The English Husbandman / The First Part: Contayning the Knowledge of the true Nature of euery Soyle within this Kingdome: how to Plow it; and the manner of the Plough, and other Instruments

by Gervase Markham

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Contents

• [To the Right Honovrable, and his singular good Lord, the Lord Clifton, Baron of Layton.]
• [The Epistle to the generall and gentle Reader.]
• [A Former Part], before the first Part: Being an absolute perfect Introduction into all the Rules of true Husbandry; and must first of all be read, or the Readers labour will be frustrate.
  • [Chap. I.] The Proem of the Author. What a Husbandman is: His Vtilitie and Necessitie.
  • [Chap. II.] Of the situation of the Husbandmans house; the necessaries there to belonging, together with the modell thereof.
  • [Chap. III.] Of the seuerall parts and members of an ordinarie Plough, and of the ioyning of them together.
  • [Chap. IIII.] How the Husbandman shall temper his Plough, and make her fit for his worke.
  • [Chap. V.] The manner of Plowing the rich, stiffe, blacke Clay, his Earings, Plough, and other Instruments.
  • [Chap. VI.] The manner of plowing the white or gray Clay, his Earings, Plough, and Instruments.
  • [Chap. VII.] The manner of plowing the red-Sand, his Earings, Plough, and Implements.
  • [Chap. VIII.] The manner of plowing the white Sand, his Earings, Plough, and Implements.
  • [Chap. IX.] The manner of plowing the Grauell with Pible stones, or the Grauell with Flint, their Earings, Plough, and implements.
  • [Chap. X.] The manner of plowing the blacke Clay mixt with red Sand, and the white Clay mixt with white Sand, their Earings, Plough and Implements.
• [The First Part of the English Husbandman]: Contayning, the manner of plowing and Manuring all sorts of Soyles, together with the manner of planting and setting of Corne.
  • [Chap. I.] Of the manner of plowing all simple Earths, which are vncompounded.
  • [Chap. II.] Of the manner of plowing the blacke clay mixt with white sand, and the white clay mixt with red sand: their Earrings, Plough, and Implements.
  • [Chap. III.] A comparison of all the former soyles together, and most especiall notes for giuing the ignorant Husbandman perfect vnderstanding, of what is written before.
  • [Chap. IIII.] Of the planting or setting of Corne, and the profit thereof.
  • [Chap. V.] Of the choice of seede-Corne, and which is best for which soyle.
  • [Chap. VI.] Of the time of Haruest and the gathering in of Corne.
• [The Second Part] of the First Booke of the English Husbandman, Contayning the Art of Planting, Grafting and Gardening, either for pleasure or profit; together with the vse and ordering of Woodes.
  • [Chap. I.] Of the Scyte, Modell, Squares, and Fashion of a perfect Orchard.
  • [Chap. II.] Of the Nurserie where you shall set all manner of Kernels, and Stones, for the furnishing of the Orchard.
  • [Chap. III.] Of the setting or planting of the Cyons or Branches of most sorts of Fruit-trees.
  • [Chap. IIII.] Of the ordinary and accustomed manner of Grafting all sorts of Fruit-trees.
  • [Chap. V.] Of diuers other wayes of grafting, their vses and purposes.
  • [Chap. VI.] Of the replanting of Trees, and furnishing the Orchard.
  • [Chap. VII.] Of the Dressing, Dungging, Proyning, and Preseruing of Trees.
  • [Chap. VIII.] Of the Vine, and of his ordering.
  • [Chap. IX.] The office of the Fruiterrer, or the Gatherer, and keeper, of Fruit.
  • [Chap. X.] Of the making of Cyder, or Perry.
  • [Chap. XI.] Of the Hoppe-garden, and first of the ground and situation thereof.
  • [Chap. XII.] Of the ordering of the Garden, and placing of the Hils.
  • [Chap. XIII.] Of the gathering of Hoppes, and the preseruing of the Poales.
  • [Chap. XIIII.] Of drying, and not drying of Hoppes, and of packing them when they are dried.
  • [Chap. XV.] The office of the Gardiner, and first of the Earth, Situation, and fencing of a Garden for pleasure.
  • [Chap. XVI.] Of the fashion of the garden-plot for pleasure, the Alleyes, Quarters, Digging and Dungging of the same.
  • [Chap. XVII.] Of the adornation and beautifying of the Garden for pleasure.
  • [Chap. XVIII.] How for the entertainment of any great Person, in any Parke, or other place of pleasure, where Sommer-bowers are made, to make a compleat Garden in two or three dayes.
  • [Chap. XIX.] How to preserue Abricots, or any kinde of curious outlandish-stone-fruit, and make them beare plentifully be the Spring or beginning of Summer neuer so bitter.
  • [Chap. XX.] How to make Grapes grow as bigge, full, and as naturally, and to ripen in as due season, and be as long lasting as either in Fraunce or Spaine.

THE
ENGLISH
HVSBANDMAN.

The first Part:
CONTAYNING
the Knowledge of the true Nature
of euery Soyle within this Kingdome:
how to Plow it; and the manner of the
Plough, and other Instruments
belonging thereto.

TOGETHER WITH THE
Art of Planting, Grafting, and Gardening
after our latest and rarest fashion.

A worke neuer written before by any Author:
and now newly compiled for the benefit
of this Kingdome.
By G. M.

Bramo assai, poco, spero nulla chieggio.