Andrew Boorde

Andrew Boorde (or Borde; c. 1490 – April 1549) was an English traveller, physician and writer. He wrote works on domestic hygiene, medicine, geography, and other subjects.

Quotes

A Compendyous Regyment or Dyetary of Health (1542)

London: Wyllyam Powell, 1567 [i.e. 1547]

Those your wyne after thys sorte, it must be fyne, fayre & clere to the eye, it muste be fragraunte and redolent hauynge a good odour and flauour in the nose, it muste spryncle in the cup whan it is drawne or put out of the pot in to the cup, it must be colde & pleasaunt in the mouth, and it must be stronge and subtyll of substaunce. And than moderatly dronken it doth acuate and doth quycken a mans wyttes, it doth cōfort the hert, it doth scowre ye lyuer, specyally if it be whyte wine it doth reioyce al the powers of man, and dothe nuryshe them, it dothe ingendre good bloude, it doth comforte and doth nurysshe the brayne and all the body, and it resolueth fleume, it ingendreth heate, and it is good agaynst heuynes and pencyfulnes, it is full of agylyte, wherfore it is medsonable, specyally whyte wyne, for it doth mundyfye and clense woūdes & sores.
- Chose your wine after this sort: it must be fine, fair and clear to the eye; it must be fragrant and redolent, having a good odour and flavour in the nose; it must sprinkle in the cup when it is drawn or put out of the pot into the cup; it must be cold and pleasant in the mouth; and it must be strong and subtle of substance. And than moderately drunken it doth acuate and doth quicken a man's wits, it doth comfort the heart, it doth scour the liver; specially, if it be white wine, it doth rejoice all the powers of man, and doth nourish them; it doth engender good blood, it doth comfort and doth nourish the brain and all the body, and it resolveth phlegm; it engendereth heat, and it is good against heaviness and pensiveness; it is full of agility; wherefore it is medicinable, specially white wine, for it doth mundify and cleanse wounds and sores.
- Ch. 10

Beefe is good meate for & Englyssh man so be it the beest be yonge, & that it be nat cowe flesshe. For olde befe & cowe flesshe dothe ingēdre melancoly and leprouse bumours: yf it be moderatly poudered that the groose bloude by salte may be exaustyd, it doth make an Englysshe man strōge.
- Beef is a good meat for an Englishman, so be it the beast be young and that it be not cow-flesh: for old beef and cow-flesh doth engender melancholy and leprous humours. If it be moderately powdered [salted], that the gross blood by salt may be exhausted, it doth make an Englishman strong.
- Ch. 16

Fysshe may be sode, rosted, bruled & baken euery one after theyr kynde, & vse a fasshyon of the countre, as the coke and the phisicion wyll agre & deuyse. For a good coke is halfe a phisicion. For the chefe phisicke (the councell of a phisecion except) dothe come from the kytchyn, wherfore the phisicion and the coke for sicke men must consult togyther for the preparacion of meate for sicke men.
- Fish may be seethed [boiled], roasted, broiled and baked, every one after their kind; and use a fashion of the country, as the cook and the physician will agree and devise. For a good cook is half a physician. For the chief physick [medicine] (the council of a physician except) doth come from the kitchen; wherefore the physician and the cook for sick men must consult together for the preparation of meat for sick men.
- Ch. 18

External links

Encyclopedic article on Andrew Boorde on Wikipedia