A iuniper lecture With the description of all sorts of women, good, and bad: from the modest to the maddest, from the most civil, to the scold rampant, their praise and dispraise compendiously related. Also the authors advice how to tame a shrew, or vexe her.

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Author:	Taylor, John, 1580-1653.
Title:	A iuniper lecture With the description of all sorts of women, good, and bad: from the modest to the maddest, from the most civil, to the scold rampant, their praise and dispraise compendiously related. Also the authors advice how to tame a shrew, or vexe her.
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To as many as can Read, (though but reasonably) it makes no great matter whe∣ther they under∣stand, or no.

To the Reader.

Margery Quiet of Tame, in Oxford-shire, to her Ingenious friend, the Author, she acknow∣ledging him to be a well-wisher to all good wo∣men.

The Table.

A Iuniper Lecture.

1. A Lecture of a Mistresse to her Apprentise somthing early in the Morning, and thus she begins as soone as she awaked.

2. A Lecture of a Wife to her Husband, that hath beene married three or foure yeares.

These Lines were presented to a young and rich Wid∣dow, by an ancient Gen∣tleman, hoping to ob∣taine her love.

3. Her Answer both in Prose and Verse to the old man that gave her the verses.

4. Another Lecture of an old rich widdow to a young Gallant, who came a wooing to her, that had little or no meanes.

An advice for some.

On a womans tongue.

5. A Lecture of a Countrey Farmers wife, being a shrew to her husband, for be∣ing late abroad at night: and thus she begins.

6. A Lecture of a Wife which was very jealous of her Husband: and thus shee goes forwards.

7. A Lecture of a Wid∣dow which was newly marryed to a Wid∣dower, and thus it followes.

8. A Lecture betweene a jealous old woman, and her young husband, and thus she begins.

9. A Lecture of a proud Dame to her husband, be∣cause hee would not allow her all the new fashions that are worne, and thus shee beginnes.

10. A Mothers Lecture to her daughter concer∣ning Marriage, and thus shee be∣ginnes.

11. A Lecture Dialogue∣wise betweene a man and his wife, which is the scold rampant: and thus they salute each other.

12. A Lecture of a wo∣man to her husband in the morning as sne as hee awakes, for a ramble 're night: and thus she be∣ginnes.

13. A Lecture of a kinde and loving Wife to her Husband, and thus she begins.

A strange familiar daily and hourely Lecture, most rare and ordinary very easie and extreame hard to be under∣stood, pronounced by an Ancient Grand Gossip over a Cup of Sack & strong Waters.

The Author's advice how to tame a shrew.

Or thus:

Another.

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