Digital scans of “An Alphabeticall Table of all the Common Places
contained in this Book,” from the Thomas Fisher Library’s copy of
English Treasury. Reproduced with the permission of the University
of Toronto.
—A— Of Accident, (Chance,) Contingencies, Events: 1–2. Of Action: 2–3. Of Adversity, Affliction: 3–5. Of Advice, Counsell, &c: 5–6. Of Adultery: 6–7. Of Affections: 7–8. Of Allegiance, Subjection: 8–9. Of Ambition: 9–12. Of Anger, Fury, Impatience, Rage, Wrath: 12–14. Of Apparell: 14–16. Of Astrologie, Astronomy, &c.: 16–18. Of Atheism, Blasphemy, Impiety, Prophaness,
&c.: 18–19. Of Avarice, Covetousnesse, &c.: 19–20. Of Authority: 20–21.
—B— Of Barrenness: 21–22. Of Bashfulness, Coynesse, Modesty: 22–24. Of Bastardy: 24–25. Of Bawds, Pandors, Pimps, &c.: 25–27. Of Beauty: 27–28. Of Boasting: 29. Of the Body of Man: 30–31. Of the Body: 31–32. Of Bounty, Liberality: 32–34. Of Broakers: 34–35. Of Buriall and Mourning: 35–37.
—C— Of Calamity, Wretchedness: 37–38. Of Care, Caution, Circumspection: 38–39. Of Ceremony, Complement: 39–40. Of Chambermaids, &c.: 40–41. Of Chastity, Continence: 42–43. Of Children, &c.: 43–44. Of the Church and Church-men: 44–46. Of the City, &c.: 46–48. Of Compassion: 48–50. Of Compulsion, Constraint, Force, Violence,
&c.: 50–51. Of Conceit, Fancy, Imagination: 51–52. Of Conscience, Guilt: 52–53. Of Constancy: 53–54. Of Content: 54–55. Of the Country: 55–57. Of the Court and Courtiers: 57–59. Of Credit, Reputation: 59–62. Of Credulity: 62–63. Of Cruelty: 63–64. Of Cuckolds: 64–66. Of Curiosity: 66–67. Of Custome, Prescription: 67–68.
—D— Of Damage, Impediment, Loss, &c.: 68–69. Of Danger, Difficulty, Hazard, &c.:
69–70. Of Death: 70–72. Of the Deity, Godhead: 72–74. Of Delay, Deliberation: 75–76. Of Desire: 76–77. Of Despaire: 77–78. Of Destiny, Fate: 78–79. Of Detraction (or Slander): 79–80. Of Disdain, Contempt, Scorn, &c.: 80–81. Of Dissimulation, Hypocrisie: 81–83. Of the Divell: 83–84. Of Drunkenness: 84–85. Of Duells: 86–88.
—E— Of Effeminacy: 88–90. Of Eloquence, Garrulity, Loquacity, (Speech, and the
Tongue): 90–92. Of Enjoying: 92–93. Of Envy: 93–94. Of Error, Mistake, &c.: 94–95. Of Example, Imitation: 95–96. Of Expedition: 96–97. Of Extreames: 97–98.
—F— Of Falsehood, Fraud: 98–99. Of Fame, Report, Rumour: 100–102. Of Feare, (Cowardize.): 102–3. Of Felicity, (Happinesse.): 103–4. Of Fidelity, Faithfulness, Trustiness, &c.:
104–5. Of Flattery, (Parasites.): 105–6. Of Folly, Fools: 106–7. Of Fortitude, Magnanimity: 107–9. Of Fortune: 110–11. Of Friendship: 112–14. Of Frugality, Thrift: 114–15.
—G— Of Gallants, &c.: 115–16. Of Gaming, &c.: 116–17. Of Glory, Greatness: 117–19. Of Gluttony: 119–20. Of Gratitude, Thankfulnesse: 120–21.
—I, J— Of Idlenesse, Sloth, &c.: 136–37. Of Jealousie: 137–39. Of Ignorance: 139–40. Of Impudence: 140–41. Of Inconstancy: 141–43. Of Incontinency: 143–45. Of Industry, Indeavour: 145–46. Of Infamy, Reproach, Shame, &c.: 147–48. Of Ingratitude: 148–49. Of Injury, injustice, wrong: 149–50. Of Joy, Mirth: 150–51. Of Justice, &c.: 151–53.
—K— Of Kings, Princes: 153–61. Of Knighthood, &c.: 161–63. Of Knowledge: 163–65.
—M— Of Madness: 184–85. Of Man: 185–87. Of Marriage: 187–89. Of Melancholly, Musing, &c.: 189–91. Of Memory, Remembrance, and Oblivion: 191–93. Of Mercy: 193–94. Of Mischance, Mis-Fortune: 194–95. Of Mischiefe: 195–96. Of Money: 196–98. Of Murther: 198–99. Of Musick, &c.: 199–200.
—N— Of Nature: 201–2. Of Necessity: 202–3. Of Night, Darknesse: 203–4.
—O— Of Old Age: 205–7. Of Opinion: 207–8. Of Order, Degree, &c.: 208–9.
—P— Of Painting, &c.: 209–11. Of Parents: 211–12. Of Passion: 212–13. Of Patience: 213–14. Of Peace: 214–15. Of Penitence, Repentance: 215–18. Of the People: 218–20. Of Philosophy: 220–22. Of Physick: 222–24. Of Physiognomy: 224–25. Of Playes, Players: 225–26. Of Pleasure: 226–27. Of Poetry and Poets: 228–29. Of Policy, &c.: 229–31. Of Poverty, Beggery: 231–33. Of Pride, Presumption, &c.: 233–36. Of Prison, Prisoners, Jaylors: 236–37. Of Prodigality: 237–38. Of Prodigies, Comets, &c.: 238–39. Of Profit, Gain: 239–40. Of Prosperity: 240–41. Of Providence, Foresight: 241–42. Of Prudence, Wisdome: 242–43.
—R— Of Rape: 244–45. Of Reason: 245–46. Of Rebellion and Sedition: 246–47. Of Religion: 247–49. Of a Retired (or Countrey) Life: 249–50. Of Revenge: 250–51. Of Reward and Punishment: 252–53. Of Riches, Wealth: 253–54.
—S— Of Safety, Security: 254–55. Of Schollers: 255–56. Of Secresie, and Silence: 256–57. Of Selfe-Love: 257–58. Of Sin: 258–60. Of Single Life: 261–62. Of Sleep, Dreams: 262–63. Of Souldiers: 263–65. Of Sorrow: 265–66. Of the Soul, Heart: 266–68. Of Successe: 268–69. Of Succession in Great Estates: 269–70. Of Swearing, Forswearing, &c.: 270–72.
—T— Of Temperance, &c.: 272–73. Of Theft, &c.: 274–75. Of Time: 275–76. Of Tyrannie, Tyrants: 276–77. Of Travell, Travellers: 277–79. Of Treason, &c.: 279–80. Of Truth: 280–81.
—V— Of Valour: 281–84. Of Variety, and Vicissitude: 284–85. Of Vertue: 285–86. Of Victory and Triumph: 286–87. Of Virginity: 287–88.
—W— Of Warre: 288–89. Of Whores: 290–95. Of Widowes: 295–96. Of Wit, &c.: 296–97. Of Witches, Craft, (or Cunning Women) and Charms:
298–99. Of Wives: 299–301. Of Women: 301–7. Of the World: 307–10.