Systema agriculturae; the mystery of husbandry discovered. Treating of the several new and most advantagious ways of tilling, planting, sowing, manuring, ordering, improving of all sorts of gardens, orchards, meadows, pastures, corn-lands, woods & coppices. As also of fruits, corn, grains, pulse, new-hays, cattle, fowl, beasts, bees, silk-worms, fish, &c. With an account of the several instruments and engines used in this profession. To which is added kalendarium rusticum: or, the husbandmans monthly directions. Also the prognosticks of dearth, scarcity, plenty sickness, heat, cold, frost, snow, winds, rain, hail, thunder, &c. And dictionarium rusticum: or, the interpretation of rustick terms. The whole work being of great use and advantage to all that delight in that most noble practise. The fourth edition carefully corrected and amended, with one whole section added, and many large and useful additions throughout the whole work. By J.W. Gent

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  • Systema agriculturae; the mystery of husbandry discovered. Treating of the several new and most advantagious ways of tilling, planting, sowing, manuring, ordering, improving of all sorts of gardens, orchards, meadows, pastures, corn-lands, woods & coppices. As also of fruits, corn, grains, pulse, new-hays, cattle, fowl, beasts, bees, silk-worms, fish, &c. With an account of the several instruments and engines used in this profession. To which is added kalendarium rusticum: or, the husbandmans monthly directions. Also the prognosticks of dearth, scarcity, plenty sickness, heat, cold, frost, snow, winds, rain, hail, thunder, &c. And dictionarium rusticum: or, the interpretation of rustick terms. The whole work being of great use and advantage to all that delight in that most noble practise. The fourth edition carefully corrected and amended, with one whole section added, and many large and useful additions throughout the whole work. By J.W. Gent
  • Systema agriculturae. Part 1
  • Systema agriculturae being the mystery of husbandry discovered and laid open; Kalendarium rusticum; Dictionarium rusticum
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Imprint
London : printed, and are to be sold by John Taylor, at the Ship in St. Paul's Church-Yard, M DC XCVIII. [1698]
Added name
Hove, Frederick Hendrick van, 1628?-1698, engraver.
Publication year
1698
ESTC No.
R217192
Grub Street ID
92009
Description
[28], 72, 83-262, [3], 264-326, [6] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 2°.
Note
J.W. = John Worlidge

With additional title page (pi2r) engraved, "Systema agriculturae being the mystery of husbandry discovered and laid open by J W", dated 1687 and signed: F H Van Hove scul

The words "gardens, orchards," and corn-lands, ... coppices." are each bracketed together and the words "meadows, pastures," are enclosed in brackets on title page

The first leaf bears "An explanation of the frontispiece"

"Kalendarium rusticum" and "Dictionarium rusticum" each have separate title page dated 1687; pagination and register are continuous

Gathered in 4's

Includes index

A second part was published in 1689 (Wing W3597A)

The text is a reissue of the 1687 edition (Wing W3601); the title page is a reissue of the 1697 edition (Wing W3602) with imprint on a slip-cancel pasted over the original imprint, which reads: London: printed and are to be sold by Nath. Rolls in Petty-Cannons Hall, near the north side of St. Paul's Church. 1697

Identified as Wing W3602 on UMI microfilm set "Early English books, 1641-1700", reel 1962.