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The prostitute whose pox inspired feminists
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How do advertisers get inside our heads?
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The government of cattel : Divided into three books. The first, treating of oxen, kine, and calves: and how to use bulls, and other cattel, to the yoke or fell. The second, discoursing of the government of horses; with approved medicines against most diseases. The third, discoursing the order of sheep, goats, hogs, and dogs; with true remedies to help the infirmities that befall any of them. Also, perfect instructions for taking of moals; and likewise for the monthly husbanding of grounds: and hath been already approved, and by long experience entertained amongst all sorts; especially husbandmen, who have made use thereof, to their great profit and contentment. Gathered by Leonard Mascal. Chief farrier to King James.
Mascall, Leonard, -1589Date: 1662- Books
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The government of cattel : Divided into three books. The first, treating of oxen, kine, and calves: and how to use bulls, and other cattel, to the yoke or fell. The second, discoursing of the gouernment of horses, with approved medicines against most diseases. The third, discoursing the order of sheep, goats, hogs, and dogs; with true remedies to help the infirmities that befall any of them. Also, perfect instructions for taking of moals, and likewise for the monthly husbanding of grounds; and hath been already approved, and by long experience entertained amongst all sorts; especially husbandmen, who have made use thereof, to their great profit and contentment. Gathered by Leonard Mascal.
Mascall, Leonard, -1589Date: 1662- Books
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The first booke of cattell : wherein is shewed, the gouernement of oxen, kine, and calues, and how to vse buls and other cattell to the yoke, and fell ; The second booke in treating of the government of horses ; The third booke in treating of the ordering of sheepe, goates, hogges, and dogs / by Leonard Mascall.
Mascall, Leonard, -1589Date: 1609-1610- Books
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The government of cattel : Divided into three books. : The first treating of oxen, kine, and calves : and how to use bulls, and other cattel to the yoke, or fell. : The second, discoursing of the government of horses, with approved medicines against most diseases. : The third, discoursing the order of sheep, goats, hogs, and dogs; : with true remedies to help the infirmities that befall any of them. : Also, perfect instructions for taking of moals, and likewise for the monthly husbanding of grounds ... / gathered by Leonard Mascall.
Mascall, Leonard, -1589Date: 1662- Books
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The gouernment of cattell : Diuided into three bookes. : The first, entreating of oxen, kine, and calues: and how to use buls, and other cattell, to the yoake or fell. The second, discoursing of the gouernment of horses, with approued medicines against most diseases. The third, discouering the ordering of sheepe, goates, hogges, and dogges, with true remedies to helpe the infirmities that befall any of them. Also perfect iustructions [sic] for taking of moales, and likewise for the monthly husbanding of grounds, as hath been already approued, and by long experience entertayned amongst all sorts, especially husbandmen, who have made vse thereof, to their great profit and contentment. / Gathered by Leonard Mascal.
Mascall, Leonard, -1589Date: 1627