The Lord Marques idlenes conteining manifold matters of acceptable deuise; as sage sentences, prudent precepts, morall examples, sweete similitudes, proper comparisons, and other remembrances of speciall choise. No lesse pleasant to peruse, than profitable to practise: compiled by the right Honorable L. William Marques of Winchester that now is.
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- The Lord Marques idlenes conteining manifold matters of acceptable deuise; as sage sentences, prudent precepts, morall examples, sweete similitudes, proper comparisons, and other remembrances of speciall choise. No lesse pleasant to peruse, than profitable to practise: compiled by the right Honorable L. William Marques of Winchester that now is.
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- Winchester, William Paulet, Marquis of, 1535?-1598.
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- Imprinted at London :: By Arnold Hatfield,
- 1586.
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Contents
- title page
- Floreat alma diû Princeps precor ELISABETHA.
- TO THE HIGH, MIGH∣TIE, AND HIS RIGHT GRA∣CIOVS SOVERAIGNE LADIE, THE QVEENES MOST EXCEL∣LENT MAIESTIE.
- To the friendly Readers.
- IN LAVDEM OPERIS HEXASTICON G. Ch.
- The Table.
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THE LORD MARQVES
IDLENES.
- The beginning of beginnings.
- The life of Philosophers.
- A principalitie of things.
- The histories and liues of priuate men, to∣gither with the report of coun∣tries and townes.
- Aduersitie.
- Ambition.
- Captains and valiantmen.
- Couetousnes, and Couetous men.
- Counsell.
- Children and youth.
- Of Death.
- Discord, Enimitie, and Variance.
- Enuie.
- Euill and wicked men, with their vices.
- Of Fame and Infamie.
- Follie and foolish men, with their vanities.
- Fortune.
- Of Friendship and Friends.
- The Iustice and punishment of God, togi∣ther with his mercie, goodnes, and purpose.
- Iustice and Iusticers.
- Idlenes.
- Of knowledge, wisedome, foresight, and vertue.
- The lawe and ordinances.
- Of Loue.
- What Man and his life is, with fortune and hir frailtie.
- What man and his life is.
- Of mercie, pitie, helpe, and compassion towards the poore.
- Obedience.
- Patience.
- Peace.
- Pleasure.
- Pride.
- Of Princes, with their actes and sayings.
- Princes.
- Princes and gouernors.
- Seruants.
- Of the toong, and of the slanderer or backbiter.
- Of sorow and griefe.
- The toong.
- Time.
- Warres.
- Women.
- Good workes.
- The world and worldly prosperitie.
- Pretie saiengs in common places.