e clocke, at which time he shall come in to
supper, and after supper, he shall either by the fire side, mend
shooes both for himselfe and their family, or beat and knock
hemp, or flaxe, or picke and stampe apples, or crabs for cider
or verdjuce, or else grind malt on the quernes, picke candle
rushes, or do some husbandly office within dores, till it be
full eight a clocke: then shall he take his lanthorne and
candle, and goe to his cattell, and having cleansed the stalls
and plankes, litter them downe, looke that they be safely tied,
and then fodder and give them meate for all night, then giving
God thankes for benefits received that day, let him and the
whole household goe to their rest till the next morning.

[Illustration:

MARKHAMS

Farewell to

HVSBANDRY;

OR,

The Enriching of all sorts of Barren and Steril grounds in our
Kingdome, to be as fruitfull in all manner of Graine, Pulse, and
Grasse, as the best grounds whatsoever.

Together with the annoyances, and preservation of all Graine and
Seed, from one yeare to many yeares.

As also a Husbandly computation of men and Cattels daily labours,
their expeences, charges, and utmost profits.

The fourth time, revised, corrected, and amended, together with many
new Additions, and cheape experiments:

For the bettering of arable Pasture, and wooddy Grounds. Of making
good all grounds againe, spoiled with overflowing of salt water by
Sea-breaches: as also, the Enriching of the Hop-garden; and many
other things never published before.

_LONDON_, Printed by EDVVARD GRIFFIN for IOHN HARISON, at the signe
of the golden Vnicorne in Pater-noster-row. 1638.

Photo by Thomas L. Williams]

Now it may be intended, that there may be in the houshold more
servants than one; and so you will demand of mee, what the rest
of the servants shall be imployed in before and after the time
of plowing: to this I answer, that they may either goe into the
barne and thrash, fill or empty the maltfat, load and unload the
kilne, or any other good and necessary work that is about the
yard, and after they come from plowing, some may goe into the
barne and thrash, some hedge, ditch, stop gaps in broken fences,
dig in the orchard or garden, or any other out-worke which is
needfull to be done, and which about the husbandman is never
wanting, especially one must have a care e