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A03079 The right rule of Christian chastitie profitable to bee read of all godly and vertuous youthes of both sexe, bee they gentlemen or gentlewomen, or of inferiour state, whatsoeuer. Collected and written by one studious to gratifie his freendes, and profit his kindred: first (priuately) for the instruction, forewarning and forearming of certayne younge gentlewomen his neare and deare cosins: and after published by the same, in hope to profit the Church & common wealth, according to his talent. The methode wherof is to bee seene immediatly after the preface to the reader. Hergest, William. 1580 (1580) STC 13203; ESTC S118310 81,356 114

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esse_fw-la errare_fw-la that_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n incident_a to_o man_n to_o err_v and_o therefore_o it_o can_v be_v but_o the_o unlearned_a among_o who_o i_o supply_v a_o room_n must_v now_o and_o then_o miss_v the_o quishin_fw-mi i_o crave_v thy_o gentle_a patience_n and_o favourable_a correction_n therein_o which_o if_o i_o shall_v obtain_v will_v be_v a_o encouragement_n unto_o i_o for_o thy_o further_a use_n and_o employ_v of_o my_o small_a talon_n hereafter_o to_o thy_o further_a benefit_n as_o health_n money_n the_o senowe_v and_o strength_n of_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v leisure_n and_o the_o state_n of_o a_o servant_n will_v permit_v farewell_n in_o the_o lord_n that_o live_v for_o ever_o and_o ever_o johannis_n cooci_fw-la odoastichon_n in_o guilielmi_n hergesti_n de_fw-fr castitate_fw-la librum_fw-la qvae_fw-la decoret_fw-la mores_fw-la atque_fw-la ornet_fw-la vita_fw-la pudicos_fw-la perdocet_fw-la hic_fw-la summa_fw-la cum_fw-la ratione_fw-la libre_fw-la hinc_fw-la 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