The Most Pleasant and Delectable Questions of Love

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Questions of LoveTHE ARGUMENT

THE FIRST QUESTION,PROPOSED BY PHILOCOPO

THE SECOND QUESTION, PROPOSED BY PARMENIO

THE THIRD QUESTION, PROPOSED BY A YOUNG GENTLEWOMAN

THE FOURTH QUESTION, PROPOSED BY MENEDON

THE FIFTH QUESTION, PROPOSED BY CLONICO

THE SIXTH QUESTION, PROPOSED BY A YOUNG GENTLEWOMAN

THE SEVENTH QUESTION, PROPOSED BY GALEON

THE EIGHTH QUESTION, PROPOSED BY A YOUNG GENTLEWOMAN NAMED PAOLA

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THE NINTH QUESTION, PROPOSED BY FERAMONT DUKE OF MONTORIO

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THE TENTH QUESTION, PROPOSED BY ASCALEON

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THE ELEVENTH QUESTION, PROPOSED BY A GENTLEWOMAN NAMED GRACE

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THE TWELFTH QUESTION, PROPOSED BY LONGANO

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THE THIRTEENTH QUESTION, PROPOSED BY MASSALINE

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TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFUL M. WILLIAM RICE ESQUIRE, H. G. WISHETH A HAPPY LONG LIFE, WITH INCREASE OF MUCH WORSHIP

IN how much the thankfull sorte are desirous (as reason willeth and experience dailie teacheth) to gratifie such their dear frindes, as to whom sundrie good turnes and received benefits they are not a little beholding, the sundrie dealing of thousands dayly in use and apparent to the worlde, to the great prayse and commendation both of the one and the other, giveth a sufficient testimonie. So that, taking occasion thereby to shew the good will I have, to pay in parte the debt many yeares due, for that your bountie towards me (the least sparke whereof I am unable to satisfie:) I do give unto you this Italian Disport, the which I have turned out of his native attire into this our English habite to the ende the same may be no less familiar to you, and to such other (for your sake) as shall vouchsafe thereof, than it is either to the Italian or the Frenche, and desire that the same may marche abrode under your charge: to whom I recount the protection thereof. Not doubting but as the reading thereof shall bring plesure and delite: so the matter beeing there with all duely considered shal give sundry profitable lessons meet to be folowed. And bicause the name of the author (being of no small credit

with the learned, for those his sundry well written workes) is of it selfe sufficient to cary greater commendation therewith, than my pen is able to write, I leave to labour therein, least my lacke may be an occasion to the leesing of his due praise. And untill fortune (the only hope of the unhappy) shall make me better able, I shall desire you thankefully to accept this as a token and pledge of the good will I have to performe that wherunto my abilitie is unable to stretch. Thus taking my leave, I betake you to the tuition of almightie God, who preserve you in health to his pleasure, and after this life make you possessor of those joyes whereof we all hope to be partakers.

6. Martij. 1566

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