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 Earle of Pembroke, &c. Lord Chamberlaine to the

Kings most Excellent Maiesty.

AND

Earle of Montgomery, &c. Gentleman of his Maiesties

of the Garter, and our singular good
 * Right Honourable,

''Hilst we studie to be thankful in our particular, for the many fauors we have receiued from your L.LL.L. [sic] we are falne upon the ill fortune, to mingle two the most diuerse things that can bee, feare, and rashnesse; rashnesse in the enterprize, and feare of the s successe. For, when we valew the places your H.H. sustaine, we cannot but know their dignity greater, then to descend to the reading of these trifles: and, while we name them trifles, we have depriu'd our selues of the defence of our Dedication. But since your L.L. haue beene pleas'd to thinke these trifles some-thing, heertofore; and haue prosequuted both them, and their Authour liuing, with so much fauour: we hope, that (they out-liuing him, and he not hauing the fate, common with some, to be exequutor to his owne writings) you will vse the like indulgence toward them, you haue done'' Rh