http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
compleat husbandman and gentleman's recreation
or, the whole art of husbandry; containing I. Directions to cure all diseases in horses, which are almost 300, with 12 medicines only not of 12d cost. Also to cure oxen. kine. bulls. calves. sheep. lambs. goats. swine. dogs. conies. hares. poultry. geese. ducks. swans, &c. pigeons. singing birds. hawks. deer, &c. To teach dogs. II. Directions to improve land. Arable and pasture. to order flax. hemp. saffron. liquorice. bees. silk-worms. and to make some new invented plows. III. To brew pale ale and beer, make cyder equal to canary, and not stand in 4d. charge per quart, and to make mead and metheglin. IV. Of planting and raising trees for timber and fruit, grafting and gardening, to order clowver and St. Foin. V. To destroy moles, foxes and other vermin. VI. To heal all diseaes in men or women with chew'd white bread. Also a pleasant and wholesome drink for a family, which will not cost a farthing a gallon, best for young and old, rich and poor sick and well. VII. Directions in angling. fowling. hawking. hunting. ringing, &c
4 unnumbered pages, 38, that is, 40 pages : frontispiece ; 16 cm
Niall Kenny description: Frontispiece identical to J. Lambert's "Countryman's Treasure" (see above and Dingley 424). The source for this book is Markham's "A Way to get Wealth" (see Poynter, *2.1). The date for the book is uncertain but the BL and Dingley commoner variant copies are dated at 1707 (Wing wrongly puts it at 1695). A scarce book, and usually found bound together with another Conyers tract "The husbandman's jewel" (as is G copy); not in BL, RVC, RCVS.
"A catalogue of books, sold at the Gold Ring in Little-Brittain" on recto of frontispiece.
Copy 2 John Clewlow (collection sole to TMV). TMV