Here begynneth the booke whiche is called the body of polycye And it speketh of vertues and of good maners, and the sayd boke is deuyded in thre partyes. The fyrst party is adressed to prynces. The seconde to knyghtes and nobles: and the thyrde to the vnyuersal people. The fyrst chapytre speketh of the dyscrypcyon of the body of polycye.
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- Here begynneth the booke whiche is called the body of polycye And it speketh of vertues and of good maners, and the sayd boke is deuyded in thre partyes. The fyrst party is adressed to prynces. The seconde to knyghtes and nobles: and the thyrde to the vnyuersal people. The fyrst chapytre speketh of the dyscrypcyon of the body of polycye.
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- Christine, de Pisan, ca. 1364-ca. 1431.
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- In the yere of our lorde. M.CCCCC.xxi. The xiii. yere of the reygne of kynge Henry the. viii. The. xvii daye of Maye. [1521]]
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"Here begynneth the booke whiche is called the body of polycye And it speketh of vertues and of good maners, and the sayd boke is deuyded in thre partyes. The fyrst party is adressed to prynces. The seconde to knyghtes and nobles: and the thyrde to the vnyuersal people. The fyrst chapytre speketh of the dyscrypcyon of the body of polycye." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A20896.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 3, 2024.
Contents
- title page
- ¶ Here begynneth the table of this present boke.
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part - 1
- ¶ Here begynneth the firste chaptre the whiche speketh of the discrypcion of the body of polycye. Capitulo. Primo.
- ¶ Here after it speketh of vertuous felycyte. Ca. ii.
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¶ Here after is declaryd how a man shuld norysshe the chyldren of prynces at theyr begynnynge.
a. .iii. - ¶ Here after it sheweth to what maner of men ought to be gyuen the gouernaunce of the children of prynces. Capitulo. iiii.
- ¶ The exhortacyons that men shulde make to the chyldren of prynces. Capitulo. v.
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ere it telleth what the yonge prynce ought to do when he begynneth to gouerne. Capitulo. vi▪ - ¶ Of the sadde auyse that is couenable for a yonge prynce for to haue▪ Capitulo. vii.
- ¶ Of the obseruaunces and the lawe that a good prynce ought to holde. Capitulo. viii.
- ¶Howe that a good prynce ought to be ressemblyd to a good shepeherde▪ Capitulo. ix.
- ¶ The loue that the good prynce ought to haue to his sub∣iectes. Capitulo. x.
- ¶ Ensample of auncyent deedes to the purpose afore sayd. Capitulo. xi.
- ¶ Here after foloweth the cause why Ualere is so grete ly aledged in this boke. Capitulo. xii.
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y • lyberalyte in prynces & exāple of y• Romaynes. Ca. xiii. - ¶ Of the humayne pyte in a prynce. Capitulo. xiiii.
- ¶ Of mekenesse and deboneyryte in a Prynce Capitulo. xv▪
- ¶ yet of deboneyryte & howe fortune maye chaunge. Ca. xvi.
- ¶ Howe a prynce sholde not be proude thoughe fortune fa∣uoure hym neuer so moche▪ Capitulo. ▪ xvii.
- ¶ Howe the good prynce ought to loue Iustyce. Ca. xviii.
- ¶ what maner counsaylours a prynce sholde take. Ca. xix.
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owe a good prynce not witstondynge y • he be debonayre & meke ought to be dredde and doubted.apitulo. xx. - ¶ Howe the good prynce sholde vse the counsayle of the wyse men. Capitulo. xxi▪
- ¶ Howe the good prynce ought to take hede vpon the rewle of his offycers. Capitulo. xxii.
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¶ The goodnes that falleth to a prynce for to byleue the coun sayle of wyse men.
apitulo. xxiii. -
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owe the olde wysemen were gouerned by Phylosophres Capitulo. xxiiii - ¶ Howe it longeth to a prynce for to be wyse and prudente in eloquence. Capitulo. xxv.
- ¶ Howe it is a couenable thynge to a Prynce to behaue hym∣selfe goodly. Capitulo. xxvi.
- ¶ Howe euery good prynce ought to be dylygent to occu¦pye hymselfe in the necessytees of his loude or Royalme. Capitulo. xxvii.
- ¶ Howe the good prynce ought to loue and worshyp his knyghtes and his gentylles. Capitulo. xxviii.
- ¶ Howe the good prynce ought to flee Lechery. Ca. xxix.
- ¶ Howe the good prynce sholde kepe hymselfe fro angre. Capitulo. xxx.
- ¶ Howe it is lefull that the good prynce after his grete laboure for to take recreacyon of some dysporte. Capitulo. xxxi
- ¶ Howe the good prynce whiche vnderstondeth hymselfe that he dothe his deuoyre in all vertues ought reasonably to desyre laude and glorye. Capitulo. xxxii.
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ere begynneth the seconde parte of this booke whiche is adressed to the nobles and worthy men -
And the fyrst chapytre speketh howe the nobles occupye the place of the armes and y
e hondes of the body of Polycye. Capitulo. xxxiii. - ¶ Howe the noble auncyentes enduced theyr chyldren. Capitulo. xxxiiii.
- ¶ Ensamples of that / that foloweth after of the doctryne that the auncyentes gaue to they chyldren. Capitulo. xxxv.
- ¶ Howe the olde anncyent knyghtes auaunced the yonge men that they hadde taught and lerned. Capitulo. xxxvi.
- ¶ Howe amonge all other thynges syre good condycyons ben necessary to the nobles and knyghtes. Capitulo. xxxvii.
- ¶ Of the fyrst good condycyon. Capitulo. xxxviii.
- ¶ The seconde good condycyon. Capitulo. xxxix.
- ¶ Of the thyrde good cōdycyon that knyghtes and cheuetay∣nes ought to haue in armes. Capitulo. xl.
- ¶ Ensample of worthy knyghtes. Capitulo. xli.
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the foureth good condycyon y • the worthy mā of armesught to haue. Capitulo. xlii. - ¶ The fyrste good condycyon that a worthy man shelde haue. Capitulo. xliii.▪
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Howe Lechery & delytes ben often tymes cause to dystrow ble a man that he maye not gete worshyp and valyaunce Capitulo. xliiii. -
¶ Howe the olde auncyentes guerdoned y
e good dedes of wor∣thy men after theyr desertes / and not after tauoure. And alsothe honoures that they dyde vnto hym. Capitulo. xlv. - ¶ Here it speketh of the syxte good condycyon that the worthy man of armes ought to haue. Capitulo. xlvi.
- ¶ Of the wyse connsayle in armes that knyghtes sholde vse. Capitulo. xlvii.
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And the fyrst chapytre speketh howe the nobles occupye the place of the armes and y
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¶ Here begynneth the thyrde partye of this boke / whiche is re dressed to y
• vnyuersall people▪-
The fyrst chapytre speketh how y
• all maner of states ought to be gadred as one.. xlviii. - ¶ Of the dyfference of dyuerse people▪ Ca. xlix.
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¶ The obeysaunce that people on
aue to theyr prynce. Capitulo. l. -
¶ Here we begyn to speke of the thre estates of the people / an
fyrst of the clerkes & studyentes in scyences. Capitulo. li. - ¶ Of the seconde estate of the people that is to knowe of bour geyses and of marchauntes. Capitulo. lii.
- ¶ Howe the wyse burgeyses sholde counsayle the symple peo¦ple in that they sholde do. Capitulo. liii.
- ¶ Here it speketh of marchauntes. Capitulo. liiii.
- ¶ Of the thyrde estate of the people. Capitulo. lv.
- ¶ Of symple labourers. Capitulo. lvi.
- ¶ Here Xp̄ine cocludeth her booke. Capitulo. lvii.
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The fyrst chapytre speketh how y
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