The schoolemaster, or teacher of table philosophie. : A most pleasant and merie companion, wel worthy to be welcomed (for a dayly gheast) not onely to all mens boorde, to guyde them with moderate [and] holsome dyet: but also into euery mans companie at all tymes, to recreate their mindes, with honest mirth and delectable deuises: to sundrie pleasant purposes of pleasure and pastyme. Gathered out of diuers, the best approued auctours: and deuided into foure pithy and pleasant treatises, as it may appeare by the contentes.

The schoolemaster, or teacher of table philosophie. : A most pleasant and merie companion, wel worthy to be welcomed (for a dayly gheast) not onely to all mens boorde, to guyde them with moderate [and] holsome dyet: but also into euery mans companie at all tymes, to recreate their mindes, with honest mirth and delectable deuises: to sundrie pleasant purposes of pleasure and pastyme. Gathered out of diuers, the best approued auctours: and deuided into foure pithy and pleasant treatises, as it may appeare by the contentes.

Mensa philosophica.

Imprinted at London : By Richarde Iones: dwelling ouer-agaynst S. Sepulchers Church without Newgate, 1576.

[160] p. ; (4to)

Signed on V2v: T.T., i.e. Thomas Twyne. Sometimes also attributed to Thomas Turswell.

Based on: Anguilbertus, Theobaldus. Mensa philosophica.

Signatures: A-V⁴.

Harvard copy, with photostat A1,2 from STC 24412, identified as STC 24412a on UMI microfilm reel 1397.

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 24411
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S111450

Great Britain -- England -- London.

STC 24411

cs71. Imperfect: wanting title leaf, A1, and leaf A2; A1 is supplied in MS. facsimile; on verso is MS. facsimile of "The Printers preamble ..." With woodcut illustrations trimmed and pasted (by John Inglis?) on the front paste-down; on the back endpapers are trimmed and pasted a c19 printed cartoon (titled "The wrongs of Ireland"), a c19 newspaper article ("titled "My grandfather was a person of very regular habits"), and a bookseller's catalogue entry for A. de Balinghem's "Apresdinnees ..." St. Omer, 1624. Faded MS. notes and markings. Binder's ticket of J. Faulkner. Leaf M4 is trimmed and inlaid; V3,4 repaired at inner margins. Some leaves stained, foxed, and damaged, affecting text. Provenance: engraved armorial bookplate of Charles Lilburne; John Inglis Copy?; MS. note on front free endpaper: "Lowndes 2205 / Bookworm 1870 p. 107"; 1901 Folger purchase from Sotheby's, 5/16/1901, lot 527