The morall philosophie of Doni drawne out of the auncient writers. A worke first compiled in the Indian tongue, and afterwardes reduced into diuers other languages: and now lastly englished out of Italian by Thomas North, brother to the right Honorable Sir Roger North Knight, Lorde North of Kyrtheling.

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Title:	The morall philosophie of Doni drawne out of the auncient writers. A worke first compiled in the Indian tongue, and afterwardes reduced into diuers other languages: and now lastly englished out of Italian by Thomas North, brother to the right Honorable Sir Roger North Knight, Lorde North of Kyrtheling.
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Print source:	The morall philosophie of Doni drawne out of the auncient writers. A worke first compiled in the Indian tongue, and afterwardes reduced into diuers other languages: and now lastly englished out of Italian by Thomas North, brother to the right Honorable Sir Roger North Knight, Lorde North of Kyrtheling. Doni, Anton Francesco, 1513-1574. Moral filosophia., Bı̄dpāı̄., North, Thomas, Sir, 1535-1601? Imprinted at London: By Henry Denham, [1570]
Alternate titles:	Fables of Bidpai. English.
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¶ To the Right Honorable and my singuler good Lorde, the Lorde Robert Dudley, Earle of Leycester, Baron of Denbigh, Knight of the most noble order of the Garter, Maister of the Horse, and one of the Queenes Maiesties most Ho∣nourable priuie Counsell.

To the Reader.

Al lettore. G. B.

T. N. To the Reader.

E. C. To the Reader.

The Philosophie of the wise auncient Fathers. A worke first compiled in the Indian tongue, and aftervvardes transfer∣red into diuers and sundrie other lan∣guages: as the Persian, Arabian, Hebrue, Latine, Spanishe, and Italian: and now reduced into our vulgar speeche.

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Of a Husbande man, and of the trea∣sure he founde.

Of the simple ignorant man, desirous to seeme learned.

A comparison of the slouthfull man for the Reader.

The deceyt lighteth on the decey∣uers necke.

The good and vertuous should neuer dispaire in aduersitie.

The Argument of the Booke

The first part of the Morall Philoso∣phie of the auncient Sages, compiled by the great and learned Philo∣sopher Sendebar, In the Indian tongue, who by sundrie and wonderfull examples bewrayeth the deceyts and daun∣gers of this present worlde.

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Here may you see how light beliefe brin∣geth damage.

A tale of a Louer and a Gentil∣woman.

Of a Ieweller that forgot his profit, and gaue himselfe to pleasure.

A Parable of the Worlde.

The seconde part of Morall Phi∣losophie, shewing the wonderfull abuses of this wretched Worlde.

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Beholde the pageants and miseries of the court of this Worlde.

A tale of an Ape medling in that he had no skill.

A tale of the Woolfe concerning breach of promise.

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The vnthankfulnesse of Maisters.

Of the Turkie Cocke, and what hap∣pened to him.

Of the Foxe and his foolish feare.

Of the Eagle and Beetell, and what com∣meth of selfe will.

Of the Foxe and the Lion, and of the Foxes de∣ceit to kill the Lion.

The thirde part of Morall Philosophie Anno. 1570.

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Beholde the wicked practises and deuilish inuen∣tions of a false trayterous Courtier.

Of three great fishes, and what is sig∣nified by them.

A tale of the Flea and the Lowse, and how the Flea was reuenged of the Lowse.

A man hath no greater enimie than himselfe.

It booteth not to giue counsell where it is not followed.

He that diggeth a pitte for others, many times falleth into it himselfe.

The fourth part of Morall Philosophie Anno. 1570.

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A tale of the Ioyners wife and the Painter.

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Faultes escaped.