WOrshipfull Sir, I am bold (by way of dedication) to giuegive yee this excellent Dialogue of Plato the Phylosopher, for two reasons. The first, that so singuler a worke, doone by a Heathen man, might as wel flo-rish in our vulgare speech, as of long time it hath doone both in Greeke and Latine.

The seconde, that your counte-naunce might shaddowe it from re-prochefull slaunders, which com-mon censures too lightly bolt out a-gainst the best endeuoursendevours. But con-cerning The Epistle. To the speciall matter, to wit, my presumption, without first acquain-ting yee heere-with: thus I protect my selfe. My familiarity with yee in your younger yeeres, when some-times wee were Schollers together, and my present ioyjoy, to see ye so hap- pie a succeeder both in your Fathers vertues, place, and Office: imbolde-ned mee to shew a remembrance of the one, yet reuerentlyreverently, and gladnes of the other as well becommeth me.

If in thys small gift, ye make ac-ceptance both of the one and other, yee shall declare no lesse then each one well discernes in ye, and ioyjoy him that eueryevery way is at your cõmaund commaund .