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196 campion's historie the same Schooles shall hee brought home to their doores, that all that will may repaire unto them, I doubt not, considering the numbers brought up beyond the Seas, and the good already done in those few places, where learning is professed, but this addition discreetly made, will foster a young frye, likely to prove good members of this common wealth, and desirous to traine their children the same way. Neither were it a small helpe to the assurance of the Crowne of Eng- land* when Babes from their Craddles should be inured under learned Schoole-masters, with a pure English tongue* habite, fashion, discipline ; and in time utterly forget the affinity of their unbroken borderers, who possibly might be wonne by this example, or at the least wise loose the opportunity, which now they have, to infect others : And seeing our hap is not yet, to plant an Vniversity here at home, which attempt can never bee remembred without many thankes to your good Lordship for your bountifull offer, me seemeth it is the more expedient to enter so farre forth as our commission reacheth and to hope for the rest : I have said enough, especially to a learned governour, to whom an inckling were sufficient in such a plausible and needfull motion. It resteth that wee pray your Lordship to folde up whatsoever squarings or diversi- ties of Iudgements, wise men have heere uttered in our often meetings, and by the sequele of all our doings to measure the good meaning of every severall person. When the Speaker had done t the Deputy having »