A panoplie of epistles, or, a looking glasse for the vnlearned Conteyning a perfecte plattforme of inditing letters of all sorts, to persons of al estates and degrees, as well our superiours, as also our equalls and inferiours: vsed of the best and the eloquentest rhetoricians that haue liued in all ages, and haue beene famous in that facultie. Gathered and translated out of Latine into English, by Abraham Flemming.
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A panoplie of epistles, or, a looking glasse for the vnlearned Conteyning a perfecte plattforme of inditing letters of all sorts, to persons of al estates and degrees, as well our superiours, as also our equalls and inferiours: vsed of the best and the eloquentest rhetoricians that haue liued in all ages, and haue beene famous in that facultie. Gathered and translated out of Latine into English, by Abraham Flemming.
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Imprinted at London :: [By H. Middleton] for Ralph Newberie, dwelling in Fletestrete a litle aboue the great Conduite,
Anno à Virgineo partu 1576.
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Letter writing -- Early works to 1800.
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"A panoplie of epistles, or, a looking glasse for the vnlearned Conteyning a perfecte plattforme of inditing letters of all sorts, to persons of al estates and degrees, as well our superiours, as also our equalls and inferiours: vsed of the best and the eloquentest rhetoricians that haue liued in all ages, and haue beene famous in that facultie. Gathered and translated out of Latine into English, by Abraham Flemming." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A00941.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 8, 2024.
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Brutus to the Rhodians.
THE ARGVMENT.
By •…•… comparison of two sortes of people, he goeth about to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the Rhodians to submission, giu•…•…ng a note of his 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in the end hee offereth them the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and choi•…•…〈◊〉〈◊〉•…•…wo 〈◊〉〈◊〉 conditions.
THe Xanthians, reno•…•…ting from their seruice, wherein we ha•…•… in•…•…erest, wée caused to suffer punishment with seueri∣tie and rigour: For wée▪ tooke reuengem•…•…nt-vpon them in ex∣tremitie, making of them all •…•… bloudie slaughter, not sparing their infants an•…•… younglinges, so farre were wée beyond all compassion: and as for their countrye which they inhabited, what with fire and sword, wée vtterly spoyled it, and made the same des•…•…late. As concerning thePataraeans▪ for so much as they per•…•…ourmed their allegiance, and shewed themselues duetifull with faithfulnesse, wée diminished their tributes, and made lesse our exactions: Ye•…•…, wée did giue and graunt them the benefite of li•…•…ertie, and haue discharged them, of thei•…•…〈◊〉〈◊〉•…•…ubiection. Furthermore, towards the reedify∣ing, and reparing of such buildings as were bat•…•…ered downe, and brought to ruine, wée sent them 〈◊〉〈◊〉 talentes. Nowe you may take counsell with your selues, and vse aduisement, whether you had rather be compted (as were y•Xanthians) our aduersaries: or contrariwise, to bée estéemed our friendly wellwillers, as were the Pa•…•…araeans.
Notes
A people in∣habiting Asia, called by that name: of whō Herodotus in his first boke maketh men∣cion.