Six excellent treatises of life and death collected (and published in French) by Philip Mornay, sieur du Plessis ; and now (first) translated into English.

Abstract

Signatures: A-Y¹², Z⁶ (Z6 blank except for rules). "Axiocvs. A dialogue written by Plato ... " (A5r-D10r) is spurious. "The translator to the reader. Here knowe, that the first discourse, mentioned in the aduertisement ensuing, is none of these sixe ... but another ... formerly translated by the Countesse of Pembroke [i.e. Mornay's A discovrse of life and death]"--A2v. Reproduction of original in the Newberry Library. With: A discovrse of life and death / written in French by Phil. Mornay ; done in English by the Countesse of Pembroke. At London : Printed by H.L. for Mathew Lownes ..., 1606. Plato his Axiocus -- A discourse of Tvllivs Cicero's, concerning death -- Collections out of Seneca's Works, touching life & death -- A sermon of mortality / made by S. Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage -- A treatise of Saint Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, touching the benefit & happinesse of death -- Certain places of Scripture, prayers & meditations, concerning life and death.