¶ The parte of Rhetorike, called dispraise.
THis parte of Rhetorike, which is called dispraise, is a in-
uectiue Oracion, made againste the life of any man.
This part of Rhetorike, is contrary to that, whiche is be-
fore set, called laus, that is to saie, praise: and by contrary no-
tes procedeth, for the Oratour or declaimer to entreate vpō.
This parte of Rhetorike, is called of the Grekes Psogos.
In praise, we extoll the persone: First by his countrée.
Then by his auncestours and parentes.
In the third place, by his educacion and institucion.
Then in the fowerth place, of his actes in life.
In the fifte place vse a comparison, comparyng the per-
sone with other, whiche are more inferiour.
Then the conclusion.