The Marrovv of complements. Or, A most methodicall and accurate forme of instructions for all variety of love-letters, amorous discourses, and complementall entertainements. Fitted for the use of all sorts of persons from the noblemans palace to the artizans shop. With many delightfull songs, sonnetts, odes, dialogues, &c. Never before published.

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The Marrovv of complements. Or, A most methodicall and accurate forme of instructions for all variety of love-letters, amorous discourses, and complementall entertainements. Fitted for the use of all sorts of persons from the noblemans palace to the artizans shop. With many delightfull songs, sonnetts, odes, dialogues, &c. Never before published.

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London, :: Printed for Humphrey Moseley, and are to be sold at his shop at the Princes Armes in St. Pauls Church-yard.,

1655. [i.e. 1654]

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Contents

• title page
• To the (unbiassed) Reader.
• THE MARROW OF COMPLEMENT. Comprising the Sum and Substance of all Books of this nature hitherto divulged in a more methodicall, Concise and Accurate forme, then in any volume yet extant, and consisting Of Amorous Epistles, or Love-Letters. Complementall Entertainments. Facetious Dialogues. Presentations of Gifts. Instuctions for Wooers. Songs, and Sonnets. With other pleasant passages never before published.
  • TRACT. 1. Epistle 1.
  • A MADRIGALL.
  • ANOTHER.
  • A PARADOX. Proving that Children may, without scruple, marry without their Parents consent.
  • A Pleasant Dialogue maintained between a lustfull young man, and a chast-minded Maide, in the persons of ALERANE and MODESTA.
  • A Batchelour, or a Widdower having been long Suiter to a Maide or Widdow, and finding himselfe far distant from his hopes, thus (amo∣rously) informes her of the danger of deniall. EPIST. 2.
  • The lover having seene his Mistresse weare a bunch of Roses, may thus expresse his fancy by way of complementall asseveration.
  • A kind hearted Lasse, having surrendred all that shee could call hers to the will of her beloved, and now finding her selfe big about the belly sends this letter to hed paramour desiring the consummation of his promise. EPIST. 3.
  • CUPID, A DANGEROVS INMATE.
  • SONG. 1.
  • The Passions of Love, or a Description of of the severall waies of wooing, according to the various humors and inclinations of Men.
    • The first Passion.
    • The Second Passion.
    • The third Passion.
    • The Fourth Passion.
    • The fift Passion.
    • The sixt Passion.
    • The seventh Passion.
    • The eight Passion.
    • The ninth Passion.
    • The tenth Passion.
  • A Maide or Widdow having long beene in league with one that (seemingly) was her faithfull friend, and now finding him inconstant, and affianced to another, may thus take notice of his perfidiousnesse. EPIST. 4.
  • CASVALL COMPLEMENTS. A Gentleman meeting (in a company) at Tavern, or elsewhere, with three Gentlewomen, whom he is disposed to court, may thus complement with them one after another, in a different Dialect.
    • With the first thus.
    • To the second thus.
    • To the third thus.
  • AN ODE.
  • The praise of a Mistresse.
  • A complementall Letter to some brave and noble Lady, a Gentleman being desirous to ex∣presse the height of Fancy. EPIST. 5.
  • A Country Courtship.
  • EPIST. 6. The lover having received a full and finall deniall from his Mistresse, and yet she after∣wards altering her mind, and proffering him what before he could not attain, and he resolving to loath what he before lov'd, may return her this answer.
  • The way to chuse a Mistresse
  • A Woman refusing to shew her Face.
  • TRACT 2. EPIST 7. The Lover having adopted himselfe Ser∣vant to a beautie that would make him be∣lieve she bath vowed Chastitie, may thus in∣forme her by Letter.
  • The Lover being absent from his Mtstresse, in a farre distant Country (ha∣ving already made himselfe sure by contract) and hearing from his affected one (by Letter) that in his absence, her Parents and friends indeavoured to frustrate his desires (she notwithstanding assuring him of her owne firm fixed constancy) may return her this answer.
  • A Song in Dialogue between a Lover and his Mistresse.
  • A Complemental onset, this being the first time the woer solicits his Mistresse.
  • The Coy Ladies choyce, or how to chuse a Husband.
  • A Song in parts, by Endimion and Julietta.
  • The Author inserts not this example as an encouragement to any man to solicit anothers wife, but for varietie, and to delight the Reader, gives this sportive (supposed) Inter-locution in a Dialogue between CLODIVS and MESSALINA.
  • DIALOGVE. 2. A Conceited Complementall Inter-locution, sup∣posed between FLORIO and FLORINDA. The Mayd or Widdow being desirous to flout and render her Inamorato ridiculous.
  • EPIST. 8. The Lover pithily perswading his Mistresse to relin∣quish her virgin resolves.
  • AN INVOCATION OF CVPID. The Lover desiring the assistance of his Deity for the attaining his Mistresse favour.
  • DIALOGVE. 3. (The Lover being not more taken with his Mi∣stresse parts, then she with his perfections.) A Dialogue (Supposed) betwen Ferdinando and Euphemia.
  • LOVES DOCTOR, Prescribing infallible remedies for those that are Love-sick.
    • If taken with her Hair.
    • If wounded by her eyes.
    • If enamored on the Roses in her Cheeks.
    • If taken with her voice.
    • If her breath seem Aromatick.
    • If her body seem excellently compss'd.
  • The praise of the Country life. An ODE.
  • EPIST. 9. A Gentlewoman being (justly) enraged that a (quondam) Favorite of hers [whom she once ad∣mitted to rifle every treasure she was Mistresse of] should prove such a Seive, as to boast how often he hath billeted in her quarters, may thus by (Letter) make him know that she is sensible how basely he betraies himselfe and her.
  • VENVS NAKED. Instructions for an Amourist, who desires to praise his Mistresse perfections from head to foot, or to particularize With Her haire With Her brow With Her visage With Her chin With Her lips With Her eyes With Her Eye-browes With Her mouth With Her teeth With Her cheekes With Her eares With Her neck With Her brests With Her shoulders With Her armes With Her bellie, &c.
  • SONG. 2.
  • The Lover finding himself abus'd by her who promis'd him Marriage (she deserting him and electing another) may thus vent himselfe.
  • The praise of an exact Beautie.
  • The OBLIGATION. A Lover binding himselfe to performe an — imposed by his Mistresse.
  • A SONG.
  • A Gentleman having attained the happinesse to have the possession of his Mistresse person in his Chamber (she though greatly affecting him, yet desiring to be thought exquisitely chast) may thus expresse himselfe in a Dialogue between Arnaldo and Olivia.
  • A CONCEITED CATCH.
• THE RURALL ACADEMY, OR Instructions for (and the manner of) the Uulgar, inter∣mingled with other more Fa∣cetious fancies. viz. Such as Tom Tickle-foot. Lawrence Clod. Peter Puppie. Meg of the Milke paile. Francis of the Apple-loft. Doll of the Darie, and such like.
  • AN AMOROVS DIALOGVE, Managed betweene John Medlay a Tyler. and Jone Simper-Sudds a Farmers Daughter.
  • A SONG. (At a Wedding.)
  • A POSSET.
  • A Country Courtship, in a Dialogue, be∣tween Laurence Clod and Meg of the Milke-Paile.
  • A SONG. Between two Lovers Sung in two parts.
  • A COMPLEMENTALL CONTESTATION. The Lover being unwilling to part with a late received token, which his Mistresse (seemingly) is very earnest to recover, which occasioneth a sublime dispute.
  • A Letter to a Mistresse, occasioned by a Dreame, (or at least if the Lover please to affirme so.)
  • AN EPISTLE. (But not to be used till the late Act bee of no force.)
  • A Country Woman schooling her Sonne For not prosecuting his Love, Ad Rem.
  • Two Gentlemen willing to paint forth some Letcherous old Crone. A Dialogue between Olyndro and Gioto.
  • The Consecration of a new Built Fabrick.
  • AN ODE. In the praise of (the inward Endowments) some much meriting Mistrisse.
  • A SONG. On a Lady sleeping.
  • SONG 2. On the same occasion.
  • A LOVE-LETTER. The Lover relating a discourse betwixt him∣selfe and Cupid, in reference to his Mistresse.
  • A Lovers Contemplation.
  • COUNCEL.
  • A Platonick Inter-locution (supposed) between Parismus and Placentia.
  • Hunting (alluding to love) the Noblest Exercise. A SONG.
  • SONG. Sung by a Company of Cup-shaken Corybants.
  • A BLESSING BESTOWED VPON THE BANTLING OF A BROWNIST.
  • The presentation of a Sylke Hood.
  • A SONG.
  • A Complement all Rhapsody, Meriting pre∣sentation to any Noble Mistresse, the Lover desirous to illustrate the Beatitude of the (feigned) Elyzium.
  • A Sportive Complementall Interlocution (The Adolescent being willing for ever to frustrate her hopes whom he hath (seemingly) as∣sented to Marry) A Dialogue supposed betweene JVƲENILLIO and THAIS.
  • TRACT. 3. EPIST. 10. The Lover finding that his Mistresses affections are solely his, and that the obstinacy of her parents alone obstructs the fruition of his joyes, may thus Epistolize.
  • SONG 3.
  • EPIST. 11. One friend (merily) certifies another of the causelesse jealousie of one of their acquain∣tance, containing the lively description of a jealous coxcomb.
  • SONG 4.
  • EPIST. 12. The Lover having gained the goodwill of his loved one, but finding some obstruction, for that his estate is not equall to hers (the occasion why her friends endeavoured to break the match) may send this letter to his Mistresse.
  • SONG 5.
  • EPIST 12. A Maid or Widow being forsaken by him, who once protested entire affection to her, may thus divulge her grief by Letter.
  • A mayd or widow being forsaken, may thus certifie her false friend by Letter.
  • A SONNET.
  • A Letter Pacificatorie, the Lover having rashly incurr'd his Mistresse displeasure, &c.
  • A Congratulation at a Marriage.
  • THE ELEGANT AMAZON, Fighting in the vindication of her selfe and her and whole sex, against the whole race of mankind, who tax them of inconstancy.
  • ANOTHER.
  • AN ODE.
  • DIALOGUE 4. The second onset that the lover gives to his Mistresse, a Dialogue (supposed) between Anaphill, and Artesia.
  • SIX MERRIE MAVNDERS: OR, THE (NEW) BEGGARS SONG.
    • The first.
    • The second.
    • The third.
    • The fourth.
    • The fifth.
    • The sixth.
    • CHORVS.
  • A sportive complementall Colloquie (for the solace of the reader, (supposed) between Didaco and Mamilla.
  • THE MARRIAGE. The Bride comming out of her Chamber.
  • The Bridegrooms first appearing.
  • The Nuptiall song at their returne from the Temple.
  • Their going to bed.
  • EPIST. 13. The Lover not having time or opportunity to advertise his Mistresse (in person) that on such a day, he (with some others) shall desire her company, &c. may thus certifie her.
  • SONG 6.
  • TRACT 4. EPIST. 14. A Maid (or Widow) being forsaken by him, who she once thought affected her dearly; and being resolved to sleight his neglect, may thus certifie him by letter.
  • A MADRIGALL.
  • A MISCELLANY OF SONGS, ODES &c.
    • SONG 1.
    • AN ODE.
    • SONG 2.
    • SONG 3.
    • ODE 2.
    • SONG 4.
    • SONG 5.
    • ODE 3.
    • SONG 6.
    • SONG 7.
    • ODE 3.
    • SONG 8.
  • EXAMPLES REFERRING TO EPISTOLARY EXORDIVMS For the beginnings of Letters of all sorts.
    • Example first.
    • Example 2. To the Honorable Lady, the Lady D. C.
    • Example the third. On the like occasion.
    • Example the fourth.
    • Example 5.
    • Example 6.
    • Example 7.
    • Example 8.
    • Example 9.
    • Example 10.
    • Example 11.
    • Example 12. AN ODE.
  • CONCLVSONS TO NOBLE MEN ORDINARY.
  • FOR LETTERS TO KNIGHTS OR GENTLEMEN.
  • PRESENTATIONS OF GIFTS.
    • 1. A Girdle presented.
    • 2. A Necklace of pearle presented.
    • 3. A Watch presented.
    • 4. Sweet powder (or any other Aromatick conceit) presented.
    • 5. Minerva's picture presented.
    • 5. A pair of gloves presented.
    • 6. A Diamond presented.
    • 7. A Ring presented.
  • THE PLATONICK LOVER. A SONG.
  • COMPLEMENTAL EXORDIVMS, for amorous Epistles.
  • CONCLVSIONS FOR LOVE-LETTERS.
  • SVPERSCRIPTIONS FOR LOVE LETTERS.
  • A Gentleman having the proffer of two handsome Sisters, in the presence of his Father, thus merrily courts them.
  • A rich Widow being over-reacht by a Gentle∣man somewhat decayed, after some falling out is thus accosted by him.
  • A Lady being encountered by three Suitors, two old, but rich, the third young and poor, thus speaks for her selfe.
  • A zealous brother being moved by the Spi∣rit, in a dark night perceives a Gentlewoman walking the streets, and makes towards her.
  • Jasperino, a merry fellow, at first fight thus boards the Joviall Diaphanta.
  • A Dialogue betwixt an old jealous Doctor, and his man.
  • A Gentleman to obtain the love of his Lady, faignes himselfe Mad, and thus courts her in his keepers absence.
  • A Gentleman being intreated by his friend to Court his Mistresse for him, thus In∣deavours to acquit himselfe of his Charge.
  • One who had marryed his owne whore by a mistake thus takes on.
  • A Gentleman having assumed the quality of a Servant, gets admittance into a mans house whose wife he loved.
  • A blunt Captain that cared not for women, be∣ing drunk, chang'd his mind, and thus saluts two Gentlewomen whom he formerly quarrell'd with.
  • A Gentlewoman having implyed her Man to find out one upon whom she had cast a favourable eye, thus examines him.
  • A Gentlewoman whose Maid had betraid some of her Loves secrets, thus chides her.
  • A merry cross wooing between a Gentleman, and his Lady.
  • A Gentleman for his Lord, thus courts a La∣dy who falls in Love with him.
  • A Gentleman meeting his Lady in the Streets in a good mind, is thus perswaded by her to Church, and Marryes her.
  • A Gentleman meeting a Lady veil'd thus salutes her.
  • One having gained entrance into a Gentle∣womans house, thus Courts her.
  • A SONG. By one whose Wife was too hard for him.
  • A SONG.
  • A SONG.
  • A SONG.
  • A NVPTIALL SONG.
  • A SONG.
  • A SONG.
  • A SONG
  • A SONG.
  • A SONG.
  • A SONG.
  • A MAYDENS SONG For her Dead Lover.
  • A SONG.
  • THE FAYRIES SONG.
  • A SONG.
  • A SONNET.
  • ANOTHER.
  • A SONG.
  • A CLOWN'S SONG.
  • A SONG.
  • A BRIDALL SONG.
  • A SONG AGAINST LOVE.
  • A SONG.
  • A SONG.
  • A SONNET.
  • A SONG Upon Cupid.
  • A SONG. Upon the Willow-Tree.
  • A SONG TO VENVS.
  • A SONG.
  • A SONG VPON LOVE.
  • A SONG TO THE ROSE.
  • A SONG.
  • A SONG.
  • A SONG.
  • A SONG.
  • A SONG.
  • A SONG.
  • A SONG.
  • A SONNET.
  • A SONG.
  • A SONG.
  • A SONG.
  • A SONG.
  • A SONG.
  • A SONG. HERO and LEANDER.
  • A SONG.
  • THE ANSWER.
  • A SONG.
  • A SONG.
  • A SONG. In praise of Tobacco.
  • Meditations on Tobacco.
  • A SONG.
  • LOVE-LETTER.
  • ANOTHER.
  • ANOTHER.
  • ANSWER.
  • ANOTHER.
  • ANOTHER.
  • REPLY.
  • ANOTHER.
  • ANOTHER.
• AN ALPHABETICALL Explanation of some Aenigmaticall Words (seeming so to those that are Illiterate.) For the use of those who are affected to Discourse Eloquently, and write Eloquently. Never before published.
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• to the reader
• In the meane time the errors of the Presse, thus correct in the pages following,