Ariostos seven planets gouerning Italie, or, His satyrs in seven famous discourses shewing the estate 1. Of the court, and courtiers, 2. Of libertie, and the clergy in general, 3. Of the Romane clergie, 4. Of marriage, 5. Of soldiers, musitians, and louers, 6. Of schoolemasters and schollers, 7. Of honour, and the happiest life. Newly corrected and augmented, with many excellent and note worthy notes, together with a new addition of three most excellent elegies, written by the same Lodovico Ariasto, the effect whereof is contained in the argument.

All titles

• Ariostos seven planets gouerning Italie, or, His satyrs in seven famous discourses shewing the estate 1. Of the court, and courtiers, 2. Of libertie, and the clergy in general, 3. Of the Romane clergie, 4. Of marriage, 5. Of soldiers, musitians, and louers, 6. Of schoolemasters and schollers, 7. Of honour, and the happiest life. Newly corrected and augmented, with many excellent and note worthy notes, together with a new addition of three most excellent elegies, written by the same Lodovico Ariasto, the effect whereof is contained in the argument.
• Satires. English
• Seven planets governing Italie First satyr of Ariostos Three most excellent Elegies written by that famous poet, Lodovico Ariosto

People / Organizations

• Lodovico Ariosto (Author)

Imprint

London: printed by William Stansby for Roger Iackson, dwelling in Fleete-streete neere the Conduit, 1611.

Added name

Tofte, Robert, d. 1620 tr.

Publication year

1611

ESTC No.

S1499

Grub Street ID

145931

Description

[6], 66, 69-100, 24 p. ; 4⁰

Note

The elegies are not from Ariosto, but are probably Tofte's own poems--STC (2nd ed.).

Translated from Italian into English by Robert Tofte--DNB and NUC pre-1956 imprints.

In verse.

Caption title on A4: The first satyr of Ariostos.