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Dedication.
much goodness formerly received; so much for that, and now Reader, if you expect
That I should write of cities' situations,
Or that of countries I should make relations:
Of brooks, crooks, nooks; of rivers, bournes and rills,
Of mountains, fountains, castles, towers and hills,
Of shires, and piers, and memorable things,
Of lives and deaths of great commanding kings,
I touch not those, they not belong to me;
But if such things as these you long to see,
Lay down my book, and but vouchsafe to read
The learned Camden or laborious Speed.
And so God speed you and me, whilst I rest
Yours in all thankfulness:
John Taylor.
