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.

  • Boorde, Andrew, 1490?-1549.
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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    FOREWORDS. PART I. ANDREW BOORDE’S WORKS, AND THE EDITIONS OF THEM. A. GENUINE WORKS. § I. The Dyetary 0/15 42 (p. 11) § 2. Is Powell's edition 1547 or 1567? Wyer'sundated edition; ColweVs of 1562 (p. 13) § 3. The Fyrst Boke of the In- troduction of Knowledge, writ- ten by 1542, not published till 1547 or after; meant mainly to be a book of Medicine, though Booh I. is one of Travels. Two editions of it (p. 14). Is men- tioned in the Dyetary, Pryn- cyples of Astronamye, and the Brevyary (p. 15), and Barnes in the Defence of the Berde. The Lothbury edition is of 1562 or -3 a.d. (p. 18). § 4. Barnes in the Defence of the Berde must be dated 1542 or- 3 (p. 19) § 5. The Breuyary of Health, written also by 1542, though no edition is known till 1547. Boorde's account of its name (p. 21). His motives in writing it (p. 21). It's a companion to the Dyetary (p. 20) § 6. The Pryncyples of Astrona- mye. Its contents, p. 22 (an extract from it at p. 16) § 7. The Peregrination, or Itin- erary of England, with its no- tice of “ Boord's Hill, the au- thour's birth place (p. 23) § 8. The lost Itinerary of Eur- ope, ivliich Boorde lent to Thomas Cromwell (p. 24) § 9. A Boke of Sermons lost by old noodle Time ... (p. 24) $ 10. The Pronostycacyon for 1545 (p. 25) § 11. The lost Treatyse vpon Berdes (p. 26) B. DOUBTFUL WORKS. § 12. Almanac & Prognostica- tion (p. 26) C. WORKS PROBABLY SPURIOUS. § 13. Merie Tales of the Mad Men of Gotam ... (p. 27) § 14. Scogin’s Jests (p. 31). The Prologue and First Jest use Boorde'sphrases (p. 32). § 15. The Mylner of Abvngton (p. 32) § 16. The Promptuarium Phy- sices and De iudiciis Urina- rum, of Balds list ... (p. 33) § 17. “Nos Vagabunduli” and the Friar 11 Hindrance (p. 34)