Page:Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (1623).djvu/9



TO THE MOST NOBLE

INCOMPARABLE PAIRE OF BRETHREN.

Earle of Pembroke, &c. Lord Chamberlains to the Kings mot Excellent Majety.

AND

Earleof Montgomery, &c. Gentleman of his Majeties Bed-Chamber. Both Knights of the mot Noble Order of the Garter, and our singular good

LORDS.

Right Honourable,

Whilt we tudie to be thankful in our particular, for the many fauors we haue receiued from your L.L ne are falne, vpon the ill fortune, to mingle, two the mot diuere things that can bee, feare, and rahnee; rahnee in the enterprise, and feare of the uccee. For, when we valew the places your H.H. utaine, we cannot but know their dignity greater,then to defend to the reading of thee trifles and,while we name them trifles, we haue depriud our elues of the defence of our Dedication. But ince your L.L. haue been pleas'd to thinke thee trifles ome-thing, heereto- fore; and haue proetquted both them, and their Authour lining, with o much fauour: we hope, that (they out-liuing him,and he not hauing the fate, common with ome, to be exequutor to his owne wri- tings you will ve the like indulgence toward them-,; you haue done vnto