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A Dialogue Betwixt Experience and a Courtier

Published: 1554
Length: 38,261 words
Reading: ~3 hours
Divisions: 40

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Ane dialog betuix Experience and ane courteour off the miserabyll estait of the warld. Compylit be Schir Dauid Lyndesay of ye Mont Knycht alias, Lyone Kyng of Armes. And is deuidit in foure partis. As efter followis. .&c.

[Edinburgh? or St. Andrews?] And imprentit [by J. Scot] at the conmand and expensis off Doctor, Machabeus, in Copma[n]houin [1554]

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Front matter
Title page
To the bookTHE EPISTIL.
Prologue❧THE PROLOGE.
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Book 1❧ THE FIRST BVKE.
PartAne exclamatioun to The Redar, Twycheyng the wryttyng of Vulgare, and Maternall Language.
Part❧ Heir followis the Creatioun of Adam, and Eue.

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Book 2
PartIn the First the Beildyng of Babilone be Nemrod. And quhow kyng Nynus began ye first Monarche. And of thare…
PartQuhov god maid the Dyuersitie of Languagis. And maid Impediment to the Beildaris of Babilone
PartOf the first inuentiōn of Ydolatrie. Quhow Nembroth, compeld the Peple tyll adore the Fyre in Caldia.
PartOf ye gret misere and skaythis that cumis of Weris. And quhow king Nynꝰ began the first weris, and straik…
Part❧ Heir followith ane Schorte Discriptioun of the Four Monarchis. ☞ And quhow Kyng Nynus, began the First…
PartQuhov king Nynꝰ, Inuentit the First Ydolatrie of Ymagis.
Part¶ Off Imageis vsit amang cristin men.
Part❧ Heir followis … Exclamatioun aganis Idolatrie,
PartHeir follouis quhov Kyng Nynus Beildit the gret Citie of Nyniue, And quhow he Vincuste ȝoroastes, the Kyng…
PartHeir followis sum of the vvounderfull dedis of the lustie quene Semeramis
Part❧Off kyng Nynus Sepulture.
Part❧Quhov the Quene Semeramis, with one gret Armie, Past to Yade, And Faucht with the Kyng Stawrobates, And of…
PartQuhov king Sardanapalus, for his vitious life maid ane mise…abili end.
PartEpitaphium Sardanapali
Part
Book 3¶And Begynnis the Thrid Part.
PartAnd in the first, Makand Narratione of ye Misarabyll Distructioun of the Fyue Ciereis, callit Sodome,…
PartAne Schort Discriptioun of the secund. thrid. and ferd Monarche.
PartOf ye most miserabyl and most terrabill distructioun of Ierusalem.
PartOff ye miserabyllend Off Certane tyrane Princis. And speciallye, the Begynnaris, of the Four Monarcheis.
PartHeir followis the fyft Spirituall, And Papall Monarchie.
Part❧ Heir followis ane Discriptioun of the court of Rome.
Book 4
PartAnd Begynnis the Fourt, Makand Mentioun of the Deith. And of the Antichrist. And Generall Iugemēt. And of…
Section❧ Off the Deith.
SectionAne schort discriptiōn Of the Antechriste.
SectionHeir follouis a schort Remenbrance of the moste Terrabyll Day of the extreme Iugement.
Section❧the maner quhow Christ sall cum to his Iugement.
Section❧ Heir followis the Maner quhov Christ sall geue his Sentence.
SectionOff certane plesouris of the glorifeit bodeis.
Section❧ Ane Exhortatioun Gyffin be Father Experience▪ vnto his Sone The Curteour.

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