The arte of rhetorique for the vse of all suche as are studious of eloquence, sette forth in English, by Thomas Wilson.

Title

The arte of rhetorique for the vse of all suche as are studious of eloquence, sette forth in English, by Thomas Wilson.

Author

Wilson, Thomas, 1525?-1581.

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[[London] :: Richardus Graftonus, typographus regius excudebat],

Anno Domini. M.D.LIII. [1553] Mense Ianuarij.

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Rhetoric -- Early works to 1800.

Oratory -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• GVALTERVS HAD∣DONVS D. IVRIS CIVILIS, ET OXO∣nienss Collegij Magdalenensis Praese.
• NICOLAI VDALLI IN OPERIS COM∣mendationem Tetrasticon.
• ROBERTI HILERMII IN RHETORICEM THO∣mae Vuilsoni, Epigramma.
• THOMAS VVILSONVS IN Anglicam Rhetoricen.
• To the right ho∣norable Lorde, Iohn Dudley, Lorde Lisle, Earle of Warwike, and maister of the horse to the kynges maiestie: your assured to commaund Thomas Wilson.
• ¶Eloquence first geuen by God, after loste by man, and laste repayred by God agayne.
• The arte of Rhetorique.
  • book - 1
    • part
      • what is Rhetorique.
      • ¶The matter whereupon an Oratour must speake.
      • ¶Of Questions.
      • ¶The ende of Rethorique.
      • ¶By what meanes Eloquence is attained.
      • ¶To what purpose this arte is set furthe.
      • ¶Fiue thynges to be conside∣red in an Oratour.
      • ¶There are .vii. partes in euery Oracion.
      • ¶Euery matter is conteined in one of these .iiii.
      • ¶Good hede to bee taken at the firste, vpon the handelyng of any matter in Iudgement.
      • ¶There are three kyndes of causes, or Ora∣cions, whiche serue for euery matter
      • ¶The kynde Demonstratiue, where∣in chiefly it is occupied.
      • ¶The places whereof, are these.
      • ¶An example of commendyng a noble personage.
      • ¶Of an Oracion demonstra∣tiue, for some deede doen.
      • ¶The places to confirme this cause, when any one is commended, are sixe in nomber.
      • ¶The circumstaunces in meter.
      • ¶An example of commendyng Kyng Dauid, for killyng greate Goliah, gathered and made by oseruacion of circumstaunces.
      • ¶Examinyng of the circumstaunces
      • ¶Of the Oracion demonstratiue, where thynges are sette furthe, and matters commended.
      • ¶Places to confirme thynges are .iiii.
      • ¶The places of Logique are these.
      • ¶An example in commendacion of Iustice, or true dealyug.
      • ¶An Oration deliberatiue.
      • ¶To aduise one, to study the lawes of Englande.
      • ¶Fortitude or manhode.
      • ¶Temperaunce.
      • ¶It is profitable.
      • ¶The lawe easie to many, and harde to some.
      • ¶An Epistle to perswade a young ientleman to Mariage, deuised by Erasmus in the behalfe of his frende.
      • ¶Of Exhortation.
      • ¶Of mouyng pitie, and stirryng men to shewe mercie.
      • ¶Of Commendyng.
      • ¶Of Comfortyng.
      • ¶An example of comforte.
      • ¶Of an Oration iudicial.
      • ¶Oration Iudicial what it is.
      • ¶Of the foundacion, or rather principall paincte in euery de∣bated matter, called of the Rheoricians the State, or constitucion of the Cause.
      • ¶A State, or constitution what it is in matters of Iudgement.
      • ¶The diuision of States, or issues.
      • The Oration coniectural, what it is.
      • ☞ Places of confirmation, to proue thinges by coniecture.
      • Places of Confirmation to proue whether he had power to do suche a dede, or no.
      • An example of an Oration Iudiciall, to proue by Con∣tectures the knowledge of a notable and mooste hay∣nous offence, committed by a Souldiour
      • The interpretation of a lawe, otherwise called the State legall.
      • Definition what it is.
      • Contrarye lawes.
      • Foure lessons to be obserued, where contrarye lawes are called in question.
      • ¶Ambiguitee.
      • ¶Probacion by thynges like.
      • ¶Chalengyng, or refusyng.
      • ¶The Oracion of right or wrong, called otherwise the state Iuridiciall.
      • ¶The diuision.
      • ¶Places of confirmacion for the first kynd, are seuen.
      • ¶Places of confirmacion for the seconde kynde, are foure.
      • ¶Confession of the faulte, vsed twoo maner of waies.
  • ¶The seconde Booke.
    • part
      • ¶An enteraunce, two waies diuided.
      • ¶Of Narration.
      • ¶Of Diuision.
      • ¶Of Proposicions.
      • ¶Of confirmacion in matters of iudgement.
      • ¶Of conclusion.
      • ¶Of the figure amplificacio.
      • vhat is amplification.
      • The deuision of Amplification.
      • ¶Of mouyng affections.
      • ¶Of mouyng pitee.
      • ¶Of deityng the hearers, and stirryng them to laughter.
      • ¶The diuision of pleasaut behauiour.
      • Pleasaunte sporte made by rehearsynge of whole matter
      • Sporte moued by tellinge olde tales.
    • ¶Of disposicion and apte orde¦ryng of thynges.
      • Disposicon what it is.
      • ¶Diuidyng of Disposicion.
  • ¶The third boke.
    • part
      • ¶Of apte chusyng and framyng of wordes and sentences together, called Elocucion.
      • ¶Foure partes belongyng to Elocucion.
      • ¶Aptenesse what it is.
      • ¶Of Composicion.
      • Of Exornation.
      • Vvhat a fygure is?
      • The diuision of Fygures.
      • Of the fyrste vse of Tropes.
      • A Trope.
      • Vvhat is a Metaphore.
      • The diueritye of translations.
      • From the creature wythout reason, to that whyche hathe reason.
      • From the lyuynge to that whyche hath no lyfe.
      • Intellection.
      • ¶Abusion.
      • ¶Transmutacion of a worde.
      • ¶Transumption.
      • ¶Chaunge of name.
      • ¶Circumlocution.
      • ¶Vvhat is an Allegorie.
      • ¶Of Schemes, called otherwyse sentences of a worde and sentence.
      • ¶The diuision of Schemes.
      • ¶Figures of a worde.
      • ¶Of coloures and ornamentes to commende and sette forth an Oration.
      • ¶Restyng vpon a poyncte.
      • ¶An euident, or plaine settyng forthe of a thyng as though it were presently doen.
      • ¶A stop, or half tellyng of a tale.
      • ¶A close vnderstandyng.
      • ¶Shorte sencences.
      • ¶Abatyng, or lessenyng of a thyng.
      • ¶Vvittie iestyng.
      • ¶Digression, or swaruyng from the matter.
      • ¶Proposicion.
      • ¶An ouer passage to another matter.
      • ¶Of commyng again to the matter.
      • ¶Iteratyug and repeatyng thynges said before.
      • ¶The conclusion, or appyng vp of matter.
      • ¶Mountyng aboue the truthe.
      • ☞Askyng other, and answeryng our self.
      • ☞Snappishe askyng.
      • ☞Dissemblyng or close iestyng.
      • ¶Doubtfulnesse.
      • ¶Distribucion.
      • ¶Correccion.
      • ¶Reieccion.
      • ☞A Buttresse.
      • ☞A familiar talke, or communicacion vsed.
      • ☞Descripcion of a mannes nature, or maners.
      • ☞Error.
      • ☞Mirthe makyng.
      • ¶Anticipacion, or Preuencion.
      • ¶A Similitude.
      • ☞Example.
      • Of enlargynge examples by copye.
      • ¶Of Fables.
      • ¶Digestion.
      • ¶A whisht, or a warnyng to speake no more.
      • ¶Contrarietie.
      • ¶Frenesse of speache.
      • ¶Stomake grief.
      • ¶Of figures in sentencies, called Schemes.
      • ¶Doublettes.
      • ¶Alteryng parte of a worde.
      • ¶Repetition.
      • ☞Conuersion.
      • ¶Comprehension.
      • ¶Progression.
      • ¶Lyke endyng, and lyke fallyng.
      • ¶Egual members.
      • ¶Like emong themselfes.
      • ¶Gradacion.
      • ¶Regression.
      • ¶wordes loose.
      • ¶Out criyng.
      • ¶Oft vsyng of one worde in diuerse places.
      • ¶A cause geuen to a sentence vttered.
      • ¶A cause geuen to thynges contrary.
      • ¶Sufferaunce.
      • ¶A doubtyng.
      • ☞Reckenyng.
      • ¶Reasonyng a matter with our selfes.
      • ¶Resemblyng of thynges.
      • ¶Answeryng to our self.
      • ☞Order.
      • ☞Brief describyng, or circumscripcion.
      • ¶Of memorie.
      • ☞what is memorie.
      • ¶The place of memorie.
      • ¶The diuision of memorie.
      • The firste founder of the arte of Remembraune.
      • Vvhat thinges are requisite to get the Arte of Memorie.
    • Of Pronunciation.
      • ¶The partes of Pronunciation.
      • ¶Vvat is gesture.
• ¶Faultes escaped in thenprintyng.
• ¶A Table to fynde out suche matter as is conteined in this Booke, first by the Leafe, and nexte by the Page, or syde of the Leafe.
• colophon