Lessius, Leonardus. The temperate man, or The right way of preserving life and health : together, with soundness of the senses, judgment, and memory unto extream old age. In three treatises. The first written by the learned Leonardus Lessius. The second by Lodowich Cornaro, a noble gentleman of Venice. The third by a famous Italian. Faithfully Englished
The first part is a translation of Lessius' "Hygiasticon"; The first and third parts translated by Nicholas Ferrar; --NUC pre-1956 imprints
The second part is translated by George Herbert. Cf. caption title on leaf G5v
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Manuscript marks and notes. Lacks leaf A1. Leaf H3 torn, affecting text. Provenance: signature of Ben Fish
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Uniform title: Hygiasticon. English
Extended title: The temperate man, or The right way of preserving life and health : together, with soundness of the senses, judgment, and memory unto extream old age. In three treatises. The first written by the learned Leonardus Lessius. The second by Lodowich Cornaro, a noble gentleman of Venice. The third by a famous Italian. Faithfully Englished
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