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.
ever sound mo st easie and true. 1 may perhaps be
snarled at bj some sew obfcure Artisans 3 that
ajsess their base private gain besore a general com-
modity \ but is any thing herein ( Reader) fisall
content thee31 care not what tfre other fay : the
worft hurt they can do me is to draw my sixture
illsavouredly : and perhaps I couldrequite them
as Hipponax the Satyr iji did. But knowing en-
vy to reft in none but the moft base and degene-
rate minds3 I hope of thy kind acceptance os what
I here osser thee}finee it proceedeth srom no pri-
vate refpeity but srom a willing and free mind^
^either to pleafurg or to prosit thee.

The moll allured friend of all


that love or learn this Art.



Henry Tenchant.