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
A68663	The courte of ciuill courtesie fitly furnished with a pleasant 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, therby to purchase worthy prayse of their inferiours and estimation and credite amonge theyr betters / out of Italian by S.R. Gent.	S. R. (Simon Robson), d. 1617.; Rowlands, Samuel, 1570?-1630?	1577 (1577)	STC 21134.5; ESTC S4860	29,881	61

THE COVRTE of Ciuill Courtesie Fitly furnished with a pleasant 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 ▪ Therby to purchase worthy prayse of their inferiours and estimation and credite amonge theyr betters Out 〈…〉 Italian by ● R. Gent. ¶ Imprinted at London by Richard Jhones Primo Ianuary 1577. To the nourishinge Youthes and Courteous younge Gentlemen of England and to all others that are desirous and louers of Ciuile Courteste R. I. the Printer hereof wisheth an happie New yeere present and many to the pleasure of God and their owne hartes desier MOst Courteous younge Gentlemen presuming vpon your great Curtesie I haue beene 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 cūming 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 hee that brought it vnto me made reporte that it was translated out of the Italian by a Gentleman a freeinde of his desyringe mee that it might bee printed And I beeinge alwayes desirous to farther the studie and procure the delite of all men by publishinge bookes of semblable argument thought good to dedicate the same vnto you iudging it in this respect a present more meet for your most flourishing degree for that I perceiue it to haue bin first written by a Noble and graue per sonage of Italy and directed vnto his nephew a younge Gentleman also of noble parentage for the better conforming of his behauiour at his entrance into the Courte as it may appeare by his Epistle hereafter folowing Now for that this case is cōmon vnto most of you and aboue all other the studie of ciuell Curtesie most incident vnto your calling I am the bolder to craue your Courteous countenance and freindly fauour in accepting the same now in English at my handes as a testimonie of my seruiceable heart and good meaning towardes you And that receiuing it now from mee as your owne you would vouche safe of your great curtesie to take both me and it into your assured protection and to defend both the present and him that offereth it from the spightfull toungues of malicious carpers And in so dooinge you shall euermore binde mee to employe what traueill and seruice I can to the aduauncing and pleasuring of your most excellent degree Farewell in the Lorde The Censure of a freinde concerning this woorke OVr Parentes well deserue the pricke of price Who giue vs life which wee had not before The teachers care deserues great thanke likewise Who traines the childe and giues the learned lore Immortall prayse wee ought giue him therfore Some strife hath bin in respect of these thinges Who best deserues of these two Noble springes ¶ Though one giue life the other learning lendes Let reason rule let wit this matter scan And thinges are iudgde according to their endes And Prouerb 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 ensue At all assayes how he himselfe shall frame To follow what and what for to eschue Thrice happie hee whom God shall so indue A thing of weight and wun for simple price Reiect by fooles but purchast by the wise 〈…〉 〈…〉 Benga●a●a de● Mont. Prisacchi Retta vnto Seig. Princisca Ganzar Moretta For his behauiour vz. To my Nephew Seig. Princisca Ganzar Moretta AT my last being at Prisacchi vnderstāding by your fathers talke that he minded to haue you a while in the Courte where hee hath spente the better part of his life and because it is frequented with all sorts of cōpanies as any place in Italy is I haue directed this litle booke whiche if you read and marke diligently shal bee as it were a guide to leade you from a nūber of snares which you may bee trapt withall also for your behauiour in all companyes with many other thinges fit to bee knowen of yonge Gentlemen and especially for sutch as haue not beene conuersant in all companyes Fare yee well ¶ The Contentes of this Booke HOw a yonge Gentleman may behaue himself in all companyes and bée prepared for ordinary entertaynmentes and to get a good oppinion and credit among his betters Chap. 1. ¶ How a man shall bée haue himselfe in bad company and among sutch roysters as will offer familiaritie with him will hée or no and first a guesse of sutch meanes as they will vse therto Chap. 2. ¶ How a man shal answer to the prayse and thankes curtesies seriously offred by his betters or equals 3. ¶ How a man shall acquite himselfe towardes noble persons that shall either for his fréeindes sake or his owne offer him curtesies or assure him of freindship willinge him in all chaunces to bée bolde with him Chap. 4. ¶ Howe when the foresayde spéeches bee offered by a Noble person pleasantly that is of acquaintaunce which must bée also pleasantly answered Chap. 5. ¶ How to an equall or but litle better ▪ béeinge a friend and familliar Chap. 6. ¶ How a man shal take thankes of a noble person ca. 7. ¶ How a man may giue thankes to his betters and equals Chap. 8. ¶ What manners bee requisite at the Table and what to be shunned what is to be considered in the washinge before Dinner and in the sittyng downe is set foorth in the beginning of this Direction Cha. 9. ¶ How a man shall pacifie his friend his better or his equall if hee haue giuen him vnwillingly any cause of offence Chap. 10. ¶ How a man shall shift off reproches or tauntes offered beetweene sporte and earnest by enuious and scornefull persons that will seeme to doo it so cunningly as the other shall haue the taunt and yet at his owne pleasure will denie if Chap. 11. FINIS ¶ THE COVRTE OF CIVIL CVRTESIE How a yonge Gentilman may behaue himselfe in all companies and be prepared for ordinary entertainments and to get a good oppinion and credit amonge his betters Chap. first FIrst hee hath to consider that the lacke of good behauiour which is a comely audacitie with out a sausie presumption whiche argueth discreete iudgement and wisdome maketh his inferiour to be his equal and maketh his equall his better till himselfe hath attayned not only the habit of beeyng the like but the time to make himselfe know to bee the like Therfore if he shal light in the companie of any whose liuing and birth is worse then his owne and yet perceyueth the other for his wisedom and grauitie to be well esteemed of by others it becommeth the yonge Gentleman