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  Maison rustique, or The countrey farme· Compyled in the French tongue by Charles Steuens, and Iohn Liebault, Doctors of Physicke. And translated into English by Richard Surflet, practitioner in physicke. Now newly reuiewed, corrected, and augmented, with diuers large additions, out of the works of Serres his Agriculture, Vinet his Maison champestre, French. Albyterio in Spanish, Grilli in Italian; and other authors. And the husbandrie of France, Italie, and Spaine, reconciled and made to agree with ours here in England: by Geruase Markham. The whole contents are in the page following
  Date of publication:
  1616
  

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  Estienne, Charles, 1504-ca. 1564. ; Liébault, Jean, ca. 1535-1596. aut ; Surflet, Richard, fl. 1600-1616. and Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637.
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  A translation of: Estienne, Charles. L'agriculture et maison rustique. The words "Serres .. authors." on the title page are enclosed in a complex system of brackets. The first leaf and the last leaf are blank. Includes ...
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  The English house-vvife Containing the inward and outward vertues which ought to be in a compleate woman. As her skill in physicke, surgery, cookery, extraction of oyles, banqueting-stuffe, ordering of great feasts, preseruing of all sorts of wines, conceited secrets, distillations, perfumes, ordering of wooll, hempe, flax, making cloth, and dying, the knowledge of dayries, office of malting, of oates, their excellent vses in a family, of brewing, baking, and all other things belonging to an houshold. A worke generally approued, and now the fourth time much augmented, purged and made most profitable and necessary for all men, and the generall good of this kingdome. By G.M.
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  1631
  

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  Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637.
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  Dedication signed: Geruase Markham. Originally published in 1623 as "Country contentments, or the English huswife", which was an enlargement of book 2 of "Countrey contentments, in two bookes". Reproduction of the original ...
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  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 belonging thereto. Together with the art of planting, grafting, and gardening after our latest and rarest fashion. A worke neuer written before by any author: and now newly compiled for the benefit of this kingdome. By Garuis Markham
  Date of publication:
  1613
  

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  Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637.
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  Printer's name from STC. Variant: with "G.M." for the author's name on the title page. Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
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  The true tragedy of Herod and Antipater with the death of faire Marriam. According to Iosephus, the learned and famous Iewe. As it hath beene, of late, diuers times publiquely acted (with great applause) at the Red Bull, by the Company of his Maiesties Reuels. Written by Geruase Markham, and William Sampson. Gentlemen.
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  1622
  

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  Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637. and Sampson, William, 1590?-1636. aut
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  In verse. The words "Gervase Markham, and William Sampson." are bracketed together on the title page. Signatures: [A]² B-L⁴. Running title reads: The true tragœdy of Herod and Antipater. With a printer's verse epistle ...
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  The teares of the beloued: or, The lamentation of Saint Iohn, concerning the death and passion of Christ Iesus our sauiour. By I.M.
  Date of publication:
  1600
  

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  Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637.
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  I.M. = Gervase Markham. In verse. Signatures: A² B-E⁴ F² . Reproduction of a photostat of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
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  The dumbe knight A historicall comedy, acted sundry times by the children of his Maiesties Reuels.
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  1608
  

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  Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637. and Machin, Lewis, fl. 1608. aut
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  Dedication signed "Lewes Machin". Machin apparently revised Markham's text. Partly in verse. Signatures: A-I⁴ K² (-K2). The first leaf is blank. A variant (STC 17398a) has "Reuelles". K2 was either blank (unattested) or ...
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  A nevv orchard and garden, or, The best way for planting, grafting, and to make any ground good for a rich orchard particularly in the nor[th] and generally for the whole kingdome of England, as in nature, reason, situation and all probabilitie, may and doth appeare : with the country housewifes garden for hearbes of common vse, their vertues, seasons, profits, ornaments, varietie of knots, models for trees, and plots for the best ordering of grounds and walkes : as also the husbandry of bees, with their seuerall vses and annoyances, being the experience of 48 yeares labour ... / by William Lawson ; whereunto is newly added the art of propagating plants, with the tree ordering manner of fruits in their gathering, carring home & preseruation.
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  1631
  

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  Lawson, William, fl. 1618. ; Harward, Simon, fl. 1572-1614. Most profitable newe treatise from approued experience of the art of propagating plants. and Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637.
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  "The country house-wifes garden" has special t.p.; it is sometimes erroneously attributed to Gervase Markham. Includes "A most profitable newe treatise from approued experience of the art of propagating plants, by Simon ...
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  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 / written by Geruase Markham gentleman.
  Date of publication:
  1610
  

  Author(s):

  Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637.
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  "The second booke containing all cures chyrurgicall" has special t.p. Numerous errors in paging. Imperfect: signatures L₂-L₃, 2O₂-2O₃ and all after 3T₃ lacking. Reproduction of original in the British Library.
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  Markhams farwell to husbandry or, The inriching of all sorts of barren and sterill grounds in our kingdome, to be as fruitfull in all manner of graine, pulse, and grasse as the best grounds whatsoeuer together with the anoyances, and preseruation of all graine and seede, from one yeare to many yeares. As also a husbandly computation of men and cattels dayly labours, their expences, charges, and vttermost profits. Attained by trauell and experience, being a worke neuer before handled by any author: and published for the good of the whole kingdome.
  Date of publication:
  1620
  

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  Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637.
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  Dedication signed: Geruase Markham. Printers' names from STC; "Mathewes pr[inted]. quires H to the end". Running title reads: The inriching of all sorts of grounds. Also issued, with title page cancelled, as part 1 his: A ...
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  The inrichment of the vveald of Kent: or, A direction to the husbandman, for the true ordering, manuring, and inriching of all the grounds within the wealds of Kent and Sussex and may generally serue for all the grounds in England, of that nature: as, 1. Shewing the nature of all wealdish grounds, comparing it with the soyle of the shires at large. 2. Declaring what the marle is, and the seuerall sorts thereof, and where it is vsually found. 3. The profitable vse of marle, and other rich manurings, as well in each sort of arable land, as also for the encrease of corne and pasture through the kingdome. Painfully gathered for the good of this iland, by a man of great eminence and worth.
  Date of publication:
  1625
  

  Author(s):

  Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637.
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  Sometimes attributed to Gervase Markham, but probably only edited by him. Printer's name from STC. The dedication is signed: R.I., probably Roger Jackson the publisher. The map has title: The shyre of Kent. Diuided into ...
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