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 TO THE

RIGHT WORSHIPFULL

MASTER JOHN FITZ-JAMES, ESQUIRE,

ONE OF HIS MAIESTIES CHIEFE IUSTICES OF PEACE

WITHIN THE

COUNTIE OF DORSET.

Sir, amongst all the sinnes, that humane nature doth stand possest with, ingratitude doth challenge a propertie in man, although it bee a thing repugnant to reason, and disagreeing with all mutuall societie. To free myself from this vitium naturæ, I am bold in these fewe lines to dedicate my loue to you: for it were too tedious to vse many wordes, where good wil is the bond of loue. This smal gift I would intreate you to accept, if not for the quantitie, yet for the qualitie. From London the thirteenth of October, 1610.

Your Worships to command