TO
THE
MOST
RENOWNED
AND
resplendent
,
most
wise
,
and
iudicious
,
most
learned
and
louing
Patrons
of
the
Greeke
Tongue
:
most
gracious
supporters
of
the
decayed
estate
of
all
distressed
Grecians
and
Strangers
:
Fathers
and
Brethren
in
Christ
,
Gouernours
and
Heads
of
the
two
famous
and
flourishing
Vniuersities
of
this
Iland
in
generall
,
and
more
in
particular
to
all
heads
of
Colledges
therin
,
and
whatsoeuer
Students
vnder
their
protection
,
and
to
all
Diuines
,
Physicians
and
Lawyers
:
Furthermore
to
all
that
beare
authoritie
in
the
ample
and
well
gouerned
Cities
;
In
generall
to
the
industrious
and
studious
among
the
Commonaltie
within
the
Confines
of
the
euer
honoured
and
admired
England
,
prosperitie
here
,
and
glory
hereafter
.
HEretofore
gray-eyed
Minerua
spake
and
prophesied
in
Athens
,
by
the
mouthes
of
learned
Grecians
:
but
now
,
and
long
before
this
time
,
I
see
her
singing
in
Brittany
by
the
mouths
of
the
most
wise
English
men
,
and
crowning
the
sonnes
of
England
with
all
kinds
of
diuers
coloured
Garlands
.
Concerning
me
,
if
any
man
shall
enquire
what
might
be
the
cause
,
and
for
what
reason
I
came
into
this
famous
Iland
,
and
haue
trauelled
so
far
as
this
most
illustrious
and
renowned
Vniuersitie
of
Oxford
;
may
it
please
him
to
he
are
the
cause
,
(
God
himselfe
will
witnesse
it
to
bee
true
according
to
this
ensuing
discourse
.
)
Because
the
Deuill
perceiued
that
his
time
was
but
short
,
therefore
he
came
into
the
Earth
full
of
wrath
and
was
mooued
against
the
Church
of
God
,
as
a
raging
and
angry
Lion
;
according
to
that
which
S.
Iohn
saith
in
the
Reuelation
,
the
12.
Chap.
and
the
22.
Verse
;
and
as
the
Prophet
Danid
speaketh
in
the
80.
Psalme
and
the
13.
Verse
,
The
wild
Bore
out
of
the
Wood
hath
destroyed
it
,
and
the
wild
beasts
of
the
fields
haue
eaten
it
:
and
againe
in
the
83.
Psalme
,
Verse
5.
and
6.
They
haue
consulted
together
in
heart
,
and
haue
made
a
league
against
thee
;
The
Tabernacles
of
Edom
,
and
the
Ismaelites
,
&c.
Right
so
the
Greeke
Church
at
this
time
suffereth
,
being
destitute
of
all
perfection
and
knowledge
:
the
cause
of
this
euill
,
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
Magistrates
are
very
wicked
and
proud
,
and
by
those
the
Greeke
Church
doth
suffer
much
misery
.
For
this
reason
,
neither
can
there
be
any
Schoole
,
neither
any
Master
desiring
to
teach
Schollers
can
remayne
in
one
place
.
Euen
as
I
suffered
and
know
:
who
haue
tasted
of
many
kinds
of
miserie
.
Now
the
cause
of
this
my
miserie
was
this
:
I
in
my
youth
desired
much
to
better
my
vnderstanding
and
my
learning
,
remembring
that
saying
of
Christ
;
Search
the
Scriptures
and
in
them
thou
shalt
find
euerlasting
life
:
and
that
of
Saint
Paul
to
Timothie
,
In
that
thou
hast
knowne
the
holy
Scriptures
of
a
child
which
are
able
to
make
thee
wise
vnto
saluation
.
And
that
of
Salomon
;
where
the
Lord
saith
,
In
that
thou
askedst
wisdome
only
and
nothing
else
,
I
will
giue
thee
wisdome
and
riches
therewithall
,
and
a
Kingdome
greater
then
all
the
Kingdoms
of
the
earth
:
And
that
of
Dauid
in
the
hundred
and
nineteenth
Psalme
,
In
thy
Lawes
did
I
meditate
.
Yet
by
reason
of
the
defect
of
Teachers
I
trauelled
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
&
preached
there
;
now
the
Captaine
of
that
place
,
was
an
Hagarene
,
&
a
deadly
enemy
to
all
Christians
which
dwelt
at
Athens
:
besides
this
,
he
was
very
couetous
and
cruell
,
vniust
,
and
did
much
wrong
to
the
Athenians
:
by
reason
whereof
the
Athenians
went
to
the
great
Turke
three
seuerall
times
,
and
complayned
of
the
iniuries
which
he
had
offered
them
,
whereupon
the
great
Turke
sent
certaine
Noble
men
to
hang
him
;
but
by
reason
of
his
Riches
and
Nobilitie
they
could
not
accomplish
that
they
were
sent
for
.
The
Captaine
vpon
these
complaints
was
grieuously
offended
with
the
Athenians
:
and
farther
,
to
satisfie
his
owne
greedie
desires
,
he
oppressed
many
Strangers
:
amongst
the
,
rest
seeing
me
also
,
who
was
a
Stranger
and
vnknowne
of
all
:
immediately
he
layes
hands
vpon
me
,
diligently
examined
me
concerning
the
name
of
the
Gouernour
of
my
Natiue
Countrey
:
I
answered
,
that
it
was
now
almost
twentie
yeares
since
I
left
my
Countrey
for
study
and
learning
sake
;
and
that
I
had
not
as
yet
returned
to
my
Countrey
,
and
therefore
I
knew
not
the
name
of
the
Gouernour
thereof
.
Then
hee
answered
me
,
If
you
know
not
your
Gouernour
,
you
must
goe
to
Prison
;
whither
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
me
out
of
Prison
,
&
brought
me
before
them
,
and
said
vnto
them
,
Behold
a
Spanish
Traytor
.
They
all
cryed
out
,
T
is
true
as
you
say
,
hee
is
a
trayterous
Spaniard
,
as
we
know
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
answere
for
mee
to
the
Turkes
,
that
this
was
the
vsuall
apparell
of
the
better
fort
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
Monks
,
but
that
they
might
vniustly
picke
a
quarrell
;
and
bring
some
accusation
,
whereby
they
might
punish
me
.
After
this
they
began
to
iutice
me
saying
;
Our
Easter
is
neere
at
hand
,
and
if
thou
wilt
deny
thy
Christ
,
wee
promise
thee
(
and
that
wee
may
not
deceiue
thee
as
concerning
our
promise
,
we
sweare
)
that
if
thou
wilt
become
a
Turke
,
thou
shalt
greatly
honour
our
feast
day
,
and
for
this
wee
will
make
thee
a
Centurion
,
besides
other
great
honours
which
wait
vpon
thee
.
Now
it
is
the
manner
of
the
Turkes
when
they
sweare
,
not
to
falsifie
their
words
;
and
thrice
in
this
manner
they
tempted
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
Gouernours
came
,
and
plucking
me
by
the
Beard
,
&
the
haire
of
the
head
,
buffetted
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
threw
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
bescourged
to
death
vnlesse
thou
turne
;
and
they
besought
me
,
saying
,
It
is
better
to
dye
then
turne
Turke
.
I
answered
,
God
forbid
,
that
I
should
denie
Christ
the
true
God
,
I
will
first
die
an
hundred
times
in
one
day
before
I
denie
my
Sauiour
Christ
.
Then
my
conscience
said
to
me
in
priuate
:
But
can
I
then
endure
torments
euen
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
terrours
of
death
:
but
I
am
a
fleshly
man
,
and
perchance
I
cannot
vndergoe
the
cruell
pangs
of
death
:
but
my
conscience
solued
all
this
doubt
,
in
that
the
Martyrs
were
fleshly
men
,
and
sinners
,
yet
by
the
grace
of
God
were
strengthened
to
die
,
therefore
by
the
same
grace
shall
I
be
sustained
.
And
in
this
cogitation
I
was
much
comforted
,
and
preuailed
in
spirit
,
and
wholly
gaue
my selfe
ouer
to
suffer
death
:
and
they
led
mee
straight
waies
to
the
place
of
execution
,
and
bound
me
hand
,
and
foote
in
manner
of
a
Crosse
vpon
the
Earth
,
as
appeareth
by
this
figure
following
.
These
signifie
two
Turkes
,
beating
Christopher
Angelo
with
two
Cudgels
on
each
side
of
him
,
one
strikes
him
on
the
head
,
and
the
other
on
the
side
.
And
hee
remayned
one
houre
dead
,
as
the
Athenians
told
him
,
after
he
was
reuiued
.
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
manner
:
The
eternall
God
punish
me
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
aboue-written
.
For
they
laid
on
the
Earth
thicke
pieces
of
Timber
like
the
beames
of
an
house
,
and
to
them
they
bound
me
;
and
then
they
began
to
beate
mee
with
scourges
,
as
appeareth
in
the
figure
.
Two
men
dipping
their
Roddes
in
salt
Water
beganne
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
grieuous
:
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
,
He
is
surely
very
constant
,
and
will
not
deny
his
Religion
:
but
we
will
tell
him
that
we
will
let
him
goe
if
he
will
say
that
the
Athenian
Merchants
which
are
in
Venice
,
sent
him
to
betray
Athens
vnto
the
Spaniards
:
and
then
they
began
to
beate
mee
on
the
feete
,
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
mee
beare
false
witnesse
against
the
Athenians
,
that
thereby
they
might
take
them
,
and
slay
them
for
the
hatred
which
was
between
the
Gouernour
,
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
remayned
for
the
space
of
an
houre
,
and
againe
after
an
houre
,
by
the
grace
of
God
reuiued
.
I
know
not
wel
how
long
time
I
remained
dead
;
but
the
Grecians
of
Athens
told
me
that
I
was
dead
for
an
houres
space
,
as
they
had
heard
from
the
mouth
of
the
Turkes
that
tormented
me
.
Then
the
Turkes
tooke
all
my
substance
,
my
bookes
,
I
meane
;
and
riches
;
and
I
was
much
in
debt
,
till
by
the
request
of
many
Noblemen
I
was
freed
from
Prison
.
And
after
a
weeke
,
they
counselled
among
themselues
to
take
mee
,
and
in
one
houre
to
kill
mee
,
or
make
mee
turne
Turke
by
whipping
,
and
other
torments
:
But
this
laying
wait
was
made
knowne
to
all
the
Christians
,
both
men
and
women
in
Athens
,
and
to
me
also
.
Then
I
fled
from
Athens
,
and
came
vnto
Peloponnesus
into
the
house
of
my
Brothers
,
and
the
Turkes
pursued
mee
to
their
house
,
to
the
end
they
might
take
me
in
the
same
:
who
wrought
meanes
for
my
escape
,
that
I
was
not
then
taken
.
And
after
that
I
was
fledde
from
thence
,
they
layd
hands
on
my
two
Brothers
,
with
whom
how
they
dealt
God
knowes
,
and
not
I.
And
thus
wandering
abroad
,
I
found
expert
Merchants
,
which
knew
well
both
England
and
many
other
places
:
and
I
inquired
diligently
of
them
where
I
might
keepe
my
Religion
,
&
increase
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
.
Therefore
I
came
in
a
streight
course
to
England
,
studying
these
many
yeares
.
And
first
I
thanke
God
,
who
sent
mee
such
honest
and
learned
men
;
and
secondly
your
Worships
,
who
are
my
most
kind
Benefactours
,
and
all
good
and
charitable
men
:
and
I
beseech
God
day
and
night
,
that
hee
will
restore
an
hundred
fold
to
you
in
this
life
,
and
in
the
life
to
come
a
Crowne
incorruptible
;
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
Wiseman
hath
it
)
necessitie
driues
a
man
to
many
a
shift
;
I
am
therefore
thus
set
on
worke
.
Our
Sauiour
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
,
and
the
like
;
according
to
that
of
the
Prophet
Dauid
,
Let
euery
spirit
praise
the
Lord
:
and
as
S.
Paul
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
,
of
ten
that
were
clensed
,
alone
returned
to
render
our
Sauiour
thankes
:
Are
there
not
ten
cleansed
,
but
where
are
those
nine
?
Surely
as
a
Wiseman
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
friends
,
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
euer
acknowledge
this
with
all
thankfulnesse
both
to
this
Countrey
,
and
specially
to
your
most
reuerend
dignitie
,
and
to
your selfe
my
kind
Master
and
Benefactour
?
I
might
iustly
be
accounted
one
of
those
.
Therefore
that
I
may
not
seeme
vngratefull
for
such
great
benefits
,
as
much
as
in
mee
lyes
,
I
will
send
forth
this
speech
,
and
so
I
begin
.
O
faire-like
man
,
thou
most
fertill
and
pleasant
Country
of
England
,
which
art
the
head
of
the
World
,
indued
with
those
two
faire
Eyes
,
the
two
Vniuersities
,
which
rainest
downe
most
plentifully
Milke
and
Honey
.
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
captiuitie
for
the
confession
of
Christ
,
who
driued
away
the
myst
of
Idolatry
,
who
was
equall
with
the
Apostles
,
and
first
triumphed
ouer
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
beene
beautified
with
two
resplendent
Eyes
,
in
that
thou
contaynest
the
two
famous
Vniuersities
.
For
I
call
the
two
Vniuersities
the
two
resplendent
Eyes
,
euen
most
renowned
,
and
most
beautifull
Oxford
,
with
her
Sister
the
like
renowned
Cambridge
.
And
if
it
be
lawfull
to
compare
the
World
to
a
mans
body
(
for
a
man
,
according
to
Aristole
,
is
a
little
World
)
surely
I
must
account
England
the
head
of
this
bodie
:
for
it
is
euen
so
diuided
by
the
Sea
from
the
other
parts
of
the
World
,
as
a
mans
head
from
his
body
by
the
neck
.
Thou
art
also
the
place
of
refuge
,
euen
the
hauen
of
comfort
to
poore
Grecians
oppressed
with
the
tyranny
of
the
Turks
:
as
Dauid
saies
in
the
83.
Psal.
Against
the
Arke
of
the
couenant
,
the
Tabernacles
of
Edom
,
and
the
Ismaelites
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
reade
in
the
Histories
of
Eusebius
Bishop
of
Cesarea
,
that
Constantine
the
Great
,
&
his
holy
mother
Helen
were
Brittaines
,
the
offpring
and
flowres
of
Brittaine
:
and
when
Constantine
the
Great
,
ruled
ouer
the
Grecians
,
as
also
the
whole
World
,
then
his
kinsfolke
came
out
of
Brittaine
to
Constantinople
,
&
liued
in
the
presence
of
Constantine
;
and
like
wise
the
Grecians
were
sent
into
England
from
Constantine
,
and
so
the
Grecians
&
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
,
&
all
Heroicall
Vertues
,
as
the
Grecians
of
old
did
.
And
they
doe
diligently
,
&
with
great
vnderstanding
search
out
the
truth
,
(
as
saith
Paul
,
Beware
lest
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
,
&
pittie
of
poore
strangers
,
as
were
the
Grecians
(
as
S.
Paul
sayes
to
the
Thessalonians
,
Concerning
brotherly
loue
I
need
not
speake
:
for
you
are
taught
this
from
aboue
:
)
&
they
will
also
dye
for
their
Religion
,
but
neuer
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
neuer
denyed
Christ
the
true
God
.
(
I
thanke
him
that
strengthened
me
.
)
All
haile
therefore
,
O
most
worthy
England
:
for
thou
art
a
Virgine
,
which
wast
neuer
brought
into
thraldome
by
any
King
,
although
thou
hast
bin
sometime
humbled
,
yet
thou
wast
neuer
captiued
:
&
as
thou
art
a
Virgine
,
so
the
mother
also
of
many
wise
men
,
yea
valiant
Captaines
,
&
heroicke
Warriers
.
Thus
much
be
spoken
of
England
,
which
of
no
other
can
so
truly
beverified
.
In
Commendation
of
England
.
First
,
the
Head
,
signifieth
England
.
Secondly
,
the
Crowne
,
shewes
the
strength
of
the
Land
.
Thirdly
,
the
Eyes
,
signifieth
the
two
great
Vniuersities
of
England
.
Fourthly
,
the
Mouth
,
signifieth
London
.
Fiftly
,
the
Nose
,
signifieth
the
Riuer
of
Thames
.
Sixtly
,
the
Haire
,
signifieth
the
goodnesse
of
England
.
Seuenthly
,
the
little
Man
,
signifieth
a
Grecian
that
was
persecuted
by
the
Turkes
,
and
comne
to
receiue
the
goodnesse
of
England
.