The courtier of Count Baldessar Castilio : deuided into foure books : verie necessarie and profitable for young gentlemen and gentlewomen abiding in court, pallace, or place . heCourt,astheotherfor I fliall defirc my labour may fo be ta-ken well in worth,as I haue endeuoured my fclfe to follow the very meaning andwor des of the Authour,without being miflcdde by fantafie, or leaning out anycparcellone orothcr,whereof 1 know not how fome interpreters of this bookcintoother lancTuaacs can excufe themfclues,and the more they be confcrred,thc more
The courtier of Count Baldessar Castilio : deuided into foure books : verie necessarie and profitable for young gentlemen and gentlewomen abiding in court, pallace, or place . heCourt,astheotherfor I fliall defirc my labour may fo be ta-ken well in worth,as I haue endeuoured my fclfe to follow the very meaning andwor des of the Authour,without being miflcdde by fantafie, or leaning out anycparcellone orothcr,whereof 1 know not how fome interpreters of this bookcintoother lancTuaacs can excufe themfclues,and the more they be confcrred,thc more ,asa token of my good will,and fo receiue it,that the fruit,what euer it bc,may be acknowledged atyour hads:and you pafie the expectation of me in this,ns in all other thmgs,which, no doubt,is very ^rreat of you: and I,to acknowledge this benefit, where my habiUtie ftretch*cthtonothinaelfe,fliallattheleafteuermorewiflivntoyour Lordfliip longhfc,that you maygo forward,asyou do,in thefc beginnings , which promifc a luckiccnd,to the honour ofyour felfe, comfort of your friendes, and forwarducs of tliccQinmon wcale of your Countric. Tour bounden^homs^s HobbyJ. The contentes o/the ho ohe. The firft booke, entreatteth of che perfeél qm.^ììtics of a Courtier. The fecond^of the vie of]thê^and ofmery leftesandpranckes. The third^ of the coditi^:ons and qualities of awaiting Gentlewoma The fourth, of the endejof a Courtier^ and ofhoneftloue. s* N
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