To the PRINCE.
May it please Your Highness,
BEside that which I have now represented unto your Highness, by my 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to your wor∣thy Secretary, I must 〈◊〉〈◊〉▪ crave leave herein to be delivered o•…•…▪ 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 wherewith my Pen is in travel.
Reliquiae Wottonianae, or, A collection of lives, letters, poems with characters of sundry personages : and other incomparable pieces of language and art : also additional letters to several persons, not before printed / by the curious pencil of the ever memorable Sir Henry Wottan ...
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- Reliquiae Wottonianae, or, A collection of lives, letters, poems with characters of sundry personages : and other incomparable pieces of language and art : also additional letters to several persons, not before printed / by the curious pencil of the ever memorable Sir Henry Wottan ...
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- Wotton, Henry, Sir, 1568-1639.
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- London :: Printed by T. Roycroft for R. Marriott, F. Tyton, T. Collins and J. Ford,
- 1672.
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I have observed in your Highness, among other noble Endowments of your Mind, a quick and de∣lightfull apprehension of the fundamental Causes of all Secrets, both natural and artificial, that have been brought to your View; which surely is the highest pleasure of a discoursive Soul. Now of this part of your Highness's delectation, I am seri∣ous to take hold. For having been a long Lover of Philosophy, and from the contemplative Part, be∣ing slid into the practical; I shall hope for pardon, if I take so much freedome from the ingenuity of mine own Nature, and Studies, as to entertain your Highness now and then, with some Experi∣ments, especially such as do not end in wonder, but reach to publick Use•…•…: For meer Speculations have ever seemed to my conceit, as if Reason were given us like an half Moon in a Coat of Arms, on∣ly for a Logical Difference from inferiour Crea∣tures, and not for any active power in it self. To begin therefore, by your Gracious Leave, this kind of Intelligence with your Highness; I have charged this Gentleman with the humble Presenta∣tion of a Secret unto you, not long since imparted to this State, and rewarded with a Pension to the Inventer, and to his Posterity; the scope being in∣deed of singular use, and at the first hearing of as much admiration: namely, a way how to save Gunpowder from all mischance of Fire in their Magazines, to which they have been very obnoxi∣ous by a kind of fatality. The thing it self in a small Bulk, with the description thereof, accor∣ding to mine own Trial and Observations, will be consigned to your Highness apart from this Letter.
And so having laid a beginning to these poor
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Philosophical Services, with hope of incourage∣ment therein by Your favourable acceptation, I will conclude with my humblest prayers to the So∣veraign Lord of all Nature, and Fountain of all Knowledge, to continue his sweet and dear Bles∣sings upon Your Highness. To whom I remain, &c.