TO
THE
MOST
RENOWNED
AND
resplendent
,
most
wise
,
and
iudicious
,
most
learned
and
louing
Patrons
of
the
Greeke
tongue
:
most
gratious
supporters
of
the
decayed
estate
of
all
distressed
Grecians
and
strangers
.
Fathers
and
Bretheren
in
Christ
,
Governours
&
Heads
of
the
two
famous
&
flourishing
Vniversities
of
this
Iland
in
generall
,
and
more
in
particular
to
all
heads
of
Colledges
therein
,
&
whatsoeuer
students
vnder
their
protection
,
and
to
all
Divines
,
Physitians
,
and
Lawyers
:
Furthermore
to
all
that
beare
authoritie
in
the
ample
and
well
governed
Citties
:
In
generall
to
the
industrious
&
studious
among
the
Commonaltie
within
the
confines
of
the
euer
honoured
and
admired
England
,
prosperitie
here
,
&
glory
hereafter
.
HEretofore
gray-eyed
Minerva
spake
&
prophesied
in
Athens
,
by
the
mouthes
of
learned
Grecians
:
but
now
&
long
before
this
time
I
see
her
singing
in
Brittany
by
the
mouthes
of
most
wise
English
men
,
and
crowning
the
sonnes
of
England
with
all
kindes
of
divers
coloured
garlands
.
Concerning
me
,
if
any
man
shal
inquire
what
might
be
the
cause
,
and
for
what
reason
I
came
into
this
famous
Iland
,
and
haue
travelled
so
farre
as
this
most
illustrious
and
renowned
Vniversitie
of
Oxford
,
may
it
please
him
to
heare
the
cause
,
(
God
himselfe
will
witnesse
it
to
bee
true
according
to
this
ensuing
discourse
)
.
Because
the
divell
perceaued
that
his
time
was
but
short
,
therefore
he
came
into
the
earth
ful
of
wrath
and
was
moued
against
the
Church
of
God
,
as
a
raging
and
angry
lyon
;
according
to
that
which
S.
Iohn
saith
in
the
Revelation
,
the
12.
Chap.
and
the
22
verse
,
and
as
the
Prophet
David
speaketh
in
the
80
Psalme
&
the
13.
verse
,
The
wild
bore
out
of
the
wood
hath
destroyed
it
,
and
the
wild
beasts
of
the
field
haue
eaten
it
:
and
againe
in
the
83
Psalme
,
verse
5.
&
6.
They
haue
consulted
together
in
heart
,
and
haue
made
a
leage
against
thee
:
The
tabernacles
of
Edom
,
and
the
Ismalites
,
&c.
Right
so
the
Greeke
Church
at
this
time
suffereth
,
being
destitute
of
all
perfection
&
knowledge
:
the
cause
of
this
evill
is
,
the
great
Turke
,
that
is
the
king
of
the
Turkes
doth
desire
,
and
is
willing
to
haue
peace
with
all
that
are
vnder
him
:
but
some
of
his
Magistrats
are
very
wicked
and
proud
,
&
by
those
the
Greek
Church
doth
suffer
much
misery
:
for
this
reason
,
neither
can
there
be
any
schoole
,
neither
any
Master
desiring
to
teach
schollers
can
remaine
in
one
place
.
Even
as
I
suffered
and
knowe
:
who
haue
tasted
of
many
kindes
of
misery
:
now
the
cause
of
this
my
misery
was
this
:
I
in
my
youth
desired
much
to
better
my
vnderstanding
&
my
learning
,
remembring
that
saying
of
Christ
;
search
the
Scriptures
,
and
in
them
thou
shalt
find
everlasting
life
:
and
that
of
S.
Paul
to
Timothie
,
In
that
thou
hast
knowne
the
holy
Scriptures
of
a
child
which
are
able
to
make
thee
wise
vnto
salvation
.
And
that
of
Solomon
;
where
the
Lord
saith
in
that
thou
askest
wisdome
only
and
nothing
else
,
I
will
giue
thee
wisdome
and
riches
therewithall
,
and
a
kingdome
greater
then
al
the
kingdomes
of
the
earth
:
And
that
of
David
in
the
Ps.
119.
In
thy
lawes
did
I
meditate
;
yet
by
reason
of
the
defect
of
teachers
I
travelled
through
many
places
in
Greece
that
I
might
supply
that
want
;
profiting
in
some
places
more
,
in
some
lesse
:
At
length
I
came
to
Athens
,
&
studied
there
;
now
the
Captaine
of
that
place
,
was
an
Hagarene
,
and
a
deadly
enemy
to
all
Christians
which
dwelt
at
Athens
:
besides
this
he
was
very
covetous
and
cruell
;
vniust
and
did
much
wrong
to
the
Athenians
;
by
reason
whereof
the
Athenians
went
to
the
great
Turke
three
severall
times
,
and
complained
of
the
iniuries
which
he
had
offered
them
:
wherevpon
the
great
Turke
sent
certaine
noble
men
to
hang
him
;
but
by
reason
of
his
ritches
&
nobilitie
they
could
not
accomplish
that
they
were
sent
for
.
The
Captaine
vpon
these
complaints
was
greivously
offended
with
the
Athenians
:
&
farther
to
satisfie
his
owne
greedy
desires
he
oppressed
many
strangers
:
amongst
the
rest
seeing
mee
also
,
who
was
a
stranger
and
vnknowne
of
all
:
immediatly
hee
layes
hands
vpon
me
,
diligently
examined
me
concerning
the
name
of
the
governour
of
my
natiue
Country
:
I
answered
that
it
was
now
almost
twentie
yeares
since
I
left
my
country
for
study
and
learning
sake
;
and
that
I
had
not
as
yet
returned
to
my
country
,
and
therefore
knew
not
the
name
of
the
governour
thereof
.
Then
he
answered
me
,
if
you
knowe
not
your
governour
,
you
must
goe
to
prison
,
whether
when
I
came
,
they
clapt
a
paire
of
bolts
vpon
my
legs
;
not
long
after
the
gouernour
called
many
of
the
Turkes
,
who
deriue
their
beginning
from
Mahomet
,
and
then
he
tooke
mee
out
of
prison
,
and
brought
me
before
them
,
and
said
vnto
them
behold
a
Spanish
traitor
.
They
all
cryed
out
,
t
is
true
as
you
say
,
he
is
a
traiterous
Spaniard
,
as
we
knowe
by
his
beard
,
for
it
is
long
and
picked
,
and
blacke
,
and
his
clothes
are
of
a
spanish
red
(
for
I
did
weare
apparell
of
red
colour
,
such
as
the
chiefe
of
the
greeke
Monkes
vse
also
)
and
some
of
the
Christians
standing
by
,
made
answer
for
me
to
the
Turkes
,
that
this
was
the
vsuall
apparell
of
the
better
sort
of
the
Greeke
Monkes
:
but
the
Turkes
withstood
that
,
saying
,
that
the
Monkes
habits
were
made
of
courser
cloth
,
but
mine
was
of
finer
,
and
therefore
a
spanish
garment
:
this
they
said
,
not
that
the
cloth
was
indeed
finer
then
that
of
other
Monkes
,
but
that
the
might
vniustly
picke
a
quarrell
&
bring
some
accusation
,
whereby
they
might
punish
mee
.
After
this
they
began
to
intice
mee
saying
;
our
Easter
is
neere
at
hand
,
and
if
thou
wilt
deny
thy
Christ
,
we
promise
thee
(
and
that
we
may
not
deceaue
thee
as
concerning
our
promise
,
wee
sweare
)
that
if
thou
wilt
become
a
Turke
,
thou
shalt
greatly
honour
our
feast
day
,
and
for
this
we
will
make
thee
a
Centurion
,
besides
other
great
honours
which
wait
vpon
thee
.
Now
it
is
the
manner
of
the
Turks
when
they
sweare
,
not
to
falsifie
their
words
and
thrice
in
this
manner
they
temped
me
:
but
I
denied
them
alwaies
,
telling
them
,
that
my
care
was
not
for
honours
,
but
that
I
desired
rather
to
die
in
the
same
religion
,
for
which
my
father
and
mother
died
also
.
Then
one
of
the
governours
came
,
and
plucking
mee
by
the
beard
,
and
the
haire
of
the
head
,
buffeted
mee
,
saying
,
why
,
seeing
I
turned
Turke
,
maist
not
thou
also
?
(
for
before
time
he
had
beene
a
Christian
)
I
answered
him
that
I
cared
not
what
hee
had
done
,
I
allow
not
of
it
.
Then
he
threwe
me
on
the
ground
,
and
trampled
vpon
my
head
before
all
the
congregation
of
Turkes
,
and
Christians
.
And
afterwards
they
shut
mee
vp
in
close
ward
,
meaning
after
a
few
houres
to
bring
mee
out
againe
to
punishment
,
that
for
feare
of
stripes
I
might
turne
Turke
.
And
certaine
christian
slaues
belonging
to
the
Captaine
,
who
were
of
the
westerne
Church
,
came
to
me
saying
:
now
is
the
time
that
thou
shalt
bee
scourged
to
death
vnlesse
thou
turne
,
&
they
besought
me
saying
,
it
is
better
to
die
then
turne
Turke
.
I
answered
,
God
forbid
,
that
I
should
deny
Christ
the
true
God
,
I
wil
first
die
an
hundred
times
in
one
day
before
I
deny
my
Saviour
Christ
.
Then
my
conscience
said
to
me
in
private
:
But
can
I
then
indure
torments
even
vnto
death
?
then
my
reason
answered
,
Christ
was
a
man
,
and
yet
he
suffered
on
the
Crosse
to
death
,
and
that
not
for
himselfe
,
but
others
.
But
then
I
reasoned
againe
,
Christ
was
both
God
and
man
,
therefore
hee
could
withstand
the
terrors
of
death
:
but
I
am
a
fleshly
man
,
and
perchance
I
cannot
vndergoe
the
cruell
pangs
of
death
:
but
my
conscience
solved
all
this
doubt
,
in
that
the
Martyrs
were
fleshly
men
,
and
sinners
,
yet
by
the
grace
of
God
were
strengthned
to
die
,
therefore
by
the
same
grace
shall
I
be
sustained
.
And
in
this
cogitation
I
was
much
comforted
,
and
prevailed
in
spirit
,
&
wholy
gaue
my selfe
over
to
suffer
death
:
and
they
lead
me
streight
waies
to
the
place
of
execution
,
and
bound
me
hand
,
and
foot
in
maner
of
a
crosse
vpon
the
earth
,
as
appeareth
by
this
figure
.
Since
here
I
haue
no
witnesses
,
that
for
the
present
may
testifie
the
truth
of
these
my
sufferings
,
therefore
I
call
the
eternall
father
,
and
God
of
all
,
both
witnesse
and
iudge
in
this
maner
:
The
eternall
God
punish
mee
in
this
world
and
in
that
to
come
,
if
I
haue
not
thus
suffered
from
the
Turkes
vniustly
,
for
my
faith
in
Christ
,
as
is
vnder
written
.
For
they
laid
on
the
earth
thicke
peeces
of
timber
like
the
beames
of
a
house
,
and
to
them
they
bound
me
,
and
then
they
began
to
beat
mee
with
scourges
,
as
appeares
in
the
figure
.
Two
men
dipping
their
rods
in
salt
water
began
to
scourge
me
,
and
when
the
one
was
lifting
vp
his
hand
,
the
other
was
ready
to
strike
,
so
that
I
could
take
no
rest
,
and
my
paine
was
most
grievous
:
and
so
they
continued
beating
me
,
saying
,
turne
Turke
,
and
we
will
free
thee
:
but
I
answered
them
,
in
no
case
,
vntill
they
made
me
halfe
dead
:
then
they
rested
a
while
,
saying
,
hee
is
surely
very
constant
,
and
will
not
deny
his
religion
:
but
we
wil
tell
him
that
wee
will
let
him
goe
if
hee
will
say
that
the
Athenian
Marchants
which
are
in
Venice
,
sent
him
to
betray
Athens
to
the
Spaniards
:
and
then
they
began
to
beate
me
on
the
feet
,
saying
:
confesse
that
the
Athenians
which
traffique
in
Venice
,
sent
thee
to
betray
Athens
to
the
Spaniards
,
and
we
will
let
thee
goe
:
Now
the
Turkes
would
haue
me
beare
false
witnesse
against
the
Athenians
,
that
thereby
they
might
take
them
,
and
slay
them
for
the
hatred
which
was
betweene
the
governour
,
and
the
Athenians
.
I
said
nothing
to
this
,
and
till
this
time
I
vnderstood
what
the
Turkes
said
,
but
from
this
moment
,
that
is
,
from
that
time
,
in
which
they
said
twice
or
thrice
to
me
,
confesse
that
the
Athenians
sent
thee
to
betray
Athens
,
I
answered
nothing
,
I
vnderstood
nothing
,
I
was
perfectly
dead
,
and
so
remained
for
the
space
of
an
houre
,
and
againe
after
an
houre
,
by
the
grace
of
God
I
revived
.
Then
the
Turks
tooke
all
my
substance
,
my
bookes
I
meane
,
and
riches
,
&
I
was
much
in
debt
,
till
by
the
request
of
many
noble
men
I
was
freed
from
prison
.
And
after
a
weeke
,
they
counselled
among
themselues
to
take
me
,
and
in
one
houre
to
kill
me
,
or
make
mee
turne
Turke
by
whipping
,
and
other
torments
:
But
this
laying
wait
was
made
known
to
all
the
Christians
,
both
men
and
women
in
Athens
,
and
to
me
also
.
Then
I
fled
from
Athens
,
and
wandring
abroad
,
found
expert
Marchants
,
which
knewe
well
both
England
and
many
other
places
:
and
I
inquired
diligently
of
them
where
I
might
find
wise
men
,
with
whom
I
might
keepe
my
religion
,
and
not
loose
my
learning
:
they
told
me
,
in
England
you
may
haue
both
,
for
the
English
men
loue
the
Grecians
,
and
their
learning
,
and
it
is
a
monarchie
,
where
are
found
many
very
honest
,
wise
,
and
liberall
men
:
but
in
Germany
,
France
,
and
Italy
,
they
haue
continually
civill
warres
.
Therefore
I
came
in
a
streight
course
to
England
,
and
came
through
Flanders
to
Yarmouth
in
England
,
where
by
good
fortune
I
met
with
the
Bishop
of
that
Diocese
,
who
examined
me
diligently
,
and
found
the
testimonies
,
which
I
brought
from
our
Bishops
,
and
Clergy
of
Peloponnesus
,
and
other
places
.
And
hee
with
the
rest
of
the
ministerie
bestowed
mony
on
mee
according
to
their
faculties
,
and
sent
me
with
letters
to
Cambridge
,
(
for
he
himselfe
was
a
Cambridge
man
)
and
the
Doctors
of
Cambridge
receaued
me
kindly
,
and
frankly
,
&
I
spent
there
almost
one
whole
yeare
,
as
the
testimonie
of
Cambridge
can
witnesse
.
Then
I
fell
sicke
,
that
I
could
scarce
breath
:
and
the
Physitians
and
Doctors
counselled
me
to
goe
to
Oxford
,
because
(
said
they
)
the
aire
of
Oxford
is
far
better
,
than
that
of
Cambridge
.
And
so
I
came
to
this
famous
Vniversitie
of
Oxford
:
&
now
I
liue
here
studious
these
many
yeares
.
And
first
I
thanke
God
,
who
sent
mee
to
such
honest
,
and
learned
men
,
&
secondly
your
Worship
,
who
are
my
most
kind
benefactor
,
and
to
all
other
my
most
kind
benefactors
,
and
to
all
good
and
charitable
men
;
and
I
beseech
God
both
day
and
night
,
that
hee
will
restore
an
hundred
fold
to
you
in
this
life
,
and
in
the
life
to
come
a
crowne
in
corruptible
,
to
you
I
say
,
and
all
other
good
men
for
their
great
goodnesse
and
liberalitie
.
Amen
.
An
Epistle
in
commendations
of
England
and
the
Inhabitants
thereof
.
I
am
conscious
to
my selfe
of
mine
owne
vnworthinesse
,
hauing
not
so
much
as
a
tast
of
that
learning
,
which
might
make
me
bold
to
present
my
lines
before
so
worthy
men
:
yet
because
(
as
a
wise
man
hath
it
)
necessitie
driues
a
man
to
many
a
shift
;
I
am
therefore
thus
set
on
worke
.
Our
Saviour
Christ
both
God
and
man
;
as
God
doth
require
spirituall
honour
from
the
soules
of
men
,
to
wit
,
goodnesse
,
loue
,
carefulnesse
to
performe
good
things
,
almes
deeds
,
&
the
like
;
according
to
that
of
the
Prophet
David
:
let
every
spirit
praise
the
Lord
:
and
as
S.
Paule
commandeth
,
glorifie
God
in
your
bodie
,
&
in
your
spirit
for
they
are
Gods
.
Now
as
man
our
Lord
requireth
such
honour
,
as
was
due
vnto
that
person
in
him
.
For
so
it
appeareth
in
that
question
of
his
vnto
the
Leper
;
who
often
that
were
cleansed
,
alone
returned
to
render
our
Saviour
thanks
.
Are
there
not
ten
cleansed
but
where
are
those
nine
?
surely
as
a
wise
man
speaketh
,
he
must
needs
be
of
a
very
ingratefull
disposition
,
who
in
matters
of
kindnesse
can
suddenly
become
forgetfull
.
For
my
owne
part
if
there
be
any
such
,
who
for
benefits
receiued
,
shall
not
returne
speciall
acknowledgement
alwaies
vnto
his
freinds
,
let
him
beare
that
foule
note
of
ingratitude
,
with
disgrace
and
infamie
amongst
men
.
I
my selfe
for
some
yeares
haue
beene
nursed
in
this
delicious
and
blisfull
English
Ile
:
should
I
not
ever
acknowledge
this
with
all
thankfulnesse
both
to
this
country
,
&
specially
to
your
most
reverend
dignitie
,
and
to
your selfe
my
kind
Master
and
Benefactor
?
I
might
iustly
bee
accounted
one
of
those
.
Therefore
that
I
may
not
seeme
vngrateful
for
such
great
benefits
,
as
much
as
in
mee
lies
,
I
will
send
forth
this
speech
,
and
so
I
begin
.
O
faire
like
man
,
thou
most
fertill
and
pleasant
countries
of
England
,
which
art
the
head
of
the
world
,
indued
with
those
two
faire
eies
,
the
two
Vniversities
,
which
rainest
downe
most
plentifully
milke
,
and
hony
.
I
call
thee
faire-like
man
,
and
the
head
beautified
with
two
pleasant
eyes
,
because
heretofore
thou
didst
send
forth
two
hornes
of
the
holy
church
of
Christ
.
The
first
is
Constantine
the
great
,
that
second
light
of
the
world
who
freed
such
as
were
held
in
captivitie
for
the
confession
of
Christ
,
who
driued
away
the
mist
of
Idolatry
who
was
equall
even
with
the
Apostles
,
&
first
triumphed
over
the
enemies
of
Christ
.
The
second
horne
is
holy
Helen
,
who
found
out
that
life-bearing
crosse
,
the
weapons
of
all
true
Christians
,
the
most
holy
mother
of
the
world
.
But
now
,
and
long
since
thou
hast
bin
beautified
with
two
resplendent
eies
in
that
thou
containest
the
two
famous
Vniversities
.
For
I
cal
the
two
Vniversities
the
two
resplendent
eies
,
even
most
renowned
,
&
most
beautifull
Oxford
,
with
her
sister
the
like
renowned
Cambridge
.
And
if
it
bee
lawfull
to
compare
the
world
to
a
mans
bodie
(
for
a
man
,
according
to
Aristotle
,
is
a
little
world
)
surely
I
must
account
England
the
head
of
this
body
:
for
it
is
even
so
divided
by
the
sea
from
the
other
parts
of
the
world
as
a
mans
head
from
his
body
by
the
necke
.
Thou
art
also
the
place
of
refuge
,
even
the
hauen
of
comfort
to
poore
Grecians
oppressed
with
the
tyrannie
of
the
Turkes
:
as
Dauid
saies
in
the
83.
Psalme
.
against
the
arke
of
the
covenant
,
the
Tabernacles
of
Edom
,
and
the
Ismalites
haue
set
themselues
&c.
Thou
bringest
forth
most
wise
men
,
yea
most
valiant
and
heroicall
captaines
,
(
as
heretofore
Grecia
did
)
yea
and
those
louers
of
the
Greeks
,
&
partakers
of
their
former
vertues
.
Now
the
reason
of
this
I
will
tell
you
.
We
read
in
the
histories
of
Eusebius
Bishop
of
Cesarea
,
that
Constantine
the
great
,
and
his
holy
mother
Helen
were
Brytanes
,
the
ofspring
and
floures
of
Brittaine
:
and
when
Constantine
the
great
,
ruled
over
the
Grecians
,
as
also
the
whole
world
,
then
his
kinsfolke
came
out
of
Brytaine
to
Constantinople
and
liued
in
the
presence
of
Constantine
,
and
likewise
the
Grecians
were
sent
into
England
from
Constantine
,
and
so
the
Grecians
and
English
were
mingled
in
bloud
.
And
for
this
cause
the
English
loue
the
Grecians
,
and
their
learning
,
and
are
beloued
of
them
more
then
any
other
nation
.
And
they
partake
one
of
another
in
many
things
beside
:
For
the
English
nation
haue
excelled
in
wisdome
,
and
all
heroicall
vertues
,
as
the
Grecians
of
old
did
.
And
they
doe
diligently
,
and
with
great
vnderstanding
search
out
the
truth
(
as
saith
Paul
,
beware
least
any
make
a
prey
of
you
through
philosophie
,
and
vaine
deceit
)
as
the
Grecians
also
heretofore
are
accounted
to
haue
done
:
and
they
are
also
giuen
to
hospitalitie
,
and
pittie
of
poore
strangers
,
as
were
the
Grecians
(
as
S.
Paul
saies
to
the
Thessalonians
concerning
brotherly
loue
I
need
not
speake
:
for
you
are
taught
this
from
aboue
:
)
and
they
will
also
die
for
their
religion
,
but
never
turne
from
their
true
worship
of
God
to
any
other
,
as
also
the
Grecians
:
yea
I
my selfe
was
once
dead
through
the
cruell
scourging
of
the
Turkes
for
the
faith
of
Christ
,
and
I
never
denied
Christ
the
true
God
.
All
haile
therefore
,
O
most
worthy
England
:
for
thou
art
a
Virgin
,
which
was
never
brought
into
thraldome
by
any
king
,
although
thou
hast
beene
sometime
humbled
,
yet
thou
wast
never
captivated
:
and
as
thou
art
a
Virgin
,
so
the
mother
also
of
many
wise
men
,
yea
valiant
captaines
,
and
heroicke
warriers
.
Thus
much
be
spoken
of
England
,
which
of
no
other
can
so
truely
be
verified
FINIS
.