MOST Honourable and bountifull Ladie, there bee long sithens deepe sowed in my brest, the seede of most entire loue love & and humble affection vn-to un-to that most braue brave Knight your noble brother deceased; which taking roote began in his life time somewhat to bud forth: and to shew thẽ-selues thẽ- selves them-selues them-selves to him, as then in the weakenes of their first spring: And would in their riper strength (had it pleased high God till then to drawe out his daies) spired forth fruit of more per-fection. But since God hath disdeigned the Dedicatorie. I world of that most noble Spirit, which was the hope of all learned men, and the Patron of my young Muses; togeather with him both their hope of anie further fruit was cut off: and also the tender delight of those their first blossoms nipped and quite dead. Yet sithens my late cumming into England, some frends of mine (which might much preuaile prevaile with me, and indeede commaund me) knowing with howe straight bandes of duetie I was tied to him: as also bound vnto unto that noble house, (of which the chiefe hope then rested in him) haue have sought to reuiue revive them by vpbraiding upbraiding me: for that I haue have not shewed anie thanke-full remembrance towards him or any of thẽ them ; but suffer their names to sleep in silence and forgetfulnesse. VVhome Whome chieflie to satisfie, or els to auoide avoide that fowle blot of vnthanke-fulnesse, unthanke-fulnesse, I haue have conceiued conceived this small Poeme, intituled by a generall name of the worlds Ruines: yet speciallie intended to the renow-ming of that noble race, from which both you and he sprong, and to the eternizing of some of the chiefe of them late deceased. The which The Epistle I dedicate vnto unto your La. as whome it most speciallie concerneth: and to whome I ac-knowledge my selfe bounden, by manie singular fauours favours & and great graces. I pray for your Honourable happinesse: & and so humblie kisse your haudes.