A Table shewing the principal mat-
ters contained in the first part of
this Booke.
- Of Epistles, the commodities, and vse thereof [pag. 1]
- What is chiefly to be respected in framing of an Epistle. [2]
- Of the habit and parts of an epistle. [8]
- Of certain contēts generally incident to al maner of Epistles. [11]
- Diuers orders of Greetinges, farewels and subscriptions. [13]
- Of Superscriptions and Directions. [17]
- The Diuisions of Letters, and vnder what titles all sorts of epistles are contained. [20]
- Of epistles meerly Descriptory, & the parts thereof. [23]
- An example of a Letter Descriptorie, wherein is particularly described an ancient Citie. [24]
- An other example wherein the State of a countrey is solie described. [26]
- An example wherein the death of a noble man is only described [27]
- Of Epistles Laudatory and vituperatory. [33]
- An example of a Laudatory epistle solie touching the person. [35]
- An example of an Epistle Vituperatorie concerning also the person. [42]
- Of epistles Deliberatiue. [46]
- An example of an Epistle exhortatory to the attaining of vertue. [50]
- Of Epistles Responsory. [53]
- An example Responsory to the last epistle before remēbred. [54]
- An example of an Epistle Hortatorie to the studie of learning. [55]
- An other example Hortatorie wherein an honourable Gentleman is egged forwardes to the profession of armes. [58]
- An example Swasory, wherein a Gentlewoman is counselled to mariage. [62]
- Another example of an epistle Swasorie, perswading the carefull acceptance and regarde of one brother to another. [65]
- Of Epistles Dehortatory, and disswasory. [67]
- An example of an Epistle Dehortatorie, wherein a Noble gentleman is dehorted from infidelitie or rebellion. [71]
- An example of a Disswasorie Epistle wherein one is disswaded from fruitlesse vanities, to more learned and profitable studies. [76]
- An other example Disswasory wherin the party is by diuers reasons disswaded from entring into an action in apparance daungerous. [79]
- Of Epistles conciliatory. [83]
- An Epistle conciliatory, written from one of good accompt to his inferiour. [84]
- An example Conciliatory frō one equall to another. ead.
- An Epistle Responsory, answering the first of these letters. [86]
- A Letter Responsory answering the latter Epistle. ead.
- Of epistles Reconciliatory. [87]
- An example Reconciliatorie, from one friend to another. ead.
- An Epistle Reconciliatory frō an inferiour person to his better. [89]
- Of epistles Petitory. [90]
- An example of an Epistle Petitory, in a cause indifferent. [93]
- An example Petitory, in the nature of a reconciliatory from a son to his displeased father. [94]
- An Epistle Petitorie, wherein is craued trauell and counsell to be assistant vpon vrgent occasion. [96]
- Another of the same. [97]
- A Letter Responsorie to the same. ead.
- An example Petitorie, concluding a briefe request, and curteous remembrance of a thing before promised. [99]
- An other example of the like effect. ead.
- Of Epistles Commendatory. [100]
- An example Commendatorie, wherein is recommended to a noble man from his inferiour, the conditions and behauiours of a person. [102]
- A Letter Responsorie to the same. ead.
- Another epistle Commendatorie of the sort before deliuered. [103]
- An example Commendatory from a noble man to his inferior, wherein one is recommended to an office. [104]
- An Epistle Commendatorie, from a noble man in referment of his seruant. [105]
- Another example wherein is recommended the cause & speedie furtherance of iustice. [106]
- An example Responsory, wherin is denied, what in the formost directions was recōmended. [107]
- Another Letter Responsorie, wherin consent and allowance is giuē to the matter required. [108]
- The third Epistle Responsorie, wherein is doubfullie allowed, what to the same was recommended. [109]
- A letter Commendatorie pleasantly conceited in preferring an vnprofitable seruant. [110]
- Of Epistles Consolatorie. [112]
- An example Consolatorie of the first sort, wherein a Gentlewoman is comforted of the death of her sonne. [114]
- An Epistle Consolatorie of the same, wherein one is comforted in case of hard extremitie. [117]
- A Consolatorie epistle of the third sort, wherein a Gentlewoman is comforted of the death of her husbād slain in the wars. [119]
- An example consolatory pleasauntly written to one who had buried his old wife. [125]
- A Letter responsorie to be conferred to an Epistle consolatorie. [127]
- Of Epistles Monitorie and Reprehensorie.
- An example Monitorie concerning a staied and well gouerned life. [131]
- An other Epistle Monitorie, touching the reformation of a couetous life. [134]
- An Epistle Reprehensorie to a father, touching the lewde and ill demeanour of his sonne. [136]
- An example Reprehensorie, wherein a man of wealth sufficient is reprehended, for marriage of his daughter to the riches of an old wealthie miser. [138]
- An epistle Reprehensorie, to a young Gentleman. [141]
- Of Epistles Amatorie, [143]
- An example of an Epistle for the entreatie of the first good wil. [145]
- An other example to that purpose. [146]
- An answere to the first of these Epistles. eadem
- A replie to the same answere. [147]
- An answere vnto the second letter. [148]
- The Table of the second part of this Booke.
- Of Epistles Iudiciall. [pag. 1]
- An example of an epistle Accusatorie in the state coniecturall. [4]
- An example Excusatorie returned to the effects of this Coniecturall Epistle. [6]
- An example Purgatorie, from the partie chalenged, in answere of the Epistle accusatorie before
- An example of an Epistle accusatorie in the state Iuridiciall and Coniecturall. [9]
- A Letter Defensorie, aunswering by confutation al the obiections in this former Epistle surmised. [14]
- Of Epistles expostulatorie. [19]
- An example of an Epistle Expostulatorie, touching certain iniuries betweene two friends. [19]
- An answere Defensorie, vnto the effects of the same epistle. [20]
- A replie to the saide answere Defensorie, wherein the matter of the Epistle is more firmelie maintained. [22]
- A seconde answere to the like reasons of the Replie in further defence of the partie. [24]
- An example of an epistle Expostulatorie touching vnkindnes receiued. [25]
- An example of an epistle Expostulatory for breach of promise. [26]
- An example of an Epistle expostulatorie from an inferiour Gentleman, to his farre better in degree, authoritie and calling. [27]
- An example of an epistle exprobratorie touching ingratitude receiued. [30]
- An epistle exprobatorie more largelie exampled. [31]
- Of letters inuectiue. [34]
- An example of an Epistle inuectiue from a father to his sonne. eadem
- An answere purgatorie of the sonne touching the matters Inuectiue of the former epistle. [37]
- A reply of the father confuting the allegations of the sonne, and maintayning the causes of the former Inuectiue alledged. [42]
- An example of another epistle Inuectiue pleasantlie written against the humors and conditions of a vainglorious person. [45]
- An example of another epistle Inuectiue, written in cause of great desert agaynst two seuerall parties. [48]
- Of epistles Comminatorie. [61]
- An example of an epistle Cōminatorie. [52]
- Another example Comminatorie containing a greater vehemencie in the deliuerie. ead.
- Of epistles Deprecatorie. [54]
- An example of an epistle Deprecatorie, where the partie is charged in good opinion. [55]
- An example of an epistle Deprecatorie, in cause of wrong supposed to be committed. [57]
- An example of an epistle Deprecatorie, pleasantlie written to answer a former letter. [58]
- Of Epistles familiar. [59]
- A Letter Nunciatorie from a sonne to his father or friends, touching his being in seruice. ead.
- A Letter Nunciatorie in another sort of the same matter. ead.
- An Epistle Narratorie, contayning aduertisements from one friend to another. [60]
- A letter of aduertisements from a sonne to his father. [61]
- A Letter from a seruant or factor to his master. [62]
- Of epistles Remuneratorie. [63]
- An example of an epistle Remuneratorie from an inferiour to one farre his better, in reputation and calling. ead.
- A Letter Remuneratorie from a Gentlewoman of good sort, to a nobleman her kinsman. [64]
- A Letter Remuneratorie from one friend to another. [65]
- A Letter Remuneratorie from a better to his inferiour. ead.
- Of epistles Iocatorie. [66]
- An epistle Gratulatorie, from one friend to another. ead.
- A Letter Gratulatorie from a wife to her husband. [67]
- A letter Gratulatorie from one to his Kinsman seruing in London. ead.
- Of epistles obiurgatorie. [68]
- A Letter Obiurgatorie from a maister to his seruant. [69]
- Of epistles Mandatorie. ead.
- A Letter Mandatorie from a Maister to his seruant, or Factor being beyond the seas. [70]
- An other Letter Mandatorie from a maister to his seruant. [71]
- A Letter Mandatorie from a man to his wife. ead.
- A letter Mandatory from one friend to another. [72]
- Of Figures, Tropes and Schemes. [77]
- Of the parts, place, and office of a Secretorie. [101]
FINIS.
Transcriber’s Notes:
- Blank pages have been removed.
- Table of contents added.
- Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected. Examples:
- upside down letters (n for u)
- missing letters (theunto -> therunto)
- reversed letters(hwoe -> howe, sel,f -> self,)
- otherwise there were no spelling corrections.
- Spacing was tight and inconsistent, many spaced or unspaced words were a judgement call (‘beholding’ or ‘be holding’?).
- There were many capital first letters that were italicized, I assumed these were only due to typesetter convenience as there was no contextual reason.
- There is frequent use of vowels with macron, per Wikipedia: “In
Old English texts a macron above a letter indicates the omission of
an m or n that would normally follow that letter.”
Example: iudgmēt = iudgment. - Part 2 chapters are misnumbered, there is no chapter 3.
- Special font used: ‘Old English Text MT’