=And forasmuch as it resteth yet a thing doubtfull, how well or euill, till the perusing this slender trifle of mine may of all sortes be measured, I will in the meane time (as manie others before me haue done) affie my selfe in the hope and expectation of the best Glad if in the conueiance hereof, there may by my willing endeuour, arise anie pleasure or profite to anie, which being the intention of me solie desired, I passe foorth this (as the residue) of the best and aptest fauourers thereof, to be entertained.=
A Table shewing the principal mat- _ters contained in the first part of this Booke_.
Of Epistles, the commodities, and vse thereof _pag. 1_
What is chiefly to be respected in framing of an Epistle. 2
Of certain contēts generally incident to al maner of Epistles. 11
Diuers orders of Greetinges, farewels and subscriptions. 13
The Diuisions of Letters, and vnder what titles all sorts of epistles are contained. 20
_Of epistles meerly Descriptory, & the parts thereof._ 23
An example of a Letter Descriptorie, wherein is particularly described an ancient Citie. 24
An other example wherein the State of a countrey is solie described. 26
An example wherein the death of a noble man is only described 27
_Of Epistles Laudatory and vituperatory._ 33
An example of a Laudatory epistle solie touching the person. 35
An example of an Epistle Vituperatorie concerning also the person. 42
An example of an Epistle exhortatory to the attaining of vertue. 50
An example Responsory to the last epistle before remēbred. 54
An example of an Epistle Hortatorie to the studie of learning. 55
An other example Hortatorie wherein an honourable Gentleman is egged forwardes to the profession of armes. 58
An example Swasory, wherein a Gentlewoman is counselled to mariage. 62
Another example of an epistle Swasorie, perswading the carefull acceptance and regarde of one brother to another. 65
_Of Epistles Dehortatory, and disswasory._ 67
An example of an Epistle Dehortatorie, wherein a Noble gentleman is dehorted from infidelitie or rebellion. 71
An example of a Disswasorie Epistle wherein one is disswaded from fruitlesse vanities, to more learned and profitable studies. 76
An other example Disswasory wherin the party is by diuers reasons disswaded from entring into an action in apparance daungerous. 79