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A15034	An heptameron of ciuill discourses Containing: the Christmasse exercise of sundrie well courted gentlemen and gentlewomen. In whose behauiours, the better sort, may see, a represe[n]tation of thier own vertues: and the inferiour, may learne such rules of ciuil gouernme[n]t, as wil rase out the blemish of their basenesse: wherin, is renowned, the vertues, of a most honourable and braue mynded gentleman. And herein, also, as it were in a mirrour the vnmaried may see the defectes whiche eclipse the glorie of mariage: and the wel maried, as in a table of housholde lawes, may cull out needefull preceptes to establysh their good fortune. A worke, intercoursed with ciuyll pleasure, to reaue tediousnesse from the reader: and garnished with morall noates to make it profitable, to the regarder. The reporte, of George Whetstone. Gent.	Whetstone, George, 1544?-1587?	1582 (1582)	STC 25337; ESTC S111679	129,236	194

so oft kisse the swéete lippes of his beautifull wife as he shalbe driuen to fetche bitter sighes from his sorrowfull hart Sir quoth Soranso taking Bergettos parte of two euils the least is to be chosen and it is lesse euill for a man to lyue a while hardly and satisfye his owne fancie then to liue euer discontented and please his fréendes The good behauiour of the maryed may winne the Parents to consent and amend their exhibition or death may come and put them in possession of theyr Parentes lyuing If either of these chaunce as one is shortely like to happen the penaunce that they indured wyll season theyr prosperitie and counsell the Married to kéepe within their teacher to leape within their latchet and lyue within theyr compasse The louing aduise of the husband wyll reforme the disposition of euill in the wife For as Plato sayeth there is no woman so perfect good but in some one point may be reprehended nor no man so faultlesse but that somewhat in him may be amended so that if the Husband gently reprehend the fault of his Wife and the Wife patiently suffer the offence of her Husband the abylytie of theire estate wyll sustaine a househould and their looue and agréement wilbe an especiall comfort vnto them selues and a commendable example vnto all the neighbours The best of bothe your euils quoth Doctor Mossenigo is starke naught but our question was not to chuse the least of euyls but that which is simply good notwithstanding to aunswer to the sequell of this rashenesse in Mariage you saye theyr good behauiours may recouer theyr Parents good wyll but I Prophesie that theyr euill demeanures are more likely to extinguish the affection of a Father for necessitie wyll accustome the Husband with dishonest shyftes and kéepes his fayre Wife from béeing ydle for want muste be supplyed what shame so euer ensue Then is it lykely that the Parentes which did shutte their Pursses in the beginning to punishe the contempt of their Chyldren wyll now fast locke them to be reuenged of theyr infamie And where you gaue them a hope by their parentes death I say no man dyneth worse then hoping Tantalus nor none are more wetshod then they which expect deade mens shooes and when they fall the soules perhaps wilbe worne I meane the Father in his life tyme may take order to dye euen with the worlde or at leaste leaue his liuing maimed and the most of his substaunce wasted for in a tempest at Sea what Pylote hath any care of goodes that séeth the ship at the poynte to syncke euen so what parents can haue any ioye of worldly wealth more then to defende necessytye when he séeth the heyre bothe of his labour and lyuing out of hope of weldooing so that through this rashnesse many sonnes during their fathers lyues with hard shiftes shift of necessity and after their deathes liue disinherited and not altogether so much for their owne contempt as for their wiues incontinencye truely in the fyrst although the parentes may be thought cruell yet are they not to be reputed vnnaturall for that euery offence hath his proper scourge restitution is the true payne for robbery an eye is reuenge for an eye a hand for a hande death challengeth death and disobedience in the sonne deserueth disinheritaunce by the father Touching the dishonesty of the daughter in lawe as it is great hazarde but that necessitie thus bestowed will bend her a little the seueritie is sufferable if her husbandes father shut her forth of his doores for that the honour of a mans house is so delicate as it can awaie with no staine and reseruyng your fauours vertuous dames where a strumpet entereth she stuffeth the house with slaunder as carraine infecteth the ayre with stincke yea the occasion is iust if the father spare to gette and the mother cease to saue nay if they spend that which they haue for it weare great pitty that there should be any thing leafte either of their liuyng or labour to support a harlots pride O how innumerable are the inconueniences of this timeritye in Marriage The wise by coniecture and daylye experience séeeth and the foolish with sorrowe in theyr own entrailes féeleth and therfore as a hainous offence the auncient Philosophers which without partiallitie checked Vice and cherrished Vertue punished this contempt of Chiloren Plutarke saythe the sonne that marryeth without his Parents consent among the Greekes was publikely whipped among the Lacedemonians dishearited and among the Theabanes bothe disinhearited and of his Parents openly accursed The yonger company began to feare a restraint of Freeloues libertie and their Goddesse Beauties disgrace The Doctor gaue Capitaine Bergetto such crosse blowes who though he fainted in his opinion yet like a Cocke that hath one of his eyes stricken out and his head bared to the braines yet striketh vntill he dyeth he assayled the Doctor with this one more reason Maister Doctor ꝙ he they go farre that neuer returne and the battaile is very cruell where none escapes what although a number speede yll in making of their owne choyce many haue prospered well In matches of the best foresight good Fortune hath not alwayes béene found and yet foresight is not to be blamed nor the other aduenture to be dispitefully condemned Ouid sayeth that Forma numen habet then by vertue of her Diuinitie it is like she will sustaine them in aduersity that in prosperity became her vowed Seruaunts neither dooth this stayne of the wiues behauiour often follow for where Beautie Loue Free choise maketh the Mariage they may be crossed by Fortune and yet continue faithfull Piramus and Thisbie Romeus and Iuliet Arn●…lt and Amicla and diuers others at the point to possesse their loues were dispossest of their liues but yet vnstained with dishonesty This want with which you threaten them what is it in respect of the pleasures these Louers possesse Wealth which is the contrarie what is it béeing ill vsed a beautie in the Chest a bondage to the minde and a blot in the soule but a couple vnited by this affection for a little Fleabiting of worldly pennury suck Nectar betwéene their lippes Cram Manna into theyr Bowels and possesse Heauen in their hearts How farre Maister Doctor argueth from the opinion of auncient Philosophers and famous Schoolemen these authorities witnesseth Ouid Nigidius Samocratius Petrarke and others in their life time addored Beautie with their bookes honoured her and by their deathes eternized her glorye But for that her vertues be Diuine and Maister Doctor is soyled with slaunder blasphemy and mallice he is vnworthy to be perfected with one thought of her excellencie which ignorance maketh him so obstinate The yonger company began to take heart in hearing of this Tale so that the Gentlewomen strengthened Bergetto with good countenaunces for for modesties sake they were silent and the Gentlemen succoured him with theyr best reasons

denie but that there is a difference of conditions in creatures of euerie kynde some horst an vnskilfull horseman can hardly disorder some in disspite of his rider will haue a radish tricke Some Hauke though shée bée euill serued will not stragle foorth and some do the Faulkener what he can wil continuallie flie at 〈◊〉 same hound by no meanes wil be rated from riote and some will neuer forsake his vndertaken game euen so some man will filch if his handes be fast bounde and some hauing the aduantage of a ●…ootie will rather stearue then steale some woman with an houres libertie will offende and tenne yeares louing sute can not ouercome some other But the vice vertue in euery creature by the opinions of manie sage Phylosophers procéedeth from the purenesse or the imperfection of nature which is not to be founde but by reason and the vse of reason onelie belongeth to man Now if by ouersight in choice the maried are deuided in desire differ in life and delight in neithers loue Reason that findeth out this contrarietie soweth contention betwéene the unfortunate couple in Matrimonie thus matched Againe when betwéene the married there is equalitie of bryth yeares and manners no difference in loue nor suspition of others behauiour Reason that delighteth in ●…itie maketh the Ioyes of Mariage innumerable Therefore thinke I the opinion of Plato maye bee imbraced as a sounde iudgemente The whole assemblye allowed Falierees reason And Dondolo hymselfe was reasonably well satisfied But quoth he since Mariage bringeth w t her vnspeakable Ioy or vncurable sorrow How may a man assure himselfe of the one or avoide the 〈◊〉 when a womans vnsearcheable hart is the only harbour both of her good and euil cōditions and once in appearance the honourable and the dishonest the vertuous and the vicious and in briefe euery sorte of Women are naturally beautifyed with modestie If the good repulse dishonest request with chaste disdaine the badde with counterfet sobry●…e will blush at incontinent sutes If the good vseth ●…ence as a vertue the bad with well ordered speach will be as highly estéemed If the good with the beautie and benefites of Nature delighte the bad with the flori●…h of Arte will no lesse be fantasied So that at the first face the cunningest Clarke ni●…y bee deceiued in iudgi●…ge who best desorueth The greatest Clarke ꝙ Faliero proues not alwaies the wisest man and none more apt to be beguiled then he He valueth all that glistereth Golde he estéemeth fayre wordes as friendly deeds and thinketh that louely countenaunces d●… spring from a louyng ●…ndition When experience knowing the contrarie will trie them all by the test The corruptest Canker bloometh lyke the swéetest Eglantine the bitter Bullice resembleth the pleasaunt Damson and the sowre Crab the sauorie Pippin Euen so good and bad faire and fowle chaste and vnconstaunt Women are made of one moulde framde of one forme and naturaly graced with a shamfast blufhing but as in smell the Cankar in tast the Bullice and the Crab in relysh bewray their imperfections euen so with cunning vsage the subtillest woman will shew her vnnaturall conditions counterfeits will to linde Copper holds print but not touch with Gold Fire hid in Ashes will breake foo●…th in heat water courses stopt find out new passages euen so the impatient woman throwly moued discloseth her passions the prowde with sufferaunce exceedeth in pampe and the wanton sore charged will fall to folly Well ꝙ Dondolo notwithstanding your directions be good yet the pathe to heauen is so difficult to fynde as the ignoraunt passenger without direction is like to follow the beaten waye to Hell and the surest guide is Experience So that the direction of the Parents is to be imbraced of the Chyldren in this behalfe Parents with regarde foresée the euils that negligent Children féele ere they withstand Parents prouide liuing to mainetaine their Childrens looue Children often times by matching with beggers diminish theyr parents inheritaunce Parents labour for necessaries to support an househoulde Children onely séeke for silken ragges to vpholde their pride Parents haue care to matche their Children with those of vertuous condition and Children lightly regarde no more then their loouers amiable countenaunce I confesse with you ꝙ Faliero the ouersights of yonge men in their choyce but I crye out vppon forcement in Marriage as the extreamest bondage that is for that the raunsome of libertie is y e death of the one or y e other of the married The father thinkes he hath a happy purchase if he get a riche young Warde to match with his daughter But God he knowes and the vnfortunate couple often féele that he byeth sorrow to his Childe slaunder to himselfe and perchaunce the ruine of an auncient Gentlemans house by the riot of the sonne in Lawe not loouing his wife But admit there be no disagréement betwéene the parties which is rather fortune then foresight in parentes who regarde that the landes and goods be great but smally waye whether the beauty and behauiours please or no yet looue enforste taketh knowledge neither of fréendes fauour forme goods nor good bringing vp Delicate meate hardely forceth an appetite vnto the sycke Pleasure yieldes no sollace to the sorrowfull no more can forcement enforce the frée to fancie The Lyon with gentlenes may be tamed but with curstnes neuer conquered much more lordly is Loue for as Petrarke deuyneth The Prince the Peere the Subiect and the slaue Loue giues with care to him they make their mone And if by chaunce he graunt the grace they craue It comes of ruthe by force he yeeldes to none I could report many examples of large authoritie to prooue this inconuenience but to a néedelesse ende for tediousnes duls the remembraunce of the hearer and tyres the tongue of the Reporter In dayly action you may vew the libertie of Loue his contempt to be constrained and the great compassion he vseth when he is with curtesie acquired which account inforced Mariage is sildome considered There is procurement of fréendes before plightmēt of faith safety for liuinges before assuraunce of loue and clapping of handes before knitting of hartes an occasion that the sorrowfull partyes morne when they are Married and reioyse when by death they are seuered Dondolo replyed that when there is no remedy Reason will driue them to Loue. But Faliero maintayned that Reason and Loue are at deadely foode Reason byds thée looue but where thou art lyked and Loue byds thée fancie where thou art hated Reason directes for thy benefit and Loue allures to thy detryment and to conclude the office of Reason is to appease olde gréefes and the nature of Loue is to raise new debates Tush tush ꝙ Bargetto among the married quarrels in the day are qualified with kisses in the night wherevpon groweth this Adage The iangling wordes that Louers vse in rage Giues Loue a grace when anger dooth

But all this hope prooued but a lyghtning ioye for Doctor Mos●…enigo dubble inraged partly for the check he receyued partly for the countenaunce the company gaue his aduersarie but chéefely for to behold a new Dye set vpon a stayned matter so sharpely refuted Bergetto as he had no delyght to reply nor his supporter desire to succor him Quod he Ouid dreamed of a diuinity in Beautie but neuer tasted other then a swéete venim to procéede from her He loued Iulia Augustus Daughter and enioyed her but with what fortune marry he was stript of his liuing and spoyled of his libertie for her sake Nigidius an auncient Romaine and in great fauour with the people for this folly tasted of Ouids fortune which was to dye in exile Samocratius was in youthe so prodigall of his Loue as in age hated of his fréendes he dyed in Prison with famine And as for frantick Petrarke I feare me Madonna Laura smyled more often in reading of his follyes then he himselfe did with the swéete recompences of his fancies All these were men learned wise and in their other actions for their grauitie were admyred and onely for their lightnesse in loue liue to this day defamed For your other authorities your owne remembraunce of theyr deathes shew a vengeaunce sufficient for the contempt of the Childrē But where you say Beautie Loue and Free choyse lade the Maried with such pleasures that they endure pouertie as a Fleabiting In déede want wyll so quicken them as the Husband wyll leape at a Cruste and the Wife trot for her Dinner But suppose the best thus married whose loues are indifferent with patience doo indure the afflictions of Fortune theyr agréement is no generall warrant The greater number of these Mariages are not solempnyzed through equaltye of loue but through inequaltye of lyuyng The coueitous Marchaunt with no more delight héereth the passing bell of his ritch neyghbour which promyseth hym the first loppe of his sonnes liuyng then the poore gentleman eyeth the able heyre with desyre to match him perhappes with his fayre proude Daughter Then as pleasaunt baytes baineth Fyshe as counterfet Calles beguileth Foules and as Crocadyles teares intrappeth Fooles to lyke destruction lures are throwne to lime this gallant freendly vsage shall inty●…e hym good wordes shall welcome hym curtesy shall chéere hym Beauty shall bewitch hym and fayre promises shall altogeather beguile hym Newe Uessels are apt for any licquor and young heades empty of experyence are seduced with easey subtiltyes to be shorte he shalbe betrothed by cunning hys promyse once past for that in delaye is daunger the Mariage must be in poste haste and the mislikyng at leasure but in most of these matches the sorrowe begynneth before the solemnitye of the Marriage endeth The father hearyng of the indiscression of his sonne galleth his harte with greefe the mother spoyleth her eyes wyth teares and the freend occupyeth his tounge in b●…moning of hys kynsemans follye There is yet a further sorrowe bytter to the father and vnbenefyciall to the sonne The father that thought to bestowe hys daughter wyth the Marryage money of hys sonne is forced to diminishe his inheritaunce for her aduauncement And by this meanes the ioye which begunne in the beautie of his Wife is like to end in the beggery of himselfe and since these vnsauerie effectes growe from the vertue of Beauties Diuinitie let Mounsier Bergetto burne in his Heresie But Doctor Mossenigo will holde himselfe happie neuer to be warmed by her fyre Bergetto had not a worde more to saye but angerly looked vpon his Sworde with a countenaunce that promised vengeance vpon the Doctors blasphemous tongue had he not béene stayed with a reuerent consideration of the company In the end because Maister Doctor should not be too proude of his conquest nor Bergetto ouermuch appalled with his defeate ꝙ Signior Fabritio Iudge of the controuersies in a single controuersie the argument of the one is to be allowed as truthe and the cauiling of the other to be reiected as error but for that this hath béene a double contention as in defence and reproofe bothe of Beautie and Free choise of Mariage Madona Isabella and I pronounce sentence with Bergetto in the behalfe of Beautie for Beautie is a blessing and if she worke euill effectes in some their naughtie disposition and not Beautie is to be blamed and with Doctor Mossenigo we like wise giue iudgement in reproofe of rashenesse in Mariage This iudgement pleased Quéene Aurelia and the whole company who were glad that they were thus forewarned of the inconueniences of Free choise in Loue which they a little fauoured but yet were more glad of the Triumphe of Beautie whom they all affectedly honoured and therefore quoth Quéene Aurelia good Wine néede no Iuie Bushe fyne Marchaundise are solde without a Signe and Beautie is sufficiently commended by her owne excellencie and therefore we wyll spare Bergettos ready seruice vntill oportunitie present further imployment But for y t your Tryumphe shall haue his full right we ●…cence you to tel some one Historie to confirme your reasōn The Doctor glad of this lybertie who althoughe he had receyued no Disgrace yet he repined that he had not the whole honour of the Disputation determyned in his Historie a litle more to nettle the fauourers of Beautie with which intent vpon Quéene Aurelias commaund●…mente he reported as followeth The Historie in reproofe of rash Mariages reported by Doctor Mossenigo BEsides Capo Verdo in times past the capitall Citie within the kingdome of Naples sometime dwelled a forward young Gentleman called Marco Malipiero the sonne and heire of Caualiero Antonio Malipiero in his youthe renowned for manie valiant seruices This young Gentleman in the pride of his youth became inamoured of a most fayre Gentlewoman named Felice the Daughter of Philippo Prouolo an auncient Gentleman by harde aduenture decayed But yet in dispight of fortunes iniurie who disabled him with many losses and thereby of small wealth to aduance his Daughter Felice her selfe was inriched with suche perfections of of nature that the friends lamented but could not blame the affection of young Malipiero which in verie déede grewe so great as it contemned the duetie of a childe and scorned the aduise of a Father Felice alone gouerned him and none but Felice he obeyed Prouolo intertayned Malipiero with the curtisie of a friende as the good partes he possessed as for the possibilitie of liuing he stoode in who striking the yron while it was whote secreatelie fianced Malipiero to his fayre Daughter The old Knight stormed at these newes and not withstanding this knowne contract if by any perswasions he could haue reuoked his sonnes consent 〈◊〉 would haue caused the Pope to haue dispensed with his conscience and to that effect her caused sundry of his friendes to deale with him in these affayres And among many an auncient Gentleman his Gouernour and somtimes his Schoolemaister whose granetie

Stag at the first séemeth little dismayde so Phrigius with an vnappalled chéere returned to the Dukes Pallace and as pledge of truce he sent his heart to Myos The Ceremonies and Sacrifices of Diana ended the Warres renued the wonted Massacres Murthers Rapines and outragious cruelties practised by the Souldiours of either part in so much as Lawe gaue place to Armes equitie to violence and all publique order was peruerted and vpon the point to be destroyed The Captaines of Myos encouraged theyr Souldiours of y t one part but y t Souldiours of Miletum were driuen to comfort theyr Captaine w t a threatening of disgrace But ah poore Phrigius what aunswer shouldst thou make To see thy Souldiours slaine and thy Citties spoyled without proffers of rescue were dishonourable to bend thy forces against thy owne heart were vnnaturall to make the best choyse of these two euilles required leasure and iudgement And therefore aduisedly to consider of his estate at this time Phrigius satisfied his Souldiours with hope of some spéedy venturous exployte and daungered not his enemies with the proffer of any violence so that either power kept their trenches peaceably but yet with this indifferent perryll that they attended oportunitie to make the one Conquerors and the other Captiues for the long Ciuill contention had now made the estate of either as desperate as the fortunes of two that haue their substaunce vpon the chaunce of Dice the one to haue all the other to be vndoone When Phrigius had with slender hope thus quieted the acclamations of the people he retyred himselfe into a solitary Chamber to be the sole companion of his outragious passions with whom he thus deuised Ah trayterous eyes betrayers of my whole body the scourge of Miletum and enymies of my honour the vengeaunce of Oedippus is too gentle for your iniuries what doost thou say oh blasphemous tongue riuall of humanitie callumner of Beautie and hinderer of thy countryes peace thou reprocher of vertue and Phrigius welfare know to thy shame the perfection of my eyes haue constantly behelde Pieria whose deuine beauties emblemed in humaine shape dazeleth the youngest sight in Ionia Then to reuile them thus thou tyrannisiest nature to demaunde why I loue and serue Beautie thy question is blinde and deserueth a double aunswer But aye me though my eyes and Loue haue doone but what is iust Fortune hath dealt too rigourously with me to render my heart Captiue to his Daughter who is the riuall of my father what hope may I giue to my afflictions when possibility of comfort is taken away the Parents are ready to sheath their Swords in one an others entrayles is it then like the Children shall imbrace a mutuall affection O no for though mylde Venus consent that they loue wrathfull Mars wyll seuer theyr affection O cruell Warre thou art not vnproperly called the scourge of God for in thée is contayned a greater vengeaunce then might be imagined by man thou armest the Sonne against the Father the Uncle against the Nephew the Subiect against his Soueraigne Thy Drinke is blood thy foode the flesh of men thy Fiers are flaming Citties thy pleasures spoyling of Widdowes rauishment of Uirgins subuertion of Lawes and publique benefit thy Iudges Tyrannie and Iniustice and where thou remaynest her knowen enemy is not so daungerous as the fayned fréend But why exclaime I of Warre who double Crowned Alexander with the ritches of Asia and Affrica who honoured Caesar with imperiall triumphes and rewarded Hanniball for the trauailes of his life with renowne after death by whom Millions of men are regystred in the life Booke of Fame and thorough whom Phrigius giueth expectation of benefit vnto his Countrey comfort to his aged Father and honour to his posteritie I receyued my wounde in the tyme of peace nay in the Temple of Diana shall I then exclayme of Peace and vpbrayde Chastitie fowle fall the heart that should mooue and shame worme the tongue that pronounceth such blasphemie O blessed Peace thou fast chainest Treason Tirannie Murther Theft and Wrathe with all disturbers of common tranquillitie and in the hyest dignities placest Iustice Pietie Temperaunce Concorde and Loue with many other Morrall vertues by whom the lewde are chastened the good are cherished and Common weales prosper and florish O Chastitie thy diuine vertues deserue a better Trumpet then my iniurious tongue thy excellencie is written in the browe of Pieria And is Pieria the Deputie of Diana O yes and Phrigius the seruaunt of Venus too true it is then impossible they should agrée in affection yea sure O vnfortunate Phrigius through Peace which receiuedst thy wound before Dianas Aulter and by cruell Warre art seperated from the Surgion that should cure thée These sundrye conflictes Phrigius had with his bitter passions which pursued theyr aduantage with such thorny feares as if he had not béene suddenly succoured by the aduise and comfort of Lorde Miletus a fauoured Counseller to Duke Nebeus an assured fréend to his sonne Phrigius he had béene like to haue yéelded to Dispaire Miletus was glad to sée him thus affected and sorry to behold him so daungerouslie afflicted for in this loo●…e he foresawe an end of the auncient enuie and enmitie betwéene the Cittizens of Miletum and Myos whose ciuill Fraies had buried more young men in the Fieldes then aged in the Churches and Churchyardes Therefore to confirme his affection and to comfort him with hope Lord Phrigius quoth he to blame your affection were cruelty no sound counsell for you loue Pieria the Parragon of the worlde to discomfort you with an impossibilitie of her fauour were cleane against the possibilitie of your fortune for besides that your person alluringly pleaseth your authorities commaund yea Piches cannot but reioyce Pieria consent and all Myos desire is to solemnize this Mariage My selfe and the grauer sort of the counsell will motion the matter to the Duke your father who I trust wil holde the affection of his sonne rather to procéede from the iustice of Diana then the iniurie of Cupid Who regarding the zelous offeringes of Pieria agreed that you shoulde be wounded that Pieria might haue the honour to cure you in whose vertues all Ionia hopeth to be blessed Therefore to make your affection knowen in some pleasing Letter to Pieria commend your seruice and to deale with both your fathers refer the care to mee How swéete the smallest hope of grace is to a condemned man or the leaste woorde of comfort from the Phisition to the infirmed patient the soden chaunge of Phrigius mone truely manifesteth who nowe began to looke cheerefully and with hope appeased his passions so that imbrasing Miletus he committed his life to the fortune of his discresion and while his passion was quicke hee presented both loue and seruice to Pieria in this following letter Phrigius Letter to Pieria FAire PIERIA sith it is a cōmon thing to loue and a miracle to subdue affection let it not seeme strange

Malipiero reuerensed in a mylde order commoned with him and amonge other questions demaunded with what reason he could iustifye his light affections and condemne the sounde aduyte of friendes Malipiero resolute in his loue boldly aunswered that Felices deuine beauty was a sufficient warrant for ether This wise Gouernour would not harden his hart with obstinacy in a sharp reprehension of his publike arrogant aunswere but with an affable countenaunce coniured hym to lysten vnto his graue sayinges O quoth he is she beautifull then you haue worke inough to watch her mischance sufficient to suspect her Is she beautifull then her rashnesse in consent showeth that she is indiseréet so that the diuersitie of quallities will soone finde out a diuision in your desires Is she beautifull then it is lyke by her quick agréement that she is poore then is her Loue fastened on your riches so that when you lacke money to maintaine her pompe she leaues to make much of your person Is she beautifull then she is withall lightly proude and the pride of a woman saith Per●…ander is lyke vnto a Dropsey for a drinke encreaseth the drouth of the one se sayeth he Cost enlargeth the expence of the other then if your Purse be not open to féede her folly she will pawne her honour to please her fancy Is she beautifull then her indiscreation in this hastinesse showes her but a slender huswife so that the charge of your house shall eate and consume your gaines ab●…e Is she beautiful then your dispence must be in her disposition or els her lookes will litle repose you if she ●…der your goodes her expences will be great and her ge●…●…ges small your house shall be stored with costlye 〈◊〉 your seruants starued with lack of meate she will goe like a Pecock you like a meacock what followeth in her brauery she must be séene if she take the lyberty to walk shee giueth other occasion to speake your selfe to sigh A faire picture set in the Market place moueth many to gase if the counterfet giueth content ment the creature must néedes delight and if any view your wife with vnlawfull affection his practises wil be many to win his desyre Take héede you vndertake an intisinge course which without good order will make you breathlesse before the midst of your race you enter into great charge sée meanes to support it Your Father liues and must maintaine his accustomed reputatiō if he spare to sustaine you it is much to defraye the charge of your Wife and housholde he cannot therefore so loue that this dispence may be shared betwéene you and your wiues Parents and as far foorth as I can see Felices Father hath much adde to kéepe rayne out of his house top then if with difficultis he lieth drye in his Bed it is impossible he should haue anye great cheare at his Boorde what reckonyng can you make to be supported by him that hath it not and howe can you dare presume to bée supplyed by your owne Father when the timeritie of your marriadge displeaseth him to death Looke into these mischéeues before you féele the miseries they presage looke before you leape leaste you be wet before you be a ware your friendes hath a comfort but you the benefite of weldooing The Schoolemaister gaue Malipiero this aduice with such a temperate gesture that although good counsell preuailed not yet he reuerently told him that his experience knew more then his gréene imagination could containe and therefore he woulde meditate of his louing admonition and procéede no further without his priuitie But ah these weare but swéete wordes so betraye himselfe and to blinde his friende For vppon the first oportunytie Malipiero spéeds vnto PHILIPPO PROVOLO and recountes the importunyties of hys Fréendes with a desire to haue the Mariage preuilie solemnised since that he could not obtaine the open consent of his parentes Prouolo fearing the daunger of delay was as ready to satisfy as Malipiero was earnest to request insomuch as early in a morning Marco Malipiero was set in possession of his hearts delight and before night was dispossessed of his whole bodies welfare For his sorrowful Father and heauy friends hearing of this suddaine Mariage after they had a while bemoned the rashnes of Maliperio with the Affection of Parentes menaced to punish his ouersight in not regarding him as Strāgers Prouolo on the other side to geue knowledge to his Sonne in Lawes frendes that althoughe Fortune had crossed him she had not wholly consumed him set out his abylytie to the most Aduauntage much like vnto a Market Marchant that on a Newyears Day mornyng exposeth his painted tokens to the ritchest show His Sonne in lawe was accomodated with the Attyre and furnyture of a Gentleman and his Wife was set foorth with the showe of rich Malipieroes Heires Espouse and not as poore Prouoloes Daughter Insomuch as the common sorte blinded with showes iudged after their eyes affection and reputed old Malipiero a cruel couetous Charle for dealing with Prouolo so frowardly that had intreated his Son so honorably But these murmurings litle moued the good auncient Knight for well he wist this brauerie was but a blase as soone ended as the flame of a drie Faggot And which should auenge him this pride promised a change attyred with as much pennurie as the other with pompe The following effect confirmed olde Malipieros opinion for Prouolo spent so largely at the beginning in hope with this florishe to make accorde betwéene the Sonne and the Father As nowe his Table was furnished with emptie Platters and his Audit Bagges with a set of Counters So that want that will make a toothlesse woman to bite at Brasen Walles entred into Prouolos House and swore both him and his whole householde vnto the statutes of necessitie whose lawes were so straite that although they all had great occasion of sorowe they had no leasure for shifting to supplie their wantes In so much as in shorte time there was no neighbour that Prouolo was not in his debt or daunger and no good natured youth there aboutes that Marco Malipiero had not boorded or coosoned And what shoulde faire Felice doe in this extremitie liue vpon her husbandes trauel and be idle her selfe that were no good Huswiferie and yet poore Malipiero loued her so dearely that hee woulde haue ventured vppon a thousande infamies to maintayne her in the state of an honest Gentlewoman but although his shiftes helped they defrayed not her desire to be braue A Diamond hath not his grace but in golde nor a fayre Woman her full commendation but in the ornamentes of brauerie So that attyred to her best aduantage faire Felice would manie times walke vnto the Piatso Richio a place where the brauest Gentlemen assembled where the fynest deuices were sould she taking this liberty to walke bound the gallant yong Gentlemen in curtesie to Court her

Madame with your fauour quoth the Doctor had she not had this foresight it had ben lyke the Athenians shuld haue bene driuen to haue made a brasen Bell as a Monument of her talke rather then a tongueles Lionnesse as they did in honour of her silence for had she not mistrusted her imperfection she would neuer haue committed that tirannie vpon her selfe Had her tongue béene venomed with your mallice it is like quoth Quéene Aurelia that the Athenians had veryfied your slaunderous opinion here with she looked a skause vpon her fauoured seruaunts as who would saye I check the omission of your dutie in not defending of my right Upon which warning and espetially for the excellencie of this sexe quoth Ismarito a man may doo iustice vnto an other without iniurie to himselfe and sure without the reproche of men a man may commend the excellencie of Women in whose behalfe although I wyll not condemne Sir Soransos reasons yet in my opinion he erred in the first Article where he toucheth the perfection of Men and the imperfection of Women for neither of themselues are perfect nor may haue essentiall substaūce without the other But to dispute of this secret in nature at large were vnpleasing to their chaste eares and too bréefely to misticall for theyr vnderstandings But who so is so curious in searche let him reade the Philosophers Probleames with an vnpartiall indgement and he shall finde them in substaunce euery way as perfect as man And in the opinion of the eye of all the sences who is the moste perfect Iudge they farre excell man in purenes of complection Where exception is taken to the few in number of singulerly well qualyfed Women I affirme that it is not the quantity but the quallity that commends a little Salte relisheth more then a great deale of Sugar Iudeth with her owne hands atchieued a more honourable conquest then all the Cilisions besides Alexandra the wife of Alexander King of the Iewes when the vnciuill multitude were ready for his tiranie to make the intrailes of Dogges a Sepulture for his dead body yea and to be further auenged to murther his two Sonnes by her swéete behauiour so mollified theyr cruell hearts as losing theyr resolutions they gaue her husband an honourable buriall and prostrated themselues at her Childrens féete which pacification the strength nor wisdom of her counsel could not obtaine By what instrument did God first showe the vigor of his vengeaunce by a Woman And by what instrument did he showe the vertue of his mercie by a Woman Soueraigne Vertue is Feminine and I ●…sh to ●…ll it Y●… some Vice is Masculine The Ladies ●…ed out ●…ight to ●…eer 〈◊〉 ●…s differenco But Soranso ●…fe angrie aunswered that if Ismaritos countrimen were of his minde they might be ashamed that they were so effeminate Pardon me quoth Ismarito it is theyr commendation to 〈◊〉 to Women and to co●…r Men Tu●… 〈◊〉 quoth ●…ergetto to ni●… himself by the nose Ismarito is to be pardoned for his ●…ine S. George is shackl●… in a Womans 〈◊〉 It is true quoth Ismarito but thus fettered he hath many times chased S. Michael to his Mounte Fabritio fearing that these crosses would turne to the Deuils blessing studyed how to accorde this contention and with that intent quoth he Ismarito you haue well deserued to kisse these Ladyes handes for your honourable commendation of theyr sexe But where you say Vertue is the Feminine and Vice the Masculine bothe Men and Women are vnderstood in either The old Diuines tooke Vertue to be God and Vice the Diuill and either to be bothe Feminine and Masculine Orpheus sayde that Iupiter and Pluto were bothe Male and Female It is also read in Scripture That God fashioned bothe Man and Woman to his owne likenesse Moreouer this worde Homo signifieth bothe kindes so that since Man and Woman are not simply of themselues but compounded one of an other I blame this vnnaturall contention for excellencie for neither can obtaine Soueraigne victorie without dooing iniurie vnto themselues The head among some is taken for the Man and the heart for the woman for bothe are of an indifferent gender and all the other members indifferently at their commaundement Quéene Aurelia with a smiling countenaunce aunswered that she was content that a Man should gouerne as the head women direct as the heart and because we will not doo iniurie vnto our naturall vertue of Modesty we wil giue place to you i●… contention for Souerainetyes and binde you to s●…rue vs for our ●…es and therewithall in rising she broke of this controuersie After Supper there was a little time bestowed in the hearing of swéete Musique but for that Quéene Aurelias late distemprature grew of ouer watching the company this night went vnto their lodging in a good howre FINIS The fift Daies Exercise Containing a breefe discourse touching the excellencie of Man and a large discouerie of the inconueniences of ouer lofty and too base Loue with other Morall notes needefull to be regarded THE last nights good howre of repose was the cause of the companies this daies early rising who by nine of the Clock entered the great Chamber armed for any lawdable exercise And after an accustomed duty of salutation discharged euery man be thought himselfe of some pleasing matter to entertaine the present time Soranso and Ismarito were seuered from the rest of the company vpon priuate discourse which béeing ended Soranso casting his eye aside beheld in the hangings the picture of Ixion heardled to his tormenting Whéele Sée yonder quoth he the worthy scourge of Ambition and withall reported the Fable of his presumptuous making of loue to Iuno Naye quoth Ismarito Ixion is rather the example of Vaine Glorie punished for Iupiter so well allowed of Ixions hie minde in that he represented his Image as he raysed him from Earthe to Heauen and because he should not perish in his affection he satisfied his desire with the embracement of a counterfeit Iuno and so sent him backe vnto the Earth where vaine glorious Ixion Proclaymed that he was the Minion of Iuno and had Acteoned Iupiter for which arrogancie Iupiter threw him to Hell with this pictured vengeaunce Questionlesse quoth Soranso this imagination of the Heathen Poet could not but be the trauell of a Diuine spirit it exposeth such néedefull matter for Christians to contemplate of You néede not doubt of your opinion quoth Ismarito for after God had created Adam after his owne Image he scattered the séede of Adam vppon the face of the whole world and where some euer the essentiall forme of Adam was there was also the Image of God which in the moste barberous and Heathen creature laboureth to bring out hye and excellent things I beséeche you quoth Soranso to inlarge this discourse I am not so simple to beléeue that we are like the Image of God

the better parte of my selfe How wonderfullie was the Loue of Paulina sage Senecaes Wife who opened her Uaines not onely with an intent to accompanie him to death but also with a desire to féele her Husbandes maner of deathe Quintus Curtius resiteth that Kyng Darius with an vnapauled Spirit tooke his Ouerthrowes by Alexander the Great the ruine of his kingdome and the daunger of his royall parson But hauing knowledge of his wiues death he wept bitterly shewing by this sorrow that he l●… his Quéene farre abone his Crowne King Admetus being sore sicke receiued this answer from the Oracle that if he liued his best friend must dye which when the good Quéene heard shee presently slewe her selfe and in the trembling passage of Death constantly saide To giue King Admetus lyfe his Queene and dearest friende dooth die Tiberius Graccus finding two Serpents in his chamber went to the Angurers to know what they deuyned who answered that he was bound to kill the one of these two Serpents if hée slew the Male he should die himselfe if hée killed the Female he should lose his wife who murtherer of himselfe slew the Male and saued his wife and so by his rare loue raised a question whether his Wyfe were more fortunate in hauinge suche a Husbande or vnhappye in loosing of him One of the seuen wonders of the worlde is an eternall testimonie of the loue whiche Quéene Artemesia bare to her Husbande Mausolus who for to engraue his dead coarse erected a Sepulchre so ●…oy all and sumptuous as tooke away the glorie of all princely Tumbes before her time and lefte no possibilitie for any in time to come to excel the same but holding this too bace a Mansion for his Kingly hart she dried the same to powder spising her wine there with she buryed it in her owne bowels and to crowne his fame with an euerlasting memorie for that the ruine of his Sepulcher was subiect to the iniurie of time with great rewardes she incouraged Theopompus Teodectes Naucrites Isocrates foure of the most famous Orators of Greece to renowne his vertues Amonge whom Theopompus as we read receiued the triumph of victorie in that learned skirmish I coulde reporte manye other Authoryties of vnseperable Loue betwéene the Married the least of a hundred whereof would equall the friendshippes of TITVS and GISIPPVS Or of DAMON and PITHIAS the two woonders of mens affections But for that I know the able wittes héere present can cloth my naked prooffes of the excellencie of Marriage and of the deuyne Loue betwéene the Marryed with manye other sounde reasons I wil giue place Madam that you and the rest of your Ingenious Companie may doo better seruice to the one and Iustice to the other desiring that that which to saide may discharge my premisse though not sattisfy your expectation Sir quoth Quéene Aurelia if you giue vs good lawes to preserue Loue amonge the married as you haue with precious authorities set forth the excellencie of Mariage the deuine operations of her blessings w t a ful performāce of your promisse you shal binde vs al to be your Debters Madame quoth Phyloxenus you set me to a verie hard taske the Rose is Hostesse as well for the Butterflie as the Bée the Sunne shineth both vpon the good and bad yea Christe him selfe was aswell Maister to a Théefe as to a true Disciple Euen so diuine Mariage can not haue but some Deuillysh Subiectes whome Examples wil not feare much lesse may Lawes kéepe in vnitie I graunt quoth Quéene Aurelia the euyll are fearelesse of the Lawe vntyll they be scourged with the vengeaunce therof but the good embrace Lawes as their Directors in Uertue Defenders from daunger for whose Benefite I intreate you now with as large a power as I lately commaunded you that in this behalfe you wyl commyt some counsaylyng Lawes to our attentiue Memories Madame quoth Segnior Phyloxenus to showe that your Uertues haue as great power to commaund me as your Aucthorytie to enioyne mée I wyll set downe my owne Imagynations to preserue and multiplye Loue peace wealthe and Ioye among the Maried leauyng the same to be pefected by the hearers better Iudgementes Householde Lawes to keepe the Maryed in Loue Peace and Amytie Reported by Segnior Phyloxenus THE Satisfaction of Fancie is the Sowrce of Ioye in Maryage But there be many meanes too damne vp the Course of Delight betwéene the Maried if the Match be not made aswell by foresight as frée choyce The Office of Foresight is to preuent folowyng Mischaunces and aduisedly to consider if present Abylytie wyll support an Househoulde and according to their callyng leaue a Portion to their Posterytie In this point the experyence of the Parents is to be prefe●…red 〈◊〉 the rashe imaginations of the sonne for the aged Married by proofe know that in time many accidents of mischaunce will hinder the indeuours of the best husbands The office of foresight is likewise to consider of the equallitie in yeares least the one growing and the other declining in perfection after a while repent when remedie comes too late the Rose full blowne séemeth fayre for a time but withereth much sooner then the tender Bud. It is the office of foresight to consider of the equallitie of bringing vp least a diuersity in manners betwéene the married make a deuision of desires for Spannyels and Curres hardly liue together without snarling And it is the office of foresight to sée that there be a consent in Religion betwéene the marryed for if theyr loue be not grafted in theyr soules it is like theyr Marriage will be infyrmed with the defects of the body The office of Free choise is the roote or foundation of Marriage which consisteth onely in the satisfaction of fancie for where the fancie is not pleased all the perfections of the world cannot force looue and where the fancie delighteth many defects are perfected or tollerated among the Marryed When Marriage is solemnized there are many things to be obserued one the parte bothe of the husband and the Wife The Husband is to consider his house is a petty Common wealth whereof himselfe is chéefe and his Seruaunts Subiects therefore for the welfare bothe of himselfe and householde it is néedefull that he set downe such ●…rders as God may be gloryfied himselfe profitably serued the good seruaunt well rewarded the euill chastened and the neighbour pleased And as it is the Husbands office to set downe these orders so it is the Wiues dutie to sée them executed The charge of the Husband is to get abroade for the prouision of his householde and the Wife is bounde to spare at home towards the maintenance of her children The office of the Husband is to sée his ground Tilled his Cattell cherished his fences sound his labourers worke and their wages paide The dutie of the wife is to sée her