The cities aduocate in this case or question of honor and armes; whether apprentiship extinguisheth gentry? Containing a cleare refutation of the pernicious common errour affirming it, swallowed by Erasmus of Roterdam, Sir Thomas Smith in his common-weale, Sir Iohn Fern in his blazon, Raphe Broke Yorke Herald, and others. With the copies of transcripts of three letters which gaue occasion of this worke.

Title

The cities aduocate in this case or question of honor and armes; whether apprentiship extinguisheth gentry? Containing a cleare refutation of the pernicious common errour affirming it, swallowed by Erasmus of Roterdam, Sir Thomas Smith in his common-weale, Sir Iohn Fern in his blazon, Raphe Broke Yorke Herald, and others. With the copies of transcripts of three letters which gaue occasion of this worke.

Author

Bolton, Edmund, 1575?-1633?

Publication

London :: Printed [by Miles Flesher] for William Lee, at the signe of the Turkes Head next to the Miter and Phœnix in Fleet-street,

1629.

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Subject terms

Apprentices -- England -- Early works to 1800.

England -- Social conditions -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800.

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"The cities aduocate in this case or question of honor and armes; whether apprentiship extinguisheth gentry? Containing a cleare refutation of the pernicious common errour affirming it, swallowed by Erasmus of Roterdam, Sir Thomas Smith in his common-weale, Sir Iohn Fern in his blazon, Raphe Broke Yorke Herald, and others. With the copies of transcripts of three letters which gaue occasion of this worke." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A16306.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 16, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• Monsieur FLORENTIN de THIERRIAT, Escuyer, Seigneur de LOCHEPIERRE, LON∣OVET, SAINCT NAVOIR, RAON AV. BOYS, &c.
• dedication
• RIGHT HONORABLE:
• To the Gentlemen of ENGLAND in generall.
• To the happie Masters of Laudable Apprentises in LONDON.
• TO THE MODEST APPREN∣tises of LONDON, Schollars, and Disciples in Citie-Arts, during their seuen or more yeares Nouiceship.
• From Sir WILLIAM SEGAR Knight, GARTER, principall King of Armes of ENGLAND, a speciall Letter to the Author, concerning the pre∣sent worke.
• THE TRVE COPIES OF the Letters mentioned after the Booke.
  • The first letter, from the Citizen in the behalfe and cause of his eldest sonne, to a speciall friend, of whose loue, and learning he rested confident.
  • The true Copies of those two other Letters, whereof in the former there is mention.
    • The Fathers Letter.
    • The Apprentises Letter to his Father.
• THE CITIES ADVOCATE, In a question of Honor, and Armes.
  • table of contents
  • The First Part.
  • table of contents
  • The Second Part.
  • table of contents
  • The third Part.
  • table of contents
  • The fourth Part.
• approbation
• Errata.