A nevv yeeres gift The courte of ciuill courtesie: fitly furnished with a plesant porte of stately phrases and pithie precepts: assembled in the behalfe of all younge gentlemen, and others, that are desirous to frame their behauiour according to their estates, at all times, and in all companies: thereby to purchase worthy praise, of their inferiours: and estimation and credite amonge theyr betters. Out of Italian, by S.R. Gent.

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S.R. = Simon Robson. Sometimes wrongly attributed to Samuel Rowlands. Purports to be a translation from Bengalassa del Mont. Prisacchi Retta, but is actually by Robson. Running title reads: The court of ciuill curtesie, for younge gentlemen. Pages 39 and 40 misnumbered 31 and 38. Reproduction of a photostat of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.