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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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Maister Alexander D. gaue this Theame.

Multa cadunt inter calicem supremaq; labrat.

Be not to bold, in chance and change, is oft a sodain sight,
And none doo know the victorer, while foes bee at the fight.
While Saylers sulke vpon the seas, they know not where to land,
And some which thinke to hap in Hauen, do sinke within the sand.
The fish which byteth on the baite, hath cleane forgot the snare,
And euery thing in prosperous state, hath banisht mortall care.
But yet so quickly turnes the wheele, the fates do change so sone,
That good successe, do seldome come, good dayes be quickly gone.
And hee which liues, can not prolonge, his yeares by halfe a day,
But when time comes, say what hee will, yet must hee needes away.

The corne which groweth vpon the ground, before it shoote to blade,
Reuiues his hart, which long before, a good accompt hath made.
But yet before the Haruest come, it falles and fades away,
And when the Barne doth aske his right, the corne lyeth in decay.
Then trust not vnto fickle fate, for why from sun to sun,
I meane from Morne to Euen wee see, that diuerse things be done.
And in the Moment of the time, and twinckling of an eye,
Behold the man that liued in ioy, is ready for to dye.
Such is our state, such is our strength, wheron wee daily trust,
But if wee hope wheron wee holde, needes must we ly in dust.