WATER-WORKES. 



these following considerations be the 

 cause: The remembrance of that worthy 

 Prince your Father, and more worthy (if 

 might be) your Grand-father, and great 

 Grandsiers, from the battels of (a) Cressy, 

 Poytiers, Egincourt, and Banbury, with 

 many others before, and since. Where 

 the many services of mine to yours hath 

 bene such as Tradition will tell your 

 Lordshipp, and I tell you with all, the 

 aboundant favours we found, makes mee 

 thinke my selfe bound to your Lordship in 

 recognisance of duty, and you tyed (by 

 honourable and parrall covenants from 

 them, to protect me and all my indevors, 

 laboring for the good of the common- 

 wealth, and your glory. Now, if I 

 make it not appeare a most flourishing 

 common-wealth ; and such as never poore 

 Subject in the Kingdome did raise, put 

 me by with your hand, as unworthy of 

 any favorable respect. 



Your Lordshipp shall finde no Monopole 

 required ; but, this I require at your 

 handes : In matters of common-wealth, 

 Expedition is alwayes of the Quorum ; It is 

 one of the chiefest friends (my Lord) 

 the Suter (except he be a wrangler) hath 

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(a) In these 

 several 

 battels, the 

 Vaughans 

 mine An- 

 cestors 

 followed 

 yours. 



