Satyrical essayes characters and others. Or Accurate and quick descriptions, fitted to the life of their subiects. Iohn Stephens
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- Satyrical essayes characters and others. Or Accurate and quick descriptions, fitted to the life of their subiects. Iohn Stephens
- Author
- Stephens, John, fl. 1613-1615.
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- London :: Printed by Nicholas Okes, and are to be sold by Roger Barnes, at his shop in Saint Dunstanes Church-yard,
- 1615.
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- Characters and characteristics -- Early works to 1800.
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"Satyrical essayes characters and others. Or Accurate and quick descriptions, fitted to the life of their subiects. Iohn Stephens." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A12956.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 11, 2024.
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TO THE WOR∣THY AND WORSHIP∣full, my honored Friend, Mr. THOMAS TVRNER Esquire, &c.
SIR,
YOVR approbation of some parcels, hath enti∣tled you to all: and your alone worthinesse hath deserued all. If I entreate your Kindest iudgement, that is your Impar∣tiall, to suruey this; I shall but rather furnish out a briefe Epi∣stle, then instruct your know∣ledge: which is already (I dare say) resolued, that the impartiall censure is the best, if soundest: of which you are prouided well to censure this. And if I tell you that instructions likewise may
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be heere admitted; though such as may confirme and not prouoke your detestation of basenesse; imagine that I meane no other∣wise: Nay, if I tell you further, that some things heere included may modestly endure the name of knowledge; you shall but take the promise of my owne iudge∣ment to encourage yours in the pervsall, by way of hazarding my whole credite: and so absolue me from the thought of Arro∣gance. I wrong your patience and worth, by preparation of your way to reade and iudge. You are sufficient for me: and a∣ble to conceiue, that all becomes your owne, as I would be, being your
Truely Affectionate I.S.