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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78163	Heroick education, or Choice maximes and instructions, for the most sure and facile training up of youth, in the ways of eminent learning, and vertues. A treatise very necessary for all men; but most especially for such as undertake the charge, to govern the young nobility and gentry. In two books, together with a short appendix. / By I.B. Gent.	I. B., Gent.	1657 (1657)	Wing B83; Thomason E1634_2; ESTC R22321	45,520	155

HEROICK EDVCATION OR Choice Maximes and Instructions for the most sure and facile training up of youth in the ways of eminent learning and vertues A Treatise very necessary for all men but most especially for such as undertake the charge to govern the young Nobility and Gentry IN Two Books together with a short Appendix By I. B. Gent. LONDON Printed for William Hope at the blew Anchor behind the Old Exchange and Henry Herringman at the blew Anchor in the lower Walk in the Now Exchange 1657. WILLIAM OF NASSAV etc BORNE PRINCE of ORANGE To the READER WHen this small treatise came first to my hands it was only a confus'd heap of several pieces without method or imbellishment I obtained it by communication of a Noble Lady Illustrious for her birth and very considerable in the esteem of the more polite World for her rare and excellent qualities She had kept it in her Closet as a concealed treasure to make use of in particular occasions which in time might offer themselves And doing me once the honor to demand my opinion of it I presently judged after the perusal of some few leaves that it was the product of some great and knowing Spirit which after a thorough and deliberate reading proved equally solid in all its parts and worthy to appear openly I presently took a resolution to reduce it to some order and cloath it in this form to publish it to the World I am not ignorant how infinitely rich this subject is for the matter how copious and fruitful a field and how often it hath been already manured and imbellished by many rare Pens with the greatest art and care which might be capable to intimidate a more then ordinary courage Nevertheless far from being startled at the grand numbers of Writers I thought I might go on without reproach intending with modesty to tread in the same paths which those eminent Wits had traced out before me But that which prompted me the more eagerly was the approbation of one of the most Heroick Cavaliers in the world who by his excellent Vertues his Noble Valour and great Prudence hath filled all vertuous mens hearts with his affection and admiration His name shall live eternally with veneration in the world norshal the sweet remembrance of his exquisite parts ever perish but with the last mortal man His judgment is equally balanced betwixt delicacy and solidity 't were a sign of temerity or imbecility to oppose his sentiments 'T is he in fine that inspired me with this ardour and who by a censure very much to my advantage hath dissipated those thick clouds which the fear of envy and medisance might raise in a soul not truely generous I am confident you will look on it favourably both in respect towards him and in consideration of the end I have proposed which is no other but the publick benefit and especially theirs who do actually or intend to exercise the like charges who if they ever take the pains to read it over to weigh it and maturely consider it Will I am confident if they have that experience which I suppose infallibly find somewhat that shall profit them in those precepts and that doctrine which it contains in a few sheets very necessary for the education and conduct of the young Noblesse and Gentry This is the top of my ambition and the whole bent of my desires to which there is nothing wanting but to learn the name of this famous unknown Author who first made the happy project Not to enrich my self with his spoils but to publish his praises as wel as his Writings and to protest I am his admirer and shall be his humble servant in particular as I am to all the judicious and courteous Readers in general Farewel I. B. A TABLE Of the Chapters Part. I. CHap. I. Of nature and our humane condition and how we must accommodate things in the education of a young man Chap. II. Maximes to make good use of the natural inclinations and turn them to good Chap. III. The second Maxime that the Governor must endeavour to win him to embrace vertue out of a principle of affection and not of fear together with the means to practice it Chap. IV. Wherefore we do most ardently and violently desire forbidden things Chap. V. The third Maxime that he must gain the love of him he governs and also love him tenderly again Chap. VI. How one must make use of this Maxime Chap. VII Three things which hinder the respect and amity of young men towards their Governors Chap. VIII Of Pedants and their several sorts Chap. IX Second kind of Pedants Chap. X. The third kind of Pedants Chap. XI Of the qualities of good Governors Chap. XII Of the most ordinary defects which breed in young people Chap. XIII Three means to correct our evil inclinations Part II. CHap. I. Three sorts of corporal habitudes Chap. II. The Governors second end and care touching the soul divided into two parts the Inferiour and the Superiour Chap. III. Of the common sense and memory Chap. IV. Of reading and other means to help the memory Chap. V. Of true Piety a solid discourse Chap. VI. Of Modesty Chap. VII Of Love of Truth and of Honor Chap. VIII Of Sciences Chap. IX Whether one ought to send him to the publick Schools Chap. X Of History Chap. XI Of Philosophy Chap. XII Of Morality Chap. XIII Of Policy and the means to train him up to it in his youth Chap. XIV The second step or degree to arrive to the knowledge of Politicks which is to travel and how Chap. XV. Third step or degree the Military Art Chap. XVI Fourth step or degree of Intrigues and Negotiations Chap. XVII Of those other Sciences he ought to learn Heroicke Education CHAP. I. Of Nature and our humane condition and how we must accommodate things in the education of a young man THose who beleeve that the Soul is endued with all Science and knowledge at the instant of its Creation which the presence of Objects does afterwards only awaken and stirre up in our memories doe very much derogate from the merits of vertue which acquires them through much labour As likewise those who are perswaded that it is a smooth Tablet where one may easily engrave all sorts of Images make no reflexion on the power of the temperature or constitution nor of the need it hath of a commerce with the Sences by which the species of all things are presented to it 'T is a naked Tenant which comes to inhabit a furnish'd Palace where it finds the dispositions and the seeds of habits which time and exercise does afterwards bring to maturity We carry the seeds of our good or evill qualities in our veines and the masse of our body of it selfe insensible does neverthelesse containe the originall of those Sentiments which the spirit vivifies The intimate union wherewith the soule is knit unto it and the need it hath of its Ministery ought to