RICHARD CHANCELOR a.d. 



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for your sakes, and his countreys love, he is nowe to 



runne : whereof it is requisite that wee be not unminde- 

 full, if it please God to send him good successe. Wee 

 commit a little money to the chaunce and hazard of 

 Fortune : He commits his life (a thing to a man of 

 all things most deare) to the raging Sea, and the un- 

 certainties of many dangers. We shall here live and 

 rest at home quietly with our friends, and acquaintance : 

 but hee in the meane time labouring to keepe the 

 ignorant and unruly Mariners in good order and obedi- 

 ence, with howe many cares shall hee trouble and vexe 

 himselfe ? with how many troubles shall he breake 

 himselfe ? and howe many disquietings shall hee bee 

 forced to sustaine ? We shall keepe our owne coastes 

 and countrey : Hee shall seeke strange and unknowen 

 kingdomes. He shall commit his safetie to barbarous 

 and cruell people, and shall hazard his life amongst the 

 monstrous and terrible beastes of the Sea. Wherefore 

 in respect of the greatnesse of the dangers, and the 

 excellencie of his charge, you are to favour and love 

 the man thus departing from us : and if it fall so 

 happily out that hee returne againe, it is your part and 

 duetie also, liberally to reward him. 



After that this noble yong Gentleman had delivered 

 this or some such like speech, much more eloquently 

 then I can possiblie report it, the companie then present 

 beganne one to looke upon another, one to question 

 and conferre with another : and some (to whom the 

 vertue and sufficiencie of the man was knowen) began 

 secretly to rejoyce with themselves, and to conceive a 

 speciall hope, that the man would proove in time very 

 rare and excellent, and that his vertues already appear- 

 ing and shining to the world would growe to the great 

 honour and advancement of this kingdome. 



After all this, the companie growing to some silence, 

 it seemed good to them that were of greatest gravity 

 amongst them, to inquire, search and seeke what might 

 be learned & knowen, concerning the Easterly part or 



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