Chapter XIV: Part 14

An Epistle Responsory, answering the first of these letters. 86

A Letter Responsory answering the latter Epistle. _ead._

_Of epistles Reconciliatory._ 87

An example Reconciliatorie, from one friend to another. _ead._

An Epistle Reconciliatory frō an inferiour person to his better. 89

_Of epistles Petitory._ 90

An example of an Epistle Petitory, in a cause indifferent. 93

An example Petitory, in the nature of a reconciliatory from a son
to his displeased father. 94

An Epistle Petitorie, wherein is craued trauell and counsell to be
assistant vpon vrgent occasion. 96

Another of the same. 97

A Letter Responsorie to the same. _ead._

An example Petitorie, concluding a briefe request, and curteous
remembrance of a thing before promised. 99

An other example of the like effect. _ead._

_Of Epistles Commendatory._ 100

An example Commendatorie, wherein is recommended to a noble man
from his inferiour, the conditions and behauiours of a person. 102

A Letter Responsorie to the same. _ead._

Another epistle Commendatorie of the sort before deliuered. 103

An example Commendatory from a noble man to his inferior, wherein
one is recommended to an office. 104

An Epistle Commendatorie, from a noble man in referment of his
seruant. 105

Another example wherein is recommended the cause & speedie
furtherance of iustice. 106

An example Responsory, wherin is denied, what in the formost
directions was recōmended. 107

Another Letter Responsorie, wherin consent and allowance is giuē to
the matter required. 108

The third Epistle Responsorie, wherein is doubfullie allowed, what
to the same was recommended. 109

A letter Commendatorie pleasantly conceited in preferring an
vnprofitable seruant. 110

_Of Epistles Consolatorie._ 112

An example Consolatorie of the first sort, wherein a Gentlewoman is
comforted of the death of her sonne. 114

An Epistle Consolatorie of the same, wherein one is comforted in
case of hard extremitie. 117

A Consolatorie epistle of the third sort, wherein a Gentlewoman is
comforted of the death of her husbād slain in the wars. 119

An example consolatory pleasauntly written to one who had buried
his old wife. 125

A Letter responsorie to be conferred to an Epistle consolatorie. 127

_Of Epistles Monitorie and Reprehensorie._

An example Monitorie concerning a staied and well gouerned life. 131

An other Epistle Monitorie, touching the reformation of a couetous
life. 134

An Epistle Reprehensorie to a father, touching the lewde and ill
demeanour of his sonne. 136

An example Reprehensorie, wherein a man of wealth sufficient is
reprehended, for marriage of his daughter to the riches of an old
wealthie miser. 138

An epistle Reprehensorie, to a young Gentleman. 141

_Of Epistles Amatorie,_ 143

An example of an Epistle for the entreatie of the first good wil. 145

An other example to that purpose. 146

An answere to the first of these Epistles. _eadem_

A replie to the same answere. 147

An answere vnto the second letter. 148

_The Table of the second part of this Booke._

_Of Epistles Iudiciall._ pag. 1

An example of an epistle Accusatorie in the state coniecturall. 4

An example Excusatorie returned to the effects of this Coniecturall
Epistle. 6

An example Purgatorie, from the partie chalenged, in answere of the
Epistle accusatorie before remembred. 7

An example of an Epistle accusatorie in the state Iuridiciall and
Coniecturall. 9

A Letter Defensorie, aunswering by confutation al the obiections in
this former Epistle surmised. 14

_Of Epistles expostulatorie._ 19

An example of an Epistle Expostulatorie, touching certain iniuries
betweene two friends. 19

An answere Defensorie, vnto the effects of the same epistle. 20

A replie to the saide answere Defensorie, wherein the matter of the
Epistle is more firmelie maintained. 22

A seconde answere to the like reasons of the Replie in further
defence of the partie. 24

An example of an epistle Expostulatorie touching vnkindnes
receiued. 25

An example of an epistle Expostulatory for breach of promise. 26

An example of an Epistle expostulatorie from an inferiour
Gentleman, to his farre better in degree, authoritie and calling. 27

An example of an epistle exprobratorie touching ingratitude
receiued. 30

An epistle exprobatorie more largelie exampled. 31

_Of letters inuectiue._ 34

An example of an Epistle inuectiue from a father to his sonne. _eadem_

An answere purgatorie of the sonne touching the matters Inuectiue
of the former epistle. 37

A reply of the father confuting the allegations of the sonne, and
maintayning the causes of the former Inuectiue alledged. 42

An example of another epistle Inuectiue pleasantlie written against
the humors and conditions of a vainglorious person. 45

An example of another epistle Inuectiue, written in cause of great
desert agaynst two seuerall parties. 48

_Of epistles Comminatorie._ 61

An example of an epistle Cōminatorie. 52

Another example Comminatorie containing a greater vehemencie in the
deliuerie. _ead._

_Of epistles Deprecatorie._ 54

An example of an epistle Deprecatorie, where the partie is charged
in good opinion. 55

An example of an epistle Deprecatorie, in cause of wrong supposed
to be committed. 57

An example of an epistle Deprecatorie, pleasantlie written to
answer a former letter. 58

_Of Epistles familiar._ 59

A Letter Nunciatorie from a sonne to his father or friends,
touching his being in seruice. _ead._

A Letter Nunciatorie in another sort of the same matter. _ead._

An Epistle Narratorie, contayning aduertisements from one friend to
another. 60

A letter of aduertisements from a sonne to his father. 61

A Letter from a seruant or factor to his master. 62

_Of epistles Remuneratorie._ 63

An example of an epistle Remuneratorie from an inferiour to one
farre his better, in reputation and calling. _ead._

A Letter Remuneratorie from a Gentlewoman of good sort, to a
nobleman her kinsman. 64

A Letter Remuneratorie from one friend to another. 65

A Letter Remuneratorie from a better to his inferiour. _ead._

_Of epistles Iocatorie._ 66

An epistle Gratulatorie, from one friend to another. _ead._

A Letter Gratulatorie from a wife to her husband. 67

A letter Gratulatorie from one to his Kinsman seruing in London.
_ead._

_Of epistles obiurgatorie._ 68

A Letter Obiurgatorie from a maister to his seruant. 69

_Of epistles Mandatorie._ _ead._

A Letter Mandatorie from a Maister to his seruant, or Factor being
beyond the seas. 70

An other Letter Mandatorie from a maister to his seruant. 71

A Letter Mandatorie from a man to his wife. _ead._

A letter Mandatory from one friend to another. 72

Of Figures, Tropes and Schemes. 77

Of the parts, place, and office of a Secretorie. 101

FINIS.

Transcriber’s Notes:

- Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_).
- Text enclosed by equals is in blackletter (=blackletter=).
- Text enclosed by ‘|’ is emphasized normal font within an italicized
or blackletter paragraph (|normal|).
- Blank pages have been removed.
- Decorative header formatting is maintained.
- Decorative art dividers removed from text version.
- Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.
Examples: upside down letters (n for u),
missing letters (theunto -> therunto),
reversed letters(hwoe -> howe)
otherwise there were no spelling corrections.
- Spacing was tight and inconsistent, many spaced or unspaced words
were a judgement call (beholding/be holding).
- There were many capital first letters that were italicized, I
assumed these were only due to typesetter convenience as there was
no contextual reason.
- There is frequent use of vowels with macron, per Wikipedia: “In
Old English texts a macron above a letter indicates the omission of
an m or n that would normally follow that letter.”.
Example: iudgmēt -> iudgment.