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A15034	An heptameron of ciuill discourses Containing: the Christmasse exercise of sundrie well courted gentlemen and gentlewomen. In whose behauiours, the better sort, may see, a represe[n]tation of thier own vertues: and the inferiour, may learne such rules of ciuil gouernme[n]t, as wil rase out the blemish of their basenesse: wherin, is renowned, the vertues, of a most honourable and braue mynded gentleman. And herein, also, as it were in a mirrour the vnmaried may see the defectes whiche eclipse the glorie of mariage: and the wel maried, as in a table of housholde lawes, may cull out needefull preceptes to establysh their good fortune. A worke, intercoursed with ciuyll pleasure, to reaue tediousnesse from the reader: and garnished with morall noates to make it profitable, to the regarder. The reporte, of George Whetstone. Gent.	Whetstone, George, 1544?-1587?	1582 (1582)	STC 25337; ESTC S111679	129,236	194

by pacifieth contentions Vertue and vice bothe Feminine and Masculine Note Modesty an naturall vertue in a Woman The Fable of Ixion To be proude in vertues is commendable The scorge of vaine glory The soule traueleth to bring forth Diuine monuments in the heathen A discreete exordium for yong men that argue The excellencie of mā through the vertue of the soule Three dignities of the soule Man is formed straight because he should behold heauen and cōtemplate one great matters Three euils or defects of the body Three remedies against the three euils of the body The originall of all Artes and Sciences Theorique Practise Mecanicall craftes Curtesie is commendable but super fluous sauours of flatterrie The euyll of Ielousie Harde is the difference be tweene a care lesse and a ielous Husbande Ouid. Meta. lib. 10. Eurydice Preuent a Scoffer and he becōmeth a Sotte A Commendatiō of lofty Loue. The euyll of a thyng com mendeth the goodnesse Loue spareth no degre Hope to com passe great matters com forteth more then the possession of tryfles Reproofe of loftie Loue One kinsman hath an Interest in an others honor An inhumain parte Defence c. Reproofe c. A womā that abaseth her selfe in Mariage in Law loseth her reputation but not in curtesie The naturall desires of a woman Iudgement in repoofof lofty loue Men must haue regarde how they blame least they byte themselues Defence of bace loue A riche Dowrie with a woman Reproofe c Kytte wyll to kynde The fall of Maria Bianca is written by the Aucthor in his Booke intituld The Rocke of R●… garde Aucthoryties for amorous Histories Defence Reproofe c A confession is a prety Iudgement 1. Inconstancie 2. Dissimulation 3. Ignorance 4. Chastytie 5. A Dicer 6. Enuie 7. Will. 8. Hope 9. Beautie 10. Ingratitude 11. Ielosie 12. Couotousnesse 13. Pride Vertue is cōmended by vice Tamberlaine the Great in the beginnīg a Pesaunt He is not alone that hath good Bookes A Gentleman tooke aduantage of a worde to praise the good as to check the euyll A most famous librarie in the Dukes Pallace at Florence lest by Cosmos de Medicis It belongeth to a Gentleman to be sene in many things Diuinitie Phisyck Lawe Art Militarie Moralitie Cosmographie Hystoriografie Armorie Segnior Philoxenus a perfect Cour 〈◊〉 We●…en are to pitifull to be Iudges A scoffer is many times smiten with his owne 〈◊〉 pon Italions are wise but eui●… condicioned Enuy euermore quarre leth with those that are fauoured Quarrelers seeke their owne mischiefe A wise foresight in a Gentleman Palmestrie a pretye idle quallitie for a Gentleman A necessarie note for a Gentleman Defences where an old man marrieth a yonge woman Reproofe c Defence c. Reproofe c The mischaunces of an oulde man yongly maryed A yong wyfe is death to an old 〈◊〉 An honest woman is lightly slauudered by the imperfections of her Husband Repentan●… to late The wife are warned by the mischaun ces of other A Rhinocerot The Metamorphose of Rinautus a Gentleman of Naples Euyll men care not for the conscience so they haue a colour for their offences The force of Beautie No Affliction but hath his remedie Examples to be regarded Idlenes ●…oorisheth and exercise remedieth loue Flatterie the enemies of prueth Mariage com mended betwene an olde woman and a yong man Reproofe c Defence c. A good exchan●… of Marchandice The euylles in an olde wydowe PLATOES Hell in Mariage A great cause of Impatiēce Defence c. A most wicked pollysie Senecas opinion that Children were better to be dead borne then ignoraunt of good letters Thinges that are beast esteemed Reproofe c. A hard extremitie An honorable custome of Spaine Meete husbandes for aged widdowes Experience is a iudge ment it selfe A worthie lawe made by Laertius It is no st●…iung against the streame The thriuing vnthrift proues the the best husband The yeare endeth and beginneth in it selfe Ancient customs are to be kepte The vertues of the minde are more glorious then any outward garment Custome in Italye in giuing of new yeares giftes contrarie to the custome of England The originall of nevv yeares giftes Segnior Philoxenus ban queting hous Among the iust promise is kept To praise or blame is qua litie of wit but to direct is a worke of iudgement We haue interest in an other mans vertues Princes commandements must be obay ed. Of the exelencie of mariage Mariage instituted before the fall of Adam by God in the earthly Paradice A confirmation of the fyrst institution by God Man and wife are two bodies and but one flesh The ioye of of marriage shineth aboue al other delightes Children are the most rich Iuelles in the worlde This Iuell was her sonne Alexander The blessing of Children is a duble life Offices of Ius tice apartaine to the maried The sweete Sympathie be tweene the married Loue to our Parents ●…ue rent Loue to our Bretheren naturall Loue to our Friendes affectionated Loue betwen the married irreuocable A good mean to trye the loue of the married The rynge a triall of the loue betwene the married An other sygure of the rynge Christ was borne of a married woman Licurgus law for the vnmaried The Lawe of the Romains for the vnmar ried Platos lawes for the vnma ried Alexander Seuerus loue to Memmia his wife Paulinas rare loue to her Husbande Seneca The precious loue of king Darius to his wife The deuine loue of king Admetus Wife The exceeding loue of Tiberius Graccus towards his wife The wonder full loue of Queene Arti mesia towards her husbande Mausolus One of the seuen wonders of the worlde A●…l Gel. in lib de nocti atti The Lawe is a scourge to the euill and comforte to the good Marriage con sistes as well in foresight as free choyce Equallity in yeares Equallity in manners Consent in religion Free choise in satisfaction of Fancie A mans house is a pettie common weale The office of the Wife The husbandes care apperraineth to thinges abroade The wiues chatge is huswiuery within doore Morall Philosophit to be learned by women Laciuious talke to be shunned of the husband The wife ought to be nice in cause of suspition Comelye apparell the husband should giue his wife Cleane lynnen commendable in a vvife The husbād must bevvare of sollomnes The vvife must be amyable tovvardes her husband A lavve for a younge vvomans olde husband A regarde for an olde mans young vvyfe A regarde for an olde vvomans younge husband A regard for a young mans olde vvife Modest familiaritie not to be forbidden the Wife Light company to be shunned of the Wife The vengeaunce of Warre The blessings of peace The vertue of Peace The power of vertuous Loue. Enuy is murdered with his owne wepon

asswage A wytnesse that Vnkindnesse inlargeth Loue as the wracke of Winter dooth the beautie of Summer then although the Parents matche at first be without the fancie of the Children a reconciliation in fine will double their comforte Sir ꝙ Soranso fauouring Falieros opinion you wrest the Adage is to a cōtrary meaning for it is to be vsed but where there hath béene sometyme perfect loue and where a grounded leue is although the Married menace with their tunges they malice not with their hartes on the contrarie parte looke what rule the Louer vseth in loue the Enemie obserueth in reuenge Therefore if the Maried abhorre before Marriage they may well desemble with their tounges but wyll neuer bée delighted in their harts and where there is such a deuision in the desires of the Married fayre fained semblaunce wil soone turne to flat fowle falling out their thrift goeth forwarde as the carriage drawen by two Oxen taile to taile the Husband wyll haue no delight to get nor the Wife desyre to saue Seruauntes with negligence will waste and hyrelinges with proloyning will winne and which is worst the continuaunce of mallice will custom them with mortall hatred hatred betwéene the Married bréedeth cōtencion betwixt the parents cōtencion betwixt the parēts raiseth quarrels among the kindred quarrels amōg the kindred occupieth all the neighbours with slaūder so y t for the most part these forced Mariages engendereth sorrowes for the Married disquietnesse to both their fréends kind●…ed but which still renueth gréefe the scandall of enemyes endeth in neyther of theyr wretchednesse This béeing said lyttle auayled the further prooffes of the contrary part so full was the crie Fye of forcement in Mariage so that to paint out the inconueniences therof in his proper coulours Quéene Aurelia cōmaunded Faliero to confirme his sufficient reasons with the discourse of some rare Historie Whose commaundement he willingly satisfied and reported as followeth The Historie in the reproche offorced Mariage reported by Faliero IN the famous Cittie of Cirene in Affrick dwelled sometimes a riche Marchaunt named Tryfo This Tryfo had a wealthy neighbour called Clearches who of long time entertained one an other with a neighborly affection Tryfo to inherite all his liuings had but one onely sonne named Sicheus and Clearches one onely Daughter called Elisa The Parents to establish as they imagined an euerlasting amitie betwéene theyr houses concluded a Mariage for theyr vnfortunate Children making no doubt but that they would as well inherite theyr affections as theyr liuings of which there was hope enough if the order had béene as good to establish theyr Loue as the haste great to sollemnize the Mariage for that in theyr persons appéered no signe of disagréement nor in theyr abilyties cause of exception but looue that behouldeth no more quicknesse in a Dyamond then in a dim Saphyre though he take impression by sight rooteth in contemplation which deuine exercise of the soule smally delighteth gréen Youthe who intertaine their thoughts with a thousand vaine fancies but to my purpose The Mariage day drew neare and as at the very push of Battell the wise Captaine animateth his Souldiers with some plausible Oration euen so the night before the Mariage Tr●…fo scheeled his sonne Sicheus with this following aduertisement My good sonne quod he so great are the follyes of men and so cunning the deceits of women as the most especially the yonger sorte wyll credite theyr lookes without looking into their liues beléeue their woordes and lightly regard their workes delyght to recount theyr entertainements and disdaine to reclion theyr shrewde payments For as the sycke pacient comforted with the Phisitions words leaues to examine the quallities of his receites Buē so the wretched Louer cured with the yéelding of his beautifull Mistrisse with negligence bothe ouer lookes his owne benefit her behauiour Salomon was deceyued Sampson subdued Aristotle derided and Hercules murthered by the illusions of errant honest women Kinge Demetrius notwithstanding he was bothe wise and valiant was so bewitched with the wyles of the notorious strumpet Lamia as in open Schooles he raysed disputations whether the loue he bare Lamia or the Iewels he bestowed vpon her were the greater or whether her merrit excéeded them bothe or noe Yea when she died he caused her to be Intombed vnder his Bed Chamber windowe to the ende that with dayly teares he might worship her engraued bones who liuing was of him intirely belooued If the wisest and the worthyest be thus ouertaken in their affections what easie baites may beguile thée who in yeares art young of substaunce delicate and lustie and therefore apt to looue reddy in conceyt and of consideration vnperfect whot in desire and in discretion colde My sonne by experience I know and to preuent thy ouerlikely mischaunce in choyce I haue chosen thée a wife fayre to please theae ritche to continue looue her Parents my assured fréendes and she thy affected loouer loue her well beare with her in small faultes as a woman and the weaker bridle thy owne euill affections as a man her head and gouernour and in thus dooing God will multiply his blessings vpon you and make your aged Parents to dye in peace to sée you liue in prosperitie Young Sicheus regarded his Fathers tale as Schollers doo their Tutors who giuing them leaue to playe admonisheth them with all to kéepe good rule which they promise and performe the contrary With the like affection Sicheus embraced Mariage He was not so soone wearie of dallying with his Wife as he was ready to entertayne a Harlot so that in shorte space he became a common Louer and a carelesse Husband and withall grew as arrogant in defending his libertie as dissolute in his actions and behauiour If his friends did gently aduise him he was of age to counsell himselfe if his Parents did sharply reprehend him he would impudently aunswer he was past correction if his Wife found her selfe agréeued with his hard vsage she might well complaine but he would take no time to amend so that his dayly actions of euill tooke away all after hope of weldeeing in so much as he became odious vnto his friends that beheld his lewde inclination and a plague vnto his Wife who was dayly oppressed with his monstrous vices So that the ouercharge of sorrow made her many times passage for these and such like passions O vnhappie and ouer hastie Mariage which in the pride of my youthe with discontentments makest me resemble a fayre Fig Tree blasted with the after colde of an vntimely Spring but why blame I Mariage which is honourable alas because the abuse of good things worke euill effectes Roses vnaduisedly gathered pryck our hands Bees vngently vsed stinge our faces yet the one pleasaunt and the other profitable so that if their come any euil of that which is good our folly or fortune is cause thereof Aye me when I was married I was

Segnior Phyloxenus seasyng on his Club and laying him on therwith said As Phallaris dyd to Perillus die with the weapon thou preparst for other In Trumph of this glorious Uictorie Diana sent down the Nymphe Chlora to salute Quéene Aurelia with this Present which was a Shield wherin was quartred four seuerall Honours The first VERT A lookyng Glasse of Christall The second AZVRE a payre of Ballance Argent The thyrd OR a Pyller of Porphier The fourth Argent a standing Cup of Ruby Rock The Muses them selues came also downe and crowned her with a Garland of Roses parted perpale ARGENT and GVLIS and electing her for their Soueraign to comfort the fiue Knights that were discōforted by ENVY two two leading a Knight between thē daun ced a statly Almain of XV. which ended thei bestowed a fauor certain Latin verses vpō euery one of the Knights returned vnto their Mount The Siluer Pen Verses deliuered by VRANIE to ISMARITO stand in the forefrunt of this Booke the rest for that they were proper vnto them selues impertinent for this matter I omit By this time the Cock was ready to sing his midnight song the company fully satisfied with pleasure departed vnto their lodgings to spende the rest of the night in Contemplation and sleepe FINIS A description of the dead of Winter Man by reson inlargeth the boundes of Nature within whose lymites euery other creture lyueth This was the Forrest of Rauenna in Italye for the most part of pine Apple trees This Pallace was 10. miles from Rauenna towardes the Riuer of Poo The custome of Christmas BOLLYTINE a warrant of health without which no man may trauell in Italy A liberall welcome Welcom and Bountie the Porters A couert description of desyre A ciuill foresight meete for a Gentleman A necessary regard for Trauelers The vertues of the Queenes Maiestie maketh the Iland of Eng lande famous through out the whole Worlde Vertue stoppeth the mou th of Enuye But fyreth her hart with mallyce The true Blazon of a noble mynd Tiuoly 12. miles from Rome where the Cardinall of Esta hath a most rare Garden Cardenal Fur nesaes pallace in Rome A necessarie obseruation for a Gentleman A worthye Custome He was a Pro testant Other straun gers arriued by the lyke aduenture A custome ge neraly vesd in Fraunce and in some places of Italy Heliogabalus a most volup tuous Emperor of Rome Courtisie vnto straungers is a marke of Gentilytie A diuision of their pleasurs Musick refresheth the wits Loue simplye is good The distinctions of loue Knowne euils are not to bee defeuded A necessarye note A contention whether Mariage or the single lyfe is the worthyer Argument decideth doubtes Wise scilence worketh mor regarde then foolish talke A fault in many trauellers Al vnmarried pass vnder the name of chast Defences of Marriage Defences of a single lyfe Defences of Mariadge The cause why the Clea gie are reue●…ensed Vnpollitick creatures reuerence mariadge Defences of a single lyfe Vertuous fame is an other lyfe The impatiencie of women will not be hidde Vaine glorious shewes bewicheth women Contentmēt neither followeth the greatest nor scorneth the meanest Sentence gyuen in the be halfe of Mariage Platoes opinion of Mariage Pleasant tal●… is good physicke for sorrowe The extreme passions of 〈◊〉 woman A GVNDELO is a litle Boat like a wherie HIEN somtimes a man and somtimes a woman The intent of euyll is to be punished Pardon is to be vsed in ignoraunce and not in wilfull faultes The punishment of great offenders dooth most good in example Deuotion Grauitie Affabilitie Myrthe Subtiltie bea teth true mea ning with his owne sword A cunnynge aunswere taketh away the grace of a shrewd tale THYMON of Athens was the swor●… enemie of humanitie A dutiful sub iect is bound to obay his Princes wordes and not linger vpon the effect A fayned friend is better then a dan gerous open enimy A Discription of the Sunne risinge Pyrois and Phlegon fained to be two of the Sunnes Coche horses The Bed resemhleth the Graue Laureta com monly called Loreto the great pilgrimage of Italy where is a small Chappell sometymes made by the cunning of certaine Fryers and the consent of some of the Cittizens of RACANATI only to bring Trafficke to their Cittie destroyed by the Goathes and Vandals and in the night stole it out of the Towne and spread a rumoure that our Ladye by Aungells had brought it out of IVRY the mansion House wherin she ther liued whych Fable an nūber hold for a trueth Ignoraunce Caue the hye waye to Hell Italians a most subtyle kinde of people Sinne cannot indure to here of Gods Iustice A tiranny ten tymes more Cruell then Dennis Bull. Alcaron a Lawe that for byddes the Turks to dispute of Mahomet A diuine bles singe A token of louinge Subiectes Reconciliatiō may take away reuēge but not grudge from enimies harts Questions aunswered by Monisillable A good reward for Flaterie A profitable Note Reason giueth man souerainty ouer al creatures There is diuersitie of cō dition ineuery kinde Reason findeth out the imperfection of nature Cause of misliking in manage Causes of comfort in mariage Experience is the best Iudge The forme deceiueth but the qualytie sheweth the creature The foresight of Parentes A reprehen sion of forced Mariage Loue vvill not be constrained The euil of rediousnes Reason and Loue are enemies An other reprehension of forcement in mariage Looue rooteth by Contemplation Aduise to a booteles purpose Looue yeelds neither to wyt strength nor learning An exstreame affection The title of Mariage maketh youthe arrogant Abuse of good things worke euill effectes That which is blessing to one may be a curse to an other Carlesnesse of the husband breedeth hate in the vvife Choller is soone quited but Forberaunce increaseth mallice The Dîucll is the Executioner of vengeasice An extreame passion of Loue. A naturall feare in a vvoman suppresseth many of their euill affections An example for Christian Subiectes Craft hath many times his will with an opinion of honestie Wilful faults deserue no pardon A fauour euil bestowed This Iudge is not parciall for fauor gain or feare The curses geuen vnto a Viper Breuitie is best in passionate matters and effectatiō in pleasaunt Sorrowes 〈◊〉 seth scilence We are boūd to showe aswell the cause as to punnish the euill Good morralitie is better then euil doctrine There is no trustinge of a reconcyled enemye The example of a naughtye nature A necessarie note A Caueller hath colours for euerie question Wemēs loue is more great thē theyr hate Wemē do amis but men are the cause Beauty ouercommeth the wisest EVRIPIDES comparison betweene Beauty and Loue. sclaunder is generally hated A Gentleman is not to shoe his passions by his attyre Men in many cases are to be priuileadged for an others merrite Ventoie a Fan. The vncertaintie ofworldly thinges Both POMPEY and CESAR died violently SISIPHVS A commendation of

Mu sick A fayning how CVPID came to be called blinde A question to trye a quicke witt Three good turns may be receiued vnre warded Three offences may with Iustice be par doned Three iniuries may pas vnreuenged Olde men are bound by their grauitie to say no more then they vvill stand to The dashe of a Pen is more greeuous then the counterbuse of a Launce Free choise in Mariage defended Reproofe c. Defence c. Reproofe c. Reproofe c. Duties before Mariage Defence c. No man nor womā but in some point deserue to be blamed and in some other to be praised Reproofe c. Their pennaunce is great that liue in incertaine hope An vngodly childe maketh an vnthriftie Father The seueral paines of offences Incontinency slaundereth an honest mans house Paynes for timerity in Marriage Defence c. A discriptiō of wealth abused The ioye of true loue Sundry famous Philosophers and Poets punished for their loues Cause of rashe Mariages An vnfortunate Mariage A Gentleman in his reuenge ought not to offend a ciuill company Vertue commendeth her selfe Beautie h●…lfe a ●…owrie in a woman The poore eke th to matche with wealthy A rash aunswer The wordes sheweth the wit of the ●…eporter but his gesture causeth atten tion in the hearer The nature of Pride Loue enioyneth vs to do what we kno is amis Au early mariage worketh a late repentaunce The rewarde of pryde is pouertie The commō sorte Iudge as they affect The miserye of want Braue rye belongeth to Beautie PIATSO a market place or a place of assembly A necessarye note Courtesy don with an euill intent Disdaine haunteth desire The fyre of Loue. Phisicke cureth not loue The force of Goulde Hope comforteth but Loue cureth the Louer Marinos Present to his Mistrisse Suddaine ioy or sorrow dul leth our senses Gold maketh passage into difficulte places The venemous nature of Ielosye A shrewde sus pition Suspect is more cunnyng then Argus was warie Neapolitans are most seueare in reuenge A Iudas kisse A fit time to deceaue mistrust Death is too easie a scurge for a disloyal wyfe Haire the ornamentes of Chastytie The boundē office of a Writer Iustice must not yeald to the teares of Trespassers God regardeth repentaunce A honorable fauour The true ensigne of sorrowe True repentaunce is to be receued in satisfaction of offences Perfect loue cannot be so iniuried but it will alwais retaine some affection A reparation of dishonour Feare of correction bride leth the affex cions of the e uill What hurteth one instu●…eth the other Breuitie is best for Table talke Mountibāks of Italie are in a maner as Englysh Pedlers The strange nature of a Womans tongue Defences for a chidynge wyfe In blaming mildnes is to be vsed Wit simply is imperfect Shift is vnprofitable for Maister and Seruaunt Cienta a venomous Herbe one sort wherof is supposed to be Hemlocke A needefull regarde for yonge Gentlemē An ill cause asketh a partiall Iudge The great impression True sorrovve is ●…novvsne rather by sighes then vvords The Pope hath begun and not yet finished a moste rare Gallerie Beautifull attires for a Gallerie An espetiall Booke of deuises Ismaritos deuise Pharos a Lanterne or light deuised by King Prolome surnamed Philadelphus for the benefit of Nauigation in those parts which cost 800. Tallents An honourable fauor A regard in straungers to teache Subiectes their dutie The Rose is the most glorious of Flovvers An vnexpected good nevves is double vvelcome Myrthe cureth as much as Medicine vvhere the malladie is not mortall A sumptuous Tapistrie Men may be deceiued vvith out the slaunder of simplycitie Curious sights please more then vnciuill people A lyttle sicknesse maketh an alteration in beautie One square breaketh no custome It is saide S. Frances subdued incontinent desires by tumbling naked in frost and Snowe A premiditated sinne The tricke of a knauish Seruaunt A gentle perswasion Igno●…aunce heareth euery tale as trueth Flatterie eateth the bread of the Iust. A note of litle secreacy in a woman Enuy setteth hatred betweene fellowes of euery vocation An vnwelcome salutation Pleasure in o thers increaseth sorrow in the afflicted Enuy and rude people are not passifyed with praiers of the afflicted Rude people extreame revengers The best way to win the communaltie Men offende subtilly and women simply W●…s euyls are w●…yt in their forheds Mens faultes lye hydde in their hartes A ciuill curtesie in a Gen telman This Historie for rarenes therof is liuely set out in a Cōmedie by the Reporter of the whole worke but yet neuer presented vpō stage A hard Lawe for●…ncontinent persons Lawe adiudgeth by the generall offence Iustice ismo●…s renowned by lenytie then seueritie A good cause to mooue pytie Loue fauoureth no degre Princes Prerogatiue are aboue Lawe The true intent of the Lawe A good turne vpon an euyl cause Aucthorytie in euyll Maiestrates is a●… Scourge vnto the good A monstrous request V●…lesse they be reprobate good Examples may refourme the wicked A hard choice of two euyls The force of Necessytie The force of Loue. A hard Fortune Death is to be preferred before dishon●…rable lyfe The venemous nature of Enuy. The vertuous are assured of many enemies and incertaine of any friendes A cause that may excuse the breach of honour A faint hope A louyng kys A good consideration in Cassandra A damnabl●… offence A villanous Ingratitude An especiall prouidence of God A signe of an honest nature An vnwelcome present A mischiefe well preuented A noble ffauour A necessarie pollye A Ryal grace The clamors of the poore and the consciences of the rich like Hell Sorrowe and Shame the Attendantes of Cassandra An vnusual place for a Iudge A necessarie regarde in a Prince Princes beres the blamr or euyll Officsrr extortion A iust Iudgement The good protect the lewde The duetie of a wyfe truely showen The comon weale is to be regarded before priuate a●… our Siue bonum fiue malum Fama est Good motions pro●… fi●… the 〈◊〉 and eu●… the flesh A gratefull parte Murther asketh death and no other Satisfaction Princes are bounde to their word O●… two the least euill is least daungerous Ruthfull●… tales raiseth remorce in the hearers By example of euill the euill are feared By example of the good the good are strengthned Good order is to bee kept among such as ●…aue bene la●…e sick men Cauclers neuer answere directly A disgrace in honour a Gentleman may not beare with Aristotles pro bleames Extraordinarie thinges are not to be cōpared with ordinarie Life is pretious Epicaria in the trembling passage of death was con stant PLIN. lib. 34 Cap 2. ●…n enuious Suggestion A man may praise a Woman without reproching a man Chaste talk ought espetially to be vsed in the presence of VVomen Aris. Prob. The quallity and not the quantity commends Eaue Our Lady Where an iniurie in words may be reuenged in words a Gentleman is not boūd to his sword Discreete standers

Well quoth Soranso though your Metamorphos bee vnlykly yet is it not vnnecessarilye applyed For for the most part those which are forced to Mariage agrée little better then Uipers But it séemeth to mée Segnior Faliero you haue too fauourably reported this Historie in Elysaes behalfe considering the mortal venyme she tempered in her harte O quoth Faliero longe fowle wayes both tyreth the Horse and wearieth his Ryder where both the one and the other ouercommeth the length of fayre passages with pleasure Euen so in a ruthfull Historie ouer plentie of wordes both gréeueth the reporter and giueth means for a thousande sighes to breake from the hearer where affected circumstances giue a grace to a pleasant tale Sorow to heare their kinde thus stayned with crueltye locked vp the tonges of the poore Gentlewomē a pretie while In the end ꝙ Aluisa Vechio a dame more olde bold then the rest meséemeth that Faliero hath but little fauored Elysa for he hath showen her euill and the scourge of her euill and in charitie he was bounde to shewe the cause of her euill I would quoth Doctour Mossenigo that Frier Bugiardo had hearde this disputation it might haue ben the breaking downe of the Altar wherevpon he but lately committed blasphemie woulde haue more reformed him then his pleasing Sermon could haue confirmed vs. These aduantages the Doctor tooke to crosse the Gentlewomen his late open enemies and but nowe his fained friendes not vnlike a sneaking dog that neuer barkes but bites withall And to spite them the more quoth hee Monsier Bergetto since your are bound from speaking of loue you haue both cause and oportunitie to talke of womens hate Pardon me quoth Bergetto for this penance was but a due payne for my presumption which I hope to ouercome with patient suffering and sure in this milde aunswere Bergetto shewed a moral vertue and Doctor Mossenigo by his malicious question a canckred nature for simplie to offend procéedeth of frailtie but to perceauer in euill is a noate of wilfull frowardnesse Well notwithstanding Bergettos temperaunce a Caueler caught hold vppon this question as a Mastiue vppon an old drye Mariebone to proue a womans hatred more greater then her loue hée auouched manye cruell authorities But Faliero who had donne them some iniurie in reporting the late history made them part of amends put their aduersarie to silence in prouing the contrary his reason was that their hate in the extremest degrée stretched but to the death of another and their loue many times hath done wilful murder vpon them selues Then it followeth by how much we pryse our selues aboue an other by so muche theyr loue is greater then theyr hatred Yea quoth the Doctor but their loue and hatred are both violents and euery violent is an euill Yea Master Doctor quoth Maria Belochy their euills are the greater for men for by their flattering enchauntments wemen loue immoderately and stung with mens vnsusserable iniuries they hate mortally The Doctor replied there was more power in her lookes then authoritie in her wordes but least he should be subdued by the one he would not contend with the other Why quoth Quéene Aurelia beauty workes no more impression in a Doctors eye then doth poyson in Mineruas shéelde for he by Philosophy can subdue affection Madame quoth he you may well compare beauty and poyson together for their operations are a lyke saue that beauty is the more extreame in that she infertes with her lookes and poyson not vnlesse wée taste it or when it is most strong not vnlesse we touch it yea Euripides compareth her inchauntement with the inticementes of a kingdome whereas he saith IN these two thinges a Kingdome to obtaine Or else to worke the fayre to their will So sweetely tastes the grace of either gayne As men ne dread their friendes with foes to kyll The reason is controulment shrinkes the place Whereas a Kyng as soueraigne Iudge doth sit In loue because that reason lackes his grace For to restrayne the selfe conceyghtes of wit So that God knowes in daunger standes his lyfe That is a King or hath a fayre wife To deale in Princes affayres the companye was too gréene but in Beauties behalfe there was neither Gentleman nor Gentlewoman that was not desirous to boe reuenged of the Doctours detractyon for hée that hath a slaunderous tonge iniurieth manie and is himselfe hated of all men but for that it was nowe to late too decide any other great question Quéene Aurelia adiorned the ending of anie centrouersie vntill the next day The Deuice of the second Nights Mask BY a secreate foreknowledge of a Maske with which Soranso Bargetto Ismarito and others purposed to honour Segnior Phyloxenus and his company Supper was hastned soone ended and after the one had saluted the other with an accustomed reuerence while the rest of the Gentlemen interteined Time with dauncing or deuising with their Mistresses the Maskers withdrew themselues and about nine of the clocke in this disguise presented themselues agayne A Consort of swéete Musycke sounded the knowledge of their comming y t Musitians in Gyppons and Venetians of Russet and Blacke Taffata bended with Murrey and thereon imbroadered this Posie Spero Timeo Taceo expressing thereby the sundrye passions of Loue and before them two Torchbearers apparelled in Yallowe Taffata Sarcenet the Generall apparell of the Maskers was short Millaine Cloaks Dublet and hose of Grene Satten bordered with Siluer Greene Silcke stockes White Scarpines Rapiers and Daggers syluered Blacke Veluet Cappes and white Feathers They agréed to be thus attyred to showe themselues frée in the eye of the world and couertly bound vnto their Mistresses Ismarito for courtisy sake because he was a stranger and withal in that his Mistres was the most honourable had the leading of this Maske who lighted with a torch by his Page apparelled in Blue Carnation and whyte Taffata the colours of his Mistres entred with a Ventoy in his hand made like an Ashe-tree wrethed about with Iuye expressing this posye Testantevirebo with which vpon fit oportunitie he presented Quéene Aurelia his Mistresse within which weare couertly hid these verses in English Italion TWo Soueraigne Dames Beautie and Honestie Long mortal foes accorded are of late And now the one dwels in my Mistresse eye And in her hart the other keepes her state Where both to show the vertue of this peace To garnysh her make riot of their Grace In her fayre eye Dame Beautie doth increace A thousande Gleames that doo become her face And with her harte thus doth the other deale She lowly seemes and mountes throw chast disdaine So that her thrales doo serue with honest zeale Or fearing blame doe yeelde vnto their paine The heauenly soules enuies the earthes renowne Such gyftes deuine in humayne shape to see And Ioue still moues a Goddesse her to crowne Which is decred when Nature shall

as to perceiue they will iudge by their owne eyes and not by your hartes and so from shaddowes may growe euill effectes If there sight be so quick ꝙ Franceschina Santa then If their sight be so quick quoth Franceschina Sancta then though by a negligent trespasse their wiues sometime giue them cause to sigh with a number of louing vsadges they will giue them daylye occasion of reioysinge I graunt as muche quoth Soranso but this will follow the Husband will turne his owne mistruste to hys Wiues sorrow and receaue her good vsage to his owne pryuate comfort Indeede quoth Aluisa Vechio the loue of a ielous husband is sawced with such frowarde motions as I had rather be matched with him that regardeth mée not at al then with him that loueth mée too muche for of the one though I am not beloued yet I shall not be much crossed of the other I being too much beloued I shall neuer be in quiet I am not of your mynde quoth Helena Dulce I had rather haue my Husbande ielous then carelesse for being carelesse no good vsage will reconcile him and being Ielous the Wife may studie out how to please him Yea but quoth Katharina Trista Men are so easye conceited that if they perceiue a woman studdieth how to please them they straight waies imagine she will lykewise studdie how to deceiue them and therefore God shéelde mée from a Ielous Housbande I haue heard the whightstreaked Carnation Giliflower was the Metamorphos of a Faire Gentlewoman beheaded by her husband vpon this Ielous thought that his wife beinge so faire could not but be beloued of the Gods although hée had no cause to suspect men And where haue yée a larger Example of Loue then the Aduenture of Orpheus who by extreame sorrow and sute recouered his Wife out of Hell and by ouer Ielous Loue sent her thither againe Doctor Mossenigo was smyling out a scoffe vpon this tale which Quéene Aurelia intercepted by ending of the Gentlewomens contention By your talke of Hell quoth she I sée we are out of the way to Platoes Parradice and therfore good we tourne backe agayne In déede Madame quoth Fabritio if we trauell styll to choose the leaste of Euylles it wyll be longe before we come to the Fountayne of Goodnesse Me thinkes quoth Isabella the Sonet which mooued the late Question directes a fayre way to happinesse in Mariage for it commendeth loftie Loue And if accordyng to the oulde Prouerbe The best is best cheape this Aduenture geueth Hope and promiseth good Fortune It is true quoth Soranso I dare vndertake to approoue it the happiest estate in Mariage Dondolo because he would not be disgraced by mariyng a Burgoys fayre Daughter of Rauenna offered to prooue the contrarie Quéene Aurelia licensed them to shew their reasons Whervpon quoth Soranso to geue great Ladies and Gentlewomen of calling their true right and honor who lightly marry not their Inferiours in reputation but for some especiall Uertue that doth commende their choice and cleareth the Bleamish of their Husbandes basenes I must confesse that he which rayseth his thought so hye vndertaketh no doubt a tedious sute his delayes wyll be gréeuons and his Solliciters wyll be well rewarded in what sort so euer he be regarded But what of this Quo quid difficilius eo pulchrius Perryll maketh honor perfect the styngyng of the Bée mendes the swéetenes of Honie Roses best refresheth our Sences when we prick our handes to reache them He that crackes the Nut thinkes the Kernell swéetest The reason is not for that the goodnesse of a thing is the better for the euil thervnto belonging but for that the remēbrance of y t euyl maketh vs holde the good in more reputation especially in loue The Affection whiche is forced with teares wonne with sighes gaind with expence and compassed with sorow is held most pleasant most perfect of longest continuance Againe easie gotten good wyll becōmeth in a while lothsome the cause is as I cōceiue for y t the pleasure was neuer seasoned w t paine Once a man in louing his better to encrease his passion shal lack no occasion both to séeke sue sigh serue yet to féede his hope he shal want neyther faire lookes good wordes nor possybilytie of fauour For for to obtain a great Ladie acquireth many circumstaunces not for that shee is precise to loue but for that shee is wise or woulde bee so thought in herprocéedinges But whether she loue or no Ouid saith there is no woman but wil indure the demaund she is contented with seruice to be courted in recōpence rewardeth with good countenance But which most sustaineth hope the exāple is in cōtinual vse that loue spareth no degrée transgresseth euery law bringeth y t mightiest in bōdage to the meanest King Cofetua the Affrican became enamoured of a Begger faire Venus espoused yll fauoured Vulcan Pigmalion doted vpon an Image Narcissus was drowned in imbrasing his owne shadow mightie Ioue many times cast aside his diuinitie to dallie with simple country trulles then why shuld the affected how bace so euer his estate be dispaire to attempt a great Ladie whē his warrant is signed with so large Aucthoryties But whether he spéede or faile be accepted or reiected well entertained or yll intreated the ymagination that time wil inuest his desire w t delight is to the Affected a Paradice farre exellyug the possession of equall loue But if in the end her affection or his good fortune concludeth his wish in desire her loue whiche can not choose but be great in that she marieth beneth her callyng And her Abylytie which allured at the first with his inhabylytie to realysh both can not but make the Husbande fortunate and the Wife well pleased for that in recompence of this aduancement she may presume somwhat to rule her Heade but which most contents she shal haue the satisfaction of her fancie a bed If a House were as soone bilded as the Plot is drawn quoth Dondolo Shepherds wold disdaine to liue in Co rages euē so if euery mā could as soone cōpasse a Lady for himselfe as he can report the fortune of other there must be an Act to make Ladies or Lords must be glad of mean Women But admit by the example of other mens Aduauncements that the meanest may be raised by the yeelding fancye of the mightie I prophesie that such an vpstarte had more néede of ten Eyes to warde the mallice of his Wiues kindred then one tongue to moue her to kindnesse A woman cannot myslike affectionated profers because they procéede of loue But her kindred disdaineth his attempte for that the conclusion tendeth both to their and her dishonour A woman séeing her seruaunts passions cannot but sustaine him with pittie her Kindred séeinge him in good way to bee beloued will lye in waite for his lyfe For though she may dispose of her