the ftile unequall and unpolifhed - y many par- 

 ticulars (when they are not abfolutely necef- 

 fary to my maine drift) too (lightly touched, 

 and far from being driven home : and in a 

 wordjall of it feemeth to be rather but a looie 

 modell and roughcaft of what I defign to do, 

 then a complete work throughly finiflied. 



But fince by my overforward promifing of 

 this piece to feverall friends, that have been 

 very earned for it,I have now brought my felf 

 to that pafle, that it would ill become me to 

 delay any longer the publifliing of fomething 

 upon this fubject and that obligations of ano- 

 ther nature permit me not at the prefent to 

 dwell any longer upon this (b elides that, fo 

 lazieabraineas mine is,groweth fbon weary 

 when it hath fo entangled a skeane as this is 

 to unwind)! now fend it you as it is^but with 

 a promife, that at my firft leifure, I will take a 

 ftricl: furvey of it j and then in another Editi- 

 on, will polifh, correct and adde what fliall 

 appeare needfull to me. If any man fliall take 

 the Book out of your hand,invited by the Ti- 

 tle and fubject to look into it;I pray you in my 

 behalfe reprefent unto him , how diftant my 

 profefsion island how contrary my education 



hath 



