Book Description

A WAY TO GET WEALTH: CONTAINING SIX PRINCIPALL VOCATIONS, OR CALLINGS, IN WHICH EVERY GOOD HUSBAND OR HOUSE-WIFE, MAY LAWFULLY IMPLOY THEMSELVES. AS 1.THE NATURES, ORDERING, CURING, BREEDING, CHOYCE, USE, AND FEEDING OF ALL SORTS OF CATTELL, AND FOWLE, FIT FOR THE SERVICE OF MAN: AS ALSO THE RIDING AND DIETING HORSES, EITHER FOR WAR OR PLEASURE. 2. THE KNOWLEDGE, USE, AND LAUDABLE PRACTICE OF ALL THE RECREATIONS MEET FOR A GENTLEMAN. 3. THE OFFICE OF A HOUSE-WIFE, IN PHYSICK, CHYRURGERY, EXTRACTION OF OYLES, BANQUETS, COOKERY, ORDERING OF FEASTS, PRESERVING OF WINE, CONCEITED SECRETS, DISTILLATIONS, PERFUMES, ORDERING OF WOOLL, HEMP, FLAX, DYING, USE OF DAYRIES, MALTING, BREWING, BAKING, AND THE PROFIT OF OATES. 4. THE ENRICHMENT OF THE WEALD IN KENT. 5. THE HUSBANDING, AND ENRICHING OF ALL SORTS OF BARREN GROUNDS, MAKING THEM EQUALL WITH THE MOST FRUITFULL: WITH THE PRESERVATION OF SWINE, AND A COMPUTATION OF MEN, AND CATTELS LABOURS, &C. 6. THE MAKING OF ORCHARDS, PLANTING AND GRAFTING, THE OFFICE OF GARDENING, AND THE ORNAMENTS, WITH THE BEST HUSBANDRING OF BEES. THE FIRST FIVE BOOKES GATHERED BY G.M. THE LAST BY MASTER W.L. FOR THE BENEFIT OF GREAT BRITTAINE. THE EIGHTH TIME CORRECTED, AND AUGMENTED BY THE AUTHOUR. 1653, London, printed for E. Brewster, and George Sawbridge, and are to be sould at the signe of the Bible upon Ludgate Hill neere Fleet-Bridge, pp (xxviii), 188, (ii), (iv), 92, (iv), (x), 188, (iv), 20, (iv), 126, (iv), (vi), 112, six parts in one volume, nineteenth century full morocco, raised bands, gilt designs in compartments, gilt designs on covers, surrounded by blind-stamped decorative borders.
Dealer Notes
ESTC R32526, six copies in UK, six in North America.
Author [Gervase Markham, William Lawson].
Date 1653
Binding nineteenth century full morocco, raised bands, gilt designs in compartments, gilt designs on covers, surrounded by blind-stamped decorative borders
Publisher London, printed for E. Brewster, and George Sawbridge, and are to be sould at the signe of the Bible upon Ludgate Hill neere Fleet-Bridge
Condition A very good copy of a scarce item, seldom found complete.

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