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True and Christian friendshippe With all the braunches, members, parts, and…

Published: 1586
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True and Christian friendshippe With all the braunches, members, parts, and circumstances thereof, Godly and learnedly described. Written first in Latine by that excellent and learned man, Lambertus Danæus, and now turned into English. Together also with a right excellent inuectiue of the same author, against the wicked exercise of diceplay, and other prophane gaming.

Imprinted at London [By G. Robinson] for Abraham Veale, dwelling in Paules Church-yard at the signe of the Lambe 1586.

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Dedication¶To the Worſhipfull, my very good friendes, Maister VVilliam Bromley, and Maiſter Reginald Skreuen,…
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Chapter 1The firſt Chapter. Of the ground and foundation of true & Chriſtian friendſhip.
Chapter 2The ſecond Chapter. Who be fit to lincke together in faſt friendſhip, and betweene what perſons it may be.
Chapter 3The third Chapter. What true and Christian friendſhip is.
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Chapter 7The ſeuenth Chapter. The right Ends of true and Christian Frendſhippe.
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DedicationTo the right Worſhipfull his very good Frend: Maiſter William Higham Eſquier, one of her Maiesties Iuſtices…
Authors preface❧ The Authours Preface.
Chapter 1The firſt Chapter. Whether it bee lawfull at all, for a Chriſtian man or woman to play and vſe recreation…
Chapter 2The ſecond Chapter. Whether it be lawfull for a man to play for money: and the ſame beeing wonne, to keepe…
Chapter 3The third Chapter. Of Games, Playes and publique Exerciſes: and of the Rewardes thereunto aſſigned by the…
Chapter 4The fourth Chapter. Of them, that beſtowe their winnings gayned by play, vpon a Banquet, or good cheare for…
Chapter 5The fifth Chapter. What kinde of Games and Playes bee lawfull, and what be forbidden and vnlawfull.
Chapter 6The ſixt Chapter. What the meaning of this worde Alea properly is: and what Games and Playes are contayned…
Chapter 7Againſt Dyceplay The vij. Chapter. Dycing and Carding reproued and condemned euen by the Heathen and…
Chapter 8Againſt Dyceplay The viij. Chapter. That the auncient fathers of the Church haue euer miſliked and written…
Chapter 9The ix. Chapter. That Dyceplay is directly condemned and reprooued by manifeſt textes of the ſacred…
Chapter 10The x. Chapter. An anſwer to their obiections, that ſtoutly and ſtiffely maintaine this kinde of Play.
Table of contents❧ A Table, ſhewing the Contents of euery Chapter in this Treatiſe of Dyceplay and Gaming.

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