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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

But all this hope prooued but a lyghtning ioye for Doctor Mos●…enigo dubble inraged partly for the check he receyued partly for the countenaunce the company gaue his aduersarie but chéefely for to behold a new Dye set vpon a stayned matter so sharpely refuted Bergetto as he had no delyght to reply nor his supporter desire to succor him Quod he Ouid dreamed of a diuinity in Beautie but neuer tasted other then a swéete venim to procéede from her He loued Iulia Augustus Daughter and enioyed her but with what fortune marry he was stript of his liuing and spoyled of his libertie for her sake Nigidius an auncient Romaine and in great fauour with the people for this folly tasted of Ouids fortune which was to dye in exile Samocratius was in youthe so prodigall of his Loue as in age hated of his fréendes he dyed in Prison with famine And as for frantick Petrarke I feare me Madonna Laura smyled more often in reading of his follyes then he himselfe did with the swéete recompences of his fancies All these were men learned wise and in their other actions for their grauitie were admyred and onely for their lightnesse in loue liue to this day defamed For your other authorities your owne remembraunce of theyr deathes shew a vengeaunce sufficient for the contempt of the Childrē But where you say Beautie Loue and Free choyse lade the Maried with such pleasures that they endure pouertie as a Fleabiting In déede want wyll so quicken them as the Husband wyll leape at a Cruste and the Wife trot for her Dinner But suppose the best thus married whose loues are indifferent with patience doo indure the afflictions of Fortune theyr agréement is no generall warrant The greater number of these Mariages are not solempnyzed through equaltye of loue but through inequaltye of lyuyng The coueitous Marchaunt with no more delight héereth the passing bell of his ritch neyghbour which promyseth hym the first loppe of his sonnes liuyng then the poore gentleman eyeth the able heyre with desyre to match him perhappes with his fayre proude Daughter Then as pleasaunt baytes baineth Fyshe as counterfet Calles beguileth Foules and as Crocadyles teares intrappeth Fooles to lyke destruction lures are throwne to lime this gallant freendly vsage shall inty●…e hym good wordes shall welcome hym curtesy shall chéere hym Beauty shall bewitch hym and fayre promises shall altogeather beguile hym Newe Uessels are apt for any licquor and young heades empty of experyence are seduced with easey subtiltyes to be shorte he shalbe betrothed by cunning hys promyse once past for that in delaye is daunger the Mariage must be in poste haste and the mislikyng at leasure but in most of these matches the sorrowe begynneth before the solemnitye of the Marriage endeth The father hearyng of the indiscression of his sonne galleth his harte with greefe the mother spoyleth her eyes wyth teares and the freend occupyeth his tounge in b●…moning of hys kynsemans follye There is yet a further sorrowe bytter to the father and vnbenefyciall to the sonne The father that thought to bestowe hys daughter wyth the Marryage money of hys sonne is forced to diminishe his inheritaunce for her aduauncement And by this meanes the ioye which begunne in the beautie of his Wife is like to end in the beggery of himselfe and since these vnsauerie effectes growe from the vertue of Beauties Diuinitie let Mounsier Bergetto burne in his Heresie But Doctor Mossenigo will holde himselfe happie neuer to be warmed by her fyre Bergetto had not a worde more to saye but angerly looked vpon his Sworde with a countenaunce that promised vengeance vpon the Doctors blasphemous tongue had he not béene stayed with a reuerent consideration of the company In the end because Maister Doctor should not be too proude of his conquest nor Bergetto ouermuch appalled with his defeate ꝙ Signior Fabritio Iudge of the controuersies in a single controuersie the argument of the one is to be allowed as truthe and the cauiling of the other to be reiected as error but for that this hath béene a double contention as in defence and reproofe bothe of Beautie and Free choise of Mariage Madona Isabella and I pronounce sentence with Bergetto in the behalfe of Beautie for Beautie is a blessing and if she worke euill effectes in some their naughtie disposition and not Beautie is to be blamed and with Doctor Mossenigo we like wise giue iudgement in reproofe of rashenesse in Mariage This iudgement pleased Quéene Aurelia and the whole company who were glad that they were thus forewarned of the inconueniences of Free choise in Loue which they a little fauoured but yet were more glad of the Triumphe of Beautie whom they all affectedly honoured and therefore quoth Quéene Aurelia good Wine néede no Iuie Bushe fyne Marchaundise are solde without a Signe and Beautie is sufficiently commended by her owne excellencie and therefore we wyll spare Bergettos ready seruice vntill oportunitie present further imployment But for y t your Tryumphe shall haue his full right we ●…cence you to tel some one Historie to confirme your reasōn The Doctor glad of this lybertie who althoughe he had receyued no Disgrace yet he repined that he had not the whole honour of the Disputation determyned in his Historie a litle more to nettle the fauourers of Beautie with which intent vpon Quéene Aurelias commaund●…mente he reported as followeth The Historie in reproofe of rash Mariages reported by Doctor Mossenigo BEsides Capo Verdo in times past the capitall Citie within the kingdome of Naples sometime dwelled a forward young Gentleman called Marco Malipiero the sonne and heire of Caualiero Antonio Malipiero in his youthe renowned for manie valiant seruices This young Gentleman in the pride of his youth became inamoured of a most fayre Gentlewoman named Felice the Daughter of Philippo Prouolo an auncient Gentleman by harde aduenture decayed But yet in dispight of fortunes iniurie who disabled him with many losses and thereby of small wealth to aduance his Daughter Felice her selfe was inriched with suche perfections of of nature that the friends lamented but could not blame the affection of young Malipiero which in verie déede grewe so great as it contemned the duetie of a childe and scorned the aduise of a Father Felice alone gouerned him and none but Felice he obeyed Prouolo intertayned Malipiero with the curtisie of a friende as the good partes he possessed as for the possibilitie of liuing he stoode in who striking the yron while it was whote secreatelie fianced Malipiero to his fayre Daughter The old Knight stormed at these newes and not withstanding this knowne contract if by any perswasions he could haue reuoked his sonnes consent 〈◊〉 would haue caused the Pope to haue dispensed with his conscience and to that effect her caused sundry of his friendes to deale with him in these affayres And among many an auncient Gentleman his Gouernour and somtimes his Schoolemaister whose granetie

after I had prayed with great deuotion before his Image I behelde him in the Maiestie of an Angell fayre yonge lustie and in euery proportion like my selfe and nothyng at all like his meagre Cripple Image So that I was in doubt of beynge transfourmed out of my selfe tyll with a méeke voice he sayd Be not dismayde I am thy Maister Inganno and am come to bestow my blessinges vpon the good Appenine dames that for my sake cherish you my Disciples But with an especiall Affection I wil visite the good Dame Farina And for that her Feminine weakenes can not indure my Heauenly presence I wyll many times borrowe thy earthly shape and in my name go salute Farina and showe her that this night in that her Husbande is from home I meane to visite her wyll her to leaue open the Doores because I purpose to come as Fryer Inganno and not as Saint Fraunces This is his message therfore as I began I end blessed art thou among the Appenine countrie Dames The poore woman as apparant as this trecherie was had not the power to mistrust but gaue the Fryer a good almes for his newes and saide she would attende Saint Fraunces blessed will Away goeth the Fryer with a light hart and a heauy Cowle but God to punish his lewde intent to preserue her from sinnyng through ignoraunce so tyckled her hart with ioy of this blessinge at hande as to welcome Saint Fraunces shée must néedes haue the Belles roonge The Prieste of the Parrishe hearing the cause smelt out the Fryers counning and was glad to take one of those Beggers in a Pitfall that with glorious lyes had robbed him of his Parishioners deuotions and withall perswaded her with suche reasons as shee was fully resolued of the Fryers deceite And to bée adnenged by the Parsons direction shée caused Leayda to lye in her Bed a Mayde so ougly sluttish and deformed as thorough the Parish shée was called the Furie of Lothsomnesse Aboute ten of the Clocke findynge the Doores open Frier Inganno mountes into Farinas Chamber and without light or leaue leaps into her bed but hée had not blessed Leaydaes lyppes before the Priest Farina and others entred with Taper and Torchlighte singing Salue Saincte Francisce And knéeling about his Bed sides sung Sancte Francisce ora pro nobis The poore Fryer lyke a For in a grin being both intrapt and imbraste by a Hag of Hel cryed from his hart A dolore inferni libera me Dominè After the Prieste and the rest of the companye were wearye of laughinge and the Fryer almost dead with wéeping It is an office of Charitie quoth the Priest to put Saint Frances againe in his Tumbe for it is so long since hée was in the Worlde that he hath forgot the way backe into Heauen The Fryer learing lyke the Théefe that honge on the left side of Christe tooke all with patience for well hee wyst Prayer booted not Well for that night they bounde and stript him lyke a dead Coarse and in stead of swéete Flowers laid him in a bundell of Nettles The next mornyng the rude Countrie people who in reuenge are without ciuyllytie or order cruelly scourged the poore Fryer And setting hym the forenoone naked in the Sunne annoynted his bodie with Honey so that the Hornets Waspes and Flyes tormented him with the paynes of Hell In the afternoone with a hundred Torches Tapers and other waxen lyghtes this rustick multitude caryed seconde Saint Fraunces vnto his Tumbe and had not other Fryers vsed mylde plawsible requests in his behalf they would surely haue buried him aliue for threatning increaseth a tumult when faire wordes may peraduenture staye it The poore Fryer discharged from the handes of these vngentle people learned afterwardes to be more warie but for all this punishment was nothinge the honester For amonge men of his Habit remayneth an opynion that the faultes whiche the Worlde séeeth not GOD punnisheth not After the Company had wel laughed at Fryer Ingannoes pennaunce Quéene Aurelia axed maister Doctor the Archedetracter of Women how many suche stories he had read of the religious Dames None quoth hée that hath beene so sorely punished but of an number that haue as hyghly trespassed What quoth Helena Dulce by suche subtyll practises No ꝙ the Doctor but through simple affection Well quoth Aluisa Vechio their euyls are written in their foreheades that slaunderous mens tongues may reade and inlarge them And your great euils are buried in the bottome of your hartes that vnlesse the Deuill meane to shame you the worlde knoweth not how to blame you This was the Gentlewomens day wherefore the ciuill Gentlemen would not offer to crosse them much so that following their aduantage Madam quoth Isabella with your fauour and patience I will reporte an Historie that shall open suche a haynous trecherie done by a man as shall take away all possibilytie from a woman to commit so impious an Act. Quéene Aurelia willed her to procéede and the whole company séemed to be attentiue whereupon Isabella reported as followeth The rare Historie of Promos and Cassandra reported by Madam ISABELLA AT what time CORVINVS the scourge of the Turkes rayned as Kinge of Bohemia for to well gouerne the frée Cities of his ●…ealme hée sent diuers worthy Maiestrates Among the rest he gaue the Lorde Promos the ●…auntship of 〈◊〉 who in the beginning of his gouernment purged the Cittie of many ancient vices and seuerely punished new offenders In this Cittie there was an olde custome by the suffering of some Maiestrates growne out of vse that what man so euer cōmitted ●…e should lose his head And y e woman offender should euer after be infamously noted by the wearing of some disguised apparrell For the man was helde to bee the greatest offender and therefore had the seuerest punishment Lorde Promos with a rough execution reuiued this Statute and in the hyess degrée of iniurie brake it hymselfe as shall appeare by the sequell of Andrugioes aduentures This Andrugio by the yéelding fauour of fayre Polina trespassed against this ordinaunce who through enuie was accused and by Lorde Promos condemned to suffer execution The wofull Cassandra Andrugioes Sister prostrates her selfe at Lorde Promos Féete and with more teares then wordes thus pleaded for her Brothers lyse Most noble Lorde and worthy Iudge voutchsafe mée the fauour to speake whose case is so desperate as vnlesse you beholde mée with the eyes of mercie the frayle trespasse of condemned Andrugio my Brother will bée the death of sorrowfull Cassandra his innocent Sister I wil not presume to excuse his offence or reproche the Lawe of rigor for in the generall construction hee hath done most euill the Law hath iudged but what is right But reuerent Iudge pardon y t necessitie maketh mée here tel that your wisdome already knoweth The most Soueraigne Iustice is crowned with Laurell although