The Fardle of Facions is William Waterman’s 1555 English translation of Johann Boemus’s compendium of cultural practices Omnium Gentium Mores, Leges et Ritus. Boemus’s book was first published in 1520 and was the first book on the subject to be printed in early modern Europe. It describes the customs of various societies in Africa and Asia, principally those known to the ancient geographers, Pliny the Elder and Ptolemy. Much of the text comes from sources such as the Bible and classical authors, meaning that its accuracy is limited.