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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16739	A dialogue full of pithe and pleasure: betvveene three phylosophers: Antonio, Meandro, and Dinarco vpon the dignitie, or indignitie of man. Partly translated out of Italian, and partly set downe by way of obseruation. By Nicholas Breton, Gentleman.	Breton, Nicholas, 1545?-1626?	1603 (1603)	STC 3646; ESTC S104777	26,456	38

A Dialogue full of pithe and pleasure between three Phylosophers Antonio Meandro and Dinarco Vpon the Dignitie or Indignitie of Man Partly Translated out of Italian and partly set downe by way of obseruation By Nicholas Breton Gentleman Dignus honore pius Gloria sola Deus LONDON Printed by T. C. for Iohn Browne and are to be solde at his Shop in Saint Dunstons Church-yard in Fleetstreete 1603. TO THE RIGHT Worshipfull the louer of all good spirites and nourisher of all good studies Iohn Linewray Esquier Maister Surueior generall of all her Maiesties Ordinance Necholas Breton wisheth the merits of much worthinesse on earth and the ioyes of hea●uen hereafter SIr it is a custom amōg the best minds to cal their thoughts daily to account to whom and in what they are beholding which considered they fall next to the endeuour of desert and last of all into a hate of themselues if they performe not something wherin they are seen● to be themselues now finding my selfe so much bound to your vndeserued fauours that I cannot auoid Ingratitude to bury them in obliuion I haue awaked my dull spi●it to salute your kindnesse with this token of my loue wherein you shall finde a matter of more worth then I am worthy to meddle with handl●d in Diologue-wise betwixt three Philosophers in which vnde● the Title of the Dignitie or Indignitie of Man are discoursed many necessary points to be cons●d●red of as well for the outward as the inward parts wher●in it may be you shall finde pleasant wittes speake to some purpose no Machauilian pollicies nor yet idle fables no straunge Riddles nor vaine libelling ballades but quicke spirits whetting their braines to shewe the edge of their inuentions and not to be tedious in my Preface before you come to the matter you shall finde in summe that true worth wherin lieth the whole matter that only maketh the worthie or vnworthie man and the due glorie vnto God who is only worthie of all honour of all men the greatest part of this booke was in Italian dedicated to a man of much esteeme in the Dukedome of Florence and this booke in this our Language I haue thought good here in England to present to your worthinesse of a better worke in this her Maiesties Royall Tower of London in which as by your continuall trauels in your place you doubtlesse deserue no lesse gracious regarde of the greatest then account with the wisest so would I be glad by the due fruite of my thankfulnesse of your selfe and men of your worth to be worthily thought honest In assured hope whereof leauing my booke to your kinde acceptation and my loue to your like account I rest Yours affectionately to commaund Nich. Breton To the Reader BY your patience gentle Reader giue mee leaue to laie before your eyes a discourse vpon the Dignitie or Indignitie of Man handled in the maner of a Dialogue by two or three conceited companions that though they were no great Graduates yet it seemed by that they spake they vnderstood what they learned and though they exceed not in their knowledge yet they went not to schoo●e for nothing two of them it should seeme were younger then the third who in his sullaine humour vsed speech that might giue cause of mirth how euer they disagreed in their opinions touching the matter they had in talke yet they parted and liued such friends as made good vse each of others company So would I wish it to be with you that reade what euer you thinke of my writing yet so to conceiue of my labour that being not disdainfully spoken of in this it may be better imployed hereafter but least I should begge a liking of that which may seeme not worth the looking on I will leaue my wo●ke to the worlds curtesie and my good wil to my friends kindnesse and so rest to euery one as I haue reason A friende Nicho. Breton A Dialogue between three conceited companions Dinarco Antonio and Meandro vpon the Dignitie or Indignitie of Man Antonio MY good friend well ouertaken Dinar That is as it falles out Anto. Why I speak out of a good mind that hoped to meete with no other Dinar Nay your words may séeme to be good but your minde is knowne to your selfe Anto. So it may bee to you if it pleas● you Dinar But what shall I get by it Anto. No hurt i● you mistake not your selfe But why do you growe into this humour If you desire to be sollitary let not me b● troubles●me God be with you Dinar Nay sof● I loue you too well to let you passe with your impatience an● therefore temper your wittes your walke will b● the better but tell me what you would say if you could speake Anto. I would say that I neuer heard any man speake as you doo but I would you would speake to some better purpose Dinar V●nitie vanitie and all is vanitie Anto. W●at of that D●n W●y when all is nothing to what purpose is any thing Anto. Then leaue the world and speake of God Dinar Oh leaue that to the Angels for men are become such diuels that th●y are not worthy to thinke vpon th● name of God Anto. Oh those be Atheists au●ngeance on them but surely there are some goo● creatures on y●●arth th●t sinc●r●ly hono● God Dinar But are t●ey no● 〈◊〉 m●●t o● th●m Anto. Such beggers are ric● men wh●●h in Grace haue a great poss●ssion Dinar Yea bu● that Grace hath litle grace in this world Anto. No matter for there wil one day be a chaunge when the goats wil be seuered f●om th● sh●epe and then Conscience will be somewhat in account Dinar You speake of a great while hence but there are many things to be done before that day Anto. And yet it may come ere it be looked for Dinar True but that is either not beleeued or l●●●e thought on but a litle by the way i● your haste be not the greater wil you st●●e a while with me and sit downe by this faire spring for I am not young and old men must haue baites i● their ●ournies be ●ar●e Anto. I will either staie or goe with you with all my heart for my businesse is not such as can draw me from your company but looke you who commeth out of the wood ouer the style making towards vs. Dinar It is Meandro séeme not to s●e him Mean Gentlemen ys are well met this faire morning her● are two sweete Fountaines one of cleare water and an other of cleare wit Dinar What shall we haue a play Anto. Why Sir D● Why doo not you heare the Parasite begin the Prologue Me. Oh Sir good words you know I am no capper nor curt●●s man and therefore if I were deceiued I am sorrie for my opinion Dinar Why you know water may be fowle and wit foolish and therfore wash your hands ere you know the one and call your thoughts together before you iudge of the other Mean Ind●ed