mistress_n of_o pisistratus_n 248_o of_o nitâ—tis_n 249_o of_o bersaâ—e_n 250_o of_o the_o wife_n of_o candaules_n 251_o rowan_n and_o estrilda_n 252_o the_o fair_a lady_n of_o norwich_n 253_o of_o calirrhoe_n daughter_n to_o boetius_fw-la 256_o of_o the_o wife_n of_o cabbas_n and_o phaillus_n etc._n etc._n 257_o the_o daughter_n of_o danaus_n and_o the_o son_n of_o aegyptus_n 259_o of_o manto_n 260_o the_o wife_n of_o agetas_n etc._n etc._n 261_o a_o vicar_n daughter_n 262_o a_o fair_a witty_a wench_n ibid._n of_o woman_n deform_v 264_o the_o content_n of_o the_o six_o book_n inscribe_v erato_n treat_v of_o chaste_a woman_n and_o wanton_n a_o discourse_n concern_v chastity_n and_o wantonness_n 267_o of_o mary_n the_o bless_a virgin_n 271_o of_o petronilla_n the_o daughter_n of_o s._n peter_n and_o other_o chaste_a virgin_n 273_o of_o chaste_a wife_n and_o first_o of_o penelope_n 276_o the_o history_n of_o a_o woman_n of_o casa_n nova_fw-la 280_o of_o edeltrudis_n editha_n and_o other_o 282_o of_o wanton_n 284_o of_o common_a strumpet_n concubine_n and_o private_a mistress_n 285_o of_o such_o as_o merit_v the_o name_n of_o honest_a whore_n 286_o of_o lais._n 289_o of_o glicerium_n alias_o glicera_n &_o other_o 293_o of_o agathoclea_n 295_o of_o cleophis_n 296_o callipigae_fw-la alogune_n cosmartidenes_n audia_n etc._n etc._n 297_o julia_n the_o daughter_n of_o augustus_n caesar._n 298_o harlotta_n the_o mother_n to_o william_n the_o conqueror_n 300_o of_o diverse_a wanton_n belong_v to_o sundry_a famous_a man_n poet_n and_o other_o 301_o of_o famous_a wanton_n 304_o of_o mista_n and_o other_o 308_o of_o wanton_n convert_v 312_o the_o content_n of_o the_o seven_o book_n inscribe_v polihymnia_n or_o memory_n entreat_v of_o the_o piety_n of_o daughter_n mother_n sister_n and_o wife_n a_o discourse_n concern_v lie_n jest_n and_o witty_a say_n 313_o of_o pious_a daughter_n 319_o the_o love_n of_o mother_n to_o their_o child_n 321_o friendship_n betwixt_o woman_n 323_o the_o love_n of_o sister_n towards_o their_o brother_n 324_o of_o matrimony_n and_o conjugal_a love_n 327_o time_n forbid_v in_o marriage_n 328_o ceremony_n before_o marriage_n 329_o of_o contract_n 330_o of_o nuptial_a dower_n ibid._n of_o nuptial_a gift_n or_o present_v ibid._n of_o nuptial_a ornament_n pomp_n feast_n and_o epithalamium_n etc._n etc._n 332_o a_o description_n of_o the_o bride_n come_v from_o her_o chamber_n 333_o the_o bridegroom_n first_o appear_v 334_o the_o nuptial_a offer_n ibid._n the_o nuptial_a song_n 335_o the_o entrance_n into_o their_o bedchamber_n ibid._n sacred_a augury_n and_o nuptial_a expiation_n 337_o the_o conjugal_a love_n of_o woman_n to_o their_o husband_n 339_o of_o bawd_n 343_o of_o age._n 345_o of_o woman_n addict_v to_o gluttony_n or_o drunkenness_n 346_o of_o woman_n belove_v of_o diverse_a creature_n 349_o of_o woman_n excellent_a in_o paint_v weave_v etc._n etc._n 350_o of_o woman_n contentious_a and_o bloody_a 353_o of_o woman_n strange_o preserve_v from_o death_n and_o such_o as_o have_v unwilling_o be_v the_o death_n of_o their_o parent_n 358_o of_o clamorous_a woman_n common_o call_v scold_n 360_o of_o tullia_n and_o her_o sister_n 362_o example_n of_o patience_n in_o woman_n 363_o variety_n of_o discourse_n concern_v woman_n 364_o the_o daughter_n of_o apollo_n ibid._n the_o siren_n ibid._n woman_n that_o have_v dissemble_v their_o shape_n to_o good_a purpose_n or_o to_o bad_a 365_o woman_n that_o have_v change_v their_o sex_n 366_o the_o content_n of_o the_o eight_o book_n inscribe_v urania_n entreat_v of_o woman_n every_o way_n learned_a of_o poetress_n and_o witch_n a_o discourse_n of_o astrology_n 369_o of_o famous_a astrologian_n 370_o of_o woman_n orator_n that_o have_v plead_v their_o own_o cause_n or_o other_o 373_o of_o woman_n studious_a in_o divinity_n 375_o of_o woman_n excellent_a in_o philosophy_n and_o other_o learning_n 377_o a_o discourse_n of_o poetry_n 383_o of_o woman_n excellent_a in_o 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treat_v of_o the_o muse_n sibyl_n vestal_n prophetess_n hesperides_n the_o grace_n etc._n etc._n a_o discourse_n concern_v the_o muse_n 57_o of_o clio._n 61_o of_o euterpe_n 63_o of_o thalia_n 65_o of_o melpomene_n 66_o of_o terpsichore_n 68_o of_o erato_n 70_o of_o polymnia_n or_o polyhimnia_fw-la 71_o of_o urania_n 73_o of_o calliope_n 74_o a_o discourse_n of_o the_o sibyl_n 76_o sibylla_n perfica_n and_o her_o prophecy_n 79_o sibylla_n lybica_n and_o her_o prophecy_n 81_o sibylla_n delphica_n and_o her_o prophecy_n 82_o sibylla_n cumaea_n and_o her_o prophecy_n 83_o sibylla_n samia_n and_o her_o prophecy_n 85_o sibylla_n cumana_n and_o her_o prophecy_n 86_o sibylla_n hellespontiaca_n &_o her_o prophecy_n 88_o sibylla_n phrygia_n and_o her_o prophecy_n 89_o sibylla_n europaea_n and_o her_o prophecy_n 90_o sibylla_n tiburtina_n and_o her_o prophecy_n 91_o sibylla_n aegyptia_n and_o her_o prophecy_n 93_o sibylla_n erithraea_n and_o her_o prophecy_n 94_o a_o discourse_n of_o the_o 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aspasia_n etc._n etc._n 130_o the_o memorable_a history_n of_o odatis_n 133_o of_o aristomache_n hyppo_n and_o chiâ—mara_n etc._n etc._n 135_o of_o tertia_fw-la aemilia_n turia_n sulpitia_n julia_n and_o portia_n 136_o of_o horestilla_n artimesia_n and_o hormisda_n 137_o of_o queen_n ada_n and_o zenocrita_n 138_o of_o the_o wife_n of_o pythes_n 139_o of_o the_o wife_n of_o nausimenes_n 140_o of_o ciano_n medullina_n and_o erixo_n 141_o a_o woman_n of_o the_o city_n pergamus_n 142_o of_o stratonica_n valeria_n and_o claelia_n 143_o of_o olimpias_n and_o the_o troade_n 144_o of_o the_o phocides_n &_o woman_n of_o chios_n 145_o of_o the_o perside_n celtae_n melitae_n and_o tyrrhaenae_fw-la 147_o example_n of_o modesty_n and_o magnanimity_n 148_o of_o dido_n caesara_n gumilda_n and_o ethelburga_n 152_o of_o policrita_n 154_o of_o queen_n and_o other_o lady_n for_o diverse_a virtue_n memorable_a 155_o of_o woman_n remarkable_a for_o their_o love_n to_o their_o husband_n 159_o the_o content_n of_o the_o four_o book_n inscribe_v melpomene_n of_o woman_n incestuous_a adulteress_n and_o such_o as_o have_v come_v by_o strange_a death_n a_o discourse_n persuade_v to_o good_a life_n 163_o of_o woman_n incestuous_a and_o first_o of_o queen_n semiramis_n 165_o of_o tagenna_n a_o woman_n of_o seventie_o cubit_n high_a 167_o of_o paâ—iphae_n ibid._n of_o canace_n canusia_n &_o valeria_n tusculana_n 169_o of_o julia_n the_o empress_n ibid._n the_o sister_n of_o cambyses_n 170_o of_o livia_n horestilla_n lollia_n paulina_n cesonia_n etc._n etc._n 171_o of_o jocasta_n ibid._n of_o crythaeis_n the_o mother_n of_o homer_n 173_o a_o epitaph_n upon_o homer_n prince_n of_o poet_n 175_o a_o strange_a incest_n 176_o of_o cyborea_n mother_n to_o judas_n iscariot_n 177_o of_o veronica_n 178_o a_o discourse_n concern_v adulteress_n ibid._n of_o many_o great_a lady_n brand_v with_o adultery_n among_o the_o roman_n 181_o a_o country_n fellow_n and_o his_o mistress_n ibid._n the_o water_n 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