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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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Venus Oration to the Gods.

Renowmed Lordes, to whom my tale I tell,
And worthy Gods, which rule the Heauen and [OMITTED]

The fluds the brookes, the furious feends of Hell,
And euery thing, that in these subiectes bee:
Bende downe your eares, and listen vnto mee,
Harke and giue eare, regard my plaint and tale,
Whom you haue placed, to rule in Smyrdo vale.

From time to time, since that you gaue mee powre,
Within my Court to sit as Iudge of might:
You Gods doo know, that neither day nor howre,
My minde hath been, to swerue from trueth and right,
(For all that I doo, I know is in your sight)
And all my actes, with trueth haue been approoued,
By Iustice lawes, whom I haue alwayes loued.

Loe now you Gods, regarde my piteous mone,
Lende mee your hands, which doo your ayde implore:
Rebellious wights, out of my tente be gone,
And vow till death, neuer to serue mee more.
Diana shee, which went long time before,
Hath armde her selfe, with bended bowe in hand,
By force to driue, my sonne and mee from land.