An heptameron of ciuill discourses - Containing: the Christmasse exercise of sundrie well courted gentlemen and gentlewomen. In whose behauiours, the better sort, may see, a representation of thier own vertues: and the inferiour, may learne such rules of ciuil gouernment, as wil rase out the blemish of their basenesse: wherin, is renowned, the vertues, of a most honourable and braue mynded gentleman. And herein, also, as it were in a mirrour the vnmaried may see the defectes whiche eclipse the glorie of mariage: and the wel maried, as in a table of housholde lawes, may cull out needefull preceptes to establysh their good fortune. A worke, intercoursed with ciuyll pleasure, to reaue tediousnesse from the reader: and garnished with morall noates to make it profitable, to the regarder. The reporte, of George Whetstone. Gent
- Författare
- George Whetstone
- Språk
- Engelska
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Printed by Richard Iones, at the signe of the Rose and the Crowne, neare Holburne Bridge | 1582 | England, At London | [188] sidor. |