or of Phisicke. Imprinted
at London by John Windet, sm. 8vo. 1586."

It has been remarked that Burton does not acknowledge his obligations to
Bright. This, however, is not strictly true, as the former acknowledges
_several quotations_ in the course of his work. It would certainly be
desirable, in the event of a new edition of the _Anatomy_, that a
comparison of the two books should be made. As a beginning towards this
end, I subjoin a table of the contents of Bright's _Treatise_, with a
notice of some similar passages in Burton's _Anatomy_, arranged in parallel
columns.

I may just add, that Bright's _Treatise_ consists of 276 pages, exclusive
of a dedication "To the Right Worshipful M. Peter Osborne," &c. (dated from
"Little S. Bartlemews by Smithfield, the 13 of May, 1586"); and an address
"To his Melancholick Friend M."

All that is known of his biography has been collected by the Rev. Joseph
Hunter, and communicated to the last edition of Wood's _Athenae
Oxonienses_, vol. ii. p. 174. _note_.

BRIGHT'S "TREATISE OF MELANCHOLY," | BURTON'S "ANATOMY OF MELANCHOLY,"
1586. | edit. 1651.
|
_The Contentes of the Booke according | _Parallel Sections._
to the Chapters._ |
|
1. How diversely the word Melancholy | Definition of Melancholy: name,
is taken. | difference.
|
2. The causes of natural melancholy, | The causes of melancholy.
and of the excesse thereof. |
|
3. Whether good nourishment | Customs of dyet, delight, appetite,
breede melancholy, by fault of the | accessity: how they cause
body turning it into melancholy: | or hinder.
and whether such humour is found |
in nourishments, or rather is made |
of them. |
|
4. The aunswere to objections | Dyet rectified in substance.
made against the breeding of |
melancholicke humour out of |
nourishment. |
|
5. A more particular and farther |
answere to the former objections. |
|
6. The causes of the increase and | Immediate cause of these precedent
excesse of melancholicke humour. | s