He wrote a Table of all the Exchanges in Europe.
[456]He hath writt (which is in his custodie, and which I have seen, and many of them read) these treatises, viz.
1. The Characters, or Index Rerum <etc.[457]>
[458]A Catalogue of the treatises written of Active Philosophy by James Bovey, of the Inner Temple, esquire, 1677.
1. The Characters, or Index Rerum: in 4 tomes. 2. The Introduction to Active Philosophy. 3. The Art of Building a Man: or Education. 4. The Art of Conversation. 5. The Art of Complyance. 6. The Art of Governing the Tongue. 7. The Art of Governing the Penn. 8. The Government of Action. 9. The Government of Resolution. 10. The Government of Reputation. 11. The Government of Power: in 2 tomes. 12. The Government of Servients. 13. The Government of Subserviency. 14. The Government of Friendshipp. 15. The Government of Enmities. 16. The Government of Law-suites. 17. The Art of Gaining Wealth. 18. The Art of Buying and Selling[459]. 19. The Art of Preserving Wealth. 20. The Art of Expending Wealth. 21. The Government of Secresy. 22. The Government of Amor Conjugalis: in 2 tomes. 23. Of Amor Concupiscentiae. 24. The Government of Felicity. 25. The Lives of Atticus, Sejanus, Augustus. 26. The Causes of the Diseases of the Mind. 27. The Cures of the Mind, vizᵗ. Passions, Diseases, Vices, Errours, Defects. 28. The Art of Discerning of Men. 29. The Art of Discerning a Man's selfe. 30. Religion from Reason: in 3 tomes. 31. The Life of Cum-fu-zu, soe farr wrote by J. B. 32. The Life of Mahomett, wrot by Sir Walter Raleigh's papers, with some small addition for methodizing the same.
[460]I have desired him to give these MSS. to the library of the Royal Society.
He made it his businesse[461] to advance the trade of England, and many men have printed his conceptions.
[AU] Aubrey gives in trick the coat:--'ermine, on a bend sable cottised gules, five besants, between 2 eagles proper;' and an impression of Bovey's seal with the same coat.
=Richard Boyle=, earl of Cork (1566-1643).
[462]Earl of Corke:--vide countesse of Warwick's funerall sermon, 2 or 3 shops[463] within Paul's churchyard.
[464]Earl of Corke[AV]--Thomas, earl of Strafford made him disgorge 1500 _li._ per annum, which he restored to the church--<from> Mr. ... Anderson.