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Title: 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

Author: Gervase Markham

Release Date: October 12, 2007 [EBook #22973]

Language: English

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THE
ENGLISH
HVSBANDMAN.

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_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._

_LONDON:_ Printed by _T. S._ for _Iohn Browne_, and are to be sould at
his shop in Saint _Dunstanes_ Church-yard.

1613.

TO THE RIGHT
HONOVRABLE,
and his singular good Lord,
the Lord _Clifton_, Baron of
Layton.

It was a custome (right Honorable, and my most singular good Lord) both
amongst the auntient _Romans_, and also amongst the wise
_Lacedemonians_, that euery idle person should giue an account of the
expence of his howers: Now I that am most idle, and least imployed in
your Familie, present here vnto your Lordships hands an account of the
expence of my idle time, which how well, or ill, it is, your Noble
wisedome m