The First chapiter is, How thare is four maneris of Kingis. 1 How auarice and fule largess suld be eschewit in a King. 2 How Princis and Kingis suld sett them for gude renoun here. 3 How thai suld eschew all outrageous carnall lustis and appetitis. 4 Quhat kynde of sapience efferis to Kingis, Princis, and grete Lordis. 5 Quhatkyn habyt anournement and clething thai suld haue. 6 How Kingis and Princis suld punyse mysdoaris, and honour gude men. 7 How thai suld haue in thame justice and equitee with merci. 8 Quhatkyn plesance, deduytis, and recreaciouns Princis suld tak. 9 How punycioun suld be maid efter the case and state of persons. 10 How Princis may be lyknyt to the dew of the hevyn. 11 How Kingis and Princis are of the samyn nature with symple men. 12 How thai suld delyte thame in bukis of stories of Vertues and Vicis, and of othir honourable dedis of alde Ancestry, and of wisedome. 13 How thai sulde kepe gude faith and lautee till all Mankynde euer. 14 How Princis suld found scolis and studyes of sciences in thair contreis. 15 How thai suld nocht gouerne thame be women, na trow thair counsale. 16 How thai suld nocht traist anerly in a medicine, but ma. 17 How Princes suld gouerne thame be a wyse Clerk, expert in astronomy. 18 Off the science of astronomy, and of the divisioun of it. 19 How Princis suld atoure all thing tak kepe to thair hele. 20 How and in quhat maner thai suld gouerne thair hele keping. 21 Here declaris the Philosophour certane documentis of medicyne. 22 Here declaris the Philosophour certane secrete documentis of medicyne. 23 Here declaris he the four rathis of the [gh]ere, and first of Ver. 24 And first of the kynde of the sesoun of Somer. 25 And syne of the third sesoun that is callit Hervist. 26 And syne of the nature of the Wynter. 27 Quhat thingis fattis or lenys men maist. 28 Here declaris the Philosophour ane othir poynt of medicyne. 29 Quhat kyndis of metis ar best for man. 30 Off syndry kyndis of wateris, and thair naturis. 31 Off syndry kyndis of wynis, and thair naturis. 32 Off bathis and stuphis [stoves], and thair gouernaunce and proffittis. 33 Quhat justice efferis till a Prince or a King. 34 How a Prince or a King suld ken himself. 35 How Kingis and Princis suld gouerne be grete counsale. 36 How the Man is maid of the four elementis. 37 How Princis suld haue discrete Secretaris.