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The treatise of Master Ihon Della Casa, wherin vnder the person of an old vnlearned man, instructing a youthe of his, he hath talke of the maners and fashions, it behoues a man to vse or eschewe in his familiar conuersation: intituled Galateo, of fashions and maners.
FOr as muche as thou doste now enter the iourny, wher∣of I haue allredy ronne forth the better parte (as thou seest) I meane the transitorie waye of this mortall life: I haue de∣termined (such is the Loue I beare thee) to shewe all the daungerous straights thou must passe: For my experience maketh me feare, yt walking that way thou mayst easily eyther fall, or by some meanes or other go astray. To the ende thou maist once, taughte both by my instructions and experience, be able to keepe the right waye, aswell for the helthe of thy Soule, as the commendation and prayse of the Honourable and Noble house thou doest come of. And bycause thy tender Age, is vnfit (as yet) to receaue more principall and higher precepts, reseruing them for fytter time, I will beginn to discourse of such things as many men wyll deeme, perchaūce, but tri∣fles: