#A short discourse of the life of seruingmen plainly expressing the way that is best to be followed, and the meanes wherby they may lawfully challenge a name and title in that vocation and fellowship. With certeine letters verie necessarie for seruingmen, and other persons to peruse. With diuerse pretie inuentions in English verse. Hereunto is also annexed a treatise, concerning manners and behauiours. Short discourse of the life of servingmen.#

##Darell, Walter.## A short discourse of the life of seruingmen plainly expressing the way that is best to be followed, and the meanes wherby they may lawfully challenge a name and title in that vocation and fellowship. With certeine letters verie necessarie for seruingmen, and other persons to peruse. With diuerse pretie inuentions in English verse. Hereunto is also annexed a treatise, concerning manners and behauiours. Short discourse of the life of servingmen. Darell, Walter.

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#####Front#####

1. Precepts for Seruingmen.

2. ❧TO HIS LOVING Couſin Marmaduke Darell, and to all Seruingmen: Walter Darell wiſheth you long life, with happie dayes.

3. To the Reader.

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1. ¶ A pretie and ſhorte diſcourſe of the duetie of a Seruingman.

2. Certeine Letters verie neceſſarie for Seruingmen.

   _ W. B. to his ſingular good Lord for his captiuitie.

   _ R. S. to his friend T. D. for his long impriſonment.

   _ H. L. to his ſingular good maiſtreſſe, for procuring his pardon.

   _ W. S. to his louing father, declaring that the cauſe why he did not write, was for his vnhappie ſtate.

   _ T. D. to his inconſtant wife, for her malicious ſtomache againſt him.

   _ H. W. to M. H. being moued without cauſe.

   _ A. D. to his friend M. B. that he would procure her fathers good will.

   _ T. B. to his ſingular good L. for his libertie, being accuſed without deſert.

   _ H. B. to his inconſtant and cruell wife.

   _ E. D. to my L. S. in the behalfe of his kinſman.

   _ R. S. to a widowe to be circumſpect in her choyce.

   _ R. D. to a widowe, for abſenting her ſelfe vpon certeine ſpeaches.

   _ W. S. to a widowe whoſe malice was ſomewhat digeſted.

   _ T. B. to his louing friend M. D declaring what loue he beareth her.

   _ H. D. to her ſingular good vncle, being an executour.

   _ W. D. to his louing friend M. G.

   _ E. S. to his ſingular good maiſtres, for redeeming one of his friendes, beeing in durance.

   _ R. C. to the Iuſtices of peace, for the S.

   _ G. W. anſwere to his brother, that ſhe would be circumſpect in her choyce.

   _ H. S. to his friend. T. D.

   _ A. F. to his ſiſter H. F. giuing her counſel in proſperitie, to be mindfull of aduerſitie.

3. Certeine inuentions in verſe, deuiſed at ſundrie idle times.

   _ W. D. to his friends, exhorting them to beware in time.

   _ Of one, who thinking to haue wedded a riche widowe, purchaſed an vnquiet lyfe.

   _ Of one which commended diligence, and deſpiſed brauerie.

   _ W. D. to his vnconſtant friend.

   _ Certeine verſes written to a maide, to be circumſpect in her choyce.

   _ An Epitaph vpon the death of the worſhipfull Edward Darell, Clarke of Catrie of the Queenes Maieſties moſt honorable houſholde.

   _ Of the Deare intoyled in a progreſſe.

   _ A dittie of hunting:

4. The treatiſe of Maſter Ihon Della Caſa, wherin vnder the perſon of an old vnlearned man, inſtructing a youthe of his, he hath talke of the maners and faſhions, it behoues a man to vſe or eſchewe in his familiar conuerſation: intituled Galateo, of faſhions and maners.

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• Oh, Mr. Jourdain, there is prose in there!

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