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[W{E} H]ope, that (they out-living him, and he not hav{I}ng
the fate, common with some, to be exequuto{R} to his owne
writings) you will use the like i{N}dulgence toward them,
you have done unto th{E}ir parent. There is a great
difference, whet{H}er any Booke choose his Patrones, or
finde them: This hath done both. For, so much were your
L.L. likings of the severall parts, when they were acted,
as before they were published, the Volume ask'd to be yours.
We have but collected them, and done an office to the dead,
to procure his Orphanes, Guardians; .............................................
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. [W {E} H] opethattheyoutlivinghimandhenotha
. .v {I} n .gthefatecommonwithsometobeexequut
. .o {R} t .ohisownewritingsyouwillusethelike
. .i {N} d .ulgencetowardthemyouhavedoneuntot
. .h {E} i .rparentThereisagreatdifferencewhe
. .t {H} e .ranyBookechoosehisPatronesorfinde
. .t .h. e .m

{HENRIE} -36 : prob. ~ 1 in 24
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without ambition either of selfe-profit, or fame: onely to keepe the memory
of so worthy a Friend, & Fellow alive, as was our S H A K E S P E A R E,
by humble offer of his playes, to your most noble patronage. Wherein, as
we have justly observed, no man to come neere your L.L. but with a kind
of religious addresse; it hath bin the height of our care, who are the Presenters, to make the present worthy of your H.H. by the perfection.

But, there we must also crave our abilities to be considerd, my Lords.
We cannot go beyond our owne powers. .............................................
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. .w i t h o u t a m b i t i o n e i t h e r
. .o f s e l f e-p r o f i t,o r f a m e:o n
. .e l y t o k e e p e t h e m e m o r y o f
. {S}o w o r t h y a F r i e n d&F e l l o w
. .a{L}i v e,a s w a s o u r S H A K E S P E
. .A R{E}b y h u m b l e o f f e r o f h i s
. .p l a{Y}e s,t o y o u r m o s t n o b l e
. .p a t r o n a g e.W h e r e i n,a s w e h
. .a v e j u s t l y o b s e r v e d,n o m a
. .n t o c o m e n e e r e y o u r L.L.b u t
. .w i t h a k i n d o f r e l i g i o u s a
. .d d r e s s e;i t h a t h b i n t h e h e
. .i g h t o f o u r c a r e,w h o a r e t h
. .e P r e s e n t e r s,t o m a k e t h{E}p
. .r e s e n t{W}o r t h y o f y o u r{H}H.b
. .y t h e p e{R}f e c t i o n.B u t{T}h e r
. .e w e m u s t a l s o c r a v e{O}u r a b
. .i l i t i e s t o b e c o n s{I}d e r d,m
. .y L o r d s.
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{WR} . . 21
{IOTHE} -20
{SLEY} . 22
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Art Neuendorffer

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