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John heywoodes woorkes

A dialogue conteynyng the number of the effectuall prouerbes in the Englishe tongue, compact in a matter concernynge two maner of maryages. With one hundred of Epigrammes: and three hundred of Epigrammes upon three hundred prouerbes: and a fifth hundred of Epigrammes. Whereunto are now newly added a syxt hundred of Epigrams by the sayde John Heywood
Heywood, John (1497?-1580?)

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The Preface.
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[Of mine acquayntance a certaine yong man]
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The firste hundred of Epigrammes.
  
To the reader.
 1. 
An Epygramme on this booke of Epygrammes. 1.
 2. 
Of three sages. 2.
 3. 
Questions answered. 3.
 4. 
Of water, wine, and ale. 4.
 5. 
To muche or to little. 5.
 6. 
Of the senses. 6.
 7. 
Of talkyng. 7.
 8. 
Of heares and wyttes. 8.
 9. 
A dronkard. 9.
 10. 
The foxe and the mayde. 10.
 11. 
Of an yll gouernour called Jude. 11.
 12. 
Of geuyng an almes. 12.
 13. 
Of a surfet. 13.
 14. 
Repugnancie in apparance. 14.
 15. 
The ape and the asse. 15.
 16. 
A foole and a wise man. 16.
 17. 
Of syght. 17
 18. 
Feigned newes. 18.
 19. 
Two, arme in arme. 19.
 20. 
Of hearyng and speakyng. 20.
 21. 
Of wit, will, and wisdome. 21.
 22. 
The wrenne, and hir birdes. 22.
 23. 
The maister and the man. 23.
 24. 
Vpon penance. 24.
 25. 
Jacke and his father. 25.
 26. 
Of a daw. 26.
 27. 
Of shewyng the waie. 27.
 28. 
A quiet neighbour. 28.
 29. 
Of dogges and theeues. 29.
 30. 
A keper of the commaundementes. 30.
 31. 
Of a nose. 31.
 32. 
Lettyng of a ferme. 32.
 33. 
Age and youth. 33.
 34. 
A rose and a nettill. 34.
 35. 
Of the wyues and hir husbandes waste. 35.
 36. 
An olde wiues boone. 36.
 37. 
A talke of two conies. 37.
 38. 
A prisoner. 38.
 39. 
Two blinde men. 39.
 40. 
Debilitee of senses. 40.
 41. 
A foolishe husbande. 41.
 42. 
A wytty wyfe. 42.
 43. 
Handsom handlyng. 43.
 44. 
A saiyng of Patche my lord cardinals foole. 44.
 45. 
Certaine folies. 45.
 46. 
Of two studentes. 46.
 47. 
A merie woman. 47.
 48. 
A louse and a flea. 48.
 49. 
Of him that forgat his pater noster in latine. 49.
 50. 
Of him that could not learne his Pater noster in Englishe. 50.
 51. 
Of the fist and the hart. 51.
 52. 
Of this woorde enough. 52.
 53. 
Of table play. 53.
 54. 
The cocke, and the hen. 54.
 55. 
Cheepenyng of a face of furre. 55.
 56. 
Biyng of showes. 56.
 57. 
A suspicion cleared. 57.
 58. 
Of spite. 58.
 59. 
Of the letter H. 59.
 60. 
Il fliyng of idelnesse. 60.
 61. 
A tounge and a clocke. 61.
 62. 
A hearer of a sermon. 62.
 63. 
A man without wit, strength, and cunnyng. 63.
 64. 
How to wishe. 64.
 65. 
A doubtfull demaunde of choise. 65.
 66. 
An olde widower and a yong mayde. 66.
 67. 
Gaping oysters. 67
 68. 
The Judge and the Juggler. 68.
 69. 
Of lookyng. 69.
 70. 
Of constancie. 70.
 71. 
Of a face and a witte. 71.
 72. 
Of blowyng. 72.
 73. 
To the flatterer. 73.
 74. 
Of contentacion. 74.
 75. 
Of waytyng. 75.
 76. 
Of fore knowlage. 76.
 77. 
Mistakyng an errand. 77.
 78. 
Of holdyng an Inne. 78.
 79. 
A wiues defence of hir beetill brow. 79.
 80. 
The shrewde wiues tounge. 80.
 81. 
A fooles tounge. 81.
 82. 
Of glas and lattise. 82.
 83. 
Two wisshers for two maner of mouthes. 83.
 84. 
Of dispraise. 84.
 85. 
A discharge from hipocrisie. 85.
 87. 
Of the foole and the gentlemans nose. 87.
 87. 
A foole taken for wise. 87.
 88. 
Thinges to forbeare. 88.
 89. 
Of medlars. 89.
 90. 
Of dwelling. 90.
 91. 
Of the Milner and the Sexten. 91.
 92. 
Of bookes and cheese. 92.
 93. 
Of heades. 93.
 94. 
The woodcocke and the daw. 94.
 95. 
Of few woordes. 95.
 96. 
Wottyng and weenyng. 96.
 97. 
A much like matter. 97.
 98. 
Wisedome and foly. 98.
 99. 
Of lacke 99.
 100. 
The weathercocke, the reede, and the wynde. 100.
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Three hundred Epigrammes, vpon three hundred prouerbes
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The fifth hundred of Epygrams.
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A sixt hundred of Epigrammes.

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How to wishe. 64.

How may I haue thee Gill, whan I wishe for thee?
Wishe not for me Iacke, but whan thou maist haue mee.
This is a lesson Gill propre and pleasaunt.
For by these woordes this winning Iacke may auaunt,
Though Iacke be no nere Gill then Iacke was before, ]
Yet Iack is nere his wit, by yis, by ten score.
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