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of any other course I see no end. And I will not now 

 speak of favour of affection, but of other correspondence and 

 agreeableness, which, whensoever it shall be conjoined with 

 the other of affection, I durst wager my life (let them make 

 what prosopopeeus they will of her majesty s nature), that in 

 you she will come to the question of; &quot; quid fiet homini, 

 quern rex vulthonorare ?&quot; But how is it now ? A man of a na 

 ture not to be ruled, that hath the advantage of my affec 

 tion and knoweth it, of an estate not grounded to his great 

 ness, of a popular reputation, of a military dependence : I 

 demand whether there can be a more dangerous image than 

 this represented to any monarch living, much more to a lady, 

 and of her majesty s apprehension ? And is it not more evi 

 dent than demonstration itself, that whilst this impression 

 continueth in her majesty s breast, you can find no other 

 condition than inventions to keep your estate bare and low ; 

 crossing and disgracing your actions, extenuating and blast 

 ing of your merit, carping with contempt at your nature 

 and fashions ; breeding, nourishing&quot;, and fortifying such in 

 struments as are most factious against you, repulses and 

 scorns of your friends, and dependents that are true and 

 stedfast, winning and inveigling away from you such as are 

 flexible and wavering, thrusting you into odious employ 

 ments and offices to supplant your reputation, abusing you, 

 and feeding you with dalliances and demonstrations, to divert 

 you from descending into the serious consideration of your 

 own case ; yea, and percase venturing you in perilous and 

 desperate enterprises. Herein it may please your lordship 

 to understand me ; for I mean nothing less than that these 

 things should be plotted and intended as in her majesty s 

 royal mind towards you; I know the excellency of her 

 nature too well. But I say, wheresoever the formerly 

 described impression is taken in any king s breast towards a 

 subject, these other recited inconveniences must of necessity 

 of politic consequence follow ; in respect of such instruments 



