The fyrst boke of the introduction of knowledge made by Andrew Borde, of physycke doctor : A compendyous regyment; or, A dyetary of helth made in Mountpyllier / compyled by Andrewe Boorde, of physycke doctour. Barnes in the defence of the berde: a treatyse made, answerynge the treatyse of Doctor Borde upon berdes / edited, with a life of Andrew Boorde, and large extracts from his Brevyary, by F.J. Furnivall.

  • Andrew Boorde
Date:
1870
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Credit: The fyrst boke of the introduction of knowledge made by Andrew Borde, of physycke doctor : A compendyous regyment; or, A dyetary of helth made in Mountpyllier / compyled by Andrewe Boorde, of physycke doctour. Barnes in the defence of the berde: a treatyse made, answerynge the treatyse of Doctor Borde upon berdes / edited, with a life of Andrew Boorde, and large extracts from his Brevyary, by F.J. Furnivall. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    a Where he speaks of himself or his tastes, fyc. (p. 74) ft His remarks on England, his Contemporaries, and the Poor (p. 82) y Some of Boorde's opinions (on Mirth, p. 88) (p. 87) l Boorde's Treatment of cer- tain Diseases (p. 96), and herein of Chaucer's Somon- our's Saucefleem Face(p. 101) £ Boorde serious ... (p. 102) [/tfee the Hind words, p. 317.] § 44. Boorde's character (p. 105) § 45. Esteem in which he and his books were held (p. 105) § 46. The present Reprints; some Cuts used indiscriminately (p. 106) § 47. The Editor's task (p. 109) § 1. Among the many quaint hooks from which I quoted in my notes to Bussell's Book of Nurture in the Babees Book (E. E. T. Soc. 1868), one of the quaintest was Andrew Boorde’s Dyetary, as readers, no doubt, convinced themselves by the long extract on pages 244-8, and the shorter ones on p. 205, 207, &c. Since then I have always wished to reprint the book, and the securing, for 32s. at Mr Corser’s sale last February, of a copy of the 1562 edition not in the British Museum,1 made me resolve to bring out the book this year. Wish- ing, of course, to print from the first known edition, I turned to Mr W. C. Hazlitt’s Handbook to find what that was, and where a copy of it could be got at, and saw, after the title of the Dyetary, the fol- lowing statement: “ Wyer printed at least 3 editions without date, but in or about 1542. Two editions, both differing, are in the British Museum; a third is before me; and a fourth is in the public library at Cam- bridge.2 * All these vary typographically and literally.” 1 It is in the Cambridge University Library, perfect. Mr Bradshaw’s description of it is as follows: u Booiide (Andr.) A compendious regiment or dietary of health. London, Tho. Colwel, 12. Jan. 1562. 8°. (b) Title (•within a single line) : Here Folo-/weth a Compendyous Re-/ gimente or Dyetary of health, / made in Mount pyllor : Com-/pyled by Andrewe Boorde, of Phy-/sycke Doctor / Anno Domini. M. D. LXII. / XII. Die Mensis / Januarij./ [woodcut of an astronomer.'] Imprint: Imprinted by/ me Thomas Colwel. Dwel-/lynge in the house of Robert Wyer, / at the Signe of 8. John Euan-/gelyst besyde Charynge / Crosse./ <4^0 / Collation: ABCDEFGH8; 64 leaves (1—64). Leaf 1“ title (as above); lb—4“ Table of chapters ; 4a—64b Text ; 64b Imprint (as above).” 2 This is the same book as the one undated Wyer edition in the Museum. Mr Bradshaw’s description of it is :