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A poore Knight his Pallace of priuate pleasures

Gallantly garnished, with goodly Galleries of strang inuentio[n]s and prudently polished, with sundry pleasant Posies, & other fine fancies of dainty deuices, and rare delightes. Written by a student in Ca[m]bridge. And published by I. C. Gent

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The letter of the Author to J. C. concerning these Posies.

The vale of Venus, with all the wayes and footpathes vnto her Forte, beeing scituate in the same.

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Of Cupid his Campe.

Venus Oration to the Gods.

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A description of Cupid.

A description of Cupid his host.

A discription of Diana and her army.

Desire his message vnto Diana.

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Iustice and Iudgement, pleaded at Beauties Barre.

The lyfe and death of Maister, T. Cicero, who was slayne, beeinge 63. yeares of age.

An Epitaph vpon the death of the famous Phylosopher, P. Ramus, who was murdered in the persecution of Fraunce, 26. Augusti.

An Epitaph vpon the death of P. Starling, Somtime Schoolemaister of Bury Schoole.

An Epitaph on the death of M. Sharpe, of Trinity Colledge in Cambridge.

Foure of the poore Knights complaints made as hee hath declared, in great greefe of harte, applyed to sundry theames.

The fyrst complaynt.

The seconde complaynt, which plainly bewray the matter of the first.

The thirde complaint.

The fourth complaint of this, and of the thirde I can set no true cause of wrighting, for the poore Knight hath denyed to tell it.

A letter to William Th. who sending to him for a looking glasse, writ vnto him this letter, with the Glasse following.

The looking glasse of the poore Knight, to W. Th.

A letter to Richard Ra. lyinge in his death bed.

The poore Knight his Paramour, written to M. Iohn Com. Phisition, and his singuler Mecænas.

To Thomas Ro. the poore Knight sendeth greeting.

To his freend Iohn R.

To his freend Bartholmew Ien.

To Abraham Iohnson.

The poore Knight his loue, to Rich. Ron.

To his freend Roger Phil.

To VVilliam Godf.

To his freend Robert Dyne.

To Maister Iobson.

To his freend Richard Bontly.

To Thomas Tur. by the example of Perillus, alluding to Quod tibi non vis fieri, alteri ne feceris.

To R. Baker.

To his freende and kinsman I. Tin.

Maister Alexander D. gaue this Theame.

The poore Knights lamentation: wherin hee earnestly bewayleth the late losse of diuers worthy Gentilmens lyues, that died of a verye strange disease, at Oxforde, in Iuly 1577. among whom died Sir Robert Bell, Lorde cheefe Baron, and Maister Nicolas Barham, Seriant of the Law, both Iustices of the Assise there, with other Knights and Gentlemen, beside Studients and others of all degrees, as followeth.

The poore Knight his farewel to his Booke.

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To Thomas Ro. the poore Knight sendeth greeting.

Asinum tondes.

Thou wailes thy heauy hap & chance, thy state thou didst lament,
Thou seekst yt which thou canst not finde: alas bee thou contente.
And builde no more vpon the sande, the flint no iuce will giue,
And from the Well thou canst not fetch, thy water in a Ciue,

To pull a balde man by the crowne, what vantage canst thou see,
To teache the Iron swim aboue, great wonders these should bee.
To sow thy seede among the Rockes, or plow the sand for salte,
The one declares a vaine attempt, the other showeth a fault.
But if thy minde haue doted erst, and Glaucus change haue made,
I wish thee well for to be wise, and learne a better trade.
For as Vlisses profered Wine, to Poliphemus stout,
And when as Wine had won his wit, hee bored his eyes out.
So shee by thee if thou continue, in this thy dotinge minde,
Thou shalt preuaile as some time hee, which would correct the winde
Bee ruled then and take thy rest, and marke my wordes againe,
For if thou striue against the streme, thou beatest the clouds in vayn