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Creator: Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637

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Markham, Gervase. Cheape and good husbandry for the vvell-ordering of all beasts, and fowles, and for the generall cure of their diseases Contayning the natures, breeding, choice, vse, feeding, and curing of the diseases of all manner of cattell, as horse, oxe, cow, sheepe, goates, swine, and tame-conies. Shewwing further, the whole art of riding great-horses, with the breaking and ordering of them: and the dieting of the running, hunting, and ambling horse, and the manner how to vse them in their trauaile. Also, approued rules, for the cramming and fatting of all sorts of poultry and fowles, both tame and wilde, &c. ... Together with the vse and profit of bees: the making of fish-ponds, and the taking of all sorts of fish. Gathered together for the generall good and profit of this whole realme, ...

Creator
Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637
Date
1616
Media Format
Printed text
Location
London England
Reference ID
FILM Acc. 626; For access, follow the Linked Resources hyperlink
Caption
Early English books, 1475-1640
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Markham, Gervase. Markhams maister-peece, or, What doth a horse-man lacke containing all possible knowledge whatsoeuer which doth belong to any smith, farrier or horse-leech, touching the curing of all maner of diseases or sorrances in horses : drawne with great paine and most approued experience from the publique practise of all the forraine horse-marshals of Christendome and from the priuate practise of all the best farriers of this kingdome : being deuided into two bookes, the first containing all cures physicall, the second whatsoeuer belongeth to chirurgerie, with an addition of 130 most principall chapters and 340 most excellent medicines, receits and secrets worthy euery mans knowledge, neuer written of nor mentioned in any author before whatsoeuer : together with the true nature, vse, and qualitie of euerie simple spoken of through the whole worke : reade me, practise me, and admire me

Creator
Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637
Date
1610
Media Format
Printed text
Location
London England
Reference ID
FILM Acc. 626; For access, follow the Linked Resources hyperlink
Caption
Early English books, 1475-1640
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Markham, Gervase. A way to get vvealth, by approued rules of practice in good husbandry and huswifrie containing the foure principall offices which support and maintaine a familie as first, the husbanding and inriching of all sorts of grounds ..., secondly, the ordering and curing, with the natures, breeding, choice, vse, and feeding of all sorts of cattell and fowle ..., thirdly, the office of the English housewife in physicke, surgerie, extraction of oyles ..., fourthly, the office of planting and grafting, and the inriching of grounds for that purpose ...

Creator
Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637
Date
1625
Media Format
Printed text
Location
London England
Reference ID
FILM Acc. 626; For access, follow the Linked Resources hyperlink
Caption
Early English books, 1475-1640
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Markham, Gervase. A way to get vvealth containing six principal vocations or callings, in which euery good husband or house-wife may lawfully imploy themselues, as I. The natures ordering, curing, breeding, choise use, and feeding of all sorts of cattle and fowle ..., II. The knowledge, vse, and laudable practise of all the recreations meet for a gentleman, III. The office of housewife, in physicke, surgery, extraction of oyles ..., IV. The enrichment of the weald in Kent, V. The husbanding, and enriching of all sorts of barraine grounds ..., VI. The making of orchards, planting, and grafting ...

Creator
Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637
Date
[1633?]
Media Format
Printed text
Location
London England
Reference ID
FILM Acc. 626; For access, follow the Linked Resources hyperlink
Caption
Early English books, 1475-1640 The fift time corrected and augmented
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Markham, Gervase. Markham's master-piece revived ; containing all knowledge belonging to the smith, farrier, or horse-leach, touching the curing all diseases in horses. ... Divided into two books. The I. containing cures physical; the II. all cures chirurgical: together with the nature, use and quality of every simple mentioned through the whole work. Now the fifteenth time printed, corrected and augmented with above thirty new chapters, and forty new medicines heretofore never publisht. To which is added by way of appendix, The countrey-man's care for his other cattle, containing the exactest receipts for curing all diseases in oxen, cows, sheep, hogs, goats, and all smaller cattel, with many new additions. And now in this impression is added The complete jockey; containing methods for the training of horses up for racing; with their heats and courses, and manner of keeping, &c. Also instructions to the buyers, to avoid cheating horse-coursers; and all things necessary for gentlemen, and others. Never before made publick

Creator
Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637
Date
1694 [i.e. 1695]
Media Format
Printed text
Location
London England
Reference ID
M665.2
Caption
London : Printed by John Richardson for M. Wotton and George Coniers, at the Three Daggers in Fleetstreet, near the Inner-Temple Gate, and at the Golden Ring in Little Brittain, 1694 [i.e. 1695]
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