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hichs hath had fmall care here tofore in Vlantyng and 
malicious perfonehath foone after defiroied them againe: 
blit if rt'ce would endeuour ourfelnes thereynto( as other 
Countries doe,)wee might florijhe, and haue many arrange 
kindeof fruite ( whichc now wee haue oftcntymes the want 
mlaht Qri'dth bleafkre mdny wdiesy 
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your honour any further) and reflefrom the other thynges 
accomplijhyng my defiri,befechyngyour Lordjhippe to take 
this myfimpfe trauaile ingood par tyreque fling no other re- 
compence for my paine herein , but wifbyng it might bee put 
in a (Generali praSlife through this Realmeywherehy in final 
ty me would growevnto a greate profite and commoditie, 
hothe to the riche and poore, wherin 1 jhould thinke myfelf 
not onely happie , hut alfio to haue a iufle tribute for my de- 
fertes , and alfio this Realme might thereby receiue no fmall 
benefiteywithpraifiofotherCountrieSyinfolhwyngourpre- 
decefjours in this A rte of Vlantyng and Grafjyng : Some 
places of this Realme are greatly commended andpraifed 
emong others:as Kent for the cheefeflywhkhe yertue{not- 
withflandyng)can not bee cleanepiit out or forgotten yfpeci- 
ally y when fuche as your honour fh all feeme to famur the 
fame y and alfo to fee the forward doynges thereof , in fuche 
gromdes and Lordfhips agyp docpoffejjeythj whichc at this 
