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cause_n	believe_v	love_n	truth_n	1,575	5	6.0356	4	false

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A18509	Delectable demaundes, and pleasaunt questions, with their seuerall aunswers, in matters of loue, naturall causes, with morall and politique deuises. Newely translated out of Frenche into Englishe, this present yere of our Lorde God. 1566	Landi, Ortensio, ca. 1512-ca. 1553. Quattro libri di dubbi.; Chartier, Alain, 15th cent, attributed name.; Painter, William, 1540?-1594.	1566 (1566)	STC 5059; ESTC S119276	122,665	210

he is clogged with a double chaine To loue and to be loued be two chaines although that the one be voluntarie and the other by necessitie ¶ Doe you thinke that a woman without the preiudice and hurte of her honor maie satisfie one that hath serued her a longe tyme and season I dare not saie without preiudice But yet I wil affirme that she is to be excused yf she geue him some ●ase that hath long faithfullie serued her ¶ Whiche is the greatest ingratitude that may chaunce in loue Not to rewarde at all his seruices ¶ Why is the seruice of Loue worthie of greater rewarde then other Bycause the longer one continueth therin the greater bitternes he endureth and suffreth ¶ Thinke ye that Loue hath placed his principall treasure in women I beleue so because it hath geuen them the soueraintie aboue all men ¶ Who is the moost fortunate in loue the Attendant or the possessor The possessor hath one contentacion but the attendaunt hath more then a thousand ¶ Is loue the cause of good or euill Of good seing he maketh fooles wise ¶ Why doe men saie that loue is a perfect musitian Bycause he tuneth the sprites and affections which before hadde no agreement ¶ Why doe men saie that a faier woman is a monster in beautie Bicause it is a rare thing as monsters be ¶ Doe Courtyzans loue or doe they faine to loue There be manie reasons to saie that they loue not but experience teacheth the contrarie for I knowe them that be madde for loue and other that die for the same ¶ Wherfore doe Louers many tymes take vpon them longe Iourneis to ridde them selues from Loue Bicause dailie trauel in Iourneis do cause new and straunge thinges to appeare able to cause a man to forget loue I speake nothing of the paines men haue nor yet of the newe loues that maye chaunce which as one nayle doeth driue out an other so they make and cause them to forget their fyrste ¶ Wherof commeth it that many Louers the more they be ill intreted of their Ladies the more they be inflamed in their lou● That commeth of a certeine constancie of Nature Or we maie well saie that all Louers be not masters ouer them selues ¶ Wherof doeth it come that the woman is more Ialouse then the man Bicause she is more fearefull and suspiciouse or elles bicause she loueth with lesse discretion then the man ¶ whether is it more difficulte to flye loue or to dissemble it when one is entangled with the same He that loueth not at al nor is ouercome with any affections can without great payne dissemble loue but where loue ruleth and mastereth it hath suche force that in despite of vs he doeth manifest and shew himselfe ¶ How chaunceth it that dyuers great amities frendships are vpon smal occasion turned into great hatred and malice That commeth through the lightnes and inconstancie of Louers ¶ Howe commeth it that he whiche is soone taken with Loue doeth soone forget it He is like to them that ryde a great gallop and by and by waxe wery ¶ Why be some more geuen to their kinne and of them take more pleasure then of other For the conformitie of bloode ¶ What meaneth it that although diuerse women beyng of Nature couetouse and holde fast yet cannot geue them selues to loue those that be riche They doe that to shewe that they will not sell their good grace but be willing to geue it liberally as beyng of a noble and gentle spirite but howe many shall ye fynde of that mynde ¶ Why doe they esteme it daungerouse to loue a man that is fayre Because that suche be moost desired or they be of Nature more proude then other For Beautie is the mother of pride ¶ Wherof commeth it that women do greatly hate those that haue forsaken them and with greater malice yf they carrie awaye any thing of theirs The double losse which they receiue is the cause ¶ Why should we not ground our loue vpon those that be to yonge Bicause they be inconstant very bolde and euer more curiouse of new seruauntes and louers ¶ Howe chaunceth it that moost commonly the beautifull desire to haue seruauntes and Louers that be faier And that the vertuous those that be vertuous Similitude and likenes doeth engendre and breade loue ¶ Howe is it that they which haue a short or dimme sight are more geuen to loue then other It maie be bicause they se not the foulnes imperfectiōs so wel as others ¶ Wherof commeth it that the Contrie people do loue paiesantes better then Citizens Bicause they be more affectioned to their lyke ¶ Why doe women appeare fayrer by candle light then in the cleare daye Bicause their painting or beautie doeth glister more by candle light then otherwise euen as our body and fleshe doeth shine more beyng in the sunne then in the shadowe ¶ Which of these were it beste to serue a mayde a maried woman or a wydowe The loue of the mayde is moost constant of the widowe muche more pleasaunt and of the wedded woman more sclaunderouse and hurtefull ¶ Wherof commeth it that such as loue Religiouse men can scantly and with great payne retyre them selues The Religiouse for the most part be learned and consequently they can perswade and make the simple woman vnderstand a thousand tales and ioyes causing them to beleue that they will do them pleasure that they shal triumphe in Paradise and be placed set in the ranke and companye of Angelles ¶ Whereof commeth it that manye be so amorouse of Nunnes Bicause the hidden beautie is moost desired and because they he attired and colored with ten thousand toyes and it semeth that al their words be so swete as Suger and Rose water ¶ Wherof commeth it that those which be yonge are more amorouse then other Bycause they truste to receiue greater pleasure ¶ Wherfore is loue painted to be placed betwene slouthfulnes and hatred and that Idlenes goeth before and hatred foloweth with winges Bicause Idlenes doth engendre loue of loue many times riseth hatred ¶ Whereof commeth it that women which of nature be timerouse be neuerthelesse stronge and hardy in amorouse enterprises Bicause Loue doeth darken their vnderstanding and in thinges wherin they should be moost fearefull doeth harden and encorage them ¶ Wherof doth it come that olde women for the moost part are embraced of yong men and that sometimes old men do sooner enioye yonge women Olde women through experience be very bolde and hardie and without any regarde imploye them selues vpon yong men Olde men bicause they be not ●o be feared and that without suspicion they may speake familierlie by good aucthoritie by reason of their age ▪ doe come for the mooste parte where yonge men for nothing that they be able to doo can come ¶ What meaneth it that women geuen to Loue be more disposed to charmes and enchauntmentes then men Of their follie and fonde

Persians Missia by the Danes and Samothracians and Fraunce by the Almai●es Slouth and feare of trauell geuing himselfe daie and night to the delightes of Ladies in the Island of Cypres ¶ Whye did the people of Saba the nexte neighbours of the Nabathei geue themselues so much to Idlenes considering the diligence and industrie of the saide Nabath●i their nexte neighbours The fertilitie of Saba made them slouthfull and the barrennes of the countrye of the Nabathei made them vigilant and industriouse ¶ Why did Euripides introduce Theseus to consider and talke of all the euils that can happen to man Bicause a stripe foresene doeth hurt a man the lesse ¶ What is mercie properlye It is a certaine heauines arysing of an other mans griefe whiche as some say ought not to moue the mindes of the good but rather they ought to content them selues with their innocencye without takinge paine or care what the wicked do susteine and abide ¶ What is Felicitie It is an aboundaunce of Spirituall corporall and earthlie goodes ¶ Why was Archagathus y e Surgeon made a Citizen of Rome Bicause he was very mercifull and cunning in his cures that the like of whom the Romaines neuer sawe ¶ Whye was Antonius the Emperour surnamed Pius Because he reigned without effusion of bloud and was so mercifull as euer Cesar Alexander or Uespatian was ¶ Why do Souldiors loue hunting Bicause it is like vnto the warres which is the place where euerye man may learne to liue vertuously ¶ Whiche is the godliest exercise that a man can learne Husbandrye in which there is not onelye profite but pleasure ¶ Where is the best walke that can be founde That walking place which is furnished with wise men ¶ Whereof proceded the great estimation of Homere Bicause his workes are so full of learning and verye good to encorag● mens heartes to vertue ¶ Whye were the Greke aucthors counted great lyers Bicause they confounded histories with fables suche as Herodotus and Hellanicus be ¶ What is the propertie of Iustice To deceaue no man euen as the propertie of wisedome is not to be deceaued ¶ When is it lawefull to lye For safegarde of the goodes or the life of an other as Chil● did when he forsware him selfe to saue the life of a certaine man ¶ What is the propertie of a gloriouse man To beleue rather that which is spoken of him although it be false then that which he perceiueth in dede to be in him selfe For that cause was the ●able of Iuno and Ixion feygned ¶ What is the propertie of a vile and noughtie man To hide the truth for feare which neuer chaunceth to the valiaunt and honest who cannot abide that any man should lye ¶ Why did the Poetes say that veritie was the daughter of memorie and tune Bicause she cannot be longe hidden ¶ From whence came the wh●le that Ixion doth turne continually as the Poetes doe faigne It is the true token of a common liar who the nerer he thinketh he is to vertue the further he is from it ¶ Why did the Egiptians ordaine that a vacabonde and common Iester should not be taken for a witnesse Bicause suche people are not worthie to be regarded and for a little bribe they are redie to all mischiefe ¶ Wherfore did the Romanes forbid playing for money excepte it were in warrelike exercises as to throwe the barre to daunce to wrastle to vaute to playe at defence and other suche like pastimes Bicause in other pastimes Fortune ruleth and not vertue ¶ Why did ●pelles the Painter set his tables abrode for euery man to viewe That he might vnderstande mens Iudgemente of his faultes As appered by a Cobler who founde faulte in a pantofle or slipper which Appelles had made ¶ What mischiefes do Flatterers bring They corrupt all good maners they tell lies in stede of truth they doe euell in stede of good vice in stede of vertue and are ordayned to destroy● the good and those that do righteouslye ¶ Why would not Socrates suffre himselfe to be praised of a yonge man Bicause that praise in presence is a kinde of Flatterie ¶ Whye did the Romaines so much disdaine Prusias kinge of Bitbinia Bicause he was the greatest flatterer that euer was borne In so much that his flatteries were the cause that it was ordeyned at Rome that no kinge shoulde come thither withoute licence of the Senate obteyned before ¶ What is Flatterie properly It is a vice proper and perticuler to vyle mindes to women and cowardes for it procedeth of nothing els but of feare ¶ What is shamefastnes It is a kind of feare to fall into any infamie or to be blamed for anye dede doing or to be worthelye reprehended for some faulte Therefore Cicero did terme it to be the Tamer of euell thoughtes for she withdraweth man and preserueth him from committing any offence ¶ To whom ought a man to be shamefast To children onelye for to a man of age it is vnmete to blush and to say I had not thought to do it ¶ Who is he that worthely may be counted valiaunt He that loueth life and feareth not death ¶ What is death It is an ende from which a man ought not to retire but to go to it ioyfullye and as some saye it is a gest geuen of God to menne by a singuler grace ¶ Whye didde Mallius saye in the oration that he made at Rome against Furius and Aemilius that enuie was bleare eyed and had a verye euell sight Bicause that the enuiouse man considereth those thinges whiche are nexte him and not them a farre of whiche should be more to be enuyed yf enuie were a vertue ¶ Why is Enuie compared vnto fier Bicause it alwaies mounteth for there is no man so mightie that enuie will sticke to assaile and surmounte him also if it be possible ¶ What was the cause of the deathe of Socrates being so innosent a man The enuie of the Athenians a vsuall thing in that citie which caused also the death of Themistocles and Aristides the iuste ¶ Why do the Poetes faigne that Marcias was beaten of Apollo and Thamiras had his eyes put out by the Muses To declare that howe mightie soeuer a man be he hath some bodie that goeth about to make him selfe equall with him which is a passion almost like vnto Enuie but not so muche different from vertue ¶ What was the cause of the soudeine deathe of Diodorus the S●phistre The thought that he toke bicause he could not resolue a question that Stilpho the Philosopher put to him in pastime And excessiue thoughte ought not to fall into the harte of a vertuouse man ¶ What meane the Poetes by faigning an Eagle alwaies to gnawe the harte of Frometheus To declare the continuall studie of Prometheus who was very learned and wise in Astrologie ¶ Wherof commeth it that in the tyme of Ptolome there were found so many Mathematicians in the time of Xerxes so many pleasures and in

in their Citie ought without remedie the Rope about his necke to recite openly before the people the lawe which he would establishe and the reason wherfore That was to chastise and correct those that loue nouelties and newe deuises for if the lawe proposed pleased not the people or was found to be wrongfull and vniuste the proposer of that lawe had no more hurte but soudenly was strangled Which ordinaunce and decree kept the good citezens of Locres more then two hundred yeres in good estate of common welthe without any alteration and chaunge ¶ Why did the Auncientes in olde time arme their souldiers onely with the plackard without any other Armure To cutte from them all hope of running awaie ¶ Wherfore did the Auncient aboue all thinges desire to dye honorablie Bicause honorable deathe couereth the faultes of the life paste ¶ What mente the wise continuallye to ioygne wisedome with puisaunce That puisaunce might not be conuerted into tiranny ¶ Wherfore did the Auncientes saye that their mindes and soules were like vnto Lampes Bicause through good instructions they mighte geue lighte eche to other ¶ What mente many sinculerly to commend pouertie Bicause it made men industriouse and vigilant ¶ Why did the Auncientes ordeine that if ther chaunced any disorder or murmuring among the souldiors they should caste lottes to punishe a fewe of them and that they to whom the lotte should fall incontinently should be dispatched It was to feare a great number through the punishment of a fewe ¶ Why be those that be expert in the arte of warre alwaies blamed yf they enter rashely into combat Bicause that the yssue of the battels are vncertaine ¶ Why dyd the Auncientes paynte the ymade of vertue girded To declare that the vertuouse man ought to be diligent in his affaires and not slouthfull ¶ What meaneth it that women are desirouse of reuengement aboue all other creatures Their weakenes is the cause ¶ Why were the Persians so curiouse to accustome their children to auoyde lying and to tell the truthe Bicause they demed veritie to dwell amonges the godds And that they ought not to premeditate what to saie ¶ Wherfore ought Intemperaunce to be auoyded Bicause it bringeth with him all disorder necligenge and inordinate life ¶ Why do some prayse pouertie Bicause she teacheth all good maners nourisheth and enterteyneth the good spirite and causeth assuraunce in man ¶ Why is a riche wife to be eschewed Bicause she doeth not content her selfe with the estate of a wife but would be maistresse and more then a maistresse ¶ Why do many desire deathe when as for the honor of the same there neuer was any aulter edefied nor Himpt songe in his praise Bicause it is a remedie for all euils and an assured porte for the deade ¶ Why is it better for a prince to be loued then feared Bicause feare can not alwaies laste nor indure ¶ Wherof commeth it that some do loue deathe and other some feare him Death is fe●rfull to them that forgoe all thinges with life But deathe is swete to them that leaue some eternall memorie of them selues and hope to goe to the place of comfort and felicitie ¶ Why do men commend drie harde and barren places Bicause such places make men carefull industriouse and diligent which thing no men can beare better witnes then the Bergamasques Geneuois Ragus●is and Lucho●s cities in Italie ¶ Why is it saide that in geuing of benefites we ought to immitate the fertile fieldes Bicause they yelde more then they receiue ¶ Why is delicate fare to be eschewed Bicause it corrupteth good wittes ¶ Why ought no credite to be geuen to Fortune Bicause she is inconstant ¶ Why is it not good to followe the opinion of the common people Bicause they iudge all thinges by their opinion and not according to the truthe ¶ Why is age when it approcheth to be feared Bicause age is sickenes it selfe and the shoppe of all infirmities ¶ What moued some to geue counsell indifferently to auoyde the conuersation of women Bicause they be all equally instructed in the schole of Malice as the Comicat Poet Terence affirmeth ¶ Why ought a man to beware of extreme pouertie Bicause it destroyeth good wittes ¶ Why do some desire to become olde and to haue no children To be the lesse fearfull of Tirantes ¶ Why did the Auncientes ordeine that in ciuill dissentions there should no part be taken with the common people Bicause there is nothing more disordred eyther in rage or couetousnes then the common people more impacient in heauines nor more dissolued in pleasures ¶ Why ought vnlawfull gaine to be eschewed Bicause the ende therof is not good neither doeth suche gaine longe continue ¶ Why do they compare a couetouse man to him that hath the dropsi● Bicause he is seldome satisfied and can not quenche the couetouse thirst wherwith he is alwaies infected ¶ What was the cause of the commaundement that we haue to honor Princes Bicause they are on earche a representation and lyuely Image of God who gouer●eth all thinges ¶ Why did the Persians make their children to beholde the orders and fashions of Dronckardes To teache them to abhorre dronkennes by seing the disordinate fashions of those that were droncke ¶ Why did the Auncientes saie that it were muche better to fall into the handes of Rauens then of Flatterers Bicause Rauens and Crowes do eate vs when we be deade but Flatterers do deuoure vs alyue ¶ Why is it not semely for a man to praise or dispraise himself Bicause the one is a signe of follie the other of inconstancie ¶ Wherin resteth true Amitie In the vnitie and equalitie of minds by folowing and refusing louing and hating one thing Amitie is lyke to the Sunne of the world without which all thinges are darke and out of order ¶ Howe may a true frende be knowen By thinges vncertaine ¶ Who be they that do leaste feare deathe They that least trouble them selues with worldely thinges ¶ What thing getteth frendes Good Fortune getteth them and yll fortune loseth them ¶ What difference is there betwene frendship and hatred The one ought to be immortall and the other is mortall ¶ Which is the best patrimonie that man can haue in this worlde To be spare and continent in liuing and yf our goodes be not sufficient for vs let vs be sufficient for our goodes ¶ What kinde of auerice or couetousnes is counted moost honest The couetousnes of tyme when it is imployed as it ought to be ¶ What is the state of the riche couetouse man A continuall torment and an extreme desire to get goodes together with feare of losse of the same ¶ Howe may a man truely tearme temporall richesse Heauines of minde snares and nettes to catche vs and thornes that pearce vs throughe the harte ¶ What chaunceth to sluggardes and to the slothefull To liue barely and to reste without profite ¶ What is the propertie of Fortune To feare