The Boke of the introduction of knowledge. The which doth teache a man to speake part of all maner of languages. and to knowe the vsage and fashion of al maner of coũtreys. And for to knowe the moste parte of all maner of coynes of money, ye which is curraunt in euery region / Made by Andrew Borde, of phisicke doctor. [London: W. Copland, 1562? STC 3385, facsimile reprint].

  • Andrew Boorde
Date:
[1814]
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Credit: The Boke of the introduction of knowledge. The which doth teache a man to speake part of all maner of languages. and to knowe the vsage and fashion of al maner of coũtreys. And for to knowe the moste parte of all maner of coynes of money, ye which is curraunt in euery region / Made by Andrew Borde, of phisicke doctor. [London: W. Copland, 1562? STC 3385, facsimile reprint]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    kynges of Englande doth halowe euerp pere Crampe rynges, ye whyche rynges woꝛne on ones kynger dothe helpe them the whyche hath the Crampe. There is no region nor coutrep in all the wold that theyꝛ money is onely gold dt lyluer, but only Englande, fo2 in England al theyꝛ money is golde c ſyluer. There Golde is kyne and good, ſpecyally the ſouerayns, ye Ry⸗ als and the halke Ryals, the olde noble, the Aungels ad the halte aungels is kyne golde. But the nobles of twẽ⸗ ty grotes, and the crownes and the balfe crownes, of Englande be not fo kyne Golde as the other is. Allo Golde of other regyons and ſome Siluer, pf it be good doth go in England. Che ſyluer of England is Grotes halke grotes, Pens, halke pens, and there be lome Far⸗ dynges. In England doth grow golde, and Spluer, Cyn, Leade and Jrone. The ſpeche ol Englande is a bate ſpeche to other noble lpeches, as Italion Cattplia and Frenche, howbeit the ſpeche of Englande of late Dapes is amended, a | ¶ The apendex to the fprit Chapter, treatinge of Corne⸗ 5 wall, and Cornyche men. yo cham a Cornpthe man, al che can brew J Ft wyll make one to kake, allo to ſpew It is dycke and {mokp, and allo it is dyn It is lyke wath, as pygges had wrallled dryn Iche cannot brew, nor drelle Flethe, nor vyſhe ~ Many volke do legge, J mar manp a good diſhe Dup the dore gos, iche hab lome dyng to leg (Chan olde knaues be dead, yonge knaues be leg Iche chaym pll a kyngred, iche were by mp fap Iche nps not eate no Coole fens pelter dape aS e
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