Whetstone, George, 1544?-1587?
Whetstone, George
George Whetstone
Whetstone, George ca. ca. 1544- ca. 1587
George Whetstone 16th-century English playwright and writer
Whetstone, George (około 1544-około 1587).
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- 100 1 _ ‡a Whetstone, George, ‡d 1544-1587?
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Works
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Aurelia. The paragon of pleasure and princely delights : contayning the seuen dayes solace (in Christmas holy-dayes) of Madona Aurelia, Queene of the Christmas pastimes, & sundry other well-courted gentlemen, and gentlewomen, in a noble gentlemans pallace. A worke most sweetely intercoursed (in ciuill and friendly disputations) with many amorous and pleasant discourses, to delight the reader: and plentifully garnished with morall notes, to make it profitable to the regarder. By G.W. Gent | |
Censure of a loyall subject | |
Censure upon notable traitors | |
Certayne notes of introduction in English verse | |
Complaynt of Philomene | |
The cures of the diseased : in forraine attempts of the English Nation | |
The enemie to vnthryftinesse : publishing, by lawes, documents and disciplines. A right rule, for reformation of pride, and other prodigall and riotous disorders, in a common wealth: for the worthines of directions, a perfect mirrour for all maiestrates: (especially) of cities. And for sound counsels, and admonitions, a carde to compasse, or euery yong gentleman, honorablie and profitably to gouerne his actions. Partely, drawne out of the sage gouernme[n]t, of the most worthie emperour, Alexander Seuerus: and (generallye) discoueringe the vnsufferable abuses now raigning in our happie English co[m]mon wealth. By George Whetstons gent | |
The English myrror | |
The English myrror : A regard wherein al estates may behold the conquests of enuy: containing ruine of common weales, murther of princes, cause of heresies, and in all ages, spoile of deuine and humane blessings, vnto which is adioyned, enuy conquered by vertues. Publishing the peaceable victories obtained by the Queenes most excellent Maiesty, against this mortall enimie of publike peace and prosperitie, and lastly a fortris against enuy, builded vpon the counsels of sacred Scripture, lawes of sage philosophers, and pollicies of well gouerned common weales: wherein euery estate may see the dignities, the true office and cause of disgrace of his vocation. A worke safely, and necessarie to be read of euerie good subiect. By George Whetstones Gent. Seene and allowed | |
English Reprints | |
George Whetstone's metrical life of George Gascoigne : the poet. | |
Heptameron of civill discourses | |
The honourable reputation of a souldier : VVith a morall report of the vertues, offices and (by abuse) the disgrace of his profession. Drawen out of the lives, documents, and disciplines of the most renowned Romaine, Grecian, and other famous martialistes. By George Whetstone, Gent. = De eervveerdighe achtbaerheyt van een soldener. Met een stichtich verhael der deuchde[n], ampte[n], e[n]n (by misbruyc) d'ontucht van zijn professie. ... By Ge. Whet. Gent. Ende nu, ter liefden den liefhebberen, beyde des vaderlants ende dezertalen, verduytschet ende by een ghevoecht, door I. Walraven. Hier volcht noch d'[Engel]sche pronunciatie | |
Mirour for magestrates of cyties | |
A mirror of treue honour and Christian nobilitie : exposing: the life, death, and diuine vertues, of the most noble, and godly Lorde Frauncis Earle of Bedford, Baron Russell, Lorde chiefe Iustice, [and] Iustice in Oier, of all the Queene forrests, [and]c. ... Who deceased at Bedford house, the xxviij. of Iune. 1585. AEtatis suæ. 58. Wherevnto is adioyned a report of the vertues of the right valiant & worthy knight S. Frauncis, Lord Russell, sonne and heire apparant of the honour and good giftes of the sayd right noble Earle, who vpon a daye of truce was slaine, by a treacherous strategeme of the Scots, the 27. day of the said month of Iune. The report of George Whetstone, Gent. a faithfull seruant of the sayd right honorable Earle | |
Promos and Cassandra | |
A remembrance of ... G. Gascoigne ... (Repr.) 1888. | |
remembrance of the well imployed life | |
A remembraunce of the life, death, and vertues, of the most noble and honourable Lord Thomas late Erle of Sussex : Vicount Fitz-water, Lord of Egremount and Burnell, iustice of an ayer, of all her Maiesties forrestes, parkes, chaces, and warrantes, on the south side of Trent, Captaine of the pensioners & gentlemen at armes, Lord Chamberlaine of her Maiesties honorable household, Knight of the noble Order of the Garter, and of her Highnesse most gratious and prudente Pryuy Councell. VVho deceased at Barmesey the 11. of Iune 1583. The report of George VVhetstones gent | |
A remembraunce of the precious vertures of the Right Honourable and Reverend Iudge, Sir Iames Dier, Knight, Lord Cheefe Iustice of the Common Pleas, who disseased at Stawghton in Huntingdonshire the 24. of Marche, anno 1582 | |
The rocke of regard, diuided into foure parts: The first, The castle of delight; ... The second, The garden of vnthriftinesse ... The thirde, The arbour of vertue ... The fourth, The ortchard of repentance: wherein are discoursed the miseries that followe dicing, the mischiefes of quarreling, the fall of prodigalitie; and the souden ouerthrowe of foure notable cousners; with divers other morall, natural & tragical discourses: documents and admonitions: being all the invention, collection and translation of George Whetstone | |
Sir Phillip Sidney, his honorable life, his valiant death, and true vertues : A perfect myrror for the followers both of Mars and Mercury, who (in the right hardie breaking vpon the enemie, by a few of the English, being for the most part gentlemen of honor and name) receiued his deathes wound, nere vnto Sutphen the 22. of September last past, dyed at Aruam the 16. of October following: and with much honor and all possible mone, was solemnely buried in Paules the 16. of February 1586. By G.W. gent. Whereunto is adioyned, one other briefe commemoration of the vniuersall lamentation, the neuer dying praise, and most sollemne funerall of the sayd right hardie and noble knight. By B.W. Esquire. Dedicated, to the right Honorable the Earle of Warwicke, by his Lordships faithfull seruant George Whetstones | |
Steele glas |