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The vvhole art and trade of husbandry. Contained in foure bookes. Viz: I. Of earable-ground, tillage, and pasture. II. Of gardens, orchards, and vvoods. III. Of feeding, breeding, and curing of all manner of cattell. IIII. Of poultrie, fowle, fish, and bees. Enlarged by Barnaby Googe, Esquire.

General note: A translation of: Rei rusticae libri quatuor. Printer's name from STC. Includes index. The last leaf is blank. Signatures: [fleuron]4(-[fleuron]1) [par.]8 A-Z8. Entered to E. Weaver 6 May 1605; ass'd to J. Flasket 2 March 1607; to More 20 December 1613. T.p. mutilated and repaired, affecting ornamental border; occasional MS. ink and pencil notes UK-SuSCL Cited in: STC (2nd ed.), 13201 Format of surrogate: Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University Microfilms International, 1974. 1 microfilm reel; 35mm. (Early English books, 1475-1640; 1351:15). Ownership and custodial history: MS. ink signature on t.p., lost by damage: "W. Fur[...]"; From the library of Revd. Sidney Beisly (d. 1876 ; Beisly bequest, 1896 UK-SuSCL