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<TITLE THE MERCHANTS HAND-MAIDE, OR A BOOKE CONTAINING VERIE NECESSARIE AND COMPENDIOUS TABLES, FOR THE SPEEDIE CASTING UP, AND TRUE VALUING OF ANY COMMODITIE WHATSOEVER. VERY BEHOOVEFULL FOR MERCHANTS, GENTLE-MEN, TRADES-MEN, AND ALL SUCH AS BUY, SELL, OR DEALE IN ANY MANNER OF ACCOUNTS.> BY I.W. GENT. TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFULL, HIS MUCH HONORED AND WORTHY GOOD FRIEND GEO: RIDGEWAY ESQUIRE. RIGHT WORSHIPFULL, HAVING SPENT NO SMALL TIME IN THE EXACT COMPOSING OF THIS NEW FRAMED WORKE, LONG BY ME THOUGHT UPON, OFTEN BY MANY (OF MY JUDICIOUS FRIENDS) URGED UPON, AND NOW (I HOPE) TO THE GOOD OF MANY BROUGHT FORTH TO BE LOOKED UPON. WHEN IT WAS (AS I THOUGHT) SUFFICIENTLY SUITED FOR PUBLIKE VIEW, IT SEEMED TO WANT AN UPPER GARMENT TO SHROWD IT FROM ENVIES MALICE: AND BEING DUBIOUS WHERE TO SHELTER IT, I WAS TOLD (THOUGH WITHOUT LEAVE) (BY FIXING YOUR HONORABLE NAME IN THE FRONTISPEECE) TO CRAVE YOUR PATRONAGE, TO WHOM INDED BY MANY RESPECTS IT JUSTLY BELONGS; (AS THE FORMER DID, TO MY E . . .
