Peacham, Henry: The compleat gentleman : fashioning him absolute in the most necessary and commendable qualities, concerning mind, or body, that may be required in a person of honor. To which is added the gentlemans exercise or, an exquisite practise, as well for drawing all manner of beasts, as for making colours, to be used in painting, limming, &c (London, 1661)

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I Am not ignorant (Judicious Reader) how
many Pieces os the mofl curious Majlers
have been publifled to the World on this
Subjest) as Plutarch, Erasmus, Vivcs,Sa-
dolet, Sturmius, Osorius, S/r Thomas E-
liot, M. Askham, with fundry others j Jo
that my [mall Paper among fo many Torches, were
as good out, as feeming to give no light at all. I
censejfeit true. But as rare and curious [lamps
upon Coyns^sor their variety and Jlrangenejfe0are
daily enquired aster, and bought up> though the
Silver be all one and commonvoith ours :fo sares
it with Books^ which (as Meddailes) bear the Pi-
ctures and devices os our various Invention3
though the matter be the fame« yet sor variety
sake they ssail be read^yea (and as thejame dijhes
drejl aster a newsassion)perhapspieafe thetajles
os many better. But this regard neither moved
me. When I was beyond the Seas^and in a part os
France^adjoyning upon Avtoife,I was invited os-
tentimes to the Houfe os a Noble Personage, who
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