WATER-WORKES. 



GREAT BRITAINE, Maister Talbott 

 of Graf ton, Maister Sheldon of Be ley, 

 Maister Dutton of Sher borne, and Maister 

 Harley of Erompton-brian, with all TLsquires 

 and Gentle-men of all the Counties of the 

 kingdome. 



I have seperated your Lordshipps (with 

 the rest) from the society of the sullied leier 

 of Subjects : so respective have I beene in 

 the execution of this Invention. 



If your Lordshipp will know what hath 

 induced mee to these purposes : beeing 

 over-questioned by the Tag-ragg-rable of 

 dull-pated Ignorants ; that I had protested 

 and promised to publish my Water-workes 

 long before this : 



And ever-hoping to reduce it into that 



forme which might bee pleasing to allpos- 



teritie, and not quarrelled at by anye, it 



beeing so full of difficultie and varyetye of 



forme and matter. 



Not possible to give it his Ornament 

 with-out this that followes ; having ney- 

 ther President, nor Example, to stirre mee 

 uppe any waye to the like labours : Ever 

 desirous to use a correspondencie : So as 

 a Souldier I will leave some testimonie 

 or Relicke of that Honourable rancke 

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