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The boke named the Gouernour, deuysed by syr Thomas Elyot knight

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Title: The boke named the Gouernour, deuysed by syr Thomas Elyot knight
Author: Elyot, Thomas, Sir, 1490?-1546.
Publication: [[London] :: Thomas Berthelet regius impressor excudebat. Cum priuilegio,; Anno. 1537. mense Iulij]
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Subject terms: Kings and rulers -- Duties -- Early works to 1800.; Education of princes -- Early works to 1800.
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¶ The Chapyters conteyned in the fyrste boke.

THe signification of a publyke weale, and why it is called in latine Respu∣blica. Cap. 1. fol. 1.
That one souerayne gouernour ought to be in a publike weale, & what damage hath happened by lackyng one soueraygne go∣uernour. Cap. ii. fo. 6.
That in a publyque weale oughte to be inferiour gouernours calledde magistra∣tes. cap. 3. fol. 13.
The education or forme of bringing vp the childe of a gentyll man, whiche is to haue auctoritie in the publike weale. ca. 4. fo. 15.
The order of lernynge before the chylde cometh to thage of .vii. yeres. cap. v. fo. 17.
Whan a tutour shuld be prouided, and what

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shall app ertayne to his office. Ca. vi. fo. 19.
In what wyse musike maye be vnto a noble man necessary. cap. 7. fol. 20.
That it is commendable in a gentyl manne to paynte or carue exactely, yf nature doo therto induce him. Cap. 8. fo. 23.
What exacte diligence shulde be in chosing of maysters. Cap. ix. fo. 26.
what order shulde be in lernyng, & whiche autours shulde be first radde. Ca. x. fo. 28.
The mooste necessarie studies succedynge the lesson of Poetes. cap. xi. fo. 33.
why gentylmenne in this presente tyme be nat equall in doctrine to the auncient noble menne. Cap. xii. fol. 40.
The seconde and thyrde decaye of ler∣nynge. Cap. xiii. fo. 43.
How the studentes in the lawes of this re¦alme maye take excellent cōmoditie by the lessons of sondry doctrines. ca. xiiii. fo. 50.
The causes why in Englande be fewe per∣fecte schole maisters. Ca. xv. fo. 56.
Of sondry fourmes of exercyse necessarie for a gentylman. Cap. xvi. fol. 57.
Exercises wherof cometh both recreation and profyte. Cap. xvii. fo. 59.
The auncient huntyng of grekes Romay∣nes and Persians. cap. xviii. fo. 62.
That all daunsynge is nat to be reproued. Cap. xix. fol. 67.
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The fyrst begynnyng of daunsyng, and the olde estimation thereof. Ca. xx. fo. 69.
wherfore in the good order of daunsynge a man and a womanne doo daunse togither. Cap. xxi. fo. 77.
Howe daunsynge maye be an introduction into the fyrste moralle vertue called Pru∣dence. cap. xxii. fo. 79.
Of prouidence & industrie. cap. xxiii. fo. 81.
Of circumspection. ca. xxiiii. fol. 83.
Of election, experience, and modestye. cap. 25. 86.
Of other exercyses, whyche moderate∣lye vsed, be to euery astate of manne expe∣diente. ca. xxvi. fol. 88.
That shotyng in a longe bowe is principall of all other exercises. cap. xxvii. fo. 91.

¶ The chapiters conteyned in the seconde boke.

VVhat thynge he that is elected to be a gouernor of a publike weale ought to premeditate. cap. pri. fo. 94.
what maiestie is. ca. ii. fo. 96.
Of apparaile belongynge to a gouernour or great counsaylour. ca. iii. fo. 101.
what very nobilitie is. cap. iiii. fo. 103.
Of affabilitie & the vtilite therof. ca. v. 106.
How noble a vertue placabilite is. ca. vi. 111.
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That a gouernour ought to be mercyfulle, and the dyuersytie betwene mercye and vayne pitie. cap. vii. fo. 116.
The three principalle partes of Humani∣tie. cap. viii. fol. 121.
Of what excellēce beneuolēce is. ca. ix. 122.
Of beneficence & liberalitie. cap. x. fo. 130.
The true definition of amitie, and betwene what persons it hapneth. cap. xi. fo. 132.
The wonderfull historie of Titus and Gi∣syppus, wherein is the ymage of perfecte amitie. cap. xii. fol. 136.
The diuisyon of Ingratitude and the dys∣prayse therof. cap. xiii. fo. 152.
The election of frendes, and the diuersitie of flatterers. cap. xiiii. fo. 154.

¶ The chapiters conteyned in the thyrde boke.

OF the moste excellent vertue named Iustyce. capi. i. fol. 158.
The fyrste parte of Iustyce distry∣butyfe. cap. ii. fo. 159.
The thre notable councelles of Reasone, societie, and knowledge. cap. iii. fo. 163.
Of Fraude and Deccite, whiche be agayn Iustice. Cap. iiii fol. 167.
That Iustyce oughte to be betwene enne∣myes. cap. v. fol. 170.
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Of fayth called in latin Fides. ca. vi. fo. 171
Of promyse and couenaunte, and of what importaunce othes were in olde tyme. Capitul. vii. fol. 178.
Of the noble vertue Fortytude, and the two extremities therof audacitie and time∣rosytie. Cap. viii. fol. 181.
In what actes fortitude is. Cap. ix. fo. 184.
Of peynefulnesse a companyon of Forti∣tude. Cap. x. fo. 185.
Of the fayre vertue pacience, and the true defynition therof. Cap. xi. fol. 188.
Of pacience in susteynynge wronges and rebukes. Cap. xii. fo. 189.
Of repulse or hynderaunce of promotion. Capi. xiii. fol. 190.
Of magnanimitie, whiche maye be named valiaunt courage. Cap. xiiii. fo. 193.
Of obstinacie, a familyar vice folowynge magnanimitie. Cap. xv. fo. 196.
Of a perillo{us} vice called ābition. xvi. fo. eo.
The trewe signifycation of abstinence and contynence. Cap. xvii. fol. 199.
Examples of Contynence gyuen by noble menne Cap. xviii. fol. 202.
Of cōstance called also stabilite. C. xix. 204
The trewe sygnification of Temperaunce Cap. xx. fol. 207.
Of moderation a spyce of Temperaunce. Cap. xxi. fol. 208.
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Of Moderation in diete called sobrietie. Ca. xxii. fo. 211.
Of sapience & the definitiō therof .xxiii. 215.
The trewe sygnification of vnderstādyng. Cap. xxiiii. fol. 222.
Of experience precedynge our tyme with a defence of hystories. Ca. xxv. fo. 226.
The experience necessarie for the persone of euery gouernour. Cap. xxv. fo. 230.
Of detraction & the image therof made by Apelles the noble paynter. Ca. xxvi. 233.
Of consultation & Counsayle, and in what forme they ought to be vsed. ca. xxvii. 235.
The principal considerations to be in eue∣ry consultation. Cap. xxviii. fo. 237.
The second consideration with the cōclu∣syon of this warke. Cap. xix. fol. 239.

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