TO SIR ROBERT CECIL 



but also forcibly have moved many, and my selfe among 

 the rest to have our labours protected by your authoritie. 

 For the second point, when it pleased your Honour in 

 sommer was two yeeres to have some conference with me, 

 and to demaund mine opinion touching the state of the 

 Country of Guiana, and whether it were fit to be planted 

 by the English : I then (to my no small joy) did admire 

 the exact knowledge which you had gotten of those 

 matters of Indian Navigations : and how carefull you 

 were, not to be overtaken with any partiall affection to the 

 Action, appeared also, by the sound arguments which you 

 made pro & contra, of the likelihood and reason of good 

 or ill successe of the same, before the State and common 

 wealth (wherein you have an extraordinarie voyce) should 

 be farther engaged. In consideration whereof I thinke 

 my selfe thrise happie to have these my travailes censured 

 by your Honours so well approved judgement. Touch- 

 ing the third and last motive I cannot but acknowledge 

 my selfe much indebted for your favourable letters here- 

 tofore written in my behalfe in mine honest causes. 

 Whereunto I may adde, that when this worke was to 

 passe unto the presse, your Honour did not onely 

 intreate a worthy knight, a person of speciall experience, 

 as in many others so in marine causes, to oversee and 

 peruse the same, but also upon his good report with your 

 most favourable letters did warrant, and with extra- 

 ordinarie commendation did approve and allow my 

 labours, and desire to publish the same. Wherefore to 

 conclude, seeing they take their life and light from 

 the most cheerefull and benigne aspect of your favour, I 

 thinke it my bounden dutie in all humilitie and with 

 much bashfulnesse to recommend my selfe and them unto 

 your right Honorable and favourable protection, and 

 your Honour to the mercifull tuition of the most High. 

 From London this 24. of October. 1599. 



Your Honors most humble 

 to be commanded, 



Richard Hakluyt preacher. 



