Here begynneth a ryght frutefull treatyse, intituled the myrrour of good maners co[n]teynyng the .iiii. vertues, called cardynall, compyled in latyn by Domynike Mancyn: and translate into englysshe: at the desyre of syr Gyles Alyngton knyght: by Alexander Bercley prest and monke of Ely.
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Here begynneth a ryght frutefull treatyse, intituled the myrrour of good maners co[n]teynyng the .iiii. vertues, called cardynall, compyled in latyn by Domynike Mancyn: and translate into englysshe: at the desyre of syr Gyles Alyngton knyght: by Alexander Bercley prest and monke of Ely.
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Mancinus, Dominicus, fl. 1478-1491.
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[London :: Imprynted by Rychard Pynson, prynter vnto the kynges noble grace: with his gracyous pryuylege, the whiche boke I haue prynted, at the instance of Rychard yerle of Kent,
1518?]
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Conduct of life -- Early works to 1900.
Cardinal virtues -- Early works to 1800.
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"Here begynneth a ryght frutefull treatyse, intituled the myrrour of good maners co[n]teynyng the .iiii. vertues, called cardynall, compyled in latyn by Domynike Mancyn: and translate into englysshe: at the desyre of syr Gyles Alyngton knyght: by Alexander Bercley prest and monke of Ely." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A06808.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 18, 2024.
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¶ Of vnclennesse to be auoyded.
¶ Count euery burthen / to the ryght tollerableAnd all weyght of labour / without dyffyculteBut weyght of vnclennesse / repute thou importableOr what euer repugneth / maners of honesteCount that ouer weyghty / and labour it to flyeCount all thyng to greuous / whiche may defyle thy fameAnd nothyng more plesante / than hole and {per}fite name
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Omne tibi credas {quod} sit tolerabille pondus Sed quod turpe gra∣uat nō tollerabile erit Turpe grauat / ••cquid mores subuertit ho∣nestos. Et quicquid fam•• to facit esse males.