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 EVERLASTING.

T through Gods goodnes (most dearely beloued) we send you here the greater part of the Old Testament, as long since you receiued the New, faithfully translated into English. The residue is in hand to be finished: and your desire thereof shal not now (God prospering our intention) be long frustrate. As for the impediments, which hitherto haue hindered this worke, they al proceded (as many doe know) of one general cause, our poore estate in banishment. Wherein expecting better meanes, greater difficulties rather ensued. Neuertheles you wil hereby the more perceiue our feruent good wil, euer to serue you, in that we haue brought forth this Tome, in these hardest times, of aboue fourty yeares, since this College was most happily begun. Wherefore we nothing doubt, but you our dearest, for whom we haue dedicated our liues, wil both pardon the long delay, which we could not preuent, and accept now this fruit of our labours, with like good affection, as we acknowledge them due, and offer the same vnto you.

If any demand, why it is now allowed to haue the holie Scriptures in vulgar tongs, which generally is not permitted Rh