Nevves from Pernassus The politicall touchstone, taken from Mount Pernassus: whereon the governments of the greatest monarchies of the world are touched.

Title

Nevves from Pernassus The politicall touchstone, taken from Mount Pernassus: whereon the governments of the greatest monarchies of the world are touched.

Author

Scott, Thomas, 1580?-1626.

Publication

Printed at Helicon [i.e. Holland :: S.n.],

1622.

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Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Spain -- Early works to 1800.

Spain -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• THE PREFACE.
• THE CONTENTS.
• CHAP. 1. The Spanish Monarchy arrives at Pernassus: beseecheth Apollo she may be cured of an Yssue in her arme, and by the Politicall Physicians is dismissed.
• CHAP. 2. The Monarchy of Spaine lamenteth, for that her Falshoods are discouered.
• CHAP. 3. Maximilian the Emperour is advertised of the Troubles begun among his Sonnes.
• CHAP. 4. Philip the second King of Spaine, after some contestation about his Title, entreth with great pompe into Pernassus.
• CHAP. 5. Most of the Princes, Common-vveales, and States of Europe, are weighed in a payre of Scales by Lorenzo Medici.
• CHAP. 6. The Spanish Monarchy goeth to the Oracle at Delphos, for to know whether ever she shall attayne to the Monarchy of the world, and receiveth a con∣trary answere.
• CHAP. 7. Almansor, sometime King of the Moores, encountring with the Kingdome of Naples, they relate one to another the miseries they sustayne by the oppression of the Spanyards.
• CHAP. 8. Sigismund Battor learneth the Latin tongue.
• CHAP. 9. The Cardinall of Toledoes Summa is not admitted into the Library of Pernassus.
• CHAP. 10. The French desire the Receipt of the Spanish Sent for Gloues.
• CHAP. 11. The Monarchy of Spayne throvveth her Phisitian out of the window.
• CHAP. 12. Most of the States of the World are censured in Pernassus for their errors.
• CHAP. 11. The Duke of Guise his Secretary is punished for speaking amisse.
• CHAP. 14. Certaine Persons for example vnto others, are shewed vnto the People
• CHAP. 15. The Monarchy of Spayne inviteth the Cardinall of Toledo to be her Theologian, which he refuseth, and why.
• CHAP. 16. The Spaniards attempt the acqui∣sition of Savoy, but doe not pre∣vaile.
• CHAP. 17. The Duke d'Alva beeing arrived at Pernassus, in complementing with Prospero Colonna, they fall foule about de∣frauding the Colonesi of their Titles.
• The Poste of Pernassus to the Reader.