Christian meditations upon eight Psalms of the prophet David. Made and newly set forthChristian meditations vpon eight Psalmes of the prophet Dauid. Made and newly set forth

To every Christian Reader, and namely to the Lady Anne Bacon, now wife to Sir Nicolas Bacon Knight.

To euery Christian Reader, and namely to the Lady Anne Bacon, now wife to Sir Nicolas Bacon Knight.

I Trust (Madame) the alone names of David and Beza, which is the honourable title of this little book, will not alone procure it a reverend welcome into your hands, but withal against all men will both warrant and defend the translators price to be worth his labour, as that which will recompense his few spent hours, with the much profit and pleasure of many. For, besides the common help it brings to all, for more clear understanding and expounding those eight psalms: it is singularly medicinable to wounded and cast down consciences, who after their labour some combat with sin, •nd profitable humiliation there through, nay again by these sweet Meditations •rise with joy, finding happy issue of their ⟨image 3⟩troubles. And this, as it was my simple judgement upon first reading, even so is it my comfortable experience upon reading and reading again. Which was one thing that made me, among others, to think of you, good Madame, as to whose tender conscience it might be welcomely applied. But what need that holy Prophet, and this reverend Pastor, this my word of poor credit? It is as if the least Pleiade would afford some poor help of light to Sun and Moon: I must learn therefore to come down, and know mine own place, acknowledging my self to borrow or beg both light and credit from them, if I may be vouchsafed but the favour of a stammering trucheman to so worthy an Hebrew, and to such a Frenchman. Upon both whose warrantise (as it were) a double voucher, I wholly rely and rest secure for sufficient approof of the matter of my translation. Now a word or two for this dedication, wherein my choice was not so much to content my self, but to go rather as near as possible to the continuance of the Authors own very meaning. He first purposed it to a Lady, prevented by her death, gave it yet to a Lady, & that to a Lady Anne Bacon, wife to that Lord late of great honour, & for ever of Christian fame, Sir Nicholas Bacon Knight, father to Sir Nicholas Bacon Knight, husband to this Lady Anne Bacon. Being therefore by this means still continued in the self same ne of the Lady Anne Bacon, wife also to