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friend_n better_a good_a know_v 1,106 5 3.3360 3 true
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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

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the_o man._n the_o vital_a spirit_n must_v yield_v to_o learning_n than_o wherefore_o you_o youth_n sprunge_v up_o from_o gentle_a line_n unto_o this_o court_n your_o courteous_a ear_n incline_v ¶_o this_o court_n the_o which_o of_o courtesy_n take_v name_n declare_v what_o port_n each_o gentille_n shall_v ensue_v at_o all_o assay_n how_o he_o himself_o shall_v frame_v to_o follow_v what_o and_o what_o for_o to_o eschew_v thrice_o happy_a he_o who_o god_n shall_v so_o endue_v a_o thing_n of_o weight_n and_o win_v for_o simple_a price_n reject_v by_o fool_n but_o purchase_v by_o the_o wise_a 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o benga●a●a_o de●_n mont._n prisacchi_n retta_n unto_o seig._n princisca_n ganzar_n moretta_n for_o his_o behaviour_n uz._n to_o my_o nephew_n seig._n princisca_n ganzar_n moretta_n at_o my_o last_o be_v at_o prisacchi_n understand_v by_o your_o father_n talk_n that_o he_o mind_v to_o have_v you_o a_o while_n in_o the_o court_n where_o he_o have_v spend_v the_o better_a part_n of_o his_o life_n and_o because_o it_o be_v frequent_v with_o all_o sort_n of_o company_n as_o any_o place_n in_o italy_n be_v i_o have_v direct_v this_o little_a book_n which_o if_o you_o read_v and_o mark_v diligent_o shall_v be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o guide_n to_o lead_v you_o from_o a_o number_n of_o snare_n which_o you_o may_v be_v trap_v withal_o also_o for_o your_o behaviour_n in_o all_o company_n with_o many_o other_o thing_n fit_a to_o be_v know_v of_o young_a gentleman_n and_o especial_o for_o such_o as_o have_v not_o be_v conversant_a in_o all_o company_n fare_v you_o well_o ¶_o the_o content_n of_o this_o book_n how_o a_o young_a gentleman_n may_v behave_v himself_o in_o all_o company_n and_o be_v prepare_v for_o ordinary_a entertaynmente_n and_o to_o get_v a_o good_a opinion_n and_o credit_n among_o his_o better_n chap._n 1._o ¶_o how_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v have_v himself_o in_o bad_a company_n and_o among_o such_o roister_n as_o will_v offer_v familiarity_n with_o he_o will_v he_o or_o no_o and_o first_o a_o guess_n of_o such_o mean_n as_o they_o will_v use_v thereto_o chap._n 2._o ¶_o how_o a_o man_n shall_v answer_v to_o the_o praise_n and_o thanks_n &_o courtesy_n serious_o offer_v by_o his_o better_n or_o equal_n 3._o ¶_o how_o a_o man_n shall_v acquit_v himself_o towards_o noble_a person_n that_o shall_v either_o for_o his_o fréeindes_n sake_n or_o his_o own_o offer_v he_o courtesy_n or_o assure_v he_o of_o friendship_n will_v he_o in_o all_o chance_n to_o be_v bold_a with_o he_o chap._n 4._o ¶_o how_o when_o the_o foresay_a speech_n be_v offer_v by_o a_o noble_a person_n pleasant_o that_o be_v of_o acquaintance_n which_o must_v be_v also_o pleasant_o answer_v chap._n 5._o ¶_o how_o too_o a_o equal_a or_o but_o little_a better_a ▪_o be_v a_o friend_n and_o familiar_a chap._n 6._o ¶_o how_o a_o man_n shall_v take_v thanks_n of_o a_o noble_a person_n ca._n 7._o ¶_o how_o a_o man_n may_v give_v thanks_n to_o his_o better_n and_o equal_n chap._n 8._o ¶_o what_o manner_n be_v requisite_a at_o the_o table_n and_o what_o to_o be_v shun_v what_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v in_o the_o wash_v before_o dinner_n and_o in_o the_o sit_v down_o be_v set_v forth_o in_o the_o beginning_n of_o this_o direction_n cha._n 9_o ¶_o how_o a_o man_n shall_v pacify_v his_o friend_n his_o better_a or_o his_o equal_a if_o he_o have_v give_v he_o unwilling_o any_o cause_n of_o offence_n chap._n 10._o ¶_o how_o a_o man_n shall_v shift_v off_o reproach_n or_o taunt_n offer_v between_o sport_n and_o earnest_n by_o envious_a and_o scornful_a person_n that_o will_v seem_v to_o do_v it_o so_o cunning_o as_o the_o other_o shall_v have_v the_o taunt_n and_o yet_o at_o his_o own_o pleasure_n will_v deny_v if_o chap._n 11._o finis_fw-la ¶_o the_o court_n of_o civil_a courtesy_n how_o a_o young_a gentleman_n may_v behave_v himself_o in_o all_o company_n and_o be_v prepare_v for_o ordinary_a entertainment_n and_o to_o get_v a_o good_a opinion_n and_o credit_n among_o his_o 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