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The Gentleman's new jockey, or, Farrier's approved guide : containing the exactest rules and methods for breeding and managing horses, &c. ... especially what relates to racing or running, coursing, travel, war, &c., with directions for heats, dieting, dressing ... ; to which is added a second part, containing many rare and new secrets, never before made publick ... ; illustrated with sundry curious & necessary cuts.
Date: 1691
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The compleat horseman and expert ferrier : In two bookes. The first, shewing the best manner of breeding good horses, with their choyce, nature, riding and dyeting ... The second, directing the most exact and approved manner how to know and cure all maladies and diseases in horses ... dedicated to his most Excellent Majestie, by Thomas de Gray Esquire.
De Grey, ThomasDate: 1639
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The Gentleman's new jockey: or, Farrier's approved guide : containing the exactest rules and methods for breeding and managing horses, in order to bring them up in the best manner for profit, pleasure, service or recreation; especially in what relates to racing or running, coursing, travel and war; with directions for heats, dieting, dressing, and the several paces requisite on any of the like occasions. Also approved receipts and remedies for all manner of diseases, sorrances, hurts, or grievances incident to horses, according to the opinions of the best farriers of all ages. With directions for preventing sicknesses and griefs, and the symptoms whereby they are known. : To which is added a second part; containing many rare and new secrets, relating as well to management as cure; and what else may contribute to the advantage of buying or selling; and many other things and matters, highly necessary to be known by all lovers of good horses. With a treatise for curing diseases in cattel added this impression, and divers other rare experiments. Illustrated with sundry curious and necessary cuts.
Date: 1700
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Markhams methode or epitome : wherein is shewed his aprooued remedies for all diseases whatsoeuer incident to horses, oxen, kine, bulls, calues, sheep, lambs, goats, swine, dogs of all kind, conies, all sorts of poultrye, all water-foule, as geese, ducks, swans, and the like) pigeons, all singing birds, hawks of all kind; and other creatures seruice-able for the vse of man: deuided into twelue generall points or heads. By Gervase Markham. Gentleman.
Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637Date: [1616?]
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The compleat horseman and expert ferrier : In two bookes. The first, shewing the best manner of breeding good horses, with their choyce, nature, riding and dyeting ... The second, directing the most exact and approved manner how to know and cure all maladies and diseases in horses ... dedicated to his most Excellent Majestie, by Thomas de Gray Esquire.
De Grey, ThomasDate: 1639
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Remedies for diseases in horses : Approued and allowed by diuers very auncient learned mareschals.
Date: 1586
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Markhams faithfull farrier : wherein the depth of his skill is laid open all those principall and approved secrets of horsemanship, which the author never published but hath kept in his brest, and hath beene the glory of his practice.
Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637Date: 1656
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The Gentleman's jockey and approved farrier : instructing in the natures, causes, and cures of all diseases incident to horses : with an exact and easie method of breeding, buying, dieting, and otherwise ordering all sorts of horses as well for common and ordinary use as the heats and course : with divers other curiosities / collected by the long practice, experience, and pains of J.H. ... [and others].
Date: 1683
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Markhams maister-peece· : Contayning all knowledge belonging to the smith, farrier, or horse leech, touching the curing of all diseases in horses: drawne with great paine, and most approoued experience, from the publicke practise of all the forraine horse-marshals of Christendome; and from the priuate practise of all the best farriers of this kingdome. Being diuided into two bookes. The first contayning all cures physicall: the sceond all belonging to chyrurgery; with an addition of 160. principall chapters, and 370. most excellent medicines, neuer written of, nor mentioned in any author whatsoeuer. Together with the true nature, vse, and quallity of euery simple spoken of through the whole worke. Written by Geruase Markham, Gent.
Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637Date: 1631
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Markham's master-piece revived : containing all knowledge belonging to the smith, farrier, or horse-leach, touching the curing all diseases in horses. ... Divided into two books. The I. containing cures physical; the II. all cures chirurgical: together with the nature, use and quality of every simple mentioned through the whole work. Now the twelfth time printed, corrected and augmented with above thirty new chapters, and forty new medicines heretofore never publish'd: all which in the author's life-time were concealed for his own benefit, being the most exact work that ever was published of this nature. To which is added by way of appendix, The country-man's care for his other cattle, containing the exactest receipts for curing all diseases in oxen, cows, sheep, hogs, goats, and all smaller cattel. An now in this impression is added the complete jockey; with methods for the training of horses up for racing: with their heats and courses, and manner of keeping, &c. With instructions to the buyers, to avoid cheating hor.
Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637Date: 1681
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A very perfect discourse and order how to know the age of a horse : and the diseases that breede in him, with the remidies to cure the same. As also, the description of euery veyne and how and when to let him blood, according to the diuersity of the disease, as hath been proued by the author. L.W.C.
L. W. CDate: 1630
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The gentleman's jockey, and approved farrier : instructing in the natures, causes, and cures of all diseases incident to horses. With an exact and easie method of breeding, buying, dieting, and otherwise ordering all sorts of horses, as well for common and ordinary use; as the heats and course. With divers other curiosities collected by the long practice, experience and pains of J.H. Esquire, Matthew Hodson, Mr. Holled, Mr. Willis, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Holden, Thomas Empson, Mr. Roper, Mr. Medcalf, and Nathaniel Shaw.
Halfpenny, John, active 1671Date: 1674
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The compleat horseman and expert ferrier : In two bookes. The first, shewing the best manner of breeding good horses, with their choyce, nature, riding and dyeting ... The second, directing the most exact and approved manner how to know and cure all maladies and diseases in horses ... dedicated to his most Excellent Majestie, by Thomas de Gray Esquire.
De Grey, ThomasDate: 1639
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A plaine and easie way to remedie a horse that is foundered in his feete : by which vsing, this remedie (within .xxiiii. howres after his instaunt foundering) you maye within .xxiiij. howres after the curre vsed, trauell your horse, and iourney him at your pleasure, as if he had not bene foundered at all. Set out by Nicholas Malbie Gentleman, seruant to the Queenes moste excellent Maiestie.
Malby, Nicholas, Sir, 1530?-1584Date: 1576
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The honest and plaine dealing fa[r]rier or, A present remedy for curing diseases and hurts in horses : Gathered and written as well for the good [o]f any that will practise it, as for my self, there being nothing contained therein but what is of my owne experience and practise. By Thomas Grymes.
Grymes, ThomasDate: 1636
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The compleat horse-man, and expert ferrier : In two books. The first, shewing the best manner of breeding good horses, with their choice, nature, riding and dieting, as well for running as hunting, and how the rider ought to behave himself in the breaking and riding of colts; as also teaching the groom and keeper his true office, touching the horses and colts committed to his charge; and prescribing the best manner how a perfect stable ought to be situated and made; not heretofore so fully described by any. The second, directing the most exact and approved manner how to know and cure all maladies and diseases in horses: a work containing the secrets and best skill belonging either to ferrier, or horse-leach: the cures placed alphabetically; with hundreds of medicines never before imprinted in any author. Published at the earnest request of sundry noble and worthy gentlemen, for the general good and benefit of the nation. By Thomas de Gray, Esquire.
De Grey, ThomasDate: 1684
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Markham's master-piece revived : containing all knowledge belonging to the smith, farrier or horse-leach, touching the curing all diseases in horses; ... Divided into two books. The I. containing cures physical; the II. all cures chirurgical: together with the nature, use and quality of every simple mentioned through the whole work. Now the eleventh time printed, corrected and augmented with above thirty new chapters and forty new medicines heretofore never publisht: all which in the authors life-time were concealed for his own benefit, being the most exact work that ever was published of this nature. To which is added by way of appendix, The country-man's care for his other cattel, containing the exactest receipts for curing all diseases in oxen, cows, sheep, hogs, goats, and all smaller cattel. Never before made publick.
Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637Date: 1675
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Remedies for diseases in horses : Approued and allowed by diuers very auncient learned mareschalles.
Date: 1576
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The English farrier, or, Countrey-mans treasure : Shewing approved remedies to cure all diseases, hurts, maimes, maladies, and griefes in horses: and how to know the severall diseases that breed in them; with a description of every veine; how, and when to let them blood, according to the nature of their diseases. With directions to know the severall ages of them. Faithfully set forth according to art and approved experiment, for the benefit of gentlemen, farmers, inholders, husbandmen, and generall for all.
L. W. CDate: 1639
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Markhams maister-peece : containing all knowledge belonging to the smith, farrier, or horse-leech, touching the curing of all diseases in horses ... being divided into two bookes, the first containing all cures physicall, the second all belonging to chirurgery ... / written by Gervase Markham, Gent.
Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637Date: 1656
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Markhams maister-peece· Or, VVhat doth a horse-man lacke : Containing all possible knowledge whatsoeuer which doth belong to any smith, farrier or horse-leech, touching the curing of all maner of diseases or sorrances in horses; drawne with great paine and most approued experience from the publique practise of all the forraine horse-marshals of Christendome, and from the priuate practise of all the best farriers of this kingdome. Being deuided into two bookes. The first containing all cures physicall. The second whatsoeuer belongeth to chirurgerie, with an addition of 130 most principall chapters, and 340 most excellent medicines, receits and secrets worthy euery mans knowledge, neuer written of, nor mentioned in any author before whatsoeuer. Together with the true nature, vse, and qualitie of euerie simple spoken of through the whole worke. Written by Geruase Markham Gentleman.
Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637Date: 1610
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Markham's faithful farrier : wherein the depth of his skill is laid open, in all those principal and approved secrets of horsemanship, which the author never published but hath kept in his breast, and hath been the glory of his practise : to which is added divers choice receipts, found in the authors closet since his decease.
Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637Date: 1686
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A plaine and easie waye to remedie a horse that is foundered in his feete : By which (vsing this remedie within xxiiii. houres after his instant foundering) you maye within xxiiii. houres after the cure vsed, trauaile your horse and iourney him at your pleasure, as if hee had not been foundered at all. Set out by Nicholas Malby Gentleman, seruant to the Queenes moste excellent Maiestie.
Malby, Nicholas, Sir, 1530?-1584Date: 1594
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The English farrier or Approved remedies to cure all diseases in horses : with directions to know their ages and the severall diseases that breed in them. Also what horses and mares are fit for genderation, the manner of weaning the foale, and how to traine them up to run, pace, trot, and to fit them for the great saddle. Faithfully set forth according to art, and approved experiment for the benefit of gentlemen, farmers, inholders, husbandmen, and generally for all.
Date: 1649
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Markhams maister-peece : containing, all knowledge belonging to a smith, farrier, or horse-leach, touching the curing of all diseases in horses, drawne with great paine, and most approued experience from the publicke practise of all the forraigne horse-marshals in Christendome, and from the priuate practise of all the best farriers of this kingdome. Being diuided into tvvo bookes. The first containing all cures physicall: the second all belonging to surgery, with an addition of 130 principall chapters, and 340 most excellent medicines neuer written of nor mentioned in any other author whatsoeuer. Together with the true nature, vse and quality of euery simple spoken of through the whole worke. Written by Gervase Markham.
Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637Date: 1615