A rich treasure, the knowledge whereof is useful, profitable, pleasant and delightful. Treating, 1. Of the four complexions. 2. Notable and approved medicines. 3. The signification of thunder, &c. 4. Of silent language. 5. Rules for blood-letting. 6. Pleasant arithmetica questions. 7. To know when fair weather. 8. Of bills, bonds, wills, &c. 9. Of weights, measures and offices and conditions of men, mentioned in the scripture. 10. Of silk worms. 11. Of angling. 12. To save a quater of cloath in cutting out a shift. 13. Assize of bread. 14. Instructions for improvement of land. 15. The right ordering of bees. 16. To make sider, perry and artificial wines. 17. To order swine, goats, mules, asses, and other cattel to advantage. 18. Of domestick poultry, and the right way of ordering them to advantage. 19. Of pigeons and conies. 20. Accounts cast up. 21 Names of market-towns, with divers other notable things. By several hands.

People / Organizations

• Thomas Tryon (Author)

Imprint

[London]: Printed for Geo. Conyers, at the Ring in Little Brittain. Price 1s., [1698]

Publication year

1698-1698

ESTC No.

R227051

Grub Street ID

99955

Description

144 p. ; 12⁰

Note

Preface signed: T.T.

Date and place of publication from Wing.

Gathered in 6s.

Signatures: [A]? B-M?.

Uncontrolled note

Signatures from DFo. DFONOTE jre: title reads: "...12. ... quarter..."; table on M6r