The Royal Exchange Contayning sundry aphorismes of phylosophie, and golden principles of morrall and naturall quadruplicities. Vnder pleasant and effectuall sentences, dyscouering such strange definitions, deuisions, and distinctions of vertue and vice, as may please the grauest cittizens, or youngest courtiers. Fyrst written in Italian, and dedicated to the Signorie of Venice, nowe translated into English, and offered to the cittie of London. Rob. Greene, in Artibus Magister.

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The Royal Exchange Contayning sundry aphorismes of phylosophie, and golden principles of morrall and naturall quadruplicities. Vnder pleasant and effectuall sentences, dyscouering such strange definitions, deuisions, and distinctions of vertue and vice, as may please the grauest cittizens, or youngest courtiers. Fyrst written in Italian, and dedicated to the Signorie of Venice, nowe translated into English, and offered to the cittie of London. Rob. Greene, in Artibus Magister.
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Rinaldi, Oraziofin id s105920/upd.
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At London :: Printed by I. Charlewood for William VVright,
Anno. Dom. 1590.
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"The Royal Exchange Contayning sundry aphorismes of phylosophie, and golden principles of morrall and naturall quadruplicities. Vnder pleasant and effectuall sentences, dyscouering such strange definitions, deuisions, and distinctions of vertue and vice, as may please the grauest cittizens, or youngest courtiers. Fyrst written in Italian, and dedicated to the Signorie of Venice, nowe translated into English, and offered to the cittie of London. Rob. Greene, in Artibus Magister." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A02167.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 2, 2024.

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Temperanza. Temperaunce.

Of foure things Tempe∣rance dooth admonish vs

  • 1. To cut off superfluitie.
  • 2. To bridle desires.
  • 3. To abstaine from vnlaw∣full things.
  • 4. And to banish al vaine de∣lights.

Socrates was a Philosopher of so great temperaunce that going into the market, and séeing many things there of great price, said, O God, howe many thinges be there that I neede not.

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