If kyng _Edward_ had liued a litle longer, his onely example had breed soch a rase of worthie learned ientlemen, // _King Ed._ 6. as this Realme neuer yet did affourde. And, in the second degree, two noble Primeroses of Nobilitie, the yong Duke of Suffolke, and Lord // The yong _H. Matreuers_, were soch two examples to the // Duke of Court for learnyng, as our tyme may rather wishe, // Suffolke. than looke for agayne. // _L. H. Mar-_ // _treuers._ At Cambrige also, in S. Iohns Colledge, in my tyme, I do know, that, not so much the good statutes, as two Ientlemen, of worthie memorie Syr _Iohn Cheke_, // _Syr John_ and Doctour _Readman_, by their onely example // _Cheke._ of excellency in learnyng, of godlynes in liuyng, of diligencie in studying, of councell in exhorting, of good order in all thyng, did breed vp, so many learned men, in // _D. Read-_ that one College of S. Iohns, at one time, as I // _man._ beleue, the whole Vniuersitie of _Louaine_, in many yeares, was neuer able to affourd. Present examples of this present tyme, I list not to touch: yet there is one example, for all the Ien- // _Queene_ tlemen of this Court to folow, that may well // _Elisabeth._ satisfie them, or nothing will serue them, nor no example moue them, to goodnes and learning. It is your shame, (I speake to you all, you yong Ientlemen of England) that one mayd should go beyond you all, in excel- lencie of learnyng, and knowledge of diuers tonges. Pointe forth six of the best giuen Ientlemen of this Court, and all they together, shew not so much good will, spend not so much tyme, bestow not so many houres, dayly orderly, & constantly, for the increase of learning & knowledge, as doth the Queenes Maiestie her selfe. Yea I beleue, that beside her perfit readines, in _Latin, Italian, French_, & _Spanish_, she readeth here now at Windsore more Greeke euery day, than some Prebendarie of this Chirch doth read _Latin_ in a whole weeke. And that which is most praise worthie of all, within the walles of her priuie chamber, she hath obteyned that excellencie of learnyng, to vnderstand, speake, & write, both wittely with head, and faire with hand, as scarse one or two rare wittes in both the Vniuersities haue in many yeares reached vnto. Amongest all the benefites y^t God hath blessed me with all, next the 220 _The first booke teachyng_