Country contentments: or, The husbandmans recreations: Contayning the wholesome experiences, in which any man ought to recreate himselfe after the toyle of more serious businesse. As namely, hunting, hawking, coursing with grey-hounds and the lawes of the lease, shooting in long-bowe or cross-bowe, bowling, tennis, baloone. The whole art of angling, and the vse of the fighting cocke. By G M
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Main Author: Markham, Gervase 1586-1637 (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London Printed by Nicholas Okes, for Iohn Harison, at the golden Vnicorne in Pater-noster-row 1631
Edition:The fourth edition
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Item Description:A reprint of part 1 of his "Countrey contentments, in two bookes", but the section on horsemanship in this edition is reprinted from his "The second booke of the English husbandman". - Also issued as part 2 of his: A way to get wealth (1631, and its undated reissue). - Dedication signed: Geruase Markham. - Reproduction of the original in the British Library. - STC (2nd ed.), 17344. - The first leaf and the last leaf are blank
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