Florio his firste fruites which yeelde familiar speech, merie prouerbes, wittie sentences, and golden sayings. Also a perfect induction to the Italian, and English tongues, as in the table appeareth. The like heretofore, neuer by any man published.

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Florio his firste fruites which yeelde familiar speech, merie prouerbes, wittie sentences, and golden sayings. Also a perfect induction to the Italian, and English tongues, as in the table appeareth. The like heretofore, neuer by any man published.
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Florio, John, 1553?-1625.
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Ragionamenti so∣pra virtu, con le sue figlie, che cosa é il fine di Guer ca, qua∣le sono bone opere, quator∣deci bone Regole, con al∣tri diuersi discorsi. Cap . 33.Reasonyngs vppon Vertue, with her daughters, what is the ende of warre, which be good woorkes, fourteene good Rules, with diuers other discourses. Chap. 33.

IO ho sentuto dir molte volte, che virtu ha certe figliole, Io vo ria saper quale sono.
I Haue heard say many tymes, that vertue hath certain daugh¦ters, I wold know who they be
Virtu ha quatro figliole.
Vertue hath foure daughters.
Quale sono esse?
Which be they?
Forza, Prudentia, Giustitia, & Temperantia.
Force, Prudence, Iustice, & Tem∣perance.
Io ho inteso che forza ha figliole anchora lei.
I haue heard say, that Force hath daughters also.
E vero ella ne ha quatro, come magnanimita, magnificen∣tia, patientia, & perseue∣rantia, & tutte sono bone.
It is true, shee hath foure, as Ma∣gnanimitie, Magnificence, Pacience, and Perseuerance, and al are good.
Quale sono le figliole di Tem∣perantia, e quante?
Which be the daughters of Tem¦perance, and how many?
Elle sono dieci, come Vergogna, Honesta, Abstinentia, Cha∣stita, Sobrieta, Continentia, Clementia, Modesta, Studi∣osita, & Humilita.
They are ten, as Shame, Hone∣stie, Abstinence, Chastitie, Sobrietie, Continencie, Cle∣mencie, modestie, Studiositie, and Humilitie.
Quale sono le figliole di Giusti∣tia,

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Ci sono due sorte di Giustitia, come comutatiua, & distri∣buitiua: le sue figliole sono quindeci, come Innocentia, Religione, Oratione, Pieta, Osseruatione, Obedientia, Gratia, Gratitudine, Peni∣tentia, Verita, Fedelta, Libe∣ralita, Misericordia, Equita, & Amicitia.
There are two sortes of Iustice, as Commutatiue, and Distri∣buetiue: theire daughters are fiftiene, as Innocencie, Religion, prayer, godlynesse, Obseruation, Obedience, Grace, Gratitude, Peniten∣cie, Veritie, Faithfulnesse, Li∣beralitie, Mercy, Equitie, and Amitie.
Quale sono le figlie di Pruden∣tia?
Which be the daughters of Pru∣dence?
Queste sono esse, come Dotrina, Consideratione, Bon deside∣rio, Intendimento, bona Vo∣lunta, memoria, ragione, fe∣de, Charita, & Speranza.
These be they, as doctrine, consi∣deration, good desire, vnder∣standing, good wyl memory, reason, fayth, charitie, and hope.
Dite mi di gratia, che cosa é il fi∣ne di guerra.
Tell me of courtesie, what is the end of warre.
Il fine di guerra, é questo: Iddio é bestiamato, renegato, de∣testato, le Chiese sono pro∣fanizate, e sacrilegiate, le Ʋille brugiate, le Citta de∣strutte, i Castelli subuerti, le Fortezze ruinate, gli huo∣mini vccisi, le donne for za∣te, le vergine violate, i beni presi e rapiti. In guerra non ci é fede, legge, amor, hu∣manita, humilita, charita, ne honesta: ma oogni orgoglio, ambitione, crudelta, arogan∣tia, disobedientia, furto, ana∣ritia,

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latrocinio, pilagio, per∣giuro, fraude, impieta, for∣nicatione, adulterio, ira, ince∣sto, furor, bestemia, inuidia, vendetta, sceleragine, ogni fur fam eria sivsa in guerra, non si harispet to a nessuo.

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  • The ende of warre is this, God is blasphemed, denyed, & de∣tested, Churches are profa∣nizated, and sacrileged, Vil∣lages are burned, Cities de∣stroyed, Castles subuerted, Fortes ruinated, men slayne, women forced, Virgines violated, goodes taken, and rapt. In warre there is no fayth, lawe, loue, huma∣nitie, humilitie, charitie, nor honestie: but all pride, am∣bition, crueltie, arrogancie, disobedience, stealth, aua∣rice,

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Queste sono buone opere: Visi∣tar gli amalati, far limosi∣na a gli poueri, insegnar a li ignoranti, dar bon esem∣pio, dar bon consiglio, con∣solar gli aslitti, insegnar bo∣na dottrina, non scandali∣zar nessuno, cercar il profit∣to del tuo prossimo, perche lo comanda iddio honorar 'Dio, ben edirlo, laudarlo, magni∣sicarlo, & esaltarlo.
These are good workes to vi∣site the sicke, to doo alnese vnto the poore, to teach the ignorant, gene good exam∣ple, geue good counsel com∣fort the afflicted, teache good doctrine, sclaunder no bo∣dye, seeke the profite of thy neighbour, for God com∣maundeth it, honour God, blesse hym, pray se hym, mag∣nifie hym and exalt hym.
Quatordeci bone Regole per adornar vn Gentilhuomo: es∣ser sempre humile di cuore: parlar poco, eragioneuolmē∣te: non esser pronto e facile a ridere: tacer sia che vn sia interogato: tener i Statuti, & or li•••• de i tuoi superiori, tanto spiritueali, come Tēpo∣rali: farc nto di esser il mi∣nor de tutti: tien ti i de no di far ogni cosa: Confessa i tuoi peccati a Dio: Habbi pacintia in aduersita: Sot∣tometti ti a tuoi superiori: Vinci il t uo volere: accorda

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al' opinione del sauo: va ve∣s••••to moder at amente: prega Iddio, & credi nl padre, nel sigliolo, & nel spirito sar∣to, e non cercar di esser sal∣uato per altro mezo che per lui.

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  • Fourtiene good rules for to ad∣orne a Gentleman: to be al∣wayes humble in harte: to speake litle, and reasonably: be not readye and prone to laugh: holde thy peace, tyll thou be asked: keepe the sta∣tutes of thy superiours, as well Spirituall, as Temporall: account thy selfe the leaste of al: account thy self vnworthy to do any thyng acknowlege thy sinnes to God: haue pa∣cience in aduersitie: submyt thy self to thy superiours: van∣qui he thyne owne wil: agree

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Io vi prego, ditemi qua li sono li nimici de le quatro virtu morale.
I pray you tell me, which be the enimies of the foure morall vertues.
Ce ne sono assai, come pergiuro, disordine, follia, afettone, apetito, fastidio mondano, concupiscentia, orgoglio, am∣bitione, simulatione, hipocri∣sia, tra limento, ingratitudi∣ne, mentire, insacieta, super∣bia, obliuione, gelosia, vtolen∣tia, desperatione, importuni∣ta, dispetto, furore, arogan∣tia, malitia, & inuidia.
There are a great many, as per∣iurie disorder folly, fond affe∣ction, appetite, worldly care, concupiscence, wrath, ambi∣tion, dissimulation, slattery, hipocrisie, treason, ingrati∣tude, lying, insacietie, pride, forgetfulnesse, ielousie, vio∣lence, desperation, importu∣nity, despite, horror, arrogan∣cie, malice, and enuie.
I Ministri di aduer¦sit a sono, Tentatione, infirmita, igno∣rantia, guerra, peste, fame, processo, discordia, perdita d'amici, fastidio, & diuer si accidenti, & altri inconueni∣enti.
The Ministers of aduersitie are, Temptation, sicknesse, igno∣rance, warre, plague, hunger, processe, discorde, losse of friendes, care, and diuers ac∣cidentes, and other in conue∣niences.
I ministri di prosperita sono, In∣nocentia, humilita, special∣ta, fauor, pieta, conscientia, amor, discretione, benignita, integrita, amicitia, sede hon desiderio, gratia, & timor di Dio.
The ministers of prosperitie are, Innocencie, humilitie, speci∣altie, fauour, pitic, conscience, lone, discretion, benignitie, integritie, amitie, saith, good desire, grace, and feare of God.

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Questi sono i messi di peccato, Sugestiune, cogitatione, di∣letto, banchetto, festino, dis∣solutione giuoco, & ballo, follia, piacere, prodigalita, inconstantia, inconsideratio∣ne, et cattiua compagnia.
These are the messengers of syn, Suggestion, cogitation, de∣light, banquetting, feasting, dissolution, play, and daūsing, folly, pleasure, prodigalitie, inconstancie, inconsiderati∣on, and euyl company.
Questi sono i cinque sensi di Natura, cio é, Vedere Setire, Toccare, Gustare, et odorare, ma guarda co∣me, quando, quale, che, & do∣ue.
These are the fiue senses of Na∣ture, that is to saye, To See, to Heare, to Feele, to Taste, to Smell, but looke howe, when, which, what, and where.
Quatro sorte di tentatione, Concupiscentia, ambitione, Hipocrisia, & vana speran∣za.
Foure sortes of temptation, as Concupiscence, ambi∣tion, hypocrisie, and vayne hope.
Quatro humori regnano nel'∣huomo, secondo i quatro cle∣menti, cio é, Vna complessione é sanguigna, l'altra cho∣lericha, l'altra flemmati∣cha, l'ultima Malincho∣nicha.
Foure humours raigne in man, accordyng to the foure Ele∣mentes, that is to saye, One complexion is sanguine, an other cholerik, an other fleg∣matike, and the last, melan∣cholike.
Si vede de gli huomini che di∣uent ano poueri per tre cause: alcuni per esser troppo pieto∣si: ma de quelli ce ne pochi. alcuni per esser troppo libe∣rali: de quelli ce ne māco, al∣cuni per esser troppo prodi∣ghi: ma de quelli ce ne assai in Londra.
There are men, that becomme poore through three causes: some because they are too pi∣tifull: but of those there are few. Some for being too libe∣rall: of those there are lesse: some other for beyng to pro∣digall: of those there are a great many in London.
Da tre cose guardate, cio é, Da vn Sicophāte, da vn Adula∣tore, da vn presuntuoso.
Of three thyngs beware, that is, of a Sicofant, of a flatterer, & of a presumptuous man.

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Tre cose bone in vn prencipe, Misericordia, Eloquenza, & Dotrina.
Three good thyngs in a prince, mercy, eloquence, and godly∣nesse.
Vna cosa in tre fal'huomo sal∣uo da ogni male, Padre, Figli∣olo et lo, spirito santo.
One thing in three maketh man safe from al euyl, Father, Son, and holy ghost.
I tre corsi del'huomo, Pueritia, Giouentu, & Vechieza.
The three courses of man, chyl∣dishnes, youth, and age.
Tre bone Pegole per ogniuno, Reggi il tuo volere: tempera la tua lingua: rafrena il tuo ventre.
Three good rules for euery man Rule thyne owne wyl, temper thy tongue, refrayne thyne owne belly.
Tre bone cose: Verita, charita, e virtu.
Three good thyngs, truth, chari∣tie, and vertue.
Tre sorte di flagello, Fame, pe∣ste, & guerra.
Three sortes of destruction, Fa∣mine, plague, and warre.
Tre cose bone per vna donna, le richezze di Giuno, la sapi∣tia di Pallas, la belezza di Cerere.
Three good things in a woman, The riches of Iuno, the wise∣dome of Pallas, the beautie of Venus.
Tre sorte di eloquentia, Grama∣tica Retorica, Dialettica.
Three sortes of Eloquence, Gra∣mar, Rhetorique, & Logique.
Tre sorte di Filosofia, Natura∣le, Morale, Loica.
Three sortes of Philosophie, Na∣tural, moral, and Logical.
Tre sensi del'huomo, Naturale, vitale, ragioneuole.
Three senses of man, Naturall, Vital, Reasonable.
I quatro Elementi, Aqua, Foco, Aire, & terra.
The foure Elements, Water, Fire Ayre, and Earth:
Tre sorte de huomini possono mentire per auctorita, vn Medico, vn Ʋechio, & vn che é stato lontano.
Three sortes of men may lye by aucthoritie, a Phisition, an Olde man, and a Trauay∣ler.

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