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TO ALL THE RIGHT Honorable And most Generous Lords in England, and Others: Especially of his Majesties Privy Councell, and Councell of Warre.
  
  
  
  
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TO ALL THE RIGHT
Honorable And most Generous Lords
in England, and Others:
Especially of his Majesties
Privy Councell, and Councell of Warre.

Right Honorable:

In regard of the Present occasion, for the Arte of Navigation, and
many young Gentlemen and Valiant spirits of all sorts, do desire to
trye their Fortunes at sea: I have beene perswaded to Print this discourse,
being a subject I never see writ before.

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Not as an instructi-
∥on to Marriners nor Sailors, whom I intreate rather amend it, then
condemne it, confessing it might be a taske for a most excellent Sea-man;
But as an intraduction for such as wants experience, and are
desirous to learne what belongs to a Sea-man;
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for the advansing of
that incomparable faculty, seeing you are in place, both of power and
Authoritie; I most humblie present it to Your Honors Considerations:
No more but sacring all my best abillities to the exquisite
Judgement of your renowned Vertues, I ever rest

Your Lordships ever most humbly devoted,
John Smith.