Dedication to the Lady Judith Kinaston

TWo motiues, right worshipfull and vertuous Lady, haue induced mee to dedicate this short, but sound and diuine exposition vpon the one and fifty Psalme vnto your most Christian Ladyship. The first is, your tender care, & louing regard extended to my Loue, my deare and espoused Second selfe. The other is, your mindfulnes of my preferment, which if your Ladiship shall effect, I shall continue my Thankfulnes for all curtesies, in more spacious & ample manner. In the meane season, let mee entreate your Worship, curteously to accept this small Present.

The Lord Iesus, in whose hand is the length of dayes, grant vnto your Ladiship a long, peaceable, and quiet life vpon earth, replenished with affluence of the best thinges, especially of that one thing, that our Sauiour in the 10 of Luke told Martha was needfull; ¹ that you may instruct my Mary to choose the good part, which shal not be taken away from her: that you with al the elect of God, may be pertaker of that euerlasting ioy,² which neyther eye hath seen, nor eare hath heard, neither hath entred into mans heart. From your Ladiships house nere Dowgate in London this 24, of Nouember. 1598.

Your Ladiships deuout Oratour, Francis Meres.