The right rule of Christian chastitie profitable to bee read of all godly and vertuous youthes of both sexe, bee they gentlemen or gentlewomen, or of inferiour state, whatsoeuer. Collected and written by one studious to gratifie his freendes, and profit his kindred: first (priuately) for the instruction, forewarning and forearming of certayne younge gentlewomen his neare and deare cosins: and after published by the same, in hope to profit the Church & common wealth, according to his talent. The methode wherof is to bee seene immediatly after the preface to the reader.

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Title: The right rule of Christian chastitie profitable to bee read of all godly and vertuous youthes of both sexe, bee they gentlemen or gentlewomen, or of inferiour state, whatsoeuer. Collected and written by one studious to gratifie his freendes, and profit his kindred: first (priuately) for the instruction, forewarning and forearming of certayne younge gentlewomen his neare and deare cosins: and after published by the same, in hope to profit the Church & common wealth, according to his talent. The methode wherof is to bee seene immediatly after the preface to the reader.
Author: Hergest, William.
Publication: Imprinted at London :: By [W. How for] Richard Iohnes, and are to bee solde at his shop ouer against S. Sepulchers Church without Newgate,; [1580]
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Subject terms: Chastity -- Early works to 1800.
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Dronkennesse, the fourth vice or sinne for∣bidden by this commaundement.

DRonkennesse, [ 4] is a ••••me or offence agaynst the seuenth commaundement, wherby a man or a woman, doth as it were ouerwhelme Nature with too muche drinke, and by their distempe∣rance, do let or hinder the minde, so that it is neither apt to pray, nor for any other labour or godly exercise: and do empaire and hurt the health of the body. And they that vse this vine, are Dron••ar••es.