1. naturall: native

4. Romyshe: Roman

5. meane space: meantime

6. nourice: nurse

6. other my: my other

8. withdrawe: distract

11. the rather: instead

12. gyue: devote

14. for as much: insofar

16. conueniencie: aptness

17. resembled: likened

21. puissaunt: powerful

28. stile: full legal title

35. Tullie: Marcus Tullius Cicero

42. exquisite: highly accomplished

44. his nine sisters: the Muses

47. cunnyng: artfulness

47. deuise: design

49. alonly: alone

49. of hir: out of her; as an exercise of her

51. enduing: endowing

53. argument: theme

56. glosing: specious praise

60. inconueniencie: unsuitableness

61. accompt: account

61. for these alonely: only for these

64. happie: fortunate

67. deceiuable: deceitful

70. peculiarly: particularly, preferentially

71. al . . . his: all of his other forenamed

72. lightened: enlightened

75. louablenesse: praiseworthiness

78. and that of good right: and I do so for good reason

94. entertainement: welcome

99. ouerthwartly . . . hair: perversely and completely contrariwise

118. God of: God in exercise of

124. his Churche dispersed: his dispersed church

127. commodities: sources of sustenance and comfort

131. dignities: positions of elevated status

132. preferments: positions conferring social and financial advantage

141. harborough: harbor

147. dyuers: diverse

158. renoumed: renowned

161. tofore: earlier

164. affection: disposition, affect

167. beards: defiance

171. endite: compose

174. heartie: heartfelt

183. weal: well-being

190. estate: state

192. wold not be: desire not to be

192. by your grace: by means of your liberality

196. in store: laid up

197. in signification: as a sign

200. vouchsafe: be willing, deign

201. the matter: the substance of the argument

202. the same: i.e., the matter of the book

204. contentation: contentment