TlieEpiftle.' 
I{jght honour Me, f or fo much ai I haue hene long in declaring 
tur predecelfours , I'^'ilJ no'^e leaue,(^trouhlingyour honour anj 
further')ana rest from the other things accomhlip?tngmy dejire^ be- 
Jeechingyour Lordjhi^ to ta\e this my fimjde traueyle in good part, 
reqtiejlingno other recompence for mypayneheremMt'ieipmgh 
might be put in agenerall praUife thoro’^ this \ealme, "Ssd'erehym 
fmalltyrne it 'tsoulde groye y>nto a great projite and commoditie loth 
io the rich and poore,yi'herein 1 jhoulde thinhj my felfe not onelye 
happie, hut alfo to haue a iujl tribute for my defertcs,and alfo this 
\ealme might thereby receyue no fmall benefit e , yeith prayfe of o- 
ther countreys, in foUoycing our predecejfours mthis,Arte of plan^ 
ting and gracing ; fo7ne places of this feahne are greatly commen- 
ded and pray fed among others, as Kent for the chief e (I, ynhich ^er- 
tue (iiotyvithfanding) can not be dearie put out or forgotten , Jpe- 
(ially, yrhenfuch asyour honour jlyallfeeme to fauour the fame, and 
alfo to fee the fortsarde dooinges thereof, in fuch groundes Lord- 
Jhips asye doe poffejfe, the yshich at this time hath ondy mooued 
we to attempt yntoyour honour this my fsnple traueyle , 'tfhich is 
not the only dutie that I oyre yntoyour honour, hut as a dete defert, 
not thinking fny felfe half e able to recopenceyour yertuous libera- 
litie,7iorJheypingotherysayes hoyre toa-ecompence the fame, hath 
holdned me at this ty7ne to commende this 7ny fmpls and rude ycorkf 
yntoyour Lordfnp, riot according yntoyour ef ate arid honour, the 
yrhich had bene more meets and requiftte to haue had the fnijhing 
of fome better yaorke. Therefore hcfeechingyour honour to.yeey and 
accept this mine intent and goodyeill herein, ychkh thing fo dooing,, 
lf?a!ithm\e-myfelfs 7iot onely happie, but it Jhall encou- 
rage me the ?)tore hereafter to taky in hande tht 
fke or better yporl{e. Thus 1 befeeche the 
almightie God and creator, t 9 
eiicreafeyourproJperQut 
honour, yeitb 
