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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 his freend Bartholmew Ien.

Esquilla non nascitur Rosa.

If Roses spronge of white thorne bowes, & grapes on thistles grew
Or if from Okes, wher Acorns bee, good Apples did insew.

Then wine and frute, should not bee skant, our sences plainly tell
And euery shade and pleasant groue, should yeeld a fragrant smell.
But these bee woonders for to see, wee haue not heard of such,
And Nature in this sodaine chance, should change her selfe too much.
But yet more strang, mee thinke it is, both to my minde and eyes,
That from the wet and watry seas, great flames of fire should rise.
Then way my freend, not what I speke, but what I meane hereby,
What doost thou meane to heate thy selfe, in freesing frost to ly.
Can fire giue forth an ysse colde, which doth pertaine to frost,
Or els to yeelde a burning flame, haue Ice their nature lost?
No, no, my freend, infected salues, can not make whole thy wound,
Then walke out on the fickle floods, in steede of surest ground.
For why with thē which bee not sound, thou shalt corrupt thy minde,
And in the dry, vnsauory chip, no sauor thou canst finde.
Then way my wordes with reasons rule, and prooue my saying true
The Thistle can not beare a Grape, and thus my freend adew.