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mistress_n of_o pisistratus_n 248_o of_o nitâ—tis_n 249_o of_o bersaâ—e_n 250_o of_o the_o wife_n of_o candaules_n 251_o rowan_n and_o estrilda_n 252_o the_o fair_a lady_n of_o norwich_n 253_o of_o calirrhoe_n daughter_n to_o boetius_fw-la 256_o of_o the_o wife_n of_o cabbas_n and_o phaillus_n etc._n etc._n 257_o the_o daughter_n of_o danaus_n and_o the_o son_n of_o aegyptus_n 259_o of_o manto_n 260_o the_o wife_n of_o agetas_n etc._n etc._n 261_o a_o vicar_n daughter_n 262_o a_o fair_a witty_a wench_n ibid._n of_o woman_n deform_v 264_o the_o content_n of_o the_o six_o book_n inscribe_v erato_n treat_v of_o chaste_a woman_n and_o wanton_n a_o discourse_n concern_v chastity_n and_o wantonness_n 267_o of_o mary_n the_o bless_a virgin_n 271_o of_o petronilla_n the_o daughter_n of_o s._n peter_n and_o other_o chaste_a virgin_n 273_o of_o chaste_a wife_n and_o first_o of_o penelope_n 276_o the_o history_n of_o a_o woman_n of_o casa_n nova_fw-la 280_o of_o edeltrudis_n editha_n and_o other_o 282_o of_o wanton_n 284_o of_o common_a strumpet_n concubine_n and_o private_a mistress_n 285_o of_o such_o as_o merit_v the_o name_n of_o honest_a whore_n 286_o of_o lais._n 289_o of_o glicerium_n alias_o glicera_n &_o other_o 293_o of_o agathoclea_n 295_o of_o cleophis_n 296_o callipigae_fw-la alogune_n cosmartidenes_n audia_n etc._n etc._n 297_o julia_n the_o daughter_n of_o augustus_n caesar._n 298_o harlotta_n the_o mother_n to_o william_n the_o conqueror_n 300_o of_o diverse_a wanton_n belong_v to_o sundry_a famous_a man_n poet_n and_o other_o 301_o of_o famous_a wanton_n 304_o of_o mista_n and_o other_o 308_o of_o wanton_n convert_v 312_o the_o content_n of_o the_o seven_o book_n inscribe_v polihymnia_n or_o memory_n entreat_v of_o the_o piety_n of_o daughter_n mother_n sister_n and_o wife_n a_o discourse_n concern_v lie_n jest_n and_o witty_a say_n 313_o of_o pious_a daughter_n 319_o the_o love_n of_o mother_n to_o their_o child_n 321_o friendship_n betwixt_o woman_n 323_o the_o love_n of_o sister_n towards_o their_o brother_n 324_o of_o matrimony_n and_o conjugal_a love_n 327_o time_n forbid_v in_o marriage_n 328_o ceremony_n before_o marriage_n 329_o of_o contract_n 330_o of_o nuptial_a dower_n ibid._n of_o nuptial_a gift_n or_o present_v ibid._n of_o nuptial_a ornament_n pomp_n feast_n and_o epithalamium_n etc._n etc._n 332_o a_o description_n of_o the_o bride_n come_v from_o her_o chamber_n 333_o the_o bridegroom_n first_o appear_v 334_o the_o nuptial_a offer_n ibid._n the_o nuptial_a song_n 335_o the_o entrance_n into_o their_o bedchamber_n ibid._n sacred_a augury_n and_o nuptial_a expiation_n 337_o the_o conjugal_a love_n of_o woman_n to_o their_o husband_n 339_o of_o bawd_n 343_o of_o age._n 345_o of_o woman_n addict_v to_o gluttony_n or_o drunkenness_n 346_o of_o woman_n belove_v of_o diverse_a creature_n 349_o of_o woman_n excellent_a in_o paint_v weave_v etc._n etc._n 350_o of_o woman_n contentious_a and_o bloody_a 353_o of_o woman_n strange_o preserve_v from_o death_n and_o such_o as_o have_v unwilling_o be_v the_o death_n of_o their_o parent_n 358_o of_o clamorous_a woman_n common_o call_v scold_n 360_o of_o tullia_n and_o her_o sister_n 362_o example_n of_o patience_n in_o woman_n 363_o variety_n of_o discourse_n concern_v woman_n 364_o the_o daughter_n of_o apollo_n ibid._n the_o siren_n ibid._n woman_n that_o have_v dissemble_v their_o shape_n to_o good_a purpose_n or_o to_o bad_a 365_o woman_n that_o have_v change_v their_o sex_n 366_o the_o content_n of_o the_o eight_o book_n inscribe_v urania_n entreat_v of_o woman_n every_o way_n learned_a of_o poetress_n and_o witch_n a_o discourse_n of_o astrology_n 369_o of_o famous_a astrologian_n 370_o of_o woman_n orator_n that_o have_v plead_v their_o own_o cause_n or_o other_o 373_o of_o woman_n studious_a in_o divinity_n 375_o of_o woman_n excellent_a in_o philosophy_n and_o other_o learning_n 377_o a_o discourse_n of_o poetry_n 383_o of_o woman_n excellent_a in_o poetry_n 384_o of_o minerva_n and_o other_o 387_o of_o sappho_n 388_o of_o cleobule_n lindia_n &_o other_o poetess_n 394_o of_o telesilla_n poetria_fw-la 396_o of_o perhilla_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n a_o discourse_n of_o witch_n 399_o how_o the_o devil_n reward_v his_o servant_n 400_o the_o wretched_a end_n of_o sundry_a magician_n ibid._n several_a sort_n of_o superstitious_a juggle_n 401_o of_o cyrce_n medea_n and_o other_o witch_n remember_v by_o the_o poet_n 403_o of_o witch_n transport_v from_o one_o place_n to_o another_o by_o the_o devil_n 406_o of_o witch_n that_o have_v either_o change_v their_o own_o shape_n or_o transform_v other_o 409_o lycantropia_n 410_o a_o piper_n transform_v into_o a_o ass_n 411_o other_o miraculous_a transformation_n ibid._n of_o she_o devil_n 412_o a_o witch_n of_o amsterdam_n 414_o a_o witch_n of_o geneva_n 415_o example_n of_o strange_a kind_n of_o witchcraft_n 416_o witch_n call_v extasi_v 417_o diverse_a thing_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o witch_n 419_o the_o content_n of_o the_o nine_o book_n inscribe_v calliope_n entreat_v of_o woman_n in_o general_a with_o the_o punishment_n of_o the_o vicious_a and_o reward_n due_a to_o the_o virtuous_a interlace_v with_o sundry_a history_n a_o discourse_n of_o death_n 419_o of_o woman_n ravish_v 421_o of_o handmaid_n nurse_n midwife_n and_o stepdame_n 424_o the_o punishment_n of_o incest_n in_o the_o sister_n of_o leucippus_n 429_o the_o punishment_n of_o adultery_n 432_o sister_n that_o have_v murder_v their_o brother_n 434_o the_o punishment_n of_o fratricide_n 435_o of_o mother_n that_o have_v slay_v their_o child_n and_o wife_n their_o husband_n ibid._n punishment_n due_a to_o regicide_n 436_o punishment_n of_o unjust_a divorce_n 437_o whoredom_n punish_v 438_o loquacitie_n punish_v 439_o lie_v punish_v ibid._n perjury_n punish_v 440_o prodigality_n and_o excess_n punish_v 441_o witchcraft_n punish_v 444_o honour_n and_o reward_v due_a to_o fortitude_n 449_o honour_n and_o reward_v due_a to_o temperance_n 450_o reward_n due_a to_o fertility_n or_o many_o child_n illustrate_v in_o diverse_a history_n 451_o of_o beauty_n and_o the_o reward_n thereof_o 453_o a_o convertite_n reward_v 458_o of_o cura_n or_o care_n 462_o reward_n due_a to_o woman_n philosopher_n orator_n or_o poetess_n 463_o finis_fw-la tabulae_fw-la nine_o book_n of_o various_a history_n only_o concern_v woman_n inscribe_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o nine_o muse_n the_o first_o book_n which_o be_v clio_n treat_v of_o the_o goddess_n celestial_a terrestrial_a marine_a and_o infernal_a before_o we_o enter_v into_o a_o particular_a tractate_n of_o these_o goddess_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o speak_v something_o of_o the_o opinion_n settle_v in_o sundry_a nation_n concern_v they_o who_o be_v their_o first_o adorer_n and_o worshipper_n the_o multiplicity_n of_o their_o god_n and_o what_o several_a right_n and_o custom_n observation_n and_o ceremony_n they_o use_v in_o their_o oblation_n and_o 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to_o the_o other_o as_o a_o quiet_a harbour_n or_o cessation_n from_o all_o misery_n and_o calamity_n in_o other_o city_n be_v the_o like_a institute_v to_o poverty_n and_o to_o fortune_n lest_o the_o one_o shall_v afflict_v they_o and_o that_o the_o other_o shall_v favour_v they_o flood_n likewise_o and_o river_n be_v esteem_v as_o deity_n some_o portray_v in_o the_o figure_n of_o man_n and_o other_o in_o the_o semblance_n of_o beast_n among_o the_o lacaedemonian_o as_o plutarch_n relate_v temple_n be_v edify_v one_o to_o fear_n another_o to_o laughter_n a_o three_o to_o death_n the_o aeyptians_n worship_v the_o sun_n and_o moon_n the_o goddess_n ibis_n a_o cat_n a_o eagle_n and_o a_o goat_n the_o syrian_n adore_v a_o dove_n the_o roman_n a_o goose_n by_o reason_n that_o by_o cackle_v of_o goose_n the_o capital_a be_v preserve_v from_o the_o sack_n among_o the_o thessalian_n it_o be_v hold_v a_o offence_n capital_a to_o kill_v a_o stork_n those_o that_o inhabit_v the_o island_n 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which_o they_o foster_v and_o bring_v up_o together_o with_o their_o child_n the_o theban_n honour_v a_o sea-lamprey_n there_o be_v god_n call_v medioxum_fw-la dei_fw-la or_o middle_a god_n of_o which_o plautus_n in_o his_o cistellaria_n make_v mention_v ita_fw-la i_o dij_fw-la deoeque_fw-la superi_fw-la et_fw-la inferi_fw-la &_o mediorum_fw-la as_o the_o god_n and_o goddess_n supernal_a or_o infernal_a or_o those_o betwixt_o they_o both_o etc._n etc._n he_o speak_v likewise_o of_o dij_fw-la potellarij_fw-la such_o as_o have_v power_n over_o the_o dish_n that_o be_v use_v in_o sacrifice_n to_o which_o ovid_n have_v reference_n in_o this_o verse_n fert_fw-la missos_fw-la vestae_fw-la pura_fw-la patella_fw-la cibos_fw-la the_o clean_a platter_n present_v those_o cate_n send_v to_o vesta_n and_o plautus_n in_o another_o place_n dij_fw-la i_o omnes_fw-la magni_fw-la minuti_fw-la &_o patellarij_fw-la etc._n etc._n there_o be_v other_o call_v semones_n who_o have_v domination_n over_o as_o 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