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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
Boorde, Andrew (1490?-1549)

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The fyrst boke of the Introduction of knowledge.
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The fyrst chapter treateth of the naturall dysposicion of an Englyshman, and of the noble realme of England, & of the money that there is vsed.
  
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The Auctor respondith.
  
The apendex to the fyrst Chapter, treatinge of Cornewall, and Cornyshe men.
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The second chapytre treateth of Wales. And of the natural disposicion of Welshmen. Teaching an Englyshman to speake some Welsh.
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The thyrde Chapter treateth of Irland. And of the naturall disposicion of an Irishe man, & of theyr money and speche.
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The fourth chapter treateth of Scotland, and the natural disposycion of a Scotyshe man. And of theyr money, and of theyr speche.
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The .v. chapytre treateth of Shotland and of Fryceland & of the naturall disposycion of the people of the countrey.
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The .vi. Chapter treateth of Norway & of Islonde, and of the natural disposicion of the people of the countrey, and of theyr money and speche.
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The .vii. Chapytre sheweth howe the auctor of thys boke, how he had dwelt in Scotland and other Ilandes, did go thorow and rounde about Christendom, and oute of Christendome; declarynge the properties of al the regions, countreys, and prouynces, the whiche he did trauel thorow.
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The .viii. Chapiter treateth of Flaunders, And of the naturall disposicion of a Fleming, and of their money and of their speche.
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The .ix. chapiter tretyth of Selond, and Holond, and of the naturall dysposycyon of a Selondder, and Holander, & of their money and of theyr speche.
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The .x. Chapiter treatyth of Braban, and of the natural disposicion of a Brabander, of theyr speche and of theyr money.
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The .xi. Chapter treteth of Gelderlond & of Cleue londe, and of the naturall disposicion of the people of those cuntres, & of their money & their speche.
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The .xii. chapyter tretyth of the lond of Gulyk & of Lewke, and of the naturall dysposycion of the people of the countres and of theyr money and of theyr speche.
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The .xiii. Chapiter doth speake of base Almayn, and of the disposicion of the people of the countrey; of theyr speche & of theyr money.
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The .xiiii. Chapter treateth of hyghe Almayne or hyghe Doch lond, and of the dysposycyon of the people, and of theyr speche and of theyr money.
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The .xv. chapter treateth of Denmark and of the natural dysposycion of the people, and of theyr mony and speche.
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The .xvi. Chapter treateth of Saxsony, and of the natural disposicion of the Saxsons, and of their mony, and of theyr speche.
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The .xvii. chapter treateth of the kyngdom of Boeme, and of the dysposycion of the people of the countre, of theyr monye, and speche.
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The .xviii. chapter treateth of the kyngdome of Poll, and of the naturall dysposicion of the people, and of theyr mony and spech.
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The .xix. chapter treateth of the kyngdome of Hungary, and of the natural dysposision of the people, and of theyr mony & spech.
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The .xx. chapter treateth of the lond of Grece, & of Constantinenople, and of the naturall disposicion of the people, and of theyr mony and speche.
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The .xxi. chapter treateth of the kyngdome of Sicell, and of Calabre, And of the naturall disposicion of the people, and of theyr mony and speche.
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The .xxii. chapter treateth of the kingdome of Naples, and of the naturall dysposicion of the people and of theyr speche and of there money.
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The .xxiii. chapter treateth of Italy and Rome, and of the naturall dysposycyon of the people, and of theyr money & speche.
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The .xxiiii. chapter treateth of Venys, and of the naturall dysposicyon of the people of the country, of ther mony and of theyr spech.
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The .xxv. Chapter treateth of Lombardye, and of the natural dysposicion of the people, and of theyr speche and of theyr monye.
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The .xxvi. chapter treateth of Iene and of the Ianuayes, and of theyr spech, and of their mony.
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The .xxvii. Chapter treateth of Fraunce, and of our prouences the whyche be vnder Fraunce, and of the natural dysposicyon of the people, and of ther money and of theyr speche.
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The xxviii. chapter treateth of Catalony and of the kyngedome of Aragon, and of the naturall dysposycyon of the people, and of theyr money and of theyr spech.
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The xxix. Chapter treateth of Andalase, of Cyuel, and of the kyngedome of Portyngale, and of the natural dysposicyon of the people, and of ther speche, and of theyr money.
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The .xxx. chapter treateth of the natural disposicion of Spanyardes, of the countrey, of the money, and of the speche.
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The .xxxi. chapter tretyth of the kyngdome of Castyle, & of Byscay, and of the natural disposicion of the people, and of there money & of theyr speche.
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The .xxxii. chapter treteth of the kingdome of Nauer, and of the naturall disposicyon of the people, and of theyr money and of theyr speche.
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The .xxxiii. chapter treateth of Bion, and of Gascony, and of Lytle Briten, and of the natural disposicion of the people, and of theyr money and of theyr speche.
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The .xxxiiii. chapter treateth of Normandy & Picarde, and of the natural disposicion of the people, and of theyr spech and mony.
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The .xxxv. chapter treateth of the Latyn man and the Englysh man, & where Laten is most vsed.
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The .xxxvi. chapter treteth of the Mores whyche do dwel in Barbary.
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The .xxxvii. Chapter tretyth of the natural disposicion of the Turkes, and of Turkey, and of theyr money and theyr spech.
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The .xxxix. Chapter treateth of the naturall disposicion of the Iues, and of Iury, and of theyr mony and of theyr speche.
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The treatyse answerynge the boke of Berdes,
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[The first parte of that songe]
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The seconde parte of that songe.
  
Barnes in the defence of the Berde.

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Barnes in the defence of the Berde.

Barnes, I say, yf thou be shent,
Bycause thou wantyst eloquence,
Desyre them, that thyne entent
May stonde all tymes for thy defence,
Consyderynge that thy hole pretence
Was more desyrous of vnyte
Then to enuent curyosyte.
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