Worthy Sir, I have been bold, upon better acquaintance with your virtues then with your self, to send a short Treatise to your view. I know whose judgement it must pass, yet am fear-less: not in any arrogant stupidity of my own weakness; but in a confident presumption of your goodness; a weighty habit, not parallel but transcendent to your Greatness. Perhaps Nature hath taught you, that to be Generous is to be virtuous: but I am ⟨image 3⟩sure, wisdom hath perfected natural disposition in you; & given you not only an excellent theoretical discourse, but an actual reducing of those things into practise; which are better then you shall find here. Though you have happier Contemplations of your own, yet accept these, as the slender presents of a poor man given to the rich. Weak I confess it: for how should the child be strong, begot in the fathers weakness! It hath the more need of your Protection; & knows the better to express it self and the Author ever ready at
WOrthy Sir, I haue beene bold, vpon better acquaintance with your vertues then with your selfe, to send a short Treatise to your view. I know whose iudgement it must passe, yet am feare-lesse: not in any arrogant stupidity of my owne weakenesse; but in a confident presumption of your goodnesse; a weighty habite, not parallel but transcendent to your Greatnesse. Perhaps Nature hath taught you, that to be Generous is to be vertuous: but I am ⟨image 3⟩sure, wisedome hath perfected naturall disposition in you; & giuen you not onely an excellent theoricall discourse, but an actuall reducing of those things into practise; which are better then you shall finde here. Though you haue happier Contemplations of your own, yet accept these, as the slender presents of a poore man giuen to the rich. Weake I confesse it: for how should the child be strong, begot in the fathers weaknesse! It hath the more need of your Protection; & knows the better to expresse it selfe and the Authour euer ready at
