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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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Title: 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.
Author: Florio, John, 1553?-1625.
Publication: [London] :: Imprinted at the three Cranes in the Vintree, by Thomas Dawson, for Thomas Woodcocke,; [1578]
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Subject terms: Italian language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers -- English.; Italian language -- Conversation and phrase books -- English.; Proverbs.
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¶ Parlar familiare con homo, ó condon∣na, Cap. 5. ¶ Familiar speache with man or woman. Chap. 5.

DOnde venite signor mio?: FRom whence come you sir
Io vengo da la Corte.: I come from the Court.
Come stala maesta de la Regina, con tutti i Gentilhuomint, Gentildonne a la Corte?: How doth the queenes maiestie with all the Gentlemen and Gentlewomen of the Court
Loro stanno benissimo.: They doo very wel.
Mi piace certo.: It pleaseth me wel certaine.
Quando si remoue la Corte?: When remoueth the Court
Non si sa.: It is not knowen.
Si dice la settimana prossima.: It is said the next weeke.
Ci sara progresso?: Shal there be a Progresse?
Non si sa anchora.: It is not knowen yet
Io voglio esser in paese, se ce∣ne.: I wil be in the countrie, if there be any.
Cosi voglio anche io.: And so wil I.
Si dice che ce ne sara vno.: It is said there wil be one.
Io lo voglio saper breuemente.: I wil know it shortly.
Ma come lo saperete?: But how wil you know it?
Io lo sapero benissimo.: I wil know it very wel.
Io voglio parlar a quella donna.: I wil speake to that woman.
Madonna, io vi amo cordial∣mente, to voria che io fosse vostro marito, io vi ameria e seruiria fedelmente.: Madame, I loue you hartily, I would I were your husband, I woulde loue you, and serue you faithfully.
Io sono molto obligato a voi per il vostro bon volere.: I am very much bounde to you for your good wil.

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Io viringratio per la vostra cor∣tesia.: I thanke you for your courte∣sie.
Ma non sapete come dice il pro∣uerbio?: But knowe you not what the prouer be saith?
Non certo: come dice?: No truely: how saith it?
Chi tardi arriua, mal allog gia.: Who commeth late, lodgeth il.
Come, dunche to ariuo tardi.: Why then I arriue late.
Si certo a dirui la verita.: Yea certaine, to tel you truely.
Dunche voi sete promessa.: Why then you are promised.
Signor si longo tempo fa.: Yea sir, long agoe.
E a chi? ditemi di gratia.: And to whō? I pray you tel me.
A vn homo.: Vnto a man.
Io so ben che non e donna.: I know it is not a woman.
Ma come si chi ama?: But how is he called?
voi non lo conoscete.: You know him not.
voi non lo sapete.: You know not that.
Si chiama messer C.: He is called C.
Io lo cognosco bene, & e mio grande amico.: I knowe him wel, and he is my great friend.
Dunche a me bisogna hauer pa∣tientia.: Then I muste haue paci∣ence.
Quanto vidaro a far mi vn pa∣ro di camisie bianche.: what shall I geue you to make me a couple of white shertes?
De che telale volete hauere?: Of what cloth wil you haue thē
De la piu fina che sia.: Of the finest that is.
voi mi darete venti soldi.: You shal geue me. 20. shillings.
Adio Signora, e troppo cer∣to.: God be with you madame, it is too much certaine.
Ascoltate signor mio, voi mi da∣rete quindeci soldi.: Harke here sir, you shal geue me fiftiene shillings.
Non val tanto.: It is not worth so much.
Certo la tela e molto cara.: Truely cloth is very deere.
Io vi daro dodeci soldi.: I will geue you twelue shillings.
Io sono contenta, domani venite per esse, voi hauerete.: I am cōtēt, to morow come for them, and you shal haue thē.
Volete hauer caparra?: wil you haue earnest?

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Signor si se vi piace.: Yea sir, if it please you.
Quanto volete hauere?: How much wil you haue?
Date mi vn soldo.: Geue me a shilling.
Eccolo qui pigliatelo.: Behold it here, take it.
Volete far mi anchora due belli fazoletti lauorati con seta cremesina?: Wil you also make me two saire handkerchiefes, wrought with Crimosen silke?
Quanto volete voi spendere?: How much wil you spende?
Io voglio spendere il manco che io posso.: I wil spende the leaste that I can.
Et io al contrario voglio hauere il piu che to posso.: And I contrarywise wil haue the most that I can.
Orsu dite mi quanto vi da∣ro?: Wel, tel me, what shal I geue you?
Ʋoi mi darete dieci soldi.: You shal geue me ten shillings.
Voi li hauerete.: You shal haue them.
Miracomando a S. S.: I cōmend me vnto your lordsh.
Resto vostra signor mio.: I rest yours my lord.
Restate in pace.: Rest you in peace.
E voi anchora.: And you also.
Quando vireuedero?: When shal I see you againe?
Domani nel Cambio.: To morow in the Exchange.
A che hora?: At what a clocke?
A vndeci.: At eleuen.
Hauete gran facende la?: Haue you great businesse there?
Non troppo grande.: Not very great.
Io verro la certo.: I wil come certaine.
Io vi aspetterro la.: I wil tary for you there.
Non manchate.: Do not faile.

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