The Garden of Pleasure: Contayninge most pleasante Tales, worthy deedes
and witty sayings of noble Princes & learned Philosophers, Moralized. No
lesse delectable, than profitable. Done out of Italian into English, by
Iames Sanford, Gent. Wherein are also set forth diuers Verses and
Sentences in Italian, with the Englishe to the same, for the benefit of
students in both tongs. _Imprinted at London, by Henry Bynneman. Anno_.
1573. [Colophon] _Imprinted at London by Henry Bynneman, dwelling in
Knight riders streate, at the signe of the Mermayde. Anno._ 1573. _And
are to be sold at his shop at the Northwest dore of Poules Church._
=B. L.= 8^o. (5-3/8 × 3-5/8). *. 13.
Collation: A^4B-P^8, folios numbered. Wanting B 6. The verso of the
title is occupied by two heraldic woodcuts. The upper one, with the
date 1573, is the Dudley crest charged with a crescent of
difference within garter of the order, for Robert, Earl of
Leicester. (The crescent has been added since the same block was
used in Turberville's 'Epitaphs' etc. in 1570.) The lower with a
Greek motto displays, according to Herbert (p. 973), the arms of
the author. Verses to Leicester in Greek, Latin, Italian, French,
and English. Epistle dedicatory to Leicester, signed. Address to
the reader. At sig, O 5^v begins the collection of 'Certain Italian
Prouerbes'. There was a later edition of the work in 1576 under the
title of 'Hours of Recreation'. According to the author's statement
the work is gathered out of a number of Italian writers.
Sinker 282. BM 1354.