The Fyrst Boke of the Introduction of Knowledge made by Andrew Borde ... A Compendyous Regyment or A Dyetary of Helth made in Mountpyllier, compyled by Andrewe Boorde ... Barnes in the Defence of the Berde: a Treatyse made, answerynge the Treatyse of Doctor Borde vpon Berdes: Edited, with a life of Andrew Boorde, and large extracts from his Breuyary by F. J. Furnivall |
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of the naturall disposicion of an Irishe
man, & of theyr money and speche. The Fyrst Boke of the Introduction of Knowledge made by Andrew Borde |  |
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3. The thyrde Chapter treateth of Irland. And of the naturall disposicion of an Irishe man, & of theyr money and speche.
I am an Iryshe man, in Irland I was borne;I loue to weare a saffron shert, all though it be to-torne.
My anger and my hastynes doth hurt me full sore;
I cannot leaue it, it creaseth more and more;
And although I be poore, I haue an angry hart.
I can kepe a Hobby, a gardyn, and a cart;
I can make good mantyls, and good Irysh fryce;
I can make aqua vite, and good square dyce.
Pediculus other whyle do byte me by the backe,
Wherfore dyvers times I make theyr bones cracke.
I do loue to eate my meate, syttyng vpon the ground,
And do lye in oten strawe, slepyng full sound.
I care not for ryches, but for meate and drynke;
And dyuers tymes I wake, whan other men do wynke.
I do vse no potte to seeth my meate in,
Wherfore I do boyle it in a bestes skyn;
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I care not for my masȝer, neyther cruse nor cup.
I am not new fangled, nor neuer wyll be;
I do lyue in pouerty, in myne owne countre.
Thus endeth the maner and speche of Irland.
| The thyrde Chapter treateth of Irland. And
of the naturall disposicion of an Irishe
man, & of theyr money and speche. The Fyrst Boke of the Introduction of Knowledge made by Andrew Borde | |