Pierce Penilesse His Svpplication to the Diuell.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1592. Excerpt: ... one capp of vanitie, or all your galles united in one bladder of choler. I have lost more labour then the tranferipting of this cenfure, which I dedicate neither to lord nor lady, but to truth and aequitie, on whofe foverain patronage I relye. An Advertisement for Pap-hatchet, and Martin Mar-prelate. Pap-hatchet (for the name of thy good nature is pittyfully growen out of request), thy olde acquaintance in the Savoy, when young Euphues hatched the egges that his elder freendes laide, (furely Euphues was fomeway a pretty fellow: would God, Lilly had alwaies bene Euphues, and never Pap-hatchet!) that old acquaintance, now fomewhat straungely faluted with a new remembrance, is neither lullabied with thy fweete Papp, nor fcarre-crowed with thy fower hatchet. And although in felfe-conceit thou knowest not thy felfe, yet in experience thou mightest have knowen him that can unbutton thy vanity and unlafe thy folly; but in pitty fpareth thy childish fimplicitie, that in judgement fcorneth thy roisterly bravery, and never thought fo bafely of thee, as fince thou began'st to difguife thy witt, and difgrace thy arte with ruffianly foolery. He winneth not most abroad, that weeneth most at home; and in my poore fancy, it were not greatly amisfe, even for the pertest and gayest companions, (notwithstanding whatfoever courtly hollywater, or plaufible hopes of preferment) to deigne their olde familiars the continuance of their former courtefies, without contempt of the barrainest gistes, or empeachment of the meanest perfons. The fimplest man in a parish is a shrewd foole, and humanity an image of divinity, that pulleth downe the hawty, and fetteth up the meeke. Euphues, it is good to bee merry, and Lilly, it is good to be wife, and Papp-hatchet, it is better to loof..