The passenger: of Beneuento Italian, professour of his natiue tongue, for these nine yeeres in London. Diuided into two parts, containing seauen exquisite dialogues in Italian and English: the contents whereof you shall finde in the end of the booke. To the illustrious and renowmed Prince Henry ...

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The passenger: of Beneuento Italian, professour of his natiue tongue, for these nine yeeres in London. Diuided into two parts, containing seauen exquisite dialogues in Italian and English: the contents whereof you shall finde in the end of the booke. To the illustrious and renowmed Prince Henry ...
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Benvenuto, Italian.
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London :: Printed by T[homas] S[nodham] for Iohn Stepneth, and are to be solde at his shop at the west-end of Paules Church,
1612.
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A Summary of the fourth Dialogue.
  • PHrases of speech in leauing our Inne, with some pleasant by-glan∣ces about the honestie and mode∣stie of certaine Hostesses. n. 1
  • Of an Allegoricall way, and how a true faithfull man expels all doubt. n. 2
  • It is proper to a vertuous and valorous man to feare nothing. n. 3. & 6
  • How bold a man must be: and how euery one hath his preordained end. n. 4
  • A wise man is the framer of his owne fortune. n. 5
  • All a valiant mans hope must be pla∣ced in GOD, and in his owne va∣lour. n. 7
  • ...

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  • The beautie and delight of a mans countrey, breedes most heart-griefe in banishment, but to a valiant man euery soile is a countrey. n. 8
  • It is neuer lawfull to violat Religion: and pardon of sinnes comes not from man, but from God onely. n. 9
  • It is a foolish thing to hope for that which cannot lawfully be enioyed n. 10
  • Internall griefe must oftentimes be concealed in this life with an externall counterfait mirth. n. 11
  • A Traueller must apply himselfe to time and occasions. n. 12
  • All things proceed from Gods omni∣potent hand. n. 13
  • An ill Inne is most costly, and least commodious. n. 14
  • Man is the womans head, and shee is not his Mistresse, but his Ministresse. n. 15
  • In a briefe and pleasant tale the con∣science and honestie of Hoasts is wittily implyed. n. 16
  • All Courtezan sleights are onely fru∣strated by flying them. n. 17
  • The qualitie of feminine beauty. n. 18
  • Name, fame, and credit deceiue men many times. n. 19
  • Vertue is discerned by his contra∣rie. n. 20
  • Italian oppression. n. 21
  • Italian reproach and obloquie in tole∣rating such aggrauations. n. 22
  • Italian blindnesse and infelicitie. n. 23
  • The ancient Italian valour should rowze vp those of these times. n. 24
  • Declination of Italian virtue. n. 25
  • An incitementto Italians. n. 26.28 & 38
  • He dyes nobly that dyes for his coun∣tryes cause. n. 27
  • An honourable and iust beginning compasseth any thing. n. 29
  • Long custome in subiects, and little

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  • state of great men blindeth euery one. n. 30
  • Libertie is a diuine gift: neyther is it well knowne nor esteemed by him that neuer had tryall and proofe thereof. n. 31
  • Rome was sometimes triumphant, &c. n. 32
  • Italies vnhappinesse proceedeth from her owne Princes disvnion. n. 33
  • The blindnesse of Princes in tyran∣nizing ouer their people. n. 34
  • The more slowly, the more soundly God punisheth. n. 35.48
  • The Romaine religion is the principal cause of Italies miserie. n. 36
  • Vnder pretext of conscience infinite deceits and frauds. n. 37
  • Briefe aduertisements for a Traueller. n. 38
  • God created all things good, but through humane fragilitie and wicked∣nesse euery thing with time deelines and corrupts. n. 39
  • The difference betweene a good and a bad Prince. n. 40
  • To what end toles and customes were first inuented. n. 41
  • The crueltie of the Romaine Inquisi∣tion. n. 42
  • The worlds ignorance in discerning of truth, & this is onely a gift diuine. 43
  • Worldly blindnesse. n. 44
  • A shadow of the declination of the Romaine Church. n. 45
  • Tyrannie in all times hath had a per∣nicious end. n. 46
  • Though an ill counsellour be a lepro∣sie to a State, yet onely the Prince re∣ceiues the infamie thereof. n. 47
  • Want of exercise makes youth vaine, soft and effeminate. n. 49
  • An Allegoricall Italian horse. n. 50
  • The courtesie of an Hoste, compre∣hends nothing in it but a thousand de∣ceits and frauds. n. 51
  • ...

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  • How to be prouided of a chamber, &c. n. 52
  • The hollownesse of Hostes. n. 53
  • The knauery and villanie of Hackey-men. n. 54
  • A Traueller must be valiant and pati∣ent. n. 55
  • To looke out for a Barke, or passage-boate. n. 56
  • Diuers titles and names of wicked wo∣men. n. 57
  • The beauty of Genoa, and parting complements. n. 59
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