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<TITLE A NEW WAY TO PAY OLD DEBTS> TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE ROBERT, EARLE OF CARNARVAN, MASTER FALCONER OF ENGLAND. MY GOOD LORD, PARDON I BESEECH YOU MY BOLDNESSE, IN PRESUMING TO SHELTER THIS COMOEDIE VNDER THE WINGS OF YOUR LORDSHIPS FAUOUR, AND PROTECTION, I AM NOT IGNORANT (HAUING NEUER YET DESERU'D YOU IN MY SERUICE) THAT IT CANNOT BUT MEETE WITH A SEUERE CONSTRUCTION, IF IN THE CLEMENCIE OF YOUR NOBLE DISPOSITION, YOU FASHION NOT A BETTER DEFENCE FOR MEE, THAN I CAN FANCIE FOR MY SELFE. ALL I CAN ALLEAGE IS, THAT DIUERS ITALIAN PRINCES, AND LORDS OF EMINENT RANCKE IN ENGLAND, HAUE NOT DISDAIN'D TO RECEAUE, AND READ POEMS OF THIS NATURE, NOR AM I WHOLY LOST IN MY HOPES, BUT THAT YOUR HONOR (WHO HAUE EUER EXPREST YOUR SELFE A FAUOURER, AND FRIEND TO THE MUSES) MAY VOUCHSAFE IN YOUR GRATIOUS ACCEPTANCE OF THIS TRIFLE, TO GIUE ME ENCOURAGEMENT, TO PRESENT YOU WITH SOME LABOUR'D WORKE, AND OF A HIGHER STRAINE HEREAFTER, I WAS BORNE A DEUOTED SERUANT, TO THE THRICE NOBLE FAMILY OF YOUR . . .
