The works of the reverend and faithful servant of Jesus Christ M. Richard Greenham,…The workes of the reuerend and faithfull seruant af Iesus Christ M. Richard Greenham,…

Of the which number some have entered into the Ministry both unseasonably and hurtfully, some taken upon them to be petty schoolmasters unprofitably, some fallen to be serving men or to some other mean trades of life inconveniently, some have crept into popish gentlemen's houses at home, or flying over sea have proved traitorous and unnatural Jesuits or Seminary Priests.

Of the which number some haue entered into the Ministerie both vnseasonably and hurtfully, some taken vpon them to be pettie scholemaisters vnprofitably, some fallen to be seruingmen or to some other meane trades of life inconueniētly, some haue crept into popish gentlemens houses at home, or flying ouer sea haue proued traiterous and vnnaturall Iesuites or Seminarie Priests.

Besides that which is as true as rueful, some straining themselves for love of learning to live in the University, for want of necessaries have either pined away there, or shortly after they have departed from thence; or else have lived there much discouraged to their far less profit in learning. Which sore as I have seen of some to be espied, of some to be pitied, even with desire of redress; yet have I not seen any sufficient care taken to salve and recover the same.

Besides that which is as true as ruefull, some straining themselues for loue of learning to liue in the Vniuersitie, for want of necessaries haue either pined away there, or shortly after they haue departed from thence; or else haue liued there much discouraged to their farre lesse profit in learning. Which sore as I haue seene of some to be espyed, of some to be pitied, euen with desire of redresse; yet haue I not seene any sufficient care taken to salue and recouer the same.

True it is, that divers men of divers degrees, as in the city and elsewhere, have somewhat largely yielded their helping hand hereunto: but by reason of the multitude of the needy, and for that by want, either of the wise care in the choice, or of a continued oversight of such as were chosen, divers abuses have grown in the receivers, the hearts and the hands of the givers having been much straitened.