The English Husbandman / The First Part: Contayning the Knowledge of the true Nature of euery Soyle within this Kingdome: how to Plow it; and the manner of the Plough, and other Instruments

by Gervase Markham

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Contents

1. The English Hvsbandman
2. To the Right Honovrable, and his singular good Lord, the Lord Clifton , Baron of Layton
3. The Epistle to the generall and gentle Reader
4. Chap. I. The Proem of the Author. What a Husbandman is: His Vtilitie and Necessitie
5. Chap. II. Of the situation of the Husbandmans house; the necessaries there to belonging, together with the modell thereof
6. Chap. III. Of the seuerall parts and members of an ordinarie Plough, and of the ioyning of them together
7. Chap. Iiii. How the Husbandman shall temper his Plough, and make her fit for his worke
8. Chap. V. The manner of Plowing the rich, stiffe, blacke Clay, his Earings, Plough, and other Instruments
9. Chap. VI. The manner of plowing the white or gray Clay, his Earings, Plough, and Instruments
10. Chap. VII. The manner of plowing the red-Sand, his Earings, Plough, and Implements
11. Chap. VIII. The manner of plowing the white Sand, his Earings, Plough, and Implements
12. Chap. IX. The manner of plowing the Grauell with Pible stones, or the Grauell with Flint, their Earings, Plough, and implements
13. Chap. X. The manner of plowing the blacke Clay mixt with red Sand, and the white Clay mixt with white Sand, their Earings, Plough and Implements
14. Chap. I. Of the manner of plowing all simple Earths, which are vncompounded
15. Chap. II. Of the manner of plowing the blacke clay mixt with white sand, and the white clay mixt with red sand: their Earrings, Plough, and Implements
16. Chap. III. A comparison of all the former soyles together, and most especiall notes for giuing the ignorant Husbandman perfect vnderstanding, of what is written before
17. Chap. Iiii. Of the planting or setting of Corne, and the profit thereof
18. Chap. V. Of the choice of seede-Corne, and which is best for which soyle
19. Chap. VI. Of the time of Haruest and the gathering in of Corne
20. Chap. I. Of the Scyte, Modell, Squares, and Fashion of a perfect Orchard
21. Chap. II. Of the Nurserie where you shall set all manner of Kernels, and Stones, for the furnishing of the Orchard
22. Chap. III. Of the setting or planting of the Cyons or Branches of most sorts of Fruit-trees
23. Chap. Iiii. Of the ordinary and accustomed manner of Grafting all sorts of Fruit-trees
24. Chap. V. Of diuers other wayes of grafting, their vses and purposes
25. Chap. VI. Of the replanting of Trees, and furnishing the Orchard
26. Chap. VII. Of the Dressing, Dungging, Proyning, and Preseruing of Trees
27. Chap. VIII. Of the Vine, and of his ordering
28. Chap. IX. The office of the Fruiterrer, or the Gatherer, and keeper, of Fruit
29. Chap. X. Of the making of Cyder, or Perry
30. Chap. XI. Of the Hoppe-garden, and first of the ground and situation thereof
31. Chap. XII. Of the ordering of the Garden, and placing of the Hils
32. Chap. XIII. Of the gathering of Hoppes, and the preseruing of the Poales
33. Chap. Xiiii. Of drying, and not drying of Hoppes, and of packing them when they are dried
34. Chap. XV. The office of the Gardiner, and first of the Earth, Situation, and fencing of a Garden for pleasure
35. Chap. XVI. Of the fashion of the garden-plot for pleasure, the Alleyes, Quarters, Digging and Dungging of the same
36. Chap. XVII. Of the adornation and beautifying of the Garden for pleasure
37. Chap. XVIII. How for the entertainment of any great Person, in any Parke, or other place of pleasure, where Sommer-bowers are made, to make a compleat Garden in two or three dayes
38. Chap. XIX. How to preserue Abricots, or any kinde of curious outlandish-stone-fruit, and make them beare plentifully be the Spring or beginning of Summer neuer so bitter
39. Chap. XX. How to make Grapes grow as bigge, full, and as naturally, and to ripen in as due season, and be as long lasting as either in Fraunce or Spaine

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