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<L I> <P 3>
Prologue
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Unto the ryght hye and myghty Prynce / Thomas /
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Duke of Norfolke / tresorer / & Erle marchall of
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Englonde: Alexander barclay contynuall Helth / with
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encreas of welthe / & honour.
<L 1>
The auncyent wryters / with wysdom decorate
Composynge maters / in fruytfull eloquence
Were wont theyr warkys / to wryte & dedycate
In name of rulers / and men of excellence
In which warkys / they dyd theyr dylygence
To wyn them fauour / and to to delate theyr fame
And of suche pryncys / to prayse the noble name
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Of whiche wryters / this was also thintent
To haue theyr warkys / defendyd from envy
By auctoryte / of lordys excellent
And by theyr wrytynge / also to testyfy
Theyr loue and seruyce / which they had inwardly
Towarde suche lordys / for theyr great worthynes
Which in theyr styles / they laboured to expresse
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Beholde what fruyt / cam of suche besynes
Fyrst the sayd actours / by godly exercyse
Subdued all vyce / and coward ydylnes
Theyr wyttes quy . . .
