Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	richard_n	young_a	youth_n	18	3	7.3067	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10867	A nevv yeeres gift The courte of ciuill courtesie: fitly furnished with a plesant porte of stately phrases and pithie precepts: assembled in the behalfe of all younge gentlemen, and others, that are desirous to frame their behauiour according to their estates, at all times, and in all companies: thereby to purchase worthy praise, of their inferiours: and estimation and credite amonge theyr betters. Out of Italian, by S.R. Gent.	S. R. (Simon Robson), d. 1617.; Mont. Prisacchi Retta, Bengalassa del, attributed name.	1582 (1582)	STC 21135; ESTC S110654	28,088	48

A NEVV YEERES GIFT THE COVRTE of ciuill Courtesie Fitly furnished with a plesant porte of stately phrases and pithie precepts assembled in the behalfe of all younge Gentlemen and others that are desirous to frame their behauiour according to their estates at all times and in all companies Thereby to purchase worthy praise of their inferiours and estimation and credite amonge theyr betters Out of Italian by S. R. Gent. Imprinted at London by Richard Ihones 1582. To the flourishing Youthes and Courteous young Gentlemen of England and to all others that are desirous and louers of Ciuile Courtesie R. I. the Printer hereof wisheth an happie New yeere present and many to the pleasure of God and their owne hartes desire MOst Courteous young Gentlemen presuming vpon your great Curtesie I haue been so bolde as to present your estate in token and wish of an happie new yeere with these the first fruites of my poore Presse finished since the cumming in of the same Surely the traueill of a Gentleman whom I know not no not so mutch as by name much lesse by person And concerning the copie as he that brought it vnto me made reporte that it was translated out of the Italian by a Gentleman a freende of his desiring me that it might be printed And I being alwaies desirous to farther the studie and procure the delites of all men by publishing bookes of semblable argument thought good to dedicate the same vnto you iudging it in this respect a present more meete for your moste flourishing degree for that I perceiue it to haue beene first written by a Noble and g●●●● personage of Italy and directed vnto his Nephew a young Gentlemā also of noble parentage for the better conforming of his behauiour at his entrace into the Court as it may appeare by his Epistle hereafter following Now for that this case is commō vnto most of you and aboue all other the studie of ciuell Curtesie most incident vnto your calling I am the bo●●er to craue your Courteous countenance and friendly fauour in accepting the same now in English at my hands as a testimonie of my seruiceable heart and good meaning towards you And that receiuing it now frō me as your owne you would vouchsafe of your great curtesie to take both me and it in to your assured protection and to defend both the present and him that offereth it from the spightfull toungues of malicious carpers And in so dooing you shall euermore binde me to emploie what traueill and seruice I can to the aduauncing and pleasuring of your most excellent degree Farewell in the Lord. The Censure of a friende concerning this worke OVr Parents well deserue the pricke of price Who giue vs life which we had not before The teachers care deserues great thanke likewise Who traines the childe and giues the learned lore Immortall praise we ought giue him therefore Some strife hath bin in respect of these things Who best deserues of these two Noble springs ¶ Though one giue life the other learning lendes Let reason rule let wit this matter scan And things are iudgde according to their endes And prouerbe olde sayes manners makes the man The vitall sprite must yeeld to learning than Wherfore you youthes sprunge vp from gentle line Vnto this Court your courteous eares incline ¶ This Court the which of Curtesie takes name Declares what port eche Gentill shall insue At all assayes how he himselfe shall frame To follow what and what for to eschue Thrice happie he whom God shall so indue A thing of weight and wun for simple price Reiect by fooles but purchast by the wise Bengalassa del Mont. Prisacchi Retta vnto Seig. Princisea Ganzar Moretta For his behauiour vz. To my Nephew Seig. Princisca Ganzar Morretta AT MY LAST BEING at Prisacchi vnderstanding by your fathers talke that he minded to haue you a while in the Court where hee hath spent the better part of his life and because it is frequented with all sortes of companies as any place in Italy is I haue directed this little booke which if you read and marke diligently shall be as it were a guide to leade you from a number of snates which you may be trapt withall also for your behauiour in all companies with many other things fit to be knowen of younge Gentlemen and especially for sutch as haue not beene conuersant in all companies Fare ye well ¶ The Contentes of the Booke HOw a younge Gentleman may behaue himselfe in all companies and be prepared for ordinary entertainements and to get a good opinion and credite among his bettars Chap. 1. ¶ How a man shall behaue himselfe in had companye and among sutch roisters as will offer familiaritye with him will he or no and first a guesse of sutch meanes as they will vse thereto Chap. 2. ¶ How a man shall answer to the prayse thankes curtesies seriously offred by his betters or equals 3. ¶ How a man shall acquite himselfe towardes noble persons that shall either for his fréendes sake or his owne offer him curtesies or assure him of friendship willing him in all chaunces to be bolde with him Chap. 4. ¶ Howe when the foresayde spéeches be offered by a Noble person pleasantly that is of acquaintaunce which must be also pleasantly answered Chap. 5. ¶ How to an equall or but little better béeing a friend and familiar Chap. 6. ¶ How a man shall take thankes of a noble person ca. 7 ¶ How a man may giue thankes to his betters and equals Chap. 8. ¶ What manners be requisitie of the Table and what to be shunned what is to be considered in the washing before Dinner and in the sitting downe is set foorth in the beginning of this Direction Chap. 9. ¶ How a man shall pacifie his friend his better or his equall if he haue giuen him vnwillingly any cause of offence Chap. 10. Now a man shall shift off reproches or tauntes offered betwéene sporte and earnest by enuious and scornefull persons that will séeme to doo it so cunningly as the other shall haue the taunt and yet at his owne pleasure will denie it Chap. 11. FINIS The Courte of ciuill Curtesie How a yonge Gentilman may behaue himselfe in all companies and be prepared for ordinary entertainments and to get a good oppinion and credit among his betters Chap. 1. FIrst hee hath to consider that the lacke of good behauiour which is a comely audacitie with out a sausie presumption which argueth discréete iudgement and wisedome maketh his inferiour to be his equal and maketh his equall his better till himselfe hath attayned not only the habit of béeing the like but the time to make himselfe know to be the like Therefore if he shall light in the company of any whose liuing and birth is worse then his owne and yet perceyueth the other for his wisedome and grauitie to be well esteemed of by others it becommeth the yonge Gentleman to giue him the place or at