Hakluytus posthumus, or Purchas his pilgrimes : contayning a history of the world in sea voyages and lande travells by Englishmen and others . e bythis worthy Gentleman Captaine Argall Isalute you: for such is the reverendregard I have of you, as I cannot omitany occasion to expresse the sincereaffection I beare you. You have ever given meeencouragements to persevere in this Religious Warfare,untill your last Letters; not for that you are nowlesse well affected thereunto: but because you see theAction to be in danger of their non-performances whoundertooke the businesse. I have undertaken, and
Hakluytus posthumus, or Purchas his pilgrimes : contayning a history of the world in sea voyages and lande travells by Englishmen and others . e bythis worthy Gentleman Captaine Argall Isalute you: for such is the reverendregard I have of you, as I cannot omitany occasion to expresse the sincereaffection I beare you. You have ever given meeencouragements to persevere in this Religious Warfare,untill your last Letters; not for that you are nowlesse well affected thereunto: but because you see theAction to be in danger of their non-performances whoundertooke the businesse. I have undertaken, and haveas faithfully, and with all my might indeavoured the pro-secution with all alacritie, as God that knoweth the heartcan beare me record, what recompence, or what rewards,by whom, or when I know not where to expect; butfrom him in whose Vineward I labour, whose Churchwith greedy appetite I desire to erect. My gloriousPrince Henry. Master is gone, that would have ennamelled with hisfavours the labors I undertake, for Gods cause, andhis immortall honour. Hee was the Great Captaineof our Israel, the hope to have builded up this heavenly. 102 SIR THOMAS DALE 1614. new Jerusalem, he interred (I thinke) the whole frame ofthis businesse, fell into his grave : for most mens forward(at least seeming so) desires are quenched, and Virginiastands in desperate hazard. You there doe your duties,I will no way omit mine, the time I promised to labour,is expired : it is not a yoke of Oxen hath drawne meefrom this feast: it is not the marriage of a wife makes mehast home, though that sallat give mee an appetite tocause me returne. But I have more care of the Stock,then to set upon a Dye, and rather put my selfe to thecurtesie of noble and worthy censures, then ruine thisWorke; and have a Jury (nay a million) of foulemouthed detracters, scan upon my endeavours, the endswhereof they cannot dive into. You shall briefly under-stand what hath betide since my last, and how we nowstand, and are
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