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A19966	The English secretorie VVherin is contayned, a perfect method, for the inditing of all manner of epistles and familiar letters, together with their diuersities, enlarged by examples vnder their seuerall tytles. In which is layd forth a path-waye, so apt, plaine and easie, to any learners capacity, as the like wherof hath not at any time heretofore beene deliuered. Nowe first deuized, and newly published by Angel Daye.	Day, Angel, fl. 1575-1595.	1586 (1586)	STC 6401; ESTC S119008	166,059	274

their virtues haue compensed the loue which to their parentes they coulde not shew to their children and succession in many degrees after them Such were the families of the Gracchi Fabii Cornelii Hortensii Horatii Metelli Aemilii Scipiones and Fabritii UUhereby I coniecture that the custome heereof by such emulation adorned became afterwardes a dignitie and so succeeded in honour to euery posterity Those Romaines therefore vsed onelye in the front of their Letters to write firste their owne names titles adoptiue and surnames after that his to whom they wrote and lastly their salutation or maner of greetinge● giuing also like additions vnto the other as to him belonged whether it were by familye office or some other dignitye And this was the forme M. T. Cicero M. Varroni Sal. Dicit or C. Caesar Cornelio Balbo salutem dicit But that custome according to the antiquitye of the tyme is longe since worne out and these dayes and seasons haue induced vnto vs for euerye estate of callinge a more statelye reuerence according to the dignity and worthynes of the same The reuerend Maiesty of Emperours Kinges and Princes beeing aduanced with a more excellency and supreme magnificence The names of Dukes Marquises Earles Barons and other Magistrats with more solemne and honourable titles The offices of Estate and places moste Noble amplyfied with larger honours and names accordaunt to their seuerall dignities And albeit few are the nomber that heerein shall be occasioned to occupy their penne but knoweth or almost euerye day may vnderstand the formall application of euery personages honour or worship yet in so much as all sorts are not perfectlye skilled nor euery man lyueth in place so conuenient to vnderstand it and that it hath been parcell of a prescribed order so to doe by those that haue wrytten the lyke method I will set downe so many examples of estates for directions as to the matter and purpose hereof maye be adiudged conuenient beginning from the highest that are or haue beene latelye accustomed in our common-wealth the soueraigne Maiesty excepted vnto the meaner and moste ordinarye vsed and in present practize amongest vs. And first with the dignity of Archbishop to whome in this sort we frame our direction To the most reuerend Father in God the L. Archbishop of Caunterbury or Yorke Primate of England and Metropolitane his very good grace To the right reuerend Father in God and my very good L. the Lorde Bishop of London To the hie and mightye Prince T. Duke of B. his most noble grace To the right honorable and my especiall good L. the Lord Chauncellor or Lorde hie Treasorer of Englande To the right Honourable the L. Marquise of UU Earle of UUilshire c. To the right Honourable the Earle of L. Lord liuetenaunt for her Maiestie in the c. To the right honourable the Earle of H. Lord President of her Maiesties most honorable Councell established in the North. To the right Noble and my singular good L. the Lorde B. one of the L. of her highnesse moste honourable priuie Councell To the right honourable sir W.M. knight Chauncellour of her highnesse court of Ex. and of her Maiesties moste honourable priuy Councell To the right honourable and my singuler good L. and father or Lady mother the Earle or Countesse of N. To the right honourable and my very good Lady the Lady A. Countesse of W. To the moste noble Lady and Paragon of all vertue the Lady M.H. one of the daughters to the deceased right honourable Countesse of P. To the prudent and vertuous Lady endued with al singularitie the Lady F.D. To the moste noble and towardly young gentleman G. T. sonne and heire or one of the sonnes to the right honourable L.D. To the right honourable sir R.D. knight L. Mayor of the Citie of London To the right worshipfull W.F. Esquier sergeant at law and Recorder of the Citie of London To the right worshipfull W. L. Esquier one of the Iustices of her Maiesties Court of common Pleas. To the right worshipfull and my singuler good Lady mother the Lady D.H. To my very good father W.C. merchaunt of the Citie of B. To the worshipfull his especiall good Maister M. R. Merchaunt and Alderman of the Citie of L. To my seruaunt R.D. at C. c. Other examples besides these were needelesse to set downe for that if any alteration at all happen herein it is by reason of familiaritie addition of offices or change of titles Onely let herewith be noted that when letters doe passe from some number of the councell or from anie L. of the same to a noble man or knight these directions of honour and worship are seldome vsed But rather thus To our very good L. Sir I. P. Knight L. Deputie of Ireland To our very louing friends the L. Mayor of the Citie of L. and W. C. and R. P. Aldermen of the the same To my very good L. the L. T.H. To my very louing frend sir T. P. knight To our very louing friends sir R. S. knight Custos rotulorum of her Maiesties Count. of B. and ● W. and S. P. Esquiers Iustices of peace of the same shyre The like directions also are vsed of an Earle to anye of these estates to hym inferiour in callyng and of a Baron to a Iustice of peace but if he be a knight he will commonlye adde vnto hym hys title of worshippe After whiche titles or directions thus framed it shall behooue especially in the vse of the foremost to set down the place of dwelling or abode as at the Courte or els where At N P. or D. geuing the name of the place Mannour or house where hee remayneth to whome the superscription passeth and so is the direccion made perfit CAP. VII Additions of other thinges in this methode to be considered NOWE after all these partes herein mentioned to be considered remaineth yet some fewe poyntes whiche I haue not thought good to passe vnremembred A speciall note to hym that would desire to be harkened vnto in his writing in any wise to haue regard to his oportunitie which in the chapters before layd downe I haue sondrie times concluded vnder the nam●f time Neyther is the same time herein alleadged of such consideration to bee esteemed of small regard but rather in affayres importing the same to be accompted of great weight For that I haue seene some and heard of manye that by fauour of honourable and worshipfull beeing in state to haue obtayned great matters haue notwithstanding by theyr great rashnesse and not aduerting tyme conuenient to require what they would at the ●●ast beene of all hope of benefite vtterly dispossessed It is straung to see the shamelesse condition of somme and yet a thing that my selfe haue many times noted yea euen in those of reasonable accompt whoe hauing large and great habilitie to wade thorough the weightiest of theyr

recordation of some worthy and honourable speaches by him deliuered beeing an argument of the contempt ●e held of life and the certaine notice and likinge hee had in him-selfe of death After his death Lastlye the celebration of his funerals the time whereof was not then knowne The Conclusion is a determination of the Letter onelye in taking his leaue and there withall endeth Thus doe you see the speciall pointes wherevpon euery of these Letters do consist distinguished by the numbers in each of them seuerally contained the matters and occasions leadinge to the examples whereof be infinite For what I praye you in particular of anye generalitie can be set downe but that the same to the methode hereof must needes be correspondent In what kinde of argument can you wade to recount any matter whatsoeuer but the title hereof shall in some sort or other of necessity he handled Insomuch as the vse hereof being so plenty as it is it falleth out verye seldome in his owne proper nature of an Epistle to bee disposed but in manye other sortes of Epistles is verye commonlye frequented For examples sake if in an epistle Commendatorie we endeuor to commende anye man to fauour office or seruice with an other it is necessary that we manifest the person what he is what be his qualities which can not bee without we fall into these kindes of descriptions herein vsed in demonstration of his virtues If in a Swasorie Epistle we shoulde aduise our friende to leaue the Citie and to come and dwell in the country we must of necessity by demonstration and description of the same place set before his eyes the benefite pleasure vse and commodity thereof by meanes of which he may the rather thervnto be induced The like also manye times happeneth in Epistles Consolatorie Petitorie Exhortatrie and Monitorie besides in Criminatorie Defensatorie Inuectines and others in each of which the virtues or vices of men are sundrye times eyther extolled praysed preferred vrged excused alleadged proposed dispraised misliked or condemned Ne●dlesse were it therefore to wade into all the particular examples heereof solie to be conferred in Epistles by them selues onely such as are needful we will proceed in referring al the residue cōtained in this demonstratiue kinde to the examples wherein in anye other title they shall be tendred Applying there withall to the Readers consideration that if he shall be occasioned at any time to the description of anye other thinge or place heerein not mentioned and not by imitation of these sole obseruations with facilitie sufficient to be conceaued he may turne to the former titles aboue rehearsed and in the margent hereof likewise expressed in some of which he shall not fayle in one sort or other of that he lyketh or searcheth to be satisfied One example more semblable to the first as well for that it carrieth in it so rightly the nature of this demonstratiue kinde without intermixion at all as also in respect of the very perfect and orderly deliuery thereof I will preferre vnto your imitation the matter whereof vpon occasion of the ambassage of Sir George Carie into Scotland was written by M. R. Bowes being there then in his company to the right honourable L. Hunsdon containing onelye a Narration of his enterteignement with some occurrents mentioning the state of the countrye at that instant which by chaunce in the writing hereof among other old papers happened into my handes IT may please your good L. On the twelfth hereof S George Carey and his company came to the Town with greater speed then the LI. here looked for causing them heereby as they saye to omit sundrye complements of enterteingnement to haue beene shewèd to him both in the way and also at his ariuall heere And albeit audience was required to haue beene giuen on the morrow yet it could not be obtained before this daye which delaye was partly excused by our sodaine comming but the chiefe cause appeared to be by the vnreadines of the king On the morrow after our comming the Earles of Marre and Gowrie the L. Lindsey the M. of Glamis Iustice Clearke Clearke Register and sundry other of the Councell and Gentl. came to Sir George offering all courtesies to him and good deuotion to her Maiestye This daie audience was graunted wherevpon Sir George deliuered to the king her maiesties directions giuen him in charge with such discretion good order as aunswered fullie the contents of his instructions and sounded greatly to his own commendation giuing me iuste occasion to thinke my selfe happie to follow one that could with such sufficiencie discharge the dutie requisite on his part The king appearing to be partly passionate at the first did acknowledge him-selfe greatlye beholden to her maiestie for her great benefits with offer and promise to be found thankfull for the same excusing still the abuses of the Duke towardes him-selfe and other vnthankfulnes shewed to her maiestye All which he would haue drawn to haue come rather by the ouersight of councellors ad●ising consenting to the causes of the same then by the Duke that little medled as he thought in such matters And for his further aunswer he hath referred it to his next conference wherin it is hoped he shall be brought to better vnderstanding of his state and of the doinges of the Duke as by the next your L. shal haue further aduertisement The Duke continueth as yet in Dunbarton accompanied with the M. of Seton the M. of Leuinston sundry others besides his owne companye he pretendeth to haue want of sundry requisits needful for his departure transportation thereon hath sent to the k. to pray longer time which is denied and order giuen this day vnto him to obey to keep the appointmēt prescribed The piece of Dunbartō is wel victualed furnished albeit it is deliuered to the custody charge of W. Steward for the K. yet it is in the dukes power to cōmand dispose of the same as he pleaseth Vpon sundry respects the K. his LI. haue deferred the conuention vntil the x. of October next minding to haue the same at Edenbourgh thereby to establish both a good order for the kinges person his house and reuenewes as also for the pollicie of the gouenment And thus referring al others to the next occasion with my humble dutie I pray vnto God to haue your L. in his blessed keeping Sterling the of October c. MAny aduertisments in this Letter I haue purposely ouer-passed as well for y e they were nothing furthering to example as also something impertinent vnto the course hereof Now foloweth it next y e after these Letters meer Descriptorie as you see we do treat of the other two parts apertaining also to this form which are Lawdatorie Vituperatorie the vse whereof eyther soly or intermixed in any other kinde of Epistles shall of one or more of these causes take their originall that is to saye of the Person