| In all | duty o | r rath | er pie | ty tow | ards | ||
| aa aaa | abab a | a baba | ab aaa | ba aab | abab | ||
| A | L | L | I | S | L | ||
| y | ou, I sa | tisfy | every | body e | xcept | mysel | f. |
| a | ab b ab | baaab | baaba | abab b | abaaa | abbaa | a |
| O | S | T | M | I | N | ||
| Myse | lf I ne | ver sa | tisfy. | For so | great | are | |
| aabb | aa a aa | baa aa | baabb | baa ab | abaaa | baa | |
| D | A | R | U | S | I | S | |
| th | e serv | ices w | hich y | ou hav | e rend | ered m | e, |
| ab | a baab | abaa a | abab a | ab aba | a abaa | aaab b | b |
| K | I | L | L | E | D | ||
| that, | seein | g you d | id not | rest i | n your | en- | |
| aaba | aabbb | a aba a | ba aab | abba b | a baba | aa | |
| T | H | E | S | O | L | ||
| dea | vours | on my b | ehalf | till t | he thi | ng was | |
| abb | abaaa | aa ba a | baaaa | baaab | ba baa | aa aaa | |
| D | I | E | R | S | W | A | |
| done, I | feel a | s if li | fe had | lost a | ll its | sweet- | |
| abba a | baab a | a ab ab | ab bab | abba b | aa abb | babaa | |
| N | T | F | O | O | D | W | |
| ness, b | ecaus | e I can | not do | as muc | h in th | is | |
| aaba a | aaaba | a a aaa | abb aa | ab baa | a ab aa | ab | |
| E | C | A | N | N | E | ||
| cau | se of y | ours. T | he occ | asion | s are t | hese: | |
| aaa | ba ab a | aabb b | aa baa | baaaa | a abb a | aaba | |
| I | T | H | E | R | G | E | |
| A | mmoni | us, the | king’s | ambas | sador, | open- | |
| a | baaba | aa bbb | aaba a | abbaa | aaaba | aaba | |
| T | H | E | N | C | E | ||
| l | y besi | eges u | s with | money. | The bu | sines | s |
| a | a bbaa | abba b | b aaaa | baaab | baa ba | aaaaa | b |
| N | O | R | S | T | A | ||
| is ca | rried | on thr | ough t | he sam | e cred | itors | |
| ab ba | ababa | ab bab | abba a | aa bba | a abaa | baaaa | |
| Y | L | O | N | G | E | R | |
| who we | re emp | loyed | in it w | hen yo | u were | ||
| aab bb | aa baa | baaaa | aa ba a | aaa aa | a aaaa | ||
| H | E | R | E | ||||
| here &c. | |||||||
(REPRODUCTION.)
Epistle.
In all duty or rather piety towards you, I satisfy every body except myself. Myself I never satisfy. For so great are the services which you have rendered me, that, seeing you did not rest in your endeavours on my behalf till the thing was done, I feel as if life had lost all its sweetness, because I cannot do as much in this cause of yours. The occasions are these: Ammonius, the king’s ambassador, openly besieges us with money. The business is carried on through the same creditors who were employed in it when you were here &c.
Cipher infolded.
All is lost. Mindarus is killed. The soldiers want food. We can neither get hence nor stay longer here.
The knowledge of Cyphering, hath drawne on with it a knowledge relative unto it, which is the knowledge of Discyphering, or of Discreting Cyphers, though a man were utterly ignorant of the Alphabet of the Cypher, and the Capitulations of secrecy past between the Parties. Certainly it is an Art which requires great paines and a good witt and is [as the other was] consecrate to the Counsels of Princes: yet notwithstanding by diligent prevision it may be made unprofitable, though, as things are, it be of great use. For if good and faithfull Cyphers were invented & practised, many of them would delude and forestall all the Cunning of the Decypherer, which yet are very apt and easie to be read or written: but the rawnesse and unskilfulnesse of Secretaries, and Clarks in the Courts of Princes, is such, that many times the greatest matters are committed to futile and weake Cyphers.
