item: #1 of 28 id: A05195 author: Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637. title: 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. date: 1631 words: 38025 flesch: 82 summary: 11 These require whose plots : Artichokes , Cabbages , Turneps , Parsneps , Onyons , Car●e●s , and ( if you will ) Saffron and Scerrits . 12 Gather all your seeds , dead , ripe● and dry . 13 Lay no dung to the roots of your hearbs , as vsually they doe : for dung not melted is too hot , euen for trees . ●●hting●le . keywords: age; away; barke; bees; boughes; chap; cut; doe; earth; end; euery; euill; flowers; forme; foure; fruit; garden; good; graft; ground; growth; haue; leaue; man; neere; orchard; plant; remedy; ripe; roots; sap; set; sets; stocke; summer; time; trees; vnder; vpon; vse; want; water; winter; wood; yeeres; ● e; ● l; ● s; ● ● cache: A05195.xml plain text: A05195.txt item: #2 of 28 id: A06902 author: Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637. title: The art of archerie Shewing how it is most necessary in these times for this kingdome, both in peace and war, and how it may be done without charge to the country, trouble to the people, or any hinderance to necessary occasions. Also, of the discipline, the postures, and whatsoever else is necessarie for the attayning to the art. date: 1634 words: 25026 flesch: 53 summary: NECESSITIE , the Inuenter of all goodnesse ( as the best Authors affirme ) amongst other things , inuented the Arrow-head ; first , to saue the end from breaking , then made it sharpe , that it might stick the better , after made it of strong matter , that it might continue longer , and last of all , experience , and the wisedome of men hath brought it to such perfection , that there is not any thing more profitable in all the Art of Archerie , either to wound a mans enemie in the warre , or pleasure himselfe and his friend , by hitting the marke at home , as is a right good Arrow-head , for where the Shaft wanteth an head , it is both vselesse and without esteeme . A sharpe head at the end , without any shoulders ( I call that a shoulder , which a mans finger may feele before it come to the poynt of the head ) will pierce quickly through a Winde ; but yet it hath two discommodities ; the one , that it will keepe no length , because no man can pull it at a certainety , but it will come more or lesse through the want of the shoulder ; and also , because men are affrayd of the sharpe poynt , for feare of setting it in the Bow ; The second discommodity is , when it is lighted on the ground , the small point will be euer in the danger of spoyling , which thing of all others , will soonest make a shaft to loose the length . keywords: againe; archer; arrow; bee; bow; bowes; chap; doe; doth; euery; feather; good; hand; hath; haue; head; hee; length; man; marke; men; nature; shaft; shoote; shooting; streight; string; thing; time; vse; wind; wood; ● ● cache: A06902.xml plain text: A06902.txt item: #3 of 28 id: A06904 author: Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637. title: 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, choyse, vse, feeding, and curing of the diseases of all manner of cattell, as horse, oxe, cow, sheepe, goates, swine, and tame-conies. Also, approued rules, for the cramming, and fatting, of all sorts of poultrie, and fowles, both tame and wilde, &c. And diuers good and well-approued medicines, for the cure of all the diseases in hawkes, of what kinde soeuer. Together, with the vse and profit of bees: the making of fishponds, and the taking of all sorts of fish. Gathered together for the generall good and profit of this whole realme, by exact and assured experience from English practises, both certaine, easie, and cheape: differing from all former and forraine experiments, which eyther agreed not with our clime, or were too hard to come by, or ouer-costly, to little purpose: all which herein are auoyded. date: 1614 words: 44735 flesch: 79 summary: FOr this there is nothing better then Pi●●e and Salt , with which wash the fore daily . S●larm●niake is a drugge vsuall to be bought at the Pothecaries . keywords: annoynt; away; beast; bee; bloud; body; cast; cattell; chap; cure; diseases; doe; downe; drinke; egges; euery; euill; fat; feede; feeding; generall; giue; good; hard; hath; haue; hawkes; head; hearbe; henne; horse; keepe; like; meate; milke; mixt; nature; ordering; ouer; place; salt; set; sheepe; small; sore; sweet; swine; time; vpon; vse; warme; water; white; ● e; ● ● cache: A06904.xml plain text: A06904.txt item: #4 of 28 id: A06911 author: Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637. title: The complete farriar, or The kings high-way to horsmanship Experimentally unfolding 1. The dyeting and governing of the running horse. 2. How to order, feed, and keep any horse for war, pleasure, hunting, or travell. 3. How to know the age of any horse. Lastly, certaine rare and approved secrets for the cure of the worst infirmities in horses. By G. Markam. date: 1639 words: 24588 flesch: 57 summary: It cures all diseases of the 〈…〉 as Glaunders , and Rotten●●●● gives ease to all gripings , and ●●Spam●● dinesse of the belly , provoketh 〈◊〉 rine , takes away infection , and 〈…〉 wormes . Thus I have shewed you ●●●● shapes , and true deformities ; yo● may in your choice please your owne fancie . keywords: bee; bodie; body; bread; bridle; chap; cleane; cure; day; fortnight; foule; good; halfe; hath; hay; head; hee; horse; hot; manner; morning; oats; pinte; quantity; quart; rest; saddle; time; water; white; ● ● cache: A06911.xml plain text: A06911.txt item: #5 of 28 id: A06913 author: Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637. title: Countrey contentments, or The English husvvife Containing the inward and outward vertues which ought to be in a compleate woman. As her skill in physicke, surgerie, 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, dying, the knowledge of dayries, office of malting, oats, their excellent vses in a family, brewing, baking, and all other things belonging to an houshold. A worke generally approued, and now much augmented, purged and made most profitable and necessarie for all men, and dedicated to the honour of the noble house of Exceter, and the generall good of this kingdome. By G.M. date: 1623 words: 86969 flesch: 56 summary: First distill your water in a 〈◊〉 , then put it in a glasse of great strength , and fill it with those flowers again ( whose colour you desire ) as full as you can , & stop it and set it in the styllatorie againe , and let it distill , & you shall haue the collour you distill . Take of Rosemary flowers two handfuls , of mariarome , winter-sauory , rosemary , rewe , vnset Time , Germander , Rybworte , Harts tong , Mouseare , White wormwood , Buglosse , Red sage , Liuer-worte ; Hoare-hound , fine Lauender , Issop-cropps , Penny-royall , Red-fenell● of each of these one handfull ; of Elycompane roots , cleane pared and sliced , two handfulls ; Then take all these afore-said and shred them , but not wash them ; then take foure gallons and more of stronge Ale , & one gallon of Sack-lees , and put all these aforesaid hearbe● shred into it , and then put into it one pound of Licoras bruised , halfe a pound of any seedes cleane sifted and bruised , and of Mace & Nutmeggs bruised of each one ounce ; then put altogether into your stillyng - pot close couered with Rye paste , and make a soft fire vnder your pot , and as the head of the Limbecke heateth , draw out your hot water and put in cold , keeping the head of your Limbeck still with cold water , but see your fire be not two rash at the first , but let your water come at leasure , and take heed vnto your stilling that your water change not white , for it is not so strong as the first draught is ; and when the water is distilled , take a gallon glasse with a wide mouth , and put therein a pottell of the best water and cleerest , and put to it a pottell of Rosa-●olis , halfe a pound of Dates bruised , and one once of graynes , halfe a pound of Sugar , halfe an ounce of seed-pearle beaten , three leaues of fine gold ; stirre all these together well , then stop your glasse and set it in the sunne the space of one or two moneths , and then clarifie it and vse it at your discretion ; for a spoonefull or two at a time is sufficient , and the vertues are infinite . Next vnto this sanctity & holinesse of life , it is meete that our English Hous-wife be a woman of great modesty and temperance as well inwardly as outwardly ; inwardly , as in ●er behauiour and cariage towards her husband , wherein she shall shunne all violence of rage , passion and humour , coueting lesse to direct then to bee directed , appearing euer vnto him pleasant , amiable and delightfull ; and though occasion , mishaps , or the misgouernement of his will may ●nduce her to contrarie thoughts , yet vertuously to suppresse them , and with a milde sufferance rather to call him ●ome from his error , then with the strength of anger to a●ate the least sparke of his euill , calling in her minde that euill and vncomely language is deformed though vttered euen to seruants , but most monstrous and vgly when it appeares before the presence of a husband : outwardly , as in ●er apparrell and dyet , both which she shall proportion according to the competency of her husbands estate & cal●ing , making her circle raither straight then large , for it is a rule if we extend to the vttermost we take away increase , if we goe a hayre breadth beyond we enter into consumption : but if we preserue any part , we build strong sorts against the aduersaries of fortune , prouided that such preseruation be honest and conscionable : for as lauish prodigality is brutish , so miserable couetousnesse is hellish . keywords: againe; ale; bake; beate; bee; boyle; bread; butter; cinamon; cleane; close; cloth; cloues; cold; colour; come; creame; cut; day; dish; doe; draw; drie; drinke; egges; euery; fine; fire; foure; giue; good; halfe; handfull; hath; haue; hauing; hearbs; hot; house; keepe; lay; leaues; like; long; making; malt; manner; meale; milke; mixe; mixt; morning; mutton; new; ouer; ounce; party; place; pot; pouder; pound; quantitie; red; salt; serue; set; sorts; store; straine; sugar; sweete; thereof; thicke; time; vinegar; vnto; vpon; vse; warme; water; white; wine; wooll; ● ● cache: A06913.xml plain text: A06913.txt item: #6 of 28 id: A06924 author: Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637. title: 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. date: 1631 words: 89250 flesch: 57 summary: A Ling pi● . Take a Iole of the best Ling that is not much watred , and is well sodden and cold , but whilest it is hot take off the skin , and pare it cleane vnderneath , and pick out the bones cleane from the fish : then cut it into grosse bits and let it lie : then take the yelks of a dozen Egges boild exceeding hard , and put them to the fish , and shred all together as small as is possible : then take all manner of the best and finest pot-herbs , and chop them wonderfull small , and mixe them also with the fish ; then season it with Pepper , Cloues , and Mace , and so lay it into a coffin with great store of sweete Butter , so as it may swimme therein , and then couer it , and leaue a vent hole open in the top when it is bak't , draw it , and take Vertuice , Sugar , Cinamon and Butter , and boile them together , and first with a feather annoynt all the lid ouer with that liquor , and then scrape good store of Sugar vpon it ; then powre the rest of the liquor in at the vent hole , & then set it into the Ouen againe for a very little space , and then serue it vp as pies of the s●me natu●e , and both these pies of fish before rehearsed , are especa●l Lenten di●hes . a●d although nice and curious House-w●ues wil h●ue a third hou●e betwixt them , as betweene twelue and one in the after-noone , yet the better experienst doe not allow it , and say as I beleeue , that two good meales of milke are better euer then three bad ones ; also in the mil●ing of a Cow , the woman must sit on the neere side of the Cow , she must gently at the first handle and stretch her dugges , and mo●sten them with milke that they may yeeld out the milke the better and with lesse paine : she shall not settle her selfe to milke , nor fixe her paile fi●me to the ground till she see the cowe stand sure and firme , but be ready vpon any motion of the Cow to saue her paile from ouerturning ; when she seeth all things answerable to her desire , she shall then milke the cow boldly , & not leaue stre●ching and straining of her teats till not one drop of milke more will come from them , for he worst poynt of Hous●-w●fery that can be , is to leaue a Cowe halfe mil●t , for besides the losse of the milke , it is the onely way to m●●ke a cowe dry and vtter●y vnprofitable for the D●i●y : the milke-mayd whilst she is in m●lking , shall doe nothing rashly or sudden●y about the cowe , which ●ay aff●ight or am●se her , but as she came gently , so with al● gentlenesse she shall depart . keywords: againe; ale; b ●; bake; bee; boyle; bread; butter; cinamon; cleane; close; cloth; cloues; cold; come; creame; cut; day; dish; doe; draw; drinke; egges; euery; fine; fire; foure; giue; good; halfe; handfull; hath; haue; hauing; house; lay; leaues; like; m ●; malt; manner; meate; milke; mixe; morning; o ●; ouer; ounce; p ●; pag; pot; pouder; pound; quantity; red; salt; serue; set; store; straine; sugar; sweete; thereof; thicke; time; vinegar; vnto; vpon; vse; w ●; water; white; wi ●; wife; wil; wine; wooll; ● d; ● e; ● g; ● h; ● ke; ● l; ● ng; ● r; ● s; ● t; ● y; ● ● cache: A06924.xml plain text: A06924.txt item: #7 of 28 id: A06926 author: Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637. title: 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: 1613 words: 66468 flesch: 32 summary: Users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a TCP editor. 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. keywords: barly; blacke; clay; cleane; close; corne; cut; doe; doth; earth; end; euery; fallow; foote; forth; foure; fruit; garden; good; graft; ground; grow; hath; haue; hauing; hoppes; husbandman; land; manner; manure; mould; nature; ouer; owne; pease; place; plough; plow; red; rye; sand; set; soile; sort; sow; séede; time; trée; vnderstand; vnto; vpon; vse; whatsoeuer; wheate; white; worke; yéere cache: A06926.xml plain text: A06926.txt item: #8 of 28 id: A06927 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. date: 1614 words: 40630 flesch: 67 summary: This Hay would in the first gathering not be withered too sore but so stackt-vp with a little hartie gréen●esse that it may a little mo●●-burne , and alter the colour to a Redish brounnesse , but by no meanes so moyst that it may mould , rot , or putrifie , for that is f●●some and v●de , but onely alter the colour , and thereby make the smell swéetee and stronger . Yellowes , Anticor , consumption of lungs , Liuer , Splene , Gall or other intra●● , Wormes , Fluxes , Belly-bound , and diuers other of like nature : For any or all which , you shall first let your Horse bloud in the neck-veine , and then giue him , during his sicknesse , to drinke , eyther in swéete Wine or strong Ale or Béere , if Wine a pinte , if Ale or Béere a quart , two spoonefull of the powder called Diapente , made of Aristolochia root , Gen●iana , Myrthe , Eboni and Bachi lauri , of each equall quantitie , and let it be well brewed together , and doe thus euery Morning fasting , and let the Horse fast two houres after it . keywords: aboue; cattell; chap; cut; day; doe; earth; euery; fall; flowers; garden; good; grasse; ground; hath; haue; hay; high; horse; husbandman; long; manner; march; moneth; mould; ordering; ouer; profit; roote; set; signes; sowne; soyle; spring; sunne; sée; séedes; timber; time; trées; vnto; vpon; vse; water; wood; yéere; ● ● cache: A06927.xml plain text: A06927.txt item: #9 of 28 id: A06931 author: Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637. title: The famous whore, or noble curtizan conteining the lamentable complaint of Paulina, the famous Roman curtizan, sometimes mes. vnto the great Cardinall Hypolito, of Est. By Garuis Markham. date: 1609 words: 10208 flesch: 76 summary: Too much of sweetenes turnes to bitter gall , And loathsomnesse of best things breeds in all : And how ill doth imperious maiesty , With loue ( considering loues right nature ) Besides , I had a watchfull heedy care , Of the spruce perfum'd gallants to beware , Who think because th' are braue they must be loued , As if our soules were with their habites moued , Or for their faces are of good proportions , Therefore we womē must make loues first motions , Thinking a dance , a vault or turne aboue , Is pay sufficient for our best of loue : They thinke at their owne houres they shold inioy , For a scotsiig , a song or such like toy . keywords: age; curtezans; doe; doth; eies; euery; faire; gaue; good; haue; know; life; liue; loue; man; new; rome; selfe; shame; tcp; text; time; vnto; women; youth cache: A06931.xml plain text: A06931.txt item: #10 of 28 id: A06933 author: Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637. title: Hobsons horse-load of letters: or A president for epistles The first [-second] booke. Being a most exact method for men, of what qualitie soeuer, how to indight, according to the forme of these times, whether it be for serious negotiations, priuate businesses, amorous accomplyment, wanton merryment, or the defence of honor and reputation. A worke different from all former publications, and not vnworthy the eyes of the most noblest spirits. date: 1613 words: 18153 flesch: 59 summary: Know then by your Page That this your soud age The Synode so sage Haue thought to asswage By no pryson nor cage But vnméet of your age Your loynes for to gage By letting you blood For that both most good , I sweare by the ●ood For him that is wood , There must you be stript And soundly whipt With horrible bashes And terrible clashes With horrible blowes And terrible throwes , As true as you are Sacerdos And as we suppose Hea●●tantyme●umenos , Diuers of the Cittie Say it is great pittie That so proper a man Doe what they can Will now and than Let his wit run at rann ▪ But quid amplius vis Syr ? Now for your second resolution , which is the aband●ning of your children : What shall I say , if the aff●ction of a father to his owne , cannot plead sufficiently against such ●ancies ? 〈◊〉 certaine it is the God which is the God of nature , doth neuer teach vnnaturalnesse : certainly in your children nature promiseth nothing but goodnesse , and there education by your fatherly care , hath béene hetherto such as hath béene most fit to restraine all 〈◊〉 , giuing these mindes vertuou● delights , and not gr●e●●●g them for want of 〈◊〉 ruled liberty : now to fall to sodaine fortaking them , what can it doe but argue suspition ; a thing no more vnpleasant then vnsure for the preseruing of vertue ? keywords: answere; challenge; doe; epistle; euer; eyther; friends; generall; giue; good; hath; haue; hauing; honour; letter; liue; loue; man; mee; nature; owne; place; selfe; syr; thou; thée; time; vertue; vnto; vpon; ● ● cache: A06933.xml plain text: A06933.txt item: #11 of 28 id: A06935 author: Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637. title: Honour in his perfection or, A treatise in commendations of the vertues and renowned vertuous vndertakings of the illustrious and heroycall princes Henry Earle of Oxenford. Henry Earle of Southampton, Robert Earle of Essex, and the euer praise-worthy and much honoured Lord, Robert Bartue, Lord Willoughby, of Eresby: with a briefe cronology of theirs, and their auncestours actions. And to the eternall memory of all that follow them now, or will imitate them hereafter, especially those three noble instances, the Lord Wriouthesley, the Lord Delaware, and the Lord Montioy. date: 1624 words: 13549 flesch: 51 summary: Henry Earle of Southampton, Robert Earle of Essex, and the euer praise-worthy and much honoured Lord, Robert Bartue, Lord Willoughby, of Eresby: with a briefe cronology of theirs, and their auncestours actions. Henry Earle of Southampton, Robert Earle of Essex, and the euer praise-worthy and much honoured Lord, Robert Bartue, Lord Willoughby, of Eresby: with a briefe cronology of theirs, and their auncestours actions. keywords: actions; captaine; earle; essex; euer; giue; good; great; hath; haue; hee; henry; honour; house; king; lord; man; oxford; robert; souldier; southampton; thou; thy; vnto; vpon; willoughby; world cache: A06935.xml plain text: A06935.txt item: #12 of 28 id: A06936 author: Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637. title: Hungers preuention: or, The whole arte of fovvling by vvater and land Containing all the secrets belonging to that arte, and brought into a true forme or method, by which the most ignorant may know how to take any kind of fowle, either by land or water. Also, exceeding necessary and profitable for all such as trauell by sea, and come into vninhabited places: especially, all those that haue any thing to doe with new plantations. By Geruase Markham. date: 1621 words: 56426 flesch: 23 summary: Also in this pastime is to be obserued , that it must be done with great silence and secresie , not any noyse being hard but the sound of the ●…ell only , vntill such time that the Nets be layd and the lights are all blazing , and then you may vs●… your pleasures , but assoone as the lights are extinguished , then presently a generall silence shall be made as before : and each man shall apply his seuerall busine●… t●…ll the sport be finnished , and so much of the Night consu●…ed as you shall immagine meete to bestow on that Labour , which may be as longe as the Night is darke but no longer , for if the Moone rise , whereby the Birds may make way for themselues , then they will hardly ly●… till your N●…ttes or other Engines be readie , for the very noyse of your feete i●… goeing will be sufficient to affright them . 227 ●…he fas●…ion of the Nets . 228 Chap. XV. keywords: againe; bee; best; birds; come; day; diuers; doe; dogge; engine; euer; fowle; goe; good; great; ground; hath; haue; hauing; haunts; hawkes; hee; land; lesse; like; lime; long; lye; lyme; manner; meanes; morning; nature; nets; nettes; o ●; ouer; owne; partridges; place; pleasure; purpose; s ●; selfe; set; small; stand; taking; th ●; thing; time; tree; vnto; vpon; vse; water; way; whatsoeuer cache: A06936.xml plain text: A06936.txt item: #13 of 28 id: A06937 author: Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637. title: 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: 1625 words: 9386 flesch: 47 summary: But forasmuch as the great oddes betweene these two sorts of grounds , may be made euen by the helpe of Marle , if it be rightly ordered , as I said , I will now shew you what it is , and how many sorts thereof be found in this Weald of our Countrey . These Marles doe lye in veines or floores , amongst those Hillocks or copped grounds most commonly , wherof I haue spoken , and doe oftentimes shew themselues at the foot of the Hill , or about the mid-way betweene the foot and the top thereof : some of them haue ouer them a couer of ground , which we call Cope , not exceeding 7. or eight foot in depth ; some lie deeper , and other some doe arise , as namely , where the ground lieth not high , and that Marle commonly is very good ; and there is in diuers leuell grounds good Marle . keywords: bee; corne; doe; good; ground; haue; land; marle; mould; sow; time; vpon; weald; wheat cache: A06937.xml plain text: A06937.txt item: #14 of 28 id: A06940 author: Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637. title: Markhams faithfull farrier wherein the depth of his skill is layd open in all those principall and approued secrets of horsemanship, which the author neuer published, but hath kept in his brest, and hath beene the glory of his practise. date: 1630 words: 16539 flesch: 55 summary: This Simple Conscrue is of excellent vse , and taketh away any ordinary Cold , or stopping ; it comforteth the Lungs , inlargeth th● Wind , purgeth the Head of all fil●thy matter , and dissolueth man● other obstructions ; yet is not th● the best Conserue , neither worket● the best effect , if the infirmitie b● old and dangerous , or if there b● any attainture in the Lungs or L●uer , therefore in that case you sha● flye to the Compound Conseru● which is made in this maner . The second putrefies the blood , and turnes all nourishment into corrup●ion , from whence proceedes the Yellowes , and other such like pestilent diseases , which suffocating the heart , spreads it selfe vniuersally ouer the whole body , and confounds euery faculty and member . Or lastly , by Accidents , as when a horse receiueth some grleuous and deepe wound , either in his body , or else in some other vitall and dangerous part , by which , nature is so offended , that instantly a generall sickenesse seazeth vpon the horse , and ( if not preuented ) death suddenly followeth ; and these sicknesses , are called Accidentall-Feauers ; for if you obserue it , you shall finde the horse sometimes trembling , sometimes sweating , sometimes cold , and sometimes burning . keywords: bee; body; cold; doe; exercise; giue; good; halfe; hath; haue; head; horse; inward; manner; ouer; ounce; powder; sicknesse; time; vpon; vse; water; ● ● cache: A06940.xml plain text: A06940.txt item: #15 of 28 id: A06946 author: Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637. title: 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: 1620 words: 50916 flesch: 27 summary: VNto these fore-going barren Sands , of which I haue already written , I will lastly ioyne this last barren Sand , being of all earthes , whether Clay or Sand the most barrenest , and that is that filthy , blacke , morish Sand which beareth nothing but a stinking , putrified Grasse or Mosse , or Mosse and Grasse mixed together , to which not any Beast or Cattell , how course or hardly bred soeuer , will at any time lay their mouthes : and this kinde of ground also is very much subiect to marrishes and quagmires , of which that which is couered with Mosse , or Grasse , is the worst , and that which is tufted aboue with rushes , the best and soonest reduced vnto goodnesse ; in briefe , all these kinds of grounds generally are extremely moyste and colde , the ●…uperabundance whereof is the occasion of the infinite sterrillity and barrennesse of the same . Running title reads: The inriching of all sorts of grounds. keywords: aboue; againe; barley; barren; come; corne; day; doe; dry; earth; euery; forth; foure; good; graine; grasse; ground; halfe; hath; haue; ibid; keepe; labour; land; like; little; long; manner; meanes; meanure; nature; ouer; owne; pease; place; plow; plowing; profit; pulse; rye; salt; sand; sea; seede; time; vnto; vpon; vse; water; way; whatsoeuer; wheat; worke; yeare cache: A06946.xml plain text: A06946.txt item: #16 of 28 id: A06957 author: Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637. title: Markhams methode or epitome wherein is shewed his aprooued remedies for all diseases whatsoeuer incident to horses, oxen, kine, bulls, calues, sheep, lambs, goats, swine, dogs of all kind, conies, all sorts of poultrye, all water-foule, as geese, ducks, swans, and the like) pigeons, all singing birds, hawks of all kind; and other creatures seruice-able for the vse of man: deuided into twelue generall points or heads. By Gervase Markham. Gentleman. date: 1616 words: 16772 flesch: 77 summary: Markhams methode or epitome wherein is shewed his aprooued remedies for all diseases whatsoeuer incident to horses, oxen, kine, bulls, calues, sheep, lambs, goats, swine, dogs of all kind, conies, all sorts of poultrye, all water-foule, as geese, ducks, swans, and the like) pigeons, all singing birds, hawks of all kind; and other creatures seruice-able for the vse of man: deuided into twelue generall points or heads. Markhams methode or epitome wherein is shewed his aprooued remedies for all diseases whatsoeuer incident to horses, oxen, kine, bulls, calues, sheep, lambs, goats, swine, dogs of all kind, conies, all sorts of poultrye, all water-foule, as geese, ducks, swans, and the like) pigeons, all singing birds, hawks of all kind; and other creatures seruice-able for the vse of man: deuided into twelue generall points or heads. keywords: beasts; bloud; cure; diseases; doe; fine; generall; giue; good; halfe; haue; horse; infirmities; iuyce; let; medicine; mouth; nature; place; poynt; quantity; second; sore; swine; time; warme; water; whatsoeuer cache: A06957.xml plain text: A06957.txt item: #17 of 28 id: A06961 author: Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637. title: A schoole for young souldiers containing in breife the whole discipline of vvarre, especially so much as is meet for captaine to teach, or the souldior to learne, that is, to trayne or to bee trayned : fit to be taught throughout England. date: 1615 words: 1961 flesch: 75 summary: 1 Sorting of armes which should be 2 Halfe pikes , And halfe sho● And the shot : Halfe muskets , Halfe harquebusses . 3 Strongest for pikes , Squarest for muskets , Nimblest for harquebus . 10 Vse of armes , which must be the 11 Vse of the pike , in receiuing or giuing a charge , the first beeing pike against horse , the second , pike against pike ; vse of shot , is how to present his piece , take his leuell , and giue his vo●ce . 12 March , in which 13 Euery man shall obserue his Leader , and them of each hand , mouing as they moue : 14 Mo●ion is mouing 15 Without marching , 16 As turning on any hand , 17 Changing of place , 18 As doubling of rankes or Files . 19 All mouing , yet none marching , as 20 Opening or closing of Ranks or Files . keywords: hand; left; musket; pike; right cache: A06961.xml plain text: A06961.txt item: #18 of 28 id: A06964 author: Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637. title: The souldiers accidence. Or an introduction into military discipline containing the first principles and necessary knowledge meete for captaines, muster-masters, and all young souldiers of the infantrie, or foote bandes. Also, the cavallarie or formes of trayning of horse-troopes, as it hath beene received from the latest and best experiences armies. A worke fit for all noble, generous, and good spirits, that loue honor, or honorable action. G.M. date: 1625 words: 17559 flesch: 76 summary: To speake then first of those Postures which belong vnto the Pike , and are published by the most excellent Prince , the Count Ma●rice of 〈◊〉 , Prince of Orange ; they are in number ●●●●one ; That is to say , three which are exprest standing●●ixe ma●ching , and seaven charging . All other motions in the mayne body of a Battalia being nothing but the parents of disorder and confe●sion ; 〈…〉 Art , by the opinions of the Auncients● is o●●ly the true Science of Warlike Motion , of the Emperiall Art of comely and well ordering of Battayle● , Armes , Gestures , and Motions , any of which will not indure monstrou● shape● 〈…〉 . keywords: armes; arming; colours; distance; doe; foote; fyles; hand; haue; horse; left; man; march; men; motion; order; place; postures; rankes; right; troope; vpon; vse; words cache: A06964.xml plain text: A06964.txt item: #19 of 28 id: A06967 author: Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637. title: The souldiers grammar containing, the high, necessarie, and most curious rules of the art militarie : as first, whether it be in great motions in generall? or foote motions especially?, or motions of horse, generall, or speciall?, the ranges of foote, or horse?, the ranges of officers, the seuerall imbattailings of foote, and horse, the imbattailing of a regiment, the ioyning of many regiments, or the forming of maine battailes, of any extent, or number, with their formes, and figures, in liuely demonstration, &c. / by G.M. ... ; vnto which, is added the Booke of postures, according to that which is ordered by the lords of His Maiesties most honorable Priuie Counsell. date: 1626 words: 14097 flesch: 64 summary: The next Motion , whereto foote Companies ought to be applyed , is the Casting off of files , or , as some call it , the Giuing of Fire , by Flanke , or in the Flanke ; and this motion of casting of Files , is done diuers waies ; as first , in Flanke , then in Wing , and lastly , before the Front : If you cast off files in flanke to the Right hand , then the right hand file ( being readie to giue fire ) standeth still , till the Bodie of the Battalia be marcht so far forward , that the Reare , or Bringers vp , become euen with the Leader of the right hand file ; then that file so standing , and prepared , giueth fire altogether ; then presently march vp betwene the outmost file of Pikes , on the right hand , and the inmost file of Shotte ; then the second file of Shotte , as the first , doth stand still , till the Bodie be marched by , and then giue their Volley , and then march vp as they first did , betweene the outmost file of Pikes , and the inmost file of Shotte , as aforesaide ; And thus successiuely , euery file of Shotte giueth their Volley , that are conteyned in that right Wing , which done , wheele the whole Bodie about , and bring the Left Wing , to doe as much as the Right Wing , and so Wing after Wing , according to pleasure ; And this manner of casting of Files in Flanke , is of excellent vse for the beating of Paces in Woods , or Bogges ; also , for the mayntaining of straight and narrow Waies , for defence of Bridges , and the like ; and that you may haue a better vnderstanding therein , behold the figures following . When you haue therefore drawne your Horse Troop into Rankes and Files , which you must doe file after file , till euerie Man be placed according to the order , & not according to the fashiō of our ignorant Commanders , whom I haue heard ( at the first gathering of a Bodie together ) to command the Men to Ranke three , fiue , seuen , or as fancie leades them , for this is most absurde , and vnproper , because Rankes are , and may be of vncertaine Number ; so that ranking at hap hazard , it is almost impossible that the files should fall out euen , whose Number must not be changed ; and so a new worke to begin , which at the first might better haue bene finished . keywords: battaile; battalia; euery; file; foote; hand; haue; horse; leader; left; man; men; motions; place; range; rankes; reare; right cache: A06967.xml plain text: A06967.txt item: #20 of 28 id: A06968 author: Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637. title: The second part of the soldiers grammar: or a schoole for young soldiers Especially for all such as are called to any place, or office, (how high or low soeuer) either in the citie, or countrey, for the training, and exercising of the trayned band, whether they be foote or horse. Together vvith perfect figures and demonstrations for attaining the knowledge of all manner of imbattailings, and other exercises. By G.M. date: 1627 words: 11806 flesch: 54 summary: Next this officer is Ranged the Liuetenant of the Ordnance , who hath his generall dependance on the Master of the Ordnance , hauing vnder his charge the command of all the small Ordnance and Munition ; and in the absence of the Master commandeth as the Master , both ouer the great and lesser Artillery and ouer all sorts of Officers depending vpon the Masters commandment , The last and greatest of this second range is the Muster master Generall , or Controuler of the Musters being an high and most necessary Officer in all royall Armies ; his Office extendeth to the numbring of men , to the well Arming , ordering and disposing of bodies ; to the preuenting of all manner of frauds and deceits in the Captains , and their inferiour Officers : he hath the list of euery mans band , preuents alterations , hath the Controle of all inferiour Comisaries vnder him , In the Captaines absence he performeth all the Captaines duties , commandeth as Captaine , and in his presence is assistant to all the Captaines commandements , and an indifferent moderator in all questions betweene the Captaine and the Souldier : These Lieutenants take their ranges or places of dignitie according to the antiquitie of their Captaines , and the greatnesse of place in which they command ; as the Lieutenant to the Generall , or the Liuetenant Generall are Captaines absolute : The Lieutenants of other great and superiour Officers , and the Lieutenants of Colonells are Captaines in curtesie , and may in a Court of Warre fitte as the puny Captaine of that Regiment in which he commandeth : The Lieutenants of Lieutenant Colonells are ranged next vnto them , then the Lieutenants of Serieant Maiors , and lastly the Lieutenants of Captaines , according to command and antiquitie . keywords: battaile; body; euery; forme; generall; haue; horse; ibid; imbattailing; manner; master; men; officer; pikes; place; regiments; shotte; souldiers; square cache: A06968.xml plain text: A06968.txt item: #21 of 28 id: A06971 author: Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637. title: 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: 1600 words: 8181 flesch: 86 summary: The teares of the beloued: or, The lamentation of Saint Iohn, concerning the death and passion of Christ Iesus our sauiour. The teares of the beloued: or, The lamentation of Saint Iohn, concerning the death and passion of Christ Iesus our sauiour. keywords: art; cause; christ; doth; god; good; grace; haue; iesus; king; life; lord; sinne; thee; thou; thy cache: A06971.xml plain text: A06971.txt item: #22 of 28 id: A06975 author: Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637. title: The Dumb Knight date: 1608 words: 261750 flesch: -147 summary: pos=n-ab xml:id=A06975-023-b-1120>Lo.

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