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Newe Sonets

and pretie Pamphlets. Written by Thomas Howell. Newly augmented, corrected and amended

Howell, Thomas (fl. 1568-1581)

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TO HIS FAYHTFVL FRIENDE AND Fellow Maister Henry Lassels.

Iohn Keper Student to the Vpright Reader of these pretie Pamphilets.

William Howell. to his Brothers Booke.

He declareth his greate mishappes, and lamentable sorovves of harte.

Keper to his frende Hovvell.

The restlesse paynes of the Louer forsaken.

The britlenesse of thinges mortall, and the trustinesse of Vertue.

The description of his lothsom life, to his friende.

The Louer almost in desperation, moneth his estate.

The infortunate ende of Cresus Kynge of Lydia, a vvorthy note for Couetousnesse sake.

The contempt of Riches.

The vnquiet estate of the Louer, vvherein is vvished redresse.

Prouidence.

Good aduise, to his faithfull friende.

Youth still bevvayleth, VVhen naught it auaileth.

An humble sute to his friende, requesting Loue for Loue.

The Commendation of the meane in all thinges.

I. K. To his friende H.

He lamenteth the vngratefull person for inconstancie.

The shevving of his good Hart.

The declaration of the vnstablenesse of fickle Fortune.

Themistocles ansvver, concerninge his Daughter to be maried.

The Lamentation of the vvofull man, hauinge for entire Loue no goodvvyll.

The Louer declares his constant harte neuer to forge the thinge that vvas decreed.

An admonition, concerning the tracte of time.

A friendly admonition to his friende, that craued good Counsaile.

A pithy Precept.

The expressing of his vnluckie happes diuersly chaunced.

His complaint to the God Cupide, because he vvith his Darts perseth him alone.

[In whiche time Earbes and trees, that Winters winde did weare]

To a proude Dame.

The lamentable ende of Iulia, Pompeyes vvife.

To his frovvarde friende.

A friendly salutation to his beloued.

Complaint of ingratitude.

After his good fortune, falne into mishap.

A Dialogue touching the matrimoniall degree.

Tyme geueth triall.

The Bridle of youth.

A farevvell to his vvorshipfull friende. T. D.

I. Keeper to his frend. H.

The life of man likened to a Stage playe, where on wee ought warelie to Walke.

Regard thy end.

The lamentable historie of Sephalus with the vnfortunat end of Procris.

A freindly admonishment to bee freinde to choose a wife.

The Louer deceaued, writes to his Ladie.

In vttringe his plaint, he declareth the vncertainty of fained frendship.

The Vnsertaintie of seruice by Iohn Keeper to his friend Howell.

Howell to his freinde keper.

keeper his answer to. H.

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Prouidence.

Twyse happie is the wight,
Whom others harmes doth cause
To shonne the snare, of n̄oysome care,
That growes by breache of lawes.

Finis.