usher_v in_o the_o work_n especial_o be_v so_o much_o and_o so_o long_o conversant_a among_o the_o poet_n which_o be_v able_a to_o discourage_v a_o book_n want_v their_o approbation_n and_o countenance_n let_v that_o i_o entreat_v be_v no_o prejudice_n to_o my_o labour_n since_o i_o do_v not_o communicate_v they_o unto_o any_o and_o how_o can_v any_o man_n true_o commend_v what_o he_o have_v not_o advise_o peruse_v neither_o do_v i_o think_v i_o be_o so_o little_o know_v or_o ill_o belove_v among_o they_o that_o any_o one_o will_v have_v deny_v i_o so_o small_a a_o courtesy_n but_o be_v only_o a_o matter_n of_o form_n and_o neither_o help_n nor_o hindrance_n to_o that_o which_o have_v already_o past_a the_o press_n i_o expose_v it_o naked_a to_o the_o free_a view_n and_o unguarded_a with_o any_o such_o faction_n of_o friend_n either_o by_o the_o worth_n thereof_o to_o be_v commend_v and_o so_o live_v or_o by_o the_o weakness_n to_o be_v disparage_v and_o so_o perish_v and_o these_o be_v all_o the_o difficulty_n of_o which_o i_o be_o now_o to_o expostulate_v desire_v thou_o to_o excuse_v a_o sudden_a business_n which_o begin_v with_o the_o press_n keep_v it_o still_o go_v and_o end_v some_o few_o day_n before_o it_o these_o thing_n well_o consider_v may_v in_o any_o generous_a spirit_n prevent_v all_o cavil_v and_o criticism_n and_o to_o such_o only_a i_o submit_v myself_o thou_o who_o for_o thy_o sake_n desire_v to_o be_v still_o industrious_a t._n h._n a_o index_n or_o table_n of_o nine_o book_n of_o various_a history_n only_o concern_v woman_n inscribe_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o nine_o muse_n the_o content_n of_o the_o first_o book_n entitle_v clio_n treat_v of_o the_o goddess_n celestial_a terrestrial_a marine_a and_o infernal_a etc._n etc._n a_o proem_n of_o the_o several_a opinion_n of_o all_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n concern_v the_o deity_n fol._n 1_o of_o the_o goddess_n celestial_a and_o first_o of_o juno_n 5_o of_o sybil._n 7_o of_o venus_n 8_o of_o minerva_n 10_o of_o diana_n 15_o of_o ceres_n 16_o of_o proserpina_n 18_o of_o nemesis_n 19_o of_o latona_n 20_o of_o fortune_n 22_o of_o the_o goddess_n call_v selecta_fw-la 25_o of_o the_o goddess_n rhaea_n 29_o of_o isis_n or_o io._n 30_o of_o ate._n 31_o of_o pandora_n 32_o of_o the_o marine_a goddess_n 33_o of_o amphetrite_n ibid._n of_o thesis_n or_o tethies_n 34_o of_o the_o nereid_n 36_o of_o the_o daughter_n of_o triton_n 37_o of_o the_o wife_n and_o daughter_n of_o proteus_n 38_o of_o the_o daughter_n of_o phoreis_n 39_o of_o scylla_n and_o charybdis_n 40_o the_o goddess_n of_o hill_n wood_n grove_n and_o tree_n etc._n etc._n 42_o of_o the_o oreades_n 43_o the_o dryad_n and_o hamadryad_n 44_o of_o the_o goddess_n infernal_a 45_o of_o the_o furiae_n or_o eumenides_n 46_o a_o abstract_n of_o all_o the_o fable_n in_o the_o fifteen_o book_n of_o ovid_n metamorphosis_n as_o they_o follow_v in_o the_o poem_n 48_o the_o content_n of_o the_o second_o book_n inscribe_v euterpe_n 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 virgin_n vestal_n 95_o of_o oppia_n claâ—dia_n fonteia_n martia_n etc._n etc._n 97_o of_o the_o prophetess_n 99_o the_o history_n of_o a_o great_a magician_n 101_o of_o the_o hesperides_n 103_o the_o pleyade_n or_o hyades_n and_o why_o of_o the_o seven_o star_n but_o six_o appear_v at_o once_o 105_o 106_o of_o the_o grace_n 106_o of_o the_o hour_n 108_o of_o aurora_n or_o the_o morning_n 109_o of_o the_o night_n 112_o of_o sleep_n 114_o of_o death_n ibid._n the_o content_n of_o the_o three_o book_n inscribe_v thalia_n treat_v of_o illustrious_a queen_n famous_a wife_n mother_n daughter_n etc._n etc._n a_o discourse_n concern_v illustrious_a woman_n 118_o how_o kiss_v first_o come_v up_o ibid._n of_o three_o gentleman_n and_o their_o wife_n 121_o of_o illustrious_a queen_n 122_o a_o funeral_n ode_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o anna_n panareta_n 123_o of_o diverse_a lady_n famous_a for_o their_o modesty_n 125_o the_o wife_n of_o fuluius_n 127_o of_o aretaphila_n 128_o of_o pieria_n 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 of_o a_o chaste_a woman_n excellent_a for_o the_o eyesight_n 182_o of_o laodice_n a_o unnatural_a wife_n 183_o the_o birth_n of_o antoninus_n commodus_n 184_o of_o phedima_n and_o a_o notable_a impostor_n ibid._n of_o begum_n queen_n of_o persia._n 186_o of_o queen_n olimpias_n and_o the_o birth_n of_o alexander_n 188_o the_o death_n of_o olimpias_n 189_o of_o romilda_n with_o rare_a example_n of_o chastity_n 190_o of_o ethelburga_n with_o her_o epitaph_n 191_o a_o merry_a accident_n concern_v a_o adulteress_n ibid._n a_o true_a modern_a history_n of_o a_o adulteress_n 192_o the_o wife_n of_o gengulphus_fw-la and_o diverse_a other_o 196_o the_o history_n of_o elphritha_n 198_o of_o gunnora_fw-es with_o other_o intermixture_n of_o history_n 200_o of_o woman_n that_o have_v come_v by_o strange_a death_n 202_o woman_n that_o die_v golden_a death_n ibid._n woman_n that_o die_v in_o childbirth_n 203_o woman_n that_o suffer_v martyrdom_n 204_o the_o strange_a death_n of_o aristoclaea_n democrita_n etc._n etc._n 206_o 207_o the_o ostler_n tale._n 213_o the_o content_n of_o the_o five_o book_n inscribe_v terpsichore_n entreat_v of_o amazon_n and_o other_o woman_n famous_a either_o for_o valour_n or_o beauty_n a_o discourse_n whether_o valour_n or_o beauty_n may_v claim_v priority_n 215_o of_o the_o amazon_n their_o original_n etc._n etc._n 218_o 220_o of_o other_o warlike_a woman_n and_o those_o of_o masculine_a virtue_n 224_o example_n of_o fear_n 225_o of_o helerna_n camilla_n maria_n puteolana_n and_o other_o 226_o the_o race_n of_o hyppomanes_n and_o atlanta_n 229_o of_o other_o warlike_a lady_n 230_o a_o description_n of_o the_o messaget_n 231_o of_o xanthippe_n and_o myrrh_n 233_o of_o a_o sheep_n and_o a_o shrew_n 234_o a_o trick_n of_o a_o english_a scold_n etc._n etc._n 235_o of_o english_a virago_n &_o of_o joan_n de_fw-fr pucil_n 236_o a_o discourse_n of_o fair_a woman_n 240_o of_o fair_a woman_n 245_o the_o fair_a
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 poetry_n 384_o of_o minerva_n and_o other_o 387_o of_o sappho_n 388_o of_o cleobule_n lindia_n &_o other_o poetess_n 394_o of_o telesilla_n poetria_fw-la 396_o of_o perhilla_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n a_o discourse_n of_o witch_n 399_o how_o the_o devil_n reward_v his_o servant_n 400_o the_o wretched_a end_n of_o sundry_a magician_n ibid._n several_a sort_n of_o superstitious_a juggle_n 401_o of_o cyrce_n medea_n and_o other_o witch_n remember_v by_o the_o poet_n 403_o of_o witch_n transport_v from_o one_o place_n to_o another_o by_o the_o devil_n 406_o of_o witch_n that_o have_v either_o change_v their_o own_o shape_n or_o transform_v other_o 409_o lycantropia_n 410_o a_o piper_n transform_v into_o a_o ass_n 411_o other_o miraculous_a transformation_n ibid._n of_o she_o devil_n 412_o a_o witch_n of_o amsterdam_n 414_o a_o witch_n of_o geneva_n 415_o example_n of_o strange_a kind_n of_o witchcraft_n 416_o witch_n call_v extasi_v 417_o diverse_a thing_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o witch_n 419_o the_o content_n of_o the_o nine_o book_n inscribe_v calliope_n entreat_v of_o woman_n in_o general_a with_o the_o punishment_n of_o the_o vicious_a and_o reward_n due_a to_o the_o virtuous_a interlace_v with_o sundry_a history_n a_o discourse_n of_o death_n 419_o of_o woman_n ravish_v 421_o of_o handmaid_n nurse_n midwife_n and_o stepdame_n 424_o the_o punishment_n of_o incest_n in_o the_o sister_n of_o leucippus_n 429_o the_o punishment_n of_o adultery_n 432_o sister_n that_o have_v murder_v their_o brother_n 434_o the_o punishment_n of_o fratricide_n 435_o of_o mother_n that_o have_v slay_v their_o child_n and_o wife_n their_o husband_n ibid._n punishment_n due_a to_o regicide_n 436_o punishment_n of_o unjust_a divorce_n 437_o whoredom_n punish_v 438_o loquacitie_n punish_v 439_o lie_v punish_v ibid._n perjury_n punish_v 440_o prodigality_n and_o excess_n punish_v 441_o witchcraft_n punish_v 444_o honour_n and_o reward_v due_a to_o fortitude_n 449_o honour_n and_o reward_v due_a to_o temperance_n 450_o reward_n due_a to_o fertility_n or_o many_o child_n illustrate_v in_o diverse_a history_n 451_o of_o beauty_n and_o the_o reward_n thereof_o 453_o a_o convertite_n reward_v 458_o of_o cura_n or_o care_n 462_o reward_n due_a to_o woman_n philosopher_n orator_n or_o poetess_n 463_o finis_fw-la tabulae_fw-la nine_o book_n of_o various_a history_n only_o concern_v woman_n inscribe_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o nine_o muse_n the_o first_o book_n which_o be_v clio_n treat_v of_o the_o goddess_n celestial_a terrestrial_a marine_a and_o infernal_a before_o we_o enter_v into_o a_o particular_a tractate_n of_o these_o goddess_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o speak_v something_o of_o the_o opinion_n settle_v in_o sundry_a nation_n concern_v they_o who_o be_v their_o first_o adorer_n and_o worshipper_n the_o multiplicity_n of_o their_o god_n and_o what_o several_a right_n and_o custom_n observation_n and_o ceremony_n they_o use_v in_o their_o oblation_n and_o sacrifice_n the_o aethiopian_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o most_o ancient_a and_o the_o first_o beginner_n of_o divine_a adoration_n as_o diodorus_n be_v of_o opinion_n imagine_v in_o themselves_o and_o very_o believe_v some_o of_o their_o god_n to_o be_v everlasting_a and_o other_o to_o participate_v of_o a_o mortal_a and_o corruptible_a nature_n the_o phoenician_n they_o deliver_v admirable_a and_o strange_a thing_n concern_v their_o god_n and_o the_o first_o beginning_n and_o creation_n of_o thing_n above_o all_o other_o have_v in_o divine_a worship_n dagona_n and_o chamas_n the_o atlantides_n a_o people_n of_o africa_n they_o be_v confident_a that_o the_o generation_n of_o the_o god_n proceed_v from_o they_o and_o the_o first_o that_o reign_v among_o they_o they_o call_v coelum_fw-la which_o be_v heaven_n the_o augitae_fw-la another_o nation_n in_o the_o afric_a continent_n acknowledge_v no_o other_o deity_n than_o the_o ghost_n of_o such_o noble_a person_n as_o be_v decease_v to_o 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