The garden of prudence Wherein is contained, a patheticall discourse, and godly meditation, most brieflie touching the vanities of the world, the calamities of hell, and the felicities of heauen. You shal also find planted in the same, diuers sweet and pleasant flowers, most necessarie and comfortable both for body and soule.

To the Right Hono∣RABLE, THE MOST VERTV∣ous and renowmed Lady, Anne, Coun∣tesse of Warwick, B. C. wisheth in this life all prosperity, and in the life to come sempiternall felicity in the blessed kingdome of God.

AS amongst all humane things (right Honorable and most renowmed Lady) vertue & learning are most excellent, euen so (in mine opinion) the daintiest Diamond set in the purest golde of this world is not any way cōparable to the worthy graces which spring of either of them. Wherfore, hauing made trial of the most honorable affection & god∣lie zeale you beare to them both, and know∣ing how wonderfullie and laudablie the rare flowers of the same, deck and adorne you on euery side, I thought good by your singular

and most splendent vertues therunto moued and perswaded, so much to imbolden my self as humbly to beseech your honor, to vouch∣safe the patronizing of this slender pamphlet; and to take vpon you the keeping of this litle sweete Garden, that neither the wilde Boare destroy it, neither carping Knights, or any of Momus wightes deuoure it, but that it may haue free passage (by your Honourable assi∣stance) amongst all godly Christians. And they viewing the same, maye the easier see the abhominable vices, and vaine vanities of this lothsome Laborinth, and the better per∣ceiue the most miserable calamities and end∣lesse tortures and torments of hel, that fierie lake and kingdom of Satan. And also behol∣ding the vnspeakeable felicities & most glad∣some ioyes of heauē, may so run their course in this life, that they may eschue the vanities of the one, and after death escape the dangers of the other, & with the holy Angels & saints of God eternally enioy all happy and most comfortable felicities in the blessed kingdom of heauen. The premises therefore dulie con∣sidered, and my good meaning discreetly pondered, I doubt not but that you will ac∣cording

to your accustomed curtesie to∣wards all men, pardon my presumption, and of your woonted zeale to godlines, accept of my triuiall trauell which in my idle houres I bestowed herein, and thinke me ra••her vn∣able then any way vnwilling to discharge my duetie, whereof as I ought, so I haue bene euer most carefull, and pleasing God) will during life, so remaine. Thus referring my labours to your godlie censure, I beseech the Almighty to graunt you, whilest you liue in this troublesome soile, most prosperous health, and perfect strength of body to gods glorie, and your hearts desire, and after this life ended, most happy arriual vnto the bles∣sed hauen of eternall felicities, and that your soule may there with the holie Angels and Saints of God, for euer haue the pefect frui∣tion of all ioyes.

Your Honours most humble in alll duty to command▪ Bartholmew Chappell.