preface a god native land flute I have no soon good reader make a end of the  six part of my commentary or report but the great case that ever be argue in  the hall of Westminster begin to come in question and afterward be argue by  all the judge of England this great case for that memory be not to be trusted  Slipping while the matter be recent and fresh in mind and almost yet sound in  the ear I set down in write out of my short observation which I have take of  the effect of every argument as my manner be and ever have be a summary  memorial of the principal authority and reason of the resolution of that case  for I own private solace and instruction I never think to have publish the  same for that it be not like to give any direction in like case that may  happen the chief end of publish report it be of his own nature so like the  phoenix and so singular and rare in accident as the union of two famous and  ancient kingdom in allegiance and obedience under one great and mighty Monarch  now when I have end it for my private I be by commandment to begin again a  matter of no small labour and difficulty for the public for certain that  succinct method and collection that will serve for the private memorial or  repertory especial of he that know and hear all will nothing become a public  report for the present and all posterity or be sufficient to instruct those  reader who of themselves know nothing but must be instruct by the report only  in the right rule and reason of the case in question and as undam to produce  undam so common one labour come not alone this bring on another with it for  see this case be of so rare a quality I think good as well for thou  instruction and use good reader as for the repose and quiet of many  inresolving of question and doubt wherein there have be great diversity of  opinion concern their estate and possession to publish some other that be  common in accident weighty in consequent and yet never resolve or adjudge  before so as it be now verify in this that which have be say of old labour  preoccupation preoccupation add with this seven work or part of my report  whereunto almighty God of his goodness have in this short time among many  other public employment enable I I have out of my love unto all my dear  countryman of what persuasion in religion soever they be think good to give  they all a caveat or before warning in a case of great importance that deep  and dangerous concern they all in so high a point that in the first degree it  be a praemunire and in the second high treason and yet many man without all  fear by reason I think they know not the law run into the danger thereof  almost every day I must confess that this be a write or a scribble world daily  more daily badly to scratch and sure I be that no man can either bring over  those book of late write which I have see from Rome or Romanists or read they  and justify they or deliver they over to any other with a like and allowance  of the same as the author end and desire be they shall but they run into  desperate danger and downfall for the first offence be a praemunire which be  to be adjudge to be out of the king protection to lose all their land and good  and to suffer perpetual imprisonment and they that offend the second time  therein incur the heavy danger of high treason these book have glorious and  goodly title which promise direction for the conscience and remedy for the  soul but there be mors in olla they be like to apothecary box quorum  distinction to hold forth to heal say small box  for medicine Self poison  continent who title promise remedy but the box themselves contain poison this  forewarn I give out of conscience and care of their safety that blindfold may  fall into so great danger by their mean who they so much reverence I be not  afraid of gnat that can prick and can hurt nor of drone that keep a buzz and  will but can sting non to fear flea spur fucique whisper and little do I  esteem a uncharitable and malicious practice in publish of a erroneous and ill  spell pamphlet under the name pricket and dedicate it to my singular good lord  and father in law the earl of Exeter as a charge give at the Affises hold at  the city of Norwich Augusti which I protest be not only publish without my  privity but beside the omission of diverse principal matter that there be no  one period therein express in that sort and sense that I deliver it wherein it  be worthy of observation how their expectation of scandalize I be whole  deceive for behold the catastrophe such of the reader as be learned in the law  find not only gross error and absurdity in law but palpable mistake in the  very word of be and the whole context of that rude and ragged style whole  dissonant the subject be legal from a lawyer dialect conclude that enemy   uneven a human being to zizania in medio of wheat the other discreet and  indifferent reader out of sense and reason find out the same conclusion both  in respect of the vanity of the phrase and for that I publish about the same  time one of my commentary will if I have intend the publication of any such  matter have do it my self and not to have suffer any of my work to pass under  the name of pricket and so One voice to cry out together all that it be a  shameful and shameless practice and the author thereof to be a wicked and  malicious falsary Circumvertit for vis in an unjust manner whoever it be and  unde to come out be and the dawn plerumq see revertor. in these and the rest  of my report I have as much as I can avoid obscurity ambiguity jeopardy  novelty and prolixity obscurity for that be like unto darkness wherein a man  for want of light can hardly with all his industry discern any way ambiguity  where there be light enough but there be so many wind and intricate way as a  man for want of direction shall be much perplex and entangle to find out the  right way jeopardy either in publish of any thing that may rather stir up suit  and controversy in this troublesome world than establish quietness and repose  between man and man for a commentary shall not be like unto the winterly sun  that raise up great and thick miss and fog than it be able to disperse or in  bring the reader by any mean into the least question of peril or danger at all  novelty for I have ever hold all new or private interpretation or opinion  which have no ground or warrant out of the reason or rule of our book or  former precedent to be dangerous and not worthy of any observation for  dangerous to value quoth honor verdure non to approve pattern prolixity for a  report ought to be no long than the matter require and as languor well gravat  Median ita reference to standard to lengthen gravat reader the case of post  born I confess be long than any of the rest and that for three cause for that  it be a exchequer chamber case for decide whereof all the judge of England as  the law do require do argue open and at large for that never any case within  man memory be argue by so many judge in the exchequer chamber as this be there  have argue the lord chancellor and judge for the variety as well of the  important matter as of the several kind of excellent learning and knowledge  deliver in the argument of this case final with these wish and desire I  conclude that the studious reader may indeed receive as great profit and  delight in read this work as I do unless I own judgement deceive I in compose  and frame thereof that quoad he fieri to be able quaiam most number of things  law Self difiniantur how few yes judge arbitration to leave behind