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  <dc:title>Complete text of 'The Aretology or Ethicall Elements'</dc:title>
  <dc:description>The complete text of 'The Aretology or Ethicall Elements', broken down as follows:

Book 1: 'Aretology Liber Primus which treteth Felicity', Fols. 52r-61r
Chapter 1: 'That there is a felicity'
Chapter 2: 'Of False Felicitys'
The final sentence on Fol. 61r states,  'For the 3rd Chapter, see it at the end of Booke foregoing'

Fols. 61v-63v are blank

Book 2: 'Aretology  The Second Booke which treateth of Vertu. The first part evidencing the Nature of Vertu in generall', Fols. 64r-91v
Chapter 1: Of the End &amp; Matter of Moral Vertu  

Fol. 92r-92v is blank

Chapter 3: 'Of the Principal of Moral Actions', Fols. 93r-109r

Fols. 109v-111v are blank

Chapter 4: 'Of Les Principal Efficients of Moral Vertu', Fols. 112r-134r (Fol. 114v is blank)

Fol. 134v is blank

Chapter 6: 'Of the Properties of Morall Vertu', Fols. 135r-141v

Fols. 142r-143v are blank

Chapter 7: 'Of the Degrees of Moral Vertu where of Half-vertus &amp; Heroick Vertu', Fols. 144r-158r

Fols. 158v-159v are blank

Chapter 8: Vertus Contrarys, Fols. 160r-167v 

Fol. 168r-168v is blank

Notes on declining of all vices Fol. 169r-185v 

Fol. 186r-186v is blank

Continues on vices 187r-231r

Hands:  Early Boyle; John Jay (fols. 54v-5, 56v-7).</dc:description>
  <dc:date>1645</dc:date>
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