=Albeit the diuersitie of Epistles are (as I saide before) as manifold as are the sundrie occurrents, or rather imaginations of mens fantasies: yet for so much as it seemeth pertinent vnto this Method to induce their varieties vnto some particular titles, by such meanes the rather to bring the learner into a speciall forme, whereby for his necessitie or present turne to applie the same. I haue thought good in imitation of the best and most learned iudgements of our time, to drawe the sundrie parts thereof, vnder foure especiall heads, that is to saie: |Demonstratiue|, |Deliberatiue|, |Iudiciall|, and |Familiar Letters|. And howbeit the rules prescribed vnto either of these, maie vnder their seuerall heads séeme to be particularlie allotted, yet are they in nature so neerelie conioyned togither, as hardlie shall you in anie of the first three fall into their particular distinctions, but lightlie in one sort or other, you shall run into the natures of the others.= =For proofe whereof, and this to open more plainlie, let vs first lay downe their properties in seuerall, and then sée by association each with other how néerlie they do participate in their qualities. You shall then vnderstande that this |Demonstratiue| kinde, hath the name of a declaration, deliuerie or shewing of some one thing or other, the distinctions of the Epistles thereunder contained, are |Descriptorie|, in which bee described the manners and conuersations of men, all vertues, vices and qualities both of bodie and mind. Honorable chalenges, combats, entertainmēts, attempts, orders of common weales, gouermnents, and estates, countries, cities, hilles, valleies, fields, prospects, buildings and walkes, with their pleasures and scituations. |Laudatorie|, wherein is speciallie praysed anie thing, and |Vituperatorie|, in which is misliked or condemned whatsoeuer maie be thought worthie either to bee abhorred or dispraysed.= =The |Deliberatiue| is so named, of the large comprehension it hath of sundry causes and matters, being not almost tied to any particular occasion or purpose: His distinctions are |Hortatorie|, and |Dehortatorie|: |Swasorie| and |Disswasorie|, not much vnlike together in their orders and properties: the natures of the first being to exhort, counsell, aduise, or perswade to anie thing, of the other, to withdraw, disswade or reduce to another meaning. |Conciliatorie|, which serueth in acquiring of friendship of acquaintance. |Reconciliatorie|, in reconcilement of kinred, friends, or other persons. |Petitorie|, in suing for, or crauing of anie thing. |Commendatorie|, in preferring the seruices, persons or good qualities, of anie one. |Consolatorie|, in comforting at times of troubles, sorrowe, or mishaps. |Monitorie|, in forewarning, admonishing, or counselling from mischiefs. |Reprehensorie|, in reprehending or correcting of errours and behauiours. |Amatorie|, in matters of louing.=