Churchyards challenge

Title

Churchyards challenge

Author

Churchyard, Thomas, 1520?-1604.

Publication

London :: Printed by Iohn Wolfe,

1593.

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Contents

• title page
• To the right honourable Sir Iohn VVolley Knight, Secretary for the Latin tung to the Queenes Maiestie, and one of her priuie Coun∣cell: Thomas Churchyard wisheth increase of ho∣nor, blessednes of life, and abundance of worldly felicitie, and heauenly happines.
• To the worthiest sorte of People, that gently can reade, and iustly can iudge.
• note
• Heere followes the seuerall matters contained in this booke.
• The bookes that I can call to memorie alreadie Printed: are these that followes.
• A new kinde of a Sonnet.
• THE EARLE OF MVRTONS Tragedie, once Regent of Scotland, and alwaies of great birth, great wisedome, great wealth, and verie great power and credite: yet Fortune enuying his e∣state and noblenes, brought him to lose his head on a Skaffold in Edenbrough the second of Iune. 1581.
• SIR SIMON BVRLEIS TRAGEDIE, who liued in the xi. yeare of Richarde the seconde. Looke Frozard the last part Fol. 108.
• THE MAN IS BVT his Minde.
  • TO THE RIGHT WORSHIP∣full my singular good friend, Sir Iohn Skidmoer, one of the Liefetenants of Haruordshire.
  • subpart
• part
  • TO THE RIGHT WORSHIP∣full si Edward Dimmocke Knight, & Champion by byrth to the Queenes Maiestie.
  • A Discourse of true Manhoode.
• part
  • TO THE RIGHT WORSHIP∣full my singular good friend, sir Michaell Blount Knight, Lieutenant of the Towre.
  • A VVARNING TO THE VVAN∣derers abroad, that seekes to sow dissention at home.
• THE HONOR OF A Souldier.
• part
  • TO THE RIGHT WORSHIP∣full, Sir Iohn Sauage Knight, one of the Lieute∣nants of Cheshire.
  • A Discourse of Gentlemen lying in London, that were better keepe house at home in their Countrey.
• A Discourse of an old Souldiour and a young.
  • To the right Worshipfull Sir Henry Kneuet Knight, one of the Lieutenants of Willshire.
  • poem
• A DISCOVRSE OF CALAMITY.
  • To the right VVorshipfull my singuler good friend Sir William Hatton knight.
  • A Discription or Discourse, that declareth how that by tasting of miseries, men are become happie: written for that souldiers alwayes beares the burthen of sorrow and suffers more calamitie then any other people.
• A Commendation to them that can make gold, shewing that many heretofore hath found out the Philosophers stone.
  • To the right VVorshipfull my vvorthie greate friend, Sir Iohn Russell knight, one of the Lieuetenants of Worcester Shire.
  • A Commendation to them that can make gold, shewing that many heretofore hath found out the Philosophers stone.
  • Mercurius Tres migistus king of the Egiptianes.
• Heere follovves the Tragedie of Shores VVife, much augmented with diuers newe aditions.
  • To the right honorable the Lady Mount Eagle and Compton, wife to the right honourable the Lord of Buckhursts son and heire.
  • Heere followes the Tragedie of Shores wife, much augmented with diuers new aditions.
• poem
  • A Story of an Eagle and a Lady, excellently set out in Du Bartas.
• part
  • TO THE HONOVRABLE MY LADIE Carie. Sir George Caries wife, one of the Ladies of the priuie chamber.
  • A TRAGICAL DISCOVRSE OF THE Haplesse mans life.
• A DREAME.
  • To the right worshipfull my good Lady the Lady Paulet, who was wife to the ho∣norable sir Hugh Paule Knight.
  • poem
• part
  • To the right honourable my Lady Puckering, wife to the most honorable the L. keeper of the great seale of England.
  • poem
• part
  • To the right worshipfull the Ladie Anderson, wife to the right honorable Lord chiefe Iustice of the common Pleas.
  • A few plaine verses of truth against the flaterie of time, made when the Queens Maiestie was last at Oxenford.
• part
  • To the right Worshipfull my Ladie Fortescue, wife to the right honourable Sir Iohn Fortescue Knight.
  • poem
• This is taken out of Belleau made of his own Mistresse.
• This is to be red fiue waies.
• part
  • TO THE RIGHT WORSHIP∣full, my Ladie Brocket, wife to Sir Iohn Brocket knight, one of the Lieutenants of Hart∣ford Shire.
  • A FAREVVELL VVHEN I VVENT to studie, written to the VVorld.
• A Tragicall Discourse of a dolorous Gentlewoman, de∣dicated to all those Ladyes that holdes good name precious.
• part
  • To the right Worshipfull my Ladie Wawllar, wife to the Souldioer-like Knight Sir VVater Wawllar.
  • A DOLLFVLL DISCOVRSE OF A great Lorde and a Ladie. Translated out of French into English.