The first book of Tullies Offices translated grammatically, and also according to the propriety of our English tongue; for the more speedy and certain attaining of the singular learning contained in the same, to further to a pure Latin stile, and to expresse the mind more easily, both in English & Latine. Done chiefly for the good of schools; to be vsed according to the directions in the admonition to the reader, and more fully in Ludus lit. or Grammar-schoole

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The first book of Tullies Offices translated grammatically, and also according to the propriety of our English tongue; for the more speedy and certain attaining of the singular learning contained in the same, to further to a pure Latin stile, and to expresse the mind more easily, both in English & Latine. Done chiefly for the good of schools; to be vsed according to the directions in the admonition to the reader, and more fully in Ludus lit. or Grammar-schoole
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Cicero, Marcus Tullius.
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At London :: Printed by H. Lownes, for Thomas Man, dwelling in Pater-noster-rowe, at the signe of the Talbot,
1616.
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Conduct of life -- Early works to 1900.
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"The first book of Tullies Offices translated grammatically, and also according to the propriety of our English tongue; for the more speedy and certain attaining of the singular learning contained in the same, to further to a pure Latin stile, and to expresse the mind more easily, both in English & Latine. Done chiefly for the good of schools; to be vsed according to the directions in the admonition to the reader, and more fully in Ludus lit. or Grammar-schoole." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A18817.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 9, 2025.

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Page 16

Chap. 2.

* 1.1* I think it therfore meet, sith q 1.2 all my discourse shal bee q 1.3 of Duty, to * 1.4 define q 1.5 first what duty is: 2 which I * 1.6 maruell q 1.7 that Panetius preter∣mitted. 3 For eue∣rie q 1.8 treatise q 1.9 cō∣cerning any mat∣ter, which is * 1.10 vn∣dertaken q 1.11 accor∣ding to reason, ought to q 1.12 begin with a definition, that it may be vn∣derstood, what it is * 1.13 wherof it is q 1.14 discoursed.

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Chap. 2.

In this chapter T•…•…∣ly first declareth h•…•… purpose to began w•…•… the definition of D•…•…∣tie, as most meet; •…•…r the whole disputatie is to be of Duty.

2. Reproueth Pan•…•…∣tius for omitting it.

3. Teacheth that eu•…•…∣ry treatise ought to •…•…∣gin of a definition, •…•… the end that the who discourse may be b•…•…∣ter vnderstood.

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