LETTERS FROM THE RESUSCITATIO. 153 



letter that you took in so good part the freedom of my 

 advice, and that yourself in your own nature consented 

 therewith. Certainly no service is comparable to good 

 counsel; and the reason is, because no man can do so 

 much for another as a man may do for himself; now good 

 counsel helpeth a man to help himself, but you have so happy 

 a master as supplieth all ; my service and good will shall 

 not be wanting. 



It was graciously and kindly done also of his majesty 

 towards me to tell you that you were beholding to me ; but 

 it must be then, for thinking of you as I do ; for otherwise, 

 for speaking as I think, it is but the part of an honest man. 

 I send you your patent, whereof God give you joy : and I 

 send you here inclosed a little note of remembrance for that 

 part of the ceremony which concerneth the patent; for, as 

 for other ceremonies I leave to others. 



My Lord Chancellor dispatched your patent presently 

 upon the receipt ; and wrote to me how glad he was of it, 

 and how well he wished you. If you writ to him a few 

 words of thanks I think you shall do well. God keep you, 

 and prosper you. 



Your true and most devoted servant. 



A Letter to Sir George Villiers, acknowledging the 

 King s Favour in granting some suit of his. 

 August 22, 1616. 



Sir, 



I am more and more bound unto his majesty, who I 

 think knowing me to have other ends than ambition is con 

 tented to make me judge of mine own desires. I am now 

 beating my brains (amongst many cares of his majesty s 

 business^) touching the redeeming of time in this business of 

 cloth. The great question is, how to miss, or how to mate 

 the Flemings ; how to pass by them, or how to pass over 

 hem. 



