A WRIT OF PREVENTION Concerning the Avthors Dedication of the foure following Bookes, to those Royall, Princely, and Illustrious Personages, whose Names are mentioned in this Leafe.
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I Have not often us'd, with Epigrames, Or, with Inscriptions unto many Names, To charge my Bookes: Nor, had I done it, now, If I, to pay the Duties which I owe, Had other meanes; Or, any better Wayes To honour them, whose Vertue merits praise. In ARCHITECT, it giveth good content, (And passeth for a praisefull Ornament) If, to adorne the FORE-FRONTS, Builders reare The Statues of their Soveraigne-Princes, there; And, trimme the Outsides, of the other Sqvares With Portraitures of some Heroicke PEERES. If, therefore, I (the more to beautifie This Portion of my Mvses Gallerie) Doe, here, presume to place, the NAMES of those To whose Deserts, my Love remembrance owes, I hope 'twill none offend. For, most, who see Their worthy mention, in this Booke, to bee, Will thinke them honor'd: And, perhaps, it may (To their high praise) be found, another day, That, in these Leaves their Names wil stand unrac'd, When many fairer STRVCTVRFS, are defac'd.
In this Hope, I have placed on the Fore-Front (or before the First Booke of these Emblems) a Ioint-Inscription to the King and Qveenes most excellent Maiestie.
Upon the Right-Side-Front of this Building (or before the Second Booke) One Inscription to the most hopefull Prince, Charles, Prince of Wales; And, another to his deere Brother, Iames, Duke of Yorke, &c.
On the other Side-Front, (or before the Third Booke) One Inscription to the gratious Princesse, Frances Dutchesse-Dowager of Richmond and Lenox; And, another to her most noble Nephew, Iames Duke of Lenox, &c.
On the Fourth Front of our Square, (Or before the Fourth Booke) One Inscription to the right Honourable Philip Earle of Pembrooke and Montgomery, &c. And another to the right Honourable, Henry Earle of Holland, &c.