Granados spirituall and heauenlie exercises Deuided into seauen pithie and briefe meditations, for euery day in the vveeke one. Written in Spanish, by the learned and reuerend diuine, F. Lewes of Granado. Since translated into the Latine, Italian French, and the Germaine tongue. And now englished by Francis Meres, Maister of Artes of both Vniuersities, and student in Diuinitie.

To the valorous and noble minded Gentleman, Captaine Iohn Sammes, Es∣quire: F. M. hartily wisheth in this life, the health, yeeres, & happines, of Galen, Nestor, and Augustus, and in the other, the delight, rest, and ioy, of A∣braham, Isaac, and Iacob.

THere bee three thinges (Right worshipful) great∣lie desired in this lyfe, Health, VVealth, & Fame: & it is a question which of these is cheefe; the sicke sayth Health, the couetous commendeth VVealth, and both these place good name last of all. But they be both partiall Iudges, because Health & VVealth, though they be neuer so good, and so great, end with the body, and are sub∣iect to time. But honour, fame, renowne, and good report, doe

tryumph ouer death, and make men liue for euer:

Nunquā stigias fertur ad vmbras Inclyta virtus.

Immensum calcar gloria habet; there is not a greater inticement vnto vertue, then Fame & true glory:

Spes famae solet ad virtutem impellere multos.

This made Alexander in honor of armes to emulate Achilles, Scipio Africanus to imitate Xe∣nophons Cyrus, Caesar to pat∣terne himselfe by Alexander, Se∣limus Prince of Turkes to trace the steps of Caesar, and Carolus Quintus to fire his thoughts at Philip Cominaeus his Lodoui∣cus xi. King of Fraunce. Pro∣ceede (noble and heroyick Spi∣rite) with young Troylus to ayme at Hectors glory. And as the pregnancie of your Hopes

promiseth to be an Huniades to the Turkes, a Talbot to the French, and a Drake to the Spa∣nyard; so also bee an Artaxerxes to Hippocrates, an Alexander to Pindarus and Aristotle, a Scipio to Ennius, an Augustus to Vir∣gil, a Traian to Plutarch, and a Mecaenas to all Schollers. And then as the sworde dooth defend the penne of the Scholler, so the penne shal grace the sword of the Souldiour; & shall tunablie son∣net that paracleticall verse out of Horace:

Dignum laude virum Musa vetat mori.

Learning indeede vvould bee soone put to silence, without the ayde & support of noble, boun∣tifull, and generous spirits. In hope of which ayde and suppor∣tation, I present these diuine and celestiall meditations vnto your VVorship, which, vnder the title of your protection, may doe as

much good in England, as they haue done in Spayne, Portugall, Italy, Fraunce, and Germanie. Lodouicus Granatensis the Au∣thour of these heauenly and spy∣rituall Meditations, hath so cun∣ningly portrayed in this Trea∣tise the myseries and calamities of this lyfe, and with such diuine eloquence depainted the future blessednes of the other, that for stile hee seemes to mee another Cicero, and for sounde and em∣phaticall perswasion, a second Paule. VVhose diuine spirit, & heauenly writing, as it hath mo∣ued the Italians Camillus Camilli, Georgius Angelierus, Timotheus Bagnus, & Iohannes Baptista Por∣cacchius to translate his works in∣to theyr language, and Michael of Isselt, to conuert thē into La∣tine, & Philippus Doberniner in∣to the Germaine tongue, so also hath it mooued me, to digest thē into English; that nowe at the

length our Country might en∣ioy that rare Iewel, vvhich those famous Countries doe so highly prize. For further commenda∣tion of the Authour and thys Booke, I referre your VVorship to the present discourse, which I assure my selfe will worke those motions in you, that it shal ney∣ther yrke you of your paines, nor mee of my labour. Thus boldlie presuming on your curteous ac∣ceptation, I commit you to hys sacred protection, who graceth heere vpon the earth the memo∣ries of the valiant and vertuous by the pennes of Schollers, and glorifieth them in heauen, with his chosen men of vvarre, who with Iosua haue fought his bat∣tailes, and with Dauid haue vn∣sheathed their swords to auenge his quarrell. London the 24. of Nouember. 1598.

At your Worships com∣maundement Francis Meres.

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