Markhams maister-peece. Contayning all knowledge belonging to the smith, farrier, or horse leech, touching the curing of all diseases in horses: drawne with great paine, and most approoued experience, from the publicke practise of all the forraine horse-marshals in Christendome; and from the priuate practise of all the best farriers of this kingdome. Being diuided into two bookes. The first contayning all cures physicall: the sceond all belonging to chyrurgery; with an addition of 160. principall chapters, and 370. most excellent medicines, neuer written of, nor mentioned in any author whatsoeuer. Together with the true nature, vse, and quallity of euery simple spoken of through the whole worke. Written by Geruase Markham, Gent.

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  • Markhams maister-peece. Contayning all knowledge belonging to the smith, farrier, or horse leech, touching the curing of all diseases in horses: drawne with great paine, and most approoued experience, from the publicke practise of all the forraine horse-marshals in Christendome; and from the priuate practise of all the best farriers of this kingdome. Being diuided into two bookes. The first contayning all cures physicall: the sceond all belonging to chyrurgery; with an addition of 160. principall chapters, and 370. most excellent medicines, neuer written of, nor mentioned in any author whatsoeuer. Together with the true nature, vse, and quallity of euery simple spoken of through the whole worke. Written by Geruase Markham, Gent.
  • Second booke: containing all cures chyrurgicall
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Imprint
Imprinted at London: By Nicholas Okes and are to be sold by Nicholas Fussell and Humphrey Mosley, at the signe of the Ball in Paules Church-yard, 1631.
Publication year
1631-1631
ESTC No.
S112164
Grub Street ID
131928
Description
[12], 587, [9] p., folded leaf : ill. (woodcuts) ; 4⁰
Note
The author's name appears after the edition statement on the title page.

With an additional title page, engraved, and signed: Ren: Elstrak sculpsit.

A1 has a verse explanation of the engraved title page.

"The second booke: containing all cures chyrurgicall" (Q5r) has separate title page dated 1630; register and pagination are continuous.
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