The fables of Pilpay, a famous Indian phylosopher containing many useful rules for the conduct of humane life / made English and address'd to His Highness the Duke of Gloucester.

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The fables of Pilpay, a famous Indian phylosopher containing many useful rules for the conduct of humane life / made English and address'd to His Highness the Duke of Gloucester.

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London :: Printed for Dan. Brown ... [and 3 others],

1699.

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Contents

• title page
• TO HIS Illustrious Highness, THE Duke of Gloucester.
• Advertisement.
• THE FABLES OF PILPAY: OR, The Conduct to be observ'd by High and Low.
  • What gave an Occasion to the Writing of this Book, and by whom it was Com∣pos'd.
  • The Story of Dabschelim and Pilpay.
  • The Fable of the Travelling Pigeon.
  • The Fable of the Falcon and the Raven.
  • The Fable of the Greedy and Ambitious Cat.
  • The Fable of the Poor Man that became a King.
  • The Fable of the Leopard and the Lyon.
  • CHAP. I. That we ought to avoy'd the Insinuations of Flatterers, and Backbiters.
    • The Fable of a Merchant and his Leud Children.
    • The Fable of a King and his two Sons.
    • The Fable of the Derwich, the Falcon, and the Raven.
    • The Fable of a Country-Man, and several Rats.
    • The Fable of the Carpenter and the Ape.
    • The Fable of the two Travellers, and the Lyon carv'd in White Stone.
    • The Fable of the Fox and the Hen.
    • The Fable of the Monk that left his Convent.
    • The Fable of the Sparrow and the Spar∣row-Hawk.
    • The Fable of a King, who of a Tyrant, as he was, became Benigne and Just.
    • The Fable of a Raven, a Fox and a Serpent.
    • The Fable of the Crane and the Cray-fish.
    • The Fable of the Rabbet, the Fox and the Wolf.
    • The Fable of the Lion and the Rabbet.
    • The Fable of the two Fisher-men, and the three Fish.
    • The Fable of the Scorpion and the Tortoise.
    • The Fable of the Falcon and the Hen.
    • The Fable of the Nightingale and the Country-man.
    • The Fable of the Hunter, the Fox and the Leopard.
    • The Fable of the Wolf, the Fox, the Ra∣ven and the Cammel.
    • The Fable of the Angel Ruler of the Sea, and two Birds, call'd Titavi.
    • The Fable of the Tortoise and two Ducks.
    • The Fable of two young Merchants, the one Crafty the other without Malice.
    • The Fable of the Frog, the Cray-fish, and the Serpent.
    • The Fable of the Gardner and the Bear.
    • The Fable of the Merchant and his Friend.
  • CHAP. II. That the Wicked come to an ill End.
    • The Fable of the Fox, the Wolf, and the Hn.
    • The Fable of the Ass and the Gard'ner.
    • The Fable of the Prince and his Squire.
    • The Fable of a Hermite who quitted the Desart to live at Court.
    • The Fable of a Blind Man, who Travelled with one of his Friends.
    • The Fable of a religious Doctor and a Derwiche.
    • The Fable of the Female Coquette and the Painter.
    • The Fable of three envious Persons that found Money.
    • The Fable of the ignorant Physician.
    • The Fable of the vertuous Woman and the young Faulconer.
  • CHAP. III. How we ought to make choice of Friends, and what advantage may be reap'd from their Conversation.
    • The Fable of the Raven, the Rat, the Pi∣geon, the Tortoise, and the Goat.
    • The Fable of the Partridge and the Faul∣con.
    • The Fable of the Man and the Adder.
    • The Fable of Zirac 's Adventure.
    • The Fable of a Husband and his Wife.
    • The Fable of the Hunter and the Wolf.
    • The Fable of the ravenous Cat.
    • The Fable of the two Friends.
  • CHAP. IV. That we ought always to distrust our Ene∣mies, and be perfectly inform'd of what ever passes among 'em.
    • The Fable of the Crow and the Owl.
    • The Fbale of a King and his Mistress.
    • The Fable of the Original of the hatred be∣tween the Ravens and the Owls.
    • The Fable of the Elephants and the Rabbets.
    • The Fable of the Cat and the Partridge.
    • The Fable of the Derwiche and the four Robbers.
    • The Fable of the Merchant, his Wife, and the Robber.
    • The Fable of the Derwiche, the Thief, and the Devil.
    • The Fable of the Joyner and his Wife.
    • The Fable of the Monkies and the Bears.
    • The Fable of the Mouse, that was chang'd into a little Girl.
    • The Fable of the Serpent and the Frogs.
• THE CONTENTS.
• BOOKS Printed for, and Sold by D. Brown, at the Black-Swan and Bible without Temple-Bar.
• BOOKS Printed for, and Sold by D. Midwinter, and T. Leigh, at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard.