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I Do (in all duti∣full obseruāce) present vnto the bar of your Mighty, High, Gracious, Reuerend, Ho∣nourable, Worshipfull, and Fauourable Censure, these ••ll digested labours of some few idle houres:
In doing whereof (encou∣raged
by the confidence I haue in your powerfull Pa∣trocinie) I haue made choice rather to expose my Ap∣prentice-like skill in the stru∣cture of such an Architect, my presumption in the Ti∣tle, and Dedication; to base detracting Zoylus, or enui∣ous Momus; then either the Learned should want this Widdowes Symboll of my good will, (more fit to inlarge their Libraries then knowledge) or the Ignorant be defrauded of the benefit, that (with small paines) they may reape, by perusing of so easie a taske.
I haue rather approoued the Greeke Prouerbe (〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉) by confi∣ning the Matter, within so
small precinct; then follow∣ed those that dayly lose themselues in the Wilder∣nesse of Bookes, that are sent abroad, tending rather to shew the Authors skill in refined and affected Phrases, in light Subiects, their Spi∣rit of Contention in indeter∣minable Controuersies, their vnchristian disposition, in Worme-wood tasting Saty∣risme, then to preferre sub∣stance before shaddow, loue of truth before vnprofitable ambiguities, or charitable Iudgement before accursed scandall.
What I haue borrowed ••n this Treatise, I haue done ••t Lege talionis, (those that I haue made vse of, hauing formerly beene beholding
to others;) and haue resto∣red it again with the interes•• of thankfulnesse.
But lest I should doe lik•• vnto those, that (vnaduised¦ly) did build the Gates big¦ger then the Citie, I humbly take my leaue; and shall eue•• remaine
A Loyall Subiect, A tr•• honourer of my Sup••¦riours, and of ve••¦tue in all men, P. S.
Detractio est stultorum the∣saurus, quem ••n lingua-gerunt, Auson.
nu dia non in alio quàm in degeneri, minu∣to & ieiuno a∣nimo, sibi domi∣cillum parat, Val. Max.
Venialis fit apud aures ve∣stras veritatis asperitas, Sidon Apoll.
Palaton Ho∣merum, vo∣mentem expri∣mebat, Poetas verò reuquos quae ille eieciss••t absorbentes, Ci∣el Rhod. l. 11. cap. 44.