A Collection of Emblemes, Ancient and Moderne
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- Quickened With Metrical Illustrations, Both Morall and Divine, Etc.
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1. A PREPOSITION to this Frontispiece.2. The First Booke.3. A WRIT OF PREVENTION Concerning the Avthors Dedication of the foure following Bookes, to those Royall, Princely, and Illustrious Personages, whose Names are mentioned in this Leafe.4. To the Majestie of Great Britaine, France, and Ireland, the Most Illustrious King, CHARLES; And his excellently beloved, the most gratious Queene MARY.5. TO THE READER.6. The Avthors Meditation upon sight of his Pictvre.7. THE FIRST LOTTERIE.8. The Second Booke.9. TO THE HIGH AND MIGHTY Prince, CHARLES, Prince of Wales, &c.10. TO THE MOST HIGH-BORNE and hopeful Prince JAMES, Duke of Yorke, &c.11. THE SECOND LOTTERIE.12. The third Booke.13. TO THE MOST ILLVSTRIOVS Princesse, FRANCIS, Dutchesse Dowager of Richmond, and Lennox, &c.14. TO THE HIGH AND MIGHTY Prince, JAMES, Duke of Lennox, &c.15. THE THIRD LOTTERIE.16. The fourth Booke.17. TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE PHILLIP, Earle of Pembrooke, and Movntgomerie, &c. Lord Chamberlaine of the Houshould, Knight of the most honourable Order of the Garter, and one of his Majesties most Honourable Privie-Councell.18. TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE, HENRIE, Earle of Holland, &c. Captaine of the Guard; Lord-chiefe-Iustice in Eyre of all his Majesties Forrests, Parkes and Chases on this side Trent; Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter, and one of his Majesties most Honourable Privie Counsell.19. THE FOVRTH LOTTERIE.20. A Table for the better finding out of the principall things and matters, mentioned in these Foure Bookes.21. A Supersedeas to all them, whose custome it is, without any deserving, to importune Authors to give unto them their Bookes.22. A Direction, shewing how they who are so disposed, shall find out their Chance, in the Lotteries aforegoing.