Elizabethan England / From 'A Description of England,' by William Harrison

by William Harrison

The Camelot Series.

Edited by Ernest Rhys.

ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND.

ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND:
FROM “A DESCRIPTION OF ENGLAND,”
BY WILLIAM HARRISON
(IN “HOLINSHED’S CHRONICLES”).
EDITED BY LOTHROP WITHINGTON,
WITH INTRODUCTION BY F. J. FURNIVALL, LL.D.

LONDON:
WALTER SCOTT, 24 WARWICK LANE,
PATERNOSTER ROW.

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CONTENTS.

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[CHAPTER I.]
OF DEGREES OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF ENGLAND	[1]
[CHAPTER II.]
OF CITIES AND TOWNS IN ENGLAND	[17]
[CHAPTER III.]
OF GARDENS AND ORCHARDS	[24]
[CHAPTER IV.]
OF FAIRS AND MARKETS	[34]
[CHAPTER V.]
OF THE LAWS OF ENGLAND SINCE HER FIRST INHABITATION	[43]
[CHAPTER VI.]
OF THE ANCIENT AND PRESENT ESTATE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND	[56]
[CHAPTER VII.]
OF THE FOOD AND DIET OF THE ENGLISH	[84]
[CHAPTER VIII.]
OF OUR APPAREL AND ATTIRE	[107]
[CHAPTER IX.]
OF THE MANNER OF BUILDING AND FURNITURE OF OUR HOUSES	[113]
[CHAPTER X.]
OF PROVISION MADE FOR THE POOR	[122]
[CHAPTER XI.]
OF THE AIR AND SOIL AND COMMODITIES OF THIS ISLAND	[130]
[CHAPTER XII.]
OF SUNDRY MINERALS AND METALS	[143]
[CHAPTER XIII.]
OF CATTLE KEPT FOR PROFIT	[151]
[CHAPTER XIV.]
OF WILD AND TAME FOWLS	[161]
[CHAPTER XV.]
OF SAVAGE BEASTS AND VERMIN	[169]
[CHAPTER XVI.]
OF OUR ENGLISH DOGS AND THEIR QUALITIES	[179]
[CHAPTER XVII.]
OF FISH USUALLY TAKEN UPON OUR COASTS	[186]
[CHAPTER XVIII.]
OF QUARRIES OF STONE FOR BUILDING	[191]
[CHAPTER XIX.]
OF WOODS AND MARSHES	[196]
[CHAPTER XX.]
OF PARKS AND WARRENS	[206]
[CHAPTER XXI.]
OF PALACES BELONGING TO THE PRINCE	[215]
[CHAPTER XXII.]
OF ARMOUR AND MUNITION	[223]
[CHAPTER XXIII.]
OF THE NAVY OF ENGLAND	[229]
[CHAPTER XXIV.]
OF SUNDRY KINDS OF PUNISHMENT APPOINTED FOR OFFENDERS	[237]
[CHAPTER XXV.]
OF UNIVERSITIES	[248]
[APPENDIX—]
A.—HOLINSHED’S DEDICATION	[263]
B.—AN ELIZABETHAN SURVEY OF ENGLAND	[265]
C.—SOMEBODY’S QUARREL WITH HARRISON	[266]
D.—HARRISON’S CHRONOLOGY	[266]

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