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Flovvers of Epigrammes

Ovt of sundrie the moste singular authours selected, as well auncient as late writers. Pleasant and profitable to the expert readers of quicke capacitie: By Timothe Kendall

Kendall, Timothy

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VV. Seymour gentleman of Grayes Inne: in commendation of the author.

George VVhetstones gentleman in the authors commendation.

E. G. To the reader.

Abraham Fleminge vpon T. K. his translated Epigrammes.

A. VV. gent. to the courteous reader, in commendation of these flowers.

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FLOWERS OF EPIGRAMS: out of sundrie the moste singuler authors selected.

Out of Pvlix an auncient Poet.

EPIGRAMMES OVT OF MARTIAL.

EX XENIIS, ET APOPHORETIS, MARTIALIS.

ANGELVS POLITIANVS.

CYNTHIVS IOANNES BAPTISTA.

NICOLAVS BARTHOLOMAEVS LOCHIENSIS.

HIERONYMVS BALBVS.

ERASMVS IN HIS Chiliades.

ANTONIVS MVRETVS.

MICHAEL TARCHAMOTA MARVLLVS.

ANDREAS DACTIVS.

IOANNIS BAPTISTA PIGNA.

CÆLIVS RHODIGINVS.

GEORGIVS SABINVS.

IOANNES SECVNDVS.

SIMON VALLAMBERTVS Avalon.

OVT OF GREEK EPIGRAMMES.

THEODORVS BEZA Vezelivs.

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Of an Astrologer, That was a Cuckold.

Of Beuty. Dilemma.

Against Wiuyng.

Againe of wiues.

Of a Picture liuely described.

Of a Niggard departing this life.

The difference betwene a King and a Tyrant.

A Tyrant in slepe, naught differeth from a common person.

Of a good Prince and an euill.

Of a Theef and a Lawier.

A ridiculous pranke of a Priest.

Of a waterspaniell.

A Cur by a crib, a couetous miser.

Of a Beggar, bearyng hym self for a Phisition.

Of a dishonest wife.

To one whose wife was naught at home.

To Sabinus: whose wife conceiued in his absence.

Of Fuscus a drunkerd.

Of a Kyng and a Clowne.

Of an vnlearned Bishop.

To one light minded.

A Iest of a Iackbragger.

Against a Parasite.

Against Chelonus.

Of Sleep. The sentence of Aristotle

Desire of Dominion.

Remedies, to take away a stinkyng breath occasioned by sundry meates.

IO. IOVIANVS PONTANVS.

GASPAR VRSINVS.

ANTONIVS GOVEANVS.

CLAVDIVS ROSELETTVS.

CLAVDIVS CLAVDIANVS.

IACOBVS ROGERIVS.

GEORGIVS BVCHANANUS SCOTVS.

OVT OF THE POEMES of M. Gvalter Haddon.

IHON PARKHVRST, late Bishop of NORWICH.

M. ROGER ASCHAM.

TRIFLES BY TIMOTHE KENDAL deuised and written (for the moste part) at sundrie tymes in his yong and tender age.

To his Cosen Ihon Kendall.

To his dere brother Ihon Sheppard gent. of Grayes Inne.

An Epitaphe vppon the death of the right wise and worthy Matron the Lady Alse Avenon.

An Epitaphe vppon the death of his deere Mother, Alse Kendall. Which died and lieth buried at Northaston.

An Epitaphe vpon the death of his deare father, William Kendall: which died (beyng cut of the stone) and lyes buried at Northaston in Oxford shire.

An Epitaph vpon the death of his deare aunt Ellen Kendall: which died, and lyes buried at Bloxam.

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Of a good Prince and an euill.

A good prince what? the dog that keepes
his flocke aye safe in reste,
And hunts the Wolfe awaie: an ill?
hym self the rauenyng beaste.