me the worlde ascribeth so muche vnto me as neyther I acknowelage neyther desire but yet as me seemeth you iudge not truelye of Cato for eyther no manne there is as in deede I rather beleue or if anie bee Cato it isâ— that is wyse Ah howe to leaue the reste vnspoken dyd he take the death of his sonne I can remembre Paulus and saw Caius But these may not be coÌ„pared to Cato the great and the noble Wherfore beware howe you prefer any before Cato no not hym whom Apollo as you saied adiudged the wysest for of this man his dedes and of that man his saiynges be coÌ„mended But concernyng my selfe to answere now you bothe reaken thus If I denie to be grieuâ—d with the losse of Scipio lette the wyse iudge howe well it were dooen but certes lye I shoulde for I am troubled that I am nowe bireft of such a freend as I suppose neuer none shalbe and as I can approue neuer none hath been But I nede no phisicke I can comforte my selfe and chiefly with this kynde of comfort that I am not in that errour wherwith moste men are woont to be accombred at the departing of their frendes For I think that Scipio hath no hurte mine it is if any be And for a man to be greuously troubled for his owne losses it is selfly loue and not frendly loue But who can denie that Scipio is not happiâ— for except he woulde haue wyshed euer lyfe whiche was farthest out of his thought what hath he not obteined that was mâ—te for a man to wishe who in the beginnyng of this mannes state with vnheard vertues exceaded the great hope the citesins conceiued of him beyng â— chylde who neuer sued for the Consulship and yet was twise made Consull first before tyme beeyng vnder age secondlie in tyme by course and for the common wealthe almost to late who by destroiyng two cities moste egar enemies to this Empire clerely brake vp not onely warres that were present but warres whiche were to come What should I speake of his gentle maners his naturall dutie towardes his mother his liberalâ—tie towardes his sisters his goodnesse towardes his seruantê his vprightnes towardes all men All these be right wel knowen to you But how deare he was to the citee it was declared by the mourning at his funeralles What then could hauyng of a fewe yeres moe haue profited hym for old age although it be no heauie burden as I remeÌ„bre Cato did the yere before his death discourse with me and Scip. yet it taketh away that freshe youth wherin theÌ„ Scip. was Wherfore his life was suche either by fortune or by glorie as nothyng coâ—lde bee added more But his quicke departure toke awaie the greefe of death of the which sort of diyng it is hard to speake any certaintee What menne suspecte you see Neuerthelesse this a manne maie safely saie that amongest many his daies whiche he had seen in his lyfe tyme most faire and ioyefull that daie was the noblest to P. Scipio wheÌ„ the Senate house beyng broken vp he was brought home again at nyghte by the eldest Senatoures by the league freendes of the Romains and also by the Latines the daie beefore he departed this lyfe that from so high a slep of honour he might seme rather to haue mounted to God then to haue gone doune to hell For I can in no wyse agree with them whiche began of late to reason thus that the soule dieth with the body and al thinges end by deaâ—h I waie more thâ— auctoritee of olde writers and of our elders which made so godly lawes for the deade as in mine opinion they wold neuer haue dooen if they had thought there hadde nothyng concerned them And their auctoritee also I more regarde whiche were sometyme here in this land and instructed great Grece with their good rules and lessons whiche nowe is destroyed and at that tyme flourisshed And his also I esteeme more whiche by Appolloes oracle was adiudged the wisest who did not affirm somtymâ— one thyng and somtyme an other as in many cases is vsed but alwaies helde one that mans sowle was an heauenlie thyng and that the same when it departed from the bodie had a waie to retourne to heauen very spedie for euery good and iuste man Whiche self same thyng Scipio also thought who seemed as it were to haue a forefeling of the thyng a verie fewe daies before his death when both Philus and Manilius beyng present and others moe yea and you your selfe Scaeuola comoned with me he reasoned three whole dayes vpon a comon wealth the latter ende of the whiche disputacion was of the euerlastyng lyfe of the soule which he said he heard of Affricanus in his slepe by a vision If that be so that euery good mans soule doth easily make his flight to heaueÌ„ as out of prisoÌ„ and cheines of the bodie whom can we iudge to haue had an easier passage to God then Scipio Wherfore to lament this his good end I feare were rather enuioê° then freendly And on thother side if I were afeard of this that the soule died with the bodie and that there remained neyther felyng of weale nor woe then as in deathe there is no goodnes so neither is there euelnesse For whan a mans feling is once gon he is made as though he had neuer ben born yet that Sci. was begot both we dooe reioyse and the citee while it standê ought to be glad Wherfore as I said afore he is verie well but with me it is somwhat wurse whoÌ„ reason rathâ—r woulde as I came beefore hym into this worlde so I should haue gone before him out of this life but yet I take such fruite of the remembraunce of our frendship that I thinke I lyued happilie that with Scipio I ledde my lyfe with whom I had a ioynct care for the common wealthe and for our priuate causes with whom bothe in peace and warre I tooke lyke parte yea and wâ—e agreed euermore in loue mynde pourpose and opinion in whiche thyng the whole pithe of freÌ„dship standeth Therfore this fame of wysdom which Fannius euen nowe rehearsed doeth not so greatly delighte me specially beyng false as thaâ— I trust there shalbe an euerlastyng memorie of our freendship and the same the rather is an heartiâ—ye vnto me because that in so many hundred yeares as haue passed there haue he founde skace three or â—owre couples of freendes amonge the whiche sorte I see there is hope that Scipioes and Laelius frendship shall be knowen to our of â—pring Fan. Uerely Laelie this can not otherwyse be chosen But seeyng you haue made mencion of frendship and we be also at leasure you shall dooe a great pleasure to me and no lesse I trust to Sâ—aeuola if as ye are wont of other matters when they are demaunded of you you wil so nowe dispute of frendship what you
whan we were out of the sight of men The remembraunce and onthynkyng of the which thyngê if with hym thei had died I coulde by no meanes haue borne the lacke of so freendly and louyng a man But those nother be dead yet but rather nourished and encreased by the onthynkyng and remembraunce of theim And although I shold wholy be bereft of them yet myne age self wolde bryng my greattest comfort For I could not very longe continew in this state And all short griefes be sufferable although they be great These thynges be they whiche I had to speake of freendship And I doe exhort you that you so esteame vertue with out which freendship can not bee possible as sauyng it ye thinke nothyng better than freendeship FINIS The table A ADuersitee trieth freÌ„des 36 Affricanus Laeliê° had no nede one of an other fo 22. Amitee what it is fo 14. Amitee of Orestes and â—ylades fol. 17. Ambicion of T. Graccus 29. Anniball fo 21. Archita fo 56. Authoritee fol. 3.42 B ¶ Base outspryng of freendship fol. 21. Becillinus fo 26. Beastlinesse fo 34. Beastes fo â—1 Boundes of loue in frendship fo 26.38 C ¶ Cato the elder folio 2. Cato reckened wâ—se fol. 6. Cato for his deedes commended eodem Calabria fol. 9. Caius Fabritius 20. Capitoll fo 26. Caius Lucinius fo 27. Cassius lawâ— fo 29. Care goodâ— but rare fo â—1 Cause principall of frendship fol. 34. Caius Papyrius fo 59. Chief poinct in frendshâ—p 46. Chidyng in freendship fo 57. Constant men fol. 6. Couples of freendes fo 11. CoÌ„moditees of freendship 15. Continuance of frendship 24. Couetouâ—nes in frendship 25. CoÌ„mocion of Coriolanus 26. Coriolanus fol. â—â— Companions of youth fo 48. Common peoples freendship folio 49. Comparison betwene beastes and men fo 52. Conclusion of the matter 63. Custome fo 45. D ¶ Dishonestie fol. 50 Dissimulacion in freendeship fol. 58. Doe well we must alwaie 33 E ¶ Elder in honour preferred fol. 46. Empedocles fo 17. Ende of freendship fol. 58. Excellency of freendship 16. F ¶ Familiar fo 57. Feigned freendship fol. 62. Feithfull freende fo 43. Few freendes fol. 31. First law in freendship fo 28. First rule of frendship fo 31. Flattery very hurtfull fo 59. Flattery fol. 57.62 Flatterer herkeneth flatterers fo 61. Foule excuse fol. 28. Fortune fol. 37. Foole fortunate fol. 37. Freendship betwene Câ— Laelius and Scipio fol. 3. Freendship .10 preferred aboue all thing and only betwene good men .12 without vertue .14 as necessary as the elementes fo 16. Fruite of Amitee fol. 22. Frâ—endship beginnyng of nature fol. 23. Freendeship taken out of the worlde fol. 32. Freendes the best richesse 37. Freendship hardly founde among great men fo 43. Frendship in ages and wittes fol. 48. Freendes ought to ponder requestes fo 49. Freende must be a good man fol. 52. Freendshippe an aide to vertue fol. 53. Freendship creepeth through all kinde of life fol. 55. G ¶ Gabinius lawe fo 29. Geftes of Fortune fol. 38. Gnato the Parasite fo 59. Good men fo 13.44 H ¶ Hatred and strife fo 17. Happie lyfe fo 53. Honest requestes fo 27. Honour fo 42. How to chose a freend fo 43. Howe muche is to be doen for freendes fo 48 Honest bashefulnesse in frendship fo 53. I ¶ Image and memory of Scipio fo 65. Immortalitee of the soule 8. Inordinate loue in frendship fol. 65. L ¶ Laelius father in lawe to Scaeuola the Augur and to Fannius folio 1. Like woll to lyke fo 25 Loue. fol. 19. Loue confirmed by benefites fol. 21. Loue and feare fo 36. Lucius Acilius fo 4. Lyuyng with lyke fo 64. M ¶ Mannes soule fo 9. M. Pacuuius tragaedie f. 17. M. Curius fo 20.28 Mocions in frendship fol. 31. Moneie fol. 42. Mutuall behauiour of freendes fol. 47. N ¶ Nature in frendship fo 20 Nature fol. 35.56 O ¶ Offence in our freendes behalfe fo 27. Olde age fo 8. Opinions of freendship disalowed fol. 38. Order of freenship fol. 13. P ¶ Paulus Aemilius fo 27. Pestilence greattest in freendship fol. 58. Philus Manlius fo 9. Pithy oracion of Scipio 60. Pleasant talke fo 44. Pleasure fol. 14. Power of honestee fo 21. Pomponius Atticus fol. 2. Preuentyng of honest requestes fol. 31. Propretee of a well staied mynde â—o 33. Profite fo 35.36 Prouerbe fol. 45.54 Profite of freendship fo 54. Promocions fo 54. Propretee of true freendship fol. â—8 P. Sulpitius tribune fol. 2. Punisshement as due to the partners as to the ryngleaders fo 30. Pyrrhus fol. 21. Q Q. â—ompeius â—onsull fo 2 Question woorthy the askyng folio 4â— R ¶ Râ—quâ—tyng of benefites 34. Redrâ—ssâ— of vices in freendeship fol. 51. Rechâ—lesnesse in frendship 54. Richesse fol. â—7 â—4 Rule fo 42. S ¶ Saiyng most repugnant to freendship fo 40. Sagenesse fol. 44. Scipio commended fo 6. Scipâ—oes death bewailed 7. Twise Consull .7 Honorablie broughte from the Senate house 8. Scipio made Rutilius Consull fol. 48. Scipioes alienacioÌ„ from two of his freendes fo 50. Scipio beyng dead liued yet with Laelius fo 64. Scipioes freendship fo 65. Seuen sagâ—s of Grece fol. 5. Similitude fol. 45. Snares of subtile flatterie 62 Socrates iudged wyse f. 5.9 Socrates for his saiynges coÌ„mended fol. 6. Solitarinesse fol. 56. Southâ—ng flatterie fol. 57. Stoikes fol. 33. Sure freend fo 43. T Terence comoedie fol. 62. Themistocles fol. 30. T. Coruncanus fol. 28. Timon of Athenes fol. 55. To to folishe a thyng fol. 58. To loue what it is fo 63. True freâ—ndship fol. 39. Treuth is to be heard fol. 57. Tried saw of Catoes fol. 58. Treuthe fol. 61. Two rules in frendship 44. Tyrannes lyfe fo 36. U Uertue fol. 20.34.35.53.63 Ueraie felowship fo 53. Unhonest requestes fo 25. Unlyke maners fo 48. Unfreendly requestes foâ— 52. Upbraydes of pleasures 47. Usurie of pleasures fol. â—2 Want of frendship fo 16.17 Waies to proue frendes 42. Waueryng mynde fol. 44. Warinesse in frendship 50. Wherfore frendes are sought fol. 19. Where loue groweth fol. 34. What is to be attributed to honest freendes foâ— 41. What a freend must esâ—hew fol. 44. Whether new or old freendes are to be preferred fol. 45. Woorthy of frendship fol. 51. Who is a freend fo 51. Witty sentence fo 54. Wicked answere of Blosius fol. 26. FINIS IMPRINTED AT London in Fletestrete in the hous of Tho. Berthelette Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum Laelius father in lawe to Scaeuola the Augur and to Fâ—â—niâ—eâ— Pom. Atticus P. Sulpitius Tribune Q. PoÌ„peius Consull 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 The freÌ„dshippe betwâ—ne C. Laelius Scipio The auctoritee of auncient noblâ— meÌ„ L. Aciliuâ— Sâ—ueÌ„ sagâ—s of Grece Socrates iudged most wyse by Apollo Constant men Cato â—erkeded wise if any be wise Socrates for his saiynges Cato for his dedes coÌ„mended Scipio coÌ„mâ—nded Selfe loue Scipio twise consull All Rome bewailed Scipioes death Olde age
Howe honorably Sci. was brought from the Sâ—nate house Immortalitee of the soule The part of Italie nowe called Calabria in the kyngdome of â—aples Socraâ— Mannes soult Phi. Manilius Freendeshâ—p Scase thre or fowre coâ—ples of freendeâ—â— FreÌ„deship to be preferred aboue all thyng Fâ—eÌ„deship onely betweâ—ne good men C. Fabâ—â— Mar Cu. â— Coruucanus Prouerbâ— Good menâ— Thorder of freendship What amitee is Plesure No frendship without vâ—rtue Commoditees of frendship FreÌ„deship is as necessary as the elementê The excellencie of â—mitie Want of frendship wante of freeÌ„dship Hatred strife Empâ—docies M. Pacuâ—ius tragâ—dy Amitee of Orestes and Pylades Wherfore freendes are sought Loue. Natural freeÌ„dship Uertue C. Fabriâ—ius M. Curius Pyrrhus Anniball Power of honestie Loue confirmed by benefites Base oâ—t spryng of freeÌ„dshipâ— Affâ—â—canê° and Laelâ—ê° had no nede one of an other Usury of plesures Frute of Amitee FreeÌ„dship beginning of nature ContinuaÌ„ce of freÌ„dship Couetusnesse in frendship Bondes of loue ComocioÌ„ of Coriolanus Becillinê° Capitoll Wicked answere of Blosiê° Offence iâ— our freendes bâ—half Honeste râ—questâ—s P. Aemilius C. Luciniê° M. Curiê° C. Câ—runcanus First law in frâ—â—ndship Foule excuse Ambicion of Tiberiê° Graccus Gabinius law Cassius law Punishement as due to the partners as ryngeleaders Themistocles Themistocles and Coriolanus slew theÌ„selfes A good but a rare care First rule of freendship Preuentyng of honest requesâ—es Mocions in freendship Few frendesâ— Takyng freendship out of the world We must alwaie do well Propertee of a well staide miÌ„de He meaneth the stoikes Where loue groweth Beastlinâ—sse Requitâ—ng of benefites Cause priÌ„cipall of frendship Like wol to like Nature Uertue Profite Profite foloweth freeÌ„dship A tyrans lyfe Loue and feare Aduersitee trieth freendes Richesse Fortune A foole fortunate Freendes the best richesse â—efâ—es of fortune Bondes of loue in frendship â— opinioÌ„s of freendship disalowed Trewe frendship A saiyng most repugnant to frendship What is to be attributed to honest freÌ„des A questioÌ„ worthy the â—â—â—yng Waies to proue freÌ„des Money Honour Rule Auctoritee FreÌ„dship hardly found amonge greatte men Sure freendâ— A feithful frend How to chose a freendâ— Wâ—ueryng mynde What a freeÌ„d must â—schew Good meÌ„ Two rules in freÌ„dship Pleasant talke Sagenesse Whetheâ— newe or old freÌ„des are to be preâ—â—â—red Prouerbâ— Similitude Custome Chiefe-point in freeÌ„dship The elder in honour preferred Mutuall behauiour of freendes Upbraides of plesures Howe much is to be done for freÌ„des Scipio made Rutilius consull FreeÌ„dship in ages wittes CoÌ„panioÌ„s of youth Unlike maners Inordinate loue iÌ„ frendship Freendes ought to ponder requestes Comon peoples â—rendship Warinesse to be vsed in frendshipâ— Dishonestieâ— Scipios alienacioÌ„â—rom two of his freÌ„dâ—s Râ—dresse of vâ—â—is in frenâ—ship Who be worthy of frendship Beastes Who is a freende ComparisoÌ„ betwene beastes and men Unfrenly request A freâ—nd must be a good maÌ„ Honest bashfulnesse in frendship FreeÌ„dship an aide to vertue Uâ—â—aie felouship Happie liâ—e Uertueâ— Witty senteâ—ce Prouâ—rbâ— Rechelesnesse in frendship Profite of frendship Richesse Promocions FreeÌ„dship crepeth through all kindâ— of lifeâ— Timon of Aâ—henes Solitarinesse Archiâ—a Nature loueth no solitarinesse Chidyng in freendship Familiar because he vsed to rede his bookes Southinâ— flattery â—â—attery â—â—â—wth is 〈◊〉 be 〈◊〉 â— A tried saw of Catoes To to â—oolish thyng Propretee of â—â—â—we frendshipâ— Greatest pestileÌ„ce in frendship Dissimulacion in frendship Ende of frendship Gnato the parasite Flattery very hurtfull Caius Papyrius Pithy oracioâ— of Scipio Flatterer herknâ—th flatterers Uertue Feigned frendship In Enucho TereÌ„ce comoedy Flattery makethâ— muche of a little Snares of subtill flattery Conclusion of the mattier Uertue To loue what it is Liuyng with lyke Scipio beyng deade liued yet with Laelius The image and memory of Scipio Scipioes frenâ—ship