SINCE my late setting foorth of the Faerie Queene, finding that it hath found a fauourablefavourable passage amongst you; I hauehave sithence endeuouredendevoured by all good meanes (for the better encrease and accomplishment of your delights,)delights), to get into my handes such smale Poemes of the same Authors; as I heard were disperst abroad in sundrie hands, and not easie to bee come by, by himselfe; some of them hauinghaving bene diuersliediverslie imbeziled and purloyned from him, since his departure ouerover Sea. Of the which I hauehave by good meanes gathered togeather these fewe parcels present, which I hauehave caused to bee imprinted altogeather, for that they al seeme to containe like matter of argument in them: being all complaints and meditations of the worlds vanitie; verie grauegrave and profitable. To which effect I vnderstandunderstand that he besides wrote sundrie others, namelie Ecclesiastes, &and Canticum canticorum translated, A senights slumber, The hell of louerslovers, his Purgatorie, being all dedicated to Ladies; so as it may seeme he ment them all to one volume. Besides some other Pamphlets looselie scattered abroad: as The dying Pellican, The howers of the Lord, The sacrifice of a sinner, The seuenseven Psalmes, &etc. which when I can either by himselfe, or otherwise attaine too, I meane likewise for your fauourfavour sake to set foorth. In the meane time praying you gentlie to accept of these, &and graciouslie to entertaine the new Poet. I take leaueleave.