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16 vndertandeth thee examples, knowing little, houlde by them knowe much. And fourthly, and lat of all, if he were yong, and had mall delight to reade much: yet he may with a hort and pleaant waye be intructed with thee delightful ayninges, and with thoe imilitudes and examples tate the weetnee of the wordes, the pleaure of the entences, accompanied with proper tales: and o (Gentle Reader) profite himelfe, and teache others. In this their treatie uch wie Fathers have hidden from vs woonderfull ignifications. For a treaure vndoubbtedly of o high a myterye and doctrine as this is to be more eteemed than all the Jewelles in the worlde. This precious Iemme of knowledge, who o hall lodge it in the ecreie of his memorie, hall neuer loe it, but hall rather augment and increae it with age in uch ort, that hee hall winne a marueylous commodotie to him: and of that plant hall tate the auorie, pleaant, and profitable fruites, no lee wonderfull than delectable. To reade uch a Booke (worthy Reader) thou mut call thy wittes togither vniting them and thy vndertanding with the due order of the woorke, to knowe why, and to what purpoe the olde prudent Fathers framed it: leat thou be