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soe they are not expected from you ; but wee all applaud your pious 

 inclinations herein, of w ch you will not loose the merit with Aim: 

 Grod but our apprehensions are, least you should by your Ladys? 3 

 inordinate designes, bring your selfe into such a condition, as not to 

 bee able to helpe your friends nor your selfe. 



Bee pleased Madam now to give mee leave to suggest some waie 

 how the approching dangers may bee prevented, by changing the 

 object of your affections, and insteede of temporall, to seeke after 

 eternall riches, and honors, which your age doth assure you are not 

 far off ; for w ch you may dispose yourselfe, before death comes, by 

 retiring into the countrey for some tyme, from the distractions of the 

 Court, where you may have the advice and directions of some learned 

 Priest, in whose vertue you may wholey confide, and bee guided by 

 him, for your internall quiet and security. Many places may soone be 

 found out, that are fitt for that purpose : At Hammersmith M rs . 

 Bedingfield a very vertuous and discreete person, and of your Ladys? 8 

 acquaintance, hath lately taken a faire house and garden, & hath but 

 a small family. In some such place your Ho r might likewise haue 

 the aduice of some well experienced Doctor, for the health of your 

 person, and the benefitt of good ayre and of quietness, would much 

 conduce to your health : And soe by Aim. Grods blessing, you may 

 recover from that most pernicious distemper of bodey and mind, vnto 

 w ch eue ry one seese you to bee very neere approaching, and may live 

 many yeares with your owne fortune and dignity in greate honour, 

 and happy nesse and be the author of many good workes of piety 

 and Charity to the glorey of God and eternall saluation of your 

 owne soule. Thus dear Madam I have ventured to declare a greate 

 trueth to you, w ch was before a secrett only to your selfe ; I know 

 that I run the hazard of incurring your displeasure, if your Ladys? 

 should not reade the candor of my intentions, w ch in my Letter I 

 intend towards you : but my assurance of haveing herein performed 

 a duty w ch I owe to my Grod, and the hope I have that you will take 

 it well as I intend it, have encouraged mee to doe it, and to sub 

 scribe myselfe 



Honored Madam 



Tour humb. Ser. in C. J. 



WALT. TRAYERS. 

 [On the lack of this letter is the address :] 



For ye Eight Hon ble 



the Lady markes of wossester, 

 at her howes in Link[olns] 

 ins fields. 



