Politeuphuia VVits common wealth.

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Politeuphuia VVits common wealth.
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N. L. (Nicholas Ling), fl. 1580-1607.
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[London] :: Printed by I. R[oberts] for Nicholas Ling, and are to bee solde at the vvest doore of Paules,
1598.
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A Table of all the principall matters contayned in the former Treatise.

A.
  • A Boundance, 2. vide riches.
  • Absence, 124, 62,
  • Abstinence, vide Temperance.
  • Acts, 125, 94,
  • Actions, 4, 6, 42, 91, 103, 113, 182, 228.
  • Action, 48, 92.
  • Accusation, 153,
  • Admonition. 17, 41. 64.
  • Admiration, 52, 48, 168,
  • Aduise, vide Counsell.
  • Aduersity, 6, 114, vide payne.
  • Adultery, vide concupiscence.
  • Ayre, 49, 189.
  • Affection, 22, 32, 39, 92,
  • Affliction, 58, vide pouerty.
  • Age, 39, 68, vide old age.
  • Ayde, 128,
  • Ambition, 53, 94, vide pryde.
  • Amitie, 35, vide friendshyp.
  • Angels, 4, 25, 41,
  • Anger, 105, 27, 102, vide rage.
  • ...

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  • Armes. 50, 86, 103, 121,
  • Arte, 6, 9. 14, 17, 26, 51, vide nature.
  • Arrogancie, 124, 181, vide pryde.
  • Aspyring, vide presumption
  • Auncestors, 94, 73, 94,
  • Authoritie, 72, 74, 93, 100.
  • Apostates 5.
B.
  • BAnishment, 122, 257.
  • Babbling, 58, vide slaunder.
  • Beginning, 13, 24, 31, 148, 231.
  • Beleefe, 142, vide Credulitie.
  • Beauty, 6, 15, 19, 28, 35, 123, 209.
  • Benefits, 77, 76, 86, 91.
  • Blessednes, 13, 4, 139.
  • Body, vide soule.
  • Bounty, 75, vide Liberalitie.
  • Boasting, 180, 43, 90,
  • Blasphemy, 149,
  • Bragging, vide Boasting.
  • Brauery. 178.
C.
  • CAre, 19, 59, 71, 123.
  • Change, 118, 5, 27, 114.
  • Chastitie, 207.
  • Charitie. 9, 10, 218.
  • ...

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  • Chyldren, 190, 54, 71, 233.
  • Choyce, 202, 16, 21, 143.
  • Choller, vide rage.
  • Constancie. 9, 18, 24, 66, 211.
  • Conscience, 10, 12, 13, 70,
  • Content, 21, 36, 118, 121.
  • Country or Common-wealth, 8, 31, 215,
  • Consideration. 91, 168,
  • Courage. 100, 6, 18,
  • Counsell, 85, 39, 88, 149,
  • Counsels, vide Precepts.
  • Contemplation. 5, 12, 42, 137.
  • Conquest, 44, 79,
  • Comforts, 58, 41, 88,
  • Concord, vide Peace.
  • Confidence, vide Hope.
  • Couetousnes, 7, 82, 251,
  • Conspiracie, vide Treason.
  • Concupiscence, 14, 263.
  • Curtesie, 78, 30,
  • Clemencie, vide Curtesie.
  • Credulitie, 141,
  • Cowardize, vide Courage.
  • Craft, vide Deceit.
  • Curiositie, 3, 31, 130.
  • Custome, 24, 36, 54,
  • Cousnage, vide Gaming.
  • Couine, vide Deceit.
  • ...

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  • Crueltie, 106, 21, 79,
  • Creation, 2,
  • Contention, 6.
  • Credite, 34, 112.
D.
  • DAy, 35, 168, 233.
  • Danger, 35, 54, 96, 99,
  • Darknesse, 47, 95, 103,
  • Dauncing, 197, 209.
  • Death, 10, 11, 36, 159, 231,
  • Deceit, 30, 255,
  • Desire, 4, 15, 36, 87,
  • Deeds, 76, 88.
  • Dearth, vide famine.
  • Deniall, 148,
  • Desperation, 58, 108, 112, 270,
  • Destenie, vide death.
  • Detraction, vide slaunder.
  • Deuills, 250, 272, 268.
  • Delay, 80, 95, 228,
  • Deuotion, vide prayer.
  • Dishonestie, 106, 240.
  • Dissimulation, 29, 24,
  • Distresse, vide pouertie.
  • Diligence, vide labour.
  • Discord, 8, 32,
  • Doubts, 147, 8, 47, 56.
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  • Dread, vide feare.
  • Dronkennesse, 258,
  • Dutie, 137, 165,
  • Dice, vide gaming.
  • Doctrine, 45, 51, 178,
  • Diuinitie, 2, 92,
  • Dominations, 5,
  • Discretion, 6, 11, 18, 113.
  • Delight, 15, 19,
E.
  • EArth, 3, 6,
  • Election, 203.
  • Elements, 36,
  • Eloquence, 45, 48, 53,
  • Education, 54, 55,
  • Exile, 84, vide banishment.
  • Ending, 24, 232,
  • Enuie, 22, 176, 245,
  • Error, 6, 55, 57, 191, 213,
  • Equitie, vide iustice.
  • Euill deedes, vide wickednes.
  • Experience, 40, 46, vide know∣ledge.
  • Extreamitie, 58, 82, 130,
  • Examples, 38, 151, 195.

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    F.
    • FAther, 73, 173, vide Chyldren,
    • Fame, 102, 170,
    • Fayth, 10, 74, 94, 146,
    • Famine, 109,
    • Fancie, 15, 18, 33,
    • Feare, 59, 107, 232,
    • Folly, 30, 149, 267,
    • Familiarity, 23, 33, 92,
    • Flattery, 32, 154,
    • Fortune, 26, 77, 216,
    • Friendship, 34, 61,
    • Friends, 32,
    • Fortitude, 40, 60, vide Courage,
    • Frugalitie, 66, 207, 261,
    • Felicitie, 14, 186,
    • Fraude, vide deceit.
    • Fury vide rage.
    G.
    • GAming, 249,
    • Generall, 96,
    • Gentlenes, 243,
    • Gladnesse, 112, 133,
    • Glory, 24, 103,
    • God, 1, 19, 58, 107, 219, 231,
    • Goodnesse, 8, 41, 57,
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    • Good-will, 63, 77,
    • Good name, vide Fame.
    • Gouernment, vide Kings,
    • Gold, 28, 78,
    • Grace, Graces, 10, 13, 35, 49,
    • Grammer, 9. 54, 253,
    • Guiltines, vide Conscience.
    • Gifts, 28, 40, 76, 90. 113.
    • Gluttony, 23, 260,
    H
    • HAppinesse, 14, 36, 40, 68,
    • Hate, 22, 75,
    • Harmonie, 7,
    • Heauen, 3, 6, 13, 75,
    • Heresie, 149,
    • Hell, 4, 274,
    • Health, 5, 9, 68,
    • Hearing, 46, 189,
    • Histories, 44, 110,
    • Honor, 1, 74,
    • Hope, 74, 216,
    • Husband, 26, vide marriage.
    • Humanitie, 40,
    • Honestie, 33, 41, 48, 67,
    • Humilitie, 28, 61, 179, 220,

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      I.
      • IEalousie, 20, 170, 203,
      • Iesting, vide scoffing.
      • Iustice, 40, 67, 80,
      • Iudge, 81,
      • Iudgement, 37, 55, 76,
      • Intemperancie, vide gluttony.
      • Ingratitude, 242,
      • Ignorance, 38, 47, 55,
      • Innocencie, vide concupiscence.
      • Idlenesse, 55, 115, 253, 270,
      • Impudencie, vide presumption.
      • Incontinencie, vide concupiscence
      • Ire, 37, 107, vide rage.
      • Iniury, 22, 24, 39, 61, 63,
      • Inuention, 37, 91, 128,
      • Ioy, 128,
      • Incest, vide concupiscence.
      • Infamie, 81, 74, 124, 238, 263.
      • Impietie, 256.
      • Instructions, 4, 32, 58, 195,
      • Iniustice, 53, 81, 129,
      • Immortalitie, 6, 116, 213.
      • Idolatry, 258.

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        K.
        • KIngs, 69, 77,
        • Kingdoms, 53, 68,
        • Kindred, 17.
        • Knowledge, 1, 42, 46, 177, 201,
        L.
        • LAbour, 45. 131.
        • Lawes and Lawyers, 78, 83. 129, 256.
        • Life, 4, 46. 92, 102, 184.
        • Liberty, 10, 59. 135. 258,
        • Learning, 37. 44.
        • Lechery, vide concupiscence.
        • Liberalitie, 40. 75. 88.
        • Light, 5, 128.
        • Loue, 5, 15, 62. 166, 196.
        • Lenitie, vide curtesie.
        • Lamentation, 59, 163.
        • Loue of parents, vide chyldr••••.
        • Lust. 139, vide concupiscence.
        • Lying, 56. 149, 155, 257.
        M.
        • MAdnes, 259. 262,
        • Magnanimitie, 40. 60.
        • Man, 75, 201, 213.
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        • Marriage, 120, 148, 204,
        • Maiestie, 71, 78,
        • Magistrates, vide Iustice,
        • Martirs, 60, 80, 264,
        • Melancholie, 104, 271,
        • Mercie, 2, 13, 129,
        • Memory, 42, 77, 150,
        • Meane, 130, 142,
        • Minde, 31, 43, 45, 125, 186.
        • Minister, 5,
        • Mistrust, vide suspect,
        • Modestie, 67, 208, 209,
        • Moderation, 66, 261,
        • Misery, 14, 87, 143, 210,
        • Monarch, 93, 100,
        • Money. 117, 170,
        • Muses, 43, 49,
        • Musicke, 17, 54, 195,
        N
        • NAture, 529, 45, 231,
        • Necessity, 121, 147, 166,
        • Negligence, 170, 225,
        • Neighbours, 155. 164.
        • Night. 235,
        • Nobilitie. 72. 187.

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          O.
          • OAth, 145.
          • Obedience, 41, 138,
          • Obliuion, 94.
          • Offers, 29,
          • Office, 40, 72, 77, 92, 69, 106,
          • Offence, 11, 35, 129,
          • Opinion, 6, 46, 64,
          • Opportunitie, vide Tyme.
          • Old age, 222.
          • Oratory, 10, 49, 84.
          • Oracles, 257,
          • Order, orders. 5, 81, 79.
          P.
          • PAinting, 180.
          • Parents 139, 191, 213.
          • Paine, 80, 91, 160.
          • Passions, 130,
          • Patience, 60, 95,
          • Paracide, 193.
          • Parasites, 33.
          • Peace, 7, 92,
          • Pestilence, vide Famine.
          • Panurgie, 82.
          • Perseuerance, 61, 211,
          • Periurie, 127, 145.
          • ...

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          • Phisicke, Phisitions, 19, 71, 82, 84, 158.
          • Phylosophy, Phylosophers, 29, 75, 93, 202.
          • Poetry, 51, 167,
          • Policie, 37, 97.
          • Pouerty, 32, 113, 119.
          • Pardon, 81, 91,
          • Pleasure, vide gladnes.
          • Plenty, 111.
          • Presence, 124, 209,
          • Prechers, 42.
          • Precepts, 87,
          • Prayse, 25, 125, 126,
          • Profit, 93, 227, 258,
          • Prouidence, 53, 93,
          • Prouerbs, 166, 260.
          • Princes, 36, 52, 154,
          • Promotion, vide Kings.
          • Promise, 77, 90.
          • Pride, 23, 59, 198, 245,
          • Presumption, 55, 95, 129, 266,
          • Prodigalitie, 76, 247.
          • Prayer, 11.
          • Prosperity, 2, 32, 265.
          • Punishment, 80, 81, 84,
          • Prudence, 2, 41, VVisedom.
          • Play, vide gaming.

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            Q.
            • QValities, 122,
            • Quantitie, 45,
            • Questions, 90, 166,
            • Quietnesse. 11, 106,
            • Querks, 166, vide Scoffing.
            R.
            • RAge, 103, 130,
            • Rashnes, 21, 37, 105, 267,
            • Remembrance, vide memory.
            • Reason, 7, 50, 68,
            • Religion, 68, 147, 213.
            • Resurrection, 2.
            • Rethorick, 9.
            • Repetition, 150.
            • Reuenge, 21, 22, 23
            • Report, 3, 94, 152,
            • Riches, 32, 115.
            • Riot, 32, vide prodigality.
            • Ruine, 111, 120.
            • Resolution, 148, 209,
            • Rule, vide Kings.
            S.
            • SAdnesse, vide teares.
            • Securitie. 39, 89,
            • ...

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            • Secrecie, 89, 143.
            • Sences, 38, 42, 188,
            • Seeing, 42, 188,
            • Sentences, 168.
            • Sapience, vide vvisedome.
            • Starres, 3, 5, 29.
            • Science, 42.
            • Seruing, 136,
            • Shame, 55, 105, 141, 262, 196. 147, 167.
            • Scriptures, 147.
            • Sermons, 41.
            • Schoole. 53, 70, 99,
            • Silence, 27. 35, 48, 53, 143,
            • Sinne, 11, 93, 107. 236.
            • Scoffing, 87, 157,
            • Study, 44, 112,
            • Strength, 47, 100.
            • Superstition, 231. 246.
            • Spirit, 129, 149, 188,
            • Similitudes, 173,
            • Solitarines, 88, 112, 124.
            • Sorrow, 59, 106, 128.
            • Soule, 2, 31, 149, 175, 185, 261.
            • Swearing, vide Oath.
            • Sleepe, 36, 45, 172, 226.
            • Surfet, 32, 43,
            • Sloth. 265.
            • ...

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            • Sicknes, 5, 21, 59, 222. 241,
            • Slaunder, 69, 152, 155,
            • Sophistry, 29, 34.
            • Smelling, 189.
            • Selfe-loue, 4, 19, 71.
            • Subiects, 72.
            • Subtilty, vide deceit.
            • Suspition, 20, 34, 133, 171, 235
            • Sobrietie, 67, 158, 242.
            • Souldiers, 2, 40, 99, 111, 258,
            T.
            • TAsting, 190.
            • Temple, 159.
            • Teares, 112, 121. 162.
            • Temptation, 12.
            • Temperance, 65.
            • Thoughts 35, 98.
            • Touching, 190,
            • Tongue, 144, vide lying.
            • Thankfulnes, vide ingratitude.
            • Truth, 34, 6, 227.
            • Time, 50, 58, 151, 197, 227.
            • Treason, 138. 139. 269.
            • Trouble, 160, 176, vide payne.
            • Treasure, 21. 68, 98.
            • Tyrants. 28, 70, 106.
            • Tyranny, 53.

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              U.
              • VArietie, 140, 189,
              • Valiancie, 40, 59,
              • Valour, 88, 97.
              • Vertue, 1, 34, 127, 171,
              • Victory, 46, 276,
              • Vice, 71, 194,
              • Vices in generall, 31, 221, 241
              • Vanitie, 6, 29, 30, 59,
              • Virginity, 207, 209,
              • Vaine-glory. 14,
              • Violence, 89, 96.
              • Venery, vide concupiscence.
              • Vnderstanding, vide knowledge.
              • Vnkindnes, vide ingratitude.
              • Vnitie, 65, vide Religion.
              • Vse, 69, 84,
              • Vsury, 253, 273,
              W.
              • WArre, 1, 47. 95,
              • VVantonnesse, 167, 188
              • VVant, 63, vide pouerty.
              • VVit. 24, 29, 36.
              • VVeeping. 27, 79,
              • VVisedome, 31, 38, 226, 262
              • VVealth, 39, vide riches.
              • ...

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              • VVine, 37, vide dronkennes.
              • VVill, 37.
              • VVickednesse, 236.
              • VVomen, 24, 37, 259.
              • VVorld, 29, 58, 181, 229.
              • VVords, 33. 36, 49, 88.
              • VVitchcraft. 16.
              • VVife, vide marriage.
              • VVrong, 58. 85.
              • VVorks, 49,
              • VVrath, 129, vide rage.
              Y.
              • YLitera Pythagorae, 6,
              • Youth, 31, 45, 53, 123, 144, 193. 222.
              Z.
              • ZEale, 57, 53, 70, 76, 92, 114, 186.
              FINIS.
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