To
the
right
Honorable
Gilbert
Talbot
,
Earle
of
Shrewesburie
,
Lord
Talbot
,
Furniuall
,
Strange
of
Blackmeare
,
Verdon
and
Louetoft
,
Knight
of
the
most
noble
order
of
the
Garter
:
Roger
Cotton
wysheth
grace
and
peace
in
Christ
Iesus
.
THe
Lord
our
God
(
Right
Honorable
)
who
in
great
mercy
hath
caused
by
his
spirit
,
the
holie
Scriptures
to
be
written
for
our
learning
:
hath
also
commanded
,
that
all
men
shoulde
studdy
therin
both
day
&
night
:
that
so
by
the
helpe
of
the
same
spirite
,
men
might
write
them
in
their
hartes
.
The
ende
hereof
is
,
that
thereby
they
may
recouer
the
Image
of
that
new
man
,
which
againe
is
created
after
the
likenesse
of
God
in
knowledge
and
holinesse
.
And
while
the
people
of
Israel
obserued
this
:
they
inioyed
peace
throughout
their
borders
,
and
great
plentie
within
their
Pallaces
.
And
such
feare
God
strocke
into
the
harts
of
their
enemies
round
about
,
that
none
durst
stirre
against
them
.
But
at
what
time
they
cast
off
this
,
and
chose
new
Gods
,
and
made
no
account
of
the
knowledge
of
the
true
God
,
nor
of
the
learned
,
that
should
to
them
the
same
God
teach
:
Then
was
there
warre
in
the
gate
,
and
no
peace
to
any
that
went
in
or
out
,
but
great
troubles
arose
to
all
the
inhabitantes
of
the
earth
.
For
nation
destroyed
nation
,
and
Cittie
destroyed
Cittie
,
and
God
troubled
them
with
all
maner
of
aduersities
.
This
standing
thus
,
and
God
remaining
vnchangeable
,
I
assure
my selfe
of
all
kingdomes
(
to
whom
the
worde
of
God
is
sent
)
this
may
be
spoken
.
That
they
,
Elias
,
I
meane
,
the
men
like
Elias
:
Iosua
,
Samuel
,
Dauid
,
Daniel
,
and
such
:
whose
delightes
are
in
the
law
of
the
Lord
,
are
the
Horses
and
Chariots
of
a
kingdome
.
O
noble
Sir
,
I
beseech
you
therefore
consider
well
therof
:
and
let
those
gracious
words
of
good
king
Asa
,
when
ten
hundreth
thousand
came
against
him
:
and
those
of
King
Abiah
,
when
eight
hundreth
thousand
came
against
him
:
and
those
of
Ioab
the
Captayne
,
when
the
Ammonites
&
Aramites
came
against
Dauid
,
be
writ
most
sure
in
your
noble
hart
:
that
so
they
may
proceede
from
your
lippes
,
to
the
incouragement
of
the
common
sort
;
whose
hartes
often
fayle
in
rumors
of
troubles
.
I
know
your
Honor
needeth
not
to
be
taught
,
how
Nobilitie
giuen
to
the
holy
worde
,
must
be
the
strongest
pillers
of
the
Church
.
Israel
through
all
ages
so
stoode
firme
:
but
otherwyse
fell
.
Iosua
being
equall
to
a
Prophet
,
conquered
the
land
through
his
constancie
and
courage
in
diuinity
.
But
after
him
great
contempt
of
Religion
arose
:
wherefore
much
of
their
land
againe
they
lost
:
and
greatly
troubled
was
that
state
,
vntill
the
dayes
of
Samuel
.
For
as
they
often
fell
away
,
so
the
Lord
often
sould
them
into
the
handes
of
spoylers
:
whereby
in
the
ende
that
state
became
Ichabod
,
no
glory
.
For
the
glory
of
God
the
space
of
seauen
moneths
departed
from
them
:
yet
by
meanes
of
good
Samuel
,
faithful
in
religion
,
was
againe
setled
in
Israel
:
and
so
by
him
,
the
state
was
well
helde
vp
all
his
dayes
:
who
although
he
descended
from
rebellious
Corah
,
yet
is
he
for
Leuy
a
conquerer
of
better
then
Sichemites
:
and
as
he
,
so
,
or
more
,
did
that
noble
and
valiant
Dauid
,
euen
by
diuinitie
,
recouer
wholy
the
land
first
conquered
by
Iosua
:
and
Dauids
title
is
not
so
euident
for
a
warryer
,
as
it
is
for
the
pleasant
in
songs
to
Israel
.
For
to
this
day
,
most
sweete
is
the
voyce
of
that
sweete
singer
,
to
all
that
rightly
vnderstand
his
tune
.
But
he
that
should
vnderstand
him
to
the
full
,
had
need
of
the
spirite
of
an
Apostle
.
A
true
patterne
indeed
(
Right
honorable
)
of
true
Nobilitie
.
But
yet
full
soone
was
this
true
patterne
lost
:
wherevpon
ten
partes
of
that
stately
kingdome
became
in
short
time
,
not
onely
Izrael
and
Loruchama
,
but
Loammy
also
.
For
full
often
did
the
Lord
visit
them
with
the
sword
,
aswell
at
home
,
deuouring
one
an
other
,
as
by
the
enemy
abroad
:
and
in
the
ende
suffered
them
to
be
carryed
quite
away
by
the
Kings
of
Asshur
.
And
God
tooke
no
pittie
:
but
euen
as
they
had
cast
off
him
from
being
their
Lord
,
so
he
cast
of
them
from
being
his
people
.
Now
as
Ieroboam
the
sonne
of
Nebat
,
of
the
vertuous
Ioseph
,
is
set
forth
as
a
patterne
for
discommendations
to
all
that
followed
his
wicked
steps
:
so
noble
Dauid
of
the
house
of
Iuda
,
is
the
patterne
set
forth
for
commendation
to
all
that
had
care
to
walke
his
godly
pathes
.
Therefore
no
further
in
story
for
sample
to
true
nobilitie
need
I
here
to
seeke
.
Yet
in
so
much
as
the
fame
of
one
of
your
owne
most
noble
progenatours
soundeth
in
our
eares
to
this
day
,
I
trust
it
shall
of
none
be
thought
amisse
,
yf
I
lay
him
before
your
Honorable
eyes
,
as
an
other
example
.
That
noble
Earle
IOHN
TALBOT
is
the
man
:
who
neither
liued
as
languishing
in
idlenes
,
riot
,
or
excesse
:
nor
died
as
hauing
surfited
with
vaine
pleasures
,
and
fonde
delyghtes
:
but
of
manly
woundes
receiued
in
open
feelde
,
after
he
had
valiantly
warred
foure
&
twentie
yeeres
in
defence
of
his
Princes
right
:
a
death
and
life
most
honorable
to
them
that
are
truely
noble
and
valiant
.
Euen
so
this
worthy
peere
,
togeather
with
his
valiant
Sonne
the
Lord
Lisle
,
in
that
sore
battle
fought
at
Castilion
in
Fraunce
,
their
sweete
lyues
did
ende
:
where
a
monument
of
the
Earle
remayneth
vnto
this
day
,
and
this
inscription
folowing
,
ingrauen
thervpon
.
Heere
lyeth
the
right
noble
Knight
Iohn
Talbot
Earle
of
Shrewsburie
,
Earle
of
Washford
,
Waterforth
and
Valence
,
Lorde
Talbot
of
Goodritche
and
Vrchingfeilde
:
Lorde
Strange
of
Blackmeare
,
Lord
Verdon
of
Alton
,
Lord
Crumwell
of
Wingfeilde
,
Lord
Louetoft
of
Worsoppe
,
Lord
Furniuall
of
Sheffeilde
,
and
Lord
Falconbridge
,
Knight
of
the
most
noble
orders
of
S.
George
,
S.
Michael
,
and
the
Golden
Fleece
,
Great
Marshall
to
King
Henrie
the
sixt
of
his
Realme
of
Fraunce
,
who
dyed
at
the
battle
of
Castilion
neare
Burdeaux
,
Anno.
1453.
Now
as
this
,
and
other
your
noble
ancestors
,
haue
been
alwayes
at
home
most
honorable
for
their
faythfulnes
towardes
the
Crowne
of
Englande
:
and
for
their
seruice
both
at
home
,
and
abrode
against
the
enemie
,
in
so
much
that
euen
the
very
name
of
the
Talbot
to
them
,
hath
been
tirrible
:
so
no
doubt
there
is
,
but
that
your selfe
will
shew
your selfe
,
in
all
nobilitie
,
as
descended
from
such
.
A
most
noble
warryer
,
and
faithfull
subiect
vnto
his
annoynted
Prince
was
he
,
whose
example
therein
you
follow
.
Therefore
one
poynt
more
I
beseech
your
honor
,
learne
of
that
noble
Dauid
your
patterne
.
And
as
you
and
your
honorable
fathers
haue
followed
him
in
the
other
two
most
honorable
quallities
of
true
nobillitie
,
so
let
your selfe
surmount
them
all
in
the
third
.
The
point
desired
,
is
,
his
great
loue
and
zeale
to
the
Church
&
house
of
God
:
which
was
such
,
as
no
scoffes
of
wicked
contemners
could
stay
him
from
preferring
of
the
same
:
but
by
how
much
more
he
seemed
as
a
foole
,
and
vaine
in
the
sight
of
such
,
for
so
doing
,
by
so
much
more
cared
not
he
,
to
become
more
vile
,
&
low
in
his
owne
eyes
,
if
by
such
meanes
,
he
might
do
good
thereto
.
Therefore
if
it
might
please
your
honor
to
follow
him
in
this
,
as
you
haue
in
the
other
:
you
shall
be
sure
that
honour
which
he
there
speaketh
off
,
will
follow
you
with
great
increase
.
And
moreouer
,
then
shall
that
speech
which
good
Abygall
vsed
vnto
him
your
noble
patterne
,
take
full
effect
in
you
.
For
the
Lord
hath
not
onely
promised
to
make
my
Lord
a
sure
house
,
because
he
is
ready
to
helpe
his
noble
Deborah
to
fight
the
Lords
battels
,
and
because
he
is
so
faithfull
towards
his
annoynted
,
that
no
euill
can
be
found
in
him
:
but
also
for
the
third
point
,
that
which
is
much
more
;
euen
the
soule
of
my
Lord
shall
be
bound
vp
in
the
bundle
of
life
with
the
Lord
your
God
,
and
the
soule
of
your
enemies
shall
God
cast
out
,
as
out
of
the
middle
of
a
Sling
.
Thus
,
being
euery
way
ouer
bould
with
your
honorable
patience
,
I
craue
pardon
.
I
am
no
Scholler
,
but
a
Draper
:
therefore
not
able
to
contriue
my
speaches
in
such
sort
,
as
willingly
I
would
.
My
trust
is
,
your
honor
will
the
rather
pardon
me
,
and
accept
the
affection
of
my
hart
,
and
not
weigh
the
rudenesse
of
my
pen
.
I
was
borne
in
Whitchurch
;
which
,
as
I
thinke
,
is
one
of
your
honors
principall
Lordships
:
where
my
Ancestors
haue
of
long
time
beene
poore
well
willers
vnto
your
noble
Progenitors
,
as
at
this
present
my
eldest
brother
there
,
and
we
the
rest
of
his
bretheren
here
in
London
,
are
to
your
honorable
selfe
.
These
things
considered
,
together
with
your
honorable
inclination
towards
good
things
,
made
me
bolde
to
make
choise
of
you
,
to
be
the
patron
of
this
my
smal
worke
of
meditation
against
the
enemy
.
I
beseech
your
honor
accept
thereof
,
according
as
the
matter
requireth
,
and
not
as
the
skill
of
the
writer
deserueth
.
The
matter
is
good
,
though
rudely
handeled
.
That
God
,
who
is
able
to
do
both
for
your
Honorable
selfe
,
and
that
vertuous
Lady
the
Countice
your
wife
,
far
exceeding
abundantly
aboue
al
that
I
can
aske
or
thinke
,
giue
vnto
you
both
,
all
honour
,
with
increase
thereof
heere
in
this
lyfe
,
and
in
the
life
to
come
,
that
crowne
of
glory
,
which
he
hath
prepared
for
all
those
that
loue
and
honoure
him
in
Christ
Iesus
.
Amen
.
Your
honors
to
command
,
R.
COTTON
.