To the Noble and moſt perfectly Accompliſhed
S^{t.} JOHN DENHAM
Knight of the Noble Order of the
BATH,
And Surveyor General of his Ma^{ties} Works, &c.
S^{t.} JOHN DENHAM
Knight of the Noble Order of the
BATH,
And Surveyor General of his Ma^{ties} Works, &c.
SIR,
I humbly begge your Pardon for
bringing this Book under your Pro
tection. Were it a Work of my
own, or I any thing but the Tranſla
tour, I should maſter my Thoughts to a meaner
Dedication; But being a Collection of ſome of
the greateſt Maſters in the World, and never
made English till now, I conceived I might
ſooner procure their Welcome to a perſon ſo
eminent for Noble Candor, as well as for all
thoſe Intellectual Excellencies wherewith
Your Rich Soulis known to be furnished. I
reſolv'd to be as kind to this Book as I could,
bringing this Book under your Pro
tection. Were it a Work of my
own, or I any thing but the Tranſla
tour, I should maſter my Thoughts to a meaner
Dedication; But being a Collection of ſome of
the greateſt Maſters in the World, and never
made English till now, I conceived I might
ſooner procure their Welcome to a perſon ſo
eminent for Noble Candor, as well as for all
thoſe Intellectual Excellencies wherewith
Your Rich Soulis known to be furnished. I
reſolv'd to be as kind to this Book as I could,