CVrteous Curteous Buyer, Buyer (for I write not to the enui-ous envi-ous Carper ) ), it was my good happe, as I in-terpreate it, nowe lately at the fourthe or fifte hande, to bee made acquainted wyth the three Letters following, by meanes of a faithfull friende, who with muche muchc entreaty had procured the copying of them oute, at Immeritos handes. And I praye you, inter-prete it for your good happe,so happe, so soone after to come so easilye by them, throughe my meanes, who am onely to craue crave these twoo things at your handes, to thinke friendely of my friendly meaning, and to take them of me wyth this Presumption, In exiguo quandoque cespite latet lepus: and many pretious stones, thoughe in quantitie small, yet in qualitie and valewe are esteemed for great. The first, for a good familiar and sensible Letter, sure liketh me verye well, and gy-ueth gy-veth some hope of good mettall in the Author, in whome I knowe myselfe to be very good partes otherwise. But shewe me, or Immerito, two Englyshe Letters in Printe, in all pointes equall to the other twoo, both for the mat-ter it selfe, and also for the manner of handling, and saye, wee neuer never sawe good Englishe Letter in our liues lives . And yet I am credibly certified by the foresaide faithfull and honest friende, that himselfe hathe written manye of the same stampe bothe to Courtiers and others, and some of them dis-coursing vppon uppon matter of great waight and importance, wherein he is said, to be fully as sufficient and hable, as in these schollerly pointes of Learning. The whiche Letters and Discourses I would very gladly see in Writing, but more gladly in Printe, if it might be obtayned. And at this time to speake my conscience in a worde of these two following, I esteeme them for twoo of the rarest, and finest Treaties, as wel for ingenious deuising devising , as also for sig-nificant vttering uttering , & and cleanly conueying conveying of his matter, that euer ever I read in this Tongue: and I hartily thanke God for bestowing vppon uppon vs us some such pro-per and hable men with their penne, as I hartily thanke the Author him-selfe, for vsing using his pleasaunte, and witty Talente, with so muche discretion, 4 and with so little harme, contrarye to the veine of moste, whych haue have thys singular conceyted grace in writing. If they had bene of their owne set-ting forth, I graunt you they might haue have beene more curious, but beeyng so well, and so sufficiently done, as they are, in my simple iudgement judgement , and hauing having so many notable things in them, togither with so greate varietie of Learning, worth the reading, to pleasure you, and to helpe to garnish our Tongue, I feare their displeasure diſpleaſnre the lesse. And yet, if they thinke I haue have made them a faulte, in not making them priuy privy to the Publication: I shall be alwayes readye to make them the beste amendes I can, any other friendly waye. Surely, I wishe them bothe hartilye wel in the Lord, and betake you and them to his mer-cifull gouernemente governemente , hoping, that he will at his pleasure conuerte converte suche good and diuine divine gifts as these, to the setting out of his own glory, and the benefite of his Churche. This XIX. of Iune June . 1580.