Cupids schoole wherein yong men and mayds may learne divers sorts of new, witty, and amorous complements / newly written and never any written before in the same kinde.

Title

Cupids schoole wherein yong men and mayds may learne divers sorts of new, witty, and amorous complements / newly written and never any written before in the same kinde.

Author

W. B.

Publication

[London] :: Printed at London for Rich. Cotes, and are to be sold by Francis Grove ...,

1642.

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Subject terms

Courtship -- England.

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Contents

• title page
• The Character and Description of a Complement.
• A Complement to the Reader.
• The Author to the Reader.
• The Contents.
• A BOOKE OF COMPLEMENTS.
  • 1. To wooe a Mayd.
  • 2. The Maids answer
  • 3. To urge a suite the secondtime.
  • 4. The Mayds answer.
  • 5. The Lovers reply.
  • 6. Master Brainlesse his wooing of Mistrisse Barbara.
  • 7. To excuse some inconfiderate speeches to a Gentlewoman.
  • 8. To welcome one home.
  • 9. To perswade by way of Councell.
  • 10. To entreate a courtesie
  • 11. The answer.
  • 12. To bid a Bride good morrow.
  • 13. To bid a Bridegroome good morrow.
  • 14. At the first meeting of a friend.
  • 15. The other friends answer
  • 16. To present a gift to a Mayd.
  • 17. To bid a friend farewell.
  • 18. To entreat a courtesy of a stranger
  • 19. To aske a Fathers good will for mar∣rying his Daughter.
  • 20. To begin a health.
  • 21. To promise to pledge it.
  • 22. To desire to be excused.
  • 23. To acquaint one with a journey.
  • 24. To thanke one for a courtesie.
  • 25. To excuse a friend in his absence.
  • 26. The Wooers Complement.
  • 27. The Mayds answer.
  • 28. The Wooers answer.
  • 29. To invite one home.
  • 30. To excuse with thankes.
  • 31. To deliver a Letter to a Lady.
  • 32. The Ladies answer to her waiting-Gentlewoman.
  • 33. The Waiting-mayds answer.
  • 34. The Servingmans wooing of Susan a Chamber-Mayd.
  • 35. Susans answer.
  • 36. To desire a Mayd to speake to the Mistresse
  • 37. To intreat lodging at a Gentle∣mans house.
  • 38. The Gentlemans answer.
  • 39. A bold Complement to a Widdow.
  • 40. The Widdowes answer.
  • 41. To wooe a Country Mayd
  • 42. The Country Maydes answer.