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A09195	The compleat gentleman fashioning him absolute in the most necessary & commendable qualities concerning minde or bodie that may be required in a noble gentleman. By Henry Peacham, Mr. of Arts sometime of Trinity Coll: in Cambridge.	Peacham, Henry, 1576?-1643?; Delaram, Francis, 1589 or 90-1627, engraver.	1622 (1622)	STC 19502; ESTC S114333	134,242	209

Shield within a Bordure Componeè Or and Gules before the Armes of Ferrara in recognisance of the league and fidelitie wherein hee promised to stand bound to serue the King at his own charges And for the like respect Lewis the eleuenth in May 1465. allowed Pietro de Medici to beare three Flower-de-luces in his shield which I haue seene borne in cheife vpon one of his sixe Lozenges Of Difference by the Labell A second difference is by the Labell borne chieefely as the difference of the elder Brother As Edward the blacke Prince and all our Princes of Wales eldest sonnes to the King beare their Fathers Soueraigne Coate with a Labell of three points Siluer Iohn of Gauns had his Labell Ermin Edmond of Langley Duke of Yorke on his Labell Siluer nine Torteauxes Edmond Plantagenes sonne and heire of Richard Duke of Yorke Earle of Ru●land who being a Child scarce twelue yeares of age was stricken to the heart with a Dagger by the Lord Clifford at the battaile of Wakefield had vpon his Labell of fiue points Argent two Lionceaux Gules with nine Torteauxes The Coate of Vls●er and Mortim●r being ●mpaled with his owne as may be seene in the windowes of F●deringhay Castle the mansion house of the Duke of Yorke where by his father Richard Duke of Yorke and Cicely Nevill his mother hee lyeth buried whose bodies remoued out of F●deringhay Church-yard for the Chancell in the Quire wherein they first were laid in that fury of knocking Churches and sacred Monuments in the head was also felled to the ground lapped in Lead were buried in the Church by the commandement of Queene Elizabeth and a meane Monument of Plaister wrought with the Trowell erected ouer them very homely and farre vnfitting so Noble Princes I remember Master Creuse a Gentleman and my w●rthy friend who dwelt in the Colledge at the same time told me that their Coffins being opened their bodies appeared very plainly to be discerned and withall that the Dutchesse Cicely had about her necke hanging in a Silke riband a pardon from Rome which penned in a very fine Romane hand was as faire and fresh to be read as it had beene written but yesterday Of Difference by the Bend. A third difference is by the Bend Baston c. as the house of Bur●●● beareth Fr●●●● with a B●tune Gules though the proper and true Coate of 〈◊〉 is Of a Lyon Gules within an Orle of Escallops Azure Lewis Earle of Eureux in Normandy brother to Philip le B●ll bare Seme de France with a Batune Componeè Argent and Gules Iohn Earle of L●●●aster and Brother to Richard the first afterward King bare for his difference a Batune Azure If the mother be of the ligne Royall many times her Coate is preferred into the first quarter as H●nry Earle of D●●●nshire and Marqu●sse of Exeter ●●re his mother K●tharines Coate who was daughter to King Edward the fourth And the like Humphrey Stafford who was the first Duke of Buckingham by Anne Platag●n●● his mother ● the Coate of Thomas of Woodstocke whose daughter she was This Coate I remember standeth in the great Chancell window in the Church of Kimbalt●n In France it hath beene and it yet a custome among the Nobilitie to 〈◊〉 their owne proper Coates and take others as perhaps their Wi●es or the Armes of that Srig●●●● whereof they are Lords or whence they haue their Titles as Mons. Hugues brother to King Philip marrying the daughter and heire of Herbere Earle of Ver●●●d●●●s forsooke his proper Coate and bare his Wiues which was Checky Or and Azure onely three Flower-de-luces added in chiefe to shew he was of the blood And Robert Coun● de Dreux albeit he was brother to King Lewis 〈◊〉 bare Checky Azure and Or with a Bordure Gules Robert Duke of Burgogne brother to Henry the first tooke for his bearing the ancient Armes of the Dukes of Burgogne which was bendy Or and Azure within a Bordure Gules giuen by Charlemaigne to Sanson Duke of Burgogne And whereas we in England allow the base sonne his Fathers Coate with the difference of a bend Batune sinister or bordure engrailed or the like it was in France a long time forbidden I thinke vnder the Capets to the Princes of the blood as 〈◊〉 Earle of M●mfort base sonne to King Robert was forced to leaue his Fathers Coate and beare Gules a Lion à la queue fourcheè Or passeè per à lentour Argent for Le maison de France ●●●●tant les bastardes no leur endurè son armeirè c. saith Tillet The last and least obseruation is of Crests the Helmet the Mantle and doubling thereof which according to the manner of diuers Countries are diuersly borne In Germany they beare their Beauers open with Barres which we allow in England to none vnder the degree of a Baron in some places they haue no Crests at all If you would farther proceed in Nobilitie or Heraldry I would wi●h you to reade these bookes of 〈◊〉 ob●●itie in gener●●● Simon Simonius de N●●ilit●●e 〈…〉 at Leipsig 1572. Chassan●●●● his Catalogus Gloria mun●● Hippolitus à Collibus his Axumata Nobilitatis Conclusiones de Nobilitate Doctorain published by one of Meckleburg who concealeth his name printed 1621. dedicated to the Archbishop of Breme Petrus Eritzius Coun●●●●er to the Elector of Brandenburge published Conclusiones de Nobilitate in quarto Lionellus De pracedentia ●omi●um Of the Spanish Nobilitie these Authors haue written Ioannes ab Arce Offalora in folio Priuilegios y Franquezas y libertades des bijos d●algos De Senniorio de Vizcaia c. in fol. Ludovicus de Moll●●a De primog●nior●m Hispanicorum iure c. in fol. Iosephus de Sesse in Decis Aragon Decis 8. 9. 10. c. Gonzales de C●rte his Nobliza del Andaluzia in fol. Of Italy Sicily Naples c. Scipie Mazzella nelle Neapoli Illustrata in quarto Paulus Merula in Cosmograph lib. 3. pt 3. in Italian Of France The Workes of Tillet Fer●● Charles L'Ois●●● Choppin Theatre d'Honneur Of Germany or the Empire Fran. Contzen his Politiques in fol. The Collections of Goldastus with some others The practise of Blazonrie Willeged the first Abbot dyed the same yeare that Off a did of very griefe it was thought for the death of his king and kinsman whom he dearely loued Anno 8●8 After him succeeded these in order Eadricke Vulsigus Wul●●●us Eadfrithus Wulsinus Who built Saint Peters Church Saint Michaels and Saint Stephens and made a faire market place in the towne Alfricke Aldredus Who digged vp and searched the ruines of Verlam-cesire which in his time were dens of theeues and whores saued all the tile and stone for the repaire of the Church and in digging vpon the North side in the vale found oaken plankes pitched Shelles peeces of oares and a rusty Anchor or two Eadmer after his death being a religious and a good man imitating his predecessour saued all the ancient coines vrnes

THE Compleat Gentleman Fashioning him absolute in the most necessary Commendable Qualities concerning Minde or Bodie that may be required in a Noble Gentlema● By Henry Peacham Mr. of Arts Sometime of Trinity Coll in Cambridge inutilis olim Ne videar vixisse Anno 1622 Imprinted at London for Francis Constable and are to bee sold at his shop at the white liō in Paules churchyard The Compleat Gentleman whose Titles are contained in these Chapters following Chap. 1. OF Nobilitie in Generall Chap. 2. Of the dignitie and necessity of Learning in Princes and Nobilitie Chap. 3. The time of Learning c. Chap. 4. The dutie of Parents in their Childrens Education Chap. 5. Of a Gentlemans carriage in the Vniuersity Chap. 6. Of stile in speaking writing and reading Historie Chap. 7. Of Cosmography Chap. 8. Of memorable obseruation in suruey of the Earth Chap. 9. Of Geometry Chap. 10. Of Poetry Chap. 11. Of Musicke Chap. 12. Of Drawing and Painting in Oyle Chap. 13. Of Armory or Blazing Armes Chap. 14. Of exercise of the body Chap. 15. Of reputation and carriage Chap. 16. Of Trauaile Ad optimae spei generosissimaeque indolis adolescentem D. Gulielmum Howard illustriss ac vere honoratiss Thomae Comitis Arundeliae summi totius Angliae Mareschalli c. filium tertiogenitum Ingenio genio dum vis Generosus haberi Ingenua haec discas ingeniose puer Stemma nihil cultis animum nisi moribus ornes Et studeas studijs nobilitare genus TO THE TRVLY NOBLE AND MOST HOPEFVLL MR. WILLIAM HOVVARD third and youngest Sonne to the Right Honorable THOMAS Earle of Arundell and Surrey Earle Marshall of England c. WHat Motiue Noble Sir may induce others in their Dedications I know not sure I am none other hath incited me then the regard of your owne worth and that natiue ingenuitie and goodnesse of Spirit I haue euer perceiued in you since it was my good hap to enioy your acquaintance and to spend some houres with you at your Booke in Norwich where at this present you haue your education vnder the Reuerend Religious and my Honorable good Lord the now Lord Bishop of Norwich And indeed to whom rather of right should appertaine these my Instructions in regard of their subiect which is the fashioning of Nobilitie after the best Presidents then to your selfe euery way so Nobly descended Beside it is affirmed that there are certaine sparkes and secret seeds of vertue innate in Princes and the Children of Noble personages which if cherished and carefully attended in the blossome will yeild the fruit of Industry and glorious Action not onely aboue the strength of the vulgar but euen in the scient and before the time Nature hath appointed So Achilles while hee was yet very young vndertooke to shoote the fiercest Lions and Boares and was so nimble on foote that he was able to take a wilde Beast without either ●oyle or Dogge Alexander also when an Egyptian Priest saluted him being very young by the names of Son and Child replyed But you shall finde me a Man before the walls of Athens But to omit Heathenish examples Salomon wee reade when he was but euen a child begged wisdome of God and grace to gouerne well and Ignatius that holy Martyr writeth Salomon was scarce 12. years of age when he decided that hard controuersie betweene the two Harlots so Iosias was but eight years old when he walked religiously before God And mee thinkes Sir as in that Cornelian Stemme whereof Scipio was said to be the top and In quo vt plura genera in vnam arborem videtur infita multorum illuminata sapientia already you grow apace reflecting as from a faire Glasse that Princely Moderation and Honesty of heart of the good Duke your great Grand-father the Honourably disposed mind of my Lord your Noble Father together with his loue and admiration of whatsoeuer is honest or excellent so that verily you need no other patterne to the absolute shaping of your selfe then the Images of your fore-fathers But as Aristotle saith of the Vine by how much it is laden with Clusters by so much it hath need of props so say I of Greatnesse and Nobilitie euer fruitfull and apt to abundance it hath hourely need of support and helpe by all timely aduice and instruction to guide and vphold it from lying along Wherefore since the Fountaine of all Counsell and Instruction next to the feare of God is the knowledge of good learning whereby our affections are perswaded and our ill manners mollified I heere present you with the first and plainest Directions though but as so many keies to leade you into far fairer roomes and the readiest Method I know for your studies in general and to the attaining of the most commendable qualities that are requisite in euery Noble or Gentle-man Nothing doubting but that after you haue herein seene the worth and excellence of Learning how much it addeth to Nobilitie what errors are hourely comitted through Ignorance how sweet a thing it is to conuerse with the wisest of all Ages by Historie to haue in-sight into the most pleasing and admirable Sciences of the Mathematiques Poetrie Picture Heraldrie c. whereof I heere intreat together with the most commendable exercise of the body with other generall directions for Carriage Trauaile c. you will entertaine this Discourse as Vlysses did Minerua at his elbow● your guide to knowledge the ground not onely of the sweetest but the happiest life And though I am assured there are numbers who notwithstanding all the Bookes and Rules in the world had rather then behold the face of heauen burie themselues in earthly sloath and basest idlenesse yet Mr. William Howard at the least let vs recouer you from the tyrannie of these ignorant times and from the common Education which is to weare the best cloathes eate sleepe drinke much and to know nothing I take leaue from my house at Hogsd●n by London May 30. Who is and shall be euer yours HENRY PEACHAM To my Reader I Am not ignorant Iudicious Reader how many peeces of the most curious Masters haue beene vttered to the world of this Subiect as Plutarch Erasmus Viues Sadolet Sturmius Osorius Sir Thomas Eliot M. Askham with sundry others so that my small Taper among so many Torches were as good out as seeming to giue no light at all I confesse it true But as rare and curious stamps vpon Coynes for their varietie and strangenesse are daily enquired after and bought vp though the Siluer be all one and common w●th ours so fares it with Bookes which as Meddailes beare the Pictures and deuices of our various Inuention though the matter be the same yet for variety sake they shall bee read yea and as the same dishes drest af●er a new fashion perhaps please the tastes of many better But this regard neither mooued me When I was beyond the Seas and in a part of France adiorning vpon

deliuered with such sententious grauitie weight of reason so sweetened with liuely apt similitudes entertaine Plutarch whom according to the opinion of Gaza the world would preserue should it be put to the choice to receiue one onely Authour the Sacred Scriptures excepted and to burne all the rest especially his Li●es and Morals After him the vertuous and diuine Seneca who for that he liued so neere the times of the Apostles and had familiar acquaintance with S. Paul as it is supposed by those Epistles that passe vnder either their names is thought in heart to haue beene a Christian and certes so it seemeth to me by that Spirit wherewith so many rules of Patience Humilitie Contempt of the world are refined and exempt from the dregges of Paganisme Some say that about the beginning of Neroes raigne he came ouer hither into Brittaine but most certaine it is he had diuers lands bestowed on him here in England and those supposed to haue laine in Essex neere to Camalodunum now Maldon Againe while you are intent to forreine Authors and Languages forget not to speake and write your owne properly and eloquently whereof to say truth you shall haue the greatest vse since you are like to liue an eminent person in your Countrey and meane to make no profession of Schollership I haue knowne euen excellent Schollers so defectiue this way that when they had beene beating their braines twentie or foure and twentie yeeres about Greeke Etymologies or the Hebrew roots and Rabbines could neither write true English nor true Orthographi● and to haue heard them discourse in publike or priuately at a table you would haue thought you had heard Loy talking to his pigges or Iohn de Indagine declaiming in the praise of wild geese otherwise for their iudgement in the Arts and other tongues very sufficient To helpe your selfe herein make choice of those Authors in prose who speake the best and purest English I would commend vnto you though from more Antiquitie the life of Richard the third written by Sir Thomas Moore the Arcadia of the noble Sir Philip Sidney whome Du Bartas makes one of the foure columnes of our language the Essayes and other peoces of the excellent Master of Eloquence my Lord of S. Albanes who possesseth not onely Eloquence but all good learning as hereditarie both by Father and Mother You haue then M. Hooker his Politie Henrie the fourth well written by Sir Iohn Hayward that first part of our English Kings by M. Samuel Daniel There are many others I know but these will tast you best as proceeding from no vulgar iudgments the last Earle of Northampton in his ordinary stile of writing was not to be mended Procure then if you may the Speeches made in Parliaments frequent learned Sermons in Terme time resort to the Starre-Chamber and be present at the pleadings in other publique Courts whereby you shall better your speech enrich your vnderstanding and get more experience in one moneth then in other foure by keeping your Melancholy studie and by solitarie meditation Imagine not that hereby I would binde you from reading all other bookes since there is no booke so bad euen Sir Be●is himselfe Owleglasse or Nashes herring but some commoditie may be gotten by it For as in the same pasture the Oxe findeth fodder the Hound a hare the Stork a lizard the faire maide flowers so we cannot except we list our selues saith Seneca but depart the better from any booke whatsoeuer And ere you begin a booke forget not to reade the Epistle for commonly they are best laboured and penned For as in a garment whatsoeuer the stuffe be the owner for the most part affecteth a costly and extraordinarie facing and in the house of a countrey Gentleman the porch of a Citizen the carued gate and painted postes carrie away the Glorie from the rest So is it with our common Authors● if they haue any 〈◊〉 at all they set it like veluet before though the backe like a bankerupts doublet be but of poldauie or buckram Affect not as some doe that bookish Ambition to be stored with bookes and haue well furnished Libraries yet keepe their heads emptie of knowledge to desire to haue many bookes and neuer to vse them is like a childe that will haue a candle burning by him all the while he is sleeping Lastly haue a care of keeping your bookes handsome and well bound not cas●ing away ouermuch in their gilding or stringing for ostentation sake like the prayer bookes of girles and gallants which are carried to Church but for their outsides Yet for your owne vse spare them not for noting or interlining if they be printed for it is not likely you meane to be a gainer by them when you haue done with them neither suffer them through negligence to mold be moath-eaten or want their strings and couers King Alphonsus about to lay the 〈…〉 at Naples called for Vitr●vius his book of Architecture the booke was brought in very bad case all dustie and without couers which the King obseruing said He that must couer vs all must not goe vncouered himselfe Then commanded the booke to be fairely bound and brought vnto him So say I suffer them not to lie neglected who must make you regarded and goe in torne coates who must apparell your minde with the ornaments of knowledge aboue the roabes and riches of the most magnificent Princes To auoide the inconuenience of moathes and moldinesse let your studie be placed and your windowes open if it may be towards the East for where it looketh South or West the aire being euer Subie●t to moisture moathes are bred and darkishnesse encreased whereby your mappes and pictures will quickly become pale loosing their life and colours or rotting vpon their ●loath or paper decay past all helpe and recouerie CHAP. 7. Of Cosmographic THat like a stranger in a forraine land yee may not wander without a guide ignorant of those places by which you are to passe and sticke amused amazed in the Labyrinth of Historie Cosmography a second Ariadne bringing lines enough is come to your deliuery whom imagine standing on a faire hill and with one hand pointing and discoursing vnto you of the Coelestiall Sphaere the names vses and distinctions of euery circle whereof it consisteth the scituation of Regions according to the same the reason of Climates length and shortnesse of dayes and nights motion rising and setting as well of fixed stars as erratique eleuation of the Pole Paralells Meridians and whatsoeuer els respecteth that Coelestiall body With the other hand downeward she sheweth you the globe of the earth distinguished by Seas Mountaines Riuers Rockes Lakes and the like the subiect of Geographie which defined according to Ptolomey and others is an imitation of the face by draught and picture of the whole earth and all the principall and knowne parts thereof with the most remarkeable things 〈◊〉 belonging A science at once