TO MY MliCH HONOR'D FRIEND, SIR., Sir H EN 11. Y BA K E R Knight and Baronet. many , to whom my poore labourS' owe for their acceptation, l4_nownone that can challengeJo deepe adebt a5yourfelfe: Ifothm have taftedofmy weU-meant papen, you have feel heartily on them; and Jomade themyour =-== own,thatyourmemory may comparewith otherS" ryes, andyour praf1i[ewith the JFeculation ofothen : Neither have your handor tongue been niggardly di.!Jemhler J ofyourfpi· rituall gt~ine. Vntoya~ttherefore (towhqfe name I bad longjince inmydejires de'l.loted my next) doe I fend thi>meaneprefent : A Sermon importunately defired ofmany: That which theprefent Audit m found u[efull, the Preffejhall communicate to poflerity; Thegaineofeither, orboth, in1o le[{e mine: I doubt notbut you have already Jo acted that part of this dtfcourft which concemeth ou, that the direction I give to othm is but an Hiftory ofwhat you have done. Andgoeonhappily (worthy Sir) in thqfeyour holy courfuwhichjhallleadyou to immortality ; and fo ufe your richu, that they may be made up into aCrowne for your head in abetter world: My hearty well wifhuJhall not bewanting to you andyour 'uertuous Lady,arwbomyouhave obligedto bejujl[y Worcefler, April '4· Yo~trJ, J 0 s: HA lL. Lll 661
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