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yourself in it, the more shall you quicken and 

 animate the whole proceeding. For this is an action, 

 which as the worthiness of it doth bear it, so the 

 nature of it requireth it to be carried in some 

 height of reputation, and fit, in mine opinion, for 

 pulpits and parliaments, and all places to ring and 

 resound of it. For that which may seem vanity in 

 some things, I mean matter of fame, is of great 

 efficacy in this case. 



But now let me descend to the inferior spheres, 

 and speak what co-operation in the subjects or 

 undertakers may be raised and kindled, and by what 

 means. Therefore to take plain grounds, which 

 are the surest : all men are drawn into actions by 

 three things, pleasure, honour, and profit. But 

 before I pursue these three motives, it is fit in this 

 place to interlace a word or two of the quality of 

 the undertakers : wherein my opinion simply is, that 

 if your majesty shall make these portions of land 

 which are to be planted, as rewards or as suits, or 

 as fortunes for those that are in want, and are like 

 liest to seek after them ; that they will not be able 

 to go through with the charge of good and sub 

 stantial plantations, but will &quot; deficere in opere 

 &quot; medio ;&quot; and then this work will succeed, as 

 Tacitus saith, &quot; acribus initiis, fine incurioso.&quot; So 

 that this must rather be an adventure for such as 

 are full, than a setting up of those that are low 

 of means : for those men indeed are fit to perform 

 these undertakings, which were fit to purchase dry 



