AA
¶
A
sparke
of
Friendship
and
warme
goodwill
.
Where
Friendship
findes
,
good
ground
to
growe
vpon
,
It
takes
sound
roote
,
and
spreads
his
braunches
out
:
Brings
foorth
fayre
fruite
,
though
spring
be
past
and
gon
,
And
blowmeth
where
,
no
other
grayne
will
sprout
:
His
flow'rs
are
still
,
in
season
all
the
yeere
,
His
leaues
are
fresh
,
and
greene
as
is
the
grasse
,
His
sugred
seedes
,
good
cheape
and
nothing
deere
,
His
goodly
barke
,
shines
bright
like
gold
or
brasse
:
And
yet
this
tree
,
in
breast
must
needes
be
shrinde
,
And
liues
no
where
,
but
in
a
noble
minde
.
BEing
rockt
too
long
in
the
careles
cradle
of
idlenesse
(
where
slouthfull
lims
are
soone
lulled
a
sleepe
)
the
hinderer
of
health
,
good
happe
and
vertue
:
a
multitude
of
worldly
causes
(
my
honorable
friend
)
awakened
my
wittes
,
and
bad
the
sensible
Spirites
arise
from
the
forgetfull
couch
of
drowsie
rest
,
and
offer
the
bodie
to
some
profitable
exercises
,
that
therby
the
head
hand
and
pen
might
either
purchace
commendation
,
or
publish
to
good
people
a
matter
that
should
merite
some
memory
.
But
finding
my self
vnfurnished
of
learning
,
and
barely
seene
in
the
artes
liberall
,
&
farre
vnfit
to
touch
or
treate
of
Diuinitie
,
I
stoode
amazed
and
knewe
not
what
thankfull
thing
I
should
first
goe
about
and
take
in
hand
to
a
good
end
and
purpose
.
And
so
a
while
bethinking
mee
(
minding
to
draw
no
stronger
bow
than
I
could
well
shoot
in
)
&
looking
into
mine
owne
strength
,
I
sawe
me
most
ablest
and
apt
to
be
at
commaundement
of
Prince
,
Countrie
and
Friends
.
In
the
honoring
and
seruice
of
whom
I
should
studie
to
bring
foorth
some
acceptable
worke
,
not
striuing
to
shewe
any
rare
inuention
(
that
passeth
a
meane
mans
capacitie
)
but
to
vtter
and
reuiue
matter
of
some
moment
knowne
and
talked
of
long
agoe
,
yet
ouer-long
hath
bene
buried
,
and
as
it
seemeth
layne
dead
(
for
any
great
fruite
it
hath
shewed
)
in
the
memorie
of
man
.
The
thing
that
I
meane
that
hath
layne
so
long
in
the
graue
of
forgetfulnesse
,
is
faithfull
friendship
,
which
Tully
hath
touched
,
and
a
number
of
good
authors
haue
written
of
,
but
fewe
in
these
daies
haue
obserued
,
honored
and
followed
.
And
now
to
proceed
forward
with
this
freindship
(
and
shewe
the
degrees
thereof
orderly
)
mee
thinkes
that
the
first
braunch
thereof
is
the
affectionat
loue
that
al
men
in
generall
ought
to
beare
to
their
countrie
.
For
the
which
Musius
Scaeuola
,
Horatius
Cocles
,
Marcus
Curtius
,
Marcus
Regulus
,
and
many
moe
hath
left
vs
most
noble
examples
.
Yea
,
you
shall
reade
that
some
although
they
were
banished
from
their
countrie
,
yet
they
bore
in
their
bowels
and
breastes
,
to
the
hower
of
their
death
,
the
loue
of
their
countrie
,
parents
,
friends
and
familie
.
In
which
euerlasting
loue
of
theirs
remayned
such
manly
and
honorable
motions
of
the
minde
,
that
many
noble
seruices
(
of
voluntarie
goodwill
were
brought
forth
by
them
to
the
benefite
of
their
countrie
,
and
recouerie
of
their
first
credite
,
estate
and
dignitie
.
Thus
by
a
naturall
disposition
planted
in
the
soule
&
sensible
store-house
of
stayed
iudgement
,
great
exploytes
were
brought
to
passe
,
and
sondrie
wonders
of
this
world
hath
casely
bene
taken
in
hand
.
And
surely
all
these
former
examples
(
with
the
hazarde
of
our
forefathers
liues
)
brauely
put
in
proofe
and
executed
,
serues
to
no
other
ende
(
as
their
meaning
was
)
but
to
teach
those
that
came
after
with
the
like
greatnesse
of
minde
,
to
followe
the
forerunners
of
all
worthy
renowne
and
worldly
reputation
.
So
by
this
,
thousands
may
see
,
man
is
not
made
for
himself
,
created
to
be
king
of
earthly
delights
,
and
placed
amidst
the
pleasures
of
the
worlde
,
to
doe
what
he
pleaseth
,
but
chiefly
to
looke
and
with
good
aduisement
to
search
,
how
and
in
what
sort
he
may
be
duetiful
and
beneficiall
to
his
countrie
.
Now
peraduenture
in
this
perillous
age
(
where
many
are
puft
vp
with
presumption
)
and
sedicious
season
of
proude
practises
and
headstrong
people
,
some
serpentine
sect
,
that
caries
venome
in
their
mindes
,
and
mortal
stings
in
their
tongues
,
will
holde
a
bad
opinion
and
say
:
that
the
earth
is
made
for
the
children
of
men
(
as
the
Sea
is
for
the
fish
)
and
that
is
mans
natural
countrie
where
he
findeth
foode
,
liuing
,
and
credite
in
.
But
this
canckred
kinde
of
rebellious
conceite
,
is
such
a
gnawing
worme
in
the
conscience
of
man
,
(
and
so
farre
differs
from
all
humaine
lawes
)
that
he
that
but
thinkes
one
thought
of
this
nature
,
is
not
only
vnnaturall
to
his
countrie
,
but
likewise
vnblessed
and
vnhappie
in
all
the
soyles
and
countries
he
happeneth
to
dwell
in
.
For
he
that
honoreth
not
in
hart
the
soyle
and
seate
of
his
natiuitie
,
and
despiseth
the
place
where
he
tooke
life
,
sustenance
,
nurriture
and
education
,
besides
good
fortune
and
preferments
(
the
onely
blessednesse
here
to
reioyce
of
)
he
doth
degenerate
,
and
what
birth
and
blood
soeuer
he
be
of
,
we
may
call
him
a
bace
borne
groome
,
or
a
kindly
bastard
begotten
out
of
time
,
liuing
out
of
order
,
and
of
worse
beleefe
than
an
Infidell
.
The
birdes
of
the
ayre
,
the
fish
in
the
flood
,
and
the
beastes
on
the
earth
loueth
to
haunt
and
behold
the
place
of
their
procreation
:
and
the
greatest
Conquerors
that
euer
were
(
call
them
Kings
or
what
you
please
)
though
they
went
neuer
so
farre
to
obtaine
victories
,
yet
they
brought
all
the
glorie
home
to
their
countrie
,
and
triumphed
onely
there
where
they
were
first
fostered
,
founde
fauour
and
fortune
,
and
had
from
the
beginning
bene
trayned
and
brought
vp
:
yea
and
after
their
life
(
both
Kings
,
Prophets
and
other
great
men
)
desired
to
haue
their
bones
buried
in
their
countrie
.
And
some
of
excellent
iudgement
held
opinion
,
that
the
loue
of
their
countrie
did
farre
surpasse
the
loue
of
their
parents
,
in
defence
of
which
they
offred
liues
,
lands
and
goods
,
and
cared
not
what
daunger
they
should
thrust
themselues
into
,
so
that
thereby
they
might
doe
their
countrie
any
honour
or
seruice
.
O
then
what
a
blemish
and
blot
is
this
in
the
faces
and
browes
of
them
that
in
a
proude
presumption
(
perswaded
by
pestilent
wittes
)
abandoneth
their
country
,
and
would
hazard
on
a
peeuish
opinion
(
if
it
were
in
their
power
)
to
sel
Prince
,
people
and
patrimonie
,
for
a
colde
and
bare
welcome
full
of
hollownes
of
hart
in
a
strange
Kingdome
,
where
cracked
credite
is
lothsome
and
long
mistrusted
,
and
seeldome
or
neuer
comes
to
a
good
and
honorable
ende
,
I
can
but
wish
their
payment
no
worse
nor
better
,
but
such
as
Tarpeia
found
of
the
Latines
and
Sabines
for
selling
vnto
them
the
Capitoll
of
Rome
:
a
most
notorious
example
reade
it
who
pleaseth
.
So
if
in
those
daies
(
a
great
while
agoe
)
millions
of
men
helde
the
loue
and
friendship
of
their
countrie
so
deere
and
precious
,
as
in
deede
it
ought
to
bee
esteemed
:
now
in
our
ripened
yeeres
when
wittes
are
mellowed
and
seasoned
with
the
sweete
sauour
of
long
experience
,
the
folly
and
foule
facts
that
by
ouer
great
boldnes
makes
many
runne
mad
,
should
be
a
generall
warning
,
and
teach
all
kinde
of
people
,
to
keepe
the
right
and
playne
path
of
naturall
affection
towards
their
countrie
and
friends
.
Now
,
all
these
thinges
there
rehearsed
before
,
are
written
in
way
of
friendship
to
the
wild
wanderers
of
this
worlde
,
who
vndoubtedly
wants
but
grace
and
good
councell
.
And
the
rest
that
followes
hereafter
in
this
little
peece
of
prose
,
is
written
to
your selfe
(
my
honorable
friend
)
whose
friendship
I
haue
felt
,
and
sondrie
moe
haue
tasted
.
Let
the
deede
shewe
it selfe
:
not
writing
this
to
teach
you
(
with
presuming
wordes
)
any
other
course
than
your
former
iudgement
and
present
consideration
thinkes
best
to
holde
,
but
onely
to
keepe
the
blaze
of
good
will
continually
burning
,
by
feeding
the
flame
with
plying
and
putting
in
more
oyle
to
the
lampe
.
For
I
acknowledge
that
you
knowe
,
that
as
the
sinowes
is
needfull
for
the
body
,
the
marrow
for
the
bones
,
and
the
blood
for
the
life
:
so
friendship
is
most
fittest
to
knit
the
ioyntes
and
mindes
of
men
together
,
and
bindes
them
about
with
such
brazen
bandes
,
that
no
barres
of
yron
may
breake
,
nor
policie
of
people
may
put
asunder
.
He
that
hath
trauayled
(
as
I
haue
done
)
through
the
torrest
of
affliction
,
where
many
wilde
beastes
are
wandering
in
the
woods
(
some
roring
and
running
after
their
pray
)
shall
see
how
narrowly
he
hath
escaped
from
the
gaping
and
deuouring
monsters
,
and
finde
that
if
friendshippe
and
good
fortune
had
not
holpen
him
,
he
had
bene
vtterly
destroyed
.
From
the
highest
to
the
lowest
(
reckon
what
degrees
can
bee
named
)
in
good
sooth
they
are
all
left
alone
bare-footed
and
desolate
,
where
friendship
hath
forsaken
them
.
But
where
or
into
what
laborinth
,
O
Lorde
,
haue
I
now
brought
my selfe
:
for
now
I
am
forced
to
goe
forward
,
and
may
not
steppe
backe
,
but
seeke
an
open
way
to
walke
in
,
orderly
to
set
downe
and
shewe
the
substance
of
friendship
,
the
flatterie
of
the
world
,
and
the
sinenesse
of
our
age
:
the
circumstance
whereof
craues
an
other
maner
of
discourse
and
volume
than
this
little
treatise
can
vtter
.
What
then
,
as
by
small
sparkes
(
or
kindled
coales
)
great
fire
is
made
,
and
of
a
trifeling
tale
true
matter
may
bee
gathered
:
so
out
of
weake
wordes
strong
arguments
may
bee
sifted
,
and
through
a
number
of
spiced
speeches
,
a
simple
sentence
may
shewe
some
sauour
,
and
yeeld
such
tast
to
the
quicknesse
of
vnderstanding
,
that
the
hearers
wittes
and
iudgement
shall
willingly
stand
contented
with
all
that
shall
be
spoken
.
And
friendship
is
so
much
desired
,
spoken
of
,
and
necessarie
for
all
kinde
of
people
,
that
onely
the
bare
and
naked
name
thereof
,
is
sweete
and
most
acceptable
,
though
the
writer
thereon
be
but
meanly
learned
,
and
of
small
sufficience
to
set
out
at
the
full
,
the
fulnesse
of
so
florishing
a
vertue
.
Then
forward
to
the
purpose
:
I
say
and
proue
that
the
same
is
true
friendship
that
proceedes
from
vertue
,
and
hath
so
noble
a
nature
(
by
a
diuine
motion
of
goodnesse
)
that
neither
vice
can
corrupt
,
nor
any
kinde
of
vanitie
vanquish
:
For
where
it
taketh
roote
,
it
buds
so
beautifully
that
it
bringeth
foorth
an
euerlasting
fruite
,
whose
taste
is
more
sweete
and
precious
,
than
can
bee
easely
imagined
.
And
now
in
a
season
,
when
finenes
and
flatterie
so
aboundeth
,
and
striues
by
cunning
practises
to
supplie
the
place
of
friendshippe
(
and
ouergrowe
euery
braunch
that
springs
from
loyall
amitie
)
this
true
friendshippe
is
most
sweetest
of
sauour
,
and
most
highest
of
reputation
,
and
burnes
with
a
quenchlesse
flame
,
like
a
blazing
Beakon
,
or
sparkling
Torche
(
that
can
abide
all
windes
)
which
is
set
vp
on
the
toppe
of
a
high
Mountaine
.
For
fine
or
grosse
flatterie
is
but
a
bare
foyle
to
set
forth
a
bad
Iewell
:
and
the
craftie
curious
cunning
of
these
artificiall
fellowes
(
that
feedes
all
mens
humours
)
makes
through
their
manifolde
trumperies
,
a
free
passage
to
perfect
faithfulnesse
and
friendly
good
will
.
There
is
couertly
crept
and
finely
conuayed
,
into
the
common
societie
of
men
,
a
hundred
sondrie
sortes
&
shewes
of
amitie
,
which
in
deede
are
but
iuggling
castes
(
or
ledgerdemayne
)
to
purchase
fauour
,
and
deceiue
the
lookers
on
.
If
all
that
speake
faire
,
bowe
downe
knee
,
make
trim
curtchie
,
kisse
fingers
and
handes
(
yea
offer
seruice
and
friendshippe
)
were
harty
and
louing
friends
,
the
world
would
bee
so
full
of
friendship
,
that
there
were
no
place
left
for
adulation
and
dubble
dealing
.
And
surely
if
a
man
durst
discipher
the
deepenesse
of
dissimulation
,
wee
should
finde
our
ordinarie
manner
of
friendship
so
faint-harted
and
lame
,
that
it
neither
could
goe
out
of
the
doore
with
any
man
,
nor
yet
dwell
safely
with
many
in
the
house
.
It
seemeth
and
may
bee
well
aduouched
,
that
friendship
of
it selfe
is
so
secrete
a
mysterie
(
shrined
in
an
honest
hart
)
that
few
can
describe
it
,
and
tel
from
whence
comes
the
priuie
and
inwarde
affection
,
that
sodainly
breedes
in
breast
,
and
is
conuayed
to
the
hart
,
with
such
a
content
and
gladnesse
,
that
the
whole
powers
of
man
leapes
in
the
bowelles
of
the
bodie
for
ioye
at
that
instant
.
For
example
,
some
that
neuer
giues
cause
(
with
probable
matter
)
to
bee
embraced
and
made
account
of
as
a
friend
,
is
by
a
naturall
inclination
,
receiued
into
fauour
,
placed
in
delight
,
and
planted
perpetually
(
so
long
as
life
lasteth
)
in
the
warme
bosome
of
our
frendly
affections
and
fauourable
conceites
.
Then
further
note
,
a
wonder
of
nature
,
for
we
see
a
merueilous
motion
among
men
:
for
some
,
and
that
a
great
number
,
hauing
neither
harmed
vs
,
nor
ministred
any
way
occasion
of
dislike
,
yet
no
sooner
in
our
companie
,
but
we
finde
their
persons
offensiue
,
their
presence
vnpleasant
,
their
wordes
sharpe
,
(
spoken
well
and
to
the
best
meaning
)
yea
their
workes
and
whatsoeuer
they
will
doe
,
are
taken
amisse
and
construed
to
the
worst
.
But
chiefly
to
be
noted
,
we
litle
desire
the
acquaintaunce
,
peraduenture
of
a
friendly
companion
.
Thus
so
to
hate
without
cause
,
and
loue
earnestly
without
desart
,
is
a
matter
disputable
,
and
argues
plainly
,
that
friendship
is
(
without
comparison
)
the
onely
true
loue
knot
,
that
knits
in
coniunction
,
thousands
together
:
and
yet
the
mysterie
and
maner
of
the
working
is
so
great
,
that
the
ripest
wittes
may
waxe
rotten
,
before
they
yeeld
reason
,
and
shewe
how
the
mixture
is
made
:
that
two
seuerall
bodies
shall
meete
in
one
minde
,
and
bee
as
it
were
maried
and
ioyned
in
one
maner
of
disposition
,
with
so
small
a
shewe
of
vertue
,
and
so
little
cause
,
that
may
constrayne
both
parties
to
be
bound
and
fast
locked
in
a
league
of
loue
.
Then
what
may
bee
thought
on
those
that
currie
fauor
,
followe
for
good
turnes
,
turnes
about
like
a
wether-cocke
,
faunes
where
fortune
fauors
,
and
fauors
no
where
,
but
for
commoditie
,
countenance
,
credite
,
and
to
compasse
that
they
seeke
.
If
friends
bee
chosen
by
election
and
priuie
liking
,
these
open
palterers
may
goe
whistle
:
for
neither
they
know
the
boundes
of
a
good
minde
,
nor
the
blessednesse
that
belongs
to
friendship
.
What
then
should
we
say
of
mens
behauiours
in
generall
?
For
without
reuerence
vttered
by
courtesie
,
suing
and
following
for
benefite
,
fauning
and
speaking
fayre
(
for
entertayning
of
time
)
creeping
and
crouching
to
keepe
that
wee
haue
,
and
winne
that
wee
wish
,
all
ciuill
order
would
bee
forgotten
,
rudenesse
would
make
reuell
,
and
men
should
sodainly
misse
the
marke
they
shoote
at
.
But
graunting
now
,
these
ceremonious
fashions
and
maners
,
yet
the
vsers
thereof
,
are
no
more
like
friends
,
than
a
Maske
and
Mommerie
(
with
vizars
on
their
faces
)
is
like
a
company
of
graue
Senators
,
that
gouerns
a
mightie
Monarchie
.
And
more
then
monstrous
it
is
,
that
such
paynted
shadowes
are
commonly
preferred
to
bee
as
pillers
of
friendshippe
,
when
friendship
,
without
proppes
stands
against
all
weathers
and
windes
,
and
is
of
a
more
cleere
complexion
,
than
to
bee
patched
vp
with
compounds
,
or
matched
with
corrupted
maners
,
ennie
to
vertue
,
and
friend
to
nothing
but
vice
.
For
friendshippe
is
a
certaine
felicitie
of
the
minde
,
a
sweete
ensence
that
burnes
before
God
,
a
preseruer
of
mans
renowne
and
life
,
a
willing
bondage
that
brings
freedome
for
euer
,
a
stedfast
staffe
that
all
good
people
doe
stay
on
,
the
mother
and
nurse
of
mutuall
loue
,
the
conqueror
of
hate
,
the
pacifier
of
quarels
,
the
glorie
of
Kings
,
and
the
suretie
of
subiects
.
And
friendship
is
so
princely
and
noble
of
condition
,
it
may
not
bee
ioyned
with
anie
but
such
as
are
as
honorable
as
it selfe
.
You
shall
see
among
friendes
of
equall
calling
(
that
are
like
of
affection
)
such
a
sweete
and
common
consent
of
fraternall
loue
and
liking
,
that
euery
thing
is
wrested
to
the
best
construction
,
and
no
one
matter
may
be
ministred
amisse
,
the
mindes
and
manners
of
men
,
runs
so
mirrily
together
,
as
it
were
a
sorte
of
pretie
chickens
,
hopping
hastely
after
the
cheereful
chucking
,
of
a
brooding
hen
.
And
where
such
amitie
is
(
enterlarded
with
honest
pastime
)
there
all
hollownes
of
hart
is
banished
,
all
playnnes
is
embraced
,
and
all
good
things
doe
prosper
:
as
a
man
might
say
,
friendship
is
a
ring-leader
to
all
happinesse
,
and
the
guide
that
shewes
men
the
high
way
to
all
worldly
exercises
.
But
now
some
may
aske
me
,
how
men
should
make
choyce
of
their
friends
,
and
knowe
by
outward
apparance
,
the
inwarde
disposition
of
people
,
so
many
looke
smoothly
,
so
many
flatter
,
and
so
many
hath
clapped
on
such
audacious
countenances
,
that
the
wisest
may
be
beguiled
when
he
least
lookes
for
defaite
?
It
may
bee
aunswered
,
that
choyce
ought
to
be
made
of
proofe
,
and
not
of
fayre
semblance
,
but
of
constant
perfection
:
for
such
as
casteth
colours
on
cunning
deuises
,
and
alwaies
to
cloke
collusion
,
crcepes
finely
in
fauor
with
simpering
and
smiling
,
to
leade
readie
wits
after
their
subtill
intentions
,
by
their
needles
babble
fruitlesse
fauning
,
often
chaunge
of
vizage
,
vnmanerly
boldnes
,
and
daily
attendance
,
where
no
desart
commaunds
them
,
the
fayned
friends
of
this
world
may
be
found
,
and
in
the
state
of
necessitie
,
all
true
friendship
is
tryed
.
And
me
thinkes
they
take
no
great
paynes
,
that
accompanie
men
in
their
prosperitie
,
and
they
merite
no
great
thankes
,
that
desire
to
taste
(
at
all
times
)
other
mens
good
fortunes
:
so
that
by
thrusting
and
pressing
after
those
,
we
hope
to
plucke
somewhat
from
,
debates
of
it selfe
it
is
no
certaine
signe
of
friendship
,
that
springs
from
a
simple
and
playne
affection
.
Now
,
many
will
holde
question
,
and
say
that
Fortune
must
be
followed
,
sought
for
,
waited
on
,
flattered
because
she
is
a
deceiuer
,
and
finely
entertayned
:
For
that
with
rude
and
rusticall
behauiour
,
both
fortune
and
friends
,
will
fling
vs
farre
behinde
,
that
would
march
before
our
fellowes
.
But
I
pray
you
,
is
not
the
long
proofe
of
craftie
practises
,
the
extraordinary
dissimulation
of
fine
people
,
a
testimonie
that
they
are
no
true
dealers
,
that
worke
with
worldly
wickednesse
and
policie
,
to
bee
accepted
as
friends
.
Then
who
should
presently
be
called
a
faithfull
follower
?
thus
some
man
may
demaunde
.
Such
I
say
as
in
mens
meanest
calling
and
credite
,
hath
begun
to
fauour
them
,
and
in
their
better
estate
,
doe
honestly
in
all
causes
of
reason
,
equitie
and
iustice
of
iudgement
,
discharge
their
dueties
,
and
leaue
flatterie
(
that
openeth
the
doore
of
dubblenesse
)
and
fall
flatly
to
the
true
order
of
playne
dealing
:
such
I
say
that
neither
for
fauor
,
feare
or
fortune
,
but
dare
speake
as
they
thinke
(
due
reuerence
obserued
)
and
doe
rather
cut
off
the
festered
flesh
than
feede
and
nourish
a
corrupted
cancker
.
Such
whose
loue
and
fidelitie
lookes
narrowly
on
all
the
bounds
and
limits
of
friendshippe
,
and
are
so
ielous
ouer
the
friends
they
honour
,
that
they
cannot
suffer
any
thing
to
sound
out
of
frame
,
that
may
impeach
,
hinder
,
or
appale
the
good
name
and
credite
of
them
they
follow
:
such
whose
studie
,
diligence
and
waking
regarde
,
stands
as
a
watch
to
giue
warning
,
and
aduertise
their
friends
of
all
inconueniences
,
daungers
,
sclaunders
,
and
eminent
perils
and
hazardes
:
such
are
the
members
most
meete
to
be
about
a
frend
,
most
worthie
welcome
,
most
to
bee
liked
,
loued
and
trusted
:
and
such
are
the
blessed
birds
of
the
bosome
,
that
ne
sings
nor
sayes
,
nor
makes
signe
of
other
thing
than
they
present
.
And
the
rest
that
loyter
about
crooked
measures
,
sounding
and
searching
by
deceites
(
like
Fishers
that
closely
hides
their
hookes
)
to
see
who
they
may
catch
,
take
holde
of
,
and
feele
for
their
aduantage
.
They
are
the
slee
smellers
out
of
fortunate
flowers
,
that
growes
in
happy
mens
gardens
,
the
prowlers
after
profite
and
preferment
,
purchased
by
audacious
practises
,
the
busie
bodies
that
neuer
stands
still
,
but
turnes
like
a
toppe
to
betray
the
trustie
:
the
tossed
white
froth
of
the
Sea
(
that
makes
a
fayre
shewe
without
substance
)
which
vanisheth
away
at
the
touch
of
euery
mans
finger
:
and
they
are
the
swelling
bubbles
of
the
troubled
water
that
are
blowne
with
each
litle
blast
ouer
many
a
land
,
and
makes
neither
signe
from
whence
they
are
come
,
nor
to
what
good
ende
and
purpose
they
serue
.
So
sir
,
seeing
the
swarmes
of
fayned
friends
,
the
heapes
of
hollowe
harts
,
the
abuse
of
infected
mindes
,
the
musted
faces
couered
with
counterfaite
good
maners
,
and
the
effect
of
true
friendshippe
vtterly
mistaken
,
in
many
poynts
&
places
of
this
world
.
I
trouble
you
no
further
with
the
reading
of
these
lines
,
hoping
in
your
fauour
and
friendshippe
,
as
your
affection
shall
mooue
,
and
my
merites
without
presumption
shall
craue
and
require
,
making
a
further
present
vnto
you
,
of
a
few
verses
(
handled
as
well
as
I
could
)
that
were
deuised
for
the
setting
forth
of
a
Paper
Mill
,
which
a
great
well
willer
of
yours
(
as
good
cause
he
hath
so
to
bee
)
hath
builded
by
Darthford
,
and
brought
to
perfect
frame
and
forme
,
I
trust
to
the
great
contentment
of
the
Queenes
Maiestie
,
and
benefite
of
her
whole
countrie
:
as
knoweth
God
,
who
augment
,
maintaine
,
and
blessedly
vpholde
her
Highnesse
long
among
vs
,
and
encrease
your
good
credite
with
all
vertuous
disposition
.
FINIS
.