Aristotle's Well, which should bee sworne to
defend Aristotle against all authors, water against wine, footemen
against horsemen, and many more such like injunctions. A lottery for
those of the colledge or straungers as itt pleased them to draw, not
for matters of wealth, but only of mirth and witt. The triumph of all
the founders of the colledges in Oxford, a devise much thought on, but
it required more invention, more cost than the time would affoord. The
holding of a court leet and baron for the Prince, wherein there should
have beene leasses drawne, copies taken, surrenders made, all which
were not so much neglected as prevented by the shortnes of time and
want of money, better wits and richer daies may hereafter make upp
which was then lefte unperfect.

"Here some letters might be inserted, and other gratulatory messages
from divers friends to the Prince, but it is high time to make an end
of this tedious and fruitelesse relation, unlesse the knowledge of
trouble and vanity bee fruitefull.

"Wee intended in these exercises the practise and audacity of our
youth, the credit and good name of our colledge, the love and favor of
the University; but instead of all these (so easie a thing it is to be
deceived in a good meaning) wee met with peevishnesse at home,
perversnes abroad, contradictions everywhere; some never thought
themselves entreated enough to their owne good and creditt; others
thought themselves able to doe nothing if they could not thwarte and
hinder something; most stood by and gave aime, willing to see much and
doe nothing, nay perchaunce they were ready to procure most trouble,
which would bee sure to yield least helpe. And yet wee may not so much
grudge at faults at home as wee may justly complaine of hard measure
abroad; for instead of the love and favour of the Universitie, wee
found our selves (wee will say justly) taxed for any the least error
(though ingenious spirits would have pardoned many things, where all
things were intended for their owne pleasure) but most unjustly
censured, and envied for that which was done (wee dare say)
indifferently well: so that, in a word, wee paide deere for trouble,
and in a manner hired and sent for men to doe us wrong.

"Let others herafter take heed how they attempte the like, unlesse
they find better meanes at home, and better mindes abroad. And yet wee
cannot complaine of all, some ment well and said well, and those tooke
good will for good paiment, good