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 A TREATISE OF THE 
 lOBILITIE OF WOMAN KYNDE 
 1542 
 
 Henrie Cornelius Agrippa 
 
 UNIVERSITY MICROFILMS, INC 
 
 Ann Arhor London 
 
 
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 Utib ande?^ce:(;i.bnci 
 
 i OF VVOMANiC:s:!NlDE# 
 
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 'n^^K&^^' r^ic Jfiitljcc 
 Wf^^wV gDCitrnffTc of 
 lWa:_4:;x: ^t^^bot!; r«ia!c anD fe- 
 male, of Ijp5 gtcaE br^unrpfulncg* 
 bati) create maiiftpnC'^ if^z tinto 
 h{>m felfe, f)e maoe ttcni ^nati nnO . 
 
 ttoo bpnDe0,ftntibrtt; nirap in tijc 
 fotiDip fituation of tU bctilp pac 
 ecs,(n toljtcfje tl;c bfc (?( §incrai:(* 
 6n tequtretlj a neccfTatvv DifiTerf cCv 
 l^etjatl; gtticn but ote fumlitnoc 
 nnb IpUencs of tfjc foUi:,co botijc, 
 malcanD female, bctomc tofjofc 
 foli^Ies tljcce js noo nmne»' Di^fJt'- 
 '^-'•» aMit tencc 
 
Ttcnce Of bpnD* €bc tooman ^stl;t 
 «jat famcmphctWcamahljGtl), 
 tftatfameccsfonan!) fpsc}}i,a)« 
 gotfjc to t^e fame cn&e of bipfful^ 
 ne0, tobenrf&all bt noo ejcceptton 
 iofhjmbe.jfo? after tlje euangels^ 
 call mti)C , tnzp tbnt tvk in t^m 
 btonep;opecUpn!)c, rpallnatbfe 
 tijcoffpce of tfjJ?? {^?nDe.bt:Jtl)e 
 Ipfeenes of angei!:^ is pjon^feo 
 into t^epm*2in& tbi:5 fc^^tbcne 
 man ano tootnau fap fabfistiee oi 
 tl)c foule, one bntl) no bJC^m p?e*. 
 cm!i>ncn:eof nobplptpe nbotieittjii 
 otb cc , but botb of tbetn natuca!* 
 Ip bane equall Itbcctie of Dirrnittsi 
 aiiD tJojtbPnefTe* But ell otbci; 
 tbpngc5,tbetDl;icb bcm mznJbz^ 
 fpDes tbe Dpupnc ftibdance cf tl)t 
 fotolc , in tbofe tbpnrjes tbe crcclf . 
 . Icnte anD noble toomant^ceD me. 
 insacc infpnptc!pDot!;ee;;ccUt!;ct; 
 
itac gcoffe BpuD of mm,tl)C fr Ij'fi ^ 
 r^etfjpng&jcnjaflpIfliJiilj) pjoue 
 t(^bctcuc,noi£tDit6 countcrfapte 
 (^nD fapjc aattcrpng too;Dc0 , no; 
 BirotoitfjtljcrubtpU fopljfmcsof 
 Jlogi&e, tobcrtottlj manp foplju 
 Occs toccc bont to blpnDc ant) Dc^ 
 cepuc men, but bp tljc aucto?ptpc 
 of moQe crcellcnt auctoucs i anD 
 «uc tD;itccsot'bifto?p0,nnDtD(tf| 
 manifcft tcafon3',pca inttb tljc tc^ 
 eimonicsof fjioipe fccpptucc,anti 
 b^ tl)Z o;Dpnanc(:0 atiD conOitu^ 
 eccnsoflatDcg* 
 
 C£f P?fl to eiucc into tW mattcc v^^ 
 tbe tDonttl ts mabc fo niiicl;c mo;c 
 crccllettt ttjaii man » in botoe mo* 
 f be tbc name tbat (Ije batbe tccep^ 
 ucD , (5 mo;e cjcctUcntc tban bps» 
 jfo? ^oam fonriDctb (Srtbe,but 
 €usts iiuecp?eratc Ipfcranoaa 
 niocl}ee0t^eIpfcDotbex:cel m\u 
 
to mofl^e t^c tooman is to be t^ic^ •, 
 fetreDabouctljc fii8it*ii5o?t^crc 
 19 no catirc t2)!;p t!)(0 CbtilDe be cnl 
 Up a f cblc acgumCt, ro gpuc uige 
 ntent of tljpnses bp (be tiumtQ. 
 jfo; U)c UnoiDctbac tbc bPSb^ at« 
 tpf icrc anD inakcc of tbitigcis nnO 
 tinmcj;,fpjft bpD Smotoc tbc tbpn-? 
 BC6,t)Cfo;c be namcD tbein,tobtc!) 
 tp; as mod) «0 bt^ coulD not be Dc 
 ccpucDjfo; tbps pwrpofe be maoc 
 tbe namr0, tb^t it mpgbt cicpjcffc 
 tbc nntutc , pjppcttpe , anD life of 
 tbctbpiige ♦ fojtbcttoiitbcoS 
 nmpiia^ names cs fuebe.os tbc 
 Dci(ipclf\on:apiic latocs tcllpfpe, 
 tbat tbc fcirc names ate confonfic 
 to tbe tba]i2C0,nnb manifcft ftgne 
 ficntioas ot tbein.i'vlberfojc an a^ 
 gumcntoftbe names of tbmgca 
 amonges cpuptics aiiD latoparg. 
 15 oi gtcatc \^t^{[\}U • 2!s be reu? 
 
VVOMAK KYKDtJ J"? 
 
 toJtttcti of |53bal. after \)ii naind 
 isafoIe.anD foIpQjcncB <fl to«& 
 l)tm. Of tWs panic tn bps <£p(* 
 mc to lift ll??b?ctoC0. putpofpngc „^j,^ , 
 ton)ctoetl)ecj;ccIlmr}>ofCf);pflc 
 ijfctf) i:l)ts ctsumcnt.fnpfngrtOac 
 l)C<smuDeas niocl? mojccrcrilce 
 djantt3eaung£ls.ag OcSjnt!) cn^c 
 Eltcd a name nio?c «tcUcntc tijnti 
 t!jrp. '^no <» an otijcc place , (SoD. 
 Ijat!) cn>uen fim s nainc,tl)c to! ifc phnj,; 
 c^e 10 abouc al «anjcs,tl)at in tUc 
 name of lefii. cuctp hncc n)u!l 
 b&mbotl) oftljpngcaiii Ijcauciv 
 cf tllpiigco bpoH. eacti) ft of tbpn=< 
 gcs Dnwf tlKcactl). if tittlKcCtf)iS 
 tftpngc to appjotie J tijecc is na 
 feal drengtbc of laUies, compic=> 
 i)cnDcD £«■:? contc^'iicDn; tl;c bon* 
 DCS of too?iu'&,ti» figntficatiotiiof 
 tuojbcs.tn con&ittons anb bcniioi» 
 acattons, in conmttonB annctcb. 
 
fttit) fucVe otijec bpnoes oH ^ptpui 
 mions , ano fjtgljcpopmcs . ano 
 tptlc0 of t\)t fatoe , as m t\)c fssne 
 tptles.ano otI;cc ipSe.a man ma? 
 petrcpue.jro? foo toe mabe Wiu* 
 nuiucmiDtcafoiis in t\}e latocof 
 tl)c niterp;ctatton of tbc name, al 
 10 of tbe fltcnstJ; of tbc toojo anD 
 i)or8ble.il?ojeouct,oftl)c (mec- 
 p;etatton of t(jcnamc,anD alfo of 
 tl)c DjTpniJtion , nnD compofjtion 
 (inD o;Dcc of tl;c toojDe.f o? tbc 
 latocBtOepm ftlfcsDo QU))tUelpe 
 (inDIDacpdpconfpDfttljcrignifis, 
 cations of t^e name© , tijat of tij? 
 tOcpmj'sljtc fomc ttjynge uuct- 
 PKtate, 
 
 C^iro Crp2fanar:nirt{ictij?3[;e* 
 b)C6 acguctb.tftat t/;c fp;ae man, 
 Adam, rccfpticD Ops nnmc of Uje 
 utt.piincppal partes of tije too;ID, 
 ({?at (5, CalJ, lucaR, j!2o;t!i, cntj 
 
Dotije tjcpouno tlje fame name, a^ 
 dmMtmtz m]) tons maDc Bellj^ 
 alt[)otig!je facl;e crpofition Dotbc 
 Dpffec from tin tCciDttton anD tea=^ 
 cbpng of SS^ofe0, fens anions i\)Z 
 J5cb;eta)e0 it is not to;pttcn toitb 
 f oure but tortf;. lii. Icttecs^vet fo? 
 al! cbat, i\}x^ erpofttion m fo Ijolp 
 a man is not to be Dprp;apfcD> fo; 
 as mocl)e as Ije teas not lenicD iti 
 toe ir)eb;etoe tongue , tl;e tofjicbc 
 yytxvt manp fapnaes anD ejcpofp^ 
 tours of boipe fcrppture, to t(;cp; 
 fmall blame ftnetee not. ffi-ut if 3 
 can not Uaue Ii^fce Icaue ano Ii bee 
 tpefo;tbep3apfeof toomanfjeeD, 
 after mp mpnDe anD lugementjto. 
 bfe Ipke efpmologce anD Declara- 
 tion of tfjie lMo;D aiiD name of luc, 
 tt tijc leaflc lette me be fuffcrcb to 
 Tpcalje tfjis one tfjpngc out of ;tbc 
 
V KOUrtXtlE OF 
 
 ntia(cdU Decrees, and agreeable 
 feplics of c^r CabaliRis, tl)t bctp 
 name of atuoman to batie mo?e 
 nSinim\x)itl)tl)Q inciTnbleanpm 
 cnattable nameof tbeDlume i>cu 
 
 toeC aIinp8lKpe,calleD Terragi-am:i 
 
 inaton.rljat] il)c name of man , t!}e 
 tobicl^c toitfj tl)e name of goD,ncu 
 t\}£t m lettcrg no? m figuce,no? in 
 nombjeDotfjagre^t ^ 
 C ^tic notoe toe topll leauetbefc 
 rl)pn5C0,fojtl}ep be rebDeoffeto, 
 anDof.fctocc tonbcrftanbe? tl}tp 
 tequp?e alongci; pjoccfTetban is^ 
 mctetobefpoben til\}zt€,'^ntl)Z^ 
 ineanefcafon , toe tuol fcrcbc oute 
 cI>eci:cellcnc(eoetoomatibecD,not 
 0i tbe name omip, but of tbe berp 
 tl>pn8cs,buctlc0,anD mcttteg, 
 «Ebctfo? let \)z (M t^2p fa?; fetc& 
 tbefcripturcs an& takpnge once 
 c5counDeatt^?fp;8eaedtio«, icj 
 
WOMAN: %YnVtl i'^ 
 
 fcsDifputc anD tcafon, iDfjat 0<j?i 
 mtietooman obtcpncDaboucmS, 
 to^annc ©c tons fp;ftc maoc» 'xcc 
 fenotoc , tijat tol^atfo euec goD al- 
 mpgtftr maoe^Do cljtcfelp oiffccre 
 ill tfjts point,tbat mtm of t^em 
 CjuIDabpocanD tcmapn fo; cucc 
 mo?e incojtttptible ^inD toiti;outc 
 putnfacttQn,anO ccctamc ffiulD 
 be fubieccc bnto co;ruption , mu^ 
 tubiUm aiiD cbangcSiuD in ttca^ 
 tvnzt tbofc rfjjnigcs , goo pjoce^ 
 DcD fo^tDacDe, after tl)p^ o;:|)cc fje 
 ftegaane nt rlje rno;c noble ano ct 
 ctllmtt of one thpnge, ano tn\}i:t:) 
 m fbe molt noble of an otbcc*anD 
 tljus be crcatcD i!!]co;tupttblc an- 
 gels ano foulcs : fo; fo Dot!) faint 
 JUnguflpne Dtfpntc s tcafon , tbat au^. %, 
 tbefonlesof our fp;(lc parcntc0i,Gcn.ii.7. 
 tuere cceateD tortb aitgcliJ , before 
 t|!e bQDpes Uiccc mm ♦ jf tirt^cijii 
 
 riiojc 
 
.KOBllfTXE or * 
 
 mo?e be cteatcD tncojruptrblebO'^' 
 tit&fis t&c bcuJ0,t^e Gccrss ano ' 
 tbe cIcmcRtc0 {nco?cup«bIe , but" 
 fubtccte to Dpucts mutations : of 
 cbe to^f cl)c Ije maDc al otbcc t\)in^ 
 gcst^atbc fubiecteinto cojtup* 
 tion*fronitI)emojc bplsc bpfc^ 
 ucrall Dcgtces at:D ojbecs of Dig^ 
 mtte^asapnc afccnDpngc ano g^^ 
 ingc top bnto tbepcrfcctlon of tfje 
 boIctoo;lD^f itile be inaDe nilnc^ 
 talfi : tbanne tfjpngcs "besetable 
 plentcs anb tceciscafter t^at tbin^ 
 ges lpu(n5es,tban b?ute beaflesj, 
 foine cceppngcrome f tDpmm?ng, 
 foirie Repngc ♦ jfpnallp be etc atso 
 ttDCi creatures; Ip&e to Ijpin fehV 
 fp;ll t\)c male,anb Ian tbe female: 
 tn iDt)(c!;efemal[e, tlje ImtnB^ tbe 
 crti)e,anDal tbe gooDip o;nameuc 
 of rbe fame, toere perfepfeD ana 
 f cjllp ftntqjeo Jo; tl!)e ma'aec com- 
 
fitjmge w clje creatton of toomam 
 rcfte^atljsCjBg^aupnge bcfoje 
 pis ^anDcs notft^nge mo;e Ijono^ 
 table to be maDe^ano in bcc al tbc 
 bifeDcmcanDpobecoftbe rtia< 
 to? came to concIuQon ano enDc: 
 ttttt tbc tubtcb tbcit ran no ccea^ 
 tntc be founD o? imaguub^Cbati 
 fcing a iDomau is tbc lad of ctca* 
 tnuQ\ tl)t full cnbc,moae perfect 
 ofallgoDOIstoojUcs.anDof t\)t 
 fametb^becppecfectionrtobotooil 
 ^enp a toonian to be tbc moft tooj 
 tbP 9 mofle ejccellent of all cccatu^ 
 lest-bitboutbbomHccptoo^lD, , 
 notoe bepngc fpntffieD , anb in all 
 tbpngcs moftepccfcctelp accom? 
 plpfCbeD,Q)ulbebatie bcnbnpcr^ 
 fecte,tlje tobicbe couDc none otbec 
 fejpfe be pecfptct), tbonne toitb tbe 
 rnooftcpetfectefl of alcreaturc0^ 
 toi it \^m agepntt leafon and a 
 
tbpngc, Snfemel j> to cl)?nfe(, t\)tii 
 god tooID f tniO) fc grtt a toojfte iif 
 an? bnpecfectt^mgiSutbrcaufc 
 tI)C 1DD?ID tt fclfe, as tl)e abfolute; 
 l)o!c,anD motl pctf cct cp;cle ^ ton^ 
 cr^arcD of goD , tl)t fame cp;clc 
 nrnd ncDCB be cnDcD in tl;at Ipttcl 
 pane, tDbtcl}c mpgbi^e couple aim 
 loj'Ue MtWitftlft tin fpjGe ot 
 alltl^pnges tottb t(;c laRe of all 
 tbpnges toitb one fenotte ♦ S)o 9 
 tDon]an,tobsnne tbetoo?lDetoas 
 innbCjiDas tbc lade tn Cpme , ant? 
 Ifiile maoe : anD tbe fame tuomarj 
 pattlp tn aucto?ptp,but cbcfclp ni 
 iigmtie,toa5 tbe fp;fl of all tbin^ 
 ces .concepueD in tbe mpnue of 
 goti as (t 10 lD;ptten of bcf bp H)i 
 p;op^cte:Bef o;e (be beuens tocte 
 maiDe,goDDpDcbofeber,anD i?e 
 cbofe her , befo?e all btbec ctcatn^ 
 fiSfS'O} (l;(0 (0 a common ccni 
 . * clurioti 
 
WOMAN k!tnd:«4 :?^« 
 c!«non among pf)ilafopbefs((f 3 
 inapc t}fe t!3epj tDojlie0)(5rije enDe Anft.vij 
 eltoapismtijefpjftcntctton.anD dc nicuu 
 intbcDcaetst^elaflc.&oatDOs 
 man teas tfeelatte toopUeof qod, 
 (o?m£O<ntotfj?0tDO?ID asquenc 
 o£ tht feme, mto f)cc p^cpateD pa« 
 lai^se, gacnpQ)eD toiti) all plcafa^ 
 ^€0 pleiupfullp • r3:f)ccfo;c cucrpe 
 cceatucctoojc^dplouctfjteucrcn^ 
 cet!)S fccacflj^ct» anDtoo?tIjpIp 
 j0rub(cct,anD obepctb tnto l^cr, 
 te&ic^ is of el creatures tljcabfoa 
 lute qucne,enDe, pcrf eccson,6^ gla 
 tp tjp al&ap0 nuD meanes* wijcc 
 fore tbe topfe man faptbe^'VS'ljo fo japi.^ 
 ^at!) e^t^ fei^^ !;im,rciQpfet!?,anD 
 in ^arre comenDeti^ tfje gcntil m^ 
 tare of tooman^pexint) tt)t lojD of 
 all tijpnges Ijpm felfe louetl; l}cr* 
 €L^P rcafon of t^e plac^ nlfo, in 
 to^'ic^et^c fcommi toils crcareo. 
 
liotoij farce Q)t pafTetfjiriftrttrt )!i^ 
 btem(rc,^oIp tD^pcteDot^tbitficflfd 
 Snt'Ci tos moollc plmttiMlpufof 
 tol)m tf)g ittbmrmfeas msoetrt 
 pacaDpfe , a place -mooRenobW 
 anD pUafamiCjattonge j::m|ji^Ii 
 Ics : 11)0 man teas itaDe Litliout^ 
 l^atcDpfc, in t^c Hjpelbeijpelbta^ 
 mongcbj«tebcaRcs.S'ftcsi^ac&, 
 to r^iintcnt, tijattjonian fflalb be 
 tttatcDM toris ti^iagat ftitD 0a* 
 rabpfc • ainb t[)::tf 6j j cljs tDbniani 
 cnDotoeD toiti) tf)C peciUpac e'pRe 
 of i^iamrcas fl/e^iscn acculio» 
 tricD to be in t'gc i;?8i)c(l place off 
 l)cc crcattOjtljou'g;; Q)e Io!i;e bbtoii 
 toacb from ncuei: fo lHil)ii placed 
 pet (ficirspt^ec fauiCtt) no? fclcttt 
 anp tobithng oj ftoimmms in Ijei 
 ljccb,nc t^ec elcs bafpl notMtz as 
 tt id toontG to cljauncfi to mem ■ 
 i^lSmt^^tmitj lUt cljaiice a toa 
 I . man 
 
YV O M AN KYNDli! -'^^'^ 
 
 man to be m Iplie pcrpll of 0;oto- 
 npngc tDitb a man.n;e tottljiont a^ 
 npouttoarDc f;clpc, fujiuiimetl) a 
 loftc longct tljnn rl)c mnn,lDl}tcOe 
 fonctfpnUctlj, auD god; Doh)ne to 
 tl)c bottom» 
 
 C JUnD t!jntt!je Dpgnptie of tf;e 
 p!accmaUc(t) moc^eto ttjcnobp* 
 Iitieof niatme,t!}eciuiI!IalDcanD 
 t^ixmninz conSifutiotiB Doplapn* 
 Ip affjcmc, anD tf)e cuRomc of all 
 natrons Dotfj ct^pcflp obferuc tins 
 t^pngc, notoRc!rinmcn,butah 
 fo m ctbcc beadrs, vca ano in tljc 
 £i!imattonoftIjpn3CBf;ntipn5no 
 Ipfc : f 0? tbc mo;e U)o;tI;pc plar r, 
 ti^at anp t!)tng ts bo;n o: b;ou8bt 
 bptn,tbemo;cnoblcitr6iuD5cD» 
 noobecfojc 3iraac coninianDcD bi? 
 fonnc Jacob, tbat bcn)otilDe not 
 taUeatupfcof tbcIanDcof €nna 
 an.butof £^cfcpccamtc iu^p- 
 :© tia, 
 
I 
 
 NOBItlTIE or 
 
 Jrta»bepngeof bcttec cft?m8(fon> 
 SnDt)ntotbt5> is not mocijcbn* 
 
 Ipbe,tDl)icl]C 10 fpofeen in tl)e gbf* 
 pell oe 3IoUn, tDljetc pijiUp fatD j. 
 wcljauefounoc 2^fu0ti)cronne 
 of 3IofepI) of i;^a5aret[j* SnD iria 
 ttjanael faiD to fjpm : v^\m gooD 
 can come outc of B^^^tttl) tBut 
 noU> let b0 fpeUe of otf)ec mntter0 
 <J[iBtoomanDctI)pa(re anmuui; 
 tl)c mntcrxall fnbftancc of i)tt cce^ 
 ation. jfo? Oje tras not maoc of (i 
 up creature toantjmg Ipfe 3 foule, 
 0} of tl;e loplc clap oj Dp?te, a0 tije 
 tnan toas, but of a niattf c purifi- 
 cD ano Ipuelp, Ijaupnsa reafona? 
 blc foulc,anD a goDlp miuDc* fw 
 tb^rmojc.goD maDc mannc of tlje 
 errbc it)[)ict}e natural!? b;:pngct& 
 fo?tIjc all bpuDcs of bcaflc0 anD 
 Ipucip crcaruics, bp tl)t U)o;fenig 
 tositljcr of tijc fjcu»: nip iafUicnce;^ 
 
 but 
 
tilt fl)c toDman,nfao(ie al Ijcmnlp' 
 tnflucncc niiD p?omptnc£? of m-- 
 tuce, atiD to£t!)Oi!t anp otbcc opev 
 r^tioti ^ potDCC , u>ni{ oitcl^^ maDf/» 
 of goD, full acDfafl anD pccfttc in 
 all cijmg^s, tl^e man in tljc nicanc 
 fcafon lorpnge one of l;is t pbbc^, 
 of tl}c tol)ic!;e f^c teas inaDc, tf)ac 
 (6 to fap,Euc of Adam flcping^rinD 
 tl;nt fo foiiiiDlp, tbat I;c cotiiD not 
 fcIeljisifobeplncIieDavnnjn J'nD 
 cl)us,inaii is tl)e teo;I>c of nature, 
 nnOiuomanne t!)clt)o;^cof c;dD* 
 SBnD tf}ccfo2c t!)e boman ts inrinp ' 
 tpmes mo;c apt aiiD met? tfjcii i\]?» • 
 man, to tcccjnic the l^mcnlp (njl^c ' 
 
 iipn^cD ti)ctb!t!):l5:J:-'CTjc t&rnc; t^ 
 eafptobcfcnc, bplnrcIcnlpuuTc, 
 ^marncp!Dt!s fatrcUcafU:'?* jfo;' 
 fepng tbat bc<u!iic it felf c (g nniic • 
 otI;cc tl^png, but tl^e dm t\:ig[;t^ • 
 
N O B 1 1 1 T I E or. 
 
 nesoC QoDDe^ttrascnatutallpe 
 fctte tn t^tngc0, rpgfjt fapjc Q)p^ 
 npncetntfic bcautifull boDics of 
 cwatuccs::^c tljccf oje fjatl; djofm 
 toomcn bcfojc men,to be far mo;z 
 enDotoeD, anDmoaeabunDamlp 
 tepkniQjtb tijcctoitb* Cljc pjop;c 
 boDp of a tocman m rpgbt atiD f c^ 
 Iriige, (smoficDcUcatca^DpIca- 
 fam:fJcclilc^)c fofte atiDtcnDec: 
 hcc colom; fatce atiD clcccrbct fhtti 
 tofteatiDltpfee^bcnfjeaD comeipe» 
 and Dcckca toitb Oeacefoftc!p!^e 
 fplhc. long, aiiD n)pnpng IpUe tljc 
 golDc top;ic:bcc comucnainice fo- 
 bjc : Ijcr lolic anD cf;crc mecpc anD 
 plcafaun t : bee face mofte fap;e of 
 nil creatuircs, bee necbetobuc as 
 mtIUc:bcc fo;bcD large anD b<sb : 
 bctciestollpng aiiDnjpningiiaC 
 cctfiall, berpe atnpable glatifomc 
 Bnostatiousrljecb^otoes abotie 
 
WOMAN KYNDK, >'' 
 
 tlftmMl fette f ogptfjct tn p;^p;f 
 tUvn circles, totti) a comclp plapni 
 ncffcOeutocD cquallp toit^ a fcate 
 Didauncc, bcttocnc tl)c toljlc!?, ouc 
 of tl)t m iDDclUjCtfccnDetl) rbc nofc 
 C!rarg!)tcanDtrcattfc:bnbcc tl}c 
 teS)!cb IS bet ttiDDp niourljc, tc-itl; 
 foft anD tenDcr Ipppcs, fal p?o pjc 
 lpp;opojc(oncD: toitljinf!)cte!)t< 
 c!)C,tol;an fl)c fniplct!), l)cr tcctfi 
 Do (I)pnc fo;t(}c, bctngc but Ipttell 
 ones. aiiDTcttc (ncgall o?Dcr,as 
 tDljitc as tl)c puo;p, atiD not fa ma 
 npmnumbjcas a manl;atl^ fo; 
 Ojc IS not!;cc gtcattc cater, br tar, 
 no; gnahjcc : JCnD rounDc abnutc 
 tl;cin tpfc )3p fjcr labes, ^ cbcUes» 
 tD(tl)tenDcc roftacs,as ruD.^p as 
 tofc, anD rcpIcnpfDcD tout) Qj 3m« 
 faftncs : bee clmmc roiuror, \oit\) 
 n P?ctp ppt tijcnn . tuinDcc tluii fljc 
 fjatl; a TmaU nccUcfomiiiljit lomj 
 J5MiU cna 
 
RoBtLiTii or 
 ant) fttcrgfjtc uprj'sljtfcome l)tt 
 roiinDc fl|ti!Dcr0 , Uiitl) a Dclpcatei 
 iDcfanDc, iDl)ptc!p, atiDmcanlpc 
 tijjclic atiD biggc : tct* bopcc fnial 
 nnD (l};plli: : fjcc fpccljc loluc anl> 
 rtuctc : i)ct bjcaftc t);ioDc auD tocU 
 fctteoiir, cIotfjcDteuIjcticnllca)^ 
 ano i)nxD\m of f;ct: pappeo, tol)t:« 
 cl)c arc routiD aiiD tucn ac Ijcc be;* 
 Ip ifi : l;cr TpDcs ate foftc anD tc\u 
 Dcr:l;cc bacUc plopn aiiD flrcpgl^t 
 f;cc amies long aiiD f ul ; Ijct Ijau;» 
 DCS tDl)ite aiiD fofte, to(tl) fingers 
 longe anD fmall, (IretcljcD fo?tl) a 
 lenijtlj from t!]c lopiiteg, anD p;o^ 
 p;ei.p [a nnD bnpttc to guIjcnUec 
 i;pppes* tl;pe0, anDlcggeSjtucU 
 b;nUjncD fica)p anD full : tjcc fm- 
 nets cni^ts anD toos ate p?opjc 5 
 founDf, Ipbc a I^ttel aide, anD al 
 iUc partes offjer DoDp toelJ futni^ 
 fJjiDtoitij Ijumour* Sl^oje ouer. 
 
VVOMAK KYNDSr >'' 
 
 f}Ct pace ntiD going 10 tigf;t rtrrift. 
 I? : h^t moupngc Ijoncft ; bet po?6 
 anDcljcrc bcrpcomcnoablcNinD 
 in tlje o?Dcc of nl tbe boDr,in Q)ap 
 f igtitc p?opo?tton nnD Difpofitioiii 
 tibomtilotbct n)ci6fatrctt)Cfai 
 tea cccaturc*3;u a! tijc Ijole [jcapc 
 of crcarutcg, tijcre 10 noo tbpngc 
 fotoonDcrfulItofce, nc noo mica 
 etc fo matunploiifc to l;cI)olDc.3iti 
 fo mocljc, tljat t!) etc (0 no man,c)L^ 
 ccptc f)cbc ilaihc bIpnDc, but be 
 fluape fee, tbnt goD l^pin fclfe con^ 
 icRcD r.tiD t>tTtiKD to(iH\nt in Uid 
 man, bbat fo etjcc njae beautiful 
 ina[lt!jfcbollcUio;lDw-:lubifbcau:j 
 fctb cr^rcp citacuic to be aftonpcD 
 auD amafcD at fccr: j'ca anD nmnp 
 iwapcj? tl;Cj' loucn auD iDo^fijpppc 
 Ijcrnn fo miocIi tbat tec icit cl/aiicc 
 of cc tpnics, tbat tlic boDi!co fpici^ . 
 tcs a.uD Duicl3 aic ai'Dcntlp taUcii 
 
.^NOBltlTIE or 
 
 anBtaupQKDtottl) t!)cbeaitttcof 
 toomcn, out of al mcafutc : fej^tcti 
 opinion (s not falfc, but tbe trut!j 
 bpmanp crpctpcnccs isnotablpc 
 fenotucn . 3SnD to paffcoii^rtl^ofc 
 tl?pn|jcs,tl;at tbc poctcs i)niic left 
 tob&mU);ptpngc, of tbclotic of 
 H)t goDDcs, anD of tlim loucts ^ 
 concubines, tiB of 2tpoUo, 33apf)- 
 iK6,ii!icptunus, 5a>almonea,i)ec^ 
 culcs» l)cbc, 9ioIc, £Dn]pljalc,an& 
 of tbc orbec goDDis louecs.pc anD 
 inanp of 5!upitets bim fclf : mm 
 gpf tc of bcautc fo Dfnmc, fo belo:« 
 ucD of goD anD man, bolpe to;ptti5 
 tn manp places botb bpgblp com» 
 mcnoc ant) p;apfe, abouc al otbcu 
 gpfies ano qualities» fo; it is reo 
 inCScncfts, €:battbecl)plD;cn of 
 goD^fcingc t\)c oaugbtcrs o f men 
 ebattbep tDccefaice,DiD cbofcano 
 tolvc bnto ttjcpm Vo^iitSy fucl;e ais 
 
WOMAN KYNDE* 553 
 
 tljepUhcD. TOcreDcalfoof fi)a/ 
 ta, tljctopfe of Sb;ial)ani, tijnt fi)t ^*"-"* 
 toas lfap;e,pca tijc fatrcft of al too 
 imnoiubecctlje* ^ootoljantbc 
 fsmant of Sbjaljam, baD fcne l^e ^*" *♦• 
 l)ccca,a maiDc of crccllct bcauepc, 
 ftefaiD feccetlpto fjpmfelfe,€I)i5 
 Its Q)c,Id!)ic1)c qdd 6atl) pjcparcD 
 fo?3!faacti;e fonncof aib;aljatm 
 SiiO SibigatI, tljtc topfc of tbc luic^ 
 beD f bucic i^abiall, teas pjiiDentc 
 topfe; ano fap;e : toljcrbp Q)c fa ticD 
 rbc life ano gooDcs of bet btitbaD 
 fronitbc fucpcof Upngc ©auiD* i^R^g ir 
 atiD tl)c V fell man tDas faiicD bp 
 tbe fap;c boman, fo? JDauiD i apo 
 to l)U H)ck too;iDC0 : ©o pcafablp 
 into tljp l)oafe : loo, 31 banc barDc 
 tbp bopccanD bonourcD t\)p face, 
 fo; fcpngc tbat all bcautic is, cp^ 
 tijttfpititmlU bocal, o? co;pi5;al. 
 SUbtgail teas all fap;c, m p;tiDcn- 
 25.b* cpoP 
 
HOiBXLlTIK OF 
 
 cpof rpirite, in cloqufcc of (\)ec&.' 
 anD benutic of boDp : i«l)(cl)ccau< 
 fcD 53am0>a f tec tl;c Dctljc of il^a^ 
 ball^cc bufbatiDc, totaUebcrto 
 bts topfc* 2!nD2Sntbraba, ions a 
 tDomanncof focrcellcnt bcautte, 
 tbat JDatUD, bcinsc ratuOjcD anti 
 taUcn toilb bcc loacaftcc ib,t Dctf) 
 ofbecbtifbanD.craltiDbccabouc 
 all otlicc, to be bis topfc 5 qtieene* 
 3lfo :ilbifas, a SDunanutcbp tea 
 fon fi)c teas a umpDcn moft f aire, 
 iwas cbofcn out, to Ipc tDitb bpng 
 jDauiD, tuannge bcrp olDs, to re- 
 fiojc bis natucall bete* 'i:obecfo?o 
 tbc ngcD Upuscs topll tons, bis'^^ 
 Ip to aDuance bee in bonouc SiuD 
 alfo aftcc tbe betbe of tbis mtgb- 
 tpi^V^nc, fbetoascntcrtcpncDas 
 a quccne.Uie ceDc of , tbe ciecellent 
 beatitie of qucenc «Ltafli. anD alfo 
 of l)cncr,iu!;(cl; MS pjcfccciD bc^ 
 
WOMAN 15. TNDK^' .^-^^ 
 
 fd)t t!)c otl}cr, bpcaufc (Ije tuac^ 
 moje gooDlpc atiDfapjc of face» 
 OCpereDcof JuDitlj, luljofe fapjc* i"»' «•!*»♦ 
 neffe goDfo moc^ccncccafeD,t1;at 
 a!ltljatbe!)elDcf)cr,tDereti)onDcri 
 f allp atnnfeD.HItiD fi[)ojtIp to fpcUc Dnn.i». 
 luc CCD2 tl)at S^ufiinnatoas bc^ 
 Ep Dclpcate QOODip anD bcauttfu!» 
 vot i:eDs alfo, tl;at after lolis Dp:^ lob vir. in 
 iiccc tcmptatioi!0,t3cratious,anD ^*"^* 
 Qccuoiifi ttoublcf) finpClKD, bcfp- 
 Deo nil otI)Cf tljpugcg, U)i)tc[)r l)i3 
 grct pacicnccDcfcnicD, goo Cuisc 
 Dnto l;j?ai tb^cc DaugiKcrc fr^p^cc 
 tbaa I'oe t!?;cc Cliantcs, rca tljccc 
 iDCCC fount) no VjI}cic fo t'a;^jc \\)0^ 
 mnn Jbl3o;couer,\:Dnnai)cccDc 
 l)iiXo)iCv of I;o!j' Ui>;:g(n5, Doubt:^ 
 Ic0 to oac rjrct Uionocr, Ijoiue fau, 
 fjolDC bcniuj^'fii II tiKp tecrc aboiic 
 al otbcc ttjc clji[D;c of men, tobofc 
 lauDc anD p;nple tljc catljolpUc 
 
 c!;urc)jc 
 
MOBILITIE or 
 
 rbutcbeootbefolcmpnclp fpnge: 
 butfprannptbcpjapfeof t\)ctm^ 
 maculate anD bnoefilco pjinciflTc, 
 tijc motl;ct of goD,tI;e btcgiiz a?a 
 tie : tobofe fap;c bcauttc tl;e fonne 
 anDmoonctDoDccae. fcomtDljofc 
 inonc fapje bifagc, fo great ciccc* 
 ncuof beaut<e,tDitIjcl)aamean& 
 W^ncB DpD (I)pne,tI?ataItf)ous^ 
 (Ije inoticD tbe mptiDcs, anD Iphe^ 
 topfe tbe cies of all men, pet foj al 
 tbat>no mo;tall man at anp tpme, 
 teas allureD o; inticti) bp l)zt btw 
 ere.onestotbpnacampffe* 
 C^^Oofe tbpnges (all ebougljc 
 fome tDfjat at lcnst[;e) 31 baue te^: 
 berfeb bntopou, anotbatalmoft 
 tbeberpfclfc fametoo^Deg out of 
 bolp fcrt'pturc, toljerc mention of 
 beantte is fo ofte mnDe : to tfje in^ 
 tmt be CiulDe plapnelp percepuc, 
 tf>attl;ebeautieof toomen 10 not- 
 
 onclp 
 
WOMAN KTNDI* }}^ ■ 
 
 onclp among men,but alfo of goD 
 Ijpgljlp eftcmcD anD fjonoutcD* 
 
 tutctDC Iphe topfc tcDc, tOatgoD 
 ccmmnnDcD all tbc men, anD men 
 cIjilDjen, to be Oapnerbut tljz fatrc 
 toomcntobcfaucD» 3!ntlKboobc dcumi. 
 of JDcutcconomp ittoaspecmpt:» 
 tcD to tlic cbpID jcn of IfcacII^ccbe 
 tocbofcbpma fap;etoomanneto 
 topfcof t^ofc tljat inerc taUcn pjp 
 fences, 
 
 CESinD bcfpbes tW toounbctf uU 
 beautte, tooman 10 cnDotocD toitl) 
 acertainctJigntneanD iDo^tbmeiJ 
 of boneRie, W/icbct6notgpiien 
 to man : f 0? tbc beate of bcc bcnD 
 bnsetbbotonefoolotoc, tbatps 
 tepll concc anD bpbc a!l tbc p?pup 
 partes of bet boDp ♦ jf artbcc, it is 
 not ncDef nil f 0? a tooman,to ban* 
 tk tbcfc pactcjs of Ijcc boDp,m tbc 
 
 loojUcs 
 
hyniU^ of Btitutt, fo!}icr)c mail 
 cuftomaWp bfctl) toDoo^ jfmailp 
 Mature {iat[;c fob tooniiDccfulIpc 
 td?oug!jt fo; il?c coniclpncs of bd 
 man. cijat fjcc pjttiic partes nc noc 
 fo appatant as mancvbiic U t m a 
 place mo;efccttteI}n SlnDiiatucc 
 l;at!7gpurn moje HjamfaHncsto 
 tooman tljat) to man» %ol)crfo;!c i( 
 l^atb ofte cf^anccD, tOat a teomaiv 
 accuourclp DpfeafeD in fjec p;iine 
 parcec> l^attj cljokn ratfjcc to bpc, 
 ti)an to nbpDc tljc fp5l;t anD f^aiiD 
 Jpngeof tliefurg^au, fobecuccD 
 auD !;caIcD ♦ 3nD tl;i£5 n)anici<!(lc 
 IjoneRjc ttjcp obfecuG anD hcpc, 
 boti; m Dpcnge, atiD after tljep be ■ 
 CcaD : as ic appctcto bp tl)tm tljtit 
 be D;oU)iKD. fo; as pUmc anO c;; ■ 
 pGctcnceiDftncffca, a foomau Ip;» 
 ctt; gcouelpiig tofjaii Qn is Dcabc^ 
 bp tl;e fauour tijat iiattiie becctl^:? 
 
 toljcs 
 
VV O M AN KYNDE. ^^ 
 
 toljcrO)amcfaflc f)oncRie:bttta 
 man (lu^nimrtl) ftpcpgl^tc on l}i^ 
 batUc* jf artbcc, tl)z molt too?tE}pc 
 pntrcof man, to!)ccbp bccijlcflj? 
 Drfrccrc f com ot!;ct b?utc beaded, 
 auD Doo repjcfcute t!je Dpumc na ^ 
 tuccj IS tfjc I}caDc,anD in it cljicflp 
 tbs coimtinauce* Cruelp a mang; 
 l)caDeisDefo?meD btt!; balDnc0» 
 miDcontcacp, a tDomanticbptI)c 
 great pjpuilcgc of nature, (snot; 
 baJD.S^ojcouci:, tl)t countmafic c 
 nuD face of man is (bp t!;e bcarDc 
 to bpm batcfuO fo oft Dcf jIcd auD 
 f)pD toitl) fdttjp [|carc0,tJiatrcarfe 
 from bjute bcaflcs be map be DiD 
 cetneD, in tooman contrary toifc. 
 tl;s face Dot^ altoap reniapn pure 
 anDcomcIp* ^^bcrfojcitumsDe 
 ccceD m tije lata of tijc^jcii» tables» 
 fijnttoomen n)nlDnot fccapcnoj 
 fljaue t^m c^cUco, leaacatanp. 
 
 trmc 
 
NOBILXTIE OP 
 
 tpme t^e beatDe Qjulb gtotoe otif, 
 anD Ojamfaftcncs be f)pD» aifoo 
 of tljeclcnnesanDpiinttcof too- 
 man, tbis mape be to all mcntf^c 
 mode eupDcnt acgumcntc ant) to^ 
 bet?:Cbac a toomati ones toadjcD 
 dene ouec, as ofte as fljc is toaf* 
 ©CD aftettoatfie in cleanetDStec, 
 tl!)i3ttoatcc recepuctbnofporte of 
 tinclenneire:butaman, bebcnc:i 
 mt fo dene tDafCjcD, as ofte as be 
 toaf^etbe agapne, tcoublctb anD 
 fouletbtbetoatec, jfuttbcrmoje. 
 iBature batb fo o^bepncD.tbat too 
 turn auotb mpccnuous burnouts 
 bp feccetepattes.cbat men auoiDc 
 bp tbe face, ti)c molle toojtbp pare 
 cifmannesbobp*3nDVDbere(t (s 
 EiauntcD toriianaboue a!f otfjcc 
 bcaftes to banc tliefaceanDcon:^ 
 tinaunce lofepngc ijppe to bcucn : 
 ii^atuceanofo^itmubaue p;oup;» 
 
 OCD 
 
WOMAN KYNDE» ^5/ 
 
 btD To toonDccIp fo? tooman. 8ttO 
 QjetoeDfo gtcatfaiioj, tljatifflje 
 c&aunce to fall, (l)c fclOome o? nc» 
 ticc falletlj on I)cc IjcaD o? facc^ 
 CS^ftall locouct patTctljepjcs 
 fctcemenc of nature to tuoman a- 
 bone nmn, m tl}c p;ocrcatton oE 
 mnnl^pnDc ^ U;l)pcl]c thpngc i3 
 tl}t8fi tiecp lucll pcrcc^ncD. jf o; ons 
 Ip tljc tuomans fecDe (as \3)\nt\tU 
 fen (Balen anD Jdulcen) 10 tljc mat 0,1,.,.^^ 
 tet anD nounIl)ment of tljc cIjpiD, sparmare 
 anDnottljc mans, toljicljeis but cv.i+.dcvr 
 anacciDcnttotl/cfnbftance* dro; ;f;^J.X^ 
 astbc latuefaptl), tlictjccattctt? Auidocr' 
 cl)icfeft offpcc anDDuetpeof luo- Fcn.i.pn^ 
 man» is to conccpac, anD to fane '"'• 
 tbatis conccptifD» jfo^lDljicluo^ 
 fiDecation Vjc fe Ucip manp to be 
 IpUe tljep^moti^ers, bprefontbep 
 be begotten of tbeic bIcuDDc: anD 
 t&(slFfeeneg(s l^ecpoftiDcllpct^ 
 
KOBILITIE or 
 
 «ruct)tntl)ep?opojtton anDnm* 
 tipns of tl)ctcboDic0,buttti0nU 
 toapcstntfjcicmnnctc.f o;tf tl;c 
 motljcts be fooIpfI}c, tl)C cbplDjm 
 pjoucfoolpfajeaUo* ^lf tbe mo^ 
 e^cts be VDpfe, tl)c cbplb?cn (Ijall 
 liiauc ;a fcnt tljctcof ♦ iSut contra* 
 icpctopreit(6tntbcfatbcc0 ♦ foj 
 itbougbctbcpbciDprc, pctmanpe 
 irpmes tljcp gctte f olpdjr c!)tlD?eru 
 euDfooIpfflje fatbcts gctte topfc 
 icbpID^en, fo tbat tl)t motbcco be 
 topfe ♦ SllnD tbccc is none otbcc re* 
 fon, tob? niotbfcfi mo;etIjantbc 
 fatbct0,n)ulD lottc rljcp;: cbilo^cii^ 
 but tbat t^^z motbers pcrccpiic, 
 tbae tbcp; cbplo^en banc, atiD foo 
 ibcpbaiieinDcDc, intbcpm mo;e 
 of tbcp; mothers fubnancc.tljaii 
 of tbcpj fathers ♦ jro;tbJ5caufc, 
 cbat3Ibaitc n)etocDpDu:31 fup:^ 
 pofcitiiaturanp grafre lobs» to 
 
7.^-^^ 
 
 bcmD?c6pnwanD loupngtoouc 
 inotl)ccs,tl)nn to out fatljccs. 3!it 
 fo mdcl), tW toe feme to loue out 
 fatbecmcanelpj an&to loiieoucc 
 motbec I)nttelpc ♦ 3tnD fo? tW 
 caufe, jEiatatc l^atl^egptierthnto 
 tpomcnj mtlU of fo gceat flccngt^ 
 anb bccttie, tijattit not ouclp nou^ 
 tifOjetbtnfmucs nut) babes, but 
 aifoteaojct!) futbasacbrougbc 
 lotoe by> fpcUnes, atiD is a fafficf^ 
 cutefobbe, topjefecaetbclpfc of 
 tbofe, tbat arc of pctfectc age- 
 ais toe cetoc an eicainple in ^Ulc^ vai.iJ.r, 
 c(u0 S@ai:(nuis,of a tamn rong "?•*• 
 tooman, toljicbc toitb tbemplU of 
 Decb^caftrs no^iQjcD Ijctmotbcc 
 inpjiron, tbatotbcctoprcn)oiilDe 
 l)aucfampra)eDfo?bun3cc4 l^o} 
 t^e tobicbcptctifuUDcDcbcrmo- 
 tber toas DeliucceD out of pjpfou. 
 r.t)5bmotIjem bot^e a perpetual 
 
NOBILI'TIE 0> 
 
 ipupngctDas gpuemainoof'tljat 
 pjifon, tfjep maDe a Ccniple, anp 
 callcD (t,Cfje temple of J^ttte* - 
 C3t 10 toell I;notDen,t^ac f o? tl)c 
 moje parte, a toomatt Ijatlj altoap 
 mo;e pite atiD nieccp t^an a man» 
 'ttD^tcbc t{)pi!(!;e SOrtftotle Dot!) at^ 
 tcibutctoiDomaUpnD.asa tblng 
 app?op?ieD tijctebnto ♦SCDbecfoje 
 g)aIomon fartl) : vol)ttz as ts no 
 tooman, tftccc tl)c fpcUe man toai^ 
 lctl):cptl)cc bpcaufe, tljattnfec- 
 upnge ano Uelppiigc tijc fichc, Qje 
 IS full Diligent, o?cis bp ccnfon of 
 bcr mecp cl)crc, (t)t is full comf o?^ 
 tabic : 0? cis bpcatifc tl;at too:ras 
 mpIUe 10 tbe cbicfc anD pjuicipall 
 tcUcfc f o; fucb (10 be fcbic j tocUe, 
 pcabcpngc b^oufjbte to Dcati}c0 
 Doo?e,tbcp aretljccbp reftojcDa^ 
 gepne bnto bcltiK* ?(!nD H)t pbifi- 
 ticns rap : «Eljac tl;c tjeat of a too^ 
 
 mans 
 
WOMAN KYNDE. -2^39 
 
 mans bjeaftcs anD pappesjapoe, 
 ano iopncD to tijc bjcaftis of fcbic, 
 olDc men, confunieD aiyap bp age 
 Rp^retl) l3p cncceafctb , aiiD totu^ 
 fccuetb in tljtm Ipuclp Ijcntc* 
 •i^bpcfic ti)png luas tocll KnotDm 
 to JSauiD. tljatm bis olDcacge 
 cbofetbcnmpben.aibifag^a S)u* 
 namitciDttb bcc coltpngcs ? cHp^ 
 pinges to bctc ^fecpc bim toatmc* 
 ailfoiDoman iscatbccrcDpc miD 
 nio?epjomptto tbcljolpoffpcc o£ 
 g;cnci:ation,tIjan man,as it is tod 
 ftnciDcn. 
 
 (JLif «ctbcc it is atiionbccf ul mp- 
 racic of irJatutctbat a luomaiinc 
 b?eDpnge cbpIDc,fo;e loni^rna fo; 
 tcbatbc eaten rahieficQjc, ralnc 
 fpn)e, coles, et:tb,flonc0, mcttals, 
 popfonSjri manp fucbc otbec Ipkc 
 tbpnges, tobicl; tuitbout Ijur t Q)c 
 DotI;Di3C(lc,con»ei:te,anDturnc 
 €,iiu into 
 
/NOBILITIE OF 
 
 into tljc l)oirome nuttimentc anD 
 fubftancc of rljc boDp* l^oto great 
 inpcacle0 ano mncuailcsitljai: na^ 
 nice f)at!;c enDoiucD tooman toit&, 
 fljal t)c fpnD,r!)at rcoetft timu^l)^ 
 fp tbe ijplumes aiiD UoSes of pl)i 
 iorop!)ec0 r.no plj(ftnonG:tDl)iclj8 
 fo; |?;cfctic0 foe f;erc cuecpafle* 
 Cii^^toJ'lctDg fpcabeof fpcfJje 
 cnD langngc, M)ic\)z is tl)t gpftp 
 of goD, fiiiDbj) U)(;tcI)coniJtljiiig 
 ^e pairc ano ave bcttec tijan all o^ 
 tl}cc b;ute bcaRee : Cnfmcginug 
 ^mutim luDgctlj it to be of a£5 
 Qccat p?rce, as mocb too;tf) , anD 
 as tjooD a tbpngc, as imnio^tali:^ 
 tic^^nD l)cnoDU0 namctfj ict!jc 
 rbicfcft rrealuie of fl^anUpnDc^ 
 SInDisnot a fooma better fpo&i, 
 ir)o?c doqucnt. mo;e copious oiiD 
 ;)!eturfnn of tod;Dcs tfjan a man^f 
 po not all foe, tijat bcmenj Utnc 
 
 . fr?R 
 
fitC to fpefte of our tnotbccg^o? of 
 oucnoucccst'Ctnelp nntureljcc 
 fclfc, tl)c fojmct of tl)mge93rae;c- 
 Ip pjoiUDpng f o; manUpuDc^gauc 
 tbisijpftc totocmanUpiiDc, tl:mt 
 fcatfe itianp place pc 0)^11 fpriDc 
 aDiimmc toomanuc* 3[i0 it not 
 ngf)tfi7(ccanD comcnoable, tliiat 
 toamenn)UlOccji:ccI!c mcriintljat 
 ef)tng,tn tof}icl)c tnct: cl)t$f Ip p affc 
 nil otljcc bcalTcc; f }3tit from p^oi» 
 pl)anc matttccfijcttc 1)6 tctoiitnc 
 I)onic atjcm to bolp fcriptarc , ant> 
 begpnne at tl)e l^crpc fouiuaptus: 
 of oucceipgtoii. 
 
 (T^TODc UuoU) furelp.tbftt goi3 blcC ./ 
 feD man foj luomans fafec id!)(cI)C 
 blcirpngetfjc DuUiDjrbpemantje- 
 recucD not to Wk, tpll tfje Itioma 
 iDas cccateD aiiD maDc.lDf)crbitl) 
 Salomon in 1)10 piouecbesagtc pro. 
 Ctlj: Wljo fofpuocti) a goot>hjo^ 
 Calm uiaii 
 
KOBILITIE or 
 
 matt, fpiiDctlj a 500D tbinse, anb 
 tcccpuetbnnbolfoinc bcnefiec of 
 
 tl;C lOjDC* XillD It IB lUJlttCn Ecclefi 
 
 afiici* i5 ♦ iF)nppp 16 tljc man, tbac 
 bailjc a Ijmuous topfc: jFo? tbe 
 tiumbf r of Ijts pcrcs n;all be Dou^ 
 l)Ie* ^inOnomanmap be compa- 
 rcD to btm in Dignitcc,tbat foj bis 
 toojcbrnes batbc a gooD toomnn. 
 fo; ao (Ecclefianicus faptbc: 21 
 gooD toomau isa Bpftc abouc all 
 otbcr gpftes. anD tljcrfoie S>alo= 
 mon lu bi0 pjoiicrbcs rallctb bcr, 
 tbccrotonc of bee btifbanberanD 
 }3aul> tbe glo;:ic of man. foj gIo= 
 rie IS tiefmeD to be tbe acccinpIiO) 
 uicntanD perfection of a tbmge, 
 reRpng anb Deirt png in bi0 enbe: 
 rbat is ro fap,\Dbcn nctbing mojc 
 map be aDDcD,to encreaee 0; ameo 
 tl]/? perfection tbcrcof • 31 toomnn 
 tberfojc is tijc cnbe^pcrf ection.fe^ 
 
 licttie. 
 
WOMAN KYNDI* 7^' 
 
 «erne, bcnetitction. anD glo?pc of 
 tljt man : anD as ?i!ugnani faptO: 
 tl}t fp?(le foctcttc anD conipanp of 
 manUpnDc m tljio mo?rall !pf c* 
 wi)Ctfojc of ncccffitic cncrp man 
 louctljljcc. lDl;omctD!;o foocucc 
 iDpl not lone, bnt bate, is a ttran- 
 gcc not onlp to all btnnanitic anD 
 gcntplnclTc, bnt alio to all beitnc 
 anD grace. ^SnD to fpcahc aga^nc 
 of tbeCab!3ltfticallmrIlecies,3= ^,„,,7^ 
 b?aam luajs blcflfcD of goD bp il)c 
 tooman&aralji, anD talij^ngc tbc 
 lettec l^ fro m tljc loomnne* name 
 anD puttpngc it to tl)C tnans, ca!^ ^^^^^^^ 
 leDl)pm2tbjabam. ailfotbcblcD ^,^s, 
 fpngcof 3IacobtDas gotten bpm, 
 t bp a tDoman, bis motbcr • Cberc 
 ^ be manp fucbc cramplci5 m bolpc 
 ^' ^cnpcute : bnt not to be n;eU)cD 
 in tbis place* 
 dL Chn6 blcfipnfl teas gpnen fo? 
 
NOBIIITIE or ■ 
 
 tfjc toomatt, ano lato fo; tlje man: 
 
 1 Cljclaloe 31 fnp, of angccanD of 
 cwcf^nsc. jfojtofjp, tljeftuptcof 
 tl)C ti.te teas fo;5pDDm to tl)e ma, 
 bat not to tlje byomumWcl) bag 
 tiottNncreateD. fo? goDtuolDc 
 Ijct to be ftcftoin tfjc bespnntng. 
 Cl3«fo;e tfjc maiine ftnneD in ea» 
 t^'ngc, nottfjctDomnmC^cmati 
 eaucbs Dcatlje.not tfjctoomain 
 3'iiDall tocfpnncamJSOam, not 
 itKEua.^BnDtoetobe o;j'8pnallc 
 fpnncof o«tefat!jcttl;c inan.noc 
 ofoucmotljcctfjctooniati. 2SnCi 
 tijctfoje (l)c olDc latu commatiDcD 
 all tbt inaleltj>nl)c tobecimimtU 
 fco, but tfje females to KmaptK; 
 tjncftciimcifcD.'tdat js to tottte, Ijc 
 o;DcptieD tl)e o?tgiiiaIl ff nne to be 
 piitipfBcD ouelp m tijat htnD.tefjt* 
 clKlMD frcfpaffcD. jfuctf)etmo;c, 
 Bootcbufeco nott&elDonjaii. fo; 
 
 (bae 
 
WOMAN KYNDHi 
 
 t!jatQ)ef?nD eate,but bimittOji 
 gaite occarton of puellc intotljc 
 mm, anD tljat DpD 0)c bntoarclp, 
 iiupccDtbmo bpt^eojiicll. €^c 
 man fensto tucll Oe DpD amifTcrbut 
 t^c tooman being DecepneD, ccrcD 
 igno?atIp* f o? Qjc toag fp?ft temp 
 teo of c!)C Dpueil, U;!;oin i^e ktictoc 
 to be inofte ercdlcnt of all mattj:» 
 re0. SnD as 23ccnatDc faitb:djc 
 Dpuclfjfcing b'^c toonDctful bcau^ 
 tiCj aiiD pctcepupngc bee to be fu^ 
 cbe one, as be b^it) luiotocn bcfo;e 
 ill cbc goDip Ipgljt, tubicbc aboue 
 all aungcls, fbouIDe cclopce luitb 
 tbcfpccbcof goD ? conccpucDci^ 
 upc onelp agcpnrt t\)t tocm an f o? 
 \)tt ejcccllcncpc» \vl]ctfo;c Cb;irre 
 bojne into tbis bo;!Dc nioft tjum- 
 ble anD loluf, to tbcnbe be lucalDc 
 tDitb bis great bnnuliteinahcfa^ 
 ti0factionfoj tf;cfpnnc of p;y^s, 
 
NOBItlTIE OF 
 
 f5mfttcD bp ouc fojfatljcnbe toUi 
 l)pon Ijpni mauljoDc, as the mo,ie 
 bumble auD lobcr UpnDe.an'o not 
 toomanUpnDe, tbema;e{^pgljet?t 
 noble* Jructl)etmo?e,brcaufe Idc 
 toecc conDcmncD fo? tbcfpnne of 
 tbe man , anD not of tl;e tooman. 
 goD toolcie, tljat m tol^at Upn& tlje 
 fpnne toas comnutteD.tn tht fame 
 DbulDe be tl)e pticgatiou of fpnne : 
 onD bp tlje fame U(nDe»tD!)icI)e 15- 
 no?antIp toas DecepueD, toe fI)ulD 
 alfo be reticngiD»€bcj:fo?e (t toas 
 ra(Dbntotl)eferpcnt, tbattljetoo 
 man, o? mo;e trulp,tl)e feoe of tbc 
 tooman,n}oulDe bjeahe W UeaD, 
 nnDnottbeman,noj tijc fecDeof 
 tlje man* SinD petcljaunce, !;cceof 
 «came. tbattUe ojDec of pjicfle^ 
 IjoDeisof tfjecljuccljecatljccconi 
 m(ttcD to tijc man> tija to tlje luo^ 
 man, bpcaufe cuctpe pjiefte Dotlje 
 
 rcpje- 
 
VV O M AN KYNDE. ^'' '-^ 
 
 tep;icrent Ctjjtite, ano Cljjiactljc 
 fpja man,tl)at ts to tottc, tfjcfpn^ 
 necSlDanu Catl)t£( putpofclDC 
 bnDcrnanDctl;C Canon, tljat bc^ 
 
 gpnnCtl), Hcc iinago,toI)tCl)C fflirtli 
 
 tijata toomantoasnotmaDcto^ 
 rmageof goD, but to tl)i: fnvirli^ 
 ttiDcoECl)?ifte*Yetfo?allt!)at31 
 fap> tljat l)c bcjnigc tocrpc goD) 31 
 fpeaUc of Cl)?il'tc (UjoID not be tl)c 
 fonnc of man , but of a toonian, 
 t[)ctul)icl)ebc fol)pg!)lpbono?cD, 
 tbat of a toomannc onclp be toUe 
 flctbeauDblouDOc. jrojonelpfo? 
 tbe troman» Cl)?ilt U)as callcD tbe 
 fonnc of man, anD not foj tbe ma, 
 Q£,mm is tbat great mp?aclc,n t h»^*"»?»' 
 tbc tobtcbc tbc p?opbetc fo mocbc 
 mcruapleD : tijat a tuoman com:» 
 pjcbenDcD manne,toban a titgiii 
 concepucD manhpnoc, anCi bate 
 Cljnfle in Ijccbobp^ 
 
 3lfo 
 
NOBILITlfi OF 
 
 from &et^ to Ipf c.appereB fttft bn 
 to toomen.not to inc.stiD a ts not 
 . inbnotoen,t^ataftci;tl;cDca(I)of 
 CI)jt{lc, mm fell from the faptljc : 
 bin <t teas neucrJiiiotoc, tljattoo 
 men npprc anD fell from €i)}i(tm 
 faptl) ant) rcltgron.fartfjec, tl;crc 
 toaano petfcctittonof tl;c faj'tljc 
 atanptpmcnoljerefi'cnoctcoiip 
 In t!je fap(Ije,tl;at acofe atio ranie 
 bp toonicn, bm by mmne. C0?j8c 
 teas bougfjte nnbfoloe.actnffD^ 
 conDemneD, fcourgcD. fjangcD on 
 f fje Ccoflfe, anD at tl;c laO puttc to 
 cctiellDcatOc onclpbp men. red, 
 Ijctoas DenpeD off^fgofenc fSe* 
 tec, fo;faUc of l^rg otfjer Dtfrtp!c0v 
 ano onip acr ompanteD toapt e d b- 
 pon anD folotoco of tuomcn bnto 
 tl)t erode an& graiic . SCIfo ti^c bc;< 
 t^ ippfc of i^pfutc, fill 5;etl)cn too* 
 
 limn 
 
wo MAN KYNDeI ^''^ 
 
 man. tocnt aboutc, ;anD laboutcft 
 mojcto faiic 3!cfus tl)nn anp mS, 
 }?ca anp of tijcfe mcn,t!jat beleucD 
 inljpm» f uctljcrmojenlmoa tijc 
 l;olc fcljoolcof DrnmcffafTcrmc^ 
 rap, tijat x\)t i\)\Mt\)i DpD tban re^^ 
 iiiafnc onl? luttt) !l)c luoman. djat 
 10 to fapj tJ)itl) tiK btrgln ifl^arpc. 
 anD tljctfoje tocmaiilunD is tDo;^ 
 tIjpIpcalUD relpgpoug* Dctiotitc, 
 anD boIiniSut pet if anp man l:ool 
 Tap toitb Sciftotlc, tl)nt among al Arf^.d^ j 
 beadcs anD Ipupng crcatutc0,tljc nim». 
 male UpiiD <0 mo?c DaKat, (trong, 
 tolfc^anD nol)!c:tLlnto l)jm,a mo;c 
 cjccElUnt man, tl)c great Doctour, 
 iljcI)oIpaponelfa(nt l^anlctooll i.cor.i. 
 nnfiDccc anD fap : €:i)ofc tbpngcs 
 cbat be f o!p((^c bcfo;c tbc toojIDc, 
 goD batbe cbofcn, tbac l;c mpgbtc 
 confounD^ U)!fc mcnnc \ ann tijofc 
 tfjpngcgtljatbc fcblcanD tocoUc 
 
 III 
 
N OBI LIT IE OF • 
 
 in t&ts too?IDe, tje batbc cfjofe n to 
 
 confounDe tbc nugOtp : gt tl^e btle 
 
 aiiD DifplfeD before tbe IDO^ID goD 
 
 batbcbofempcatitOofc tl?pnacs. 
 
 lobicf) be noticing, 5 of no ceputa^ 
 
 tion : tftat be mpgbt Dcflcop tbofc 
 
 y tbttiges, iDbtcb be in p;ice {i inocl) 
 
 ^ fee bp . jFo? tobo nniongc men, Ux 
 
 ^"^*** all gpftes of nature anD of grace 
 
 teas bigbcc tban ^Dani:' pet a tuo 
 
 - ., manb;ougbtbimloU?»'x^ljioiDau 
 
 ecX flcongcrtban^ampfotK 31do* 
 
 Gcnej9. tnan ouercaine Im flcengtb.u^bo 
 
 lDn0 moje cball tban HotlifTIi too^ 
 
 manmaceDbpmtoinccfte* 9iX)bo 
 
 a.Reg II ^^smo?e religions tban©auio 
 
 j.Rcg.ii. 3! tDoman DiftucbcD bis bolpncs* 
 
 'T^obo toasmo^ctopfec tbanSr-a^ 
 
 lomon f a tooman DecepucD bpnn 
 
 SOObo iDas mo?e paact tban Jlob* 
 
 tobom tbe Dpuell ftrppr D out of al 
 
 Ijis SooDes,t;pllcD all ^is f amilp, 
 
 auD 
 
VVOMAN KYNDE* '^ 
 
 ani>cbpiojen,anD ftlicD on;(0 boi 
 tip full of bopIesanD roo?c0,ano' 
 |)ctfo;all tljatf/C coulDcnotpjo^ 
 uoUel)pm from tijc olDc fpmplict^ 
 tic of Ijis nipnDe: but tUc fooman 
 (ntpccD bpm (anD in tfjat C)c irafif • 
 moiic bpgbec anD ccnftauiu tl^aii 
 tbe Dpiicll) anD fo Ijcjccd l)pni,tljac . 
 be curfeD goD* 2lnD if it mpgljt be 
 IcfultomaUcanpcop&cifon toitli 
 Cl;?i(tc, tobo is mod nipgbtrf ull 
 6nD mode topfc, fo? be is tbc ctcc- 
 nsillanD eucclaftpngc topfcDomc 
 anDpotoerof goD : DpDDcbenot 
 fuffec bpm fclfc to be cticcccnjc of ^'^^^»'»^ 
 tijat poojebomanof CTbanann:' 
 fapinge bpni fclfe, ^jt is not gooD 
 £0 taUc tbc cbpl&eines b;eaDe,anD 
 caflitto Dogger* ^be anflucrcD 
 anD rapDc,Ccoutbe[o;Dc, ncucc 
 tbeleffe, tbe DoggcG cate of tbc 
 ccomines, tol;icbc fall fcomc tbeic 
 3D mai3 
 
tnaftets tabic- iI5oto to^an Cfjjift 
 petcepucD>tljat^ic coulDnotoues 
 come^ertottl) tljat ceafonne , tji? 
 blelTcDbec. fapcngc : ffieitbnto 
 tbeastljouDefpjcii* --^ 
 
 Cwbotoa6mo?ef)otte anofcr^ 
 ttcnt in t\}z f aptl;c of €l);int.tWt 
 ptm < a tDoman ninDc bpni, fo 
 gtcatte a Sl^pnpftet of Co?y(ti0 
 C^ucc^c,toDcnpeCf)?i(le* 
 XcttetljcCanomftcs craftetobat 
 tbcptoplle, tijat tijcp? Cbutcbe 
 fan not cere, a teoman pope mo" 
 feeD bee bp gooDlpc impoSiitc 
 onDDeceprc. 
 
 ^ iSiic noluc fonic men fepll Cap, 
 tbattbofe tbpntrcs rcDounDera^ 
 i\)it to tbcDpfp^apfe tban p?apfc 
 of iDomen^ainto toljonic tuonuti 
 OallmaUc tbis aunfbcte:31f it 
 tocce fo, rbat one of t)S ttoo, mutt 
 neOcsIofeepcljersooDcs o? Ipfe, 
 
 Jbatf 
 
yy OMAN kyndh; 2,4.^ 
 3l6nl) leatiecto lofctljij, tljanfd" 
 bcloftempfclfer:i?nD t^atbptlje 
 cranipic of 3!m]Dcctms tfjc t!;r;D,- ? - 
 iDt^jjcl^etna c^rtapncpiGIeuccce=t 
 tall, to?(tcn bnto a caiDpnall aiiu 
 baffatouc, fentft:onici^}cS)ccof 
 IKomc, fapt!) : 3,f one of 05 tiuairt .(- . : 
 mtiRc ncDC3 be corifoun^cD • 31 
 fe)ciIDt:atlKCc!;ofctol?a«c tl;ccoti 
 foanbcD. 
 
 (i£ ^^ojeouer, it toss pjoupbfD 
 b? tijc Cpuilc latocB, tbat tDomcii 
 GU'5btIatofu!IpIoUctot(]ctrolDti - 
 
 p;ofit, to ot!)ec mens l;inDccancc* 
 SSnD in I)oIp tDjttjs not t\)c tniqni 
 tie of a tooman pjapfcD mo;e t!;cti 
 amanBtoclDonigfionotHarljcl 
 p?ctfeD,lul)icl)f bp a p:opct flcigbc ^J[JJ J!^* 
 RcceputD Ijcc fatl)cr fchpngc bnto 
 f Dolst^'^^ac not UcLiecca lati^eb, 
 lt)!)pcbebp crafcc gottci/crlDnne 
 2;!acobtIjebIcirpn2of Ijis fatf^cce 
 
.NOBIl;ITXE: Of 
 
 3nDaftcttoatD bppolptte caufc» 
 bim to cfcape tljc angec of bis b?o 
 tbccCbc ^atlotte Kaab occciuet» 
 tbofe,tD&rsbe fougbte f o? tbe tct:* 
 tbetsanb fptcsof ^ofucjanbtt 
 bastmputeDbnto b«fo? tpgb- 
 tuoufnss.jaljel tuent out to luetc 
 ^ifnr. anD fapoc tinto l)pm : S^p 
 lojbe, tome into me, aino affepnc^ 
 tDatcr,aje gatiebpmtoDjpnUeoi. 
 itbebottellof mpIUc, anDcotteccD 
 Ibpm, asl)c iapcneappngc, SinO 
 tDljpIe ^tfatalape anb flcpte.me 
 «ntceo tn pjluplp. fi fttaUe a naplc 
 in !)ts Ijeab, anb (IttDc l)pin,tDl)tcf| 
 bab put bts tcuBe tn Dec pjompfc 
 anb fioclittc, to be fnucb. 2!nb m 
 ' tbts notable tiealon , tbe &crip* 
 ' tutc faitl):JSUft'cb ts laljcl amog 
 toomcn.auD]i!aJ)el Qjalbe bieCTcD 
 In Ijcc tabernacle. 
 Cr iScbc tf;c ftojp of Itjbttij . 6n0 
 / . niatSe 
 
WOMAN KYNDX. \^^. 
 
 (Har6e&cttDo;DfS tntoi^olofeti 
 
 DerftatiDe x\)t too;Dcs of tftp batiD 
 inapDc*fo?if r[;ou iDpItcfolotoc 
 ^Do aftcttIjcfcU3o;Dc0,t!jcIojDe 
 fljallmafectljc perfite, anD C&alJ 
 &;pngetbp matttecto p;ofpsrou0 
 effects* J Q)all come anD QjctDc al 
 ifjpngcs bnto tljc, fo t[;ae 3! Sjall 
 kaDc t[;c tfjjoiigbc t^c mpDDes of 
 JBiecufaUm, ano tl)ou fljalt ^auc 
 aUt(?e people of 3Ifi:aclU Ipbcas 
 Q)epEto«l)o«t a Ojcpeljeroe, aiiD 
 ttotfoomoclieasone Doggefl)aU 
 bathe agppnft t!?r^ f fij iljcfe tfein* 
 gcsar fijc^ciiiuri^» iln'mUt-iw^i 
 aiiD p;oinOcaf.T of gc^. ^?n^ tijt?s; 
 bpfjerffatreriiiRflfieacoUcof r>{? 
 lofecneG 5)cao,no ')clapan&Orpr, 
 3iP3Spi>DU,\i^:;rtwti;pcftcDDe^;f.'^i;* 
 fel!, fci)at crueller: Dccepcc^, Vr^i^at vio.\%. 
 crafttJic tccfou cciuio be uiurnu Ot* 
 
aiol^ pet Ijolp Scripture bltKclifi 
 p?aifett?,anD ejctollctl) l)ec,anD t^c 
 infQuitc of tlje tooman ip ccputcO 
 fatre better» tban a mans tod Da^ 
 inge» iBiUtioteclctte bs rctoucne 
 tox)ucpoarpofc* ; Mj 
 
 C £itcl)e ei:ccllencp of fo ^apps^ 
 aUpnDCof U)cmcn,tln5aIfomGp 
 be to euecp man an argumct moft 
 nitDcnf» tbat ti;c molt c.c cellcnr^oC 
 all creattices, tlian to^pc!;Citcucfc 
 toas,no; ncuec fljalbe a mojc too; 
 tl)p,ji Jncanctl)cmott bScQrcDbitfc 
 BPni313?acpc, bias conccpuc5h3it!^ 
 outo;tgtnalifpnne: anDf^^^ns 
 not mferiout to CIj?iBc,co acting 
 fttsbumamtie* i^.'.^ 
 
 (Si^lm is a flcongc argumcnfc 
 ot 3riaot!c:<Df tobathjmDct^e 
 bcflc IS nobler tijanne tljc facile of 
 an otbcc lipnDe, tl;at UpnDe milRc 
 neeDcs bt nobler tl;anne tl)c o^ 
 
WOMAN XVKOS. , 
 
 tint S^aicnlyiK, tlittc acofe none 
 greater, tljannc 3ioI)n2SajifiRc: 
 butfjotoe farrc Doothe (l;e Ijolpjj 
 tp?gpn txcdlc tiirm, tuljtcljc (^£^ 
 eucrpe Cattjolplic man ImotoctW 
 fca0CMlfcDabouc olltljc ojDcc£^ 
 /if aun^ellcs * JLrhctDpfc & man 
 map?: ^cafoimc* £)f toljat fcpnDc 
 t!^etoo;^(!5 U)arfc t!;an fl)ctoo;ft 
 of an mtlnt !;p;i}Dc,t!)at t .an^$ 15 
 Ioti)cct»)aut{)cortKr* 
 , jfiotoetocfenotoc,tI;atifjcnsdQ: 
 tpcioufe anD tocj?nc of ^M ttcnit: 
 
 Da0,tJ)ntbcttarDC[);?ft»ofU)i)oni 
 €\?.}iac(aptl):Jt {jab bene gooD 
 f tv tbat man, pf f)e bari not bene 
 borne: 0? tobctl;cc anp ^ntccb^ift 
 CjBl come I;craftcr,to.^trc t J;an be. 
 
NOBILITIE of/ . .. 
 
 to!)gcl)e Q)all be enootDco todijsU 
 tijc potoec of S^ntl)an ♦ Sl^ojeo^ 
 «cc, l)oIp tojit Q)z)2)cti) manp^mcn 
 to be conOcmneD toeueclaRpngo 
 tiicii)cnt:b«t toe rctjc in no place, 
 of anptoomanncfo conDcmneD* 
 jract!;cr,a0a toitncfTetooucpuu 
 pofc»tfjCi-eisa certapnc pjctoga^ 
 tine 6pum to tbe b;iualle nature» 
 Jro; t\)c qticcne of all btrDcs, aiiD 
 tl)emoft noble, iptljcCsIe, tobi- 
 f l;e IS altoap founo of tljt female 
 .bpiiDe, anD not of tbe mnfculpnft 
 .3Clfo tl)n5 is ciere, tbat tl;c fapjD of 
 Cgppte.caltD Fanix,tobcrof djerc 
 IS neucc but one at oones, i& a f e^ 
 male* l3ut conttarp topfc, tfte ht^ 
 pent Reguius, calleD alfo Bafilifcus 
 the nioft peOilent of al bemmotis 
 bcafics, is onlp marcu!me,of tobi 
 cbe UpnDe it is not pofiTible to finD 
 a female, jraDtfjfcttje ejccellencpc 
 
 of 
 
vVoMArr KYNDE.V .J4<, 
 
 of tl}iQ bpnD, tl)t i)titut ? ^vtott^ 
 cp, IS bp tijefe argumcntr :• t..u^ u 
 forts abuoantlp iiiougl) Bi*^!<;uc^ 
 iJfo? tlje begpnnpngc of aU.j^ir.cI!e 
 iominetl)bp men, i:nD not hp bo^ 
 mcn,CcrtapnclptIjCfp;fi:niau3t! ^ 
 pam.bolDcIp bjea&pugctliccom-^^"'-^- 
 niaunDement of goo.bpD flju ; bp q^„^ ^ 
 tl)e gatc0 of ijcauen.anD maiic b6 
 all fubtcctes to fpnne an':^ Dt:v:hc . 
 jro; al toe banc fpnncD (anD nuifi 
 Dpe}fn 3DaFn,not m C5ua» wl^ofe 
 fp?fte begotten fonnc oyencD bell 
 sates; Sl^antoasfpjRenuious, 
 fpjll a macDecer^fpjfte tbe fleiic of 
 bis pacentes, tbc fp^ncojfpap^cc 
 of tbe mctcp of goD:tbc f icd tt/iit ccne.j>. 
 babbcttootopues, Xainecb : t^jc 
 |p?l!c D;un[jaci5eii!iobe : tbc IpiQz 
 tbatDifcoueccD tbefpltbpncire of gchckv 
 Jji0fatber, ^obcs Tonne Cbam: 
 Clje fpjft tp?an ano loolatei; Bcni= 
 3S)*b* bjotlj: 
 
-C 
 
 NOBILITIE OF^ 
 
 * hiotl)it})z{pinc aDuoutctcr :m 
 fp^flDcfonktot fttsbpnftoomcn; 
 fll!?cualfc)fp?fl? mnBcconfcQera* 
 epes toiti) fpnt)?0, anp tnuenteD 
 
 Ccttapnc mcnne, tlje fonncS of 
 3i^cob;fpjfl rotoe tbcp; otonc bjo:^ 
 tI)ec3Iofcpii:}9bsrao, tijcCepp 
 tian, fpjire ncbjccl)pltj?cit ♦ #ci? 
 fp;llc fpnncD agcpnfte iI5atucc, 
 , ^0 tDptnclTcn fe>oDonm ani) dPo^ 
 tno;tn,djc teljpcljc fonUe foj tljc 
 fpniips of mcraic.fominc tpmc bc^ 
 pngc niott famoufcanD noble cp-^ 
 ttcs . 'tt^e reDc tn cuccp pliicc, tijat 
 nicnucfo; tf;cpjtaf®e toltiptu- 
 oi^Xc plcafurc, IjQDOc ttoo iopiK0, 
 niaypc topucs,jnojtip Icmwans: 
 tbcj) tocic aDiioutercrc; anD fo;nt^ 
 caiours*;©ftl)i0fo;tc,t{)atJjaDDt3 
 manp topnc0, manp concubpnc0, 
 toccc?lamec^,:iJb;a^am, 3^^o^« 
 
(Sfaii, 3Iofep{), Q^i^fciJv S)3nroii; 
 
 inoti) i^Knu lilo\ry%\n, 2Gbta> Ca* 
 IepSj,^SffuGc«£f, auD rurmmcrablc 
 otfjcr,t!?c tol)!c!)c I'aB eaerp oottc, 
 in3nt>topac0,ljariottc0,ai](D con» 
 cu&tric0.Bo?iJsrnciccontcntc to 
 macpc manp, to f t:!?u!l cIkp; ludc 
 5 picafurc, but alio tncDlcD iitjicl) 
 tl)ac niapDcns* 3r.'^ toe ccdc nor» 
 t(;atanp UiDman(i;iccpt onl^^Sat 
 fabca) toa£{ contcnicto Oaucanp 
 inOibutaliDap oncOwfoanD* 0o), 
 pi Qjail not fptiDCf tftat aiij>c too* 
 litau iiianeD ttoo Oufbaocj^. if G)C 
 baoac&Uoebpljccfpjft ^ufijanD. 
 iS'ojtoomca mcleuncffe of lining 
 nutJ cl^aflitif, ^urc f J4*c mo?c con* 
 «ntttftau inctj:tl)i h?l)(c^ (as toe 
 teDc) bpcaufc tiicp toetc baccpne, 
 ljaueabacpiic/> ftox ripcngc to(tl> 
 tljcp; ^uibanDc0i ? ?ja«c lj;oagJ?t 
 
 iti 
 
.NOBILITIE OF 
 
 ties, as §>ata, l^acljeI,anD tnanp 
 otiia bnapt to gcncra((on,to!;(cl]j 
 bjougljt in tbcir ftanDc mapDcns. 
 tbat tUeic IjufbaiiDes mpgljtc get 
 c^plojcn to ft!Cf£D2 t!)f 3ut toljat 
 man 31 pjap pou.tDcre Ijc nciKt fo 
 oIDc, colDc, baccp»>anD bnapt foj 
 gcriecatio», toas tnn of fo grcate 
 pttileo; mplD ftoniaUe totoatD Ijis 
 iBpfc, tf)nt l)c toolDc (tibftitutc an 
 otticc mamic in W place, to foto0 
 f rtititcftill feDc in \m toj)ucs plcn< 
 tif ull gatDcpnc f 2inO alt(;::!sl;e 
 tDC tcDc, tbat Upng JLicucgus aiiO 
 ^oIoiinmDcIatocs tnoloctpmc. 
 tbat is to tDptCjtf anp man hcin^ 
 ouec agcD , bnmccte foj mnutige, 
 t)?ot!)ectDife tonluflptoDotfjcDe^ 
 Jbcs of aienu0,ljaD madeD a (nai- 
 Den, it (IjfOulDc Jbelaufallfo? his 
 tppf c, to cl;ofe a sooD!i>,anD a tall 
 
 rongc 
 
VV O M AN; KYHDE. J^5' 
 
 toitbDct, nnDtt)Cc?)t)l8c gotten 
 
 bcttucuc tiKpm, {Ijoullf'cbtQktU 
 
 bcDtoljEcl^oulbanDCi an& not to 
 
 be calleo a baflatDe : a^iD rljotigh 
 
 tijofe latoes feecc maDc am efta^ 
 
 blpfl)tD,vct toe mc noi,tbat tbr? 
 
 iDCCC hcpte, ml fo moci;c iI):.otig:i? 
 
 tljeftucDpncfTeof fi)CH:<:a, r<5h? 
 
 tbc ctjaRittc of tlje ojouicunc ecru- 
 
 rpngctborclatDccj. 
 
 CCbcccbc inntintetnblc crrcN 
 
 ImttDomemtDl)tcI)i:U)itI) notable 
 
 clcnnefTcof Ipfejam") pcrfcttoiuc- 
 
 Ip loue, banc iav?, pafTcb al mm : 
 
 OS sabtgaiU tbc top ie of i:^abal! : 
 
 aictbennfia, t!)ctopf? of Sl^aufo^ 
 
 leus : Slrgia, m tepfe of ^olicU i.cor.!. 
 
 tu0,a (^\)tbM\uJuliti,t\)C toifc of 
 
 l^onipems : po?tta.tl)ctopfc of 
 
 €ato:Co2neIuubc toifc of cScac^ 
 
 (bus:Sl5efral(na,tl;c toife of ^«l 
 
 p(cc: 
 
 i:inia« 
 
NOB! LIT IE or 
 
 pice: aicette, tt)z topfc of .3lDmr 
 tu0:l5ppfici;atea,tfte tDtfcof ^i:* 
 tb;tDate0, fepnge o£ JBontusranD 
 a!fo JD(Do » tl)e bupiDec of Cat* 
 t&sge, anD tfee lHomapa TLuccccc: 
 enD a>ulpttra, t^c topfeoEZLcn* 
 tulu0» Cfjcce be innumerable 0:* 
 tljcc» tobofc barter toere fofpjCcD 
 onbpjgpnitic anD cbaRittc, tftac 
 t\}t berp Dctbe couIDc nor xtuiouz 
 tb^pm : of tobom tbcramplcs arc 
 nianpfeftanDplapncMs 3tblaii 
 ta, CaltDonia, Camilla, toolfca, 
 3!p!)taent3 of ©rccc, CaOfano^a, 
 and Crifc ♦ 'tt?itbtl;ere gone tfjc 
 SiJrjgpnes of HaccDcmonpc , of 
 ^partane,of fll^ilcfta, 5 of Cbc^ 
 bc0« teitbotbcc innumerable, of 
 tubomctbe (lo?pcs of tbe i^eb?e^ 
 tDe£5, of ti)t (StthcB, anD of otfjec 
 ^acpong , Doo malie mencpon, 
 tl;cU)l;pcl;ceftemcD};p?3imnc a^ 
 
 tcuc 
 
yv O MAN KYNDH. .>/' 
 
 bo lit» fepngocmcs, pea ant» about 
 ebcp;{t)ccpfpue0. 
 C 3llf f5)e cjcamplcig a!fo of pJtte 
 jnnDllouingbpnDncs betcqtni-eD, 
 amongeal otf)ccC!auDta^lc(!a> 
 lis toiDatD:I)crfatb£r J aiiDtlmC 
 poojeponge tooma:iCof tbetobi^ 
 cbc toe fpaticafoje; tobjatDcsIjcc 
 mot&cc.acctDon&cif?ill. 
 0£J5iitl)ttz fomcc*5iaons fcloto 
 topi obicct agcmrt tljofe rtjpngcs, 
 tl)c DcaDelp mactagcs of ^amp=^ 
 foil, of Jafomof 2DCfp!}cbuj5,oP 
 Sgamcniiion, ano fticlj otljcc tea:: 
 SCD(C0,onbl;pc!jc (nr^ faptljctljc 
 pjoucrbc) if a man Ir U'.? M);oiigI)3 
 Ip, toitb clere c!C6, br ti)all fpnor, 
 tbai:tbcp? tDrucisarf^iaircIp bla= 
 met), of tl)tM)pcl)tmim cbatin^ 
 ceD tjnto a gooD man om p!I. if o? 
 pm top«c0 ncucc cbannce, but to 
 pllcbufi anDw : bntotobomeail 
 
 djous!; 
 
NOBltlTlE OP 
 
 tijougb tbc Booo rointpmc c&nce. 
 pctttjeic fjurbauDcs ipccg mabe 
 tl)tm tmiQlju 
 
 ^gif itbaobcnc laufull fojtoo^t 
 men to mafec !atoe0, too U)jpte l)N 
 ftojieg, Uoto gtcttcagcDicB (ttoU) 
 pe)tooIDctl)cpbaueto;itcnof tl}C 
 incRimablemnliccof mcn,am6g 
 to^om manj) ben murtljercr£;,tbc:« 
 «C0, cautOiecG of Dpjgms^pcim^ 
 lufufrr tcrs.tobbcrs, burners of Ijoufcs^ 
 a,Rf g jV tcaptoiirs : of tobonic olfo, in tbc 
 J.Reg. 4, tpnie of 3Ioruc,^ JDauiD tl)c feing 
 fo gccatte a nmltituDc tocre mur^ 
 tl)crcrs 5 robbers, t^attljcptoerc 
 able to maUc pjmccs capptapnes 
 oucr tijcp? compameStYca anD at 
 tfjis Dap tfjerc is an infinite num^ 
 bcr of tl)cm*f 0? all pjtfons be fil- 
 IcD toitl) mcn,anD al tijc galolyes 
 incucrpe place be loDeD tottljtlje 
 catcafesof men* Sutcomratpc 
 
 topfe/ 
 
rrOMAN RYNDE* ^ 
 
 topfe, toomennc tocte Hjc fj>?ftie ini 
 mntont^ of all l;onc(l craftcjj: of 
 all bcttuc auD bmcftttcB.occljfeljC 
 tljpng tl?c Ijcrp namc0 of rc(cnrc0 
 atiD tcituc0, bctngcof tlKfcmp- ' 
 ntnegenDcr, Do pla{n;l}> fpcctfpe* , 
 'X^fjcteof tlmis a notable pjofc; 
 tfjattljc ctmUtcof tI;ci)olciuo?lD 
 10 calIi>D bp lijc nainc0 of toomctt: 
 tljat 10 to faj> of tl;e Bpn]pI},?Jfia; 
 of€uropa,tI;eDo«gljtcrofai5c- 
 no?,of5lib<a,t!;cDoagIjtcrof (£^ 
 papf)U0, tlje tu!;<c5;ei0 alfo calltD 
 3lpl;?tca ♦ 3BnD ftnallp to tccttc all 
 bpiiDc0 of l}cctuc, a toonmii fljaf I 
 cuecp tuljcce obtcpiic tbe !;vgiKftc 
 place* Jro? tlje l)p?g<n S!5arp luas 
 a tuoinati, tlje Uibpcbc fp?(l DrDDc 
 towljtt i)}>ji3im'tic to goD.aiiD 
 tl)Ci*cbp DefcnicD to be tl;e niotOcc 
 of goD*d)etoo!nfmiep?opl)ctc0 
 tojrc aiennoo;c infppjcD lutti; a 
 (iS nio?c 
 
MOBltlTlE or 
 
 tno?eD(utne fppa(tc,tl;an tfje «teti; 
 
 WUtcljctbpnge (stucUeftnotDen, 
 UMMh, bv tl)nt)Lactatttis,(eufeb<u0,<ino 
 infti. 3(!uauft(nc tuptneffcu of tlje ^i^ 
 
 A«g& €£30 ^atp, tl)c fpftcc of Jt^o^ 
 
 ^.d<i ^ fcs p?opf)ecicD ; 2laD tul^attjletcs 
 
 _ . inpctDnstaUaip?pronci;, ^(stn^i 
 
 f "*"• cles naugljttc S>m, tofc i)p aiiD 
 
 a Pari.}* pjopljcdcD bcponDcnians tcacljc, 
 
 to tbe people of 3!fcacU , ztti t\)C 
 
 popiiteteDpto peci'(l)c, JLcttctJS 
 
 feccljc Ijolp fcnpttitf , atiD tuc fi^all 
 
 ^tiDc, tl)at tDonicti in conftancpc, 
 
 in feptljc, auD (n otljcc Uttms ac 
 
 ^' comtncuDeD fam aboite men, as 
 
 in jmtlh ^utl), l^eftec, t\)e tDl)(= 
 
 tijetoiti) fo great slo?p anD p?atfc 
 
 toerc cclcb?ate anD IjonojcD, tljat 
 
 I70IP boUcs bcatc ti;c(c names» 
 
 ^tZnt ^»0 all tijougf.) 3b?al;am, fo? tljc 
 
 iZ: ftcbfaftnes of Ijls faptlj, is tallei> 
 
 iti 
 
VVOMAN'KYNDfi* ^^ • '^ 
 
 tnTfXtpttite a iuttcmn , bj? cniifS . . . i 
 ^c flitelp bcleucD (ti goDrpct fo? al 
 tljatjje mtiac (libnipt I;j>in fclfe tcf^ 
 fjfs; tepfcS>ata*f 0? by v bopce of"- ^^„^ ^ ^ 
 tl>i:Io?&ef;ch)nsc6maiibCDt!)«0: ' * 
 ui)atrocucr ^ata (n^tljctoiljc 
 Ijcre ()et: bopc^&>o llcbccca^bclc^^^ 
 urng (tebfaftlp, feciu to afHe gol> 
 cectapnc (iiicrtions, ai;D (In bctng* 
 tcpiitcb iDojtbj>, bacDc Mjis ojaclc r r..»». 
 0? aittiftocrc of goD. Cbo nianec 
 of foike ate in tl)p bralrraiiD tUjo 
 manet; of people (Ijall lie DcupDct» l 
 
 from tbp bealp ♦ 3inD tbe HdpdoUjc ' ; 
 S>arcptana gauccrebcncetolDc-^ ; 
 
 lias, alUbotigbcttiDerebarDcto . 
 
 beleiie tl)tit be tolbe btc ♦ ^o za- 
 djarp, rebukcD of tl;c aungcU fo? ^^.^*^ \ 
 fj<0fncceDuUt<c,teast)uniine:anD • ' 
 }j<sii3tfeCIi5abctb,tottbbct:bobc^ .'. ' 
 anD bopc e p?opb^f tcD : -^ is pjap- 
 pD^bicatife (Ijc bclcucD faitl;fi:iliv 
 €au atiD 
 
NOBItlTIi or,' 
 
 m (i)t aftectoatse , paapfeo, tlje 
 ■«'*♦ inoftblcfTeti t){t;s(n Matp.fapdig : 
 
 ©IClTcDatttljOU, tB!)Pc!)£l>?DDClt 
 
 beleuc t^ofc tl)pjtg;e0 , tljat tocre 
 ■ fpo&cn to tl)c of tljc lojO.sio mi^» 
 na t^e p^opljctcffe, after tl)c tcue» 
 latfon of ^f meon cof cffeD qoH, ij 
 fpabe of l)tin to al tljat tuoID 5)ece, 
 Uml)t loUeDfo? tl)ctcDenipt(on 
 « A „ of 3ircacU 3tH) ?2>l)pUp IjaD fouce 
 ^"•"' ijp?g(n6 to W Dotigljtfts, toWcij 
 Di'D p?opIjccp . wljat (Ijall 3! faf c 
 loan..*, of !)ct tl)C famatttan, Mt]) tol)oiu 
 Matt.if . ci)?i(lc rpaUc at tljc lucU : anO dc=; 
 i^^r/f • i»ge fcti&e Vu(tl) tl;c faptljc of tijts 
 MaT.V: bdeiuns toonia.tcfitfcD tlje meate 
 i,u<,8 . tliat tl)c aponclko ii?(ittf?:l)tc ^ Co 
 i?'"'"' tijefemap bciopncDtl)cfa(t!)cfiill, 
 ^«.7 tDoma» of CDanatiecatiD tl)?.too) 
 loan 19. man DpftafeD tottl) t\)t tilouoapc 
 Matt.17. «pre. gjoas not alfo tlje fattl) atm 
 ^?;-"'- conf etrpo» of Sl^actlja , \m tlJ«. 
 
VVOMANKYNDE, 
 
 confelTpon of \mtt^ (€l)C dSot S."J**f* 
 pell tup tncfTet!), fjotoegrc^itccort- A^as; 
 Kacp of faitlj tons fii^^arp iQ^ng 
 Dalcpu. f 0? tol;plc tl)e pjiftes an& 
 3[Ictoc0cnicpfpcD Clj?iftc,(Tjctoc^- 
 petlj.fljc bjmgctl? opntmentcs btt 
 to tfjc Croflfc, (Ije fcchctlj m tlje 
 Coiubc^nje an%ctl)tljc gacDpnetJ 
 foj f)pm, (l)t aftuotolcDgctlj goD, 
 (Ijc gotljc to tlje apoMs, atiD n;c^ 
 toetl) tl)ein,tl;at I)c <6 rpfciu Cfjcp 
 toercmDoubtc tI)ccof» but n}cbc:< 
 leucD it i)cnlp* <Klgepu, toljat fijall 
 3! rape, of tbat Ijolp tooman js^tf^ 
 ctUa, tl)etol)icI;ctannutcD 3poI^ 
 to, apollolvcUc iiiai^pcrfitdp Ur- 
 ncDtntbcIatoc, anu bvfljoppc of 
 tijc Co^duljtaiiG :* Jrio; ittoa£:no 
 fljamcfo? a poftcll, to Iccnc of <i 
 toomaii, toljat Ijc fljulDc tcacljc (ii 
 t\)t cburcljc* 
 (£a^ojcoucr,tl)cp tbat l;auc n)C5 
 
NO»ItlTIE 01 • 
 
 ■■■ ' ijjct» t!)c acDfallncs of t^ep? faitlj 
 ; • bpfuffcTpug of Si^attpjoom, anD 
 '■ ' bp tl)c tifrtrpngc of Dcatljcbc no 
 fttoctm tminbcr tijau men . m% 
 ».Macii.7. that toonDcrfuUmotljcc fOuiDuc 
 Jtftc tjnfpobtn of, fo luo?tljp to be 
 tcmcmbjcO,tl)Ctol)tc!)cnotonclp 
 bchclDcl^cctjn.fonnfSputteto 
 Dcathc, bp nioft ctuell niartpjCom 
 butalfofocbolblj' cj;l)o?tcb tDcui 
 ftcDfamrctDt)}'c.2lnDn}cabouc 
 
 all tl)pngcs ttuftpng in gob, tons 
 
 fftcrhct c'oplDctiiccrucllpputto 
 
 ccatl)c, foj tlje niapntcnauncc of 
 
 tljelaiuccoflnccottmrcp, 
 
 <f[ 5?vO notalfo C«)coOcUna, tl)C 
 
 Su5l)tccoftI)cUpu5cof25aua^ 
 
 itans . conucttc tlje ^""''jatbcs 
 
 frftccofioeniTtlJcfPJfleanpc^ 
 tout,comi£rtc tl;e tpungartans / 
 eClotiiDts,tljei3nu5'Jtccoftl)e 
 
 upngv 
 
WOMAN KYNDE* -^ ^ 
 
 ftpngof aButgunDia,conttcrtt{jc 
 jfrencljc men :» ainD a ccctapn too 
 man r allcD 3ipoftola, of a lotoe De 
 grce, couucrtcD tljc 'i9ibcttan0* 
 €c\}tof tljcm tumcb intiuinera^ 
 l)lc people bnto CI)jin(s faptljc. 
 5i!nD f)>nal[j)5tl;t0 is tl;e onelp an& 
 Cpcctall relpgf ous Kj>nD, in toljom 
 i)nto tl)(0 Dap tlje catljoliUe faitlj^ 
 auD tl)c coiittmial toojkcs of l^cc^ 
 tucauDgoo&uefTc Doo fiourpdl^e 
 aiiD %ne. 
 
 (lEBtit totl;ccnoctfjatnoa matt 
 OjiilD Doubt Ujomentobcasablc 
 to Doo all tbofetljpjtgcs ti^at men 
 can.let tis l;anDIe tijc matter iDit!> 
 examples : aiiD be (Ijal fpno, tbat 
 tljtu tuas ncucc nouic no?|tDO?- 
 tljpacte, in anpkiniDcof l)ei*tuc, 
 Uoouebpmcn, buttljat as noble 
 IjatI) ben Done bp tDDinen/jfin Do- 
 ingc faccifpce, a^ tm papnpais m 
 . ^ Ciiit* olpe 
 
- NOBILITIH Ot ' 
 
 olbc tpme bfeD, ^Jl^elpfla Cibtlcsi 
 toas tfjc sepupftcc , aftct toljofc 
 name, t})cotl)cc ^oDDefTcs, tijat 
 ifcDtljepjicaes offpcc, tocrecaU 
 lj)D Meiyfe . ?jlfo i^ppeccatiftrta 
 tDa0£flJ)mcrua0 mpnpdcr^Qpcca 
 of lKnus,3:pt)tgiiua of ©tana* 
 SnD tl)c nipilpftecs of .i3acc!)U0, 
 luecc t)crp notable, as ^!)pa&c0, 
 fil^enaDcs,BaccI)e,CUaDc0, a^i^ 
 nmUom'Dc0,eot](Dc0, CtibiaDcg, 
 JSalTadDcs, CriatcriDcs^^lfo a- 
 niongc tljt Jc^^^cq, ^atp 9^oks 
 fpaer, entrcD h)it\) 3taron tnto tbe 
 jPAiictuft* g^anctuarie, anD toas tafeen as a 
 
 rp. a plate n^ptipftCC 0? pjicft. ^UD altljO Ugl) 
 
 [\wT toomcnUe fo?bpDDcn in our telt^ 
 tocD, gton, to W tlje o?Det of p?e(tl)oD 
 pet it appcrctlj bp bpftojtcs.tbat a 
 toomauona tpmebp coimterfat- 
 tpnge I;ct UpnDe^toas btdjoppe of 
 moinet ^ijete baue bene in €t)'A- 
 . ■ ftis 
 
V V O M A N K Y N D I* ^ ^ ^ 
 
 dig d)urcfje, manp abbafTcsanb 
 nmnzQ, iDljtcije tn oIDe tpine mett 
 DifbapncD not to calle Ijolp mpnt^ 
 ftcrs*C!jere fjaue bme among alt 
 nation0, tijat crcelleD in p:opI)e^ 
 ttmf^c, as Ca(ranD?a, tf^e ^phiU 
 le0,^^arp a^opfes filter, Jselbo^ 
 ra, iK)olDa, Slnna, (Eli^^jabctf;, tlje 
 foucc Do«g;l;tet:0 of iUljiIip, ^ nuv 
 np otl)ci; I)oIp toonic of later time, 
 as J5?<giDa anD l^clDegarDts. 
 jfurtljennoje , in tl)e inupncibic 
 arte magpUe, toljctfjer it came of 
 goob fpiiptes o: bab ♦ CTirccjS anD 
 Sl^cbea tD?otrgf)te farre greatter 
 tDonbers tijan zojoa(tc5 bpin fcif 
 tu!)icljc as manp fuppofe, tuas tijc 
 fp?(le fpnbcr of tijc fapbe fcpcnce , 
 £$o}t oucr in pljplofopljpc.nump 
 fjanebcnberp ercellcnt^as ^Ijc- 
 ano tljctupfeof }Sptl)ago?as,anD 
 2©ania Iji5 Daugbter tuas rpgl^te 
 (€,!)♦ famous 
 
nob;litii of ; 
 famou0,fn openpuge anDDccla^ 
 nngcfjcrfartjetis; obfcuce^ Darke 
 rentcnces^^lfoafpafiaanp JDto^ 
 Uma^^occates fc^olcts, 5 ^an- 
 tinea anD {^Ijilcfta 2tf)ctocI}la,bo tfj 
 fc!)oIetf»to?3Iato*f inallp J^lott:. 
 nu0 Ijifil)!? p?apfet^ (Bmiim anD 
 SCinpfjSclea, Xactanttug (Wi)tmU 
 dm, Ctjjiftie; cljurcljcceiopcct^ Im 
 fapnt Catctmc, to!):cl; being but 
 a Iptf ell mapDc, DpD fatrc paffc {11 
 iernpnge^ ti;e topfe niennc of tijat 
 
 C5i^t ^^ not fojget fn tl;fe place 
 t\)t quecne zenobta, fcljoler to t\)e 
 p{)pIofopl)et JLons(nu0, h)\)k\)2 
 f 0? \}tt great bertue auD cunning 
 tunscailcD cgp^enifTa, tul;ofcbo- 
 I)) toojUij? i2icl)0inac!justranfl3« 
 tcDftitodSrcbe. 
 
 ^Xtt b0 fpeaUe of t!jeo?atotir3 
 arte, anD of poetrte* J3eyolo Ijere 
 t cornet^ 
 
V V O M A N K YiJ D E» ^ ^ ® 
 
 tommctlj acmefta, fucita mcD 5fn^ 
 D?ogmea,!r)o?ten«a;ilnceta, 3la:s 
 Icrta^Coptola^&.iplio, Cojtnna, ^ 
 Co^mfrcia ttjcWotnapnc, €rpiti= 
 na, Celta, o? Cl}efb<a, tol;pdjc 
 toae; nanicD an Cpf grammattft , 
 <!t S^alufle ^emp:outa , i\\ tl^c 
 lato cfupl Calpfjamii : XtiD to ere 
 <tnot, tljat toomoi inout tpmeac 
 fo?bpD&ei!,to gpue tljcpin to 500a 
 Icrnpn§e0, toe n^uJDc eucii iidtoc, 
 fjaue toomen mozecwdlctfa topt 
 auD Icrnpngc tijan \\\%x\\\z. '^I}at 
 fljulDe toe l;eccof faj>, tijat tooiiicu 
 oaelpbp nature arc fcnc to cjcccUc 
 tlje berp artiftcci-0 t:i all fcienccs i 
 5300 notti;c cKrarninarrins ta{%e 
 bppoutljepm, tobetI)einapftcr3; 
 of eloquence:' anD tijat Do toe far 
 better lerneof ouccnouiccs anD 
 jnotfjers, tljan of tl^e (Sratnniari 
 iinSiJ^pD notCo?!ieIiafoucmc 
 :". '. auD 
 
NOBItlTIE OF ' 
 
 anu fafO^pon tljc tongues of l)tt 
 mode eloquent foimes (Btmljif 
 3^pD not 3j(tnneu0 motljer^teacl) 
 ^pleg tl)t fonnc of Stipttljusy 
 bpnge of ^>ci>tl)ia , tlje dSreeKe 
 tongue:' ©pDDcnottljecbplDjeti 
 bojneof tl;epmt!)at tDecefenteto 
 tti^abpte (n ftcaunge countrepes, 
 altoap obfecue anD Uepe t'gm mo^ 
 tbers tongue.amonge (trangerst» 
 ^urclpfo? noneotljeccaufcjSla 
 to anD £Juf ntiltan fo Diligentlpc 
 o?DepneD a mete anD conuenientc 
 nouccefo^cIjplDetne tobecfjofen, 
 but tijattlje cljplDcnies tongue 5 
 fpeclje nipgljt be rpgljtlpe auD Dif- 
 cretelpfoucmeD. 
 
 (I£23ut notDC^be not tlje poctes in 
 t\)m ttiflcs 5 fables, ^ tfje Iog(ti- 
 an0 in tl)tit cotentf ous talfetng o - 
 uercomeoftoomen^'fCljectoasne 
 uct; o;atoutrosooDo?rof;sppp, 
 
 tljat 
 
wo M A.K KYNDE. -^ ^ "^ 
 
 tl^at in petftoarpon coulDe get tlje 
 ippcc^anocof anfjaclot^'^ljat 
 at(tl?metrtciaabp falfc tccfenpng,- 
 coulDe DecepucatDomantnpape-; 
 mmt of Ijcr Det^' o; toljat muftttart 
 can compare toftlj a tooman tn Oti 
 gpnge anD ftDetertctre of b?ca(le f 
 53e not tljcfe jBljpIofopIjers, tijefc 
 adrologfans^fn t^cpj Diupnatios, 
 5 fojlinotolcge^inanp tpmcs tnfe 
 ciours to t\)t couttcp tof iicsi'pca j 
 beep ofttpmcs a felpolDeUiomau 
 efceHet!jtl)epf)<fitian: S^occatc0 
 Ijpm felfe (aboue all ot^er ccclmcD 
 tljemoft topfe man) being bcrp a- 
 geb, DpD not Difoain to be taugbt 
 cft^etooma 3fpafiaXphea03l- 
 pollo^a man fo toel lerncD in €\ni 
 ftts Doctrine, toas not afljamcD to 
 be tatrgljt of tlje tooma ^SjirciUa* 
 CEBol^e fo? pjuDencp, pou mape '■ • 
 tal>efo?ejcamplc5tI;ofeiDomen4 
 
 £)p(3 
 
,:NOBltrTlE- OF/ 
 
 fee (TjulDc not fD?get SIbigsil mtlr 
 
 JSatljfaba^of te!;!cl)e ttDO jaigaU 
 
 DelpuercD !)cc OtifOaiiDc, from tlje 
 
 to?atf?eof 2?anfD> auD after tljc 
 
 l>eatl;e of fjcdjufbanbc {l)tM& 
 
 QucencanOtopfeof JDan^D* ^Ijc 
 
 otl)tt, ti}c motljcc of g^alomon, 
 
 " by l)tt pju&ai? cptcpncD, tljat \)ct 
 
 Totme tua0 Upnge» . ' 
 
 CESl9o?cotK% intljt 3fnucn((oiT 
 
 of t!)pngc0,3|R£;,S!9(!unia; iI5u 
 
 '. cofUata, bcc^mp!e0*3[n rulpng 
 
 ; of tcalmc0, auQ biiplopiige of ct- 
 
 ' ttc0 toomcn wcIle;S>cm(i;anij0 
 
 toastljcfoticrapnegoncntout; of 
 
 t\)t bntuerfall too?lDe: Jd^do toas 
 
 :tl)C buplDccanD queene of Cac^: 
 
 ' tbagc : tl)t' S!ma$onc0 bcrc inofic: 
 
 too?t!;p (ntoarre auD polptplvctti 
 
 peace ♦ 3!n tl;c bolDe bpcUei;pugc0 
 
 of battaple, toljatatoomantoa0 
 
 Cf;oui<ri0 tljequeene of ^alTa- 
 
 t : ' geta^ 
 
QttntitBf. ^l)t oucrcame €pniS 
 tlje gret conquecour arD puiflfant 
 bpnge of ?0ecfmn£f ♦ 2:ifo CamtU 
 la, of ti)t ^loKctnm, aitb 5Uaitfc3 
 of 75o\}cmc,h)ctct\x)o moftinfglj?: 
 tpq«eenc0* 3»cfcDcot' manpo- 
 tljecmolte noble iDonien, bljpdjc 
 bptljep? tooiiDecfuIlc poiuci; anD 
 polpcte, tti tnoRc cjctccniptic , aiiD 
 ii)!;nn tl^erctuas no !jopc of Ijclpc 
 lofecDfoj, rccotiercD t[;cj'?c coun- 
 tup, anD rcflo?cD it to tocaltljca- 
 Qtpnc ♦ Slmonge VoJjomc is jjii- 
 Ditlj, tuf;pclje (apat Jicroinc Ijpcf!;^ 
 Ipe pMpfetlji mi) tbcfe toojDcs : 
 CaKeJuDttlj tl)t Woo\rXy tl;c cjc- 
 ample of cl^aftitcDaiau !;cr \mtl) 
 trttnnpljaiit pjapfc unt) pccpcntal 
 conimeuDation^f 0? ljod gaue fjci; 
 to bean Cjcample, not onlj^ fojiua 
 men, but alfo fo? nieu ^o folotoe, 
 fc!;fcI;efo? areiuarbe of l;ec cba^ 
 
.-NOB'lXrTlEV OF' 
 
 iSDpfe fo? l^eicttjpfeDome count eD af' 
 goDOenbjSIotina to?fe of Ctdfa^ 
 nus tJjcmpecour t aimalafuntlja, 
 tlje Queme of £)(lrogotte0 : €mi 
 liatlietepfcof ^ctpto itoit^ toljo 
 rccfecn ©eIbo?a, tfje topfe of )La:= 
 ludic*. biDot^.a nicntaploure topfc tod^ 
 man, to^tdjc(a5 toe rcDc in 31 w&t- 
 cUm) toas a ccttapn tpme JmHc 
 ouectljc people of 3Jfracl,anDti;K 
 c^plDcme of 3|fcaell camcbp to 
 ^ct fo? tuDgeiiicut in alt caufe0; 
 ^tnOtoljanCaraclj tefufcD togo^ 
 agcpnftc ti)tit cmicniics, cjcccpte 
 fljc tonlDc go totti) l)pm, ©elljo?^' 
 toascljoreu capitapneof tl)tl)oit 
 of jfiftaeU : anD flepngc an&Dpf:»- 
 coiufptpngc tijep? foes, lije return 
 mD Iconic U)ftljt)pcto;le* 
 4.neg.i. <J.ar)ojcoucr, it (srcDDCtntlje- 
 a.pir.2«. f^i'jttlj boKe of Wngi0,tt;at Quene 
 attalila cctgncD,^ toHjS fouetapne- 
 
 3;uDsc 
 
VV O m"a IT KY n'd' eT ^ *"• 
 
 3i«tjge (tt 3l[cfcuralcm fcucii pcte£f 
 f{)ac^>3nD ^enifcamfs, after tl^c 
 Deatlje of ftpngc ^(nus, (tiDgcD 
 i\\z people • p! ♦ percs ♦ 3nD nil tlje- 
 quencs of Ctljtope, caUeD Can*' 
 Daces, toere mode topfe, anD rcfg^" 
 neD mode mpgljtelp \ of tDljoniit- 
 fstojwentntljeactesof tI;eapo^ ^^ ^* 
 dels* SlnDmeruapIoufetljpnges r^f,. .,, 
 of tijem fpeauetljtl)efattf)falto?f * ' '• 
 tecofantpqupt<e3iOfepIjU0*a:ifo^5.Rfg.,o. 
 iiitcanfa, tljequene of ^aba^caiir i.Parai.g! 
 fcom tl^e enDe of tl^e it)o?lD,to Ijere- ^'^"- »»• 
 ttjetopfeDoincof Salomon, aiiD '"•''* 
 as C^jf ft iuitnefTetf), (Ijc (Ijall cott 
 Ocmneall t[)e people of l^ferufn^ 
 leim aitiD tijere teas a certain faffe i.Rej;.»+« 
 tooman of ^Ijccoa,tDl;pcI)e con^ Vr.I'i^* 
 cluDcDkpngeJDaufDSDemaunoe ^**" ' 
 totti) a ciueftfon.tottljarpDDtefitie- 
 taugl)t l)pm , anD bp tlje eicaple of 
 goD, ftoaijeD Ijts Ipjati). ^ojljere 
 
 toe 
 
• . , NOBILITIt or 
 
 ■flftte, atnicD \jet Mti) fuc^e Ut* 
 tuc, tljat 0)6 t)anqu(tI)eD !){m tijat 
 Idas (ttu?nctbU to all menne, anu 
 fubtjueo l)pin,tljat no man coulDi 
 ouctcomc» 
 
 •.Rw." <IEJrw«!)er, foe «aoe.tljatncct^ 
 tapn tulfc taonian calUD linto Ijcc 
 3!oab t^ecapftapnc, aiiDDelpuc* 
 ret) tnto \m Cannes ftje Ijeaftc of 
 ^iba, tl)e cnncnipc of JDaufD, to» 
 tljc tiitcnte to fauc tl)c cf tie tJbclay 
 f com Dtftmctton, tof)tcI;c toas tljc 
 
 u&(.9, jj^jjfg jttle of Jfracll . aiitO a ccc^ 
 tapne tooman, tl??e\ac a piece of a 
 nipl (tone t)pon :?i(b(mclecl)S IjcaD 
 aiiD b?al?c 1)15 b^apiie panne, m^' 
 cutpnge tlje ticagcancc of goli1)= 
 pen Mimclctl), bpcaufc Ije !;atibc 
 Done j'Ubefo?c goD agapnflcliis 
 fatljec, m fic^ugc. IPiC. of 1;10 ha» 
 ti)crl)pon one (lone, ■ . ■• 
 
 m.7.s, (IL^o ^?cfter, tl;c topfc of l«J 
 
Slffuferincrt onip Dcif iicteD l)cvpt6 
 pie from tijc mode fljantef all occ^ 
 but alfd rimoc tl;cpm rpgfjt I;Dnb-: 
 rabic; 
 
 CCto^artnc Co?foIanti0tDitIj rt;e 
 53oIfcian3, IjaD bcficgcD l^oine, ^ 
 foo n^arpelp aflapIcD it, tijat tl)c 
 3Koniapnc5 tocte not able to Be- 
 fcnDc tfjeu] fcUtc0 agapallta ijj^n? r 
 anaunctent taomanltcturia W- 
 iKOtfjer, foo IjanDkD tlje niatticr, 
 tijat Q)t otieccamc W tagt aiiD 
 fUtpe, anD rcconcpKcD l)pn agcpm 
 to tl;e Hoiimpncs ♦ JEctljcniirra, 
 iuijantljeliljoDians canic ficrnp 
 l)pon !jcr, boti) DfrapopntcD t!;cin 
 of tijep? mupt of (Ijpppcs , auD- 
 coiiQUcrcD tljat^llanDe, atiD fctte 
 ipljcc 3Image Wtl^utlK dtie of 
 l^OoDcs, as apcrpctuallnotcof 
 fufampe bntot!;cnu 
 CL5^^obemocl;c DootJ^c ftmcl)C 
 fAif mm 
 
JNOBItlTIE O^ 
 
 Anno dSi tntttpjapfearongeDamfeUvto^f^ 
 ***^* c\)t brtnge Dcfc cnDeD of a lotoe U<. 
 nage, tofee fapon fjet after tljc ma^ 
 net of tl^e 3ma5ong , to leabe tlje 
 fo?toatD of tl^e aniiprci (Ijc fougbt 
 fotjallantlp, anofjaDiiefoogooD 
 ct)aunce> tijat tlje fcencb men be - 
 IciieD fact(lp> tijat bj^ hec p^obefTe, 
 tl)ep recouetcD tfje relme of jfcace 
 out of tljeCnglpfnjemens f^au- 
 Its 1 22nD tI;crfo?e,to tfje perpctu- 
 all cemcb?ance of ijcc, t\)tp mabc 
 anpmao;eof amapDen tobefettc. 
 ijp (n £):l<auitce on tbc btpBge o^ 
 «ectljcrpuecof JLiger o?/Loicr^ 
 31 coulDc pet refjcrce out of tbe \)U 
 (tones of tbe (BrcUeg^of tfjcJtatt- 
 ne0, anD otljec barbarous natfojS 
 innumerable mofteejccellent Ido^ 
 men, but to tlje et;Dc tl)iB^o}U 
 (I) ulDe not be to greate a bolume, 
 2 ftubpco to be b?ccfe ♦ jf o? JSlu^ 
 
 tarcije 
 
WOMAN KYNDE* 3 
 
 tntthCy ^aUtiixSy ©ocatm^, ant» 
 nianp othtt l)nm tD;ittc tlje p?a<re 
 of noble toomcn : 3!nD tl)crfo?e 31 
 banc fpobc but ipttl of tijctc p?a(- 
 fc0,butouct:paircD bcrpe manpe 
 tljpnges ♦ jfo? bbp, 31 am not foo 
 pjefamptuous^to tbpnke mp felfc 
 able, to c6p?ebenD tn fcto too?Oe0, 
 § infinite nobplttics at tcrtucs of 
 toomc^jfo?to!;o (0ablctlj?ougljlp 
 nuD perfcctlp to rccptc tl)c tufinf tc 
 p?apfe0 of toonien, of toOomc toe 
 take all outelpfe ant> fubflatmc c, 
 anD in toljomc (s all tl)t conrmia^ 
 tton of nianfepuDCjtljc tol;pcljc cl0 
 (Ijultieperpa^canD Dcfaj>mn;o?t 
 tpme : on tobomc alfo cuerp faini* 
 Ipc anD common tocltbcDcpcn^ 
 bttl)^(€l}iQ tljpngc toa0 tocll Uno^ 
 torn to tl)c ijuplDcc of l^ome, tobi 
 ctje bpcaufc !jc lacUcD toomcn, ra^ 
 upOjcDanDcaneDatoap tf;eS>a;j 
 
iMnfStjaugl)tcr0> not Doubtpngei 
 ttit cniel toarcc tl;at (IjuID folo^ue 
 tljccbpon* f 0? Ijc Knctoc, tijat (u^ 
 cl)c an empire tuolDe in n}o?t ttme 
 pcttmbc, j>f tljepluantcDluomcm^ 
 <^ • 2f iiD at laftc , to!]an tl;e Capptoll 
 tuaStaUenbptl^e&abpncs, auD 
 tljat fn tlje n:pDDc0 of tIjematUct 
 place, tljfp foitgljte mode cmcllpc 
 ^anDc to IjanDe, Uiit!; tl}c foDajmc 
 rmiripnge of tfje luomen bcttoene 
 botbc t!jc boftc0, ti)t battai^Ie cef=; 
 fcD : anD at tl;e lafte a peace being 
 tnabe, anD a ttuce talicii, tl;cp con 
 ciubcD a petpctunl v.mitiufo; t\}^ 
 t3\)pc\) caufc liionmlus regcttccD 
 tljefe toomeiiB names in tlje coiir^ 
 tc0anDcourtcroIlc£u SdnDittDas 
 bpt!)c l\omijj'nc0 aflfenteDecrecD 
 atiD tDJi^tten in tl)c common ta^ 
 ble0,tljat Ujomen (t)ull> not gtitiD 
 attljcqnpjne, nojD?«Dge tntlje 
 
 ftptcljeii 
 
WOMAN KyNJJfiJ h'^'\ 
 
 Wtdjcii : no? tl)c littfljanDe (IjtitlDft' 
 notfaj>;v;ifc,3[ gtire tljctljfsmoj 
 t^ciupfc: l)ufbmir)c,;H!5lHicj'oiii 
 tlj(0 : bj^Cciiife tl)cp (I;h1dc knotoc,^ 
 t^at cticcj> tl;p!igf bcttDCiie^[)cpni 
 tuas (6mon.2!nD Ija:;Of at lengtl; 
 grctocacurccni, tljattoljan vneto 
 lucDDcD tupfcii)a0i)?oug;l)tl)onie, 
 Qje toolDc fape : v bi tu,ego, tijat (5 
 U)I)crc poll bcIo?Dr, 3! aiB laDpe: 
 tolierepoubrniaKtcr.jliamtnap- 
 ItccfTe» S19ojeoiicic,gtcat Ijouotics 
 tokens of IjdjI; ccticrcacc a:iD Dt^ 
 gnitic tocrc Done to l?jo!]:c;i b^> De^ 
 ctccof ti;c S?cnutonr5, astijcf^: 
 tbatmtlKtija)» tiic}) n.niUDego on 
 tbel)pper !;a!ir)C : an& t'aat mat 
 (IjulD rpfc oti t^:m fete l>nto tljcin 
 tfc gpue tljcm place • jr mtlicrmozc, 
 tttwas gi'aunteDt!;cpm,to bjcarc 
 pticplcijatnicnt^c , cnibjotuDjcD 
 about tuitij golD, o?namci]tc6 Dec 
 
NOBILITIE OF 
 
 ftcB tottlj p?ccpou0 ftonc03rpngcg 
 at tl)ep? catc0,Pt cljapncs of golDc 
 about tl)cp? nccUcg^SlnD it tons at 
 tl)c lad DccrccD bp tlje cnipcrour^ 
 !atDC0, tijat a0 oftc a0 atip (latute 
 tuasmaDe in anp place, fo?bpD- 
 titng ojnamcntcB o? appataplcto 
 belDome, toomcn (IjoulDenotbe 
 conipjcljciiDcD biiDcr tbat !atoe* 
 2(lIfo it Uin0 giaiUeD tbcpm, to re- 
 ccpue Ijcrptage atiD fuccelTion of 
 Qoot)C8,9 t\)c fu!icral0 of toomen 
 to be celeb;ate aiiD boiiottrablpe 
 fecpte, astbe fmierallesof noble 
 men lucre. Jfo? tubP on a time tolja 
 a gpfte fljoulDc be fcnte to S'pollo 
 ©dpbicu0, a0 Camtllu0 bao bo 
 tocD, ano tbattbcretDa0 notfoo 
 niocbcgolDcm tbccptie: tbetoo- 
 mm of tbcp? otune gooD lDplIc0, 
 b?oiigbt in tbe ictucllcs anD o?naa 
 maitc0of tbcp?boDic0* 
 
 ainD 
 
WOMAN KYNDE* 3 ^>. 
 
 C 31!niC) in tt)t ixmrte tfjat Cj>?ii0 
 inriDesigapnfl: 3(l(agc0,t!;0j&cc- 
 fians acmpe toasbp tl)t caftpga- 
 tion of tDomcn rcp?c!)CttDcD , nuD 
 bctng nctoclp rcdojcD againc^op^ 
 tepncD a rigljt too?tIjp bpcto?pc» 
 jfo? tl)e tuIjtfljcDcDe Cpjtis nuiDc 
 a latoe, tijat Upnge^ of tljc^afU 
 nm ciurimge f atjo» (Ijc cpttc, n;ulD 
 papeto cucrpeiDoinaii a piece of 
 goIDe ♦ Cf;e to!jicl;e tljpngeairo 
 bpage SHejcanDcc^eiitrpngc ttopfe 
 into tl^at citte papD ttupfc» yc ano 
 ino?e ouer, Ije coniinaunDeD the 
 gpft to be DoiiblcD to iuouien tuiti) 
 cIjplDe^^o from tlje mode auiict- 
 cntbpngcsof tlje j^ecfpansanD 
 l'iomapnes,pea from tbe beep be- 
 gpnnpng of tbe citic of liioinc ant) 
 empire, luomen tuere I^aDDc in all 
 ijpglj l)onoiir anD reucrencc : auD 
 tijc beep cmpcrour0 tl)C^m (dues 
 
 cItcmcD 
 
NOBltlTIB or ; 
 
 c(f emcb tijtvm inofte IjigW?* fo} 
 31uilj>iimu t!;e empctouc , in nuv 
 !iptio;'eof IatDe5,t!jott3f)tc itton^ 
 umimtc, tolmic tljt coun(<ipIIe 
 anD aDtipfe of fji0 tupfe* 2inD iiu 
 m Dtljcr place, tfje laltj faptlj, tljat 
 tijc ii)pfe (Ijpnctlj in tf)c !;ono tii of 
 Ijec IjUfOanDc, ntiDtljc b?rgl)tiics 
 of })!S Dignitie bcautificti) i)cr/o? 
 tbe Ijtgljcr tl)c fjitfOanD f s arjuan^ 
 ccD in bonouu, t!)c Ijigljcr i£5l]i5 
 tupfc* &>oo tIjc einpcrotirs topfc 
 is calltD enipjelTCa tljz bmgts iiufc 
 ([mm, tljc pUntiB topfc, tIjc p;iiu 
 cede : anti ts tljcthp tnohk\),l}o\ot 
 lotoc fo ciicr nje be of bpjtbc* SnO 
 5Ulpian tl;e latopcc faptfj^a p;tnce 
 tljatistofape, tIjcCmperoaceo? 
 fepnge, is aboiie ti)t latues.anD al 
 tfjougbtbe cmpjcfTe 10 bonDe bp 
 t\)c laU)C0, pet tlje cnipecotit ftclp 
 gmntctljljcr as great pjiuilcses 
 
 as. 
 
i& pttinitttb btito nohlc tuoinm, 
 to f uDge, to arbptrate anD Decpce 
 matters, to Doo aiiD tafec Ijomagc 
 anD fealttc, to Ueepe couttcs, aiiD 
 mpnpftec 3|it(tpce anionge tijcp? 
 teitauntcs* 3nD fo? tlji^ pout- 
 pofc, tc)c boman map fjatie cotie^ 
 iiaut feruauntcs of Jjctotone, as 
 toclla0tI)emanmap:anD a teo^ 
 nmnnc map be tuDge.pca amoiigc 
 ftcaimgers ♦ ^Ije mapc aJfo gpue 
 nametofjcr familie anD hpnccD: 
 fo tijat t!)e ci)plDctu fljalbc nameD 
 aftcceljciicmotbec, aiiDuot aftej; 
 tijctcfatljcr. ^nD(ti Dpuccfe pla- 
 ces of tijelaUjccpuple, tuomemie 
 I;aue, toucljpnge tf;ep? Do terries, 
 manp great p?tuilegcs grauateD 
 tijmu Wijerc amotige otijer tljpn^ 
 Ses It (s o?DepneD, tl;at a tooma» 
 of gooD aiame auD famed) all not 
 
 be 
 
NOBitiTu or . 
 be (mp?pfon?D fo? Drtte, antitljc. 
 3;uDge, t\)nt commpttetl) Iftt to 
 P?pron, Gjnll lofc W fJceD ♦ jf fl^e 
 befufpcctcDofanpfaute, Qjcd^al 
 bcputteinto a monafterpe o? fe- 
 Crete placebo? ciles be DcIpiienD to 
 tDomc, to betmp?proncO bp t!jenn 
 dFo? tlje latDe faptbe, 3 tDoman 10 
 of better ftateanb conWtfontljan 
 amanrauDalfo monerelfcl^pnD 
 of offetice , tlje mnnm trefpafletli 
 tuo?etljantljctoomam wi)crfo?c 
 tl)c man taUcii in auoutrte, lofetlj 
 Ijis beao : but tlje toonian aouou = 
 terer is put into a monafterp e* 
 3150 tlje JLatupcr getfjeretl) mo pjl 
 u(leDscBfo?t!jC lyommnein Iji0 
 ^unnne ano b?(cfc annotation 
 ijpontlje title nanieD, Ad Sciutus 
 
 confulfum uelldanum,^ Speculator 
 hpon tlje title Dc rcnumiationibus^ 
 
 <lL3ilfo tlje auncpente latoe ma- 
 kers 
 
6tss anD(laWp(l^er0 of commorf' 
 tDealtfjc0,t^e tno(lcgtaue,tt>pfe, 
 anD pauDmt mcnne, ?I.<cutgu0 31 
 ftp,anD}&Iato,Unotopngc ierjt 
 teellcbptljcfecretes of illjplofo^ 
 pljj^, tbat toomen toecc not inf cc( • 
 ottc^tomcn, nepti^crtu cjcccllen- 
 cpeof mpnDcno? (n Rcmgtljeof 
 boDpe, no? (n DpgtUtle of i^aturc, 
 but Ipfec able bnto all tbpngc0,. 
 becrccD anD wr^^t latDC0,t!)at too - 
 njm;QjouIDe ejcmlfe fucf^c map^: ' 
 ftcfe0a0 tncnbfeD, pcaaUfcatc0 
 pcctepnpnge to t^c toatcc, iw tlje 
 botue, int^e flpnge, tnljutlpnge 
 0f ftonc0, fn ajotpngc, (nfpglj- 
 tpnge (u annotir, a0 todl on I)o?0 
 bacUe a0 on foote, iw ppicljpng of 
 itx^t%%, iw fettpnge men in atcapc. 
 anDcouDuctpngeof an!;o(lc:anD 
 tobeba^efe, tbep ojDcpneo, «jat 
 toomcti ttjulD as comonlp as men 
 
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. KOBItlTlE OT^ 
 
 fcfe all nmnct cjccrcj?re0* TLtttc Sg 
 tct)eiD?ttcr0ofant<qmttc,tDO?tI)p 
 to be bcIeucD, auD toe n;nU fj^nDe^ 
 tljattu (l5et«Iia,i5actc({5,anD cBal 
 litta, tlje mmier lDa0, tijat mcune 
 gaue tl;cm fclfc0 to cafeanDDeU- 
 cacp, anD tljt toomcu to ploto anD 
 f pile tlje f(cIDe0, to btiplDc, to bpe 
 atiD feI,to itDc, to 50 on toarfate, 
 ntiD to Do all otljcc t()pngc05 telit^ 
 cl;c notue amonge ti0 tljc mm Oo» 
 3tmonge t!;c Cantab?ian0, mcti. 
 gaue Dotocrpe to tlKbonien, b?e^^ 
 tbemetDctecpucntomarfiise bp 
 tljcp? rpftcr0, Doitgl)'ter0 tDCce ap^ 
 popntcD to belje<rc0*^moiiset!)c 
 ^cptl)ian0, tlK (€lnnci:im, ana ^ 
 fccncljc ineime, all toojtijp DcDcs 
 tocre a0 comoiilp. Done bp toomcu i 
 a0 bp incn.anD m ii!attcr0 concern 
 npngc toarrcanD peace, tooiiicu 
 tocre callfD to cbunccUe, to gpue' 
 
 tljcpj 
 
VV' OMAN 'kYtin tl ^ ^^' 
 
 tltm aotipfe anD fcntcncc* WfjfcTi 
 t\)V^%t tin (€mtt tljat tbe CcUc0 
 ttia&e Mil) i^annibiill DoHjc tocU 
 ftcclatc tobetrclDc.bp tljefeluo^ 
 t)c0: 3If nnp of tl;c CTcItcB coim 
 It^Iapne, to Ijatic IjaD bjongc of <t^ 
 np of tl)C Cartljagniciiccsrof tijat 
 (()mg let tljc rulers ? officers of? 
 Cartljagincnces, o? ds tfje capj>^ 
 tapncs Itjijtcl) fl)al be In ^paj>nc, 
 be imgcQ 1 3!f aup of t!;e Cartlja 
 emenceg IjatI) JjaDDc anp tojonge 
 Cone f}pm, bp anpe of tlje Celtcs, 
 icttetljctuomcn of t!;e Celtesbc 
 (iiges.anD Deterinpne tijat tlmiq, 
 25!it bp tiK great tpjaiiiip of men, 
 pjeuaplpugc agettift tije latoes of. 
 goDanO nature, fuel; libertictoas^ 
 gpucntotuonien* 
 (XCIjou luplte fapc, tfjat fe notue 
 fo?bpDDen bp lalues.abohtTjeD bp 
 cuilomc, ejrfinctcD bp cDucatcon* 
 
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jfo; anon ns a toomati (s bp?ne e^: 
 «en from i)tt infancy, (Ijetsliept 
 at!)omcmj>DeIne0, ^astljoug^c 
 {t)t toece l^iimete fo? anp !)j>g!)cc 
 bufpnelTe, fljei^BmitteD to Uuoto 
 no fartljcf, t!;au l;crneDIeanD I;cc 
 tI)?ecDc*anDt!;an bjl)anQ)Hom^ 
 imtl) to age,able to be inarieo, (Ijc 
 is DcfpucccD to tl)t rule auD goucc 
 nance of atelouu IjiiFbanD, o?el0 
 fl)e(£j pcrpctuallp (Ijiitte t)?m a 
 cloftnounrpe* SuD all oSpce0 be- 
 longpnge to t\)c common toealc, 
 befo;tbpDDm tI)epmbptl;eIatDC0* 
 0oyit iQ notpernUtte&to a Im^ 
 man.tljouffi) Q)e be berp toifemiD 
 p?uDet]t, topleabe a caufc before 
 a3!«gc* fuctljermoae, t^epbete^ 
 pelleDtn iurfeDWion, Jnarl^'^tct;^ 
 mmt.in aboption, in tnterceffion, 
 in procuration, o;t to be garbepng 
 o?twtonrs,nuaufcs termn?ctri!;p 
 
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ant)JPffmma!^ 23Ifo t!;cp be repcl^ 
 IcD.fromc p?cndj?ngc of 5ODDC0 
 too?De,sga?nfj: cjcpjefTc anD plapii 
 fcriptucc, tn toljpcfje tljt Ijolp soft 
 pjomifeointo t[)ca]bj>3IoI)cltljc j^i^eii^ 
 p?opf]iet,faf cngrSuD j^our Daiiglj^ 
 ter0fi)aUp?opljccic nnDp?cac!;e t 
 IpUeastfjep taugljtopenlpditbe 
 tpnic of tfje apoftel0 1 as it iB fecll 
 Ivuolijen, tljat^inna t!;c topDotue 
 of Dpnicon J £!3e Oaugl^ters of 
 {5I;0pp,anD JSjifrtila, tijc cupfc of 
 3!qtiil8 O^DDe* J5vit tftc t)ntoo?t!jp 
 Dcalpngof tlje later laluetnaUcrs 
 (s fo gteat,tljat iijcal^png goDDe0 . : • 
 coinmaunacmcntc , to ftablpfllje 
 tljep?otone tcaDttion£5,tIjfp Ijaue 
 p?onounccD oprnlpe, tfjat toomm 
 oHfttb^U tn cjccellcncp of nature, 
 btgnttte, antJ ijonour nioS noble, 
 b$ in conbtrion ntojc bple tban all 
 mm Snb t\)m bp ti)tu latocs, 
 \;:::."' ■ * <I5 the 
 
t^t todmcn bctng fubDctueb nt$ W 
 
 toete bj> fo?ce of amits , ^re cori^' 
 
 ftralncD to e(«c place to n:ai,ano 
 
 Co ohm t^tpi f«l)Octuct0 , not b^ 
 
 ,::?,,' no nnturall, ml^in^nt mcct^itlz 
 
 o?tcaron,butbpciiUomc, tmcn^ 
 
 tioih fojtinie, ntio a ccrteipnc tp^ 
 
 rann(cnUoccafio:u ' 
 
 (JI. f urt Jjecmo?c, tfjcre be romme 
 
 men, toI;Tc^c bp tdpgfon, clapmc 
 
 autl)0?<tfe oucc tuomcn, nnD t!)cp 
 
 ' p?oiietljep?tp?annpbptjolpfcr(p- 
 
 ;t^' tucc : tl)e lul;tcl;c I;auc tijis ciirfcD 
 
 fapn!5e,rpokcu to €uu tontvniu 
 
 Ccncr.t, nllp(nt!)cp? nioc:tlj:CI;oun;Ait 
 
 be iinDcc t!;c pcbcc of mait, anD 
 
 IjcOjall Ijauclo^Dcfljpp oumtlju 
 
 23iit pf It bcnnftbrrcD bnto tljcm, 
 
 tf)at C!)?t{le toi;eatoapctl;^tcut> 
 
 • r t » '^^ fapcna;c: tljcp tipILooicctea^ 
 
 Ad !oi?. e^r^'c tJje too?Dc0of JDctei^tolt!)' 
 
 Ad cj^^uf tu^omcpauie astcetl;, 'nipengc: 
 
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IMte tdonicn.be (it UiWction ot 
 tiim l)un)anD£0* Alette luoincn irt 
 tl)2 .cf)tircf)eftcpcfp{c:icc* 25MtIjC; 
 tljat UnotDCtlj t!jc bpucr^ fygucc^. 
 of f&cripttirc, anD tl;c cfifcctcs; of. 
 tljc fninc, fijall fooiic fc, tl;at ti)cfc 
 ei)l)ngc0 be 3:ot repugnant but in , 
 t!jc r)>]iDc^ f 0? tJjts IS t\)c ojDcc m ^?.^-** 
 tl^e dnircljc^tfjat mciun nUnlftra::: 
 tion fljall be fi;cfcmD bcfojc toa^ 
 inc2i:l}>Uc a0"tljc 3Icto in p?04: 
 m^Kion arc befo?c tl)e ©cceUcs: 
 IJCt ncticitbcUnc (!5ci» <0 i:ot acccp 
 \ttof pccfoncs» jroj iu Cl^jfil i\tU 
 tljccmnlc no? female 30 of biilucj .i ;.-.;, 
 but a neluc cixattut ♦ Zv.'o nimm 
 t!j(n5C0 tuccc pctuuttlcti ibiiro nu, 
 fo?t$c IjCurDencile antJcruclKc of 
 t!;e}>? Ijattcs agcpuK c foonien : as^ 
 (n times paJl i3iuo?ccs lucre o^xm^ 
 too l)nto tJ;c Jc'i22CBM)ic¥ fo? al 
 tjfjiat notlji'Uig fjuitcrt!; t!?c Dtgniltc 
 
ef teomcn : 2But t3!jfin men cdrit»^ 
 inptte offence miD cm,tl)c toomm 
 Ijaite polaec of Jutigcment oucc 
 tljepm, to tl;c fitcat njanic anD re» 
 bul?cof mennc,:?>!nD rtjatqu^cnc 
 ^aba (Ijal! (tiDSe tljemen of SJe- 
 , ^turakm.C!)crfojctJ)ep, tulFf5)c 
 ii":;;,, bepiific taatrycti bp faptlj : ate be^ 
 
 " conic tijefbnnts of ai)?nljani,tlje 
 
 tJjj'iDenic i fai> of p?onip(rton,bc 
 rtjbCcliJcD f a lBbiiian,anD bcun^ 
 lien bp tOe toninnbcnientof goD, 
 fa!'ciigeto3l>;aljnm : tuSjat ibc» 
 tttr ^ara faitt) Unto tl)e,fololo «♦ 
 Cmt.iu dT^olue at latte, bjrfclp to cccoli 
 Ucte;fi';fte,3l)auefijctueDtI)e 
 gfcat cjctellcncp ;of lucnianUpnD, 
 bp l)it nainCjOjDrc.pIacP.anD mat 
 ftr,anDlw!)at5rcate oignitic U}t 
 l;atl) obtetncD of got) abotjc man: 
 f a«l)ct; 31 IjauetJcclaccD <t bp rc^ 
 jp£(on,uatut;e, I^umapne lalsjee, 
 
 tp 
 
{){> Dtuerg autbo;itrte0«redron ivX) 
 cpamplc0, mpnglifng one toitlj an 
 ot&er*Sin&pet^^anc 3Inot fo mo=i 
 c()c fap&, but tljH 1 3i I;aue left mo:« 
 cftcmojc bnrpo&cii* jfo?nc;>tljeii5 
 Smbition, no; f!jecaufeof inpnc 
 otone conaneiiDatroa, bat mp ou= 
 tie anD tljc berp tcutlje moticD miB 
 to tojptc : led t[;at 31, as one corns 
 ujpttpngc faccikgc (t}olt)pngc nip 
 peace; Qi)ulD feme pjtupip to (If ale 
 anD b;tbc atoap bp a ccctapn topc:» 
 |;cti fi!eiiicc,fcom fo noble a \\v\^'^Zy 
 i\)z lati&cs anb p?epfe0 Dwe (o if, 
 nu it toere, buricnge in tbc grotla 
 tbe talcnte tbat gob batbc gpaea 
 nic* 25tJt pf anpe man nio;c cucp:: 
 ous cljan 3I> (&al fpnDc anp argu- 
 ment o;t ccafon. Vc\^i bat!; cfcnpcb 
 ttic, tobpcbcfjecbpnbctb too;cbi'c 
 tobeaSDcD to tUis mp bool'^c, J 
 iDoUnoticc&en nip fclfcblamcb, 
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 (itib cotmnprigc, f)c tooUe^ , 
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