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brancers of their Bounty, or other Virtues. Which flackness in others forced that boldness in me, rather to chufe the hazzard of disreputation to my Pen, which was never cunning, than to my Heart, which shall never be ungrateful. And therefore I have prefumed to fet down the Godly and Religious Courses of the most Reverend Archbishop WHITGIFT, your Grace's late Predeceffor, to fhew mine own obligation to his Memory, and to make known his worthy Parts to future Ages. And because your Grace's beginnings fhew how careful an Embracer you are of his chiefeft Virtues, as well in your induftrious Studies, as in your private and publick Government I held it my Duty to present both this, and my beft Services to your to your Grace.

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That here you may see, if nothing else, those Virtues in another, that are so aimed at by your Self. Which make many true affected Hearts pray, that by your godly, vigilant and prudent Guidance, his Church may long and happily flourish among

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To your Grace's most bounden,

GEO, PAULE.

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I was far from my Thoughts that thefe first Draughts of mine, which I only intended as Minutes and Directions for a more skilful Pen-man; fhould ever have fhewed themselves to the World, had not the backwardness of fome, and the importunity of others, driven me to the Orator's Refolution; who faith, I had rather any Man should do it than my felf; yet my felf, rather than none at all. The Argument may peradventure fooner find fome Maligners, than just Reprovers. Wherein yet, as far as the importance and neceffity of the Caufe will Juffer, I have fo warily tempered the Sharpness of my Pen, that I hope none of moderate Humour himself,will justly charge me of being immoderate herein. But yet, if any where I shall feem otherwife, the difcreet Reader will fee it is out of the Inftructions, Records, and Authors, whom

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Canterbury, to the end that Pofterity might take true notice of the worth of fuch, as have well guided the Stern of this Church, and fettled the Peace thereof; and render unto him, as unto other Men, the due Honour and Commendation, which he hath deferved.

2. He came of the Ancient Family of Whitgift of Whitgift in Yorkshire. His Grandfather, John Whitgift, Gentleman, had many Children; forme whereof he made Scholars, others he placed abroad in feveral Courfes of Life, difpofing his Father Henry Whitgift, to be a Merchant at Great Grimsby in Lincolnshire. Where he married Ann Dynewell, a virtuous young Woman of good Parentage in that Town, of whom this our Archbishop came, and He was born, was there Born in the Year of our Lord, at Grimsby in 1530. being the Eldeft of his Fathers Lincolnshire. Sons, who were five in number, befides himself, viz. William, George, Philip, Richard, and Jeffery.

Anno 1530.

3. He had an Uncle called Robert Whitgift, Abbot of the Monaftry of Wellow, in the County of Lincoln, near Grimsby, who teaching divers young Gentlemen, took like pains alfo with him. In which time (as he was pleafed

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