A way to get vvealth: containing the foure principal offices which support and maintaine a familie. As first, the husbanding and inriching of all sorts of grounds, ... and a computation of men and cattles labors. Secondly, the ordering and curing, ... as also the riding and dieting of horses, either for warre or pleasure. Thirdly, the office of the English housewife in physicke, ... and the profit of oates. Fourthly, the office of planting and grafting, ... with the husbanding of bees, and other things of that nature. The first three bookes gathered by G. M. The last by Master William Lawson for the benefit of the empire of Great Britaine. And all these newly corrected and augmented by the authors.

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  • A way to get vvealth: containing the foure principal offices which support and maintaine a familie. As first, the husbanding and inriching of all sorts of grounds, ... and a computation of men and cattles labors. Secondly, the ordering and curing, ... as also the riding and dieting of horses, either for warre or pleasure. Thirdly, the office of the English housewife in physicke, ... and the profit of oates. Fourthly, the office of planting and grafting, ... with the husbanding of bees, and other things of that nature. The first three bookes gathered by G. M. The last by Master William Lawson for the benefit of the empire of Great Britaine. And all these newly corrected and augmented by the authors.
  • Way to get wealth
  • Markham's farwell to husbandry.
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Imprint
Printed at London: for Roger Iackson, and are to be sold at his shop neere Fleet-Street Conduit, 1623.
Publication year
1623-1623
ESTC No.
S94121
Grub Street ID
152463
Description
[8], 160; [24], 179, [1]; [8], 80, 79-133 [i.e. 233], [3]; [8], 57, [3], 24, 10, 7, [3] p. : ill. (woodcuts) ; 4⁰
Note
G.M. = Gervase Markham.

With a final blank leaf.

Signatures: [par.]? (±[par.]1) A-V?; [par.]? A-2A? 2B?; A-2H?; A-O?.

Sigs. [par.]1, 2H4 and O4 of the second, third and fourth works respectively are blanks.