[Sidenote: Anachinosis, or
the Impartener.]
Not much vnlike to the figure of reference,
is there another with some little diuersitie which
we call the impartener, because many times in
pleading and perswading, we thinke it a very good policie
to acquaint our iudge or hearer or very aduersarie
with some part of our Counsell and aduice, and to
aske their opinion, as who would say they could not
otherwise thinke of the matter then we do. As
he that had tolde a long tale before certaine noblewomen
of a matter somewhat in honour touching the Sex:
Tell me faire Ladies, if the case were
your owne,
So foule a fault would you haue it be
knowen?
Maister Gorge in this figure, said very sweetly,
All you who read these lines and skanne
of my desart,
Iudge whether was more good, my hap or
els my hart.
[Sidenote: Paramologia, or
the figure of Admittance.]
The good Orator vseth a manner of speach in his perswasion
and is when all that should seeme to make against
him being spoken by th’other side, he will first
admit it, and in th’end auoid all for his better
aduantage, and this figure is much vsed by our English
pleaders in the Starchamber and Chancery, which they
call to confesse and auoid, if it be in case of crime
or iniury, and is a very good way. For when the
matter is so plaine that it cannot be denied or trauersed,
it is good that it be iustified by confessall and
auoidance. I call it the figure of admittance.
As we once wrate to the reproofe of a Ladies faire
but crueltie.
I know your witte, I know your pleasant
tongue,
Your some sweet smiles, your some, but
louely lowrs:
A beautie to enamour olde and yong.
Those chast desires, that noble minde
of yours,
And that chiefe part whence all your honor
springs,
A grace to entertaine the greatest kings.
All this I know: but sinne it is
to see,
So faire partes spilt by too much crueltie.
[Sidenote: Etiologia, or the Reason rent, or the Tellcause.] In many cases we are driuen for better perswasion to tell the cause that mooues vs to say thus or thus: or els when we would fortifie our allegations by rendring reasons to euery one, this assignation of cause the Greekes called Etiologia, which if we might without scorne of a new inuented terme call [Tellcause] it were right according to the Greeke originall: & I pray you why should we not? and with as good authoritie as the Greekes? Sir Thomas Smith, her Maiesties principall Secretary, and a man of great learning and grauitie, seeking to geue an English word to this Greeke word [Greek: illegible] called it Spitewed or wedspite. Master Secretary Wilson gueing an English name to his arte of Logicke, called it Witcraft, me thinke I may be bolde with like liberty to call the figure Etiologia [Tellcause.] And this manner


