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Noble and Princely La∣dies, haue made You a Stranger to Wales for the greatest part of your life; yet your Marriage since, vvith a chiefe Gentleman of that Country, and many Children borne there (li∣uing partes of your selfe, as that great Prince of Phi∣losophers calleth them) may vvorthily make me repute you S. Wenefrides Countrey-vvoman.
Your singular Deuo∣tion
besides, to that re∣novvned Saint, and great Patronesse of WALES▪ vvhich lately caused you (as I haue heard) to mea∣sure, vvith no fevv At∣tendants of friends and seruants about you, the vvhole length of that Countrey, to visit the de∣uout & memorable Plac•• of her Martyrdome, ad¦ded to that former Res∣pect, and a constant desire vvithall in my selfe, to
honour, in vvhat I may, & serue you; haue povver∣fully preuayled, & moued 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to present this transla∣••ed Life of that glorious VIRGIN, ABBESSE and MARTYR, espe∣cially vnto you.
ƲƲho as a bright mor∣ning-star ceaseth not euen novv, to shyne, in her ovvne knovvne Graces, and daily Honours done by deuout people vnto her; vvhen as other Stars, in
this late darkenes, ouer∣vvhelming our Countrey, are quite vanished out of liuing mēs sights: I meane, innumerable Men, and VVomen of Wales, very conspicuous in tymes past, for their admired Sancti∣ty, and honoured in Chur∣ches dedicated particular∣ly vnto them, are novv vtterly forgotten, and ne∣uer againe, as knovvne Saints, to be honoured by vs, vntil in glory vve shall 〈1 page missing〉〈1 page missing〉
ly Light hath scarsly euer beene obscured, in your ovvne, or your Husbands ancient Families.
A rare Happines in these tymes, and to fevv Houses of Noble note, so graciously affoarded by the Authour of all Graces, vvhereby, their earthly Worth, hath vvith hea∣uenly Graces ben happily matched; and are so emi∣nently novv graced, by Your ovvne particular
Vertues, as S. Wen fride vvill gladly accepe such a Patronesse of hert Life printed, vvho so holily imi∣tateth the same, as it vvas acted by her. VVherin her Blessed Intercession hath already, and vvill I doubt not, perseuerantly assiste you, by obteyning of her Diuine Spouse, Tempo∣rall Blessings, and Eter∣nall Graces, for you and yours; vvhich I daily vvish, and hartily pray
for, as your euer deuoted friend, and seruant,
In Christ IESVS, I. F.