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Wits fittes and fancies Fronted and entermedled with presidentes of honour and wisdome. Also: Loves Ovvl. An idle conceited dialogue betwene loue, and an olde man. Recta securus. A. C.

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Title: Wits fittes and fancies Fronted and entermedled with presidentes of honour and wisdome. Also: Loves Ovvl. An idle conceited dialogue betwene loue, and an olde man. Recta securus. A. C.
Author: Copley, Anthony, 1567-1607?
Publication: Imprinted at London :: By Richard Iohnes, at the sign of the rose and crowne nexxt aboue S. Andrews Church in Holborne,; 1595.
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Subject terms: Wit and humor -- Early works to 1800.
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A Table of all the Chapters of this Booke.

The 1. Part.

OF Kings and princes.: pag. 7
Of Noblemē & Ambassadors.: pag. 12
Of Gentlemen.: pag. 23
Of Gallants and vpstarts.: pag. 29
Of Coronels and Captaines.: pag. 3••
Of Souldiours.: pag. 35
Of Challenges & Combats.: pag. 38
Of Trauellers by land and sea.: pag. 40
Of Polititians.: pag. 45
Of Sute and Suters.: pag. 46
Of Game and Gamesters.: pag. 47

The 2. Part.

Of Popes and Prelates.: pag. 50
Of Priests and Friers.: pag. 58
Of Doctors and Schollers.: pag. 64
Of Poets and Musitions.: pag. 66
Of Physicke & Physitions.: pag. 71
Of Iustices, Lawyers, & Scriueners.: pag. 74

The 3. Part.

Of Loue and Louers.: pag. 79
Of Husbands & wiuing.: pag. 83
Of Women.: pag. 87
Of Cuckolds.: pag. 94
Of Bastards.: pag. 96
Of Table-matter.: pag. 97
Of Visitation.: pag. 102

The 4. Part.

Of Nations and Cities.: pag. 105
Of Religions.: pag. 107
Of Attires.: pag. 111
Of Officers.: pag. 113
Of Guest and Entertainment.: pag. 117
Of Marchants and Misers.: pag. 120
Of Artizans and Prentises.: pag. 126

The 5. part.

Of Iesters.: pag. 130
Of Seruing-men and pages.: pag. 133
Of Biscaines and Fooles.: pag. 139
Of Countrie-men & Clownes.: pag. 146
Of Fellons and Theeues.: pag. 156
Of Conie-catchers.: pag. 163
Of Beggers.: pag. 167

The 6 part.

Of Equiuocates in speech.: pag. 169
Of Extrauagant speech.: pag. 172
Of Euasions & excuses in speech.: pag. 174
Sence reuerst by idētity of speech.: pag. 177
Of Improper speech.: pag. 178
Of Emblems, Poesies, & Endorc.: pag. 179
Of Similies.: pag. 182
Of Monumentes.: pag. 183

The 7. part.

Of Drunkards.: pag. 185
Of Noses.: pag. 187
Of Breath.: pag. 188
Of Face and Skarres.: pag. 188
Of Beard.: pag. 189
Of Blindnesse.: pag. 190
Of Talnesse. Mingled together: pag. 191
Of Littlenesse. Mingled together: pag. 202
Of Fat and grosse.: pag. 192
Of Leannesse.: pag. 193
Of Crookednesse and Lamenesse.: pag. 194
Of Children.: pag. 195
Of Age.: pag. 197
Of Garrulitie.: pag. 199
Of Dreames.: pag. 199
Of Sicknesse.: pag. 200
Of Death.: pag. 203

FINIS.

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