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and insufficiency that moveth your lordship, who hath so 

 general a command to use others more able. But let it be 

 as it is ; for duty only and homage I will boldly undertake 

 that nature and true thankfulness shall never give place to a 

 politic dependence. Lastly, I most humbly desire your 

 lordship to continue unto me the good favour and coun 

 tenance and encouragement in the course of my poor 

 travails ; whereof I have had some taste and experience ; for 

 the which, 1 yield your lordship my very humble good 

 thanks. And so again craving your honour s pardon for so 

 long a letter carrying so empty an offer of so unpuissant a 

 service, but yet a true and unfeigned signification of an 

 honest and vowed duty, I cease commending your lordship 

 to the preservation of the divine majesty. 



To my Lord of Essex. 



Most honourable and my singular good Lord, 

 I cannot but importune your lordship with thanks for 

 your lordship s remembering my name to my Lord Keeper ; 

 which being done in such an article of time could not but be 

 exceedingly enriched both in demonstration and effect r 

 which I did well discern by the manner of expressing there 

 of by his lordship again to me. This accumulating of your 

 lordship s favours upon me hitherto worketh only this effect ; 

 that it raiseth my mind to aspire to be found worthy of 

 them; and likewise to merit and serve you for them. But 

 whether I shall be able to pay my vows or no, I must leave 

 that to God, who hath them in deposito. Whom also, I 

 most instantly beseech to give you fruit of your actions 

 beyond that your heart can propound. &quot; Nam Deus major 

 est corde.&quot; Even to the environing of his benedictions I 

 recommend your lordship. 



To Sir Thomas Lucy. 



Sir, 

 There was no news better welcome to me this long time, 



