The enimie of idlenesse teaching the maner and stile how to endite, compose and write all sorts of epistles and letters: as well by answer, as otherwise. Deuided into foure bokes, no lesse plesaunt than profitable. Set forth in English by William Fulwood marchant, &c. The contentes hereof appere in the table at the latter ende of the booke.

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The enimie of idlenesse teaching the maner and stile how to endite, compose and write all sorts of epistles and letters: as well by answer, as otherwise. Deuided into foure bokes, no lesse plesaunt than profitable. Set forth in English by William Fulwood marchant, &c. The contentes hereof appere in the table at the latter ende of the booke.
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Imprinted at London :: By Henry Bynneman, for Leonard Maylard,
Anno 1568.
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Letter writing -- Early works to 1800.
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"The enimie of idlenesse teaching the maner and stile how to endite, compose and write all sorts of epistles and letters: as well by answer, as otherwise. Deuided into foure bokes, no lesse plesaunt than profitable. Set forth in English by William Fulwood marchant, &c. The contentes hereof appere in the table at the latter ende of the booke." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A68079.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 24, 2025.

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Example of an Epistle of Doctrine.

THe Epistle of Doctrine may be certaine, or doutfull in his sub∣stance: certayne when we render a cause, reason, aucthoritie, or opi∣nion of that which we write: doutfull, when we leaue the mat∣ter in suspense or not fully conde∣sended vpon, as if we shold write thus: You haue written vnto me to

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certifie you whether that sorcerers do vse to ryde vpon a Byzom, and practise such other like trim trams. For answer: Seing that of many suche like matters there be diuers opinions, I leaue the case euen as it is: For in this matter & other of greater importance, wiser men than I do stand in dout, I will holde my peace, and make you none other answer.

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