The second part of Youths behavior, or, Decency in conversation amongst women containing excellent directions for the education of young ladies, gentlewomen and other persons, and rules of advice how at the first to deport themselves and afterwards govern the affairs of a family / by the same hand that translated the last volume of Caussin's Holy court ; whereunto is added a collection of select proverbs and wise sentences out of severall languages usefull in discourse and the government of life, many of them never in print in any language, by the same author ; together with severall letters profitable and delightful according to the nature of the subject.

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The second part of Youths behavior, or, Decency in conversation amongst women containing excellent directions for the education of young ladies, gentlewomen and other persons, and rules of advice how at the first to deport themselves and afterwards govern the affairs of a family / by the same hand that translated the last volume of Caussin's Holy court ; whereunto is added a collection of select proverbs and wise sentences out of severall languages usefull in discourse and the government of life, many of them never in print in any language, by the same author ; together with severall letters profitable and delightful according to the nature of the subject.

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Codrington, Robert, 1601-1665.

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London :: Printed for W. Lee ...,

1664.

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Contents

• illustration
• title page
• TO THE True Mirrour of her Sex, the truly Honourable Mrs ELLINOR PARGITER, AND To the most accomplished with all reall Perfections Mrs ELIZABETH WASHINGTON her only Daughter, and Heiress to the truly Honourable Laurence Washington Esquire, late∣ly deceased, &c.
• An Advertisement of the Bookseller to the Reader.
• The Table of the Contents of the seve∣rall Chapters in this Book.
• The Contents of the First Part.
• The Contents of the New Additions.
• Added now this Year 1663.
• imprimatur
• THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG LADIES AND Gentlewomen.
  • CHAP. I. Of the Ordering and the Education of young Ladies and Gentlewomen from the seventh year of their Age unto the twelfth, and so, to the sixteenth, &c.
  • CHAP. II. Concerning their Ornaments and Apparel.
  • CHAP. III. Of the Hours and Times of Recreation and Pleasure assigned to young Ladies and Gentlewomen.
  • CHAP. IV. Of the Behaviour of young Ladies and Gentlewomen.
  • CHAP. V. Of Beauty.
  • CHAP. VI. Of Wisedome requisite in young Ladies and Gentlewomen.
  • CHAP. VII. Concerning the Honour, or Reputation of young Ladies and Gentlewomen.
  • CHAP. VIII. Of Learned Ladies and Gentlewomen.
  • CHAP. IX. Of the Marriage of young Ladies and Gentlewomen.
  • CHAP. X. Of the Vanity of some young Ladies and Gentlewomen.
  • CHAP. XI. Of their knowledge in Spicery, &c.
  • CHAP. XII. Of the Art of Candying, and Preserv∣ing; as also touching Preserves, and Pomanders, &c.
  • CHAP. XIII. Of the Art of Distilling.
  • CHAP. XIV. Of Dayries, and the making of Butter and Cheese, and other things belong∣ing to Countrey-Gentlewomen.
  • CHAP. XV. Of Diet.
  • CHAP. XVI. Of Raysing of Pasts.
  • CHAP. XVII. Of Chirurgery.
  • CHAP. XVIII. Of New Fashions.
  • CHAP. XIX. Of Business or Employment in which Ladies and young Gentlewomen may be concerned.
  • CHAP. XX. Of Idleness, and how much to be avoid∣ed by young Ladies and Gentlewomen.
  • CHAP. XXI. What Pleasures, and how far to be used by young Ladies and Gentlewomen.
  • CHAP. XXII. Of Silence requisite to young Ladies and Gentlewmen.
  • CHAP. XXIII. Of the Advantages which Ladies and Gentlewomen have by their honourable Descent, over others that are of a plebeian Race.
  • CHAP. XXIV. Of Women in generall, amongst whom young Ladies and Gentlewomen may find many excellent Examples to di∣rect them.
  • CHAP. XXV. Of Modesty.
  • CHAP. XXVI. Of immodest Songs, and vain Ballads, and other idle Pamphlets, which make young People immodest, and with which they are oftentimes too inordinately af∣fected.
  • CHAP. XXVI. Of Memory, and how much conducible it is.
  • CHAP. XXVII. Of Disobedience to Parents.
  • CHAP. XXIX. Of Sleep, or Rest.
• introduction
  • A Bill of Fare for every Moneth in the Year.
  • A Bill of Fare for a Fish Dinner: Also a Bill of Fare for Fish Dayes.
  • A Bill of Fare or Entertainment in October, November, or December.
• title page
• The Variety of many Choice and Excel∣lent Proverbs, not only English, but of all other Languages, in that Method and Order that hath not heretofore been extant.
• A Lady to her Daughter, desiring her to wear no more, Spots, or Black Patches, in her face.
• The Daughters Answer.
• A Letter from one Sister to another, com∣plaining of her Silence.
• The Sisters Answer to it.
• A Letter from one Schoolfellow to another, giving her an Account of the accustomed Care of her Governess.
• The Answer to it.
• Another Letter from one Schoolfellow to another.
• The Answer to it.
• A Letter from one Kinswoman to another, on her Sickness occasioned by the Death of Her Husband.
• The Answer to it.
• A Letter of Love from a young Gentleman to a Lady whom he much affecteth.
• The Answer to it.
• The Letter of one Lady to another, condemn∣ing in her own Judgement the common practise of embelling the Complexion of the Face with the helps of Art, and gi∣ving many Reasons for it.
• The Answer to that Letter in Defence of Artificiall Beauty.
• A Letter of Complement from one Gentle∣woman to another.
• The Answer to it.
• A Grandmother to her Grandchild.
• The Answer to it.
• To a Cozen advising about Fashions.
• To a Dear Friend Gratulating her Mar∣riage.
• An Alphabeticall Table of the most remarkeable things that are contain∣ed in this Book.
• A Catalogue of some choice Books Printed for William Lee, and are to be sold at his Shop, at the Turks Head in Fleetstreet.
  • History.
  • Law Books.