A miscellany of sundry essayes, paradoxes, and problematicall discourses, letters and characters; together with politicall deductions from the history of the Earl of Essex, executed under Queen Elizabeth. / By Francis Osborn Esquire.

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A miscellany of sundry essayes, paradoxes, and problematicall discourses, letters and characters; together with politicall deductions from the history of the Earl of Essex, executed under Queen Elizabeth. / By Francis Osborn Esquire.
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Osborne, Francis, 1593-1659.
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London, :: Printed by John Grismond,
1659.
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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1558-1603 -- Early works to 1800.
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A generall account of what is con∣tained in the Book ensuing.

THe Preface.
An Essay on such as condemn all they under∣stand not a reason for.
p. 1.
An Essay upon Prov. 8. chap. v. 30. Give me neither poverty nor riches:
p. 9.
A Contemplation of Adam's Fall.
p. 22.
Sundry Conjecturall Paradoxes concerning Rea∣son, Learning, &c.
p. 55.
A Character of Honour.
p. 119.
Valour and Cowardice.
p. 125.
A Letter writ to disswade Mr. — from a Duell.
p. 134.
A Letter to Mr. — in hope to disswade him from going a Colonel under Count Mansfield
p. 141.
A Letter to Mr. W. P. concerning dependences upon great men.
p. 153.
— Another to the same person.
p. 157.
A Copy of Verses to---who had translated Virgil into English.
p. 162.
A Letter perswading---to marry.
p. 163.
Verses upon sundry occasions.
p. 169.
A Letter to two S sters, the one black, the other faire
p. 171.

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With Verses.
p. 172.
p. 194.
p. 200.
A Letter to--- After the death of his Lady. An Epitaph on—
p. 173.
The Authours own Epitaph.
p. 175.
A Letter to disswade --- from marrying a rich, but ugly and deform'd—
p. 176.
With Verses to the same effect.
p. 180.
A Letter in reference to a Coy Lady.
p. 182.
The Petition.
p. 186.
A Character on a deboshed Souldier.
p. 187.
A Letter to Dr. C. H. Chap. to W. E. of Pem.
p. 191.
With Verses.
p. 172.
p. 194.
p. 200.
On a Cook.
p. 195.
A Character of an Host.
p. 197.
With Verses.
p. 172.
p. 194.
p. 200.
Deductions from the History of the Earl of Essex.
p. 201.
Essay on Court-factions.
p. 240.
Essay, that the condition of men in power is to be guided by their servants.
p. 253.
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