namelie in his _Topicks_ and _Elenches_, should be, not onelie fruitfull, but also pleasant to, if examples out of _Plato_, and other good Authors, were diligentlie gathered, and aptlie Precepta // applied vnto his most perfit preceptes there. in Aristot. // And it is notable, that my frende _Sturmius_ writeth Exempla // herein, that there is no precept in _Aristotles_ in _Platone._ // _Topickes_ wherof plentie of examples be not manifest in _Platos_ workes. And I heare say, that an excellent learned man, _Tomitanus_ in _Italie_, hath expressed euerie fallacion in _Aristotle_, with diuerse examples out of _Plato_. Would to God, I might once see, some worthie student of _Aristotle_ and _Plato_ in Cambrige, that would ioyne in one booke the preceptes of the one, with the examples of the other. For such a labor, were one speciall peece of that worke of Imitation, which I do wishe were gathered together in one Volume. Cambrige, at my first comming thither, but not at my going away, committed this fault in reading the preceptes of _Aristotle_ without the examples of other Authors: But herein, in my time thies men of worthie memorie, _M. Redman_, _M. Cheke, M. Smith, M. Haddon, M. Watson_, put so to their helping handes, as that vniuersitie, and all studentes there, as long as learning shall last, shall be bounde vnto them, if that trade in studie be trewlie folowed, which those men left behinde them there. By this small mention of Cambridge, I am caryed into three imaginations: first, into a sweete remembrance of my tyme spent there: than, into som carefull thoughts, for the greuous alteration that folowed sone after: lastlie, into much ioy to heare tell, of the good recouerie and earnest forwardnes in all good learning there agayne. To vtter theis my thoughts somwhat more largelie, were somwhat beside my matter, yet not very farre out of the way, bycause it shall wholy tend to the good encoragement and right consideration of learning, which is my full purpose in writing this litle booke: whereby also shall well appeare this sentence to be most trewe, that onely good men, by their gouernment & example, make happie times, in euery degree and state. Doctor _Nico. Medcalfe_, that honorable father, was Master _D. Nic._ // of _S. Iohnes_ Colledge, when I came thether: A _Medcalf._ // man meanelie learned himselfe, but not meanely _the ready way to the Latin tong._ 279