farest of my hopes, chiefest of my desires, my Earths Happines, the Pleasant obiect of my mind, the subiect that reason and all my sences Guyded by Loue Contemplate what shalt thou expect in this Paper the shadow of my mind but broken and vnperfect sentences interupted by Cloudy and Misty foggs of Melancholy, tost and shaken, with blustring and stormy Passions, rackt and disioyntid with wishes desires earnist and Impatient Longinges which rayse such forts and bulwarkes of griefe and discontent that reason, Judgment; invention, fantasy, and memory assisted with all the ayd of Councel and Pollicy were vnable to hold out: were they not reliued by a stedfast perswasion of thy fayth loue and Loyalty, which is sufficient to calm al Tempests with the sunshine of his beames to chase away those Traytrous Impes of feare and Doubtes and to cast the Anchor of firme hope to make me ryde safe were yt on the Billowes of raging dispayre. Then vouchsafe thy fayre hand, directid by Truth Constancy and Perseverance, to giue some ease to a distressed mind with the precious Balm of Comfort vntill Tyme shall giue a full Period and Conclusion to these my discontents and place me in the height of Happines by manifesting to the world the Inviolable and Imutable League begon, confirmed, and already sealed in our hartes to our Endles Joy and Comfort: farewel, and liue happy to make me more happy which without thy happynes is not or ever shalbe a Happy