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. ... 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 practice. The third edition carefully corrected and amended, with one whole section added, and many large and useful additions throughout the whole work. By J.W. Gent

All titles
  • 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. ... 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 practice. The third 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
People / Organizations
Imprint
London : printed for Tho. Dring, in Fleetstreet, and are to be sold by R. Clavel at the Peacock at the West end of St. Pauls, 1681.
Added name
Hove, Frederick Hendrick van, 1628?-1698, engraver.
Publication year
1681
ESTC No.
R218043
Grub Street ID
92760
Description
[28], 72, 83-262, [2], 263-297, p. 300, 307-134 [i.e. 334], [6] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 2°.
Note
J.W. = John Worlidge

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

At foot of letterpress title page: Advertisement. About two months since the Bishop of Lincoln's book, called Brutum fulmer, or Animadversions upon the Popes bulls, against K. Hen. 8. and Q. Eliz. was published in a large quarto, but is now reprinted in a letter volume and cheaper

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

P. 334 is misnumbered 134

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

Includes index

A second part was published in 1689 (Wing W3597A).
Uncontrolled note
Cf. Wing W3600. Is it another issue?