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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 Robert Dyne.

Vulcanium vinculum.

No Iron chayn, nor fetter strong, no band which hand could make
As thou alleage, haue halde mee back, my promise for to breake.
Nor yet that ielous thought of thine, haue made mee slacke and slow,
No curious charms haue touched my brayn, yt make mee sloth to show
Ne is my minde changed so much: my state is not so good,
Ne haue my lippes I vow to thee, once sypt of Letho flood.
But yet beleeue mee, gentle freend, though I so long delay,
And though I breake my couenant made, my minde doth not decay.
Which oft my letters haue bewraide, which I before haue sent,
As well the cause wherof I stay, as of my whole intent.

The curious Artes of Parnas Hill, do aske a longer race,
And hee which wish for Thespias spring, must watch for time & space
And hee which once begins to goe, and fainteth with his labor,
The Muses haue declarde long since: to shew to him no fauor.
But all his paine is clene forgot, his labor all is lost,
Loe this it is, which held mee backe, from comming to the coast.
But if that God shall graunt mee leaue, this Letter is the last,
Then looke for mee, and thus adew, from Cambridge in all haste.