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heart_n	action_n	bring_v	good_a	2,497	5	4.1633	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03408	A pollitique platt for the honour of the Prince, the greate profite of the publique state, relief of the poore, preseruation of the riche, reformation of roges and idle persones, and the wealthe of thousandes that knowes not howe to liue. Written for an Newyeres gift to Englande, and the inhabitantes thereof: by Robert Hitchcok late of Cauersfeelde in the countie of Buckyngham Gentleman	Hitchcock, Robert, Captain.	1580 (1580)	STC 13531; ESTC S104130	25,631	61

A Pollitique Platt for the honour of the Prince the greate profite of the publique state relief of the poore preseruation of the riche reformation of Roges and Idle persones and the wealthe of thousandes that knowes not howe to liue Written for an Newyeres gift to Englande and the inhabitantes thereof by Robert Hitchcok late of Cauerffeelde in the Countie of Buckyngham Gentleman Imprinted at London by Ihon Kyngston 1. Ianuarie 1580. THE EPISTLE TO ENGLANDE FOR me O noble and renowmed Englande to write to thee that hath bredde and brought for the so many famous honourable wise and learned menne who bee not onely moste expert in all politique gouernement but also moste happely furnished eache waie with all maner of knowledge cunnyng and wisedome throughly seen in all the noble sciences artes liberall Bothe thou and thei maie thinke and thinke it truely ouer muche boldnesse and meere arrogancie in me that neither am furnished of good letters knowledge histories or other meane to make a plausable waie of that or for that I wishe should haue good successe at thy handes or good opiniō at theirs Muche more I am afraid lest thou hold it outrage and presumption for me to dedicate vnto thee and trouble thee with the patronage defence of this my deuice a frutlesse thyng as some maie deme it before it be throughly considered of thē But sithence I am voide of presumption all maner of waies God be my record am one of thyne owne broode fostered vp with the fatt of thy loynes and take not vpon me to discourse of vanities but of the settyng out of part of thy flouyng goodnesse that hath so enbalmed this thy Region with secret richesse though a worlde of eyes be poryng in my face I trust in thyne owne cause and for thyn owne sake and goodnesse of the matter it self and for sutche reasons and argumentes as I haue sette doune to finde a greate nomber of willyng hartes and well disposed myndes that with open mouthe will confesse the inuention sound and good and the meane to bryng it to passe bothe easie and profitable to further their natiue soile and the benefite thereof with this my simple action I take in hande in displeiyng parte of thy richesse And therefore the graue and wise menne of this lande of their good grace and fauour I trust vndoubtedly will accepte and take in good parte this my good will and long trauell and shroude defende me and my Booke vnder the winges of their wisedome as vnder a sure Anker holde against the rashe opinions of those that rather wilfully then wisely will imagine no politique prouision can come from the Skonse of a Soldioure that hath trailed the Pike But as God raiseth instrumentes to sette out his glorie diuerse waies and by diuerse degrees So lette it not bee greeuous to thee O Englande nor to the better sorte of menne that one of thyne owne though not so finely as others dooe sette abroade parte of thy richesse wealthe and glory to enriche thy owne peculiar people with all and hath opened the golden streame of thy secrete store house to the Inhabitauntes of the same But likewise open thou by thy Deuine prouidence the hartes of the wise graue and riche of this land that thei will affecte it embrace it putte their helpyng handes to it and willyngly further it by all possible meanes thei can for the common profite of the inhabitauntes In as mutche as by Gods meanes so greate a benefite is offered with small care little toile and no coste to make all this lande blessed the people therof happie strong and inuincible If I should perticularly discourse the seuerall cōmodities that flowe from it in perticularitie and the nomber of all sortes of people within this land that shall bee maintained thereby I should but wearie you with a long tale and keepe you from the matter I desire you should knowe Therefore commendyng the goodnesse thereof to your wisedome and me to your fauourable exposition I ende Yours humbly in all that I maie at commaundemente duryng life for the honour of prince and countrey Robert Hichcocke ¶ Fraunces Hitchcocke to the Readers of this his brothers booke AS they of all moste praise descrue That first with pen did shewe To vs the sacred worde of God Whereby his will we knowe So many thankes are dewe to those That beates their restlesse braine To profite all both olde and yong That in this lande remaine Amongst the rest that well deserue Account the Author one Who by his toyle hath here offred To all excepting none A banket greate that sauereth sweete To such as hungry bee Withouten cost for aye to last To people of eche degree Shake now the Tree and taste the fruite Of this his Newyeres gifte Till purse be full and stringes doe brake With golde and grotes of thrift Prepare thee then a gratefull harte And sounde the trumpe of fame In recompence of his good will That Hitchcocke hath to name Thus loath to keepe thee fro thy meate Wherewith I wishe thee fedde I staye my pen and so fare well The Table now is spredde Vale. To the freendly Reader FOR asmutche as the Almightie God hath blessed and enriched this noble kingdome with the sweete dewe of his heauely goodnesse and stored therein many rich hidden and pleasaunte treasures for our benefites to reueale vnto vs whē his good pleasure is I thinke therefore euery man is rather borne to profite his natiue soile and common weale in reuealyng the same secretes and hidden treasure to his countrey if thei be shewed hym then to seke after his owne priuate gaine and glorie thereby So I haue taken vppon me good gentle Reader to vnfolde some of the same hidden treasures to my Countrey whiche I suppose is manifested vnto me Albeeit there be a great nomber that can more sweetly and with pleasanter wordes and sugred stile then I set out the matter to thee if thei knewe it in farre better Methode and order Yet the zeale and duetie I beare to my countrey beyng partly fed with hope of thy good paciece gentill reader partly enboldened with the fore warnyng that Eccle. ca. II. giueth which is That no man shal be condempned before his tale be tolde and inquitision thereof made whereby righteous Iudgemente maie thereof followe Least he as Salomon saieth Procure to hym selfe follie and shame in giuyng sentence of a matter before he heare it These thin ges I saie haus moued me to putte forthe my simple mynde in writyng to my Countrey and praiyng thee of thy good courtesie to peruse it and throughly waie the depthes thereof in the ballance of thy graue Iudgemente And if thou finde the pithe and carnell of my labor frutefull to thee and thy Countrey as I doubte nothyng thereof but thou shalte then maie it bee that it hath pleased God to powre out his knowledge as well vppon a Soldiour as vppon a greate Clarke for now and then wisedome