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and lesse occasion otherwaies. Accordyng as men haue receiued, so are thei bounde to yeld. These excellente giftes are not lente vnto mē, to be hidden. And there are a great multitude that thurst, and long moche for soche aide. For bothe these causes I saie, that naturalle bōde to our countrie doeth chalenge it: and for that the honeste desires of so many good natures so moche requireth it. I exhorte them that be beste hable, to take from me this chargeable woorke, and to further their countrie men, as equitie would. And in the meane ceason while I see them so slacke, let them not bee offended with me, for preuentyng them. For better it is that a simple Coke doe prepare thy brekefast, then that thou shouldest goe a hungered to bedde. Yea better it is to haue some grosse repaste, then to sterue for honger. And the common sorte will finde smalle faulte of wante, as long as thei see any man serue their expectation. So that for this cause also, that my paines for a time, doeth excuse other finer wittes, thei ought to render me some thankes again. But if thei staie for feare of tauntes, and barkyng of curres, their corage is smalle. If thei misdoubte the gratefull acceptation of their studies, thei doe iniurie to their countrie. For whoe cā doubt but so ciuile a coñtrie, will thankefully receiue, and moste frendly recompense the trauelle, of soche as studie for theirbenifite,