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gliphica to his mifliking, by his own unskilfulneffe in fuch matter: and not underſtanding my apt application thereof, in one of the very principal places, of the whole Book. It may now be here alſo remembred, that almoſt three years after the writing of this Letter, I did ſomewhat ſatisfie the requeſt of an Honourable Friend in Court, by ſpeedily penning ſome matter concerning her Majeſties Sea-Soveraigntie under this title,
51 Thalattocratia Brytannica.Sive,De Brytanico Maris Imperio, Collectanes Extemporanea: 4. dierum Spacio, celeri conſcripta calamo. Anno. 1597. Septemb. 20. Manceſtria. And this book of mine, by Gods help and favour (fhall be dedicated unto her moft Excellent Majefty Royall; And this Treatife doth contain three books;

1. The firft Intituled, De Horizonte: liber Mathematicus & Phyficus.
2. The fecond, De Æternitate: liber Theologicus, Metaphyficus & Mathematicus.
3. The third, De Horizonte Æternitatis: liber Theologicus, Mathematicus, & Hierotechnicus.

¶ Truly I have great caufe to praife and thanke God, for your Graces very charitable ufing of me: both in fundry points elfe, and alfo in your favourable yeelding to, yea & notifying the due means for the performance of her Sacred Majefties moft gracious and bountifull difpofition, refolution, and very royall beginning, to reftore and give unto me (her Ancient faithfull fervant) fome due maintenance to lead the reft of my old daies, in fome quiet and comfort: with habilitie, to retaine fome ſpeedy, faire, and Orthographicall writers, about me; and the fame skilfull in Latine and Greek (at the leaft:) afwell for my own books, and Works, fair, and correct to be written (fuch I mean, as either her molt Excellent Majeftie, out of the premiffes will make choice of, or command to be finiſhed or publifhed: or fuch of them, as your grace fhall think meet or worthy for my farther labor to be beftowed on) as elfe for the ſpeedy, faire, and true writing out of other ancient Authors their good and rare workes, in greek or Latine: which by GODS Providence, have been preferved from the fpoile made of my Librarie, and of all my movable goods here. &c. Anno 1583. ^[1] In which Librarie, were about 4000. books; whereof, 700, were anciently written by hand; Some in Greeke, fome in Latine, fome in Hebrew, And fome in other languages (as may by the whole Catalogus thereof appeare.) But the great loffes and dammages which in fundry forts I have fuftained, do not fo much grieve my heart, as the rafh, lewde, fond, and moft untrue fables, and reports of me,and my Studies Philofophicall, have done, and yet do; which commonly, after their firft hatching, and devilish devifing, immediately with great speed, are gene. rally all the Realme overfpread; and to fome, feem true; to other, they are doubtfull; and to onely the wife, modeft, difcreet, godly, and chairitable (and chiefly to fuch as have fome acquaintance with me) they appear, and are known to be fables, untruths, and utterly falfe reports, and flanders. Well, this fhall be my laft charitable giving of warning, and fervent proteftation to my Countreymen, and all other in this cafe;

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