The 16 chapters of this conduct book cover topics such as "The dignitie and necessity of learning in princes and nobilitie," "Of the time of learning," "Of the dutie of parents in their childrens education," "Of a gentleman's carriage in the University," "Of stile in speaking, writing, and reading historie," "Cosmographie, "Geometry," "Poetry," "Music," "Of drawing and painting in oyle," and "Exercise of the body."