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The royal academy of complements. Wherein is set forth, a new packet of letters erected for ladies, gentlewomen, courtiers, gentlemen, scholars, souldiers, citizens, country-men, and all persons of what degree soever of both sexes, viz : Complemental expressions towards men and women; leading to the art of courtship. 1. A tender of service to a King. 2. A tender of service to a Queen. 3. Respects from an honourable Lady to a Queen. 4. A fair young virgin to an old rich miser, whom her guardian did design should wed her. 5. A gentlemans request to his friend, to borrow money. 6. A gentleman to his friend, that sent to borrow money. 7. A virgin to her parents, that would have matched her to one whom she cannot love. 8. A courteous lass to her paramour, who had gotten her with child. 9. A husband to his lascivious wife. 10. A wife to her extravagant husband! 11. Civilities from one lady to another. 12. The forsaken maid, to her treacherous friend. 13. One ladies advice to another near marriage. 14. A gentleman to his lady, upon his urgent occasion to taking a journey. Composed by the most refin'd wits of this age.
Van Pelt - Microtext STC II Reel 2369:1.
Mixed Availability
- Format:
- Microformat
- Series:
- Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2369:1.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Conduct of life--Early works to 1800.
- Conduct of life.
- Courtship--England--Early works to 1800.
- Courtship.
- Husband and wife--Early works to 1800.
- Husband and wife.
- England.
- Physical Description:
- 16 unnumbered pages
- 35 mm
- monochrome
- service copy
- positive
- Place of Publication:
- London : printed for E. H. and are to be sold by Absalom Chamberlain, over against the Cap and Feather, in White Cross-street, next to Old-street: removed from Swan-alley, in St. John-street, [1687?]
- Notes:
- Signatures: A.
- Date of publication from Wing CD-ROM, 1996.
- MS. note on title page: 21. Jan: 1687/6.
- Reproduction of original in the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C..
- Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1996. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2369:1). s1996 miun a
- Cited in:
- Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) R2099A
- OCLC:
- 79396737
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