Three prose versions of the Secreta Secretorum / edited with an introduction and notes by Robert Steele and a glossary by T. Henderson

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Three prose versions of the Secreta Secretorum / edited with an introduction and notes by Robert Steele and a glossary by T. Henderson
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Steele, Robert Benson, b. 1860
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London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co.
1898
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THE CHAPTERS OF THE BOOK. [The pages, chapter numbers, and headings in brackets are not in the MS.]

  • Cap. 1. Of aforspekynge of louynge of Aristotel ... ... 47
  • Cap. 2. Of a Epistyl fro Alexander to Aristotel.... ... 48
  • Cap. 3. [The answer of the same] ... ... ... 48
  • Cap. 4. Of aforspekynge of þe translatour of þis booke ... 48
  • Cap. 5. Of Aristotel epistel to Alexander ... ... 49
  • [Book I.] Cap. 6. Of kynges & þer maners yn largesse & aueryce ... 51
  • Cap. 7. Of largesse and oþer vertueȝ. [Of þe evels þat comes of ffole largesse] ... ... ... 52
  • Cap. 8. Of teching of Aristotel yn vertueȝ and vices ... 53
  • Cap. 9. Of þe endly entente þat kynges awe to haue ... 53
  • Cap. 10. Of euels þat seuen flesshly apetit... ... ... 54
  • [Book II.] Cap. 11. Of þe wyt of a kynge ... ... ... ... 54
  • Cap. 12. Of þe religiouste of a kynge ... ... ... 55
  • Cap. 13. Of his purueyance & his slegℏte ... ... ... 55
  • Cap. 14. Of þe costome of a kynge. [After 15 in MS.] [Of ornament cleþinge of kynge.] ... ... ... ... 55
  • Cap. 15. Of þe contynance of a kynge. [To eschewe mekyl Spekynge] ... ... ... ... 56
  • Cap. 16. Of þe rygℏt of a kynge ... ... ... ... 57
  • Cap. 17. Of his fynale entente ... ... ... ... 57
  • Cap. 18. Of þe chastite of a kynge ... ... ... ... 58
  • Cap. 19. Of þe solace of a kynge ... ... ... ... 58
  • Cap. 20. [Of the descrecioun of a kynge] ... ... ... 58
  • Cap. 21. [Of obedyence] ... ... ... ... ... 59
  • Cap. 22. Of þe similitude of a kynge ... ... ... 59
  • Cap. 23. Of þe socour and þe help of a kynge ... ... 60
  • Cap. 24. [Of þe purueyance of a kynge] ... ... ... 61

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[folio 2b]
  • Cap. 25. Of þe mercy of a kynge ... ... ... ... 61
  • Cap. 26. [To kepe fayth and othes sworne] ... ... 62
  • Cap. 27. Of his kepynge ... ... ... ... ... 62
  • Cap. 28. Of auancement of study yn his londe ... ... 63
  • Cap. 29. Of þe kepynge of his Body [from women] ... 63
  • Cap. 30. [Of trysting noght only yn oon leche] ... ... 64
  • Cap. 31. Of þe sigℏt of oures in Astronomy ... ... 64
  • Cap. 32. Of þe profyt to kepe hele ... ... ... 66
  • Cap. 33. [Of þe composition of man of foure humours] ... 66
  • Cap. 34. Of kepynge of helthe ... ... ... ... 67
  • Cap. 35. [Of þe tokens of þe stomak] ... ... ... 68
  • Cap. 36. Of maners to kepe helthe ... ... ... 69
  • Cap. 37. Of kepynge of heltℏ and manere of lyuynge ... 69
  • Cap. 38. [Of contynance afore mete] ... ... ... 70
  • Cap. 39. Of manere of slepynge ... ... ... ... 71
  • Cap. 40. [Of slepynge aftyr mete] ... ... ... ... 71
  • Cap. 41. Of kepynge of costome ... ... ... ... 72
  • Cap. 42. [To eschewe Engrutynge] ... ... ... 72
  • Cap. 43. Of þe ffoure tymes of þe ȝere; Of þer qualite and diuersite; Of veir ... ... ... 72
  • Cap. 44. Of Somer ... ... ... ... ... ... 73
  • Cap. 45. Of Heruest ... ... ... ... ... 74
  • Cap. 46. Of Wynter ... ... ... ... ... 74
  • Cap. 47. [Thynges that fattith the body] ... ... ... 75
  • Cap. 48. [Thynges þat feblys and dryes þe Body] ... 76
  • Cap. 49. [The Reule of Ypocraas] ... ... ... ... 76
  • Cap. 50. Of knowynge of ffoure principaly Membrys; Of þe euyle of þe heued and þe remedy ... 76
  • Cap. 51. Of þe euyle of þe brest and þe remedy ... ... 77
  • Cap. 52. Of þe euyle of þe pryue membrys & þe remedy ... 77
  • Cap. 53. [Opynyounns of dyuers ffesisyens] ... ... 77
  • Cap. 54. [Of þe kepyng of kyndly hete] ... ... ... 78
  • Cap. 55. Of knowynge of Metys ... ... ... ... 78
  • Cap. 56. [Of ffisshes] ... ... ... ... ... 78
  • Cap. 57. Of knowynge of waters ... ... ... ... 79
  • Cap. 58. Of knowynge of alle manere of wynes ... ... 79
  • Cap. 59. [Of þe euelys þat folwyn to mekyll of wyn] ... 80
  • Cap. 60. [Of venegre, and þe beste medicyn for dronkenesse] ... ... ... ... ... 81
  • Cap. 61. Of thinges þat strynghes þe body ... ... 82

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  • Cap. 62. Of thinges þat wastys & enfeblys þe body ...
  • Cap. 63. Of Bathes; Of ordinance of stuynge ... ... 82
  • Cap. 64. [Techyng to lyf hool withoute leche] ... ... 83
  • Cap. 65. [Of þe greet medicyne] ... ... ... ... 84
  • Cap. 66. Of makynge of hony to medecyns ... ... 84
  • Cap. 67. Of þe ffrste medecyne ... ... ... ... 84
  • Cap. 68. Of þe secounde ... ... ... ... ... 85
  • Cap. 69. Of þe þridde ... ... ... ... ... 85
  • Cap. 70.Off þe ferthe ... ... ... ... ... [Caps. 70-75, though indexed, are not translated in the M.S.]
  • Cap. 71. Of þe ffyft ... ... ... ... ... [Caps. 70-75, though indexed, are not translated in the M.S.]
  • Cap. 72. þe sext ... ... ... ... ... ... [Caps. 70-75, though indexed, are not translated in the M.S.]
  • Cap. 73. þe seuend ... ... ... ... ... ... [Caps. 70-75, though indexed, are not translated in the M.S.]
  • Cap. 74. þe egℏt ... ... ... ... ... ... [Caps. 70-75, though indexed, are not translated in the M.S.]
  • Cap. 75. Of þe greet medecyne, last and fynale ... ... [Caps. 70-75, though indexed, are not translated in the M.S.]
  • Cap. 76. Of latyng of blood, and of oures þerto ... ... 85
  • Cap. 77. [Off takynge of medicyn laxatyue] ... ... 86
  • Cap. 78. [Of doctryne of tokenynges] ... ... ... 86
  • Cap. 79. Off propertes of herbes and stones ... ... 87
  • Cap. 80. [Off þe stoon, þe Eye of Philosophers.] ... ... 87
  • Cap. 81. Off þe Oppynyoun of Hermogenes ... ... 88
  • Cap. 82. [Off þe vertu of precious stoones] ... ... 89
  • Cap. 83. [Off þinges vegetable] ... ... ... ... 89
  • Cap. 84. [Off þe trees þat hauyn kyndly vertu] ... ... 91
  • [Book III.] Cap. 85. Off right ... ... ... ... ... ... 92
  • Cap. 86. [Off þe makyng of þinges in order] ... ... 94
  • Cap. 87. [Off þe steryng of heuens] ... ... ... 95
  • Cap. 88. Knowynge of Sawle. ... ... ... ... 96
  • [Book IV.] Cap. 89. [Off þe makyng of man] ... ... ... ... 97
  • Cap. 90. [Of sight]. Off þe V wyttes ... ... ... 97
  • Cap. 91. [Off harkenyng] ... ... ... ... ... 97
  • Cap. 92. [Off tastynge] ... ... ... ... ... 97
  • Cap. 93. [Off touch] ... ... ... ... ... 98
  • Cap. 94. [Off werkyng of wyttes] ... ... ... ... 98
  • Cap. 95. [Off perfeccioun of ffyue wyttes] ... ... 98
  • Cap. 96. [Off conseillers] ... ... ... ... ... 98
  • Cap. 97. [Off byholding engenderures] ... ... ... 99
  • Cap. 98. [To dyspys noght lytyll stature] ... ... ... 100
  • Cap. 99. [How þe kyng awe to ask conseyll] ... ... 101
  • Cap. 100. [Off putting vpberers in þe kyngs stede] ... 101
  • Cap. 101. Off Prudence to assaye a Conseller ... ... 102
  • ...

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  • Cap. 102. ffyuetene Vertueȝ off a good Conseiller ... 103
  • Cap. 103. [þat man ys þe lesse werld] ... ... ... 104
  • Cap. 104. [Noght to haue trist yn man þat trowys noght þy lawe] ... ... ... ... ... 104
  • [Book V.] Cap. 105. To chese a Qweynte Scryueyn and Pryue ... 106
  • [Book VI.] Cap. 106. To teche a Messagere ... ... ... ... 107
  • [Book VII.] Cap. 107. To gouerne þy self ... ... ... ... 108
  • Cap. 108. [Of expendours] ... ... ... ... ... 108
  • [Book VIII.] Cap. 109. Off lederes off ostes and here ordinaunce ... 108
  • Cap. 110. [Of the horn of battle] ... ... ... ... 109
  • [Book IX.] Cap. 111. Off auenture off Bataylles ... ... ... 110
  • [Book X.] Cap. 112. Knowynge by diuers tokenynges ... ... 112
  • Cap. 113. [Off colour] ... ... ... ... ... 114
  • Cap. 114. [Off byholdyng] ... ... ... ... 114
  • Cap. 115. [Off þe mysauentrous] ... ... ... ... 114
  • Cap. 116. [Off attemprance] ... ... ... ... 114
  • Cap. 117. Of heer of men ... ... ... ... ... 114
  • Cap. 118. Of eghen ... ... ... ... ... 115
  • Cap. 119. Of browes ... ... ... ... ... 115
  • Cap. 120. Of nees ... ... ... ... ... ... 115
  • Cap. 121. Of face. Of mouth ... ... ... ... 115
  • Cap. 122. Of þe temples ... ... ... ... ... 116
  • Cap. 123. [Of þe eeres] ... ... ... ... ... 116
  • Cap. 124. Of voyces ... ... ... ... ... 116
  • Cap. 125. Of Mouynge of body ... ... ... ... 116
  • Cap. 126. Of þe Throte ... ... ... ... ... 116
  • Cap. 127. Of þe wombe. Of þe sholders ... ... ... 116
  • Cap. 128. Of þe armes ... ... ... ... ... 117
  • Cap. 129. Of þe palmes of þe hondes ... ... ... 117
  • Cap. 130. Of knees, Of þe soles of þe feet ... ... 117
  • Cap. 131. Of þe paas of men, & manere of goynge ... 117
  • Cap. 132. [Of þe tokenynges of good kynde] ... ... 117
  • Cap. 133. [Of oon wytnesse in Iugement] ... ... 118

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