Cheape and good husbandry for the vvell-ordering of all beasts, and fowles, and for the generall cure of their diseases : Contayning the natures, breeding, choyse, vse, feeding, and curing of the diseases of all manner of cattell, as horse, oxe, cow, sheepe, goates, swine, and tame-conies. Also, approued rules, for the cramming, and fatting, of all sorts of poultrie, and fowles, both tame and wilde, &c. And diuers good and well-approued medicines, for the cure of all the diseases in hawkes, of what kinde soeuer. Together, with the vse and profit of bees: the making of fishponds, and the taking of all sorts of fish. Gathered together for the generall good and profit of this whole realme, by exact and assured experience from English practises, both certaine, easie, and cheape: differing from all former and forraine experiments, which eyther agreed not with our clime, or were too hard to come by, or ouer-costly, to little purpose: all which herein are auoyded.

  • Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637
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1614
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Cheape and good husbandry for the well-ordering of all beasts, and fowles, and for the generall cure of their diseases
Cheape and good husbandry for the well-ordering of all beasts, and fowles, and for the generall cure of their diseases.

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London : Printed by T[homas] S[nodham] for Roger Iackson, dwelling in Fleetstreet, neere the great Conduit, 1614.

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32 unnumbered pages, 103 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 109-162 pages, 2 unnumbered pages

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STC (2nd ed.) 17336.

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Dedication signed: G.M., i.e. Gervase Markham.
Printer's name from STC.
The first leaf is blank except for a fleuron; the last leaf is blank.
Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 813:5) s1999 miun s

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