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)

To the Reader.
was both a great Souldier and an excellent Schol-
hr\ andvneday above the reft, as we sat in an
open and goodly Gallery at Dinner, a young Eng-
lish Gentleman,who,desiromtotravel,had been in
Italy, and many other places, sortuned to come to
his houje 5 and ( not fo well surnijhed sor his re-
turn home as was fitting) defired entertainment
into his fervice, My Lord, who could fpeak^ as
little English,asmy Country-manYxexichs ad him
welcome,and demandedby me os himychat he could
do : For lkeep none (quoth he) but fuck as are
commended sor fome good quality or other, and I
give them good allowance j some an hundredfrome
Jixtysome sisty Crowns by the year : and calling
fome about him, (very Gentlemen-like, as wellin
their behaviour, as apparel) This (saith he) rides
and breahys my great Horfes , this is an excellent
Lutenifi,this agoodPainter andSurveyer of land,
this a pajsing Linguifi and Schoiler, who inflruffi-
eth my Sons, <&c. Sir (quoth this young man) /
am a Gentleman born, and can only attend you in
your Chamber,or wait upon your Lordship abroad.
See( quoth Monsieur deLigny, sor jo was his
name') how your Gentry ^/England are bred: that
whenthey are diftrejfedyr want means in a flrange
Country, they are brought up neither to any quali-
ty to prefer them, nor have they fo much as the
LatinTongue to help themfelves withal. I knew
it generally to be true,but sor the time, and upon
occajion excufed it as I could } yet he was recei-
ved, and aster returned to his friends in good
sasijion.
Hereby I only give to know, that there is no-
thing