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 approved experience, from the publicke practise of all the forraine horse-marshals in Christendome; and from the private practice of all the best farriers of this kingdome. Being divided into two bookes. The first contayning all cures physicall: the second all belonging to chyrurgery; with an addition of 160. principall chapters, and 370. most excellent medicines, never written of, nor mentioned in any author whatsoever. Together with the true nature, vse, and quality of every simple spoken of through the whole worke. Now the fifth time newly imprinted, corrected, and augmented, with above thirty new chapters, and above forty new medicines that are most certaine and approved and heretofore never published, which you shall finde noted thus [pointing hand]. Written by Gervase 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 approved experience, from the publicke practise of all the forraine horse-marshals in Christendome; and from the private practice of all the best farriers of this kingdome. Being divided into two bookes. The first contayning all cures physicall: the second all belonging to chyrurgery; with an addition of 160. principall chapters, and 370. most excellent medicines, never written of, nor mentioned in any author whatsoever. Together with the true nature, vse, and quality of every simple spoken of through the whole worke. Now the fifth time newly imprinted, corrected, and augmented, with above thirty new chapters, and above forty new medicines that are most certaine and approved and heretofore never published, which you shall finde noted thus [pointing hand]. Written by Gervase Markham, Gent.
- Second booke: containing all cures chirurgicall
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Imprinted at London: by Nicholas and Iohn Okes, dwelling in the well yard in little St. Bartholmews neere the Hospitall Gate, 1636.
- Publication year
- 1636-1636
- ESTC No.
- S112168
- Grub Street ID
- 131932
- Description
- [16], 588, 599-601, [13] p., folded plate : ill. (woodcuts) ; 4⁰
- Note
- The author's name appears after the edition statement on the title page.
First leaf and last leaf are blank.
With an additional title page, engraved, and signed: Ren: Elstrak sculpsit.
"The second booke: containing all cures chirurgicall" has separate dated title page on leaf Q5r; register and pagination are continuous.
- Uncontrolled note
- 2Q8 was the cancel title page used for STC 17379.5