The auntiente(Right Worshipfull) had so much regard to the worthies of those tymes, that any waye sought the good and preferment of theare countrye and common wealth wheare they lyued, That ingratytude was so far from them, they honoured, yea with diuine honoure, those to whome theire countrye was in any way obleeged. But wee which Hue in an age, whome the poets tearme an jron age, are so far from honouringe our worthies with due prayse, that many had rather seek occation of slander then otherwise, although not agaynst theare persons, yet agaynst theare acctions.

You are the worthyes of our tyme, whose many fould aduentures are such, but espetiall this of the north-west, which are not discouraged with spendinge and loss of many hundreth poundes, ney rather many thousand pounds; reapinge no other profitt butt onlye bare reports, and those little anaylable to the purpose. But I feare if I should take on me to sett forth your due prayse, I should come so far short of the marke I aymed at; that it weare better for me to leaue it undoone, then badlye doone: knowinge that who so seeketh to amend Apelles pictture had need be some good artist, and who so seeketh to sett forth the worthie prayse of our London marchants, had need bee more than a good rethoritian.