The second booke of the English husbandman Contayning the ordering of the kitchin-garden, and the planting of strange flowers: the breeding of all manner of cattell. Together with the cures, the feeding of cattell, the ordering both of pastures and meddow-ground: with the vse both of high-wood and vnder-wood. Whereunto is added a treatise, called Good mens recreation: contayning a discourse of the generall art of fishing, with the angle, and otherwise; and of all the hidden secrets belonging thereunto. Together vvith the choyce, ordering, breeding, and dyeting of the fighting cocke. A worke neuer written before by any author. By G.M.

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Author:	Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637.
Title:	The second booke of the English husbandman Contayning the ordering of the kitchin-garden, and the planting of strange flowers: the breeding of all manner of cattell. Together with the cures, the feeding of cattell, the ordering both of pastures and meddow-ground: with the vse both of high-wood and vnder-wood. Whereunto is added a treatise, called Good mens recreation: contayning a discourse of the generall art of fishing, with the angle, and otherwise; and of all the hidden secrets belonging thereunto. Together vvith the choyce, ordering, breeding, and dyeting of the fighting cocke. A worke neuer written before by any author. By G.M.
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Alternate titles:	English husbandman. Part 2-3
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A Table of all the principall matters contayned in this Booke.

CHAP. I. How the Husbandman shall iudge and fore-know all kinde of weather, and other seasons of the yeere.

CHAP. II. The choyse of Grounds for the Kitchin-Garden, and the ordering thereof.

CHAP. III. Of the Sowing and Ordering of all manner of Pot-Hearbes.

CHAP. IIII. Of sowing of certaine Hearbes which are to be eaten, but especially are medicinall, yet euer in the Husband∣mans Garden.

CHAP. V. Of diuer sorts of Sallet-Hearbes, their manner of Sowing and Ordering.

CHAP. VI. Of Flowers of all sorts, both forraine and home-bred, their sowing, planting, and preseruing.

CHAP. VII. How to preserue all manner of Seeds, Hearbs, Flowers, and Fruits, from all manner of noysome and pestilent things, which deuoure and hurt them.

The Table of the second part of the second Booke. Contayning the Ordering of all sorts of VVoods, and the breeding of Cattell.

CHAP. I. Of the beginning of VVoods, first sowing, and necessary vse.

CHAP. II. The deuision of vnder-Woods, their sale and profit.

CHAP. III. Of High-woods, and their plantation.

CHAP. IIII. The preseruation and sale of High-woods.

CHAP. V. Of the breeding of Wood in rich Champaine Soyles.

CHAP. VI. Of plashing of Hedges, and lopping or heading of Timber.

CHAP. VII. Of Pasture-grounds, their order, profit, and generall vse.

CHAP. VIII. A new method for the Husbandly curing of all manner of Cattell.

Of Angling.

CHAP. I. Of Angling: the Vertue, Vse, and Antiquitie.

CHAP. II. Of the Tooles, and Implements for Angling.

CHAP. III. Of the Anglers cloathes, and inward qualities.

CHAP. IIII. Of the seasons to Angle in.

CHAP. V. Of Baits in generall, and of euery particular kinde, their seasons and vse.

CHAP. VI. Of Angling for euery seuerall kinde of Fish, according to their natures.

CHAP. VII.

CHAP. VIII.

CHAP. IX.

CHAP. X.

Of the fighting Cocke.

CHAP. I. Of the Choyce, Ordering, Breeding, and Dyeting of the fighting Cocke.

THE FIRST PART of the second BOOKE of the English Husbandman: Contayning the Ordering of the Kitchin-garden, and the planting of strange FLOVVERS.

CHAP. I. How the Husbandman shall iudge and fore-know all kinde of Weathers, and other seasons of the yeere.

CHAP. II. The choyce of ground for the Kitchin-garden, and the ordering thereof.

CHAP. III. Of the sowing and ordering of all manner of Pot-hearbs.

CHAP. IIII. Of the sowing of certaine Hearbs, which are to be eaten, but especially are medicinall, yet euer in the Husband∣mans Garden.

CHAP. V. Of diuers sorts of Sallet-Hearbes, their manner of sowing and ordering.

CHAP. VI. Of Flowers of all sorts both forraigne and home-bred, their sowing, planting, and preseruing.

CHAP. VII. How to preserue all manner of seedes, hearbs, flowers, and fruits, from all manner of noysome and pestilent things which deuoure and hurt them.

THE SECOND PART OF THE SECOND BOOKE of the English Husbandman: Contayning the ordering of all sorts of VVoods, and the breeding of Cattell.

CHAP. I. Of the beginning of Woods, first sowing, and necessa∣rie vse.

CHAP. II. The deuision of vnder-Woods, their sale, and profit.

CHAP. III. Of High-Woods, and their Plantation.

CHAP. IIII. Of the preseruation, and sale of high Woods.

CHAP. V. Of the breeding of Wood in rich champaine soyles.

CHAP. VI. Of Plashing of Hedges, and Lopping of Tim∣ber.

CHAP. VII. Of Pasture grounds, their order, profit, and gene∣rall vse.

CHAP. VIII. A new method for the husbandly curing of all manner of Cattels diseases.