils
I
feare
,
are
much
lesse
dangerous
;
which
when
it
shall
,
I
will
then
compel
my
nature
to
agrée
with
my
fortune
,
and
repay
fayth
with
duty
,
and
true
loue
with
all
true
obseruation
,
being
assured
that
none
can
loue
truer
,
then
the
truely
louing
.
D.
O.
XLVI
.
An
Epistle
of
accomplements
,
which
may
generally
passe
betweene
two
friends
.
YOur
loue
(
my
best
respected
friend
)
is
so
actiue
in
my
bosome
,
that
euery
occasion
of
salutation
stirres
in
my
braine
matter
enough
for
my
Pen
to
worke
vpon
,
insomuch
,
that
though
the
barrainesse
of
the
time
,
and
the
dulnesse
of
the
place
in
which
I
liue
,
deny
to
loade
my
Paper
with
any
nouel
seriousnesse
,
yet
my
respect
to
you
,
and
wishes
euer
to
be
preserued
in
your
best
memory
,
(
of
which
I
am
ambitious
to
giue
the
longest
instance
)
shal
amplifie
my
thoughts
,
and
send
them
vnto
you
,
suted
in
so
true
an
affection
that
you
shall
take
delight
to
reade
the
volumne
of
my
friendship
,
which
I
know
your
owne
noble
nature
wil
instruct
you
both
to
imbrace
and
cherish
▪
as
well
for
the
zeale
of
the
ground
from
whence
it
springs
,
as
loue
to
that
fruite
which
shall
fill
your
bosome
with
contentment
.
Our
seperation
is
a
continuall
sickenesse
,
and
without
this
Paper-spéech
would
be
most
iniurably
mortall
,
meditation
being
so
great
an
enemy
to
the
breath
,
that
it
would
quickly
bring
life
to
his
last
consumption
:
therefore
I
beséech
you
,
both
for
my
comfort
,
&
your
owne
preseruation
,
square
the
〈◊〉
your
Physicke
by
mine
imitation
,
and
send
me
your
words
in
writing
,
to
which
I
will
giue
so
much
loued
entertainement
,
that
were
they
able
to
returne
their
owne
messages
,
you
should
without
suspect
know
that
nothing
is
more
glorious
then
a
true
friends
accomplements
.
Make
my
minde
happy
to
behold
what
mine
eyes
cannot
,
I
meane
your selfe
in
your
Letters
,
for
they
are
the
liueliest
Characters
of
that
Figure
which
we
adore
with
most
earnestnesse
,
and
though
the
words
be
blacke
,
yet
is
their
sound
so
cléere
and
mistical
,
that
they
staine
the
brightnesse
which
containes
them
,
&
make
the
eare
couet
no
noyse
but
their
repetition
.
Protestation
is
the
mother
of
ielousie
,
and
too
much
to
fortefie
knowledge
is
to
bréede
suspicion
in
knowing
:
therefore
briefly
,
loue
me
still
,
for
I
will
loue
you
euer
,
and
when
any
malice
of
an
enuious
spirit
shall
insinuate
betwixt
vs
,
remember
my
vertue
and
my
vowe
,
which
is
euer
to
liue
faithfull
.
I.
B.
XLVII
.
A
plaine
friends
Letter
without
accomplement
.
FRiend
(
for
so
much
thy
vertue
hath
made
me
)
since
custome
hath
made
a
conscience
of
writing
,
and
that
something
must
procéede
from
nothing
,
or
else
giue
suspicion
leaue
to
play
the
Knaue
,
as
honest
Cicero
sayd
to
his
friend
,
so
say
I
to
thée
,
if
thou
béest
well
,
all
is
well
,
and
my
health
is
better
by
such
knowledge
,
if
otherwise
take
comfort
and
counsell
,
for
no
griefe
like
thine
is
able
to
enter
my
bosome
.
If
I
had
more
to
say
I
would
more
weary
thée
,
but
matter
hath
euer
béene
with
me
more
fluent
then
words
,
therefore
liue
as
happy
as
I
wish
,
and
thou
shalt
dye
as
blessed
as
a
Saint
,
for
no
mans
prayers
are
more
de●out
for
thée
then
mine
,
whose
loue
thou
holdest
in
a
perpetuall
sée-simple
.
G.
W.
XLVIII
.
An
Epistle
from
a
Gentleman
of
good
ranke
,
to
his
Kinseman
in
Court
,
for
procuring
him
the
Order
of
Knight-hood
.
SYR:
THE
neerenesse
in
blood
betwixt
vs
in
true
descent
,
I
néed
not
discouer
,
since
I
doe
assure
my selfe
of
your
knowledge
therein
.
But
the
friendship
betwixt
vs
of
long
time
since
,
I
may
well
comemorate
,
for
the
one
being
onely
a
corruption
is
daily
in
sight
,
but
the
other
procéeding
from
vertue
is
soone
forgotten
.
Speaking
of
vs
,
I
meane
our
Ancestors
,
who
in
all
true
friendship
conioyned
,
whereby
there
were
at
one
time
liuing
fiue
Knights
of
your
name
,
and
in
like
manner
at
that
instant
,
at
one
time
,
there
were
also
fiue
Knights
of
my
House
and
Name
.
But
to
boast
of
the
glory
of
mine
Ancestors
,
who
being
honourable
,
dyed
honourably
;
serued
the
Kings
of
this
Realme
both
in
the
warres
,
in
the
Court
,
and
in
the
Country
,
might
séeme
to
procéede
of
childery
.
But
to
lament
mine
owne
estate
,
liuing
vnder
the
times
of
generall
aduancement
,
and
yet
onely
bereaued
of
that
degrée
wherein
mine
Ancestors
haue
béene
possessed
this
foure
hundred
yéeres
in
dessent
,
may
séeme
to
procéede
of
iust
sorrow
:
which
to
make
greater
,
I
daily
sée
those
vnder
my
rancke
,
whom
neither
vertue
nor
riches
are
acquainted
with
,
precéede
me
in
honourable
titles
,
finding
that
friendship
from
strangers
,
which
the
vnion
of
blood
miserably
neglecteth
.
But
I
will
no
more
vrge
th●●
enuy
of
others
,
onely
awaken
you
to
doe
by
me
as
if
our
fortunes
were
altered
,
I
would
assuredly
doe
for
you
,
and
if
my
name
get
any
adition
of
honour
by
your
words
,
beléeue
it
,
neither
shall
my
nature
be
vnthankefull
,
nor
my
loue
sloathfull
to
imploy
it selfe
in
all
the
offices
of
your
seruice
,
to
whom
I
will
euer
liue
a
faithfull
Kinseman
,
and
a
perfit
friend
.
T.
L.
XLIX
.
An
Epistle
complementory
,
to
a
man
of
eminence
going
into
the
warres
,
in
which
he
preferreth
a
Souldier
vnto
him
.
SYR:
I
Was
determined
(
hearing
of
your
returne
to
your
lodging
)
to
haue
come
to
salute
you
,
and
amongst
others
your
friends
to
giue
you
a
hearty
well-willing
farewell
,
wishing
you
successe
according
to
your
good
worth
&
long
merit
:
I
heartely
pray
for
you
all
,
and
that
is
all
I
can
doe
,
but
lament
my
fortune
to
be
tyed
to
so
base
a
trauell
betwixt
Court
and
Court
,
incountring
with
Parchment
,
Inke
and
Paper
,
in
the
time
of
so
noble
enterprises
.
I
am
sodainly
called
away
about
great
and
commanding
businesse
,
wherein
I
pray
you
,
excuse
me
,
who
will
euer
pray
〈◊〉
you
,
and
loue
you
.
Syr
,
this
bearer
,
whose
vtmost
ambition
is
to
doe
you
seruice
in
this
voyage
,
I
beséech
you
,
let
mée
entreat
you
to
accept
,
and
grace
him
with
your
fauour
,
as
hee
shall
deserue
it
by
his
cariage
:
his
personage
you
sée
;
I
can
further
,
by
good
knowledge
of
him
,
testifie
to
you
that
hee
is
a
right
honest
man
,
of
good
courage
,
of
good
reckoning
,
and
hath
friends
of
like
qualitie
,
and
good
worth
:
I
doubt
not
,
but
he
will
verifie
that
I
haue
said
,
by
his
behauiour
,
&
then
I
shall
not
néede
to
desire
you
to
loue
him
,
for
your
owne
disposition
out
of
your
iudgement
makes
choise
of
such
for
your
loue
,
therefore
I
commend
him
to
your
honourable
fauour
,
and
my selfe
heartely
to
your selfe
,
vowing
euer
to
liue
your
faithfull
at
all
times
.
E.
D.
L.
A
Letter
from
one
in
prison
to
his
friend
for
reliefe
.
SYR:
AMongst
all
the
helpefull
offices
of
vertuous
and
generous
men
,
none
is
more
excellent
then
that
ayde
which
they
afforde
the
distressed
in
time
of
their
captiuity
and
affliction
,
and
being
perswaded
there
is
as
much
will
as
power
in
you
to
doe
good
(
my
loue
hauing
neuer
beene
a
stranger
to
your
familiaritie
)
I
am
incouraged
to
pray
your
fauourable
&
friendly
furtherance
by
such
good
course
and
meanes
as
you
will
be
pleased
to
vouchsafe
me
concerning
my
reléefe
,
the
nature
and
quantity
whereof
,
I
wish
,
may
onely
be
proportioned
by
your
vertue
&
bountie
,
whose
loue
will
take
up
into
your
consideration
my
present
dispayre
of
all
comfort
,
being
a
man
full
of
the
disasters
of
imprisonment
,
as
pouertie
,
hunger
,
ill
and
most
i●fectious
ayre
,
bad
lodging
,
and
to
be
briefe
,
idlenesse
and
sloth
,
my
hands
and
industry
shut
vp
from
all
kinde
of
courses
that
may
giue
reliefe
,
I
am
onely
comforted
with
hope
of
your
loue
,
which
will
with
a
charitable
eye
behold
my
wants
,
wherein
you
shall
not
onely
binde
me
to
you
as
a
resfresher
of
my
de●ected
body
and
minde
,
but
as
the
meanes
of
mine
inlargement
and
liberty
,
which
a
small
summe
of
money
will
effect
,
for
which
great
benefit
besides
my
thankefull
acknowledgement
of
your
so
speciall
fauour
and
friendship
,
I
will
striue
by
my
best
indeauours
to
become
some
way
actually
deseruing
.
So
wishing
you
all
happinesse
and
con●entment
,
I
take
leaue
,
and
rest
to
be
commanded
at
your
occasion
.
I.
B.
LI.
A
merry-mad
Letter
in
Skeltons●
rime
,
sent
from
one
Poet
to
another
,
who
had
brought
baptisme
on
the
Stage
.
Superscribed
Aiaci
meo
,
Flagellifer●
.
O
Thou
my
Muse
Make
no
excuse
But
open
thy
〈◊〉
To
write
of
some
nuse
In
a
vayne
profuse
,
Ayde
thou
my
Pen
Thou
wonder
of
men
Wash
thou
my
brayne
With
dewe
Castalian
And
make
my
wits
fine
With
●onte
Caballine
.
If
true
I
doe
write
I
am
to
indite
Of
sundry
strange
matters
And
diuers
odde
claters
,
Which
chanced
of
late
(
Not
touching
the
state
)
I
like
not
such
prate
,
But
if
I
speake
true
Then
this
both
ensue
Belongs
Syr
to
you
:
Know
then
for
a
truth
Though
to
tell
I
am
loath
Of
that
must
harme
both
Without
stare
or
oath
Take
this
for
a
〈◊〉
The
Summers
of
London
Are
comming
to
Horndon
Sublimi
flagello
To
scourge
a
bad
fellow
As
close
as
King
loure
With
two
whips
and
no
more
,
There
to
surpryse
Your
fugitiue
carkise
Without
●ayle
or
maineprize
,
There
haue
béene
odde
spyes
From
whom
did
arise
You
allowed
to
baptize
Of
late
on
the
Stage
.
Know
then
by
your
Page
That
this
your
soud
age
The
Synode
so
sage
Haue
thought
to
asswage
By
no
pryson
nor
cage
But
vnméet
of
your
age
Your
loynes
for
to
gage
By
letting
you
blood
For
that
both
most
good
,
I
sweare
by
the
●ood
For
him
that
is
wood
,
There
must
you
be
stript
And
soundly
whipt
With
horrible
bashes
And
terrible
clashes
With
horrible
blowes
And
terrible
throwes
,
As
true
as
you
are
Sacerdos
And
as
we
suppose
Hea●●tantyme●umenos
,
Diuers
of
the
Cittie
Say
it
is
great
pittie
That
so
proper
a
man
Doe
what
they
can
Will
now
and
than
Let
his
wit
run
at
rann
▪
But
quid
amplius
vis
Syr
?
As
more
of
this
Syr
,
But
now
extra
Iocum
With
spéed
change
your
locum
Bring
worke
for
the
Cocum
And
same
guests
for
the
Focum
.
Fundimus
haec
sine
Skeltoni
,
fine
numine
P●li
.
R.
A.
LII
.
A
merry
Letter
from
an
Officer
of
the
twelue
dayes
,
to
a
Lord
of
Christmas
.
PLeaseth
your
high
Excellency
to
vnderstand
:
I
haue
receiued
certaine
intelligence
touching
the
whole
o●●currents
of
all
your
forraine
businesses
,
as
well
by
Land
as
by
Sea
,
wherein
albe
Desteny
in
these
latter
designes
hath
béene
lesse
auspitious
then
in
the
precedent
times
of
your
former
gouernement
,
yet
to
a
Prince
of
your
great
spirit
and
wisedome
.
I
know
the
crosses
of
Fortune
are
but
onely
alarmes
to
awaken
and
fortefie
your
hopes
,
against
the
worst
of
chaunces
:
wherefore
to
procéede
to
those
negotiations
with
which
I
haue
béene
acquainted
:
your
great
army
by
Land
,
sent
into
the
high
Empyre
of
of
Terra
Laetitiae
,
vnder
the
conduct
of
Don
Regula
Modesta
,
ariued
most
happily
,
fortified
most
strongly
,
&
conquered
both
Townes
,
Castles
,
and
the
hearts
of
the
best
disposed
people
,
vntill
the
thrée
Kings
of
the
North
parts
,
Hungar
,
Colde
,
and
Want
,
vniting
their
forces
together
,
with
the
ayde
and
seconds
of
the
states
of
the
base
Countries
,
being
led
by
Miserie
,
Vsury
,
and
Formallitie
,
●ad
your
highnesse
generall
battaile
vpon
Christmasse-eue
,
where
the
fight
was
excéeding
terrible
,
but
the
vantguard
of
the
enemy
,
being
led
by
Fashion
and
Fasting
,
two
meager
enemies
,
were
by
your
Excellencyes
first
squadrons
,
vnder
the
conduct
of
Don
Abundantio
,
put
to
rout
,
and
in
their
slight
made
the
battaile
re●yre
,
which
giuing
the
reare
a
dismay
,
your
Souldiers
●ell
Pell-mell
into
the
execution
,
in
which
battaile
the
three
Kings
were
taken
prisoners
,
the
whole
Gallantry
put
to
flight
,
and
the
most
of
the
infantry
slaine
and
vtterly
disabled
for
seruice
:
your
army
onely
remaining
Masters
of
the
field
,
gaue
testimonie
of
their
conquest
both
by
their
shouts
,
banquets
,
and
bonesters
of
twelue
dayes
lasting
.
But
sée
the
inconstancy
of
the
best
chances
,
the
two
Kings
Custome
&
Reguritie
,
being
the
puissant
Emperours
of
the
large
continent
of
Frugality
,
fearing
your
Highnesse
might
by
this
encouragement
entitle
your
greatnes
to
their
Dominions
,
haue
ioyned
their
forces
together
,
and
besieged
your
famous
generall
,
within
the
great
Citie
of
Laughter
,
where
partly
through
the
corruption
of
the
ayre
of
that
Citie
,
and
partly
with
the
drinke
of
that
soyle
,
which
is
br●w'd
with
the
wéed
Aliquid
nimis
,
his
souldiors
fall
continually
to
disabilitie
of
seruice
,
so
that
except
your
excellency
immediately
imbarke
your selfe
with
new
●orces
to
giue
him
instant
reliefe
,
there
is
no
hope
but
of
the
vtter
desolation
both
of
your
great
army
and
Empyre
.
Your
army
by
sea
hath
fought
many
●all
fights
,
attained
infinite
prize
,
and
made
themselues
masters
of
the
whole
merry-Dcean
.
But
the
Admirall
hearing
of
this
dangerous
besiegement
,
hoping
to
giue
succours
by
sea
,
dis●mbagde
,
and
hoysting
saile
came
in
twelue
nights
before
the
walles
of
the
besieged
:
but
the
Nauy
of
the
enemie
hauing
by
a
speciall
aduiso
instant
intelligence
,
thrust
in
betwixt
them
and
the
harbour
,
where
began
a
dreadfull
and
sore
fight
,
●●ll
both
of
doubt
and
admiration
:
for
Dona
Vrselina
,
your
Highnesse
good
Ship
,
hauing
put
vp
her
fights
,
and
being
made
yare
for
the
nimblest
businesse
,
turned
her
broad
side
vpon
the
enemies
Uice-admirall
,
and
hauing
the
aduantage
of
the
winde
,
shewing
the
whitenesse
of
her
vnderlops
,
gaue
him
a
volley
of
chaine-shot
,
and
throwing
her
●●rewor●es
vpon
his
maine
yarde
,
made
him
not
onely
glad
to
cut
his
Sayles
,
but
also
to
spend
both
his
Mastes
&
his
Boresplyt
.
Dona
Catherina
,
your
most
induring
Pynnace
,
held
the
reare
Admirall
a
fight
full
as
terrible
:
but
Dona
Cognata
,
a
ship
for
your
owne
sailing
,
she
twice
●oorded
the
Admirall
,
but
for
want
of
good
tackling
,
and
the
ship
of
a
broken
anchor
,
she
was
blowne
off
,
and
lost
the
hope
of
a
braue
conquest
:
but
in
conclusion
,
the
Armadaes
of
the
enemy
wers
so
Infinite
in
number
,
that
your
Excellencies
fléete
were
faine
to
retrayt
vnder
the
guard
of
the
Cannon
of
the
Citie
,
where
they
also
abide
most
seuerely
besieged
,
so
that
there
is
neither
hope
of
their
deliuerance
,
nor
safetie
in
your
owne
gouernement
,
vnlesse
personally
with
the
ayde
of
your
honourable
Founders
(
being
of
great
name
and
greater
vertues
)
you
repayre
to
the
reliefe
of
your
noblest
(
distressed
)
subiects
,
and
to
the
preseruation
of
your
Crowne
and
Dignitie
:
the
consideration
whereof
,
leauing
to
your
owne
thoughts
,
I
humbly
kisse
your
hands
.
Don
Bablioso
de
Wast-time
.
Superscribed
To
the
most
high
and
most
mighty
Monarch
of
Myrth
,
Masking
and
mis-rule
.
D.
D.
LIII
.
An
Epistle
of
aduise
to
a
friend
.
SYR:
YOu
write
vnto
me
you
are
determined
to
leaue
off
the
●udy
of
the
Lawes
,
and
onely
betake
your selfe
vnto
the
warres
,
and
commaund
my
friendship
to
deliuer
you
mine
aduice
in
the
course
you
pretend
,
which
motion
séemes
to
mee
to
carry
the
face
of
a
little
crueltie
,
for
hauing
fixed
downe
a
resolution
how
your
life
shall
be
continually
●erssed
,
it
will
hardly
come
within
the
power
of
counsaile
,
to
alter
that
of
which
our
soules
are
inamored
,
and
then
my
reasons
and
your
thoughts
méeting
in
opposition
,
may
stirre
fancy
in
you
to
be
iealous
both
of
my
loue
and
discretion
.
But
since
I
had
rather
vndergoe
that
feare
of
mistaking
,
then
by
silence
or
neglect
,
sée
you
runne
into
an
errour
vnauoydable
,
I
will
boldly
giue
you
mine
opinion
,
and
afterward
referre
your
owne
will
to
your
owne
iudgement
:
first
,
for
your
abandoning
the
study
of
the
Lawes
,
in
my
conceit
you
fortake
a
friend
of
your
blood
to
enioy
the
familiaritie
of
a
stranger
,
or
in
a
worse
sence
,
cut
off
a
true
féelling
member
,
to
haue
the
imployment
of
a
wooden
one
:
for
if
we
deriue
the
actions
of
our
liues
to
the
ends
of
our
advancements
,
what
then
this
study
can
be
more
swift
,
more
certaine
?
the
corruptions
of
time
&
the
ambitions
of
men
hauing
made
it
in
al
Common
wealth●
the
mayne
nerue
and
sinne
of
iustice
.
What
greater
peace
can
you
haue
then
meditation
?
what
●wéeter
warre
then
disputation
,
whose
worst
wound
is
the
gaining
of
knowledge
?
What
better
accommodation
then
your
Bookes
,
where
the
whole
wisdome
of
the
earth
is
daily
talking
vnto
you
?
and
what
scale
so
easie
and
certaine
to
rise
by
as
that
which
is
supported
by
iustice
,
vertue
,
and
the
good
of
all
Kingdomes
?
A
profession
as
eternall
as
the
world
,
and
as
necessary
as
our
recreations
:
an
honour
not
bounded
in
any
strait
circumference
,
but
so
largely
left
to
the
vtmust
lists
of
eminence
,
that
it
walkes
one
rancke
before
the
greatest
nobilitie
,
hauing
no
acquaintance
with
danger
,
nor
other
beholdingnesse
then
its
owne
vertue
.
But
you
will
say
,
the
study
is
heauy
and
vnpleasant
:
why
●o
is
all
things
that
draw
vs
to
goodnesse
:
Who
can
well
rellish
the
potion
though
it
bring
health
?
or
who
will
not
murmure
to
〈◊〉
a
limbe
,
though
it
giue
cure
to
the
whole
body
?
Things
which
are
got
with
industry
are
first
to
continuance
,
when
those
which
issue
from
chance
●all
off
a
v●nish
in
their
enioyment
.
To
conclude
,
then
this
study
of
our
common
Lawes
there
is
nothing
more
profitable
for
your
estate
,
nor
more
certaine
for
your
aduancement
.
Now
for
the
warres
,
it
is
the
noblest
a
〈◊〉
of
mankinde
,
and
I
must
néeds
confesse
the
most
auncient
of
all
vertues
,
being
honours
first
begotten
,
and
with
so
equall
a
hand
,
diuiding
right
from
iniurie
that
no
resistance
is
able
to
rebate
the
edge
of
his
execution
,
yet
are
his
dangers
great
,
and
not
more
great
in
his
execution
then
in
his
composition
:
For
though
his
principall
members
may
be
flowers
of
much
goodnesse
,
yet
for
〈◊〉
most
part
his
body
or
gro●●er
substance
is
〈◊〉
with
〈◊〉
corruptions
,
fancy
hauing
so
disguised
valour
in
pyde
garments
of
supposed
gallantry
,
that
if
obseruation
were
indigent
of
vices
,
he
might
store
himselfe
double
and
treble
in
an
army
:
anger
and
boast
being
the
parents
of
oathes
,
custome
and
fashion
of
drunkennesse
,
&
irreligion
of
blasphemy
.
These
(
my
best
friend
)
will
be
your
companions
in
an
●east
,
and
with
these
of
necessitie
you
must
be
familiar
:
how
such
comercement
will
worke
vpon
your
soule
,
I
may
doubt
,
though
not
certainely
feare
,
and
how
the
auoyding
will
be
without
danger
,
I
may
wish
,
but
not
warrant
,
onely
my
hope
is
that
the
vertue
you
haue
euer
possessed
will
so
gouerne
you
,
that
like
the
kingly
prophet
Dauid
,
who
liued
with
an
idolater
yet
was
cleare
from
his
sin
,
so
you
may
accompany
many
vices
,
yet
be
no
way
your selfe
blemisht
with
their
euils
,
in
which
,
Religion
and
Temperance
must
be
such
faithfull
supporters
that
ouerawing
and
kéeping
downe
the
heat
of
blood
,
all
things
must
but
shadow
like
appeare
vnto
you
which
beares
not
the
true
liuory
of
vertue
and
goodnesse
:
Thus
I
haue
giuen
you
a
prospectiue
figure
of
both
their
characters
,
the
choyse
whereof
I
leaue
to
your
good
Angell
,
whilest
my selfe
will
with
all
faithfulnesse
remaine
a
continuall
well-wisher
of
your
happy
Fortune
.
D.
M.
LIIII
.
A
merrry-mad-Letter
to
a
merry
mad
wench
,
chaste
and
ingenious
.
LAdy
of
beauty
possitiue
,
Péerelesse
beyond
comparatiue
,
Shew
your
swéet
selfe
superlatiue
,
By
séeming
swéet
ind●eatiue
,
Let
your selfe
(
my
déere
)
be
actiue
,
And
euer
an
Organ
passiue
,
By
lending
me
your
con-iunctiue
,
To
haue
some
vnséene
genetiue
.
Lady
of
feature
perfectiue
,
By
a
pleasure
inuatiue
,
Be
of
gentle
will
datiue
To
me
,
your
louer
optatiue
,
Which
by
one
breathing
vocatiue
Doe
demaund
the
copulatiue
,
And
con-iunctiue
●ans
exatiue
To
haue
some
vnséene
genetiue
.
(
Most
fayre
)
if
true
will
affectiue
,
You
haue
to
be
suppos●tiue
,
My selfe
will
be
oppositiue
,
To
haue
some
vnséene
ge●etiue
.
T.
W.
LV.
An
answere
to
the
former
Letter
in
the
same
kinde
.
THE
true
forme
des●deratiue
,
Of
your
fayre
spéech
affirmatiue
,
Maketh
me
all
meditatiue
,
How
to
propound
a
negatiue
,
For
I
feare
the
accusatiue
Will
be
of
force
but
●ransetiue
,
Therefore
I
le
holde
my
primatiue
And
neuer
be
deriuatiue
.
For
were
I
found
frequentatiue
,
I
should
lose
my
nominatiue
,
And
vsurpe
an
apellatiue
,
The
substance
of
a
putatiue
,
Wherefore
I
le
be
indicatiue
To
remaine
meditatiue
,
And
holde
still
my
primatiue
,
Without
being
deriuatiue
.
The
con-iunctiue
expla●iue
Comes
after
the
copulatiue
,
And
brings
forth
a
preparatiue
,
To
make
one
vse
dissributiue
,
For
where
there
's
a
nowne
collectiue
Of
force
comes
a
deminutiue
,
Therefore
I
le
holde
my
primatiue
,
And
neuer
be
deriuatiue
.
Of
this
foolish
●ou●
turbatiue
,
My selfe
am
nothing
optatiue
:
Therefore
I
le
hold
my
primatiue
And
neuer
be
deriuatiue
,
E.
H.