Fyue causes yt in so shorte tyme brought hym to se meruclouse connynge

To the bryngynge forth of so wondreful effectes in so small tyme I cōsidre fyue causes to haue come to gyder: fyrst an incredyble wyt / secōdely a merueylouse fast memore. Thyrdely grete substaūce by y• which to y• byenge of his bokes as wellaten as greke & other tonges he was especyally holpen.vij.M. ducates he had layde out in the gaderynge to gyther of volumes of all maner of litterature. The fourth cause was his besy and infatigable study. The fyfte was the contempt dispysynge of all erthly thynges.