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= is An Epiſtle. N 
‘conquered and ther ne we worlde . and gotte in ſit not one 
_ Townes and Cities, but e Empires: ars 
by dyd followe to hys name euerlaltingglorie. And euen 
fo the Chyldren and Succeffours, that thall come of your 
excellencie with iuſt title ſhall reioyce of ſuche Progeni- 
tors, labouring to imitate them in their greate knoweledge, 
and warlike actes that they did , taking the yron fort 
inſtrument thereof, that vnto them in theyr warlike ex- 
derciſes it may bee a great meane and helpe, and for that 
this our Diologue dooth treate of it, and of the praiſe and 
greatneſſe thereof, I dedicate it to your excellencit᷑ as vn. 
to whome fo much bounde, I am and it may pleaſe 
vour excellencie to receiue my good will 
for to ſerue you in greater 
