Precepts, or, directions for the well ordering and carriage of a mans life, through the whole course thereof: left by William, Lord Burghly, to his sonne, at his death, who was sometimes Lord Treasurer of this kingdome. Also some other precepts and advertiseme[n]ts added, which sometimes was the iewell and delight of the right Honourable Lord and father to his country Francis, Earl of Bedford, deceased. In two bookes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burghley, William Cecil, Baron, 1520-1598.

Contributor:

Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430, attributed name.

Cyprian, Saint, Bishop of Carthage, attributed name.

Series:

Early English books online

Standardized Title:

Certaine precepts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conduct of life--Early works to 1900.

Conduct of life.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (16 unnumbered pages, 62 pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 63-138 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, plate) : portrait

Other Title:

Certaine precepts.

Place of Publication:

London : Printed [by Thomas Harper] for Thomas Iones, and are to be sold at his shop in the Strand, neare Yorke House, 1637.

System Details:

text file

Notes:

An expanded version of: Certaine precepts.

Printer's name from STC.

In two parts; pagination and register are continuous.

"A glasse wherein those enormities and foule abuses may most evidently bee seen, which are the destruction and overthrow of every Christian common-wealth", a translation of "De duodecim abusionum gradibus", sometimes attributed to St. Augustine and to St. Cyprian, has separate dated title page; reprinted from STC 84.5.

The first leaf and the last leaf are blank.

Reproduction of the original in the Cambridge University Library.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1442:06) s1999 miun s

Cited in:

STC (2nd edition) 4900.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.