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tenance ; whereas your lordship should do it familiarly, 

 &quot; et oratione fida.&quot; Fourthly, your lordship should never 

 be without some particulars afoot, which you should seem to 

 pursue witli earnestness and affection ; and then let them 

 fall upon taking knowledge of her majesty s opposition and 

 dislike. Of which the weightiest sort may be if your lord 

 ship offer to labour in the behalf of some that you favour 

 for some of the places now void ; choosing such a subject as 

 you think her majesty is like to oppose unto: and if you 

 will say, that this is &quot; Conjuncture cum aliena injuria ;&quot; I will 

 not answer, &quot; haec non aliter constabunt ;&quot; but I say, com 

 mendation from so good a mouth doth not hurt a man, 

 though you prevail not. A less weighty sort of particulars 

 may be the pretence of some journeys which at her majesty s 

 request your lordship might relinquish ; as if you would 

 pretend a journey to see your living and estate towards 

 Wales or the like ; for as for great foreign journeys of em 

 ployment and service it standeth not with your gravity to 

 play or stratagem with them. And the lightest sort of par 

 ticulars which yet are not to be neglected, are in your 

 habits, apparel, wearings, gestures and the like. 



The impression of greatest prejudice next, is that of a 

 military dependence. Wherein, I cannot sufficiently wonder 

 at your lordship s course, that you say, the wars are your 

 occupation, and go in that course ; whereas, if I might have 

 advised your lordship you should have left that person at 

 Plymouth; more than when in counsel or in commending fit 

 persons for service for wars it had been in season. And 

 here, my lord, i pray mistake me not. I am not to play 

 now the part of a gown-man that would frame you best to 

 mine own turn. I know what I owe you, 1 am infinitely 

 glad of this last journey now it is past: the rather, because 

 you may make so honourable a full point for a time. You 

 have property good enough in that greatness. There is 

 none can of many years ascend near you in competition. 



