A miscellany of sundry essayes, paradoxes, and problematicall discourses, letters and characters; together with politicall deductions from the history of the Earl of Essex, executed under Queen Elizabeth. / By Francis Osborn Esquire.

Title

A miscellany of sundry essayes, paradoxes, and problematicall discourses, letters and characters; together with politicall deductions from the history of the Earl of Essex, executed under Queen Elizabeth. / By Francis Osborn Esquire.

Author

Osborne, Francis, 1593-1659.

Publication

London, :: Printed by John Grismond,

1659.

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Subject terms

Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1558-1603 -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• To my Vertuous, no lesse then in all things else deserving Neece, Mrs. Elizabeth Draper.
• A generall account of what is con∣tained in the Book ensuing.
• THE AUTHOUR TO THE READER.
• THE PREFACE.
• text
  • ESSAY On such as Condemn All they understand not a Reason for.
  • A Contemplation on Adams Fall.
• title page
• To his very worthy Friend, Mr. Ro. VVo. of Linc. Coll. in Oxon.
• Conjecturall Paradoxes CONCERNING Reason, Speech, Learning, Experiments, &c.
• Characters & Letters, &c.
  • A Character of Honour.
  • Valour and Cowardice.
  • A Letter writ to disswade Mr. — from a Duell.
  • A Letter to Mr. — in hope to disswade Him from going a Co∣lonel under Count Mansfield.
  • A Letter to Mr. W. P.
  • Another to the Same.
    • body of letter
    • POSTSCRIPT.
  • A Letter perswading —.— to marry.
  • On a Looking-Glasse.
  • On another which she said did Flatter.
  • Another.
  • A Song.
  • On a Picture.
  • Another.
  • A Letter to two Sisters the one Black the other Fair.
  • poem
  • A Letter to —— After the Death of his Lady.
  • AN EPITAPH.
  • The Authours EPITAPH upon Himselfe.
  • A Letter to disswade—from Marrying a Rich, but ugly and deformed, &c.
  • A Letter in Refe∣rence to a Coy LADY.
  • A Character on a deboshed Souldier.
  • To Dr. Ch. Chaplain to W. E. of Pem.
  • On a Cook.
  • A Character of an Host.
  • poem
  • Deductions from the History of the Earl of Essex, who was executed for Treason, under the Reign of Queen Elizabeth; with a modest Answer to Sir Henry Wotton.
  • Some Advantages may be deduceable from Court-Factions.
  • It is the condition of those in Power to be guided by Servants.