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The Rocke of Regard

diuided into foure parts. The first, the Castle of delight: Wherein is reported, the wretched end of wanton and dissolute liuing. The second, the Garden of Vnthriftinesse: Wherein are many sweete flowers, (or rather fancies) of honest loue. The thirde, the Arbour of Vertue: Wherein slaunder is highly punished, and vertuous Ladies and Gentlewomen, worthily commended. The fourth, the Ortchard of Repentance: Wherein are discoursed, the miseries that followe dicing, the mischiefes of quareling, the fall of prodigalitie: and the souden ouerthrowe of foure notable cousners, with diuers other morall, natural, & tragical discourses: documents and admonitions being all the inuention, collection and translation of George Whetstons
Whetstone, George (1544?-1587?)
 
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Nicholas Bowyer in commendation of this Booke.
 
R. C. in praise of Whetstons and his Rocke of Regard.
 
Humfrey Turner in commendation of Whetston and his booke.
 
Abraham Fleming vppon G. Whetstons worke.
 
Iohn wytton in commendation of this woorke.
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The Castle of delight.
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THE GARDEN OF VNTHRIFTINESSE, wherein is reported the dolorous discourse of Dom Diego a Spaniard, together with his triumphe.
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The Arbour of Uertue. A VVORKE CONTEINING the chaste and honourable life, of a Bohemian Ladie, to the which is adioyned, the complaint of two Hungarian Barons, that wagerd the spoile of her Chastitie.
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The Ortchard of repentance: Wherein is reported, the miseries of dice, the mischiefes of quarelling, and the fall of prodigalitie.
 
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The honest minded mans aduentures, his largesse: and his farewell to the world. A worke discouering, the subtilties of all sortes of men.
 
G. W. opinion of trades (as touching gaine) written to his especiall friend, maister R. C.
 
R. C. answere to G. W. opinion of trades.
 
A briefe discourse, of the discommodities of quarelling written at the request of his especiall friend and kinseman, maister Robert Cudden of Grayes In.
 
The vnhappie man contemneth Fortune, and cleaueth to Hope, assured once to reach good hap by vertuous Industrie, in the despite of Fortune.
 
How great a follie the conceit of excellencie is.
 
Against ingratitude.
 
The euill fortune of a couetous person, and what profite ariseth by the death of a churle.
 
A briefe description of death.
 
An Epitaphe vppon the death of Henrie Cantrell of Lincolnes Inne Gent. by his friend R. C.
 
Howe great a vice it is either for the vertuous, or valiaunt man, to accompanie himselfe with men of base condition, when as (acknowledging his dutie) hee may aduenture into the companie of the best.
 
An Epitaphe on the death of the right worshipful maister Robert Wingfield, of Vpton in the countie of Northampton Esquier.
 
An Epitaphe on the death of the right worshipfull maister Iohn Ayleworth Esquier.
 
An Epitaphe in the order of an admonition, written on the death of his verie friend Iohn Note of Grayes Inne Gent. Vntimely flaine the 2. of Nouember 1575.
 
An Epitaphe on the death of his especiall friend, Thomas Cornelius Gent slaine in the Prince of Orenge his seruice in Holland.
 
VVhetstons inuectiue against Dice.
 
Fiftie apples of admonition, late growing on the tree of good gouernment: bestowed on his especiall friends and companions, the Gentlemen of Furniuals In.
 
A caueat to G. W. at his going into Fraunce, written by his friend R. C.
 
Whetstons Dreame.
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Inuentions of P. Plasmos touching his hap and hard fortune, vnto the which is annexed the sundrie cōplaintes; foure notable couseners, the instrumentes of his greatest troubles: which in the prime of their mischieuous enterprises, with soudaine death and vexation were straungelie visited. At the end of euery of the said inuentions, for the more plaine knowledge of them, is the reporters admonition in prose both pleasant and profitable.
 
P. Plasmos triumphe.
 
[I dreaming once (me thought) dame beautie bad me craue]
 
[Fowle fall thee false suspect, so thriue thou ielous thought]
 
P. Plasmos in praise of his Purse.
 
P. Plasmos complaint of want.
 
P. Plasmos to his mishap.
 
[Why do I liue (quoth he) to see this lothsome sight]
 
P. Plasmos description of couseners.
 
P. P. Inuectiue against his toung.
 
[In gayle of griefe in closde, of worldly friendes forlorne]
 
[To thee (O Lord) with hart and voice I sing]
 
P. Plasmos farewell to wanton pleasures.
 
P. Plasmos recantation.
 
P. Plasmos farewell to folly.
 
The complaint of one Lyros a notable Cousener, supposed at the houre of his death.
 
Frenos complaint.
 
Caphos complaint.
 
Pimos complaint at the houre of his death.
 
The reporters conclusion, as touching the report of Paulus Plasmos aduentures, and Lyros, Frenos, Caphos, and Pimos falles.
 
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TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFULL, Syr Thomas Cicill knight, GEORGE WHETSTONS wisheth aduauncement to honor, according to his worthinesse.
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