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Author: I. B., Gent.
Title: Heroick education, or Choice maximes and instructions, for the most sure and facile training up of youth, in the ways of eminent learning, and vertues.: A treatise very necessary for all men; but most especially for such as undertake the charge, to govern the young nobility and gentry. In two books, together with a short appendix. / By I.B. Gent.
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Print source: Heroick education, or Choice maximes and instructions, for the most sure and facile training up of youth, in the ways of eminent learning, and vertues.: A treatise very necessary for all men; but most especially for such as undertake the charge, to govern the young nobility and gentry. In two books, together with a short appendix. / By I.B. Gent.
I. B., Gent.
London: Printed for William Hope, at the blew Anchor, behind the Old Exchange, and Henry Herringman, at the blew Anchor in the lower walk in the New Exchange, 1657.
Subject terms:
Upper class -- Education
Education
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Table of Contents
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title page
frontispiece
To the READER.
A TABLE Of the Chapters.
Heroicke Education.
part 1
CHAP. I. Of Nature, and our humane condition; and how we must accommodate things, in the educa∣tion of a young man.
CHAP. II. Maximes to make good use of the naturall in∣clinations, and turne them to good.
CHAP. III. The second Maxime, That his Governour must endeavour to winne him to embrace vertue out of a principle of affection, and not of feare; together with the meanes to pra∣ctise it.
CHAP. IV Wherefore we doe most ardently and violently desire forbidden things.
CHAP. V. The third Maxime, that hee must gaine the love of him he governs, and also love him tenderly againe.
CHAP. VI. How we must make use of this Maxime.
CHAP. VII. Three things which hinder the respect, and a∣mity of young men towards their Gover∣nours.
CHAP. VIII. Of Pedants, and their several kinds.
CHAP. IX. Second kind of Pedants.
CHAP. X. The third kind of Pedants.
CHAP. XI. Of the qualities of good Governours.
CHAP. XII. Of the most ordinary defects, which breed in young people.
CHAP. XIII. Three meanes to correct our evil inclinations.
The Second Part OF Heroicke Education.
CHAP. I. Three sorts of corporal habitudes.
CHAP. II. The Governors second end and care, touching the soul, divided into two parts, the Inferi∣our, and Superiour.
CHAP. III Of common sense, and the memory.
CHAP. IV. Of reading, and other means to help the memo∣ry.
CHAP. V. Of true Piety, and solid discourse.
CHAP. VI. Of Modesty.
CHAP. VII. Of the love of Truth and of Honor.
CHAP. VIII. Of Sciences.
CHAP. IX. Whether one ought to send him to the publick School.
CHAP. X. Of History.
CHAP. XI. Of Philosophy.
CHAP. XII. Of Monality.
CHAP. XIII. Of Policy, and the means to instruct him there∣in in his youth.
CHAP. XIV. The second step, or degree to arrive at the know∣ledge of Politicks which is to travel, and how.
CHAP. XIV. The second step, or degree to arrive at the know∣ledge of Politicks which is to travel, and how.
CHAP. XV. Third step, or degree; the Military Art.
CHAP. XVI. The fourth step, or degree of Intrigues, and Negotiations.
CHAP. XVII. Of those other Sciences he ought to learn.
A short APPENDIX Containing These few Chapters following,
A short APPENDIX.
CHAP. I. Of natural dispositions to civil vertue, in some more then in others.
CHAP. II. Of natural dispositions to acquire the vertues of the understanding.
CHAP. III. Of natural dispositions to Moral Vertues.
CHAP. IV. Of Nobility.
CHAP. V. Of the Instruction, and Education of Children, and the helps towards •••…ral Generosity, and Nobility.